Southern colleges and universities were among the most vehement opponents of coeducation in the first decades of the twentieth century. The Bureau of Education recorded no women students at the universities of Virginia, Georgia, and Louisiana in 1902-1903 and only three at the University of North Carolina.' Although all Southern state universities except Florida enrolled women by 1925, the majority of white public institutions in the South were only nominally coeducational. (Public institutions for African-Americans, on the other hand, were all coeducational.) Some white public institutions admitted women solely to graduate programs; others restricted admission to upperclassmen; still others accepted only women residents of the town. Schools were unwilling to provide campus facilities and supervisory personnel for women students, yet they cited the absence of deans of women and women's dormitories as reasons to limit the number of women admitted. Male students often resented women's presence on campus and barred them from clubs, activities, buildings, and some attempts were made to restore coeducational institutions to male exclusivity by establishing coordinate colleges for women students on sites removed from the main campus. An examination of educational developments at the white state universities of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia in the years 1890-1940 reveals a determined effort to prevent the spread of coeducation and to encourage the restitution of sexually-segregated campuses throughout the South. The first coeducational colleges were in the American Midwest: Oberlin College, founded in 1833, admitted women in 1837; Antioch College, in 1852. Iowa State University became the first public, coeducational


REMAINS ALWAYS LEAVE US with a feeling of uneasiness. To say this might seem to be a tautology since remains are, by definition, what's left over, what could not be accounted for, or what escaped all calculation. Such calculation may be of the mathematical kind (trying to divide a sum without remainders, for instance) or else of a type more basic to our everyday ways of doing whatever we do. "Have I left anything out?" we sometimes wonder when we're in the middle of something-a shopping list, say, or instructions to the babysitter, or the writing of an essay-and the very recurrence of this question suggests the extent to which the dilemma caused by things left over is no mere formal tautology. On the contrary, it is a special, and particularly disturbing, kind of circularity that we live deeply, especially during moments of personal loss. When people die (people we're close to, that is), their disappearance is never complete because they invariably leave things behind. One sometimes says, in an attempt to deal with these leftover personal effects, that they are what help one keep the memory of the missing person alive, at least for a few weeks or months. However, this turning of remains into relics merely hides the troubling force that we sense in such leftover objects: a wristwatch lying on our desk, a fancy ballpoint pen waiting to be handled, an almost new pair of gloves that somebody has said you can get use out of. All that these things do is remain, rattling around our living rooms and freezing our gaze, and it is their very status as remains, or as tools without a purpose, signs without a code, that we find so troublesome. I suspect that such troublesomeness gnaws at the heart of all theory, understood in the Greek sense of theoria or an observing of the activities that make up life. It seems that there will just always be things that escape the grasp of explanation, or that fall through the trapper's net of techn- (to use Plato's metaphor for theory in the Symposium: 203D). Even in the literary realm things are invariably left untouched. "Literature is a mathesis,


THIS PAPER REPORTS the appearance of extra- pyramidal signs and symptoms, ranging in severity from cogwheel rigidity in the to a state resembling a complete Parkin- son syndrome, in 12 of 19 patients receiving The patients receiv- ing the consisted of 11 women and Of those the extrapyramidal nine and Examination start gave no evidence of neurological


Trillions of microbes reside on our gut which are so diverse and complex. Our understanding of their composition, structure, and various roles in health and diseases have been increasing day by day along with the advancement in sequencing technologies and computational methods. It is very important to maintain microbial homeostasis inside gut because dysbiosis has been associated with various diseases and disorders including allergies, inflammatory bowel disease, diabetes, cancer, and autism. Proper understanding of various mechanisms involved in gut microbial homoestasis is crucial to modulate their composition or treat diseases. Albeit very little is known about possible mechanisms involved in gut microbial homeostasis, different microbial activities including co-operation (biofilm formation, horizontal gene transfer, quorum sensing etc.), competition, and combation, and host responses of their immune system, gut barrier function and different dietary components are some of the key factors that can affect on gut homeostasis. The objective of this review is to point out different factors involved in gut microbial homeostasis with emphasis on host intestinal barrier and immune system, dietary components and Quorum sensing.


Memory T cells, generated after pathogen encounter, persist in diverse tissue sites, including lymphoid and mucosal tissues. We previously identified a population of memory CD4 T (CD4TM) cells that were retained in the lung, and mediated optimal protective responses to respiratory virus infection. Spleen-derived CD4 TM cells circulated in multiple sites and were not protective. Here, we investigated potential mechanisms for these differential migration patterns by whole transcriptome analysis of lung and spleen CD4 TM cells. We isolated RNA from lung and spleen CD4 TM generated in vivo for subsequent RNAseq analysis. Our analysis revealed a set of genes that are differentially expressed in lung compared to spleen CD4 TM cells. Using unbiased gene ontology clustering (GO), functional pathway analysis (KEGG), and gene interaction network mapping (STRING9.0) we identified a cohesive gene interaction pathway that functions in cell motility and tissue retention. Along with other genes involved in cell adhesion and migration, the selected candidates included Sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor (S1PR1), CD69, Kruppel-like factor (KLF)-2, and KLF6, all known to regulate lymphocyte egress from tissues. Upon re-activation, lung CD4TM upregulated CD69 and KLF6, and downregulated S1PR1 and KLF2 compared to spleen CD4TM. These findings suggest that the upregulation of these genes in lung but not in spleen memory CD4 T cells may contribute to their tissue-specific retention in the lung.


Rationale

Autologous stem cell transplantation for adult acutemyelogenousleukemia (AML) is a therapeutic option for good and intermediate risk patients. New compounds and new formulations in conjunction with pre andpost transplant targeted therapy may improve outcome.

A recent EBMT retrospective survey investigating on Busulfan administered IV (Nagler A et al:Haematologica. 2014 ) pre autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) suggested that the combination of Busulfan and High dose Melphalan (BUMEL) was associated with the best overall survival. To address this question, we compared this regimen with the historical Busulfanand Cyclophosphamide (BUCY) association.

Methods

Eligibilitycriteria consistedof all adult patients (age >18 years) with AMLautograftedin CR1, following a preparative regimen consisting of either BUCY or BUMEL, reported to the EBMT registry in the period from January 2005 to December 2013. The doses of Busulfan were either oral at 16 mg/kg over 4 days or IV at 12.8 mg/kg over 4 days. High dose Melphalan was 140mg/m². The data came from 231 centers 23 ofwhich usedboth regimens. The relationships between outcomes and patient, disease and transplant characteristics was evaluated in multivariate analyses using the Cox model.

Results

1120 patients received BUCY and 436 BUMEL prior to autografting in first remission. Patients receiving BUMEL were older (median 52 years versus 50 years, p=0.01) with less good risk diseases by cytogenetics (16% versus 28%, p=0.001). They were autografted with a longer interval from CR1 to autografting (120 days versus 104 days, p=0.001) and they were more frequently in a negative minimal residual disease (MRD) status by molecular biology (89% versus 82%, p= 0.03).

The nature of the pretransplant regimen interacted with the interval from diagnosis to autografting on both relapse incidence (p=0.005) and leukemia free survival (p= 0.02): the outcome post BUMEL was superior to BUCY only in patients transplanted within less than six months post diagnosis. In these patients, following BUMEL and BUCY respectively, the RI was 35%versus 50.6% (p< 10-3), the LFS 61.1% versus 46.2% (p< 10-3) and the OS 79.4% versus 64.8% (p= 0.003). There was no difference for NRM.

When considering only patients autografted at the time when MRD detection was negative, the LFS at two years was 75.8% for 134 patients receiving BUMEL and 58.6% in the 371 patients receiving BUCY, with no significant difference (p= 0.1). The major cause of death in the two groups was leukemia recurrence.

Conclusion

We conclude that the BUMEL combination pre ASCT in AML CR1 is superior to BUCY when the transplant is performed less than 6 months after diagnosis. These registry data should be confirmed in a well designed two arm study assessing the role of ASCT in good risk and possibly intermediate -1 risk adult patients with AML.

| | | p | HR | 95% CI |
| --- | ------------------------------------------ | ----- | ----- | ------ | ----- |
| NRM | BUMEL vs BUCY | 0.450 | 1.376 | 0.599 | 3.16 |
| | Age atTx/ 10years | 0.001 | 1.064 | 1.025 | 1.10 |
| | Time from diagnosis to Transplant. | 0.900 | 0.999 | 0.984 | 1.01 |
| | Cytogenetics :Intermediatevs good | 0.610 | 0.709 | 0.191 | 2.63 |
| | Poor versus good | 0.710 | 0.708 | 0.112 | 4.46 |
| | Missing | 0.420 | 0.591 | 0.164 | 2.11 |
| | centre (frailty) | 0.360 | | | |
| RI | BUMEL vs BUCY | 0.001 | 0.602 | 0.445 | 0.816 |
| | Age at Transplant / 10years | 0.005 | 1.012 | 1.003 | 1.020 |
| | Time from diagnosis to Transplant: | 0.720 | 1.000 | 0.996 | 1.004 |
| | Cytogenetics : Intermediatevs good | 0.510 | 1.145 | 0.764 | 1.714 |
| | Poor versus good | 0.031 | 1.799 | 1.055 | 3.067 |
| | Missingversus good | 0.480 | 1.150 | 0.779 | 1.699 |
| | centre (frailty) | 0.110 | | | |
| OS | BUMEL vs BUCY | 0.002 | 0.614 | 0.449 | 0.841 |
| | Age at Transplant / 10years | <10-4 | 1.025 | 1.014 | 1.036 |
| | Time from diagnosis toransplant | 0.94 | 0.999 | 0.995 | 1.004 |
| | Intermediatevs good | 0.88 | 1.036 | 0.649 | 1.653 |
| | Poor versus good | 0.11 | 1.632 | 0.901 | 2.956 |
| | Missingversus good | 0.81 | 1.058 | 0.672 | 1.665 |
| | centre (frailty) | 0.29 | | | |
| LFS | BUMEL vs BUCY | 0.002 | 0.649 | 0.490 | 0.858 |
| | Age at Transplant / 10years | <10-4 | 1.015 | 1.006 | 1.023 |
| | Time from diagnosis to Transplant | 0.740 | 1.000 | 0.996 | 1.004 |
| | Cytogenetics : Intermediatevs good | 0.590 | 1.110 | 0.755 | 1.630 |
| | Poor vs good | 0.046 | 1.679 | 1.008 | 2.796 |
| | Missingversus good | 0.590 | 1.106 | 0.763 | 1.604 |
| | centre (frailty) | 0.170 | | | |

Table.

Multivariate analyses of prognostic factors in patients autografted within 6 months

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Figure 1.
Leukemia free survival and overall survival of patients with AMLautograftedwithin 6 months from initial diagnosis, in first remission following high dose consolidation by BUMEL or BUCY in the period fromfromJanuary 2005 to December 2013 (EBMT registry).

Disclosures Nemet: Celgene: Honoraria; Pliva: Honoraria; Amgen: Honoraria; Sanofi: Honoraria; Pfizer: Honoraria; Janssen: Honoraria. Mohty: Janssen: Honoraria; Celgene: Honoraria. Nagler: Biokine LTD: Consultancy.

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Experiments have proved that ceramic ball bearings are very good for high speed spindles.Because of the use of ceramic materials,the optimized design of bearings is necessary to bring the good performances into full play.The working play of ceramic bearings is one of the key factors affecting the performances.At present there is not criterions using for the selection of working play of ball bearings.The working play of ceramic ball bearings are deeply analyzed and calculated in this paper.It is very helpful to the selection and correction of working play of ceramic ball bearings.


Prostate maldevelopment in prune-belly syndrome has only been described at necropsy. No reports are available in the "in vivo" studies. The absence of the verumontanum at voiding cystourethrography correlates with verumontanum and prostate hypoplasia. This radiographic sign can represent the earliest finding in prostate maldevelopment and might contribute to the "in vivo" assessment of the disease, especially in doubtful cases.


The purpose of this study was to compare the safety and efficacy of two valganciclovir (VGCV) institutional dosing protocols for cytomegalovirus (CMV) prophylaxis in liver transplant (LT) recipients with CMV serotype donor +/recipient‐ (D+/R−).


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Nostalgia has become a hot topic in contemporary scholarship in the social sciences. Long overlooked in studies in the history of social psychology, the nature and social role of nostalgia has bela...


The authors confront the paradox of Confucian-heritage education: the apparent contradiction between the alleged superior academic achievement by Asian students, and the many ills of Confucian-heritage education voiced by critics. A review of the evidence leads to three conclusions: (a) Examination superstition continues to subvert the goals of education; (b) students rely heavily on memorization and repeated practice in order to do well in examinations; and (c) there is no evidence of superior academic achievement by Asian students other than merely knowledge acquisition and retention. Two methodological foci are identified. The first focus argues for using the student-in-relations as the unit of analysis, in line with methodological relationalism. The role definition of teachers and students is regarded as potent determinants of learning outcomes. The second focus decries the preoccupation with academic achievement, narrowly conceived, in educational research. It views success in learning as being relative to educational goals. We argue that the key for transforming Confucian-heritage education--and other educational systems--lies in confronting authority relationships in the world of learning, and particularly in redefining the teacher-student relationship. I learned to sharpen my tongue when I went from the East to the West, and to dull it, somewhat, when I returned from the West to the East. Of what use is a pen to a student, if with his pen he cannot beguile examiners to win high marks? Dear is Confucius. But dearer still is thought liberation.


When I first came across the title, Multiculturalism and Bilingual Education: Students and Teachers Caught in the Crossfire, I was curious to see what kind of a book would result in a joint effort by Carlos Ovando, a well-known progressive researcher in bilingual education, and Peter McLaren, arguably North America's most influential and outspoken Marxist education scholar. While the book is somewhat uneven in places, overall, I found it to be a powerful addition to the growing list of books on bilingual education, multicultural education, and critical pedagogy. To its credit, the book can neither be dismissed as Marxist polemic or a progressive paen to diversity and inclusion. On the contrary, it is a thoroughly balanced leftist compilation, replete with a range of positions, from what could be described as liberal positions on the affirmation of diversity, to left-liberal calls for structural reforms, to the more radical positions of McLaren, Munoz, and Giroux in their call for the transformation of existing regimes of power and privilege. In their short but thought-provoking "Preface," Ovando and McLaren set the stage for the essays that follow. Although the editors are quick to point out that multiculturalism "must neither congeal into a dogmatic profession of faith nor simply remain at an abstract level of analysis without acting on the world" (xxii), they do not hesitate to lay out some conceptual coordinates for readers in order to demonstrate how they wish the book to used. Their overall goal is to assist teachers in developing a deeper understanding of monocultural education and how they may have unwittingly internalized monocultural assumptions, and of the politics of disenfranchisement and the multifarious ways that minority students are disadvantaged by school culture, curriculum, teaching methodology, and assessment measures that serve the Euro-American middle-class norm. The authors maintain that the single most important goal stemming from the book is for teachers to develop "a dialogical habit of the mind and heart that prompts them to step out of their familiar class, cultural, religious, and linguistic frameworks and enter into the experiences of others" (xxiii). In a fascinating example (like those we have come to expect of McLaren, so I assume that it is his) one of the editors recounts driving through the Pico-Aliso housing project in East Los Angeles with a student, then winding through the luxury neighborhood of Beverly Hills, and linking this to the role of the Zapatista army in Chiapas, Mexico, and U.S. global economic policy. It is such provocative examples that provoke the reader to make associations about teaching and learning in political contexts that normally might not be evident. The chapter by Pugh, Ovando, and Schonemann investigates the policy implications of metaphors of "otherness" in teaching and challenges readers to consider how metaphors of the senses, of conflict and pathology, of deviance and disease, of topography, shape our consciousness and understanding of educational issues. Emphasizing the importance of the dialectics of metaphorical thinking in multicultural education, readers are invited to rethink the concept of shared humanity through what the authors call "emotional understanding." The contribution by McLaren and Munoz constitutes perhaps the most radical chapter in the volume in that one of the positions it sets forth—in that highly creative style we have come to expect from McLaren—calls for the abolition of whiteness, that is, an abolition of a racial identity premised upon the fiction of a white race. This is a reworking of a chapter in McLaren's highly acclaimed Revolutionary Multiculturalism, with new discussions centering on the implications of a revolutionary multiculturalism for Chicano/a communities. Curiously, an essay review by Michelle D. Young and Jerry Rosiek entitled "Interrogating Whiteness" that graced the pages of Educational Researcher (vol. 29, no. 2, March 2000, pp. 39–44) locates McLaren's work as an example of "preservationism" (the creation of new positive white identities) as distinct from "abolitionism" (to eliminate white identity from our cultural discourse). This is a serious charge, given that McLaren's work over the years is clearly positioned within the "abolitionist" camp. This is certainly evidenced in his essay with Munoz in this volume, where they take pains to affirm that there can be nothing positive about white identity. This is also a position that McLaren underscores in a recent article (co-authored with Farahmandpur) in which the authors unambiguously proclaim that "there can be no positive identity premised on whiteness" (Educational Research, vol. 29, no. 3, April 2000, pp. 25–33 [p. 32]). Given the reputation of McLaren's work as iconoclastic and its national and international visibility, it often attracts ludicrous, reactionary, risible—and not infrequently, meanspirited—responses. The McLaren/Munoz contribution, with its vintage McLarenania tirades against the ruling elite, will undoubtedly provoke white readers to rethink their own identity formations. Henry Giroux's chapter is written with the power and insight that we have come to associate with Giroux's pathfinding work. In a significant contribution to the multicultural literature, Giroux brilliantly addresses the topic of cultural politics, the


An experimental study was conducted to compare performance and efficiency between fluidic oscillators and steady jets with respect to commonly used flow control coefficients for momentum, mass flow...


The popularity of social networks is increasing rapidly. The capabi- lities of mobile phones enable them to participate in social network applications. In addition to the relations between the users of the social network, the phonebooks in the mobile phones also deflne social relations. The key idea behind Phonebook-centric social networks is that Phonebook-centric social networks also provide a synchronization me- chanism between phonebooks of users and the social network. Similarities appear in the system when a contact in a phonebook is similar to a member of the social network. The load and the scalability of the system mainly depend on the number of similarities. By analyzing the data of the phonebook-centric social network implementation Phonebook- mark we experience that the distribution of in- and out-degrees and of the similarities follow a power law. Based on these facts we propose a model, how to estimate the total number of similarities. We verify the accuracy of our estimation empirically and theoretically. For the empirical test we use the data of Phonebookmark collected during a time period of eight months. Finally, we prove an O(NM) upper bound on the total number of similarities, with high probability, i.e. with probability 1 i O(N i∞ M ), where ∞ > 1 is an arbitrarily chosen constant and NM is the number of members of the network.


The generalized screen propagator (GSP) is a one-way wave-equation based, wide-angle wavefield extrapolation operator that has been successfully applied to 3-D pre-stack depth migration for imaging complex structures. The dual domain implementation of GSP provides a fast and accurate 3-D wavefield extrapolator and can produce highresolution and high-fidelity subsurface images. This migration technology was applied to the Diamond/PGS dataset covering the Hickory Field, Grand Isle South Addition, Gulf of Mexico. The objectives were two fold: (I) compute a prestack depth migrated volume encompassing the field and (II) obtain an improved understanding of subsalt illumination issues. Image results from 2-D prestack, 3-D prestack with restricted aperture, 3-D prestack with full aperture and 3-D poststack depth migration were computed and compared. An illumination study, including the computation of total and directional illumination intensity, was carried out to better understand the origins of subsalt amplitude variations. Significant illumination variations in the subsalt target areas due to specific features of the salt geometry were found. The Sigsbee2 model provides insight into the subsalt illumination differences encountered at Hickory Field.


IT is my privilege to try to put before you certain ideas on head injuries as they occur to me, such as may help you to visualise the conditions that are present in any given case, anxd assist you in both diagnosis and prognosis. In' view of the great frequency of motor-car accidents, and others of an analogous nature, it is absolutely essential in the treatment of the patient that we should be enabled to picture the conditions that are present.


Anita Chari's book is one of the most ambitious attempts to radicalize the concept of critique in the context of Marxist theory. It does so by elaborating on the connections between concepts that are usually discarded in current debates in critical theory, like reification, dialectics and immanence. In order to accomplish this, the author says that she will use the 'notion of a political economy of the senses' through which she will 'propose a form of critique that joins an analysis of the abstract dynamics of political economy and of capital accumulation with an understanding of the experiential and aesthetic dimensions of neoliberal society' (p. 4). Her goal is to reconstruct the notion of reification, since 'reification critique' enables 'thinking about the micropolitical dimensions of capital – the quotidian practices that ... challenge the capitalist way of life' (p. 7). The book consists of seven chapters. Chapter one explores how '[n]eoliberalism has inverted the liberal relationship between the state and the economy' (p. 8) by focusing on the concept of depoliticization. In chapter two, Chari develops the argument that 'Honneth's engagements with the paradoxes of neoliberalism neglect the crucial connection between intersubjectivity and forms of capitalist production' (p. 65). In chapter three, she discusses Marx's theory of reification, and in chapter four she elaborates on Lukacs's theory of reification. Chapter five explores Adorno's critique of reification. In chapter six, Chari looks at artworks that make a practical use of the critique of reification (pp. 12–13). The seventh and last chapters explore recent forms of neoliberal protest critically. Chari is correct to criticize 'radical democratic theorists', such as Laclau, Mouffe, Rancière or Honneth, for 'asserting the autonomy of politics from the economy as an axiomatic property of politics' (p. 47). For Chari, they are thus led to 'formalist conceptions of politics' and so 'reproduce the separation of economics and politics' (p. 47) endorsed by neoliberalism. She also includes in her criticism Habermas's theory, since he separates the 'intersubjective realm of the reified


Objective:To study the therapeutic effect of reverse reduction and fixation with two broad splints at palmar and dorsal side for treating radius-and-ulna greenstick fracture.Methods:Of 300 cases of radius-and-ulna greenstick fracture,150 cases received reverse reduction and were fixed with two broad splints at palmar and dorsal side,while the other 150 in the control group received reverse reduction,and then were fixed with four splints placed at the palmar,dorsal,ulnar and radial side. Effects in both groups were observed.Results:The reduction of fracture,forearm rotation as well as elbow flexion function of all patients had excellent rate of above 97%,without obvious malunion or nonunion.Conclusion:Reverse reduction and fixation with two broad splints at palmar and dorsal side has the advantages of easy reduction,stable fixation and simple application.


This study aims at investigating the possibility of the electrostatic field spraying in the electrohydrodynamic system, essential, very volatile oils extracted from plants, such as: thyme, dill, caraway, hexenal, etc. The paper first investigated experimentally the function of various types of injectors, the possibility of obtaining a sprayed particle distribution as uniform as possible. For a series of given parameters: nozzle diameters, liquid resistivity, liquid flow rate, the electric loading was studied, expressed in C/kg, of the particles obtained from the above-mentioned oils, function the variable parameters: high voltage applied on the injector and pressure of the air used for the spraying. The paper also deals with the families of characteristics: specific loading (C/kg) function of the applied high voltage, for various pressures of the air used in the spraying; specific loading (C/kg) function of the pressure of the air used in the spraying for various high voltage applied to the injector; specific loading of the mentioned oils function for their dilution in ethyl alcohol for various values of the high voltage and air pressure. The particle size distribution of the studied oils and series of information regarding the results of applying these oils to the food preservation are also dealt with in the paper.


In July 1975 a 3-judge federal court declared New York State's antic ontraceptive law unlawful under the U.S. Federal Constitution. The law prohibited sale of contraceptive to anyone under age 16, allowed sale of contraceptives in pharmacies only, and forbade display of contraceptive products on store counters and media advertisement. Population Services International initiated the case. The New York legislature declined to rewrite the law to make it constitutional; therefore, there is now no legal restriction on the sale, advertising, promotion, or display of contraceptives in New York State. New York has appealed to the Supreme Court, and if there is an affirmation of the lower court decision, there will be sweeping implications for laws in 25 other states with restrictive legislation. Contraceptives are becoming increasingly available throughout New York State, and the legal changes are highly cost-effective for family planning groups.


Two series of magmatism and mineralization in the Shuikoushan orefield are distinguished according to the analyses on tectonic setting and tectono-magmatism, including: (1) skarn-mesothermal Pb-Zn-Cu-Ag deposits related to the intermediate-acidic intrusions of the middle Yanshanian period; (2) epithermal Pb-Zn-Au-Ag deposits related to dacitic subvolcanic-volcanic rocks of the late Yanshanian period. The temporal and spatial relationships between the two series and the ore-controlling factors are discussed, and the localization modes summarized. The potential prospecting area are proposed and assessed based on comprehensive data of geology and geochemical-geophysical prospecting.


We consider how to address lexicographically words, expressions, and usages that are for the most part quite recent in the Russian language – when their newness may mean that known dictionaries or lexicographic corpora do not cover them fully. We refer to "usages" because the prevailing linguistic situation in the Russian language is rife not only with new words, but also with new word combinations, new connotations, new meanings, broadened or extended meanings as well as other linguistic phenomena. Our focus is the examination of a variety of real contexts for these neologisms, with comment on the lexicographic strengths and weaknesses of each context. The essential lexicographic questions are: What are the characteristics of any successful lexicographic context? When a usage is new and existing corpora may not reflect it, how should lexicographers evaluate and use other types of contexts in their work? How should connotation, given its propensity to change quickly, be treated in lexicographic definition and in illustrative examples, whether in online or in print dictionaries?


A general technique is described for the automatic determination of structural similarity among pairs of chemical compounds, and applications of this technique in the computer-based manipulation of chemical information are discussed.


BACKGROUND
Infraorbital schwannoma is a benign tumor of the peripheral nerve seath composed of Schwann cells. Usually occurs between 20 and 70 years of age, are usually asymptomatic and can cause progressive, painless proptosis during growth.

CLINICAL CASE
A 32-year-old male admitted to ophthalmologic hospital with a painless, slowly progressive mass above the left lacrimal sac. At the ophthalmologic examination the tumor had a rubbery consistency and was firmly attached to the surrounding structures. The transillumination was negative. The B mode ultrasound disclosed a phakic eye as well as an infraorbital well-circumscribed homogeneous mass with a largest diameter of 19.7 mm, without involvement of the lacrimal pathway. The A mode ultrasound showed medium-high reflectivity with small internal vascularity. The computed tomography showed a homogeneous wellcircumscribed solid mass anterior and inferior to the left globe without bony erosion. Through subdermic incision the mass was excised. The histopathological diagnosis was "Infraorbital schwannoma".

CONCLUSIONS
The schwannoma is a rare benign tumor in the orbit, few cases have been reported. The definitive diagnosis is made by histopathologic findings as the presence of a true capsule, hyper-and hypocellular areas, thickening and hyalinization of the vessel walls. When these findings are not be confused with benign fusocellular tumors. We report a new case of infraorbital schwannoma and compared it with those cases previously reported.


This article begins with a consideration of curricular reform proposals influenced by cultural studies and interdisciplinary approaches to the study of modern languages. Addressing the lack of critical perspectives on language in such approaches, we call for a pedagogy designed to foster students' critical understanding of the role of language and language ideologies in the production of knowledge, culture, and identities. Whereas earlier pedagogies based on critical language awareness (CLA) were limited to a few select courses, we argue that ideologies on language and the material conditions surrounding language use should be examined throughout the Spanish curriculum. So too should students be given opportunities to examine the construction of the discipline itself. We demonstrate the feasibility of incorporating CLA into the study of literary texts, which remain at the core of most major programs in the U.S., by providing detailed examples of activities to accompany Guaman Poma de Ayala's Nueva Coronica y buen gobierno.


Lymphoid tissue: from Ontogeny to Function Secondary lymphoid organs (SLOs), such as lymph nodes, spleen and Peyer's patches, play a critical role in the homeostasis of the immune system. On the one hand, they form nuclei of immunesurveillance, where danger signals and antigens are scrutinized by the innate and adaptive immune system, and where immune responses are initiated. On the other hand, they ensure that unwanted immune responses do not take place as they purge the lymphocyte pool of autoreactive T cells and increase the threshold for B and T cell activation. These seemingly antagonistic functions are particularly relevant at the body's interfaces with the external world, given the continuous exposure to both harmless as well as pathogenic microorganisms and xenobiotics requiring disparate immune responses. In the present work, we have analyzed the development of SLOs at one of such interfaces – the colon. First, we describe a new methodology based on α-smooth muscle actin (αSMA) staining to discriminate between colonic patches and colonic solitary intestinal lymphoid tissue (SILTs) and show that the development of these tissues is independently and differentially regulated. Whereas colonic patch development during embryogenesis depended on CXCL13-mediated lymphoid tissue inducer (LTi) cell clustering followed by lymphotoxin α (LTα)-mediated consolidation, post-natal colonic SILT development seemed, as far as analyzed, chemokine-independent. Differentiation of gp38+VCAM1+ lymphoid tissue organizer (LTo) cells and dendritic cell accumulation within SILTs was, however, LTαdependent; and B cell recruitment and follicular dendritic cell development dependent on microflora-independent MyD88 signaling. We subsequently extend our findings by showing that, in contrast to colonic patches, colonic SILT maturation (i.e. B cell recruitment) was dependent on Caspase1 activity (IL1 processing), IL1R/MyD88 signaling. This molecular axis was responsible for the accumulation of NKp46+ innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) within the maturing SILT. The presence of NKp46+ ILCs correlated with B-cell activating factor of tumor necrosis factor family (BAFF) expression, which may support the accumulation and survival of the SILT-infiltrating B cells. Focusing on the triggers that drive the early clustering of LTi cells at the colonic SILT anlagen, we determined that SILT development critically depended on the proper differentiation of the colonic epithelium. The combined action of repulsive and attractive factors secreted by differentiated villus intestinal epithelial cells and undifferentiated crypt intestinal epithelial cells, respectively, directed LTi cell clustering to the bottommost part of colonic intestinal crypts. In vivo interference with such migratory vector by conditional deletion of differentiated secretory intestinal epithelial cells or undifferentiated intestinal epithelial stem cells led to the development of reduced numbers of SILTs. SLOs are structured by a population of non-hematopoietic stromal cells that was previously shown to strongly contribute to the function of the immune cells that reside within those SLOs. In this work, we present additional data implicating these scarce cells in both immune tolerance maintenance as well as the induction of immune responses. We show, that in addition to mediating tolerance within the CD8+ T cell repertoire, lymph node stromal cells also tolerize CD4+ T cells. MHC-II-mediated antigen presentation by lymph node stromal cells was required for the homeostatic maintenance of regulatory T cells (Tregs), and consequently for the maintenance of


Fishes assessed as Threatened or Endangered by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada are disproportionately less likely to be listed under the federal Species at Risk Act (SARA) compared to other taxa. We examined the extent to which the amount and type of science advice in a Recovery Potential Assessment (RPA) contributes to SARA-listing decisions for 34 wildlife species of freshwater fishes in Canada. We used a generalized linear mixed model to describe SARA listing status as a function of RPA completeness. Principal coordinates analyses were conducted to assess similarity in answers to RPA questions among listed and nonlisted species. The amount and type of science advice within an RPA were weakly related to SARA status. RPA completeness accounted for only 7.4% of model variation when family was included as a random effect, likely because nine species not listed under SARA (64%) belong to the sturgeon family. Our results suggest that, while potentially useful for informing recovery strategies, RPAs do not appear to be driving listing status for freshwater fishes in Canada. Factors beyond scientific advice likely contribute to nonlisted species and delays in listing decisions.


Analysis of oxidative enzymes such as peroxidase (POD) and polyphenoloxidase (PPO) and the control of the activity of these enzymes are important in food preservation and also in food processing. The aim of this work was to determine polyphenoloxidase (PPO) and peroxidase (POD) enzymatic activity in heart of palm, as well as to evaluate enzyme behavior during thermal treatment, determining the kinetics of thermal inactivation of the heat resistant and heat labile portions. For the extraction of peroxidase (POD) and polyphenoloxidase (PPO) from the heart of palm solution, 100 mM sodium phosphate buffer with different pH values (5.5; 6.0; 6.5 and 7.0) was used. Optimum pH for extraction was 5.5 and 6.5, for POD and PPO, respectively. These extracts were treated at different temperatures (65, 70, 75 and 80 °C) for periods of 1 to 10 minutes. Decreases in POD and PPO activities of around 70 and 80%, respectively, in relation to their initial activities were observed. The activation energies, in the temperatures studied, for the heat labile and resistant portions of peroxidase were 154.0 and 153.0 kJ.mol-1, and of polyphenoloxidase, 26.3 and 27.0 kJ.mol-1, respectively. The results showed values that are in the range for activation energy reported for the thermal inactivation process of enzymes.


Through analysing data of China's 15 listed banks from 2008 to 2013,the authors probe into the impact of corporate governance on listed banks' social responsibility.We find that corporate governance has a significant impact on listed banks' social responsibility.Specifically,the shareholding proportion of the biggest shareholder,the size of the board and CEO duality negatively correlate with listed banks' social responsibility.The cash-based top-management compensation mechanism is more beneficial for listed banks to undertake social responsibility than stock-based compensation mechanism.Government intervention has negative effects on listed banks' social responsibility.The increasing level of the rule of law will urge listed banks to undertake more social responsibilities.There is a positive relationship between the proportion of external supervisor and listed banks' social responsibility.


Career management theory possesses intrinsic logic framework. Clarifying systemically itscontents, levels, focus as well as the tendency of development in the future helps to deepen the theoreti-cal research in this field and practical operation. This paper, based on the core of career managementtheory, sums up some influential representative theories consisting of career selection, development, ex-ploring, and construction and displays its theoretical contribution, limitation and its development trend.Meanwhile, it sets up practical operational model.


In order to better understand the multiple facets of young children's writing development, this study examines young children's emerging abilities to organize their written language performances under different writing conditions, before they are able to read and write conventionally. Sixteen, four‐ and five‐year‐old children, enrolled in a preschool program, responded to four writing tasks #opa story drawing‐writing task, a story writing task for a wordless picture book, a letter writing task and an emergent writing vocabulary inventory#cp. Specific information about the features of writing that children used to organize their written productions under different task conditions is provided. Relationships were found between level of organization in written language responses for a wordless picture book, a personal letter and an emergent writing vocabulary inventory. Results are discussed in light of previous research, theories of early writing development, implications for preschool programs and the need ...


ISRO is planning to orbit a four meter focal length telescope for generating high resolution images of the Earth from a polar sun synchronous orbit.


Pyrroles from Methyl 3-Amino-3-arylazo-propenoat and α-Halogenocarbonyl Compounds and the Forming of the Pyrrolo[3.2-e][1,2,4]-triazin Ring System

Methyl 3-amino-3-(2,4,6-trichlor-phenylazo)propenoat (2) and α-halogenocarbonyl compounds (4a–c) undergo cyclization to pyrroles on the pattern of the Hantzsch-pyrrole-synthesis. The 2-(2,4,6-trichlor-phenylazo)-3-pyrrolecarboxylic azide (7) reacts under Curtius rearrangement and cyclization to the ring system of the pyrrolo[3.2-e][1,2,4]-triazin (8).


The purpose of this thesis is to give a short but comprehensive survey of the corporate valuation field and to enhance the understanding of the importance of the variables that together make the fi ...


Abstract Against the background of an ageing population, the target group of young adults holds strong societal relevance as the future workforce. At the same time, young adults find themselves in a critical phase of life regarding the manifestation of a healthy lifestyle. In this context, young adults' health literacy gains importance. Web-based interventions implemented in educational settings offer the potential for promoting health literacy, although longitudinal studies remain scarce. Within a pre–post cluster randomized controlled trial with 6-month follow-up, this study investigated whether an 8-week web-based intervention in vocational schools (with or without an additional initial face-to-face measure) improves individual competencies within a structural model of health literacy ('self-perception', 'proactive approach to health', 'dealing with health information', 'self-control', 'self-regulation' and 'communication and cooperation'). The control condition was regular school lessons following the curriculum only. A multi-level regression analysis was performed using the control group as reference. None of the interventions showed a significant improvement in any of the dimensions. Significant differences between the intervention and control were obtained for some dimensions, albeit showing reductions. Future research must examine how to build impactful health literacy promotion in educational settings. Investigations into linking digital and face-to-face measures should continue.


We consider 5D Einstein-Maxwell-dilaton (EMd) gravity in spacetimes with three commuting Killing vectors: one timelike and two spacelike Killing vectors, one of which is hypersurface-orthogonal. Assuming a special ansatz for the Maxwell field we show that the 2-dimensional reduced EMd equations are completely integrable. We also develop a solution generating method for explicit construction of exact EMd solutions from known exact solutions of 5D vacuum Einstein equations with considered symmetries. We derive explicitly the rotating dipole black ring solutions as a particular application of the solution generating method.


For this paper the pulsed laser deposition on single-crystal MgO substrates of Ba_4Fe_4Ti_3O_16 target was studied by transmission electron microscopy and x-ray diffraction. The initial stage of the deposition resulted in the formation of the perovskite Ba(Fe, Ti)O_3 phase in an epitaxial, cube-on-cube orientation relationship with a substrate. Further growth of the pseudo-cubic phase was interrupted by the formation of oriented grains with a disordered structure. This disordered structure had a mixture of lamellae of the cubic and hexagonal Ba(Fe, Ti)O_3 phases. No formation of the Ba_4Fe_4Ti_3O_16 (E) phase was observed. Formation of the disordered phase was explained by the higher stability of hexagonal Ba(Fe, Ti)O_3 where accommodation of Fe^3+ occurred on a twinning plane. The development of the V-shape morphology and a limited number of orientations of the D structure were explained by the faceting and columnar morphology of the perovskite phase.


AbstractThe extent of Irish poverty in the period 1815–45 has been lost sight of because of the magnitude of the disaster which befell the country in the late 1840S during the great famine. Yet the great famine was not the first or only famine in nineteenth-century Ireland. It was merely the worst in a series which ended as recently as the 1890S. The purpose of this paper is to examine its effect on folk life.


The action-learning-related approaches incorporated in the Adult Education and Human Resource Development Master's Degree Program at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) are considered unique in their overall design. They replaced a long-established and much more traditional curriculum design in 1995. The final capstone course in the program was shifted to an action learning format, with students directly involved with real, highly complex problems in the community and elsewhere which they were expected to help clarify and resolve.

The basic fabric of the Master's Degree Program was re-engineered to promote the linkage between action and reflection, the questioning of underlying assumptions, and incorporation of portfolio assessment techniques. In each course, students are now encouraged to keep learning logs, determine their own best work for the semester, and prepare a "reflective essay" indexed to their own self-assessment of critical incidents (e.g., the point at which they were most engaged or distanced from what was occurring and why). Overall evolution of the VCU program and its benefits are outlined as well as how to go about implementing such an approach.


The results of research showed that under conditions of inflammation in pancreas evident activation of antioxidant system of glutathione, abrupt activation of ferments that provide reactions in the Krebs cycle and. activation of anaerobic processes are registered in lymphocytes. Discovered regularities determine functional capabilities of immunocompetent cells under conditions of acute pancreatitis. On the basis of findings there is a possibility to study the ways of metabolic correction in complex treatment of patients with acute pancreatitis.


The purpose of this study is to suggest the strategies of building disaster resistant communities to overcome communities destruction and vulnerability caused by the Hebei Spirit oil spill accident in Taean on December 7th, 2007. For accomplishing the purpose, we drew problems of approach based on context of community, governance strategy, and community-based approach. And based on the results of this analysis, suggestions were made as follows for building disaster resistant communities. First, when Hebei Spirit oil spill accident occurred we have been short of regional study and unreality of regional safety plan. For overcoming this points, we have need of activation of regional study and establishment of regional safety plan based on the bottom-up approach. Second, while the spill has brought a milestone activation of volunteer, we have not still efficient disaster management based on governance. So we have to establish network-governance to cooperate with government-business-private sector for efficient disaster management. Third, we argue that it is important to build social capital such as social networks, social contacts for community-based disaster resistant communities.


The influence that English language effects on Chinese language reflects many aspects.And the most direct impaction should be Chinese vocabulary.On the base of the phenomenon of the two languages harmonizes occasionally in the past.Some changes occur nowadays.The new words that effected by English language have entered into our lives.We cannot block this trend.This article begins with the Chinese words,lists all kinds of word change forms,quests the specialty of the new harmonize occasionally phenomenon,deduces the particular reasons.


Recently, the emergence of smart cities (SC), where data streams come from various geographically distributed places, has posed new challenges. Cloud Computing provides excellent services for smart cities, such as powerful computation and storage. However, processing the geographically distributed data using cloud computing only is not an ideal solution in some cases. Additionally, moving all the big raw data to the remote cloud is another challenge for cloud computing since there will be shortcomings in terms of delay and high bandwidth consumption. A solution that allows fog-to-cloud or fog-to-fog communication can address these limitations as fogs are typically located locally near the data sources. However, the questions related to the efficient frameworks design, workload distribution, cost, and various key technologies and communication challenges remain. To this end, this research investigates the impact of fog, employing our proposed architecture, on the efficient utilization and management of resources in highly distributed systems through experiments. The comparison showed that fog computing reduces the cost in terms of time and resource utilization. Additionally, the collaboration of autonomous agents locally (within one fog) or globally (across multiple fogs and cloud) supports scalability and automation. It also facilitates large-scale data processing across various real-world distributed locations.


The absorptance of material at the laser wavelength and as a junction of temperature, ranging from room temperature to the removal point, significantly affects the efficiency of the laser machining process. A priori predictions of a laser machining process, using either simplistic or sophisticated models, require knowledge of the material's absorptance behavior. An experimental apparatus for such measurements is described. The device consists of a specimen mounted inside an integrating sphere, heated rapidly by a CO 2 or a Nd:YAG laser. Reflectances are measured with a small focused probe laser (Nd:YAG or CO 2 ), while specimen surface temperatures are recorded by a high-speed pyrometer. Experimental results have been obtained for wavelengths of 1.06 μm (Nd:YAG) and 10.6 μm (CO 2 ) for graphite, alumina, hot-pressed silicon nitride, sintered α-silicon carbide, as well as two continous-fiber ceramic matrix composites (SiC-based). Data are presented for temperatures between room temperature and the ablation/decomposition points.


Objective To observe the clinical efficacy and safety of intravenous thrombolytic therapy using accelerated streptokinase (SK) dose regimen in acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Methods National multicenter, open, prospective, case collection study. The data were collected from 40 hospitals during April 1996 to July 1997. The clinical therapeutic efficacy, adverse events and mortality were analyzed in 528 patients with AMI treated with accelerated SK regimen (1.5 million units within 30 min). Results The total mortality in the first 5 weeks was 6.6% (35/528). The reperfusion rate of infarct related arteries (IRAs) was 79.7% (421/528) by clinical standards. The incidence of allergic reaction and hypotension was 3.8% (20/528) and 4.2% (22/528), respectively. The incidence of bleeding was 2.7% (14/528), including cerebral bleeding 0.8% (4/528), major bleeding 0.8% (4/528). Conclusion Intravenous accelerated SK therapy can improve reperfusion rate markedly and reduce mortality without increasing adverse events such as bleeding, allergic reaction and hypotension.


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meta-analysis of familial colorectal cancer risk. Am J Gastroenterol 2001;96:2992e3003. 3. Baglietto L, Jenkins MA, Severi G, et al. Measures of familial aggregation depend on definition of family history: meta-analysis for colorectal cancer. J Clin Epidemiol 2006;59:114e24. 4. Miettinen OS. Theoretical epidemiology. Principles of occurrence research in medicine. New York: John Wiley and Sons, 1985.


Iconic approaches Fisher (2) to object recognition rely upon the direct comparison between an unknown input image with of characteristic views of images of a target subject contained in an icon database. Hence, this approach to recognition is distinguished by making comparisons in icon-space as opposed to making comparisons upon a more condensed symbolic representation of the information contained within the database and unknown images. The appeal of the iconic approach is in its algorithmic simplicity, which is traded for increased memory utilisation. However, to be tractable some method of interpolating between the sampled views of the subject is usually necessary. It is also possible to constrain the visual search-space by adopting transformations that confer some form of viewpoint invariance. The RC (retino-cortical) transform, Wilson (3), a close cousin to the complex log transform, has long been used in this capacity and confers both rotational and scale invariance by converting these degrees of freedom into orthogonal linear shifts in the output cortical space, Sandini et al. (4).


Light emitting p-i-n diodes consisting of Er-doped SiO 2 /nc-Si multilayers and a novel lateral electrical pumping geometry are demonstrated in forward bias. Erbium electroluminescence and photoluminescence spectra are identical.


The modification of a stellar wind by galactic cosmic rays is investigated in a three-fluid hydrodynamical model. The model consists of a stellar wind plasma, cosmic rays and Alfven waves. The cosmic rays are coupled to the wind plasma via hydromagnetic waves (say, Alfven waves) which in turn are produced by the cosmic ray streaming instability. Only self-generated Alfven waves are considered. The equations governing the system are the overall mass, momentum, and energy of the three fluids; supplemented by the cosmic-ray energy equation and wave energy exchange equation. This constitutes a self-consistent picture


A process for short-circuit and overload switch-off with semi-conductor devices on silicon carbide (SiC) -based, characterized in that the semiconductor device is a JFET (1) is used in the function as an active limiter, wherein a predeterminable current (I


In a previous article 1 we have reported certain experiments which indicated the role of the body louse (Pediculus vestamenti) in the transmission of Mexican typhus fever. Since that date we have been able to confirm the results of our first investigations, and also to obtain certain other experimental data concerning the etiology of this disease. The experiments which we wish to report at present 2 relate to the hereditary transmission of the infectivity of the louse and the possible role of the bedbug and the flea in the transmission of typhus. HEREDITARY TRANSMISSION OF THE INFECTIVITY OF THE LOUSE The following experiment was undertaken with a view to determining whether the young of infected lice were themselves infected. The adult louse contains in its ovaries many mature eggs. These eggs are covered with a compact shell which we thought might prove impermeable to micro-organisms. Hence it was decided to


Liquid metal ion sources (LMIS) are of interest in diverse areas of technology since they provide a high brightness, quasi-point source of ions for high resolution ion beam lithography, microfabrication, surface analysis and other potential applications[l]. The technical difficulties of building and operating stable sources have been largely overcome. The basic physics of source operation and ion formation is, however, still incompletely understood. Krohn and Ringo first described the fundamental processes of ion emission from liquid metal tips in a strong electric field[2]. Subsequently, Gomer[3] and others[4-81 analyzed the mechanism of LMIS and developed theoretical models to explain the shape and size of the ion emitting region. The electrohydrodynamical effect, that is, the onset of instability and breakdown, which appears for a critical voltage applied on the tips was first studied by Zeleny[9] and Taylor[lO]. Recently, Chung et. a1.[7] made an analytical and numerical study of the equilibrium shape and stability of an electrically stressed fluid with an axially symmetric arbitrary shaped surface in the quasi-electrohydrostatic limit. They did a stability analysis required for physically acceptable shapes using a general mechanical criterion applied earlier by Zeleny[9] in his analysis of the stability of charged droplets. Chung, et. a1.[7,8] used their results to argue that Taylor had not utilized any proper stability criterion. Furthermore, it was demonstrated by them that, in fact, Taylor used only an equilibrium condition for the establishment of a "rigid" infinite cone in the hydrostatic limit. Explicity, Chung, et. al. have shown that it is not possible to physically form a liquid (i.e., deformable) structure with a Taylor or any other conical configuration by the application of an increasing electric field under quasi-hydrostatic conditions. When a proper stability analysis is made, it is found that the Taylor cone is not a stable equilibrium shape in either the hydrostatic or hydrodynamic limit[8]. This has been confirmed by Zheng and Linsu from a numerical solution of the Navier-Stokes equation[ll], and also discussed by Gabovich[4]. Miskovsky et. al.[12] subsequently developed an electrohydrodynamic capillary wave theory for ion and droplet emission in electrically stressed conducting viscous fluids based on a mathematical fromalism introduced by Melcher, et. a1.[13,14] and Grossmann et. a1.[15]. As the simplest analytical application of this theory we have chosen a model consisting of a planar fluid surface supported on a rigid electrode a distance 'a' below the unperturbed surface. A parallel planar counterelectrode is at a distance 'b' from the unperturbed surface. The same model was recently used by Pregenzer[l6], to study high power liquid metal ion diodes for inertial confinement fusion experiments at Sandia National Laboratories. She included graviational effects, but neglected the viscosity of the fluid. In our study, we apply the electrohydrodynamic capillary wave theory to a planar model of a LMIS, which also includes viscosity. Instead of the Bernoulli equation, as used by Pregenzer, we have solved the Navier-Stokes equation subject to a time-dependment Laplace-Young stress boundary condition, which now includes the frictional tensor. The effects of surface tension, viscosity and gravity on the critical electric field were analyzed. Although it was found that the surface tension dominates both gravity and viscosity in determining the critical electric field for breakdown, viscous effects are important, and significantly so for the higher mass liquid metals.


This case report describes an 18-year-old female patient with a skeletal class I pattern, mandibular asymmetry, a molar class III on the right side, a molar class II on the left side, and an anterior open bite (AOB). Treatment of AOB is often difficult for orthodontists and a multidisciplinary approach is sometimes required to rehabilitate the correct function and posture of the tongue. In this case the AOB was treated using the Nuvola® OP System: a treatment system that combines orthodontic aligners and a myofunctional elastodontic device called Freedom. An upper molar intrusion with miniscrews was performed during the first phase of the treatment programme, and then the aligner treatment began. The Nuvola® OP System 's aligners are characterized by lingual pins that guide the tongue to the palatal spot position and take advantage of tongue function. The patient was instructed to wear the Freedom device for 30 min a day and to clench every 3 s with closed lips while wearing the aligners. These exercises improve the fitting of the aligners, improve the tongue's posture, and take advantage of the masticatory forces to resolve the malocclusion. The patient was successfully treated, thus demonstrating that the Nuvola® OP System is a valid alternative for the treatment of AOB.


RATIONALE
Over 2,800 e-cigarette, or vaping, product use-associated lung injury (EVALI) cases were reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) during August 2019-February 2020. Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid samples from 51 EVALI and 99 non-EVALI cases were analyzed for toxicants including terpenes. We describe a novel method to measure selected terpenes in BAL fluid by gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (GC/MS/MS).

METHODS
α-Pinene, ß-pinene, ß-myrcene, 3-carene, and limonene were measured in BAL fluid specimens by headspace solid-phase microextraction/gas chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry. We created and characterized BAL fluid pools from non-EVALI individuals to determine assay accuracy, precision, linearity, limits of detection, and analytical specificity. All measurements were conducted in accordance with the CDC's Division of Laboratory Sciences rigorous method validation procedures.

RESULTS
Matrix validation experiments showed that calibration curves in BAL fluid and saline had similar slopes, with differences of less than 7%. The assay precision ranged from 2.52% to 5.30%. In addition, the limits of detection for the five analytes ranged from 1.80 to 16.8 ng/L, and the linearity was confirmed with R2 values >0.99.

CONCLUSIONS
We developed and validated a method to quantify selected terpenes in BAL fluid specimens using GC/MS/MS. The assay provided accurate and precise analyses of EVALI and non-EVALI BAL fluid specimens in support of CDC's EVALI response. This method is applicable to the determination of a broad range of terpenes in BAL fluid specimens.


The paper presents long-term experiment. One side of the gypsum block was exposed to the weather conditions and the other side was inside the building. After four years exposure to weather (sunshine, rain, snow, temperature changes), the gypsum block was sawed to standard samples 40×40×160 mm. At first, these samples were tested using non-destructive method -- impulse excitation method- to obtain Dynamic Young's Modulus of gypsum. Then the samples were tested using destructive methods -- three point bending test and standard compression test - to obtain static mechanical properties (tensile and compression strength, Young's Modulus of gypsum) of each sample. Based on the results, distribution of mechanical properties of the gypsum block and dependence of mechanical properties on position into the gypsum block were evaluated.


National TV channels in Spain signed a self-regulation code to protect rights of children on December 2004. This code developed a special protected schedule for children from 8.00 am to 9.00 am and 17.00 pm to 20.00 pm. This article studies this measure as a social responsibility action to protect children as stakeholders. We also offer the results of an analysis content made in four different periods that measures how often TV channels have ignored the code.


The present invention relates to a system for discharging noise and vibration between the floors in a building. The system for discharging noise and vibration between the floors in a building, according to an embodiment of the present invention, comprises: a sound absorbing transmitter which converts the waves of noise and vibration into sound currents; a transmission sound collector which receives the sound currents converted in the sound absorbing transmitter and converts the sound currents into an electrical signal; a receiving part which receives the converted electrical signal; a repeater box which has a transmission part for converting the electrical signal into an electrical signal where the information of noise and vibration is removed through an analog-digital (A/D) converter; an external silence receiver which receives the electrical signal to discharge the electrical signal to the outside; a noise and vibration detector and a control panel which sense and control the noise and vibration generated by impact; and a coil which is wound on a magnet plate. Thus, the present invention enables a resident to directly check whether a noise and vibration sensing and control part is abnormal.


Starting with the whole structure of type SQS-2 sunsoiling,sidgeing and fertilization teamwork machine,this thesis introduced its work elements and design characters of the main part.Field experiment was conducted.The results show that the moisture was raised by 0.2%~2.2% in depth of 30 cm, ground temperature was raised by 0.1~1.5 ℃ in August and the soil bulk density was reduced by 0.08 g·cm-3.Field experiment has proved that this machine has novelty design and abroad adapt bound.When used in subsoiling and earth up,it can reduce the soil weight pervolume,keep water in the soil,and the machine shows great effect in conservation tillage.


Whilst steaming westwards at night along the coast of South Africa, echoes were received on the radar screen that gave the impression the vessel was about twelve miles off the coast. At the time, the vessel was about thirty miles S. by W. of Seal Point. The radar set, a Decca Mk. 12, was operating on the twenty-five mile range. It was receiving strong echoes from a sighted ship seven miles away on the port quarter. The set had been switched on to clear an unlit buoy fitted with a radar reflector. The position of the buoy was about ten miles WSW. of the vessel's position.


One of the fundamental goals of learning English as a foreign language is helping to communicate with people speaking English effectively. The focus on the teaching and learning of English as a Second Language (L2) and as a foreign language, is justified by the fact that English is considered as a lingua franca and the first language used overseas. In this context, the learners of the English language are given little time to practice the language, especially the speaking skill in authentic situations in classrooms or outside of them. Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) emphasizes both meaning and communication in language learning. Hence, the ultimate objective of CLT is to improve the learners' "Communicative Competence". However, implementing CLT in EFL classrooms is somehow challengeable. Consequently, the purpose of this pilot study is to particularly investigate the extent to which an Omani English teacher is aware of some CLT features and its implementation level of such characteristics in EFL classrooms. Moreover, the study at hand explores how the learning activities can help students to improve their 'communicative competence'.


For higher education, the assurance of quality to others in what it does is a deeply held value. Yet, marks surrounding quality are not easily identified, clearly understood, or universally accepted. The consumer movement, among other societal factors in recent years, has nudged and in some instances pushed institutions of higher learning toward the specification of meaningful assessment measures and the subsequent reporting out to concerned parties indications of quality relative to institutional infrastructure and resources, institutional processes, and readily understood outcomes measures (Baker, 2002, p. 3). Technology-enhanced teaching and learning has fundamental implications for quality assurance and accreditation that include:


—The diverse habitats of central Uzbekistan support a rich herpetofaunal community, but distributions and relative abundances of the species comprising this community remain poorly known. Here, we present an annotated species inventory of this under-explored area, with detailed notes on distributions and population statuses. Fieldwork was concentrated in southern Navoi and western Samarkand provinces, although some records were also made in the far north of Navoi province, near the city of Uchkuduk. Data were collected between March and May/June in 2011, 2012, and 2013, with herpetofaunal records being made opportunistically throughout this period. Survey effort was concentrated in semi-desert steppe habitats, especially the Karnabchul steppe area located to the south of the city of Navoi and an expanse of unnamed steppe located to the north of Navoi. Further records were made in a range of other habitat types, notably wetlands, sand dune fields, and low rocky mountains. Total fieldwork equated to approximately 8,680 person-hours of opportunistic survey effort. In total, we detected two amphibian and 26 reptile species in our study area, including one species classified as Globally Vulnerable by the IUCN. We present distributional data supporting the first record of regional range extensions of five species from within our study area. Our results represent the most detailed data concerning reptile and amphibian diversity and distributions produced from Uzbekistan in recent years. We conclude by recommending that further, systemized survey work needs to be conducted within the area to supplement our findings with more robust estimates of species abundances supported by more detailed information on specieshabitat relationships.


The invention provides a printing system and a printing method. The printing system includes an information processing apparatus and a portable terminal. The information processing apparatus generates an intermediate data format intermediate job, returns, in response to a job information request from the portable terminal, job information of a spooled intermediate job, and transmits, in response to a printing request from the portable terminal, a job generated from spooled intermediate job to an output destination identified based on information in the printing request. The portable terminal transmits a job information request to the information processing apparatus, displays a list of jobs based on received job information, and receives selection of a job to be printed from the jobs list. The portable terminal also reads information regarding an output destination from a printing apparatus by using a reading device and transmits the printing request including information of the selected job and information regarding an output destination to the information processing apparatus.


The production technology of 7050 alloy wire used for rivet was studied. The optimal process parameters for H13 temper and T73 temper rivet were determined.


The asymmetry indicator comparison of the birch lamina which grow in the city and suburb forest is conducted. It is determined that the area difference variation degree of the right and left leaf halves when it is estimated according to the average standard deviation can serve as the anthropogenic load indicator.


The article deals with non-deuctic components of temporal meaning influenced on the choice of the temporal forms. The study has been executed on the base of the event because it is an obligatory element of the text. All of the components of temporal meaning run into the event that is the general unit of temporal situation have been discribed.


In this chapter we consider a monotone binary system with ternary components. "Ternary" or ("trinary") means that each component can be in one of three states: up, middle (mid) and down. It turns out that for this system exists a combinatorial invariant by means of which it is possible to count the number C(r; x) of system failure sets with a given number of r components in up, x components in down and the remaining components in state mid. This invariant is called ternary D-spectrum and it is an analogue of signature or D-spectrum for a binary systemwith binary components. Contrary to D-spectrum, it is not a single set of probabilities, but a collection of such sets. The r -th member of this collection resembles a D-spectrum computed for a special case for which r components are permanently turned into state up. If system (network) components are statistically independent and identical, and have probabilities p2, p1 and p0, to be in up, mid and down, respectively, then the ternary D-spectrum allows obtaining a simple formula for calculating system DOWN probability. We consider also so-called ternary importance spectrum by means of which it becomes possible to rank system components by their importance measures. These importance measures are similar to Birnbaum importance measures that are well-known in Reliability Theory. The chapter is concluded by a description of Monte Carlo procedures used for approximating the ternary spectra.


The cephalic vein was dilated and tortuous and could be traced from the dorsum of the hand to the infraclavicular fossa. There was a fine, soft nodularity in the subcutaneous tissue of the flexor surface of the forearm, overlain by several dilated venules. In addition, extending from the wrist flexion crease proximally two inches and from the mid-dorsal line to the mid-ventral line on the ulnar side, there was a soft-tissue mass appearing as an area of localized chronic lymphoedema. About the elbow, several bony hard nodules could be palpated, movable in the subcutaneous tissue. These ranged in size from one-half to three cm. in diameter and were not tender. The radial pulse at the right wrist could be palpated only poorly, the ulnar pulse not at all.


This study investigated whether there exists a communication gap between a diagnostician and the parents of children evaluated for learning difficulty in the classroom. The focus involved how accurately the diagnostician relayed information; the extent of the possible gap between what the diagnostician said and what the parents perceived immediately after the interpretation; and then one week later. Twenty children having some type of academic difficulty were given complete psychoeducational evaluations. The parents of each child were given an interpretation of the test results with the session recorded. Following the interpretation, the diagnostician and the parents filled out forms indicating their perceptions of what was said. A week later, parents were asked to fill out another form to see if the parents' perception of the interpretation changed over time. At a later time, an independent rater listened to the tapes and rated what the diagnostician actually told the parents. There was 47 percent agreement between the diagnostician and the parents' responses immediately after the interpretation. A week later agreement was 44 percent. A comparison of parental responses immediately after the interpretation and their responses one week later yielded 71 percent agreement. Findings suggest poor communication between evaluator and parents with parents more consistent in their own recollection than in their recollection of what was actually told to them.


Fluidized bed combustion in industrial applications offers many advantages from the resource utilization and the air quality points of view. A cash flow model is developed to predict the economic consequences of an investment in an industrial coal‐fired atmospheric fluidized bed combustion boiler. The return on investment is calculated for boilers in the range of 50,000 to 500,000 lb/hr. The investment costs range from $3.8 to $28.8 million, with calculated returns on investment from 8.4% to 14.2%. These returns are not adequate to justify the investment decision. A sensitivity analysis shows that the most influential variables are the costs of the fossil fuels—the net difference between the displaced natural gas and residual fuel oil vs. the coal used in the fluidized bed boiler.


According to the 21CFR Part 11 guidelines of the FDA, a computer-generated, time-stamped audit trail should be provided for the electronic records of a clinical trial. Within our company the analysis data sets and output files were identified as electronic records and therefore all changes to these files after database lock need to be recorded. The Electronic Record Validation (ERV) process is a SAS-based solution that is established to track these changes and to create documented evidence about What was changed, Who made the change and When the change took place. In this way regulatory authorities or internal auditors can easily access the required documented evidence for quality assurance. Sometimes the analysis data sets and the output files need to be recreated after database lock. For example when there is a re-opening (modification) of the clinical database or when there are updates made to the analysis data set definitions. Whenever the analysis data sets are recreated they will be compared to their previous version and all data set specific TXT-files will be automatically updated with the differences with respect to data set content and structure. Each time the analysis data sets are recreated all output-files need to be recreated as well to keep all the date and timestamps consistent. The ERV process offers a tool to compare the previous version of output-files with the new version and documents the result of that comparison in a difference report. This difference report for output files together with the data set specific TXT files will serve as documented evidence for all changes that occur after database lock. CONCLUSION A major benefit of the ERV process for the statistical programmer is that the updates to the analysis data sets and output files are automatically tracked. Through this process, the statistical programmer is also able to provide a list of modified output files to the project statistician and the project medical writer whenever the output files are recreated. This reduces, for instance, the effort of the project statistician to revalidate all updated output files.


Resistance to rice thrips, Stenchaetothrips hifarmis (Bagnall), was evaluated in rice, Oryza sativa L., varieties possessingdiverse genes for resistance to the green leafhopper Nephotemx mrescens (Distant), and planthoppers Sogatella farcifera (Horvath) and Nilaparvata lugens (Stal). Distinct differences in levels of thrips resistance were observed in bulk seedling tests. Resistant varieties were lesspreferred for oviposition. Duration of adult survival and population increases was significantly less on resistant varieties than on susceptible ones. The steam distillate extract of a resistant variety 'Ptb 21' was highly toxic to first instar S. hifarmis .


The connection principle of regulating the distribution transformer's voltage by using the series thyristor switch is presented.The connection factor for thyristor switch and the id eal transformer's cir cuit model are given.Every connection of the switch is analyzed.


I. Bovine diabetogenic peptide, growth hormone, and prolactin were compared with respect to their effects on tissue glycogen, liver fat, and liver water in fasting rats. 2. Bovine diabetogenic peptide increases liver size, liver glycogen, liver water, and total liver lipids. 3. Bovine diabetogenic peptide, in contrast to growth hormone and prolactin, does not increase muscle glycogen levels. IN recent work from this laboratory (Louis, Conn, and Minick, 1963 ; Louis and Conn, I g6ga, b) , the isolation of an insulin antagonist from the urine of patients with lipoatrophic diabetes and from proteinuric diabetic patients without lipoatrophy has been reported. It was also demonstrated that a similar substance can be isolated from bovine, ovine, and porcine adenohypophysis (Louis, Conn, and Minick, 1966; Louis and Conn, 1968). The substance is a polypeptide which, when administered to either dog or man, exhibits diabetogenic and anti-insulin effects. The bovine substance is not growthpromoting and maintains muscle glycogen in fasting hypophysectomized rats (Tutwiler and Louis, 1971). The diabetogenic and glycostatic effects are similar to those previously elucidated for the growth hormone (BGH) and prolactin. The present report represents an attempt to delinate further biological differences between bovine diabetogenie peptide, growth hormone, and prolactin. MATERIALS AND METHODS Male Sprague-Dawley rats, 38-40 days of age, were fasted for 2~ hours: on the second dav of fasting, 40 mg. of bovine diabetogenic peptide, growth hormone, or prolactin in 3 divided doses at n-hour intervals were administered intraperitoneally. Control animals were given either saline or 4 mg. bovine serum albumin (BSA) in a similar manner. The bovine diabetogenic peptide was prepared and dissolved by a procedure prescribed previously (Louis and others, 1~66). BGH (NIH-GHB8) was dissolved in 0.9 per cent Nadl with the addition of a small amount of 0.1 N NaOH. Bovine prolactin (NIH-P-Br ) and BSA were dissolvedbn 0.9 per cent NaCl. Two hours after the last iniection the animals were sacrificed by decapitation. The whole liver, heart, diaphragm, and gastrocnemius muscle were removed, weighed, and frozen. Liver tissue from each rat.was divided into 3 parts, weighed, and used respectivelv for total lipid, glvcogen, and water determination. The liver t&t& for water determination was placed in a tared glass tube and dried to constant weight in cacuo. The difference in weight before and after drying was taken as the water content. The isolation and hydrolysis of glycogen from the various tissues were carrted out by the procedure of Zarrow, Yockin, and 1971, 2?36&370 HORMONE EFFECTS ON GLYCOGEN FAT AND WATER 369 McCarthy ( r 964). Glucose determinations on these hydrolysates were measured by the Somoygiwater content is signi~cantly increased in the Nelson procedure (Somogyi, 1951). Liver total diabetogenic peptide treated rats. A somelipids were determined by a slight modification of what higher fat content is also seen in the method of Folch, Lees, and Stanley (1957). diabetogenic peptide or BGH treated rats. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION The earlier experiments of Best and Campbe11 (1938) established the fact that certain The changes in liver composition of fasted anterior pituitary extracts produce a rapid rats after treatment with bovine diabetogenic increase in size and an intense fatty in~ltration 7&e I.-EFFECT OF BOVINE DIABETOOENIC PEPTIDE, GROWTH HORMONE, AND PROLACTXN ON THE LIVER COMPOSITION OF F-D Rkm*


ABSTRACT Characteristics of mineral elements in plants are often strongly influenced by species' abundance and heterogeneous habitats. Therefore, nutrient analysis, after excluding interference of habitat heterogeneity, would directly reflect genetic traits of species in the community. From another aspect, knowledge of responses of species to environmental variation would be helpful in the management of natural and man-made ecosystems, especially those containing rare and endangered plants conserved in gardens. We studied the characteristics of twelve nutrient elements in 90 species in Wuhan Botanical Garden (WBG) and provided explanations of their survival status. Concentrations of the 12 nutrients in the artificial garden were consistent with those in other natural communities in the subtropical zone of China. Features of nutrient-limited at the community level were also consistent with the regional characteristics (N:P ratio being 9.79 ± 3.22, as exhibiting N-limited). The Ca + Mg concentrations differed between evergreen and deciduous species. The 90 species were clustered into various functional nutrition groups. The artificial community of the garden was a "sick" one relative to natural ones with wholesome ecological functions. The proportion of element-pairs with significant correlations (P < 0.01 or P < 0.05) to total element-pairs was only 24.2%, being lower than that of species in the natural community, This suggests that the harmonious relationship among nutrient elements in these species was yet to be achieved. Correlation analysis between survival status of the 90 species and their foliar nutrient ratios were positive for nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), potassium (K), iron (Fe), zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), and sodium (Na), but negative for calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), manganese (Mn), and aluminum (Al). Cluster analysis suggested that, among 23 species with the poorest survival status, 21 species had higher Ca and Mg, but lower N and P concentrations.


With an aim to understand the interaction between the inorganic and organic components in inorganic–organic hybrid nanostructured materials, we have designed and developed an inorganic–organic nano...


The cis-trans isomerization of N-methylacetamide, a molecular model of the polypeptide chain, is examined via umbrella sampling Car-Parrinello MD and classical MD, in both gas and solution phases at 300 K. A new analysis of the C(O)-N bond interconversion and a full examination of the solvent shell structure are presented.


Purpose – This paper aims to address the issue of poor quality of metadata records describing educational content in Learning Object Repositories (LORs). Through this, it aims to improve the discoverability of learning objects in such LORs through a structured process that supports metadata creation. Design/methodology/approach – This paper presents a proposed metadata quality assessment certification process for LORs. The process was designed as a generic approach that may be customized to fit various application domains. Findings – Initial results from the application of the process in the context of a specific LOR report an improvement of the quality of about 11,000 metadata records. More specifically, metadata completeness for all metadata elements used in the repository under examination was significantly improved from 30 percent to 85 percent. Research limitations/implications – The main limitation of the findings is that they come from the application of the proposed process on a relatively small r...


This essay uses the conception of materialism as a framework and examines three principle categories such as 'colony,' 'geography' and 'history.' One of the primary objectives of this essay is to offer explanations to the cultural forms, practices and organizations that are observed in postcolonial societies today. In effort to overcome the limitations of postcolonial criticisms, I suggest a conceptual tool, 'Asia as a Strategy.' It is an attempt to relocate the field of study within Asia to engage with the issue of post-coloniality. My call for turning our scholarly interests to Asia is to overcome our deep-seated jealousy and hatred toward the West by formulating an analytical model that differs from colonialism. Only after we come to terms with our jealousy and hatred can we finally free ourselves from the limitations and make meaningful alliances. If the problem in postcolonial studies has to do with its obsessive criticism on the West, the central concern in the discourse of globalization can be identified as its lack of, or forgetting of the connection between globalization and colonialism. Unless we fully understand the trajectories of colonialism and imperialism we cannot possibly begin to discuss the criteria from which globalization emerges, let alone the contradictions it accompanies. What I propose here is a progressive imagination that combats globalization, a method which I believe is conducive to post-coloniality. An attempt to examine globalization without considering post-colonial movements is nothing more than a cover-up of the workings of neo-imperialism. If the coming of the global era signals a new world in which peaceful coexistence is plausible we should not tolerate any form of imperialist tyranny. Furthermore, we should remind ourselves of the sufferings and violations that imperialism has caused humanity. Such a self-reflective criticism will serve as a moment of departure, a moment toward post-colonial movements.


Load the coal sample into sample case and shake up thoroughly. Measure accurately the classification of coal combustion tendentiousness while soft petting the lower botton with hard object and listening whether there is echo.


The purpose of this study is to look for the relationship between the physical characteristic of a residential complexes and social interactions between residents and to extract laws which have influence on this factor. The independent factor in the present study is effective physical characteristic of residential complexes such as spacing, access ways, aristocracy, neighborhood, etc and dependant variable is the social interactions between residents. The main question in the present study is to extract factors which have influence on promoting social interactions. The information about residence and social interactions and the information about designing which form theoretic basis of the design were collected through library studies and at the end of research four factors recognized; security, mental relaxation, sense of belonging to a place and the acting system of effective factors on social interactions. And finally, using research results, the items which should be observed in architecture and urban planning to promote social interactions have been mentioned.


Broiler chicken is a type of chicken that has a fast growth rate and requires large amounts of nutrients absorbed from feed. Absorption of nutrients in the feed requires the function of a good digestive tract to optimize the digestive process. The digestive process also requires optimal time in absorption of feed nutrients called the digesta rate. The purpose of this study was to determine the right level of addition aloe vera powder to the length of digestive tract and the rate of broiler digestion. This study used a completely randomized design with 4 treatments and 4 replications, namely P : feed without aloe vera powder (control), P : feed + 0.075% aloe vera powder, P : feed + 0,1% aloe vera powder and P : feed + 0,125% aloe vera powder. The treatment had a significant effect on the jejenum length and digestion rate, but it had no significant effect on the duodenum length and the ileum lenght. The jejunum length was significantly different in treatment P (85.50 cm) and P (83.75 cm) compared to treatment P (73.25 cm). Digestion rate of broilers was significantly different from the P treatment compared to the control treatment. The results of the study showed that the addition of aloe vera powder with the best level was 0.125% (P ) which optimizes the jejunum length and the rate of digesta broiler.


A clinical and pathological study was conducted in pediatric patients with rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis, analysis of the treatment results and survival analysis. In rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis an urgent induction immunosuppressive therapy beginning is indicated. In case of extracapillary glomerulonephritis confi rmation an induction course is conducted for 6 months with following maintenance therapy. Mycophenolate mofetil is an alternative treatment to cyclophosphamide. 5-year survival in patients with lupus nephritis was 40 %, in patients with idiopathic extracapillary glomerulonephritis was 25 %, with IgА nephropathy had 100 %.


Aims:  To compare the inactivation of feline calicivirus (FCV) (a surrogate for Norovirus, NV) with the reduction of a bacterial water quality indicator (Escherichia coli), a human enteric virus (poliovirus) and a viral indicator (MS2, FRNA bacteriophage), following the disinfection of wastewaters.


The use of wastes of fused and agglomerated fluxes is an urgent task. But as-applied to agglomerated fluxes the data on the effective use of slag crust are absent in the literature. In this work the analysis of possibility of using a slag crust of agglomerated fluxes for production of fluxes, providing the quality formation and high mechanical properties of weld metal at high-speed multi-arc welding of cold-resistant low-alloy steels was carried out. The comparative investigation of welding and technological properties of original flux OK 10.74 and experimental fluxes based on the crushed slag crust in singleand four-arc welding was carried out. Using the method of spectral analysis the chemical composition of weld metal was studied. The method of optical metallography was used to investigate the distribution of nonmetallic inclusions in them and characteristics of microstructure. The impact toughness of weld metal was determined by tests on impact bending. It was established that the flux, produced by the method of agglomeration with addition of 5 wt.% of metallic manganese into the composition of charge, was close to original flux OK 10.74 according to all the investigated indicators, and as to the level of impact toughness met the requirements for welded joints of cold-resistant gas-pipeline steel up to strength category X80 inclusive. The results represent interest to the consumers of flux from the point of view of improving the efficiency of its use in multi-arc welding of large-diameter pipes. 10 Ref., 4 Tables, 3 Figures.


Background: Previous studies that investigated mobilization with movement (MWM) treatment assessed only improvements in passive range of motion (ROM). No information is currently available regarding the efficacy of modified MWM by application of tape. Therefore, we investigated the effect of uphill walking with modified MWM using tape applied to the talocrural joint (uphill walking with MWM taping) in women with limited ankle dorsiflexion. Methods: Twelve feet of 12 women with ankle dorsiflexion < 8 degrees were studied. Passive ROM measured using a goniometer was used to select participants. Participants walked on a level walkway under 3 conditions: before exercise, after uphill walking, and after uphill walking with MWM taping. The Oxford Foot Model using 3D motion analysis system was used to examine dynamic foot kinematics, and statistical significance was determined by 1-way repeated-measures analysis of variance. Results: After uphill walking with MWM taping, peak hindfoot dorsiflexion relative to the tibia was significantly greater than that before exercise and after uphill walking. Furthermore, peak forefoot plantarflexion relative to the hindfoot, peak hindfoot plantarflexion relative to the tibia, and backward tilt of the tibia were greater than those before exercise. Conclusions: Uphill walking with MWM taping resulted in an immediate alteration in foot motion during walking, increasing hindfoot dorsiflexion in particular. Clinical Relevance: Further studies are needed to investigate the long-term effects of uphill walking with MWM taping and its potential use in rehabilitation training.


1, Introduction and statement of results. Let as usual w (n) and !A (n) de note the number of distinct prime factors and the number of total prime factors of n respectively, and let P(n) denote the largest prime factor of n>2. Our aim is to estimate certain arithmetical sums (some of these estimates were posed an open problems in [4]) which will exhibit the similarities and diferences in behaviour of o(n) and O(n). Our first results are contained in the following theorems. T h e o r em 1. For x2x0 and some constants O< Cz< C, we have