of the tributum capitis for Macedonia was not necessarily (as Deininger argues on p. 95) strictly irrelevant to his tenure of the High Priesthood of the province at that moment. Similarly, some questions remain to be asked about the attested rescripts of Emperors to provincial assemblies on legal matters, Hadrian to Baetica on abigei (Dig. 47. 14. 1), Pius to Thrace on appeals against Imperial rescripts (49. 1. 1), or Severus Alexander to Bithynia on the prevention of appeals (49. 1. 25 = P. Oxy. 2104). These seem to imply a more active role played by the assembly in the life of a province than Deininger admits. But one should not end by criticizing what is in fact one of the many virtues of the book, namely that it keeps stricdy to the evidence and never embarks on unsupported theories. Deininger's impartial handling of the evidence makes clear that the functions of the assemblies were not administrative but ceremonial and diplomatic. Diplomacy was more important in the government of the Roman Empire than is generally admitted; and Deininger has made a significant contribution to our understanding of what the Empire was.


Cement is the very important material used for highway and bridge construction. When highway and bridge construction are put in practice in frigid areas, the utilization of coagulate and reinforced cement takes the most significance to supply the wants of short time for construction. Here's a new kind of material called geopolymers, and especially its derivation, coagulate and reinforced cement, called geopolymeric cement.


The crystal structure of [Mn(oetpz)][oetpz = 2,3,7,8,12,13,17,18-octakis(ethylsulfanyl)-5,10,15,20-tetraazaporphyrinate] has been determined by single-crystal X-ray study and refined to an R value of 0.044 (R′= 0.050). The porphyrazine ring shows a pseudo-S4 ruffling. The manganese atom co-ordinates within the central cavity of the macrocyclic ligand to a nearly planar array of pyrrolic nitrogen atoms, mean Mn–Np 1.927(6)A. The intermolecular packing is reminiscent of a herringbone arrangement. Each molecule is linked to two neighbours related to it through inversion centres resulting in pseudo-octahedral metal environment with axial Mn ⋯ S bonds of 2.869(2) and 2.916(2)A. Magnetic and EPR data are consistent with a weakly antiferromagnetically coupled high-spin (S= 5/2) manganese(II) system. Density functional calculations indicated that such a ground spin state is unlikely for the isolated molecule. It is supposed that intermolecular interactions, mainly the axial Mn ⋯ S weak bonds, play a key role in determining the ground spin state experimentally found.


Premature activation of proteolytic zynogens (trypsinogen, chymotrypsinogen) as an early step in the pathogenesis of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI) syndrome in CBA/J mice was investigated in electrophoresed pancreatic homogenates. Poly- acrylamide gels containing extracts from control pancreas required prior activation of trypsinogen and chymotrypsinogen (with exogenously added enterokinase and trypsin, respectively) to produce activity staining with specific synthetic substrates. On the contrary, bands of activity staining in gels containing homogenates from mice with EPI syndrome could be readily detected without trypsin or enterokinase preincubation. Subcellular fractionation of control and diseased pancreas revealed that the premature intracellular proteolysis was confined to the zymogren granule fraction, which, even in very moderately affected pancreases (10 to 30% acinar cell autolysis), was very labile in vitro. These proteolytic events reflect the biochemical consequences of zymogen granule destabilization that were observed at the ultrastructural level. (Am J Pathol 86:31-46, 1977) a of CBA/J Amvlase activity was determined with an Amylochrome kit which utilizes cibachrome blue dye as substrate." Recryvstallized hog pancreatic amylase was used to standardize the Amvlochrome assay, and specific activity is based on standard amylase units as described by Bernfeld."4 NMalate dehvdrogenase was assayed as described bv Ochoa." Calculations of specific activities were based exclusively on measurements made under conditions giving a linear relationship between measured activity and protein concentration. Specific activities are expressed as micromoles substrate converted per milligram protein per minute except for amvlase activity, which is expressed per 15 minutes.


Authentication plays a significant role in security during the non-venue-based examination, as it verifies the identity of online students. Existing authentication techniques have not yet provided ...


Abstract Determining the center of pressure trajectories, as an indicator of postural stability or lumbar pathology, has been a challenging issue for researchers during the last decades. The paper advances an investigational method in order to determine a correlation between lumbar spine movements and feet center of pressure distribution. Five young healthy volunteers were simultaneously tested using an ultrasound based motion analyzing system and a force platform, while performing imposed tasks. Results showed specific patterns described by the center of pressure trajectories and a good coordination of angular amplitudes during lumbar spine movement.


This work describes a comparative study of the electrocrystallization of Ni and Ni-P on Pt ultramicroelectrodes using chronoamperometric measurements. It was possible to confirm that in all cases a progressive nucleation was the predominant mechanism. Moreover, the application of the Atomistic Theory to the experimental rate of nuclei formation showed that the number of atoms in the critical nucleus was zero, except for Ni-P on Pt at low overpotentials were a value of one was observed. Furthermore, the physical characterisation of the different deposits on Pt by atomic force microscopy allowed observing the coalescence of the hemispherical nuclei of Ni and Ni-P at tmax thus confirming the results obtained from the current-time analysis.


The paper is dedicated to problem of forecast of well events drilling through nonproductive reservoirs at shallow depths: mud losses, wellbore instability due to salt tectonics, mud and reservoir temperatures difference and drilling time. Problem of forecast in those zones is complicated because of insufficient amount or complete lack of core tests, well loggings and noisy of seismic data.
 There is three-dimensional geomechanical modeling was showed with taking into account thermal stresses and time factor in the clay and salt zones on the example of the Eastern part of the Orenburg oil and gas condensate field. Also geological features were analyzed for prediction of mud losses zones.
 As a result of modeling, a relationship was found between the drilling mud losses and the wells location with respect to the sides of the salt folds and domes, which are accompanied by the development of natural fracturing. While well is drilling in overbalanced conditions in these zones, fractures and faults become critical stressed, which leads to their reactivation and mud infiltration. The trajectory can not be significantly corrected in the 300-800m depths so well schematic recommendations are reduced to a warning about the zones of possible losses.
 Wellbore stability calculation with taking into account the temperature effect shows an increase or decrease (depending on the drilling season) of the stresses, acting on the wall of the borehole up to 10 MPa; the influence in salts is greater than in clays. Taking into account time factor showed that long-term drilling with high mud density can lead to numerous stuck pipes and tight pulles.
 The obtained results make it possible to clarify wellbore stability calculations and, accordingly, the intervals of borehole failures. The prediction of critical stressed zones allows to warn the intervals of drilling mud losses. Thus, due to the combination of these approaches, it is possible to reduce the nonproductive time of well drilling and choose candidate wells for an optimized well design.


In the analysis of ideal Class-E power amplifer, zero switch resistance is assumed and zero-voltage-switching/zero-derivative-switching conditions are used to optimise the design. Neglecting the finite switch resistance due to increased complexity can result in nonoptimum performance. In literature, analysis of the effect from switch resistance is based upon the same ZVS/ZDS conditions used for ideal Class-E. In this work, a new criterion is proposed to optimise the design, considering the resistive losses of the switch. PAs with component values based upon this condition provides higher drain efficiency than those using ZVS/ZDS conditions. Analytical equations are given to directly determine the optimum values for the load network. The results are verified by simulation in ADS using a lossy resistive switch model. The closed-form analysis matches very well with ADS simulation.


A prospective clinical andradiological correlation studywas performedto determine thefrequency, andtheclinical and radiological features of callosal infarction. From 1January1993tothe endofDecember1993282casesofcerebralinfarction seenintheNeurology serviceoftheUniversity Hospital ofDijon werestudied prospectively. Eightcases withcallosal ischaemic lesions wereidentified byCT andMRI.A callosal disconnection syndrome occurred inonlyfive of eight patients, related toa single, large infarct orseveral infarctions intheanteriorpartofthecorpuscallosum. Clinical features werecharacterised byleft ideomotorapraxia, construction apraxia, and left agraphia inallfivecases. Alienhand wasnotedinonlytwocases. Therewere gaitdisorders inthreecaseswithMRI features ofmultiple lacunesina large partofthecorpuscallosum, andalsothe subcortical areasofbothhemispheres. It isemphasised thatcallosal infarctions arenotrareandthattheycontribute to theclinical features ofstrokes. Aswellas theclassic incomplete callosal disconnectionsyndrome, thesecallosal ischaemic lesions mayinducenon-specific gaitdisorders. (7 Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 1995;59:238-242)


This paper addresses the solving of the University Course Timetabling problem (UCTTP), considering some of the needs of university students. The aim of this problem is to define the best schedule for offering each course subject in each period to allow the students completing the degree in less time. For this, the constraints of the course curriculum are considered, as well as the current academic background of each student, to avoid the student delaying subjects or taking them outside the regular period in which they are offered. The solution approach presented is a mathematical modeling of a Mixed Integer Linear Programming (MILP). For the computational implementation, real data from an undergraduate course at a public Brazilian university was used. The results obtained showed that the solutions served the intended purpose within a feasible computational time and, they also highlighted the main factors that cause students to delay the course degree.


Abstract : For the first time, fiber Raman lasers produced near-infrared wavelengths from directly diode-pumped by high-power multimode diode sources and on a fiber OPO at red wavelengths. The fiber Raman laser reached 20 W of output power at 1019 nm, pulsed operation at 835 nm, and M square = 2 at 1019 nm from a double-clad fiber Raman laser. These three results are all world records or world firsts. It was also found that the fiber OPO suffers from below-par gain at the anti-stoles wavelength of 718 nm. An OTDR is constructed to see how the 718 nm power evolves in the gain fiber. This is likely the first time this has been done. We find that the power grows exponentially for the first part of the fiber. After that, the growth is much slower. Even in the high-growth part, the gain is only 10% of what theory predicts. The reason for this is unclear, but we suspect it is caused by fiber longitudinal fiber variations, which modify the dispersion and therefore disrupt the phase-matching. Attempts to control the dispersion by heating a section of the fiber showed that the conversion did change, but for the worse rather than for the better in these preliminary attempts.


We demonstrate photomechanical actuation by measuring the variation of the diffracted orders in a free-standing nanopatterned diazonium-modified silk fibroin film by modulating a blue excitation light source.


12 varieties of tomato were used as test material,the different varieties were compared,in order to screen out tomato cultivars suitable for cultivation in solar greenhouse during winter and spring in Beijing.The results showed that 'Jiafen No.15','Jiafen No.16','Fenhuanghou','Zhongza No.11','Liaoyuanduoli' and 'Haifen No.3' were all good cultivars.


Internet has become as a major part of life all the long. Whether it is to browse some information, get the latest news, watching some media files. While we all are almost on the 5G network now, some of us still rely on Wi-Fi. The major portions of such users are those who want to use the internet at a constant place for a long time, like maybe the home or office. Or, there could be another reason why we would look for Wi-Fi. One such place is on a train. When we are travelling by train, the worst part of our journey is the network. We don't have a steady network to find the latest news and to be entertain ourselves. No mobile network works as best while travelling in a train, which is why passengers are desperately looking for a wireless on-board train networking. This project which helps them connect to the Wi-Fi and find the latest news as well as they can watch some regional movies and music for their entertainment to overcome the bored train journey. This project is done with the help of mediaserverswhichhastobeinstalledinthetrain and the Wi-Fi routers which are connected to the server are used for connecting to the mobile devices orlaptops.


In [9] Kosaki proved an uncertainty principle for matrices, related to Wigner-Yanase-Dyson information, and asked if a similar inequality could be proved in the von Neumann algebra setting. In this paper we prove such an uncertainty principle in the semifinite case.


This work integrated a 3D high density (HD) and high aspect ratio(>30) cylinder MIM capacitor in Si interposer with 3 to 5 BEoL Cu layers (Min. width/space is $0.36/0.36\ \mu\mathrm{m}$ for each layer within 1X Reticle) for 2.5D advanced packaging applications. The characterization of 3D HD capacitor with high capacitance density ($< 18\ \mu\mathrm{F}/\text{mm}^{2}$), high distributed compatibility (>40% interposer area), and low leakage ($0.1\ \text{pA}/\mu\mathrm{m}/\text{mm}^{2}$ under 2V at 25°C) is benefit to power integrity design. Comparing to typical integrated passive device (IPD) which is bonded at substrate landside, this work proposed a kind of monolithic 3D HD Capacitor and Si wafer technique. The Si interposer is consisted of through-silicon-via (TSV), fine pitch re-disturbing layer (RDL) and 3D HD capacitor can be a good chip substrate solution for high-performance and high-frequency application in artificial intelligent (AI), high performance computing (HPC), and System in package (SIP) region.


Abstract 4326 Intensive treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children has brought an increase of total remissions but also an increase of various complications resulting from toxicity of the treatment itself. One of the side effects of the use of cytostatics is their suppressive effect on the immune system. As an important element of the immune system, NK (Natural Killer) cells have critical roles in many different functions such as infection control, cancer surveillance, fetal implantation and cytokine production that will be affected by the immune suppresion. Dysfunctions of the NK cells by treatment are both of quantitative and qualitative nature. Our aim with this study is to analyze qualitative and quantitative chemotherapy induced changes on NK cells in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Thirty three children aged between 2 and 19 years were included in the patient group. Their immunphenotypes, risk groups, prophylactic cranial radiation status and clinical characteristics were recorded. According to ALL BFM 2000 protocol, patients were classified into three groups: group 1 (patients who finished protocol M), group 2 (patients still on maintenance chemotherapy) and group 3 (patients who finished treatment). Control group (group 4) consisted of eleven healthy children aged between 2 and 13 years. NK cytotoxicity test, flow cytometric analysis of NK subgroups, cytokine analysis were performed in blood samples taken with informed consent from parents of both patients and controls. Clinical characteristics of the patients were evaluated with these results. Analysis was performed with "one way ANOVA" statistical test using SPSS 14.0. In 1:1 E:T ratio, group 29s NK cytotoxicity was significantly higher than any other group (p NK cells and subgroups in quantity seem to have decreased by the maintenance chemotherapy but not their functions. Group 29s (patients on maintenance therapy) higher NK cytotoxicity value may be due to low dose radiation9s augmentation effect on NK cell functions as group 2 mostly consists of patients treated with prophylactic cranial radiation. A better understanding of NK cells changed by chemotherapy and radiotherapy will give us the opportunity of developing treatment that enhance their functions and so will contribute to the life quality of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (This project is sponsored by Istanbul University Research Fund, project number: T-889/02062006). Disclosures: Aksu Uzunhan:Istanbul University Istanbul Medical Faculty: Employment; Istanbul University Research Fund: Research Funding.


Backgrounds of this research are competitions among old brands and various new brands emergence especially for service provider's card. Indosat's problem is characterized by a high number of brand switching from Indosat IM3 to other service providers. By knowing that high number we have to learn the reasons why consumers displace their service providers. According to data, there was a movement of service provider's market share in 2010-2011 where Indosat IM3 decreased. In 2010 Indosat IM3 reached top two of service provider's market share with 19,4%. But in 2011, Indosat IM3 decreased for about 1,3% and its position was replaced by XL.
The purpose of this research is to know the influence of product's price, product's promotion, and product's quality to the decision of product displacement. This research was done to Indosat IM3 consumers that have been moved to other products and they are 2010-2012 student of Diponegoro University, Faculty of Economics. It was done to a hundred people by using non probablity samping technique. Then it made regression equation in standardized coeficient form.
In that double regression equation, all of variable coeficient have positive coeficient. It supports the past presumption that there is positive influence from product's price, product's promotion, and product's quality to the decision of Brand switching


The first Brazilian president to address the United Nations General Assembly was General Joao Baptista Figueiredo (1979-1985), in 1982. Although the eyes of the international financial system were on Brazil, the New York Times identified him as "Jose Figueiredo" (O Estado de S. Paulo, 2003).


Objective To observe the effect and safety of treating senile abnormal lipid metabolism with LU Zhi-zheng's dampness-removing,turbid-resolving and heart-communicating formula.Methods 60 patients were randomly divided into a treatment,treated with LU's formula,one dosage per day,and a control group,treated with gypenosides,60mg/tablet,three times per day,with 30 patients in each group.Both groups were treated two therapeutic courses,which were 8 weeks.Results Except HDL-C,other indexes including TC,TG,LDL-C in the treatment group were all obviously improved after the treatment [the statistical values were (5.81 ± 1.70) mmol/L,(3.05±2.30) mmol/L,(3.39± 1.11 ) mmol/L respectively,P<0.01 or 0.05],which were also better than the control group [the statistical values were ( 6.16 ± 1.91 ) mmol/L,( 3.03 ± 1.89 ) mmol/L,(3.81±0.63) mmol/L,P<0.01 or 0.05].Symptoms improvement such as chest oppression,dizziness,heaviness of head,headache,sticky mouth without thirsty,constipation,nausea and vomiting,and heaviness of limbs in the treatment group were also better than the control group,with mean rank were 23.83、38.10、36.10、34.70、36.77、39.82、33.38、34.17 respectively.No abnormal changes were found in indexes of blood routine,urinary routine,stool routine,ECG,ALT,AST and Cr.Conclusion LU Zhi-zheng's dampness-removing,turbid-resolving and heart-communicating formula improved clinical symptoms and signs of abnormal lipid metabolism patients,its therapeutic effects were better than gypenosides.

Key words:
Abnormal metabolism of lipid;  Dampness-removing, turbid-resolving and heart-commuuicating formula


A rapid repair and retrofitting technique applied on reinforced concrete (rc) bridges damaged after a strong earthquake, can be a very effective solution to guarantee the use of the bridge for the emergency response in short time. This repair intervention makes possible a proper plastic dissipation distribution on the rebars in plastic hinge only and increases the original insufficient shear strength minimizing the intervention time and cost. In this paper, the technique was applied on the most damaged pier of an irregular rc bridge designed according to Chinese codes (JTG D60-2004, JTG D62-2004 and JTG/T B02-012008) but with insufficient transversal steel reinforcement. The rc pier repair operations consist in: substitution of the original damaged rebar parts by shaped rebar; restoration of the damaged concrete parts by concrete with fibers in plastic hinge only. In particular, this research focuses on the use of fiber concrete to increase the insufficient original shear strength and ductility of the pier. Compression and flexural tests on fiber concrete specimens were performed to determine the variation of the concrete mechanical properties with different fiber contents. Furthermore, the shear strength of the repaired pier specimen was evaluated by CNR-DT 204/2006 formulations considering the contribution of the new and of the original concrete parts. Finally, some pier specimens (scale 1:6) were repaired using different concrete mixture with different fiber contents to prove the feasibility of the intervention in situ.


In this paper a simple analysis method, the equivalent, sublink method, is proposed for thhe position analysis of the strongly coupled loops in a lower-pair mechanism. Compared with previous methods, a nonlinear, single-variable equation can be deduced by this method, and a more precise solution of the position analysis of linkages can be obtained rapidly. The basic principle and a practical example of such a method are introduced with demonstration of the analysis of the six-bar mechanism.


The Gospel of Mark is like a silent movie so much conveyed by action alone. The expulsion of Legion is particularly charged, and this paper looks at its political significance in the context of first-century Palestine, and of today. The fact that first-century Palestine was a country under occupation is often underestimated. Dominated by superpowers for some 700 years, the nation's helplessness was made plainer by a succession of failed rebellions. The Decapolis, where this exorcism took place, was a region of particular conflict between the Jewish minority and their Gentile overlords.' The Romans were proud of their Peace, but when natives revolted the brutality of their response was fierce throughout the Empire.2 2


List of Illustrations Max Saunders: General Editor's Preface Dominique Lemarchal: An Introduction: Ford and France, Ford's Provence: Appry la Gair Finny Section 1: Ford and France Ford Madox Ford: Que Pensez-Vous de la France? Hermione Lee: 'In Separate Directions': Ford Madox Ford and French Networks Gil Charbonnier: Ford Madox Ford and Valery Larbaud: Critical Convergences Christopher Bains: Poetic Triangulations: Ford, Pound, and the French Literary Tradition Sam Trainor: Third Republic French Philosophy and Ford's Evolving Moral Topologies Ellen Levy: Maplines: Visions of France in Ford Madox Ford's No Enemy Alexandra Becquet: Impressionist Confusion, Dissolving Landscape: Reconstructing Provence Caroline Patey: France as Fieldwork, or, Ford the Ethnographer Robert E. McDonough: Ford Madox Ford's Mirrors to France Section 2: Ford and Provence Julian Barnes: Ford and Provence Helene Aji: Letters to and from Toulon: Ford Madox Ford and Ezra Pound's Provencal Connections Jason Andrew: In Provence: The Life of Ford Madox Ford and Biala Illustrations Angela Thirlwell: Ford's Provence: A Pre-Raphaelite Vision Ashley Chantler: Ford Madox Ford and the Troubadours Christine Reynier: Reading The Rash Act in the Light of Provence: The Encounter of Ethics and Aesthetics Rob Hawkes: Trusting in Provence: Financial Crisis in The Rash Act and Henry for Hugh Martin Stannard: Going South for Air: Ford Madox Ford's Provence John Coyle: Ford, James and Daudet: The Charming Art of Touching up the Truth Max Saunders: Ford's Thought-Experiments: Impressionism, Place, History, and 'the Frame of Mind That is Provence' Contributors Abstracts Abbreviations Other Volumes in the Series The Ford Madox Ford Society


2 Formulations for the Reduction of Root Penetration into Subsurface 3 Drippers 4 Yifat Zait,† Dekel Segev, Avraham Schweitzer, Yaakov Goldwasser,‡ Baruch Rubin,‡ 5 and Yael G. Mishael*,† 6 †Department of Soil and Water Science and ‡Institute of Plant Science and Genetics in Agriculture, The Robert H. Smith Faculty of 7 Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel 8 Netafim Ltd., Derech Hashalom 10, Tel Aviv, Israel


This paper presents an Analog Front-End for integrated Wake-Up Radios. The proposed Analog Front-End is composed of an envelope detector, a Schmitt trigger and a biasing block and has three distinctive features: i) clockless solution, which does not require an always-on oscillator; ii) an envelope detector with band-pass response which leads to smaller capacitance, thus easier integration, and low-frequency noise suppression; iii) temperature compensated biasing scheme. An active scheme for the detector is used based on MOSFETs operated in the subthreshold region with a self-biased topology. Advantages and drawbacks of the proposed architecture are analyzed. A prototype was fabricated in the STMicroelectronics 90-nm BCD technology. The overall power consumption, excluding the biasing block, is 36 nW at 1.2 V. A 10 −3 Bit Error Rate is measured with a 771-MHz, 2-kbit/s OOK modulated input signal with −46 dBm power at room temperature and at −20 °C, and with almost −43 dBm power at 60 °C.


Duplex PCR analysis was developed to detect a genetically modified (GM) papaya event 55-1 in both fresh and processed papaya fruit. GM papaya event 55-1 is a genetically modified organism (GMO) not currently approved for food in Korea. Using a primer set specific to papain, an endogenous papaya gene, we obtained a PCR product only from papaya genomic DNA, thus defining the primer's specificity. In another qualitative PCR, we used an event-specific primer pair to amplify and distinguish the target region in GM papaya event 55-1 among fourteen different GM events. Combining the two primer pairs, we developed a duplex PCR and used it to detect GM papaya event 55-1 in eleven fresh and five processed food samples. This new duplex PCR method meets the need to monitor GM papaya event 55-1 in both fresh papaya and processed foods, such as dried or canned papaya.


This study was carried out to determine the antibacterial activity of Zinc oxide Nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) against isolated bacterial pathogens from burn infections in wound. The burn wound were collected from 72 patients, 64(88.9%) were positive cases (12 males and 52female) and 8 (11.1%) were no growth.The majority of the gram negative bacteria isolated Pseudomonas aeruginosa 35(58.3 %) was found, but Staphylococcus aureus 7(10%). Also the results of antimicrobial susceptibility test showed that the highest antibacterial resistance against Ampicillin 100%, Rifampicin 100%, Cefotaxime 90.6%, Tetracycline 78.1% , Nalidixic acid 68.7 %, Trimethoprim 57.9%, Nitrofurantoin 54.7 %. Furthermore, the results showed inhibit zone of bacterial growth was 25, and 28 mm in diameter for Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa respectively.


Vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGF‐A) is a key mediator of angiogenesis. A striking feature of the binding of a fluorescent analogue of VEGF165a to nanoluciferase‐tagged VEGF receptor 2 (VEGFR2) in living cells is that the BRET signal is not sustained and declines over time. This may be secondary to receptor internalisation. Here, we have compared the binding of three fluorescent VEGF‐A isoforms to VEGFR2 in cells and isolated membrane preparations.


The Method to Correct Transversional Errors in Measurements of Motion Parameters in Integrated Avionic Systems The paper presents results of the analysis that was carried out in the Air Force Institute of Technology (ITWL) and dedicated to impact of transversional interactions onto errors in measurements of aircraft motion parameters with use of conventional (electromechanical) gauges of angular speed and acceleration meters. The analysis covers relationships and timings for conical translocations produced with use of a model rig SRS-1 constructed in ITWL. Measurements were taken from angular speed gauges I-1426 manufactured by SFIM and acceleration meters MP-95 (former Soviet Union), which made it possible to develop models for transversional errors and to suggest methods for their correction on the basis of signals provided by the both instruments. Measurements of transversional errors were visualized for conical translocations along with efficiency of their correction with use of algorithms developed by ITWL.


An incidence of diabetes is rising dramatically worldwide. Plants and herbs have been used for the treatment of diabetes for centuries in folk medicine. Clove extract (CE) has been shown to respond similar to insulin by repressing genes encoding gluconeogenic enzymes; however, the mechanisms are essentially unknown. We investigated the effects of clove on metabolism in differentiated C2C12 myotubes and demonstrated that CE significantly increased glucose consumption as well as phosphorylation of AMP‐activated protein kinase (AMPK) and its substrate, acetyl‐CoA carboxylase (ACC). Additionally, CE transcriptionally regulated genes involved in metabolism were upregulated including SIRT1 (2‐fold) and PPARγ coactivator 1α (PGC1α) 2‐fold. Furthermore, treatment of CE dose‐dependently increased muscle glycolysis up to 23% and mitochondrial spare respiratory capacity up to 45%. Overall, our study suggested that CE potentially increases muscle glycolysis and fatty acid oxidation by activating the AMPK and SIRT1 pathways.


Abstract N-(2-Pyridylthio)amides 7 and salts of them have been prepared from 2-thiopyridone (1) with sodium-N-chloro-or N′N-dichlorobenzenesulfonamides (3 or 4), N-chloro-or N,N-dichloro-o-nitrobenzamide (2e or 4e), N-chloro or N,N-dichloroethylurethane (2f or 4f). Reactions of different amides 7 and the 13C-and 15N-NMR-spectra of N-(2-pyridylthio)-p-toluenesulfonamide (7b) prove the constitutions. N-(2-Pyridylthio)amide 7 und deren Salze werden dargestellt aus 2-Thiopyridon (1) mit Natrium-N-chlor-oder N,N-Dichlorbenzolsulfonamiden (3 oder 4), N-Chlor-oder N,N-Dichlor-o-nitrobenzamid (2e oder 4e), N-Chlor-oder N,N-Dichlorethylurethan (2f oder 4f). Reaktionen verschiedener Amide 7 und die 13C-und 15N-NMR-Spektren des N-(2-Pyridylthio)-p-toluolsulfonamids (7b) beweisen die Konstitutionen.


Background: Biological disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs such as infliximab are often associated with the development of anti-drug antibodies. Such a problem should be monitored in patients on these drugs. The purpose of the present study was to detect anti-infliximab antibodies and identifying factors affecting their occurrence, together with measuring infliximab concentration in the serum of patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases. Methods : A cross-sectional study was conducted between December 2018 to October 2019 at the Specialized Center of Rheumatic Diseases and Medical Rehabilitation in Duhok, Iraq. The included patients were of both genders, aged between 20-70 years, diagnosed with any type of immune-mediated inflammatory diseases for at least one year and had been taking infliximab with or without conventional drugs for at least 3 months. Disease activity scales specific to each disease condition were used. Anti-infliximab antibodies and infliximab concentrations in the serum were measured by using the sandwich ELISA method. Results: Anti-infliximab antibodies were detected in 19/31 (61.3%) of patients treated with infliximab, and 25/31 (80.6%) of them had an unsatisfactory infliximab concentration in the serum (< 3 μg/mL). Short duration (< 10 years) of the disease was significantly associated (p < 0.05) with positive anti- infliximab antibodies. A non-significant association (p > 0.05) was reported between the occurrence of anti-infliximab antibodies and other examined factors. High percentages of patients (57.9%) with positive anti-infliximab antibodies had moderate to high disease activity. Unsatisfactory infliximab concentration was found in 73.7% of these patients. The non-users of methotrexate and other conventional synthetic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs comprised 78.9% and 68.4% of patients who had antibodies to infliximab, respectively. Conclusions: Anti-infliximab antibodies were positive in more than half of the examined patients, and most of them had unsatisfactory infliximab serum concentrations. Further efforts are needed to provide biological drugs regularly, using at least one of the conventional synthetic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs to reduce the development of anti-infliximab antibodies. Regular measurement of anti-drug antibodies and biological drugs concentrations are essential to earn the goal of therapy.


Negative envelope marked Misc'. The 'Crusader' name was used on several different sizes of caravan. Recollect also has a related greyscale picture.


The deviation of the composition of uranium dioxide from the stoichiometric oxygen--uranium ratio of 2.000 is calculated from the assay for the uranium(VI) in the oxide. The sample is dissolved in hot phosphoric acid under an inert atmosphere to preserve the oxidation states of the metal, and the uranium(VI) is determined polarographically in a phosphoric-perchloric acid medium. Because this is a direct determination of the deviation from stoichiometry, it is best applied to samples which are nearly stoichiometric, and the composition of a uranium dioxide sample which has an oxygen--uranium ratio of 2.03 or less can be determined to within 0.001 oxygen atom. (auth)


Objective To explore the application effect of individual nursing in children bronchial foreign body removal surgery.Methods 116 cases patients with treated in bronchial foreign body removal surgery were randomly divided into observation group and control group,each of 58 cases.According to different individuals,observation group used individual care,while control group used normal nursing care.After care,compared one time foreign body removal success rate and the situation of complication of two groups.Results One time foreign body removal success rate of one time foreign body removal success rate(96.6%) was higher than that of control group(81.0%),the difference was statistically significant(P0.05).The overall incidence of complication of observation group(3.4%) was lower than that of control group(20.7%),the difference was statistically significant(P0.05).Conclusion Individual nursing can improve the nursing quality of children bronchial foreign body removal surgery.


The space-charge-limited currents of both solid electron beam and annular electron beam in cylindrical waveguide are derived from the nonlinear Poisson equation for potential in the region of electron beams. Corrections for the transverse motion of electrons are made to the solution, which bring more consistent with the results from PIC simulations. Though numerical computation, it is showed that electrons located along the axis and by outer radius of solid and annular electron beams respectively and electrons standing near to the outside of the beam has larger axial velocity than these inside. This approach is available for analyzing the characteristics of electron beam transporting in high power microwave generator with other configuration waveguide.


The purpose of this preliminary study was to determine the effect of different seedling sources on growth of K. alvarezii. There were three seedling sources used in this study: local strain, tissue-cultured seedlings, and seedlings resulting from mass selection combined with tissue–cultured method called "prof". This research was conducted for 6 months in two regencies, Konawe Selatan and Bombana, SE Sulawesi, Indonesia, using the longline seaweed culture method. The results showed that the daily growth rate (DGR) during this study tended to fluctuate within each treatment, but tissue-cultured and "prof" seedlings had higher mean DGRs than local strain seedlings. In Konawe Selatan, the mean of DGR was highest in tissue-cultured seedlings (5.72 ±0.13%/day), followed by prof seedlings (5.21 ±0.26%/day) and local strain seedlings (4.58±0.23%/day). In addition, the DGRs peaked in November when the tissue-cultured seedlings had the highest DGR (6.20 ±0.35%/day) followed by prof seedlings (5.92 ±1.03%/day) and local strain seedlings (5.39±0.67%/day). In Bombana, the tissue-cultured seedlings had higher DGRs than prof and local strain seedlings. The mean DGR of tissue-cultured seedlings was 4.61 ±0.19%/day followed by prof seedlings (4.18 ±0.13%/day) and local strain seedlings (3.61±0.19%/day). However, in contrast to the results obtained from Selatan Konawe, the DGRs peaked in September, when tissue-cultured seedlings had the highest DGR (4.61 ±0.14%/day) followed by prof seedlings (4.49 ±0.15%/day) and local strain seedlings (4.11±0.05%/day). This study shows that tissue-cultured and prof seedlings have the potential to increase seaweed farming production.


Cutaneous horn (cornu cutaneum) is a descriptive term for a conical, dense surface projection of adherent keratin that resembles an animal's horn. The underlying process may be benign, premalignant or malignant. Historically, cutaneous horns have evoked interest and superstition, at times, resulting in the bearer being socially isolated or outcast. Classically, cutaneous horns occur in sun-damaged skin of elderly (greater than 5 th decade), fair-skinned patients, often on the face, ears, penis, extremities and occasionally the trunk. We present an unusual case of a relatively young (44 year old) black male, who developed an


Stephen M. Barnett's Quantum Information offers a strong, broadly accessible introductory guide to the field of quantum information science. In Scientific Computation, Gaston Gonnet and Ralf Scholl treat a range of algorithms and offer a unique motivating problem class, encouraging readers to rethink scientific computation's value.


Objective To reveal the characteristics of cancer incidence in subjects of routine physical examination in Changsha region,and to strive for more foreseeability and pertinency in cancer prevention and treatment. Methods The medical data of cancer incidence in 246,124 individuals who had completed physical examination in the Health Management Center,Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University from 2007 to 2010 were analyzed. Results A total of 139 patients with malignant tumors were found,with the average detection rate of 0.565‰ per year.The incidence of lung cancer was the highest(33.1%),followed by the incidence of liver cancer(15.8%) and breast cancer(15.8%). Conclusions Routine medical examination is helpful to detect early stage malignant tumors.In the work of tumor prevention,looking lung cancer as emphasis will reduce the incidence of cancer significantly.Breast ultrasonography should be examined as an emphatic point in female.


In a context characterized by an inflation of marketing messages, it is imperious to understand how consumers succeed in making the buying decision. Starting by briefly describing the structure and the role of the brain and the differences between consciousness and unconsciousness, the paper aims to investigate the way neuromarketing can help in comprehending the feelings of the consumers, the way products or services match the consumers' needs, and the way companies can discover the insights of decision-making process. This paper can be perceived either as a guide for the companies that aim to find more on the way people manage information and make decisions or as a comprehensive description on human being marketing behavior that can serve both business, academic environments and consumers. A Neuromarketing Perspective on Measuring Marketing Influence at the Unconsciousness Level


Domestication and foreignization are two fundamental translation strategies for literature translation.The factors affecting translator's option for translation strategies are various.Cultural capital serves as one of the most influential factors.In order to promote the circulation of the cultural capital from source language to target language as well as maintain the cultural independence of source language,translators would undoubtedly choose the foreignizing approach.The foreignization strategy enjoys merits in cross-culture translation;however its limitation also exists.The compensational measures of foreignization in dealing with cultural capital bounded translation is probed into.


We propose an auto-tuning PID (APID) controller with nonlinear gain. Its proportional, integral, and derivative gains are parameterized online by a nonlinear updating factor. Both performance and stability robustness of APID are studied with reasonable perturbations in model as well as controller parameters. Effectiveness of the proposed APID is tested through simulation study as well as its real-time implementation on a practical position control system.


Let k be an algebraically closed field and letf: Ga GL(V) be a finite-dimensional k-rational representation of the additive group Ga. If the subspace of Ga-fixed points in V is a hyperplane, then the ring of Ga-invariant polynomial functions on V is finitely generated over k. This result is an analog of a classical theorem of Weitzenbock, a modem proof of which has been given by C. S. Seshadr


Objective:To probe into the application of network data and clinical pathway method in appendectomy, and provides methods and references to clinic decision-making. Methods:Network data of t he patients received appendectomy were collected and cleaned by clinica l pathway method to fo rm an appendectomy clinical treatment flow. Results: Based on the analysis of the data and combined with the consultation of clini cal experts and guidelines, the final treatment flow of clinical pathway was ach ieved. The suitable clinical pathway flow of appendectomy can shorten the average hospital stay by 3.19 days and in crease excessive 5.9 thousand Yuan income. Conclusion: The clinical pathway can significantly shorten the hospital stay, decrease patients' cost and increase their satisfaction . Meanwhile, it c an also increase the total income of the hospital, regulate the diagnosis and tr eatment process of diseases and enhance the hospital competitiveness.


Abstract:This paper provides a systematic review of the experiential philanthropy studies published in peer-reviewed journals. There are 18 articles published in journals in diverse disciplines from 2005 through 2020. The study does bibliometric analysis on the journals, year of publication, and co-authorship network. Four major research themes emerge in the literature: the concept of experiential philanthropy, its roots in service-learning, current practice, and the efficacy of experiential philanthropy. A variety of methodologies have been applied in previous experiential philanthropy studies, including case studies, quantitative analysis, qualitative analysis, and experiments. The author also addresses the limitations of previous studies and points out the future direction of experiential philanthropy research.


Abstract A new species, Crustorhabditis chitwoodi, was discovered in nutrient agar plates inoculated with beach sand collected from an ocean beach in New South Wales, Australia. The three other known species of the genus have all been found as commensal inhabitants of ocypodid shore crabs. It is suggested that the sand inoculum was seeded with dauer larvae of the nematode that had been dispersed by scavenging crabs. The new species is distinguished from the three previously described species by possessing a smaller number of differently arranged bursal papillae, eight rather than 10. The species is amphimictic, oviparous, and produces abundant dauer larvae in culture, which can be sustained indefinitely on sea water nutrient agar in which it feeds on associated bacteria.


In his letter to the editor, Dr. Jaakko L.O. Pohjoismaki expressed his concern about our recent publication "Impaired Mitochondrial Biogenesis Precedes Heart Failure in Right Ventricular Hypertrophy in Congenital Heart Disease,"1 regarding the relationship between age and mtDNA copy number. Specifically, he suggested that the reported decrease of mtDNA levels in cardiac hypertrophy could be explained by the age differences of the patient groups rather than the status of the disease.

We appreciate the thoughtfulness of Dr. Pohjoismaki. Indeed, the median age of the control group in our study was older than the patient group, and …


1 April 2003 was the official start of a three year co-operative project between FaMEC (South Africa's Family Medicine Education consortium) and ISHO, the Interuniversitary Consortium about Training for Family Medicine (Huisartsenopleiding) in Flanders, Belgium.


We provide a new comparison between hexagonal and orthogonal lattices, based on approximation theory. For each of the lattices, we select the "natural" spline basis function as generator for a shift-invariant function space; i.e., the tensor-product B-splines for the orthogonal lattice and the non-separable hex-splines for the hexagonal lattice. For a given order of approximation, we compare the asymptotic constants of the error kernels, which give a very good indication of the approximation quality. We find that the approximation quality on the hexagonal lattice is consistently better, when choosing lattices with the same sampling density. The area sampling gain related to these asymptotic constants quickly converges when the order of approximation of the basis functions increases. Surprisingly, nearest-neighbor interpolation does not allow to profit from the hexagonal grid. For practical purposes, the second-order hex-spline (i.e., constituted by linear patches) appears as a particularly useful candidate to exploit the advantages of hexagonal lattices when representing images on them.


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Purpose: The integration of a medicallinac with magnetic resonance imaging(MRI) has the potential to provide exquisite soft tissue contrast and real time imaging during the radiation treatment. However, during a real time treatment‐imaging session, the direct irradiation of MRI's radiofrequency (RF) coil by the pulsed x‐ray beam induces a current in the conductor of the RF coil due to the release of Compton electrons. This radiation induced current (RIC) can potentially degrade the SNR in acquired MRIimages. The present work investigates methods of minimizing this RIC both experimentally and through Monte Carlo simulations.Methods: Copper and aluminum metal plates emulating the conductors used in RF coils were connected to an amplifier and placed in an RF cage. The plates (i.e. "detector") were irradiated by the linac's pulsed 6 MV beam through the RF cage. The induced signal was measured by an oscilloscope and recorded using a PC. Various materials were used as buildup in an attempt to establish electronic equilibrium in the "detectors" ‐ thus removing the undesired RIC. A Monte Carlo script was written which counts the amount of charge entering and leaving a specified "detector volume", and determines the net change in charge per primary history as a measure of RIC. The simulation geometry mimics the experimental setup.Results: It has been clearly demonstrated by both measurements and simulations that buildup of the same material as the conductor will reestablish electronic equilibrium and remove the RIC. Also, using a polymer with a density close to that of the conductor (i.e. Teflon with aluminum) for buildup will reduce the RIC to negligible amplitude Conclusions: With the proper combination of coil conductor and buildup, the RIC can be reduced to negligible amplitudes. Future work will assess the importance of RIC for the SNR in MRIimages.


In complete m binary trees,the number of leaves is t,the number of branch points is i.Then(m-1)i=t-1,it is proven that the number and structure of the complete m binary trees of the complete graphs' spanning trees are regular,and the structure regular is in relation to the vertices of the complete graphs when the number of the vertices of the complete graphs is fixed,the number of the complete m binary trees of the spanning trees is fixed,and the structure is regular,when n is even,there's no complete even binary tree.


The term 'Pain' refers to the sensory response of the body when the reflex tolerance level of the person exceeds the threshold value. Though most of the pain senses are tolerable, it still disturbs the normal anatomical actions of the body, classifying it as tolerable and intolerable pain. Various techniques have evolved in the past few years to quantify pain; however, they are successful only in subjective determination thus leading to inaccuracy in prediction. The proposed paper discusses a few objective methods to quantify non – clinical pain. FLIR spectroscopic images can recognize inflammation and high-temperature points in a given region. Upon using various mechanical algorithms, accurate pain values can be determined. Similarly, by solving the pain-causing equation, we can derive the pain peak values. These methods can replace the conventional scales and help in subsidiary pain assessment.


All new ectopic pregnancy cases (1420) in Beijing area were obtained through operation pathologic and laparoscope diagnosis technique. Among them 708 cases were using IUDs. Stratified relative risk analysis method was used to explore the relationship between ectopic pregnancy and using IUDs. The degree of preventing ectopic pregnancy is determined by using the IUDs effectiveness of preventing intrauterine pregnancy. The contraceptive effectiveness of IUDs is associated with the type of IUDs. It is confirmed by stratified relative risk analysis in this study. The result of stratified analysis method shows that different IUDs has different effect on ectopic pregnancy. This is necessary for selecting safer IUD and improving the skill of using IUDs. The analysis results also show that in non-pregnancy group the ORmh of TCu is 0.44 (P 1 P <0.01) increase the risk of ectopic pregnancy significantly. This implies that the function of avoiding ectopic pregnancy of TCu IUD disappears when use failure occurred. (authors)


Since the early Cenozoic, the closure of the Alpine Tethys in the Western Mediterranean has been accomplished by protracted subduction, followed by collision and orogenic collapse. The internal zones of the Betic Cordillera (southern Spain) and Rif (northern Morocco) experienced subduction metamorphism and subsequent exhumation due to the westward migration of the orogenic system. The detrital provenance of these meta-sedimentary units contains crucial insights into their pre-subduction stratigraphic arrangement, which is essential to constrain the pre-Cenozoic paleogeography and tectonic evolution of the Western Mediterranean. This study focuses on the Nevado-Filábride Complex (NFC) and the Eastern Alpujárride Complex in the Internal Betic Cordillera. New depth-profile zircon U-Pb LA-ICP-MS data from the NFC (N = 72) and Alpujárride (N = 21) and in situ apatite U-Pb data from a metabasite within the NFC allow us to establish the pre-subduction stratigraphy, sedimentary provenance, and paleotectonic configuration of the Iberian rifted margin during the Paleozoic–Early Mesozoic. Our dataset demonstrates that the NFC represents an intact Devonian to Early Jurassic stratigraphic sequence that records the evolution of the Western Mediterranean from the Variscan orogeny to rifting and opening of the Alpine Tethys. Detrital zircon U-Pb age modes of the NFC remain remarkably similar for over 200 Myr with only the differences being the progressive addition of new zircon modes related to depositional ages. Additionally, a comparison between the provenance record of the NFC and Alpujárride reveals notably similar zircon signatures of Carboniferous and Permian strata. This study reports the first data from the Triassic–Jurassic strata that record the opening of the Alpine Tethys. Additional evidence for rifting is present in the metabasites from the Veleta unit yielding in situ apatite U-Pb ages of 197 Ma, recording CAMP magmatism and Early Jurassic rifting in the Alpine Tethys. The data demonstrate a palinspastic connection between the NFC and the Alpujárride. Based on these extensive new provenance data, we propose a pre-subduction tectonic configuration in which the NFC and Alpujárride both represent adjacent attenuated continental fragments that are separated from the southern Iberian rifted margin by a narrow oceanic domain of the Alpine Tethys in the early Mesozoic.


Current EDS systems now have large area SDDs, improved digital pulse processors, and very fast computers, which allows collection at storage rates over 100kcps while maintaining acceptable resolution. Coupled with an SEM with automated sample stage, it is possible to step a sample through a grid pattern, collect a spectrum at each node of the grid and then post process all of these maps as one large Spectral Image [4]. These technology advances make the EDS analysis of large areas of a sample achievable in much less time by more analysts with SEM for doing phase mapping, finding minor phases or unexpected features [4]. The use of a dual detector system cuts analysis time in half again as it provides two independent channels for processing x-ray pulses.


The purpose of this paper is to provide evidence about court practice in awarding punitive damages. Of the four prominent theories of punitive damages, the validity of the Punishment-Deterrence Theory and Compensation Theory were determined to be quantifiable for testing. Regression analysis is employed to relate the size of punitive damages to measures of financial punishment, compensation, punitive damages insurability, degree of malice, and type of liability claimed. The analysis was applied to several samples of cases in which punitive damages were assessed against corporations. Support for the Compensation Theory is evident in all of the samples. Support for the Punishment-Deterrence Theory is evident in a precisely-defined sample. These results indicate that the size of the punitive damages award is substantially determined by the compensatory award given the plaintiff and to a lesser degree by the financial status of the defendant. Liability issues have received extensive attention recently due in large part to the unavailability of affordably-priced commercial liability insurance. One aspect of that attention has been proposals to limit punitive damages. Although the desirability and appropriate application of punitive damages has long been an item of debate,' these proposals seem to be the first significant attempt at the legislative level to limit the scope of punitive damages awards. Much of the debate about these legislative actions has been anecdotal. In this paper an attempt is made to provide some empirical evidence of the practice of awarding punitive damages. Development of such evidence should help assess the impact of proposed and recently enacted laws related to punitive damages.


Polycrystalline thin-film solar cells with the structure ZnO/CdZnS/CuInGaSe/sub 2/ have been fabricated with larger single-cell areas than have been previously reported. A cell with an area of 4 cm/sup 2/ has been made with an AM1.5, 100 mW/cm/sup 2/ total area conversion efficiency of 11.1% (12.0% active area) and an AM0 conversion efficiency of 10.0% (10.9% active area). The CuInGaSe/sub 2/ layer had a gallium to indium ratio of 0.26:0.74 with a bandgap of approximately 1.15 eV. The cells use an isolated tab design for the negative (grid) contact, demonstrating the ability to pattern the semiconductor layers. Such CuInGaSe/sub 2/-based cells may be suitable for large-area terrestrial applications and for single-junction space cell applications.<<ETX>>


Background: Health literacy, as it relates to better decision-making and autonomy of self-care in older adults, is a growing concern. Health and care professionals play key roles in advocating and supporting health literacy of older adults. This cross-sectional study aimed to assess community care workers' knowledge and practice of supporting health literacy among their clients. Methods: Structured questionnaires were posted to all community-based integrated support centers in two prefectures in Japan; care managers, nurses, and social workers were requested to participate in the study. Knowledge and practice of health literacy was compared based on professional qualifications. A Chi-square test was used for analyzing the differences of knowledge and practice of supporting health literacy by professional qualifications. A logistic regression was used for identifying factors associated with participants' health literacy.Results: In total, 453 workers (care managers: 34%; nurses: 31%; and social workers: 35%) responded. Only 9% of the respondents knew the term and definition of health literacy; and nurses were more likely to perceive the importance of improving and practicing to support the health literacy of clients, compared to care managers and social workers. Less than 10% of the respondents always use teach-back methods and visual materials, which are useful communication methods for low health literacy, for communication with clients. Conclusions: The study suggests that knowledge and practice of supporting health literacy differ by professional qualifications. Older adults receive health and care information from a variety of staff in community-based support centers. Therefore, the study suggests the improvement of the communication skills of the community health and care workers, in order to support clients with low health literacy.


Beijing has a long history; food culture is unique. Every day will attract tens of thousands of Chinese and foreign tourists to Niujie tasting food. Due to the influence of religious culture, many Arab countries of the tourists will be attracted, by eating Chinese food to experience the profound Chinese food culture. This has greatly promoted the cultural exchanges between China and people of all of the world, and deepened the friendly relations. In the diet culture and tourism industry blend with each other and under the background of the rapid development, in terms of Beijing Niujie such food destinations, how to understand and Niujie cooking cultural resources evaluation, to the Niujie diet culture resources to make a rational analysis, put forward the development principle, development strategy and specific diet culture tourism products are very significant. It has certain practical significance and value to make the food culture tourism resources into the special tourism projects, and promote the healthy development of the food culture.


Identifying plant communities during field work proves to be a difficult task, especially for beginners or less trained professionals. Although plant communities are well described in the literature, it is difficult to map this knowledge instantly to the situation found in the field. Increasing computational power and the emergence of mobile computing environments suggest that in the near future information can be made available at nearly every place, at least from a technical point of view. However, just transferring the knowledge represented in books into a digital environment without restructuring the knowledge representation (KR) will not improve the possibilities to identify plant communities during field work. In this paper the potential of ontologies to improve the usability of knowledge for field work is investigated.


A sandwich genoassay for the detection of PCA3, a nucleic acid biomarker overexpressed in the urine of prostate cancer patients, has been developed by using the enzyme alkaline phosphatase (ALP) as a tracer of the hybrid generated onto the surface of magnetic particles. ALP converts D-glucose-1-phosphate into D-glucose, which is quantified with a personal glucose meter. The resulting methodology allows the reliable detection of PCA3 at low picomolar levels, thus fostering massive screening of prostate cancer.


Land use can radically degrade stream physical habitat via alterations to channel geomorphology and sedimentological characteristics. However, independent and combined influences such as those of agricultural and urban land use practices on channel geomorphology and substrate composition remain poorly understood. To further understanding of mixed land use influence on stream physical habitat, an intensive, 56 km hydrogeomorphological assessment was undertaken in a representative mixed land use watershed located in Midwestern USA. Sub-objectives included quantitative characterization of (1) channel geomorphology, (2) substrate frequency and embeddedness, and (3) relationships between land use, channel geomorphology, and substrate frequency and embeddedness. Channel geomorphology, and stream substrate data were directly measured at survey transects (n = 561) every 100 m of the entire 56 km distance of the reference stream. Observed data were averaged within five sub-basins (Sites #1 to #5) nested across an agricultural-urban land use gradient. Multiple regression results showed agricultural and urban land use explained nearly all of the variance in average width to depth ratios (R2 = 0.960; p = 0.020; n = 5), and maximum bank angle (R2 = 0.896; p = 0.052; n = 5). Streambed substrate samples of pools indicated significantly (p < 0.001) increased substrate embeddedness at agricultural Site #1 (80%) located in the headwaters and urban Site #5 (79%) located in the lower reaches compared to rural-urban Sites #2 to #4 (39 to 57%) located in the mid-reaches of the study stream. Streambed substrate embeddedness samples of riffles that ranged from 51 to 72% at Sites #1 and #5, and 27 to 46% at Sites #2 to #4 were significantly different between sites (p = 0.013). Percent embeddedness increased with downstream distance by 5% km−1 with the lower urban reaches indicating symptoms of urban stream syndrome linked to degraded riffle habitat. Collectively, observed alterations to channel morphology and substrate composition point to land use alterations to channel geomorphology metrics correlated with increased substrate embeddedness outside of mid-reaches where bedrock channel constraints accounted for less than 3% of substrate frequency. Results from this study show how a hydrogeomorphological assessment can help elucidate casual factors, target critical source areas, and thus, guide regional stream restoration efforts of mixed-land-use watersheds.


1 Hoiick MF. 1,25-Dihydruxyvitamin Dj and the skin: a unique applicaliun for the treatment of psoriasis. Proc Soc Exp Biol Med 1989: 191:246-57. 2 Lea AP. Goa KL. Calcipotriol. A review of its pharmacological properties and therapeutic efficacy in the management of psoriasis. Gill Imimmother 1996; 5: 230-48. 3 Morrison NA. Qi JC. Tokita A et al. Prediction of bone density from vitamin D receptor alleles. Nature 1994; 567: 284-7. 4 Hustmyer FC Peacock, Hui S et ai. Bone mineral density in relation to polymorphism at the vitamin D receptor gene locus. / Clin Invest 1994; 94: 2130-4. 5 Dawson-Huj^hes B. Harris SS. Finneran S. Calcium absorption on high and low calcium intakes in relation to vilamin D receptor genotype. / C7(H I'.ndocrinol Metah 1995; 80: 3657-61. 6 Morrison NA. Yeoman R, Ktlly PI. Eisman (A. Contribution of transacting factor alieles to normal physiological variability; vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms and circulating osteocalcin. Prac Nat! AcadSci VSA 1992: 89: 6665-9. 7 Viitanen A-M. Karkkainen M. l,aitinen K et a!. Common polymorphism of the vitamin D receptor gene is associated with variation of peak bone mass in young Finns. CalcifTissuf Inl 1996; 59:231-4.


The radio interference levels of transmission lines are mainly dependent upon line parameters,climate environment and conductor surface condition.Under the same climate conditions,the radio interference levels from the same span of established power transmission lines are determined by line height and conductor surface condition which is mostly affected by various climate environments.On the basis of corona cage in State Grid UHV AC test base,we simulated the conditions of fine weather for dry conductor and rainy weather for wet conductor,and measured the radio interference and audio noise levels of 750kV 6×400mm conductor wires with dust deposition and cleanness under different test voltages,namely,different conductor surface field strength values.It is revealed that,for dry conductors,within the conductor surface field strength in the design of 750kV model engineering,the radio interference and audio noise levels from the conductor with dust deposition are both greater than those from clean ones,and the radio interference is seriously affected;with the difference of 20dB at 0.5MHz under the same test voltage,for wet conductors,the difference of radio interference from the corona on the conductors with cleanness and dust deposition is not evident,however,the audio noise level of the conductors with dust deposition is higher than that of clean conductors by 5~8dB.The effects of dust deposition on conductor corona characteristics decrease once the conductor surface field strength values are high enough.


Thispaperdiscusses therepresentations ofwomen'sbodiesandsexualities whicharemediatedinthe lyrics ofdangdut popular, sothis essaywill bewrittenby usingfeminismperspective wheremediasuchas songsasthe sources.By analyzing three popular dangdut song lyrics, there are two assumptions about how wom-en's bodies and sexuality represented and constructed by the media. The first assumption, that the lyrics of the song that contains elements of female sexuali-ty can be a trigger to the exploitation of women. However, the second assump-tion states that the dangdut song can be regarded as exhibition of women"s bo-dies and sexuality.


Winter vegetables are important in agricultural production in Hainan.The meteorological data of Hainan in the last 10 years were used to provide a good service for the winter vegetables production.The relevant climate characteristics such as dry season precipitation,temperature and sunshine hours were analyzed,and the effect of climate change on winter vegetables production was discussed.The results showed the temperature in the southern was significantly higher than that in the northern and central in the low temperature and dry season from December to February of the next year;the days below 15 ℃ were the longest in the western;the temperature was relatively stable in the dry season,and low temperature disaster weather was appeared only in 2008;The precipitation in the northeastern was the highest in the dry season,and that in the southern was the least with the largest change and the longest days without rain;the sunshine duration in the southern was the highest while that in the northeast and south were the lowerest,From the climate change in the last 10 years,the suitability of winter vegetable production decreased in the south of the Island,and it was improved in the northwest and northeast,so the structure of winter vegetables production needed to be adjusted.


ABSTRACT Human service agencies are facing an environment in which demands for impact, effectiveness, and performance are rising faster than our knowledge about how to best to achieve those goals. Organizations are increasingly pressured to do "more" with little guidance about what service-related changes might mean for the long-term well-being of their organizations, the consumers of their services, and the communities in which they are embedded. This article introduces a special issue on the effect of the pursuit of "impact" on staff, managers, and organizational processes by tracing the history of how human service organizations became targets for greater demands of efficiency and impact, some of the field level changes that are taking place as a result, and the managerial dilemmas that have arisen under this new regime.


DURING A SIX WEEK PERIOD in the summer of 1981 I rediscovered the rich personal and professional rewards of sharing medical skills with those in need. An odyssey that began with a volunteer assignment in a Catholic mission hospital in Georgetown, Guyana, continued by sheer chance on the streets of La Paz, Bolivia, and aboard an antiquated train en route to the Inca capital of Cuzco, Peru. Guyana, an Amerindian word meaning land of many waters, aptly describes a tropical country quadrisected by three major rivers and bordered on its north coast by 270 miles of South Atlantic Ocean (Figure 1). Granted independence by Great Britain in 1966, Guyana has been cast in the role of a Second World nation,* neither impoverished of natural resources nor yet fully capable of managing its own affairs. Misguided economic policies have brought this fledgling Caribbean country close to disaster, propelling substantial numbers of professionals and technicians into flight to more stable and prosperous areas of the western world. The exodus of physicians has left Guyana with an enormous deficit in competent medical personnel and services, a circumstance that prompted the St. Joseph Mercy Hospital to seek outside help. The population of Guyana is comprised of two major groups, East Indians (53 percent) and blacks (32 percent). About 11 percent are mixed. The blacks were brought from Africa as slaves to work the plantations of European masters. When


The purpose of this study is as follows: 1) Finding empirical evidence regarding the direct effect of religiosity on taxpayer awareness; 2) Finding empirical evidence regarding the direct influence of the level of knowledge on taxpayer awareness; 3) Finding empirical evidence regarding the direct effect of religiosity on taxpayer compliance; 4) Finding empirical evidence regarding the direct influence of the level of knowledge on taxpayer compliance; and 5) Finding empirical evidence regarding the direct influence of taxpayer awareness on tax compliance. This type of research is causal. The population in this study is an individual taxpayer in East Tangerang KPP. Sample selection with purposive sampling method. Data collection method used is to use a questionnaire distributed to 100 respondents. The analysis used is path analysis and multiple test. The results showed, 1) Religiosity directly affects the awareness of taxpayers; 2) The level of knowledge directly affects the awareness of taxpayers; 3) Religiosity directly influences taxpayer compliance; 4) The level of knowledge directly affects the compliance of taxpayers; and 5) Awareness of taxpayers directly affects the compliance of taxpayers. Keywords : Religiosity, Knowledge Level, Taxpayer Awareness, Taxpayer Compliance DOI : 10.7176/JCSD/52-07 Publication date :October 31 st 2019


1 UMBC Goddard Earth Science and Technology Center, Baltimore, MD 2 NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Hydrological Sciences Branch, Greenbelt, MD 3 The National Research Council, Washington, DC 4 River Systems and Meteorology Group, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, CO 5 SSAI 6 George Mason University; Center for Research on Environmental and Water, Calverton, MD Investigating the Use of LIS and Satellite Products to Improve Evapotranspiration Estimates


ejd.2012.1859 Auteur(s) : Naoki Oiso email@example.com, Akira Kawada Department of Dermatology, Kinki Faculty of Medicine, 377-2 Ohno-Higashi, Osaka-Sayama, Osaka 589-8511, Japan Erythema dyschromicum perstans (EDP) (ashy dermatosis) is characterized by an asymptomatic, slate-gray to blue-brown (ash-colored) macule with an erythematous border in the early lesions [1, 2]. New lesions may appear in the previously affected areas [3]. Annular lichenoid dermatosis of youth (ALDY) is a recently [...]


Natural killer (NK) cells belong to innate lymphoid immune cells that contribute to antitumor responses without requiring prior sensitization. There is strong evidence that NK cells may induce graft‐vs‐leukemia (GvL) effect without causing graft‐vs‐host disease (GvHD), and significant efforts are currently undertaken to design and optimize NK cell‐based immunotherapeutic strategies against human cancers, particularly against leukemias. However, the results of a number of adoptive NK cell transfer studies have been somewhat disappointing. This may be explained with difficulties in integrating the sequentially appearing activating signals into a directed NK cell response and may also be due to the lack of longevity of the transferred NK cells. The recent understanding that NK cells share developmental and homeostatic properties with T cells led to the hypothesis that NK cells should be able to elicit an (antigen‐specific) recall response and should as such theoretically confer the potential for self‐renewal and clonal expansion which may translate into longevity. Although immunological memory is per se a hallmark of the adaptive immune system, recent studies performed in mice and humans indicate that NK cells may indeed acquire (under certain conditions) features of adaptive immune cells. This review pursues the aim of providing a general understanding of the cellular and molecular aspects of various forms of memory NK cells with inherent antitumor properties and attempt to describe the translation of this knowledge into recent clinical adoptive transfer protocols with the aim of optimally harnessing the memory NK cell response to certain leukemias.


The purpose of the report is twofold. To begin with, it seeks to set out the objectives of, and methodologies for, the development of socio-economic and environmental scenarios for the European Union up until 2050f. In addition, the report undertakes to place scenario building in a wider political and socio-economic context. The report is structured as follows. In section II, the report compares forecasts and scenarios with a view to highlight common aspects and differences. In section III, the report discusses in more detail the purpose of scenario building against the background of the policy objective to reach sustainability. Section IV, finally, examines some of the methodological issues involved in scenario building and sketches out how scenarios can be built in a meaningful and feasible


The application of visual inspection techniques to textile lIanufacturin~ is an area of major eienificance. The majority of fabric and ~arment inspection in the Industry today is carried out by human examiners. These inspection processes are time-consumi~, labour intensive and subject to human jud~ent and error. With the increasin. efficiency of other production processes, inspection is contributini an increasini proportion to the total production costa. Thus, any automation of the inspection process offers considerable potential advantaies in reduced costs, increased throuibput speeds and more consistent fault detection and identification.


Abstract : High frequency waves which propagate at the edges of plasmas bounded by metal (conducting) boundaries are treated in great detail, in theory, and with many-particle simulations. There is no applied magnetic field; the plasma and waves are unmagnetized. First, a linear theory and simulation are made, to include the sheath and the pre-sheath from first principles and self-consistently. The detailed structure of these waves, excited at small amplitudes (from noise in most cases), is obtained, specifically, the dispersion and eigenfields. These results are compared and contrasted with the well-known Tonks-Dattner (transverse, or dipole) resonances and Gould-Trivelpiece waves (longitudinal). The former are the cutoff frequencies for the latter waves. Second, some of these plasma surface waves are driven by sufficient excitation to obtain a discharge (usually meaning sufficient plasma heating to obtain ionization by electrons). In a one-dimensional bounded planar slab model, the drive is near the series resonance frequency, allowing very low voltage drive (a few volts). (Such plasmas have been made in laboratories, for some time now.) Similarly, in two- dimensional models (both electrostatic periodic-bounded and electromagnetic fully bounded - a cavity), the waves are driven by low antenna voltages, at plasma resonance (not vacuum cavity resonance). Considerable information is provided as to the (new) wave heating mechanisms, reasons for seeking the resonance, drive frequency-density scaling, and more. There are numerous practical applications of these plasma surface driven waves, especially the resonantly driven ones. This thesis provides much more structure and details as to these high frequency waves than has been given heretofore.


Two ustilaginomycetous anamorphic strains, BCRC 34125 and BCRC 34798 (=BCRC 07F0478), were isolated from Taiwan. Based on the morphology, physiological characteristics, and phylogenetic analysis of rRNA gene sequence of internal transcribed spacer 1 (ITS1)-5.8S-ITS2, these strains were identified as Pseudozyma aphidis. This species is recorded as new to the fungal flora of Taiwan. Morphological and physiological characteristics were illustrated and described.


The main purpose of this paper is to identify the relationship between the perceived freedom, life satisfaction and happiness scales scores of college student according to some demographic variances. Within the scope of the research; 1024 male (n=532) and female (n=492) students who currently study in the universities were selected by random sampling method. Descriptive, correlation and regression analysis techniques were used for the data obtained through the survey. The result revealed that the perceived freedom in leisure is significantly positively correlated. In terms of life satisfaction, there is a significant difference in gender factor, while there is no significant difference in grade and active sports status. According to the happiness factor, grade variables were the only parameter that had a statistically significant correlation with happiness. Gradual regression analysis indicated that there is a positive correlation between the life satisfaction and happiness level. Similarly, significant correlation was found between the perceived freedom in leisure time and happiness levels of students. In conclusion, our findings indicate that perceived freedom in leisure has a positive impact on the life satisfaction and happiness.


The aim was to select strains for analytical applications. Luciferases have been studied in several different luminous bacteria including Beneckea and Photobacterium species [1]. Oxidoreductase, either NADH-dependent oxidoreductase or NADPHdependent oxidoreductase, have received less attention. Bacterial biolurninescence serves as a very sensitive method for quantitation of NADH or NADPH [4]. Further reactions which produce or use these coenzymes can be coupled to be bioluminescent reactions resulting in assays for a variety of dehydrogenases and their substrates [2].


Climate change and declining oil production rates (peak oil) are high on national and international agendas and are expected to have significant impacts on societies and communities world-wide during the coming decades. This thesis explores how these interconnected challenges can affect the local community in Austrheim and Lindås in Western Norway. The Statoil Mongstad oil refinery is the most important source of employment in this area, but is at the same time Norway's largest single emitter of carbon dioxide (CO2). Qualitative interviews revealed that employees at Statoil Mongstad regarded the facility as important for their personal well-being. It was regarded as a secure, fulfilling and well-paid source of income, and important for their ability to live in the area. The refinery was also regarded as essential for the well-being of the wider community. While both climate change and peak oil were regarded as important problems, the interviewees did not expect these trends to significantly impact the activities of the refinery by 2030. The results from the qualitative interviews are compared with quantitative scenarios. Four quantitative scenarios compare different estimates of Norwegian oil production and climate change mitigation obligations. The Greenhouse Development Rights-framework is used to establish Norway's emissions reduction commitments based on principles of ecological sustainability and social and environmental justice. This shows that Norway's current climate policies, while ambitious by international standards, are not sufficient to avoid dangerous climate change and secure global environmental and social justice. The scenarios suggest that peak oil and climate change mitigation measures will put significant limits on Norwegian oil activities by 2030 and can as such be expected to affect the activities also at the Statoil Mongstad facility.


Activities in the Gulf of Mexico United States outer continental shelf (OCS) are increasing, as are activities in the Arctic. As a result, the Coast Guard is preparing for the challenges of increased volume and scope of OCS inspection oversight. The Coast Guard promotes and enforces safety and security regulations governing vessels and facilities operating in the OCS. Coast Guard marine inspectors verify that a mobile offshore drilling unit (MODU) meets domestic requirements, and they issue certificates for compliant vessels. MODUs may not operate in the OCS without a Coast Guard inspection. The Coast Guard is working to amend its coastal state regulations in order to mitigate risk in the OCS and ensure that all vessels satisfy the same standards.


ABSTRACT We appreciate the opportunity to respond to the Editorial in this issue of the Journal of College Student Psychotherapy by editors Philip Rosenbaum and Ryan Weatherford, who express concerns about the new Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology Step 2 (EPPP Step 2). Our discussion describes the constellation of factors that influenced ASPPB's decision to develop the EPPP Step 2 at this point in time. We also respond to the concerns expressed about the increasing costs of graduate training and the timing of the EPPP Step 2. Finally this commentary will highlight the difference between the training and licensing processes and will describe how the EPPP Step 2 will help licensing boards fulfill their mandate to protect a vulnerable public.


Marxist basic thought about the aii\|round development of human-being includes man's labour ability,social relations and free personality. The moving mechanism of market economy promotes man's free and full development which can be embodied from four aspects,but at the same time it can bring about some negative effects to man's development. To overcome the negative effects,socialist market economy must do three things:to develop socialist productive forces and market economy,to push on socialist advanced cultures and educational cause,and to construct socialist political cicilization and ruled-by law states.


avoid the danger of considerations which are abstract and cut off from reality. A wide and comprehensive reference to the European context would, no doubt, be useful. But one can note that a number of serious problems affect and reach even broader areas. In the development of the topic under study, however, reference is made to the concrete situations in which we live. On this point there exist very relevant documents and these could offer a glimpse of the ground covered by apostolic action. We limit ourselves to indicating some of them: the conference of Cardinal J. Frings, delivered in Rome in 1956,1 one by Mgr Etchegaray, prepared for the episcopal Synod of 19742 and the letter of Paul VI and other documents produced on the occasion of the Helsinki Conference. 3


Abstract Studies of political contestation of EU decision making usually focus on the division lines in the European Parliament and, to a lesser extent, the Council of Ministers. This article seeks to broaden the analysis of the contestation of EU politics by conceptualising EU contestation across the EU's 'multilevel parliamentary field'. It distinguishes three ideal-typical structures of contestation – national, inter-institutional, and transnational contestation – and hypothesises that the more institutionalised the mode of EU decision making, the more likely it is that contestation takes place along transnational lines. The article then draws on the empirical literature on multilevel parliamentarism to assess the plausibility of this hypothesis for four modes of EU decision making: EU legislation, executive decisions, policy coordination and institutional design. Finding the hypothesis broadly confirmed, the article concludes that, if the supranational implications of EU decision making are to be appreciated, also less institutionalised decision-making modes require some form of transnational contestation.


Two theories dominate business ethics – shareholder and stakeholder. By the former, shareholders hire managers to manage the firm to make it prosper. By the latter, corporate managers are morally responsible to advance the well-being of all who may be affected. Another version of this dispute involves three theories – Milton Friedman's, Ralph Nader's and that of Miller-Ahrens-Machan. Friedman advanced the exclusivist position – managers should focus solely on the bottom line, period (within the rules of the game). Otherwise, they get involved in matters that should be dealt by the public authorities (what public projects to support, etc.). Nader holds that since corporations were originally created by government (the king or royal court), they are arms of public policy which now means economic democracy. Miller-Ahrens-Machan argue that the primary obligation of managers is to make the firm profitable. There can then be other matters with which managers should be concerned. This is the view that profit should dominate but not be the exclusive concern. Depending on which of these views is right, different policies follow for various more particular issues, such as insider trading, hostile takeovers, outsourcing and so forth. In this article, I will argue that the shareholder is superior to the stakeholder theory.


Incorporation of rigid polyurethane foam waste to pure polyol foam for the production of foams has been investigated. The polyurethane foam waste ranging between 1 and 10% was blended with the pure polyol. Subsequently, the blended mixture was cast into a metallic mould and mechanical tests were performed on the samples. Incorporation of polyurethane foam waste into pure polyol foam resulted in materials of satisfactory mechanical properties. Addition of the filler materials inhibited better density, compression set, hardness, load-bearing capacity and % elongation-at-break compared to the pure polyol. From the results of thermal conductivity of the blended foams, it was observed that thermal insulation property was improved. In addition, the particle sizes of the polyurethane foam waste played significant role on the mechanical properties of the blended foams each of the mechanical properties improved as the filler size got smaller. The results of this study showed that polyurethane foam waste can be successfully used as filler materials to improve mechanical properties and reduce production cost of flexible polyurethane foam.


Fermentation causes many biochemical changes in food products that can alter the ratio of nutritive and anti-nutritive components resulting to altered properties of the food material, such as bioactivity and digestibility (Zhang et al., 2012). Increasing consumer awareness with diet-disease relationships have attracted scientific interest in fermentation and how it can increase the health-promoting benefits of food products (Xiang et al., 2019). Fermentation can improve the antioxidant activity of food products by increasing the release of bioactive phenolic compounds and flavonoids in plant-based products (Hur et al., 2014; Lee et al., 2008). Fermentation can also produce probioticrich food products that can have positive effects on memory enhancement by improving gut health properties (Gobbetti et al., 2010; Selhub et al., 2014). The health-promoting benefits, particularly antioxidant activity, of fermented food products can be attributed to the carbohydrate-metabolizing enzymes produced during fermentation that promotes the bioconversion of phenolic glycosides into their free form, i.e. aglycones, which have high antioxidant activity (Vattem & Shetty, 2003).


We have calculated expressions for the normal-state specific heat of heavy-fermion systems which take into account the coherence-induced appearance of an energy speudogap in the density of states of such systems near the Fermi energy, and studied systematically the behavior of these specific heat expressions for different choices of physical parameters. Results show that the pseudogap has a rather large influence on the low temperature specific heat. Experimental data for CeAl 3 taken at atmospheric pressure and applied pressure are fitted to these expressions, resulting in rather good agreement


The present study was conducted to assess the effect of Circuit Training Programme on Total Leucocytes count and Platelets Count on Pre-Obese Adolescents. The objective of the study was to find out the effect of 30 minutes Circuit Training Programme on Total Leucocytes count and Platelets Count sedentary preobese adolescent for a total duration of 21 days. For the purpose of the study, thirty (n=30) subjects were selected. The age group of the subjects ranged from 12 years to 18 years. The subject selected were the students from Kendriya Vidyalaya, Shalimar Bagh New Delhi. The Statistical Technique employed for analysing the data were Mean, Standard Deviation and 't' test. The level of significance was set at 0.05 for interpreting the results. The result of the study indicates a significant difference in Total Leucocytes count between Experimental and Control group. Platelet Count was no significant difference found in the post data of experimental group and control group. However there was an increase in experimental group but it did not reach the significant level. Further, Experimental group had significantly higher average performance mean score as a result of 21 days of Circuit Training than the control group subjects who were not engaged in any training programme.


AbstractThe interaction of an applied axial load and a drag load on a circular pile in consolidating layered soil is investigated. A rigorous load-transfer theory with elastoplastic slip considered at the pile–soil interface for such piles is developed. The validity of the proposed solution is confirmed by a comparison with field measurements. Results of extensive parametric studies with regard to the pile behavior are presented for a better understanding of the behavior for axially loaded piles embedded in layered soil with an upper consolidating layer. Design charts are presented to predict the location of the neutral plane, maximum pile load, and pile top settlement for axially loaded piles in layered consolidating soils.


FTIR studies were carried out on a number of systems composed of 1,8-bis(dimethylamino)naphthalene (DMAN) and various N–H proton donors in acetonitrile. The degree of protonation was estimated based on the intensity of the Bohlmann bands. As in the case of systems containing OH acids homoconjugated anions play an important role in ionic equilibria. In the case of moderately strong proton donors the species present in solution are protonated DMAN, free DMAN, NHN– homoconjugated anions and more complicated self-solvated species. The homoconjugated NHN– anions are characterized by a broad doublet with submaxima at ca. 1950 and 2500 cm–1.


In Ruan Ji's philosophical texts and literary texts of the logical construction of the image creation,there is a consistent way of thinking,which is from the Book of Changes that image should bear meaning.The image thinking highlights the independent value of the emotional,specific"image",and the special features of"image giving fullness of concept"through the appropriate channel.It is different from Wang Bi's ontology thinking of"forgetting images after getting ideas".Through reading the philosophical texts("Tong Yi Lun"and"Yue Lun"),the author explores the formation and development of the image thinking and ponders the inertia phenomenon of using the image thinking in his literary texts.


We propose a further generalization of spatial modulation (SM) in a downlink multiuser MIMO system with multicast in order to improve the system's spectral and energy efficiencies. A base station equipped with multiple antennas sends three types of information to several users who are also equipped with multiple antennas. The individual information to each user is conveyed in the form of receive SM as well as through conventional QAM modulation. On top of that, common transmit SM information is conveyed to all users. To this end, specific preprocessing and postprocessing are obtained based upon the singular value decomposition technique. A simple additional processing based on phase shifts is proposed to improve detectability. Computer simulation results reveal that the proposed scheme has improved average bit-error rate (BER) over a reference scheme under the same spectral efficiency.


This paper proposes an improved permanent magnet synchronous drive system. By suitably adjusting the three-phase current commands, the switching frequency of the drive system can be abruptly reduced. In addition, the three-phase currents maintain balanced sinusoidal waveforms. An optimal control is designed to achieve high performance dynamic responses which include a fast transient response and a good load disturbance rejection capability. A 16-bit microprocessor system (MC 80196) is used to execute the improved control algorithm. Several experimental results validate the theoretical analysis. This paper presents a new direction in the design and implementation of a permanent magnet synchronous drive system.