Obesity, Hypogonadism, Hypothyrokinesia, Adenoma of Thyroid Gland and Failure of Growth in a Girl aged 13 years.-RAYMoND GREENE, D.M. Always rather plump but not considered abnormal in this respect until last summer when her mother noticed a Jump in her neck. Weight has rapidly increased since then. She has not grown since age of 10, and shows no sign of onset of puberty. Intelligence normal. Her father is tall and broad; mother of normal height, somewhat plump. One brother, aged 19, normal. No family history of thyroid disease. She has had whooping cough and measles. There have been no accidents or operations. On examination.-Very obese. Height 4 ft. 21 in. Weight 6 st. I lb. Measurements: From vertex to symphysis pubis 2 ft. I in.; from symphysis to ground 2 ft. 2 in.; span 3 ft. 10 in. Skin very dry; in parts showed hyperkeratosis follicularis. Hands and feet small and fingers tapering. Breast enlargement due to fat, no signs of gland tissue. No body hair, pubic hair or axillary hair. Diffuse enlargement of the thyroid gland with nodule about the siz_ of a walnut in right lobe. B.P. 100/60. Pulse-rate, during observation in hospital, varied between 64 and 84: Temperature 970 to 98A40. Investigations.-X-ray skull normal. B.M.R. -35%; after five injections of 1 c.c. of thyrotrophic hormone,-3-5 %. Hb 72%. Serum cholesterol 364 mg. per 100 c.c. Glucose tolerance test: Fasting blood sugar 1 15 mg. per 100 c.c. After 50 grammes dextrose, 166 mg., 185 mg., 220 mg., 196 mg. per 100 c.c. at half-hour intervals. No reduction of urine throughout.


C or premature closure of cranial sutures ordinarily presents no diagnostic difficulty to the pediatrician or neurosurgeon. For example, the long boatshaped head (scaphocephaly) caused by early closure of the sagittal suture is easily recognized and is by far the most common type. The wide or brachycephalic skull found in bilateral closure of the coronal sutures, and the pointed or tower skull associated with fusion of all the cranial sutures (oxycephaly) likewise present no problem in identification. Roentgenography, of course, has greatly facilitated diagnosis. A simple classification designating the defect according to which suture or sutures are involved is shown in Table 1.


A touch sensing system includes a touch screen including touch sensors and sensing lines, the touch sensors and the sensing lines being divided into first and second sensing areas, a first touch sensing integrated circuit (IC) sensing a touch input of the first sensing area using a signal received through receiving channels, a second touch sensing IC sensing a touch input of the second sensing area using a signal received through receiving channels separated from the receiving channels of the first touch sensing IC, differential amplifiers between the sensing lines and the receiving channels of the first and second touch sensing ICs, and a switch connecting a sensing line, which is closest to the first sensing area among the sensing lines of the second sensing area, to an Nth differential amplifier connected to a last receiving channel of the first touch sensing IC.


Resonance spectroscopy of light nuclei is discussed with emphasis on the invariant-mass measurements performed with the HiRA detector. For three-body exit channels, we consider the exact conditions necessary such that the decay can be described as either sequential or prompt. However experimentally, we find some cases where the decay is intermediate between these two limits. Finally, two-proton decay from isobaric analog states is discussed.


Digitalization of telescopes used as learning media observation of the object is quite effective. However, the cost of operating this system becomes one of the obstacles. The approach to overcome the obstacle can be conducted by utilization of the present technology such as smartphone. Physical experiments have been conducted on the design of digitalization of the starter binoculars interfacing to Personal Computer (PC) using a smartphone. This experiment is aimed to design a more efficient digitalization of telescope observations. Smartphone stative is made in such a way that the camera in the right position on the telescope lens. Data retrieval is taken by a smartphone camera and ASI120MC camera as a comparison parameter. The data will be sent to the PC via an application installed both on smartphone and PC attributed by Bluetooth network. The camera is supported with a camera stative to keep it apart from binoculars. The observations obtained from this system is an interpretation between the camera on the telescope and PC. Such interpretations may produce images or videos observed by telescopes. This design can simplify the interfacing of telescope resulting good enough photo quality.


OBJECTIVE AND DESIGN
Production of specific human antisperm antibodies by using human-SCID mice model with deposited peripheral blood lymphocytes.

MATERIALS AND METHODS
Human peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL's; CD8(+)-negative cell fraction) were grafted to the peritoneal cavity of severely-combined immunodeficient (SCID) mice at concentration of 20-35 x 10(6) cells per mouse. Lymphocytes were obtained from non-sensitized individual (to sperm antigen) and from in vivo primed males (vasectomized). Two sets of experiments were carried out, with 'native' (glycosylated) and enzymatically deglycosylated sperm antigenic extracts. In all applied variants, sperm antigens were administered with Complete and then with Incomplete Freund adjuvant to improve an immune response.

RESULTS AND CONCLUSION
This approach allowed us to obtain better pronounced humoral antisperm response, specific to sperm deglycosylated antigens when PBL's were obtained from individuals in vivo sensitized to sperm (after vasectomy).


Concepts and methods borrowed from action-oriented model are of great help to the teaching of Ideological and Moral Cultivation and Legal Basis in promoting the interaction of practice and theory,and enhancing the course's vitality and effectiveness.This paper discusses approaches to adopting such a model in this course's instruction,and addresses some problems which need attending to.


Future exploration of our planetary system relies on the Moon as a base and stepping stone to other planets. A high-rate data connection to this celestial body is, therefore, imperative. Free-space optical (FSO) communications will enable continuous broadband connectivity to Earth. Currently pursued concepts incorporate data relay satellites orbiting the Moon, where each individual satellite terminal has to overcome the lunar distance facing restraints on telescope apertures and on beam pointing and tracking accuracies. We propose a concept of one dedicated link originating from a robotic telescope station installed on the lunar surface. We study the conceptual architecture of such an FSO ground node at the lunar surface with a spotlight on the link design at the physical layer. In particular, we increase the FSO channel capacity through multiple transmission- and receiving-apertures. Our findings encourage the application of the Line-of-Sight (LOS) multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) technology to FSO communications at large link distances typically coming along with space missions, as thereby the maximum MIMO capacity can be achieved. Directing our study on the link geometry such connections seem technically feasible at relatively low system complexity with the receivers located at a single site and the transmitters only few meters apart.


Abstract : This document describes a FORTRAN computer program which performs statistical goodness of fit tests on empirical data. Four goodness of fit methods are available: chi-square, Kolmogorov-Smirnov, Cramer-Von Mises, and the moments test for normality. Data may be tested against any one of ten theoretical probability distributions: Poisson, exponential, normal, log-normal, gamma, Erlang-k, chi-square, triangular, uniform, or Weibull.


The name of the Sphinx, the Greek female monster who had fun killing passers-by who could not answer her riddle, has long been an etymological conundrum. On the basis of literary, linguistic, and anthropological evidence from, above all, Greece and India, this paper comes to a novel understanding of the Sphinx' origin, concluding that her oldest moniker, (S)F∞k-, is related to a newly uncovered Greek noun f€ki° 'buttocks' and to a Sanskrit word for the same body part, sphij-, a hitherto misunderstood form of which appears, in turn, in a riddle in the oldest Indic text, the Rigveda. This derivation situates the Greek creature squarely in the cross-culturally typically aggressive and sexually charged genre of riddling.


Worldwide, cancer is one of the leading causes of mortality and cancer rates are set to increase at alarming rate globally. There are various types of cancer in which the leading type is the lung cancer. In recent years lipid-based carriers, such as liposomes, have successfully encapsulated chemotherapeutic agents ameliorating some toxicity issues, while enhancing the overall therapeutic activity in cancer patients. In addition to this, nanomaterials can help to improved half-life in the body, morphology, for increased drug loading and many other ways. The survey discussed in this review will lead the anticancer therapy and cancer management which will provide the platform to the next generation. Therefore, this critical review includes the therapeutic interventions, liposomes target delivery, active and passive drug loading. Finally, we attempt to summarize the current challenges in nanotherapeutics and provide an outlook on the future of this important field.


Objective To investigate the association of V279F and A379V point mutation of lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 (Lp-PLA2) with coronary heart disease (CHD) in the elderly patients. Methods 227 patients with CHD and 101 controls were genotyped by DNA sequencing instrument. Results There were no significant differences between CHD group and control group in the frequencies of V279F and A379V genotypes and allele, but the frequency of the 379V allele was significantly higher in the patients with myocardial infarction(MI) than that in the patients without MI (P0.05). Binary logistic regression analysis demonstrated that polymorphism of V279F and A379V was not an independent risk factor for CHD. Conclusions The V279F and A379V polymorphism of Lp-PLA2 gene has no significant correlation with CHD in the elderly patients, while 379V allele may increase the risk of MI in the Chinese Han elderly population.


This article examines the relationship between structural integration and perceived discrimination among young people with migration backgrounds in Germany. Assimilation theories expect ethnic boundaries to lessen through minority groups' upward mobility, while the recently proposed integration paradox asserts that structural integration increases perceptions of discrimination. Using longitudinal data from the German National Educational Panel Study, this article investigates how a successful transition from school to the training market affects young people's perceptions of ethnic discrimination. Results of propensity score matching and linear probability models show that perceptions of discrimination increase only in response to unsuccessful entry into the training market, partially due to occupational aspirations and personal discrimination experiences. Findings also show that perceptions of discrimination do not increase for young people who are well integrated in the educational system, even if they take up a training position that is not in accordance with their desired profession. These findings highlight the importance of considering perceptions of discrimination in longitudinal and life-course perspectives to better understanding dynamics in these perceptions.


Menopause (the natural end of menstruation that usually happens between the ages of 45 and 55) can growth a woman's risk of developing osteoporosis, a state in which bones develop thin and may fracture easily. The drop in estrogen levels that occurs around the time of menopause results in increased bone loss. It is assessed that, on average, women drop up to 10 per cent of their bone figure in the first five years after menopause. To reduce your risk of osteoporosis, eat a diet rich in calcium and do regular weight-bearing exercise. These lifestyle habits are greatest started newer in life to get the maximum assistances. While prevention is best, remedial actions are accessible for osteoporosis organization.


The probabilistic nature of estimating and cost control is presented. An approach for selecting the operations within a project that can advantageously be estimated more precisely is analyzed. This approach compares the expected values of the optimal bids based on estimates of varying precision. Increased expected value of an estimate is used to indicate that the cost of a more precise estimate has been well invested. Using the methods outlined it is possible not only to monitor changes in expected cost but variation in risk of a project as it progresses.


This invention relates to a producing method for extracting phillanthus emblica juice. Its technological process is: Selection of fruit-disinfection and washing-squeezing juice and filtering-treatment of fruitjuice-storing of primory juice-compounding of materials-pouring and filling-disinfection under high pressure-packaging of product. It features that the new method of squeezing juice or sugar extracting liquid is used to treat the primary fruit, and thes method not only removed the substance of tannic acid group in the fruit juice, but also no other harmful components will be left in the fruit juice. It possesses the functions of anti-cancer, anti-aging, and curing multiple diseases such as bronchitis, laryngitis, chronic hepatitis, dyspepsia, etc.


1. The injection of procaine into the region of the sacro-iliac joint produces anaesthesia of this joint, which permits the stretching of tight hamstring muscles and manipulation of the joint.

2. This procedure affords a method of determining whether a disorder of the sacro-iliac joint is responsible for the patient's symptoms.

3. Improvement, which was more than transient, resulted in 60 per cent. of a series of patients so injected.


Nowadays, it is possible to notice a growth in the integration of distributed energy resource (DER) in the distribution systems. Despite the many benefits caused by this integration, there are some changes in the load and short-circuit current, which may lead to mis-coordination between protective devices. Moreover, an improper DER integration can generate problems regarding the levels of current, voltage, and power factor of the network. Therefore, in this study, the authors conducted a specific study to optimise the size and location of DER in a distribution feeder, to reduce investment and operation costs, regarding the operational and physical limits of the system and generators. In addition, the optimised recloser-fuse coordination was performed to reduce the actuation time of these protective devices, taking into account the generation and load variation during the day, DER operating modes, and all the fault types. In this study, the optimisation method adopted was genetic algorithms and the IEEE 34-node test feeder was used to validate the proposed methodology. Thus, it was possible to achieve a single protection scheme based on the fuse saving scheme, which is able to coordinate the protective devices for all the analysed cases simultaneously.


Metal nanoparticles embedded in glass have been thoroughly studied because of their specific optical properties. The present work is directed to the fabrication of bimetallic Ag/Au nanoparticles by double ion implantation and their structural investigation. Ion-implanted samples were measured at the Ag K- and Au L3-edge at HASYLAB/Hamburg and ESRF/Grenoble, respectively, in fluorescence mode (at 10 and 20 K). The Fourier transformed spectra show Ag-Ag and Ag-O bonds for small ion doses. For high ion doses two different correlations (Ag-Ag and Ag-Au) can be found between 2 and 3 Å. At the Au L3-edge, the high-dose implantation creates an additional Au-Ag correlation visible in the Fourier transformed spectra. These results indicate the formation of Ag-Au alloy nanoparticles for high-dose sequential implantation of Ag and Au ions (4×1016 ions/cm2 in each case) whereas for lower doses mainly the ionic state of implanted ions should exist. Transmission electron microscopy characterization revealed the formation of smaller homogeneous particles of ≈5 nm mean size and larger ones of ≈15 nm that exhibit an internal void, i.e. hollow core-shell particles. EXAFS data prove bimetallic structures for all nanoparticles.


Mineral abundance and Mg# (100× molar Mg/(Mg + Fe)) are significant in understanding the crustal composition and thermal history of the Moon. In this study, we derive a new set of optical constants for olivine, orthopyroxene, and clinopyroxene using radiative transfer equations that include soil porosity and the opposition effect. Based on the new optical constants, we develop a mineral abundance and Mg# unmixing model, and build a spectral library composed of mineral mixtures of plagioclase, olivine, low‐Ca pyroxene (LCP) and high‐Ca pyroxene (HCP), and Mg# ranging within 40–90. The accuracy of this model in estimating mineral abundance and chemistry is better than 3 vol% for olivine, LCP and HCP, better than 6 vol% for plagioclase, and better than 10 for Mg#. This model is validated using forward and inverse modeling. For the forward modeling, we reproduce the spectra of powdered pure minerals and Lunar Sample Characterization Consortium (LSCC) lunar soils, and the modeled spectra are consistent with those measured in the laboratory. For the inverse modeling, we determined mineral abundances and Mg# of 19 LSCC soil spectra by searching the best match to the spectral library. The modeled mineral abundances of LSCC soils are consistent with those measured by X‐ray digital imaging. We derived a global Mg# map using our model and Moon Mineralogy Mapper images, and our Mg# map shows a peak concentration at 70, consistent with that measured by the Lunar Prospector gamma‐ray spectrometer.


The Faddeev-Skyrme model, a modified O(3) nonlinear sigma model in three space dimensions, is known to admit topological solitons that are stabilized by the Hopf charge. The Faddeev-Skyrme model is also related to the low-energy limits of SU(2) Yang-Mills theory. Here, the model is reformulated into its gauge-equivalent expression, which turns out to be Skyrme-like. The solitonic solutions of this Skyrme-like model are analyzed by the rational map ansatz. The energy function and the Bogomolny-type lower bound of the energy are established. The generalized Faddeev-Skyrme model that originates from the infrared limits of SU(N) Yang-Mills theory is presented.


According to boiler-turbine unit, a complex non-linear MIMO system, this paper uses neural network inverse control method, which has already been successfully used in robot arm control and multi-motor control, to realize the decoupling control of this system. Then a compound single neuron PID controller is designed for this decoupled system. Simulation testing shows that this method can effectively instead of the calculate process of inverse system analytic expression of traditional feedback-linearization theory. The problem of coupling and non-linearity has been solved successfully, and the new controller has a good tracing capability.


Pathophysiogical aspects of platelet biology have, until recently, focussed on their relatively passive and reactive roles in minimising blood loss after injury, in contributing to the final stages of cardiovascular disease (largely in the inappropriate formation of life-threatening thrombosis), and on attempts in the clinic, the cardiac catheter suite, and on the ward to reduce the latter with anti-coagulant and antiplatelet agents. However, there is currently a growing awareness that another pathophysiological process, inflammation, may be important in atherosclerosis and acute coronary syndromes and, as a result, could have a role in platelet biology [1]. Among the various lines of evidence supporting this concept include the expression by platelets of integrin and adhesion molecules (such as P-selectin and CD154, the ligand for CD40) designed to enhance contact with the endothelium and leukocytes (possibly activating the transcriptional factor nuclear factor-nB) and the presence within the platelet of vasoactive molecules such as prostacyclins and thromboxanes, platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF), transforming growth factor-beta, and nitric oxide. Indeed, these and other data (e.g. adhesion of platelets to the endothelium prior to the development of manifest atherosclerotic lesions [2]) have prompted Gawaz to place platelets much closer to the centre of cardiovascular disease, hypothesising that platelets actually trigger atherosclerosis [3]. Lest we forget, our colleagues in oncology have long had an interest in coagulation and the platelet, and thus, in thrombosis. For example, patients with cancer are at risk of venous thromboembolism, have raised plasma fibrinogen, von Willebrand factor, and fibrin degradation products, and thrombocytosis can be used as an independent prog-


Nano-size TiO 2, Fe 3+-TiO 2, TiO 2/SiO 2, and Fe 3+-TiO 2/SiO 2 were prepared by sol-gel method. The structural change of TiO 2 caused by different calcining conditions, Fe 3+-doped contents, and formation of film on silica were studied by FT-Raman and confocal Raman technologies. The experimental results show that the different crystalline phases were observed at different calcinating temperatures. The titanium dioxide powder heated at 350-550 ℃ for two hours forms an anatase phase. The anatase phase materials transforms to rutile phase at 600 ℃ and transits completely to rutile phase calcining for two hours at 750 ℃. After doping Fe 3+, the FWHM at 144 cm -1 of Fe 3+-TiO 2 and Fe 3+-TiO 2/SiO 2 is broadened apparently compared with that of TiO 2 and TiO 2/SiO 2, respectively. Some peaks of TiO 2/SiO 2 coating film has some shift and broadening compared with those of TiO 2.


QUEBRADA ALTA ESTRUCTURA 1 LITHIC ASSEMBLAGES: EARLY SHEPHERDS FROM SANTA ROSA DE LOS PASTOS GRANDES, PUNA OF SALTA. Within the framework of the doctoral project Social Interaction Networks in the Early Period in the Puna of Salta Province, an analysis of the lithic material of Quebrada Alta Estructura 1 (QA- E1) site, located in Santa Rosa de los Pastos Grandes Basin, the Puna of Salta Province, dated to ca. 1488 BP, are presented. The aim of this paper is to present general tendencies of the lithic assemblage, focusing on raw material provenience, as the only non-local rocks detected are obsidians. Of additional interest is the exploration of regularities in techno-morfological attributes such as base form, relative size, length-width module and striking platform to characterize patterns of production and use in the assemblages. This paper aims to contribute to existing knowledge of the artefactual assemblages of early pastoralist societies.


The article discusses the problem of social harmony interpretation in modern network society. In society, there are universal laws of being, allowing the social system and its members to survive. The positive nature of social harmony reflects the laws of dynamic equilibrium of the social system. Network society offers new opportunities for the harmonization of public relations, helping to achieve social harmony. The authors focus on the interpretation and definition of social harmony. On the basis of structural-functional approach, they identify the levels of harmonization, such as interpersonal, intergroup, global, etc. Particular attention is paid to the systematic approach to the analysis of social harmony in the relationship with the interpretations of the concept of «society». The article is devoted to constructing a model of a harmonious society, and the network, in turn, allows considering new possibilities for harmonizing social relations


Abstract Sweet potato weevils (Cylas puncticollis and C. formicarius) are notorious pests of sweet potato and cause severe losses in marketable yield. The study tested the use of Beauveria bassiana ((Balsamo) Vuillemin) (Deuteromycota: Hyphomycetes) for controlling sweet potato weevils. An experiment was conducted using four treatments: 1) dipping sweet potato cuttings in solution of 1 g/litre B. bassiana before planting, 2) spraying with the registered chemical Deltametrin at 50ml/100litre every 2 weeks for four months after planting, 3) spraying the leaves every 2 weeks with B. bassiana (10 g/100 litre) for four months after planting; and 4) a control (sprayed with distilled water). The experimental design was a Latin square with split plot design: pest management strategy as main plot factor and cultivars (Bophelo, Ndou and Blesbok) as subplot factors. Spraying with B. bassiana significantly reduced the percentage of insect damaged roots (5.31%) compared to the control (13.75%). Dipping did not significantly reduce the number of insect damaged roots (12.13%). There was no significant difference between the chemical spray (5.88% insect damage) and spraying with B. bassiana (5.31% insect damage). The preliminary investigation indicated that B. bassiana can be considered as an alternative control method for the sweet potato weevil.


In order to solve the contradiction between the limited laboratory equipment,limited classroom for art design optional courses and the large number of students who choose the optional courses,a network testing system was designed which can be used before selecting the optional courses of art design.The system is made up of three modules:an examination question bank management module,an examination management module and an achievement management module.It can make sure that a student who has interest and has mastered the elementary knowledge of that course to have first priority in selecting the course.


We develop a passive brain-computer interface (BCI) which uses neurofeedback to maintain a high level of attention during the accomplishment of a prolonged task. The attention degree is estimated from EEG signals using methods of nonlinear and statistical time-frequency analyses. We find that the feedback increases the duration of the maximum interval during which the subject maintains substantial attention (150±40 s with feedback versus 100±20 s without feedback). However, the mean degree of attention during this interval is 27% lower than without feedback. The obtained result evidences that the cognitive reserve is limited, and therefore, to maintain high performance for a prolonged time, the brain operates in a "safe-mode" regime.


This research aims to know :(1) the influence of audited financial statements, investmen risk, and corporate image simultaneously on the response of investors in making investment decisions, (2) the influence of audited financial statements, investment risk, and the company as a partial image of the responce of investors in making investment decisions. To solve these problems, methods of analysis used were multiple linear regression analysis with the tools SPSS version 13.0 sofware. The results of the analysis : (1) audited financial statements, investment risk, and corporate image simultaneously have significant effect on the response of investors in making investment decisions ; (2) audited financial statements, investment risk, and corporate image partially have significant effect on the response of investors in making investmen decisions.


We calculate single-neutron spectroscopic overlaps for lithium isotopes in the framework of the \textit{ab initio} symmetry-adapted no-core shell model. We report the associated neutron-nucleus asymptotic normalization coefficients (ANCs) and spectroscopic factors (SFs) that are important ingredients in many reaction cross section calculations. While spectroscopic factors have been traditionally extracted from experimental cross sections, their sensitivity on the type of reactions, energy, and the underlying models point to the need for determining SF from first-principle structure considerations. As illustrative examples, we present $^6$Li+n, $^7$Li+n, and $^8$Li+n, and we show that the results are in a good agreement with those of other \textit{ab initio} methods, where available, including the quantum Monte Carlo approach. We compare ANCs and SFs to available experimentally deduced values, with a view toward expanding this study to heavier nuclei and to extracting inter-cluster effective interactions for input into analyses of existing and future experimental data.


NATO Strategy as a result of the developments in the international security environment is an axiomatic truth noticeable especially during NATO summits and other major events that the authors of the article have tackled in numerous scientifi c communications and research articles. As a result, the aim of this article is to focus on the concept of "Smart Defense" and on its implementation as detailed during the NATO Parliamentary Assembly organized on 7-10 October 2011 in Bucharest, Romania and attended by 350 Parliament representatives from 28 NATO member countries. SMART DEFENSE – A CONCEPT ALIGNED TO THE CURRENT PHYSIOGNOMY OF THE MILITARY PHENOMENON


Tebuconazole (Elite 45 DF), a fungicide registered preharvest on banana and stone fruits, is being considered for postharvest registration of citrus to control stem-end rot (SER) (Diplodia natalensis, Phomopsis citri), green mold {Penicillium digitatum), and sour rot (Geotrichum candidum). Aqueous suspensions of tebuconazole at 1000-3000 ppm were applied to 'Hamlin' or Temple1 oranges, 'Sunburst' tangerines, or Or lando' tangelos naturally affected by SER and green mold or artificially inoculated with G. candidum. Control of SER was obtained with tebuconazole but the efficacy was usually inferi or to that of the commercial fungicides thiabendazole or imazalil. However, control of green mold with tebuconazole was comparable to control with these fungicides. Control of sour rot was significantly better with tebuconazole than with sodi um orthophenylphenate, the only commercial citrus fungicide with some activity against this disease. Proc. Fla. State Hort. Soc. Ill: 1998. 263 Tebuconazole is a triazole fungicide that inhibits the demethylation reaction of sterol biosynthesis in fungi (DMI fungi cides). It is presently registered for preharvest application to peanuts (Folicur) and bananas and stone fruits (Elite). Inter est to expand the market of tebuconazole has resulted in cur rent efforts to register it for postharvest application to stone fruits and to evaluate its potential for postharvest treatment of citrus. Major losses can occur to citrus, particularly in growing re gions like Florida where climatic conditions are favorable for development of numerous pathogenic postharvest fungi. In terest by the industry to enhance citrus consumption is lead ing to increased efforts to expand export markets and to extend the season with summer storage. Availability of fruit year-around is needed to enhance fresh consumption and production of fresh-squeezed juice. Control of diseases dur ing these extended transit and storage periods is a major problem. Tools for control of postharvest diseases have be come increasingly limited with the loss of several fungicides due to economic reasons. Regulatory requirements for reregistration make it unprofitable to register products for limited markets such as postharvest applications. Currently, the U.S. citrus industries have only the fungicides sodium orthophenylphenate (SOPP), thiabendazole (TBZ), and imazalil and the biological agents Candida oleophila (Aspire) and Pseudomonas syringae (BioSave 1000) to use postharvest for citrus decay control. Tolerances of sodium orthophenylphenate and imazalil are to be reassessed by August of 1999 under the Food Quality Protection Act for additional evaluation of food safety. At any time, changes in regulatory approval could im pact the status and availability of postharvest decay control treatments. Additional products with greater safety and effica cy, particularly against sour rot, are needed to provide more tools and a broader spectrum of activity against citrus decay pathogens. The purpose of the study reported herein was to evaluate and compare the efficacy of tebuconazole with existing and experimental postharvest fungicides for control of the major postharvest decays that occur on fresh Florida citrus. Results of previous studies have shown potential for control of posthar vest citrus diseases with tebuconazole (Schutte et al, 1992). Materials and Methods In vitro evaluations. Tebuconazole was incorporated into Difco potato dextrose agar at final concentrations of 0, 0.1, 1.0, 10, 100, and 1000 mg I1 after autoclaving before pouring into petri dishes. The plates were inoculated with typical iso lates of Diplodia natalensis (D-ll), Colletotrichum gloeosporioides (C-27), Alternaria citri (A-28), Geotrichum candidum (G-10), Pencillium digitatum (PD-9), (PD-28, TBZ resistant), Penicillium italicum (PI-20), Phytophthora palmivora (PH-27), or Phomopsis citri (P-108). Each petri dish of culture medium was inoculat ed at four equidistant locations around the edge of the plate with disks (4 mm in diam) of mycelial inoculum taken from a culture grown on potato dextrose agar. The disk was inverted to place the mycelium in close contact with the test media. The radial growth at 25°C towards the center of the dish at each concentration of tebuconazole was measured when mycelium from the four disks in the control plate reached the center of the dish. Percentage inhibition of growth at the var ious concentrations of tebuconazole was determined in rela tion to the no fungicide control. Eradicant activity. Activity of tebuconazole against soilborne G. candidumwas compared to the activity of chlorine in three separate tests to simulate conditions in commercial fruit drenching applications. Surface soil was collected to a depth of 12 mm from beneath the drip line of the tree canopy of a nearby navel orange grove and stored in a plastic bag at 25°C during the experiments. Soil was added to deionized wa ter at the rate of 1 gm/25 ml and the water was constantly ag itated with a stirring bar during the experiment. The time zero sample was taken after 30 min of stirring. Treatments included the control, chlorine (sodium hypochlorite) (ca. 50|ll I1 at pH 7.0), and tebuconazole (100 mg I1). Available free chlorine concentrations were monitored with a model CLF-2B chlo rine test kit (CHEMetrics Inc, Calverton, VA 22016) and pH was adjusted with 0.1N HCl. Chlorine was inactivated by add ing sodium thiosulfate (Brown and Wardowski, 1984) and the water was removed by filtering the soil suspension on a 1.2 |im filter. The soil residue was scraped from the filter and plated on selective media (Brown and Wardowski, 1984) to isolate G. candidum. Plates were incubated at 25°C and colonies of G. candidum identified and counted with the aid of a binocular microscope three-four days later. Aliquots of 25 ml of tebuconazole containing 1 g of soil were diluted with 375 ml of deionized water to stop fungicidal activity. The suspension was centrifuged at 4068 g relative centrifugal force for five minutes, the liquid was decanted, and the soil debris was removed from the centrifuge tube with an additional 25 ml of water. The soil suspension was filtered as described above, washed and filtered again with 175 ml of deionized water, and plated on the selective media. Remain ing residues of tebuconazole, if any, did not interfere with the growth of G. candidum. Fruit handling. Fruit were obtained in pallets from com mercial packinghouses near the Citrus Research and Educa tion Center (CREC) the morning after harvest following over night storage at ambient conditions. Fruit were dumped on CREC pilot plant equipment and handled as described previ ously (Brown and Chambers, 1996). In degreening experi ments, fruit were degreened at 30°C, 94-96% relative humidity and 5-10 ul I1 of ethylene. Inoculation. Studies with sour rot were conducted with fruit inoculated with G. candidum. Cultures of the fungus were grown on Difco potato dextrose agar for five days at 25°C. Spores were washed from the agar surface in sterile water, fil tered through cheesecloth, and adjusted to a concentration of 106 conidia ml1. A dissecting needle 3 mm in length was dipped into the spore suspension before inoculating each fruit and forced into the fruit rind at the equator. Fruit were held over night at 24°C and 96% relative humidity and treated the follow ing morning approximately 17-18 hr after inoculation. Fungicide treatments. Tebuconazole (Elite, 45%, Bayer, Kansas City, MO) was compared to TBZ (Freshgard 500, 5%, FMC, Lakeland, FL), imazalil (Fungaflor 500, 44.6%, Janssen Pharmaceutica, Titusville, NJ), imazalil ME (30.5%, Janssen Pharmaceutica, Titusville, NJ), SOPP (Freshgard 5, 24%, FMC, Lakeland, FL), and Citrex (100% citrus seed extract, UniClean Industries, Inc., Ft. Pierce, FL). All products were diluted in water and applied to unwashed or washed fruit over brushes (Brown and Chambers, 1996). Fruit were waxed with shellac wax (Sta-Fresh 590HS, FMC, Lakeland, FL) before packing in cartons and storage. Analysis of data. Data were transformed to arcsine values and subjected to analysis of variance, correlation, or means 264 Proc. Fla. StateHort. Soc. Ill: 1998. comparison using Duncan's multiple range test or orthogo nal contrasts (SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC; release 6.04 for personal computer), but presented in tables as percentage value.


Abstract There are generally hundreds of millions of nodes in social media, and they are connected to a huge social network through attention and fan relationships. The news is spread through this huge social network. This paper studies the acquisition technology of social media topic data and enterprise data. The topic positioning technology based on Sina meta search and topic related keywords is introduced, and the crawling efficiency of topic crawlers is analyzed. Aiming at the factors of diverse and variable webpage structure on the Internet, this paper proposes a new Web information extraction algorithm by studying the general laws existing in the webpage structure, combining DOM (Document Object Model) tree and DBSCAN (Density-Based Spatial Clustering of Applications with Noise) algorithm. Several links in the algorithm are introduced in detail, including Web page processing, DOM tree construction, segmented text content acquisition, and web content extraction based on the DBSCAN algorithm. The simulation results show that the intelligence culture, intelligence system, technology platform and intelligence organization ecological collaboration strategy under the extraction of DOM tree and DBSCAN information can improve the level of intelligence participation of all employees. There is a significant positive correlation between the level of participation and the level of the intelligence environment of all employees. According to the research results, the DOM tree and DBSCAN information proposed in this paper can extract the enterprise's employee intelligence and the effective implementation of relevant collaborative strategies, which can provide guidance for the effective implementation of the employee intelligence.


This thesis id focused on the issue of health and safety at work. In the introduction, are described the basic aspects and general principles of occupational safety. There were discussed about existing legislation in the Czech Republic and European Union. The practical part is focused on the creation of OSH management system in the form of organizational guidelines for the needs of Slezak RAV industrial enterprise.


A respirator includes a frame, a filter layer, and a face seal member. The frame has an outer side and an inner side. The frame defines an opening therethrough. The filter layer is mounted to the outer side of the frame and covers the opening of the frame. The filter layer is configured to prohibit permeation of aerosol, gas, and/or vapor contaminants therethrough. The face seal member is mounted to the inner side of the frame. The face seal member includes a seal contact area configured to engage a facial surface of a wearer. The face seal member incorporates a phase change material therein. The phase change material is configured to provide localized cooling by absorbing heat emitted by the wearer.


As the development of Chinese nuclear power technology,it is very important to optimize the procurement of spare parts for scientific optimization and intensive management for several units used the same type of reactor.To improve the operational safety and operation level,save the cost of spare parts,improve the level of earnings and competitiveness,is inevitable choice of benefit maximization for investors.Based on the study of all kinds of power station spare parts management in the world,this paper expounds the idea of fine management and forward a distributed management strategy and scheme for the spare parts.


Music is one of the things in my life that has most reliably gotten me into and kept me out of trouble. Having played in bands for decades, I see parallels with the practice of medicine. As a hospitalist and a palliative care pediatrician, I would like to apply lessons from music to consider how general palliative care (provided by all clinicians) and specialty palliative care (provided by board-certified physicians) can work together in harmony. Music (like medicine) thrives through collaboration, benefits from specialized knowledge, and begs to be shared. As we consider this comparison, I am going to use songs and albums as examples. If you do not know these songs, I hope you will pause and go listen; it just might be one of the nicest parts of your day.

The medical team, like a good band, should come together to create something more than the sum of the individual parts. I think of the Beatles as one of the great bands of all time. Each member was incredible, and together they made music that continues to be relevant, loved, and copied decades later. Some misguided souls think only of John and Paul, forgetting the guitar work of George and the drums of Ringo that completed the unmistakable music they created as a group. Just as great bands need every member, great palliative care relies on a team of generalists and specialists.

In the July issue of this journal, I read, to my great shock, a piece entitled "Why Palliative Care Shouldn't Exist" by Dr. Rebekah Diamond.1 The article displayed a few of the misunderstandings that have hampered generalists and specialists working together. The first is that specialist care in some way removes the need for generalist palliative care, the second is that the presence …


This study is a followup to a study that reported on the results of the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) for Boise State University freshmen and seniors. This study examined which of the many activities on the NSSE best predicted personal estimates of growth while at Boise State as well as perceived satisfaction with the university. Data from 200 freshmen and 243 seniors indicate that asking students to work hard and think at higher levels pays off in growth. Students reporting more growth also reported working harder than they thought they could to meet an instructor's expectations and taking courses that placed more emphasis on the mental activities of analysis, application, evaluation, and synthesis. Social experiences were also found to be an important part of growth, especially personal and analytical growth. Faculty feedback and interactions with students also help students grow, just as combining academic and community experiences increases growth. The most important variable in predicting satisfaction was whether the student would choose Boise State again if starting over. The quality of relationships with faculty and administration were also important factors. Demographic variables relate to growth, but are not as important as some other measures. (SLD) Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. Institutional Assessment I3oise State University What Predicts Perceived Gains in Learning and in Satisfaction Research Report 2001 02 Marcia J. Belcheir Coordinator, Office of Institutional Assessment Boise State University May 2001 AbSTRACT U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office of Educational Research and Improvement EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) O This document has been reproduced as received from the person or organization originating it. o Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction quality.U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office of Educational Research and Improvement EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) O This document has been reproduced as received from the person or organization originating it. o Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction quality. Points of view or opinions stated in this document do not necessarily represent official OERI position or policy. PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE AND DISSEMINATE THIS MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY Marcia J. Belcheir, Coordinator Office of Institutional Assessment TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) This study was a follow-up to RR 2000-04, which reported on the results of the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) for Boise State freshmen and seniors. The purpose of this study was to uncover which of the many activities included on the NSSE best predicted personal estimates of growth while at Boise State as well as satisfaction with the institution. Measures of growth fell into three categories: personal, analytical, and communications skills. Satisfaction was measured by an item that asked students to evaluate their educational experience so far. The variables used to predict growth and satisfaction covered classroom experiences, out-of-class experiences and activities, and demographic items such as gender, age, credit load, and major. Among the findings of the report: Asking students to work hard and think at higher levels pays off in growth. Students reporting more growth also report working harder than they thought they could to meet an instructor's expectations and taking courses that place more emphasis on the mental activities of analysis, application, evaluation, and synthesis. Social experiences are also an important part of growth, especially personal and analytic growth. Students who felt Boise State provides the support they need to thrive socially also report more personal growth. Contact with students from other backgrounds is also important; so is time spent on co-curricular activities. Faculty feedback and interactions with students also help students grow. This includes frequency of feedback on academic performance, discussions about career plans, and use of email. Research Report 2001-02 BEST COPY AVAILABLE 2 1 Combining academic and community experiences increases growth. Specifically, students who participated in community-based projects as part of a course also rated themselves more highly in personal growth. Off-campus work also related to growth in communication skills. The most important variable in predicting satisfaction is whether the student would choose Boise State again if starting over. Some have speculated that because so many Boise State students are place-bound without many options for an education, satisfaction and continued enrollment are less closely linked at BSU than at those institutions where students are freer to change location. This finding indicates, however, that the two are still strongly related at Boise State. The quality of relationships with faculty and administration also are important factors in predicting satisfaction. Academics, however, also plays a role. Working off-campus decreases satisfaction with Boise State. Demographic variables relate to growth, but are not as important as some other measures. Women report growing more personally, while men report growing more analytically. Other factors include number of credits, transfer status, and major. No demographic variable was significant enough to include in predicting satisfaction. Research Report 2001-02 3 2 WhAT PREdiCTS PERCEIVEd GAINS iN LEARNiNq ANd IN SATISFACTION FOR BOiSE STATE STUdENTS? Last year Boise State University participated in the first administration of the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE). The NSSE provides a new approach to measuring institutional quality by focusing on the activities that promote learning rather than on the more traditional measures of quality such as reputation and freshman SAT scores. A prior report (RR 2000-04) detailed the responses from Boise State students and provided comparisons to other institutions who participated in the survey. Findings revealed that Boise State students were much more likely to be working and caring for children than were students elsewhere. In addition, while Boise State was modestly below the average on a number of engagement and satisfaction items, when the items were combined into benchmarks, Boise State was markedly below other institutions in all five benchmark areas: level of academic challenge, active and collaborative learning, student interactions with faculty members, enriching educational experiences, and supportive campus environment. Knowing that our students and our metropolitan environment are somewhat different than elsewhere, it was felt that Boise State needed better information on which activities were related to the greatest perceived gains in learning and satisfaction for our unique student group. The findings will provide Boise State with a better perspective in knowing where to begin improvement work, focusing particularly on those variables that the institution has at least some control over. PURpOSE of ThE STudy This study sought to answer the following questions: 1. What best predicts growth while in college at Boise State University? 2. What best predicts overall satisfaction with the institution? By answering these questions, Boise State can use the information to decide where to place additional resources, whether those resources are time, money, people, or space. Indeed, this study is being completed in time to be a part of the President's 2001 Annual Planning Meeting, so these very questions can be addressed. This study, then, provides a springboard for discussion for department chairpersons, area heads, student services personnel, vice presidents, and the president to plan for change. To help organize the discussion, variables which relate to growth and satisfaction will be identified as inclass variables, out-of-class variables, or demographic variables. Research Report 2001-02 4 3


A method of transmitting and receiving a signal from the transmitter including a plurality of transmission antennas in a mobile communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes the steps of determining the system information including a correspondence relationship between the transmission resources and said transmission antennas; Sending a signal to the receiver based on the determined system information; And receiving the feedback information of the signal transmitted by the receiver. According to an embodiment of the disclosure, in the beam-forming transmission method in a mobile communication system, the transmitting end is to determine the digital pre-coding without information from the receiving end, less than the overhead in accordance with carrying out the transfer to do so, to perform efficient signal transmission and reception can.


427 acid decarboxylase. Anti-nuclear and anti-DNA antibodies were negative. Adrenocorticotropic hormone and cortisol were normal. She had no nail changes or family history of autoimmune diseases. The patient was then diagnosed with APS-3B. Since childhood, the patient had suffered from frequent episodes of multiple patches of hair loss on the scalp. She was therefore referred to us based on suspicion of AA associated with APS-3B. Physical examination showed several patches of hair loss on the scalp (figure 1B). Dermoscopy revealed tapering hair (blue arrow) and yellow dots (red arrow) (figure 1C). Routine histological examination showed lymphocytic infiltration around hair bulbs (figure 1D). We performed immunohistochemical staining using rabbit antihuman interferon (IFN)antibody (Abcam, Cambridge, UK) followed by Alexa donkey anti-rabbit immunoglobulin (Ig)G and phycoerythrin (PE)-conjugated mouse anti-human CD8 antibody (Becton Dickinson, Franklin Lakes, NJ), and found infiltration of IFN-producing CD8+ T cells not only in the scalp lesion (figure 1E), but also in the gastric mucous membrane (figure 1F). Flow cytometric analysis of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) showed an increased percentage of IFN+ CD8+ (figure 1G) and CXCR3+ CD8+ T cells (figure 1I) compared with IL-13+ CD8+ (figure 1H) and CCR4+ CD8+ T cells (figure 1J), respectively, suggesting an increment of Tc1 cells. The patient's HLA type was HLA-DQB1*05:03:01, HLA-DQB1*06:02:01, HLA-DRB1*14:54:01 and HLA-DRB1*15:01. The patient was treated with local immunotherapy with squaric acid dibutylester for about a year since she visited our dermatology clinic, but the lesions recurred. The patient was also on iron and vitamin B12 replacement therapy prescribed by the gastroenterologists. NKG2D+ CD8+ T cells have recently been considered as effector cells producing IFNin the pathology of AA [5]. AA is therefore basically regarded as a type 1 immunological disease; it is occasionally associated with other autoimmune diseases, such as type 1 diabetes mellitus, inflammatory bowel disease, thyroid and collagen diseases [6]. In fact, APS type 3C with alopecia and vitiligo has been considered as a type of APS. Our patient was therefore considered to belong to APS-3B/C. Seven cases of AA have been reported among patients with APS. However, the precise relationship between AA and APS remains unclear. Our case suggests that both AA and autoimmune atrophic gastritis are caused by a type 1 immunological inflammation, although CCR4+ CD8+ T cells also effectively produce IFN[7, 8]. In addition, the haplotype DRB1*15:01-DQB1*06:02 is significantly more frequent in patients with autoimmune thyroid diseases and AA vs control subjects [9, 10], which has also been suggested to be associated with AA and APS in this patient. In conclusion, our case represents APS-3B-3C with skewed type 1 immunological inflammation, manifesting with autoimmune gastritis, autoimmune thyroid disease, and AA.


Objective To understand the serum cystatin C in patients with coronary angiography for the assessment of early renal toxicity. Methods A total of 153 patients undergoing coronary angiography were selected. Serum creatinine,BUN,and cystatin C levels were assessed at start,1 day and 2 days after the administration of a radio contrast agent.Furthermore,urinary mALB,NAG and creatinine were checked for evidence of tubular or glomerular damage at start,1 day and 2 days after the administration of a radio contrast agent. Results In comparison with the value before coronary angiography, serum cystatin C significantly increased at 1-day and 2 days after angiography﹙t=54.78,3.77,P0.05).In comparison to the 1-day levels taken after angiography,cystatin C significantly decreased at 2-day after angiography﹙t=51.43,P0.05﹚.There was no significant change compared to baseline in BUN and serum creatinine levels after angiography﹙t =0.65,0.22,0.54,0.58,0.45,1.12,P0.05);In comparison with the value before coronary angiography,urinary mALB and NAG significantly increased at 1-day after angiography﹙t=3.48,9.99,P0.05﹚,urinary NAG significantly increased at 2-day after angiography﹙t=4.68,P0.05﹚,urinary mALB levels at 2-day after angiography had no significant change compared to baseline(t=0.99,P0.05);in comparison to the 1-day levels taken after angiography,urinary NAG significantly decreased at 2-day after angiography﹙t=8.13,P0.05﹚,urinary mALB obviously decreased at 2-day after angiography﹙t=4.93,P0.05﹚. Conclusions In patients without baseline renal failure,no contrast-induced nephropathy occurred.In part of ones,there were the light increase in urinary protein and enzyme. Serum cystatin C,urinary mALB and NAG were sensitive markers to evaluate contrast-induced early nephrotoxicity. In the clinical assessment of contrast-induced nephropathy,urinary mALB and NAG may be of little importance,but serum cystatin C may be a future marker,especially in the upcoming setting of short-time hospitalizations for coronary angiographies and interventions.


The invention may be diagnostic specificity to potassium when cheated to (Caliciviridae) furnace of viruses GI genotype group, Norovirus GII genotype group with sandpaper viruses that cause acute gastroenteritis by using real-time PCR at the same time and the sensitivity high, the molecular the positive standard to be used for diagnosis often by using a protected by a capsid protein other than the synthetic RNA used synthetic virus increases the stability's positive standard induced always acute gastroenteritis one to maintain the same experimental results virus test kit for existing and It provides a test method. According to the invention, the specificity and accurately by using a real-time PCR analysis, while the early symptoms are quickly Norovirus GI, Norovirus GII and sandpaper virus from a sample of similar patients several acute gastroenteritis doubt at the same time and on the basis of the quantified data, and the sensitivity can be increased detection, norovirus GI, norovirus GII or sandpaper by early in the virus detection of the presence of small amounts of the virus at an early stage to allow for appropriate treatment of infection early danger of missing the treatment time of the patient or spread infection It can block the advance.


Theoretical results on the properties of forecasts obtained using singular spectrum analysis are presented in this paper. The mean squared forecast error is derived under broad regularity conditions, and it is shown that the forecasts obtained in practice will converge to their population ensemble counterparts. The theoretical results are illustrated by examining the performance of singular spectrum analysis forecasts when applied to autoregressive processes and a random walk process. Simulation experiments suggest that the asymptotic properties developed are reflected in observed finite sample behaviour. Empirical applications using real world data sets indicate that forecasts based on singular spectrum analysis are competitive with other methods currently in vogue.


Culture, values and the language classroom, Robin Barrow the unspoken curriculum, or how language teaching carries cultural and ideological messages, Doug Holly inevitability of teaching and learning culture in a foreign language course, Joyce Valdes sterotyping in TESOL materials, Jane and Michael Clarke culture, literature and the language classroom, Brian Harrison cultural and educational expectations in the language classroom, Martin Cortazzi culture and language teaching - ESL in England, Euan Reid foreign language and teaching and young people's perceptions of other cultures, Michael Byram the cultural context of foreign language learning in Great Britain, Roy Dunning English language and culture in Soviet textbooks, Pamela Fearey and Olga Lalor socia-political changes and their implications for second language learning - the case of Malaysia, Mildred Thiyaga Rajah socio-cultural content in ESL programmes for newly-arrived and NESB and aboriginal school-children in Western Australia, Marion Myhill a visit to Gujarat - a linguistic odyssey, Arvind Bhatt.


We examine the long-run stock price and operating performance of companies that withdraw seasoned equity offerings. Firms that withdraw an offering provide an opportunity to examine the long-run impact of the intent to issue shares, independent of any agency problems that might be intensified by the actual acquisition of equity capital. As in completed SEOs, long-horizon stock returns to sample firms are substantially lower than returns to control firms. Long-run operating performance is similarly poor. Long run stock price performance is worst among high market-to-book assets firms that withdraw equity issues in hot SEO markets. The evidence is consistent with a model in which firms attempt to sell overvalued shares to a market that doesn't react sufficiently to the implications of the action, even if the shares are not actually issued.


In recent years, the DC electrical distribution concept is increasingly gaining ground in the maritime sector as a new accountable and efficient solution to set up on-board smart microgrids. On such a basis, this paper proposes a new method for selecting the most convenient voltage level of a DC electrical distribution grid used to replace an AC counterpart in a passenger ship. In particular, using an optimization criterion that pursues the reduction of weight and volume of the electrical plant equipment, the balance point between AC and DC solutions is determined. The method is assessed on a real-world case study, choosing a more convenient voltage level with respect to the balance point. The results show the suitability of the adopted criterion and the extent of cable weight and volume reduction.


Biofuel is one of alternative fossil fuel, in which the raw materials come from biological resources.One of the raw materials for biofuel production is microalgae. Microalgae grows rapidly, does notcompete with food for humans, and needs small areas to cultivate. Utilization of microalgae forbiofuel research nowadays is focusing on biodiesel production, but actually microalgae can beused to produce other biofuels such as bioethanol. The carbohydrate content of the microalgaecan be converted into glucose and fermented into alcohol. Carbohydrate content of the microalgaeis about 5.0–67.9%, which could produce bioethanol up to 38%. A harmony between bioethanoland biodiesel production from microalgae is needed for the optimum utilization of microalgae.Bioethanol production from microalgae can be done using de-oiled microalgae.


Abstract Background Capnocytophaga canimorsus is associated with sepsis following dog bites especially in asplenic patients. Meningitis is a rare entity and may be associated with delayed diagnosis due to poor or delayed growth. We provide our experience using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to establish the diagnosis and performed a comprehensive review of C. canimorsus meningitis providing data on clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and outcomes of this unusual infection. Methods A systematic review of the peer-reviewed English literature (PubMed, Embase, Ovid Medline) from January 1966 to March 2018 was performed to identify cases of C. canimorsus meningitis in addition to our case. Data collected included demographics, risk factors, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) findings, PCR testing, treatment, and outcomes. Descriptive statistics are presented as numbers (percentages) and medians (ranges). Results A total of 37 cases with a median age of 63.5 years (range 12 days–83 years) with a male predominance (75%). A relatively low proportion had an immunocompromised state: 17% splenectomy and 6% steroid use. The most common risk factor was alcoholism (19%). Sixty-four percent reported a dog bite (all <10 days prior to presentation); 22% non-bite dog exposure; 3% cat bite; and 11% no animal contact. CSF mean white cells of 1,894 cells/mm3, neutrophils 76% (±19%), protein of 225 mg/dL (±149), and glucose CSF/serum ratio of 0.24 (±0.15). In 16 (43%) cases, blood cultures were positive for C. canimorsus (median 4.3 days) and 27 (73%) had positive CSF cultures (median 4.4 days). PCR established the diagnosis in seven (19%) cases. Antibiotic therapy was given for a median of 14 days (range 7–42 days). Prognosis was overall favorable with one (3%) mortality; 19% of survivors had sequelae: four hearing loss, one headaches, two neurological deficits, and two with extremity amputations. Conclusion C. canimorsus meningitis is a rare clinical entity occurring in patients of all ages typically after dog exposure. While classically considered a disease of immunocompromised patients, most cases occurred in previously healthy, immunocompetent persons. Diagnosis may be established by PCR and testing should be considered in culture-negative cases with associated risk factors. Outcome was generally favorable after a median antibiotic duration of 14 days. Disclosures All authors: No reported disclosures.


T HE present investigation is a continuation of an effort to determine the effect of various ions upon the heart rhythm of the crayfish. In a previous paper (1928) the author reported the results of a series of studies on the effect of Na, K, Ca, Mg, and hydrogen ions upon the heart rhythm of this species. In the foregoing work a method was devised whereby the pulsations of the intact heart of the crayfish could be recorded and studied graphically, while being perfused with various ionic solutions. Furthermore, various concentrations of NaCl, KC1, and CaClI were tested together in a perfusing bath in an attempt to find a solution which would maintain normal heart rhythm. A solution referred to frequently as a "normal perfusing solution" and containing I per cent NaCl plus 0.024 per cent CaCl2 plus O.028 per cent KC1, fulfilled this purpose and kept the heart beating normally for several hours when exposed and perfused at a temperature of 250 C. This solution was employed as a control bath and as a basis for observing the effect of solutions containing different concentrations of the various ions tested. The experiments reported in the present paper are of a similar nature but employ other ions found in the same periodic classification of metals, namely, Li and NH4 in the alkali group and Sr and Ba in the alkali-earth group. Although these particular ions are probably not concerned in the normal physiological activity of the crayfish heart, they may through substitution throw some light on the nature of the action of normal blood ions. To quote Mines (1911), "the most promising way of attacking the problem of how this or that ion serves its peculiar r61le in living tissue is to discover


Pediatric neurologists at the Floating Hospital, Tufts University, Boston, MA report a 7-year-old boy with Alice in Wonderland syndrome associated with Lyme disease.


The objective of this study was to compare mineral contents of chickpeas and haricot bean using two different analytical digestion method including dry ashing and microwave digestion method. The levels of micronutrient (Cu, Fe, Mn, Zn) and macronutrient minerals (Ca, Mg, Na, K) in two different legumes, as  chickpea ( Cicer arientinum L) and haricot bean ( Phaseolus vulgaris L. ) samples that are widely growing and consumed in Tunceli Province-Turkey were evaluated.  The mineral composition of chickpea and haricot bean were determined by using FAAS after dissolving dry ashing and microwave digestion methods. In this way both the mineral composition of legume samples and the dissolving methods were compared. Results obtained from each group and each method was analyzed statistically using the SPSS statistic program. It was observed that in chickpea and haricot bean samples Ca, Cu and Zn concentrations using microwave digestion method were higher than dry ashing method (p<0.01).


Matcha tea is a fine-powdered green tea with a unique "Umami" taste. It is a
popular beverage prepared from the leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant, which
is growing under the shade a few weeks before harvesting the leaves. Consequently, Matcha tea is a green tea possessing distinctive proportions of bioactive
chemicals. The health-promoting effects of Matcha tea are well-documented.
Matcha tea constituents have diverse beneficial biological activities such as anticarcinogenic, anti-stress, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects, and enhancing cognitive function. On the other hand, research regarding oral healthpromoting properties of Matcha tea has yet to be conducted. Oral health benefits
of Matcha tea are always granted to green tea. This review highlights the healthpromoting properties of Matcha tea and its chemical composition. Also, it summarizes the oral health benefits of green tea as a representative of matcha tea. It is
highly suggested to investigate the benefits of Matcha tea for enhancing oral
health as it shares bioactive components with green tea but at different proportions.
Keywords: Matcha tea, oral health, Camellia sinensis


This study aims to determine the considerations that the MPU has given in influencing the policies of the Aceh Government and Regency/Municipal Governments. In addition, to determine the MPU's obstacles in realizing its role to give these considerations. This research uses a socio-legal approach. The textual study method was used to obtain research data. The data obtained in this study were then analyzed qualitatively. The results show that the considerations that the MPU has given in influencing the policies of the Aceh Government and Regency/Municipal Governments, namely the participation of the MPU in the assistance team. In addition, the MPU provides considerations in discussing the Draft Qanun, both those related to Islamic Shari'a and those that are not directly related to Islamic Shari'a. Meanwhile, the MPU obstacles in the discussion of Qanun of Aceh or Qanun of Regency/Municipal are human resource factors and formal juridical factors. In addition, the MPU's involvement in the legislative process in the DPRA and DPRK has not been comprehensively regulated. In this case, the forum did not provide an optimal space for the MPU to provide considerations. Therefore, it is recommended that MPU better understand the positive legal context that applies in Indonesia. In addition, it is recommended that the Government harmonize the provisions on the establishment of Qanun of Aceh with Qanun of Aceh No. 2 of 2009 so that the MPU can maximize its role in giving consideration to regional policies.


We prefer to exhaust ourselves with endless deeds than to slow down, spend time with God, and ask Him what He wants us to do.


A progress report is given on reprocessing of irradiated fuel in Italy, covering primarily activities at the Eurex pilot plant in Saluggia (Vercelli) and the ITREC pilot plant in Rotondella (Matera), Italy.


An embodiment of the invention discloses a system for providing television services in session initiation protocol (SIP) network, comprising: a network television terminal function for initiating an SIP session request for a network television application server, wherein, the SIP session request contains an SIP uniform resource identifier (URI) for indicating channel information; and the network television application server which is used for parsing the SIP URI so as to acquire the channel information and confirming the television channel played to the network television terminal function according to the channel information. The invention also discloses a method for providing television services in the SIP network, a network television terminal and the network television application server. The invention can be used to mark television channels in the SIP network and uniquely mark television channels or television channel sets in the wide SIP network, thereby the television services can be offered in the SIP network, and an SIP entity can route SIP signaling to other specific SIP entities according to channel marks.


In this article, the response of the heart rate and stroke volume of disabled athletes to the standard muscular load was studied. The athletes of the basketball team are divided into two groups. The first groups are wheelchair basketball players with amputated lower limbs. The second group is wheelchair basketball players with lower limb atrophy. A comparative analysis of heart rate and stroke volume was performed at rest and when performing a muscular load. It has been revealed that basketball players with amputated lower limbs have heart rate indicators at rest significantly higher, and ASW is lower than basketball players with atrophy of lower limbs. It has been established that in basketball players with amputated lower limbs when performing a muscular load, large changes occur on the part of the stroke blood volume and the values of the heart rate change to a lesser extent. Whereas, athletes with atrophy of the lower extremities when performing muscular load, there are large changes in the frequency of heartbeats and to a lesser extent the indices of stroke blood volume change.


Summary Standards for measuring room acoustic parameters, such as ISO 3382, in many cases do not, or only partially, specify the requirements that a measured impulse response should meet to allow calculation of a certain parameter. Among other things, it is often left to the user of the standard to find a practical interpretation of the time infinity that appears in the theoretical formulas defining the parameters. Hence, the parameter value may depend on the decay range and measurement time. Under the most adverse conditions this may lead to variations in the calculated parameter values larger than the Just Noticeable Di ff erence (JND). Using the suggested ISO 3382 'infinite' integration time limits for some parameters and otherwise the crosspoint of decay line and noise level as the 'infinite' integration time limit for the other parameters, the influence of the decay range on the calculated parameter values is investigated. This is done for all ISO 3382-1 parameters: EDT , T 20 , T 30 , C 80 , D 50 , T S , G , ST , IACC , LF , LFC and LG , using the INR (room Impulse response to Noise Ratio) as an estimator for the decay range. The result is a proposal for a minimum decay range value for all ISO 3382-1 parameters, based on the JND and the INR .


The purpose of this paper is to obtain an indirect boundary integral formulation for the three-dimensional viscous flow problem in a granular material with a void. The corresponding existence and uniqueness result of the classical solution to this problem is proved by using the theory of hydrodynamic potentials.


Gallium arsenide technology has been widely applied in the communication and optical electronics industries. The process of chip manufacturing produces a stream of wastewater unique in its low flow rate and high arsenic concentration. Fluidized bed crystallization (FBC) technology combines the advantages of a fluidized bed reactor and crystallization. It is highly efficient with low capital and operational costs, while producing no sludge. The waste from the FBC is small in volume, high in crystal purity and recyclable. Jar tests were first performed to evaluate the precipitation of arsenic sulfide. Then a lab-scale fluidized bed reactor was applied to screen critical operational parameters and the process was optimized to meet the wastewater discharge standard. The results obtained in this study confirmed that the FBC process is capable of treating wastewater containing high concentrations of arsenic, reducing the concentration to µgL −1 levels. Sulfide dosage and operating pH are the two most significant parameters determining the residual arsenic concentration of the effluent, with optimum conditions of pH = 2a nd S/As= 2.2 to meet the local discharge limit.  2007 Society of Chemical Industry


Problems concerning improvement of control valves of steam turbines are considered and the aerodynamic, power, and vibrational characteristics of the new valves and standard valves are compared.


In power systems, electrical motors are essential elements which account for the majority of the electrical load. Although the basic design and control theory has been studied for multitudes of years, there are still some common problems which are necessary to further study.


In this paper, we derive the shear coefficient K for trigonal crystals of rectangular cross section in Timoshenko's beam theory of three dimensional (3-D) elasticity. The theoretical result gives K as a function of the transformed elastic stiffness constants c22, c44, c66. For an isotropic material it agrees completely with that derived by G. R. Cowper. In addition, values of K versus cut angle for quartz crystal, lithium tantalate, and lithium niobate which belong to the trigonal system are calculated, so that K has a value of 0.796-0.867 for quartz crystal, 0.834- 0.857 for lithium tantalate, and 0.831-0.863 for lithium niobate, when Z-plates of the crystals are rotated with a cut angle θof 0-180°about the x-axis. The values of K are then compared with those for isotropic materials obtained by other authors.


This paper presents a design approach for large passenger aircraft nacelles. It describes nacelle functions, configurations, and major components. Design criteria for particular components of the nacelle are presented. Typical materials used for structure build including composites are elaborated. Certification requirements are shown. The paper presents challenges for nacelle design and build, including weight, aerodynamic smoothness, nacelle integration, and cost.


The applications of detection and tracking traffic car are paid more attention,the key part is to segment the moving target,for the purpose of solving the problem,it's urgent to update and extract the background,after researching the existing methods,a new algorithm based on improved clustering by kernel function is proposed,firstly,a pre-disposal formula is to get the useful video sequences,then define the kernel function and initialize the class,secondly,according to the formula,it need to merge the similar class,and take the adaptive threshold selection,the method combine the traditional clustering and on-line clustering,at last,compare the pixel's number which meet the condition,then choose the max number's class as the background,experiments show that this method is effective.


The aim of works is to make a critical analysis of two presuppositions on aggression in sport: a) "All sport is aggression" and b) "Sport serves a cathartic funcion". Both presuppositions turn out to be inadequate. The basic argument to reject the first presupposition is built an analysis of an adequate definition of the term "aggression in sport". An analysis of the presupposition on the catharic function of sport shows that it is sens less to maintain this presupposition. Neither results of empirical studies nor teoretical beliefs are in favour of the thesis on the cathartic function of sport.


Password data in a system usually stored in hash. Various human-caused negligence and system vulnerability can make those data fall in the hand of those who isn't entitled to or even those who have malicious purpose. Attacks which could be done on the hashed password data using GPGPU-based machine are for example: brute-force, dictionary, mask-attack, and word-list. This research explains about effectivity of brute-force and dictionary attack which done on SHA-l hashed password using GPGPU-based machine. Result is showing that brute-force effectively crack more password which has lower set of character, with over 11% of 7 or less characters passwords vs mere 3 % in the dictionary attack counterpart. Whereas dictionary attack is more effective on cracking password which has unsecure character pattern with 5,053 passwords vs 491 on best brute-force attack scenario. Usage of combined attack method (brute-force + dictionary) gives more balanced approach in terms of cracking whether the password is long or secure patterned string.


Not many attempts have been made in previous studies to understand consumers' sociodemographic characteristics and their awareness towards organic rice. Knowledge towards
organic rice among consumers is fundamental to induce demand and market for organic rice. This study seeks to understand consumers' awareness towards organic rice in Malaysia. The survey is exploratory in nature and was conducted at major supermarkets in Klang Valley. Data
were analysed using descriptive analysis and chi-square analysis using cross-classification techniques, and correlation to determine their relationship, strength and direction of their relationship. The findings showed majority of the respondents (85.6%) have some level of
awareness towards organic rice, while only 64.7% planned to consume organic rice in the future. This indicates that awareness of consumers towards organic rice does not necessarily translate to their planning to consume organic rice. Thus, achieving awareness and understanding the
linkage between awareness and consumption is fundamental to impacting demand and market for organic rice. The study also showed that the younger respondents have more concern towards organic rice. These findings if well responded to, would definitely have positive implications for the Malaysian organic rice industry.


2, 3-Disubstituted 6-nitroquinoxalines were reacted with potassium cyanide in alcoholic solutions to form 2, 3-disubstituted 6-alkoxyquinoxaline-5-carbonitriles (I, III and IV) and 2, 3-disubstituted-5-aminoisoxazolo [4, 3-f] quinoxalines (II and V) at the yield of about 50 and 30%, respectively. The reaction of 2, 4-dinitroaniline with potassium cyanide in methanolic solution gave o-methoxybenzonitrile compounds (VII and VIII). The same reaction was carried out in the presence of potassium ferricyanide and only dinitro-benzonitrile (VI) was obtained. Each VI and VII were reduced catalytically to o-phenyl-enediamine compounds and then condensed with benzil to yield the corresponding quinoxaline compounds. These were identical with the direct alkoxycyanation products of 2, 3-disubstituted 6-nitroquinoxaline.


Emotions have been found to play a paramount role in both everyday music experiences and health applications of music, but the applicability of musical emotions depends on: 1) which emotions music can induce, 2) how it induces them, and 3) how individual differences may be explained. These questions were addressed in a listening test, where 44 participants (aged 19–66 years) reported both felt emotions and subjective impressions of emotion mechanisms (Mec Scale), while listening to 72 pieces of music from 12 genres, selected using a stratified random sampling procedure. The results showed that: 1) positive emotions (e.g., happiness) were more prevalent than negative emotions (e.g., anger); 2) Rhythmic entrainment was the most and Brain stem reflex the least frequent of the mechanisms featured in the BRECVEMA theory; 3) felt emotions could be accurately predicted based on self-reported mechanisms in multiple regression analyses; 4) self-reported mechanisms predicted felt emotions better than did acoustic features; and 5) individual listeners showed partly different emotion-mechanism links across stimuli, which may help to explain individual differences in emotional responses. Implications for future research and applications of musical emotions are discussed.


Objective To explore the protection of magnesium sulfate(MgSO4) on radiation-induced acute brain injury.Methods Thirty six mature Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into 3 groups:the blank control group,experimental control group and experimental therapy group.The whole brain of SD rats in the experimental control group and experimental therapy group were irradiated with a dose of 20 Gy using 6 MeV electron beam.Magnesium sulfate was injected intraperitoneally into the rats in the experimental therapy group before and after irradiation for seven times.The blood and the brain tissue were taken on the 1st,3rd and 14th day after irradiation.ELISA was used to measure the level of serum NSE.Western blot technique was used to detect the expression of NR1 and NR2B subunit protein in brain tissue.Results Compared with the blank control group,the level of serum NSE in the experimental control group increased significantly(P0.05).The expression of NR1 and NR2B also in-creased.Compared with that in the experimental control group,the level of serum NSE in the experi-mental therapy group was significantly lower since the 3rd day after irradiation(P0.05).The expression of NR1 and NR2B was lower after irradiation.Conclusions MgSO4 used in early stage can inhibit the level of serum NSE and the expression of NR1 and NR2B after radiation-induced acute brain injury.It shows a protective effect on radiation-induced acute brain injury.


The article deals with the lexical change in modern Russian, declaring the evolution of a language model of the world. It noted the influence on the process of borrowing communicative consciousness of native speakers. Thus stands out the important role of neologization process, which allows to see what is relevant to a particular ethnic group in one time or another. Active course of the process of the lexical borrowing in modern Russian language due to changes in the social and political environment of the country, ideological transformations in modern society. It should be noted that at this stage there is an alternative to western by oriental influence, which intensifies in the change of the development vector of Russia in the early ХХI century and focusing on Oriental countries. Analyzing modern orientalisms it should be noted that there are borrowed not only words, which are nominating the realities but the words that characterize various abstract concepts and words affecting cognitive-value orientations native speakers of Russian.


Satellite monitoring of lakes – a future method? Satellite images are easily accessible and many are free. Image editing can be done with soft ware tools well known in digital map proces sing, and are used for surveillance of lakes and their landfills. The purpose of this article is to inform potential users about these services that are constantly increasing in width and quality. Pixel values from several satellites were used to calculate surface temperatures in lakes, and cal culated values showed high correlation (r2 = 0.927) with water temperatures measured in Norwegian lakes. Horizontal distribution of green color in satellite images was compared with previously reported values for chlorophyll a concentrations, and it was partly good corre spondence between the two variables. The same applies to the finished values for chlorophyll concentrations from ESA Sentinel3a satellites, but there is uncertainty about the concentration level being correct, and there is a need to combine values calculated from satellite imagery with in situ measurements of chlorophyll a in the lakes.


We report an unusual case of angle closure glaucoma in a 78-year-old highly myopic female patient. The patient did not show any preoperative signs of subluxation of lens. However, the capsular bag was noted to be unstable during surgery. The patient was managed with phacoemulsification of lens using a novel method of iris hooks for stabilization of capsular bag during surgery.


The SITELLE Imaging Fourier Transform Spectrometer system being developed by l'Université Laval at ABB-Bomem will require two identical CCD detector systems. Our requirements for the cryogenic system for these cameras are: cooling to below 190 K, extremely low vibrational input from the cryogenic system (<1 mg RMS from 0-2 kHz), hands-off operation over long periods of time and low original capital outlay and continued operation cost. These constraints drove towards the selection of a Polycold PCC cooled system which exhibits relatively low vibrational noise and can efficiently achieve the required cooling power in our target temperature range. This paper will present work performed to passively mitigate high frequency vibrations imparted by the Polycold PCC cryo-head on the detector cryostat.


Disposed on either side of the wireless network, a system for reducing the amount of collisions in a wireless network, the system includes a TCP server in communication with TCP client using a TCP protocol with client acknowledgments, TCP summarized in summary acknowledgment at least one client acknowledgment from the protocol, and a configured acknowledged summarized device to transmit a summary acknowledgment to the wireless network. Acknowledgment Summary device is arranged on either side of the wireless network, by integrating one or more of the client acknowledgment encoded packet from the TCP protocol, to transmit the coded packet to the wireless network configured acknowledgment integration devices, it is possible to combine it or that this alternative to. TCP server and disposed between the TCP client device, to transmit from one acknowledgment flowing between TCP server and TCP client 1 or more extracts client acknowledgment, all the extracted client acknowledgment to network configured.


Ling was a style of official documents, with its concise and simple stylistic features. Since Wei and Jin dynasties, under the double influence of aestheticism and the culture of nobility, ling and other styles of official documents characterized with their flowery language became vehicles for men of letters to show off their talent, which was especially so during Southern Dynasty. Only one text of ling was included in Wenxuan, namely Empress Xuande, which was written by Ren Fang for Wang Baoming, the empress dowager of Xuande, to persuade Xiao Yan to give his throne to Liang Gong. To give up one's throne to another person willingly was the major means of transferring power during Wei, Jin, Northern and Southern dynasties. Ren Fang was entrusted to write several such articles to persuade Xiao Yan to give up willingly his throne. Yet because of the differences of the nominal writers and writing times, their writing styles were different from one another, which represented appropriately the relationships between the nominal writers and Xiao Yan, and were touched with the psychological color of the special relationship between Ren Fang the writer and Xiao Yan.


Starting with Ningbo, China, where a system of taxis equipped with satellite positioning systems and mobile communication was established, vehicle probe data collection techniques are presented for Asian metropolitan areas. The aim is to generate an online traffic situation report. The system's architecture consists of a positioning/navigation unit and a radio link to a dispatching center. From the dispatching center, a server is supplied generating a database for link travel times and specific data evaluation. First experiences are reported for data collection and data processing for online traffic control and dynamic route guidance. The cornerstone of the technique is a digital map that can be generated in a first approach from recorded positioning data of the taxi fleet. The process of map generation and feature attachment is presented together with an analysis of hot spots and critical sections.

The approach is embedded in new developments for air borne and space born data detection and control technologies. These future technologies allow the establishment of traffic control systems without much infrastructure for data detection and are perfectly suited for the emerging and fast growing metropolitan areas in China's east. The satellite borne recording technique can be extended to road infrastructures inventory and the vehicle probe technique can be used for transportation planning purposes, as well. The database can be used for deriving performance indices of the metropolitan areas' vehicular traffic. Travel time analysis and mean speed time series recording anticipates the formation of critical regions and traffic hot spots. The online information helps not only for traffic control with corridor control systems and traffic signal control but also for incident management and patrol service optimization.


Baumeister and Muraven (1996) reasoned that those who have a well-formed identity should express a greater amount of fear when faced with the prospect of their own death. In Study 1, terror management theory methodology was applied to test this hypothesis. The results show that individuals who were exploring their identity had greater identity exploration scores when reminded of their death in comparison to those who were not given such a reminder. In Study 2, the effects of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on identity and anxiety were examined using a terrorism salience approach. The results show that reminders of the terrorist attacks produced greater anxiety in those who were exploring their identity and less anxiety in those who were not exploring. Terrorism salience also produced greater identity commitment, especially in those who were exploring their identity.


We present the first results from a study of Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) Sector 1 and 2 light curves for eight evolved massive stars in the LMC: six yellow supergiants (YSGs) and two luminous blue variables (LBVs), including S Doradus. We use an iterative prewhitening procedure to characterize the short-timescale variability in all eight stars. The periodogram of one of the YSGs, HD 269953, displays multiple strong peaks at higher frequencies than its fellows. While the field surrounding HD 269953 is quite crowded, it is the brightest star in the region, and has infrared colors indicating it is dusty. We suggest HD 269953 may be in a post-red supergiant evolutionary phase. We find a signal with a period of ∼5 days for the LBV HD 269582. The periodogram of S Doradus shows a complicated structure, with peaks below frequencies of 1.5 cycles per day. We fit the shape of the background noise of all eight light curves, and find a red noise component in all of them. However, the power-law slope of the red noise and the timescale over which coherent structures arise changes from star to star. Our results highlight the potential for studying evolved massive stars with TESS.


To many contemporary philosophers, the phrase "essentialist nominalism" may appear to be an oxymoron. After all, essentialism is the doctrine that things come in natural kinds characterized by their essential properties, on account of some common nature or essence they share. But nominalism is precisely the denial of the existence, indeed, the very possibility of such shared essences. Nevertheless, despite the intuitions of such contemporary philosophers, John Buridan was not only a thoroughgoing nominalist, as is well-known, but also a staunch defender of a strong essentialist doctrine against certain skeptics of his time. But then the question inevitably arises: could he consistently maintain such a doctrine?


In the use of air conditioning system, way to reach a more comfortable and energy-saving effect is the goal pursued constantly by people in the 21th century. In this paper, we will build an experimental environment, and stored the temperature and humidity coefficient, which are measured through each sensor in the surrounding environment, in the database. Apart from traditional single-point temperature sensitivity, we build multi-point of Zigbee sensing to measure the data of temperature and humidity in the surrounding environment, and to increase comfort and to decrease unnecessary energy waste. In recent years, fuzzy theory has been widely used in auto control, image recognition, decision making analysis, timing sequence signal processing; especially in controller design, fuzzy theory gradually become the best way to design the controller. Thus, use fuzzy theory to control air conditioning system is helpful for achieving more comfortable environment. Using fuzzy rule to calculate the membership grade, and control air conditioning system according to the most suitable operation speed of the environment. Thus, in this research, using multi-point sensing network and fuzzy theory and to control air conditioning system effectively achieve a more comfort environment and a energy-saving effect.


The invention discloses an electromagnetic excitation magnetic bead rotary type microbiological aerosol collecting and enriching instrument which comprises a bracket, an axial fan, an air outlet cavity, a collector, a power electronic unit and an excitation coil group; the collector, the air outlet cavity and the axial fan are fixedly arranged on the bracket, the air outlet cavity is sleeved with the collector, and the collector is used for containing the collected liquid; the axial fan is arranged above the air outlet cavity and used for collecting air samples to be detected and inputting the air sample to the collected liquid of the collector through an air outlet in the lower end of the air outlet cavity; the excitation coil group is connected with the power electronic unit, used for generating a rotary magnetic field and arranged on the outer side of the collector and in the bracket. According to the instrument, the rotary magnetic field is generated through magnet exciting coils, immunomagnetic beads are controlled to rotate in the collected liquid, and the possibility of meeting the aerosol is increased. By means of the electromagnetic excitation magnetic bead rotary type microbiological aerosol collecting and enriching instrument, microbiological aerosol in air is captured efficiently, meanwhile microbiological samples can be enriched specifically, and the instrument is particularly suitable for monitoring of microbial pathogens in environment air.