Pulsed-laser deposition has proved to be a promising method for producing complex inorganic thin films. One of its major advantages, relative to other methods, is the capability of controlling many process parameters, such as laser pulse width, energy, and wavelength along with background reactive gas pressure and substrate bias. Adjusting these parameters provides a pre-tuning of the laser plasma thereby allowing for optimum process conditions in a particular thin film deposition. Understanding and fully characterizing such highly-dynamic and rapidly-streaming plasmas requires multiple techniques for monitoring the plasmas at different stages. By combining different diagnostic methods, it is possible to analyze the broad time window over which these ablation plasmas develop and to understand the related processes that occur. We present in this work new results involving correlation of time-resolved Langmuir probe data, optical emission spectroscopy, and electrostatic energy analysis to characterize the laser-induced plasmas generated from targets of titanium, tin-dioxide and aluminum. Two laser sources, an 80 fs Ti:Sapphire laser (780 nm) and a 6 ns Nd:YAG laser (1.06 micrometer), were used in this work. Examples of very high quality, epitaxial tin-dioxide films grown on sapphire by femtosecond-laser MBE are presented. These films are evaluated by high-resolution, cross-sectional TEM and x-ray diffraction. Film quality is considered in relation to the ablation plasma parameters, wherein femtosecond and nanosecond plasmas are compared.


To date, the induction motor (IM) and increasingly the synchronous reluctance motor (SynRM) are well established as energy efficient standard motors in general applications as pumping systems or compressors. However, for many applications with special requirements it is necessary to leave the common motor design. One consequence may be the enlargement of the motor air gap, e.g. in slim long motors or in motors with encapsulated rotor. An enlarged air gap is highly problematic for the torque density of both motor types, which leads to the use of resource critical rare earth permanent magnet motors in many applications. This paper first discusses the need of new motor design with enlarged air gap for different applications. After that the influence of the air gap width on the performance of SynRM is shown analytically and in a parameter study based on numerical finite element method (FEM). Finally, a particularly resource efficient motor design to compensate the performance losses is presented and discussed.


In this thesis we show how and why non-family managers are excluded in family firms. Additionally, we depict the implications of exclusion on an individual as well as a business level. The literatu ...


This paper reports for the first time the study of radiation effects on triple gate SOI tunnel FETs. In this work, devices with 1 μm width and three different channel lengths were exposed to a 600 keV proton radiation source and their current-voltage behavior was analyzed after 1 Mrad(Si) of accumulated total dose, comparing the results obtained before and after irradiation. It was possible to notice a drain current decrease in the shorter channel devices. However, this total dose influence was not so prominent in the longer channel ones. The reasons for both phenomena is discussed based on the competition between the drain current split and the high channel resistance.


A LIST OF THE BIRD SPECIES FROM ISLA TIBURON, SONORA, OBTAINED FROM SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE, MUSEUM COLLECTIONS, AND FIELD WORK DEVELOPED IN FEBRUARY 2000 IS PRESENTED. THE TOTAL SPECIES RICHNESS RECORDED IN THE ISLAND IS 137 SPECIES, INCLUDING 41 NEW AND NOTEWORTHY RECORDS, 34 OF WHICH WERE OBTAINED DURING THE FIELD WORK, AND ANOTHER SEVEN ARE SPECIMENS DEPOSITED IN SCIENTIFIC COLLECTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES.


The purpose of this study is to identify the effect of the innovation characteristics that AI Elderly Care Robots have on elderly consumers and to verify the acceptance or mediated resistance by the elderly of the innovation characteristics. Research was conducted throughout this study of the characteristics of the elderly so that the study results could contribute to the improvement of the quality and manufacture of AI Elderly Care Robots by lowering the psychological resistance of the elderly. Survey questions were answered by senior citizens aged 65 and older. The SPSS25 and AMOS22 programs were used for analysis. The analysis confirmed that innovation resistance has a significant mediated effect on the characteristics of elderly consumers and their willingness to accept the innovation characteristics of the AI Elderly Care Robots. Through this study, Ram's innovation resistance model has been verified empirically and it is estimated that by considering the specificities of elderly consumers and using the information to contribute to the development and modification of AI Elderly Care Robots will increase the willingness of the elderly to accept the innovation characteristics of the AI Elderly Care Robots.


In a communication system, the downlink (transmission direction: "base station → mobile station") in the introduction of "multi-code" to select a well-known, in an uplink (transmission direction: "mobile station → base station") in introducing a well-known "multi-slot" select.


This study aimed to identify the indices/indicators used for evaluating the "creating supportive environments" mechanism of the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion, with a focus on built environments, in different settings. A search for literature with no time limit constraint was performed across Medline (via PubMed), Scopus, and Embase databases. Search terms included "Ottawa Charter," "health promotion," "supportive environments," "built environments," "index," and "indicator." we included the studies conducted on developing, identifying, and/or measuring health promotion indices/indicators associated with "built environments" in different settings. The review articles were excluded. Extracted data included the type of instrument used for measuring the index/indicator, the number of items, participants, settings, the purpose of indices/indicators, and a minimum of two associated examples of the indices domains/indicators. The key definitions and summarized information from studies are presented in tables. In total, 281 studies were included in the review, within which 36 indices/indicators associated with "built environment" were identified. The majority of the studies (77%) were performed in developed countries. Based on their application in different settings, the indices/indicators were categorized into seven groups: (1) Healthy Cities (n=5), (2) Healthy Municipalities and Communities (n=18), (3) Healthy Markets (n=3), (4) Healthy Villages (n=1), (5) Healthy Workplaces (n=4), (6) Health-Promoting Schools (n=3), and (7) Healthy Hospitals (n=3). Health promotion specialists, health policymakers, and social health researchers can use this collection of indices/indicators while designing/evaluating interventions to create supportive environments for health in various settings.


This report summarizes the Mesozoic to Cenozoic geology of the eastern Scotian Slope, between The Gully (a large submarine canyon that bisects the shelf and slope just east of Sable Island), and the Laurentian Channel (a 100 km wide shelf-crossing trough that formed during Quaternary advance and retreat of glacial ice; Piper et al., 2012) (Fig. 1). Results are based primarily on reflection seismic profiles tied to industry wells. The primary objective is to provide geological context for Parcels 1 through 4 in the CNSOPB NS14-1 Call for Bids. The Call area is best known geologically for a unique structural element known as the "Banquereau Synkinematic Wedge" (BSW; Shimeld, 2004). The BSW is a large Middle to Late Jurassic (Ings and Shimeld, 2006) or earliest Cretaceous (OETR, 2011) salt-based detachment overlain by a range of potential hydrocarbon-bearing structures that include roho systems, inverted minibasins, and rim synclines that were variably transported down the slope and compressed during at least two periods of shortening. The Call area also crosses an important geological boundary, where the BSW and the allochthonous salt along its base are juxtaposed with a primary (autochthonous) salt basin to the northeast (the southwestern Laurentian Subbasin; SWLS)(Fig. 2). Although much of the salt in the BSW was supplied from a primary salt basin to the northwest (the Huron Subbasin; CNSOPB, 2013), the salt-based detachment in the eastern part of the BSW appears to have developed above salt that was expelled from the SWLS. Salt-related structures in the SWLS are complex, with stepped counter-regional systems and seaward leaning feeders expelling salt into a large salt-stock or salt-tongue canopy that was subsequently re-loaded and variably squeezed. As many as three tiers of allochthonous salt are present here, creating a wide variety of potential trap configurations, but also substantially degrading seismic imaging across much of the SWLS.


THE INVENTION CONCERNS A GENERATOR HIGH FREQUENCY APPLICABLE TO INDUCTION HEATING, EQUIPMENT LASER EQUIPMENT PLASMA AND SIMILAR THROUGH WHICH WORKS ON APPLYING A LOAD 13 ESSENTIALLY MADE BY RESONANT CIRCUIT, AN ADJUSTABLE POWER WHICH THE fREQUENCY IS EQUAL TO OR VERY CLOSE TO THE NATURAL fREQUENCY OWN CHARGE AT ANY TIME. TO THIS END, THE GENERATOR CONTAINS A RECOVERY BRIDGE 1 SWITCH PERIODIC 2, DEVICE START 3, COIL INSULATION 4 INVERTER TRANSISTOR 5, A TRACKING SYSTEM AUTOMATIC FREQUENCY 6, A CONTROL SYSTEM AND PROTECTION 7 A TRIP CIRCUIT 8, 9, OF POWER SYSTEMS, SUPERVISION AND CONTROL SIGNAL GENERATION OF 10 AND TRANSFORMERS 11, 12.


In brain MR images, the noise and low‐contrast significantly deteriorate the segmentation results. In this paper, we introduce a novel application of dual‐tree complex wavelet transform (DT‐CWT), and propose an automatic unsupervised segmentation method integrating DT‐CWT with self‐organizing map for brain MR images. First, a multidimensional feature vector is constructed based on the intensity, low‐frequency subband of DT‐CWT, and spatial position information. Then, a spatial constrained self‐organizing tree map (SCSOTM) is presented as the segmentation system. It adaptively captures the complicated spatial layout of the individual tissues, and overcomes the problem of overlapping gray‐scale intensities for different tissues. SCSOTM applies a dual‐thresholding method for automatic growing of the tree map, which uses the information from the high‐frequency subbands of DT‐CWT. The proposed method is validated by extensive experiments using both simulated and real T1‐weighted MR images, and compared with the state‐of‐the‐art algorithms. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Imaging Syst Technol, 24, 208–214, 2014


The study purpose. This study aimed to observe the effect of virtual media-based obstacle run training on dribbling ability of women futsal players in the Women's Futsal Student Activity Unit (UKM) during the Covid-19 pandemic by examining the effect of the treatment.
Materials and methods. The research used a pre-experiment method using a quantitative descriptive approach with One Group Pretest-Posttest Design. A total of 30 students who participated in the Women's Futsal UKM at the University of Suryakancana became the research population. These female futsal athletes are campus team amateur athletes below the professional level of the Indonesian Futsal League.
Results. Based on research data, the average value before the obstacle run training treatment was 10.840 seconds and after the treatment was 9.600 seconds, which means that there was time, or in other words, the woman futsal player's dribbling ability increased. The result of the test showed that the value of the interval training results before and after being given was 0.859.
Conclusions. It is suggested that further research explore the use of different kinds of media in improving the dribbling skills of futsal athletes during the Covid-19 pandemic.


Objective:To investigate the impact of acute kidney injury(AKI)on the prognosis of patient with post-cardiac arrest syndrome(PCAS).Methods:Patients with PCAS in ICU were divided into two groups(AKI group and Non-AKI group)based on diagnostic criteria of AKI.The survival rates after 24h,72h,28dand the rate of discharge from ICU were compared.The neurological recovery was evaluated by using the Pittsburgh cerebral performance category(CPC)and Glasgow Coma Scale(GCS).Other organs dysfunction was also analyzed.Results:Of the 37 postcardiac arrest syndrome patients,15 suffered from AKI(40.5%).The survival rate in AKI group was 73.3%,73.3%,and 13.3% respectively after 24h,48h,and 28d,and the rate of discharge from ICU was 13.3%.For non-AKI group,the survival rate was 95.5%,72.7%,and40.9%respectively after 24h,48h,and 28d,and the rate of discharge from ICU was 40.9%.After 72hours,the average scores of CPC were(3.73±0.195)and(3.13±0.274)respectively in AKI group and Non-AKI group(P0.05),while the average scores of GCS were(5.36±1.448)and(8.53±1.508)respectively(P0.05).After 28days,the average of CPC for two groups were(2.50±1.50)and(1.56±0.338)respectively(P0.05),and the average scores of GCS were(10.00±5.00)and(13.78±1.222)respectively(P0.05).The rates of complicating with five or more other organs dysfunction were 86.7% and 45.5% respectively in AKI group and Non-AKI group(P0.05).Conclusion:The rate of 24h survival,28 dsurvival and the rate of discharge from ICU were lower in AKI group,while there was no difference in the rate of 72h survival.Neurological recovery was poorer in AKI group.Other organs dysfunction was more likely to happen in patients with PCAS complicated by AKI.


Thank you very much for reading network defense and countermeasures principles and practices. As you may know, people have search hundreds times for their favorite novels like this network defense and countermeasures principles and practices, but end up in infectious downloads. Rather than reading a good book with a cup of tea in the afternoon, instead they juggled with some harmful bugs inside their computer.


The aim of this study was to assess the level of dental anxiety and quality of life related to oral health in children with malocclusion between 11-14 years old. Materials and Methods: In this crosssectional study 92 children with malocclusion and 35 children with dental caries were included. Short form of Child Perception Questionnaire (11-14) and Cora Dental Anxiety Scale Questionnaire were delivered to children in both groups. Collected data were analyzed using SPSS 17. To test statistical difference student's t test was used. Results: Dental Anxiety was higher in the group of children with dental caries p<0.01, There was significant statistical difference between gender as girls scored higher in both groups p<0.01. Regarding of negative emotions on Oral health Quality there was no significant statistical difference between two groups except on Oral Symptoms where significant statistical difference was found p<0.01. Conclusion: High level of dental anxiety during dental treatment and poor quality of live in children should be an alarm, therefore comprehensive programs and strategies should be developed in order to manage children of this category. Clinical article (J Int Dent Med Res 2019; 12(3): 1047-1049)


L Guardia et al. 1 commented on the detection of three nonabromochlorodiphenyl ethers (NBCDEs) in air and soil samples from Guangzhou China and at an e-waste recycling area, and speculated in this and a prior publication that these compounds were impurities in Albemarle Corporation's commercial decabromodiphenyl ether (DecaBDE) product. Albemarle would like to set the record straight. Yes, Albemarle filed the patent application described in La Guardia et al. (2011). Albemarle has an active research and development program, files many patent applications as a result of this active research and development, and holds numerous patents. A substantial number of these patents and patent applications include processes that are never commercialized, including the process described in the cited patent application. In fact, Albemarle abandoned the cited patent application some time ago, and a simple check of the public patent databases would have revealed this. Our manufacturing process for DecaBDE does not use bromine chloride or mixtures of bromine and chlorine. Albemarle has never commercialized a bromochlorodiphenyl ether and has no intention to do so, nor do we do manufacture a "decahalodiphenyl oxide" product as indicated in the authors' 2010 publication on page 4663. Albemarle does not manufacture DecaBDE in China. To our knowledge, the authors did not contact Albemarle to ascertain whether their speculation was based on fact. Rather, La Guardia et al. (2010, 2011) assumed a patent equated to a commercial product, a commercial product's market introduction was that of the patent date, and a business presence in a country equaled manufacture of a product in that country. Those assumptions are incorrect. We recommend the authors, and the editors of Environmental Science & Technology, do a better job of fact checking prior to publication. Erroneous publications such as these divert attention and research dollars frommeaningful pursuits. Marcia L. Hardy,* Niomi L. Krystowczyk, Steve W. LeVan, and David W. Clary Health, Safety and Environment, Albemarle Corporation, 451 Florida Street, Baton Rouge, Louisiana Advocacy, Albemarle Corporation, 451 Florida Street, Baton Rouge, Louisiana Chief Sustainability Officer, Albemarle Corporation, 451 Florida Street, Baton Rouge, Louisiana


Spin Dependent Transport (SDT) is a method of identifying recombination centers which employs a microwave resonance condition to affect the recombination rate of minority carriers in a device. When this technique is used to analyze the diffKsion-limited currents produced by long-wavelength optical excitation, it has the potential to chemically identify the major recombination sites in solar cells. We have used this resonance technique to analyze short circuit photocurrents in Edge-defined film-Fed Growth (EFG) ribbon silicon solar cells. At room temperature, our observed photocurrent resonances have zero-crossing g values and linewidths which are similar to SDT observations made on the trans-barrier currents in silicon bicrystals and electron spin resonance signals seen in damaged silicon, and polycrystalline silicon. These dangling-bond-like SDT signals depend on cell illumination levels in a way that suggests that the values of recombination velocity at electrically active linear boundaries decrease with illumination intensity. Hydrogen processed cells show markedly smaller SDT response, consistent with the passivation of Si dangling bond defects. While most of our SDT observations have been made on n+/p EFG cells, we suggest that measurements made at low temperatures on other cell structures might uncover ..resonances due to other recombination centers in this material.


The International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) today condemned Iraq for
using antipersonnel landmines at the outset of the conflict with the United
States.


The morphology of several series of segmented polyether–urethanes was studied. The "hard" segments contained urethane and urea linkages formed by 4,4′-dicyclohexylmethane diisocyanate (Hylene W) and selected aliphatic and aromatic monomeric diamines (DA). The "soft" segments were composed of oligomeric poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO), poly(propylene oxide) (PPO), or both PEO and PPO. For studying the composition–morphology relationships, the molecular weight and relative content of PEO, and the relative content of PPO were varied systematically. Different diamines were used as chain extenders. The methods of wide-angle x-ray diffraction (WAXD), small-angle x-ray scattering (SAXS), polarizing microscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) were employed in the investigation. The effects of PEO content on domain formation were very significant. Calculations based on a highly simplified model indicated that, for two adjacent molecules, if two hard segments are associated with each other, the probability for the association of the next two hard segments varies inversely with the third power of soft segment length. Copolymers composed of both POE and PPO displayed enhanced domain and anisotropic superstructure. The phenomenon was interpreted in terms of polymer incompatibility. The effects on morphology of different DA's as chain extenders were tentatively accounted for by the symmetry, hydrogen bonding, and rigidity of the hard segments as well as their incompatibility with the soft segments. The formation and deformation of superstructure were of particular interest. A model was proposed to account for the formation of the resultant anisotropic structure and mechanical properties.


A post-industrial 'precariat' has emerged characterised by social insecurity to which the state's response has been to secure habituation to insecure labour. This article provides new empirical evidence regarding how the precariat encounter and experience the reformed
 welfare delivery system. It seeks to explore theoretically whether the precariat is being 'activated' and/or 'civilised'. The author finds that the primary role of Jobcentre Plus is to assess whether the unemployed are 'active'. This has been interpreted
 by Marxist scholars as a class disciplinary project which renders labour more dependent upon precarious work. However, the evidence presented here suggests that an inappropriate white-collar model of support combined with sanctions frequently results in ill-discipline and disentitlement from
 benefits. Furthermore, support cannot be conceptualised as a 'civilising offensive' because it is not a deliberate and targeted attempt at inculcating 'civilised' behaviour. Moreover, rather than enforcing the norms of civilised behaviour it drives many into destitution
 and crime.


At present,a lot of Chinese college English teachers in local colleges are trying to apply TBLT in their teaching practice.TBLT,as a relatively new language teaching method originated from Europe,brings both positive and negative effects to college English teaching.A better understanding of both sides of its effects will be of some help to local colleges' English teaching reform.


This paper presents a new point navigation guidance law which is useful for unmanned helicopters. Predicting the future position, the guidance law generates velocity and heading commands, which are used as input to autopilot. This method differs from conventional guidance law in that it reorients the direction of flight velocity vector directly, not by bank angle indirectly. For flight tests, we have developed a flight control system for a R/C helicopters. The system consists of a flight control computer, navigation sensors, and a ground station. The results of the test show that the proposed law guides a unmanned helicopter along a line path within a given area. In the future, we are planning to extend the guidance law to the mission of path following, i.e., waypoint navigation.


They operate for only a small portion of a flight, but considerable investment and expertise has to be put into maintaining and repairing landing gears, wheels and brakes, as Bernie Baldwin reports.


Aiming at the problem that the sparsity of data in the high dimensional input space will lead to the biased estimation of support vector regression(SVR),an additive SVR is proposed in this paper.This algorithm is realized via the addition of the separated input spaces after kernelization.Thus,the curse of dimensionality can be overcome by the additive model such that the bias can be reduced for high dimensional regression problem.Moreover,a simplified quadratic programing(QP) formulation of SVR is proposed for easily constructing the additive SVR model.Finally,the proposed method is employed to predict the concentration of HAC in the bottom outlet.It is shown from the experimental results that the additive SVR model can attain better predication performance than traditional SVR and least quare support vector regression(LS-SVR).


Randomisation of participants in two study groups leads to groups that have baseline differences accountable by the play of chance. In small trials, the random variation between two study groups can be large, but in large studies the variation is typically small.


The social housing designed by the teams of the Corporación de la Vivienda (CORVI) constitutes a material presence of enormous influence within Chilean society and within the community of architectural practices. This paper observes the work of these teams, by analyzing the information contained in the CORVI document called "Tipologías de viviendas racionalizadas 1966-1972 (Rationalized Housing Typologies 1966-1972)", which provides data on the shapes, dimensions, materials, and programs of eighteen housing typologies developed by the design teams between 1966 and 1971. Not all of these prototypes were built, but as a whole, it shows how the idea of social housing rationalization was conceived, and how it became an exercise in standardization, based on typologies, from which it is possible to learn both the forms of order and layout of everyday life that they propose, along with the interpretative flexibility used in their communication.


Propranolol, ((R,S)-1-iso-propylamino-3-(1-naphthoxy)-2-propanol), is a β-adrenergic antagonist and is commercially available as a racemic mixture. Only the S-enantiomer has the desired therapeutic effect. Therefore, many researchers have been working on strategies to obtain S-propranolol with high enantiomeric purity. One approach to carry out the acetylation of (R,S)-Propranolol using Candida antarctica lipase B, CalB. This reaction leads to an enantiomeric purity of 96% at a relatively low conversion rate of 30 %. In our research group, we have been studying this reaction. The CalB active site is composed by the triad catalytic (ASP 187, HIS 224 and SER 105) and oxyanion hole (GLN 106 and THR 40). In a previous work, a QM/MM (Quantum Mechanics / Molecular Mechanics) study was carried out, using a QM region consisting only of the catalytic triad of CalB and (R,S)-propranolol [1]. In the present study, we investigate the effect of expanding the quantum region to include the oxyanion hole and to comprehend the effect of intermolecular hydrogen bonds present between the (R,S)-propranolol and the CalB active site. The electronic structure was analyzed using the Quantum Theory of Atoms In Molecules, QTAIM. Our results show that: 1. the studied reactions are more exothermic with the inclusion of the oxyanion hole than with only the catalytic triad. 2. the intermolecular interactions between (R,S)-propranolol and the CalB active site are dominated by hydrogen bonds (HB). Among those HBs, only one between propranolol and HIS 224, and another one between THR 40 and the carbonyl oxygen of acetylated SER 105 play an important role.


Kukol K., Butsenko L., Patyka V. 1 Institute of plant physiology and genetics of NAS of Ukraine, Vasylkivska Str., 31/17, Kyiv, 03022, Ukraine, 2, 3 D. Zabolotnyi Institute of microbiology and virology of NAS of Ukraine, Zabolotnyi Str., 154, Kyiv, 03022, Ukraine; е-mail: 1 firstname.lastname@example.com, 2 email@example.com, 3 firstname.lastname@example.com The purpose. To isolate and identify bacteria in structure of biome of plants of sugar beet, contaminated with black root of sugar beet. Methods. Field – for sampling plants with disease symptoms; laboratory (microbiological and phytopathological) – for allocation of bacteria in pure culture, determination of their disease-inciting power; biochemical – for determination of properties of the isolated bacteria. Results. Bacteriological analysis of samples of plants of sugar beet with typical symptoms of black root of sugar beet is carried out. Conclusions. Except for the basic causal organisms of black root of sugar beet, in structure of biome of plants of sugar beet, contaminated with black root of sugar beet they fixed presence of bacteria of stem Bacillus and pectolytic-active bacteria of Pectobacterium сarotovorum which are capable to initiate putrefaction or reinforce pathological process caused by other microorganisms.


HAMK Forssa Degree programme in Supply Chain Management Author Huanhuan Ouyang Year 2012 Subject of Bachelor's thesis Supply Chain Performance Measurement The integrated project of Shengda Market Chain and Lijin Agricultural Base


In recent years several different models of personality have been applied in studies among Anglican cler§y in England and Wales. For example, Robbins, Francis and Rutledge reported on the responses of 373 male clergy and 560 female clergy to the Revised Eysenck Personality Questionnaire.2 This model of personality operates in terms of three higher order dimensions of personality defined as extraversion, neuroticism and psychoticism. Musson3 reported on the responses of 441 male clergy to the 16PF. This model of personality operates in terms of sixteen lower order personality factors, defining high scorers as outgoing, intelligent, emotionally stable, assertive, happy-go-lucky, conscientious, venturesome, tender-minded, suspicious, imaginative, shrewd, apprehensive, experimenting, self-sufficient, controlled and tense. Francis, Payne and Jones5 reported on the responses of 427 male clergy to the Myers-Briggs Type lndicator. This model of personality operates in terms of four contrasting types defined as introversion and extraversion, sensing and intuition, thinking and feeling, judging and perceiving. Francis, Jones, Jackson and Robbins reported on the responses of 1,148 male clergy to the Eysenck Personality Profiler.8 This model of personality disaggregates each of the three major dimensions of personality into seven constituent personality traits. The seven traits which constitute the dimension concerned with introversion-extraversion are defined as activity, sociability, expressiveness, assertiveness, achievement orientation, dogmatism and aggressiveness. The seven traits which constitute the dimension concerned with stability-neuroticism are defined as low self-esteem, unhappiness, anxiety, dependency, hypochondriasis, guilt and obsessiveness. The seven traits which constitute the dimension concerned with tender mindedness toughmindedness (psychoticism) are defined as risktaking, impulsiveness, irresponsibility, manipulation, sensation seeking, masculinity and unreflectiveness. Presented within the psychological literature, these studies concerned with the personality of Anglican clergy have tended to concentrate on the psychological interpretation of the personality profile of the clergy. Particular attention has been given, for example, to


Editor's Note This is a correction to: GENETICS, Volume 216, Issue 1, September 2019. Pages 241–259, https://doi.org/10.1534/genetics. 120.303481. The revised manuscript, entitled "Genetic Architecture Modulates Diet-Induced Hepatic mRNA and miRNA Expression Profiles in Diversity Outbred Mice," by Que et al. has been submitted by the authors as a replacement for the originally published version of the manuscript. Following publication, the authors became aware that 17 samples were incorrectly labeled. The IDs of 12 samples were corrected and 5 samples were removed. All analyses were recompleted, and the results remained robust except for the Fisher's exact test reported on p.251 in Table 4. This version of the manuscript has been reviewed by members of the Editorial Board and is being republished after retraction of the original version of the manuscript.


The computational optimization of the common vacuum diode load design for "Gamma-4" electrophysical facility has been performed. The criterion of the optimization process was increasing the efficiency of energy and power transmission from accelerating modules to the load. It is shown that the impedance of the diode can be decreased to the required value ~0.7 Ohm (matched mode). According to the results of simulation it should lead to the rise of energy and power transmission efficiency by ~30% as compared with original design of the load.


Using electromagnetics law,the control speed types of A.C.asynchronous motor were discussed.The basic structure of transducer,main functions and its control speed principle were introduced mainly.It can be concluded that the performance of frequency control is the best,and its saving energy effect is obvious,and the application prospect of it in power plant is predicted.


AbstractDespite their importance in building design, ground snow load requirements remain largely undefined for the western United States. This paper proposes an adaptation of the Parameter-Elevati...


This paper presents the investigation of high-frequency thermoacoustic driving mechanisms in gas turbine reheat combustion systems. Reheat flames are stabilised by both autoignition and propagation and, as a result, additional thermoacoustic driving mechanisms are present compared with more conventional swirl-stabilised combustors. Two self-excited thermoacoustic modes have been observed in a 1 MW reheat test rig at atmospheric pressure. One of these modes is intermittently unstable, while the other mode exhibits high-amplitude limit-cycle behaviour. The underlying driving mechanisms of each individual mode have been investigated separately in previous works and, in this paper, the two modes are directly compared to understand why these instabilities are each associated with different driving phenomena. It is shown that, due to the different flame regimes present in the reheat combustor, the potential for flame-acoustic coupling is highly dependent on the thermoacoustic mode shape. Different interactions between the reheat flame and acoustics are possible depending on the orientation of the acoustic pressure nodes and antinodes relative to the autoignition- and propagation-stabilised flame regions, with the strongest coupling occurring when a pressure antinode is located close to the autoignition zone. This provides insight into the significance of the different driving mechanisms and contributes to the ongoing development of models to allow prediction and mitigation of thermoacoustic instabilities in reheat combustion systems, which are crucial for reliable combustor designs in the future.


The fatty acid methyl ester(biodiesel) and its byproduct of crude glycerol were obtained by transesterification of palm oil with methanol catalyzed by potassium hydroxide.The semi-product of glycerol was prepared by neutralization with phosphorus acid,and then the semi-product was treated by ethanol crystallization and molecular distillation to obtain the finished glycerol with high purity.The optimal parameters of crystallization obtained by orthogonal experiment were as follows:crystallization temperature 20 ℃,crystallization time 20 min,and ratio of ethanol to semi-product of glycerol of 1∶1(V/W).The conditions of molecular distillation were temperature 110℃ and pressure 30 Pa.The purity of final product reached 99.5%.


A study on two-step biodiesel production of agricultural by-products, namely palm oil derived using activated bleaching earth )UABE), collected from the Oleen Palm Oil industrial refining plant consisting of 22.4 % of waste oil. This waste oil showed free fatty acid content and a saponification value of 15.5 % and 199.7 mg KOH/g, respectively. The FFA content after esterification should be approximately 1.0%, not only to save glycerol and the catalyst involved in the esterification but also to achieve high biodiesel conversion during the transesterification. An alkaline catalyst was successfully used to produce biodiesel in the second step. A 97.6% conversion to biodiesel based on the European Standard EN 14214:2003 was achieved under the conditions (1.0% NaOH catalyst relative to waste oil, the molar ratio of free fatty acid, and methanol of 1:13.22, 60oC, 1h). Overall, this novel two-step process achieved highly enhanced biodiesel conversion (74.6% to 100.0%) with a significantly increased molar ratio of free fatty acid and methanol (1:2.71 to 1:15.89) and catalyst requirements (1.0%


Modulating frequency drive and protection of IGBT? buffer circui t and latch-up effect were taken into consideration so that higher reliability of inverter using IGBTs can be obtained. A simple method for dead-zone compesa tion is introduced to decrease the wave distortion of output valtage of inverter , caused by on-off delay of IGBT.


In project management,the engineering consultancies are commissioned by the owner to manage the project,from authorized start to the end of the commissioning contract,both sides have the situation of information asymmetry.Based on the basic model of the principal-agent theory,this article analysis three incentive mechanisms including the absolute performance,the different performance and the combination of the two formers under the asymmetric information,and illuminates the function of the various incentive mechanisms in the project management.


Cerium (Ce) was effectively transitioned into the high-Mn austenitic steel weld metal under submerged arc welding by adding cerium dioxide and calcium silicon reducing agents into flux. The evolution behaviours of the composition, number density and size of inclusions in weld metal with different Ce contents were systematically investigated by thermodynamic calculation and experiments. The results show that the number density of inclusions increased and average size decreased with the increase of Ce content from 0 to 0.087 wt-%. Meanwhile, and the percentage of inclusions number with size less than 0.80 μm increased from 79.28% to 91.43%. The evolutionary process of inclusions was Al2O3 → Al11O18Ce → CeAlO3 → Ce2O3 → Ce2O2S with the increase of Ce content in the present weld metal. In particular, Ce-O-S-Al inclusion was extracted by in-situ sample preparation method, which proved its internal structure and evolution process. The complete formation model of Ce-Al-O-S system was also established.


" The gland is almnost certainly lymphadenornatous, as there is fibro3is and eosinophilia present as well as hyperplasia of the reticulo-endothelium with some giant cells. One would feel more certain if the latter were a bit more typical, but that does not invalidate the provisional diagnosis of Hodgkin's disease. The skin shows a few scattered foci that have eosinophils and an activity of connective tissue cells around them. This I think would do for a lymphadenoma metastasis in an early stage." (July 1937.) Dr. Gordon began his biological test in September and wrote as follows


This paper regards the web tool developed to make easier the necessary activities in the talent human area of the Superintendencia de Control del Poder de Mercado (SCPM). The main idea is to simplify the processes when making requests based on internal regulations and specific requirements. The modules that comprise the tool are divided in four areas: viaticum, tickets, permissions and holidays. The tool provides an individual interface of management to organize the processes to follow for each type of application with a user-friendly view, and to speed up searches for a better management of historical information. The information displayed in the modules are restricted by access levels, which are defined according to the hierarchical level occupied by the user who is identified at the system, in relation to others that conform the SCPM.
The Scrum methodology is applied for monitoring the development of the tool by its nature with increases and iterations, while the technical documentation of the UWE methodology is applied because it is based upon UML.


PCR and RT-PCR were used to investigate the infection caused by enteropathogenic Escherichia coli(EPEC),transmissible gastroenteritis virus of swine(TGEV),porcine epidemic diarrhea virus of swine(PEDV) and rotavirus of swine(RDV) in piglets from 16 large-scale swine farms in Fujian in 2009.The result showed that only one farm was infected with the 201bp band of E.coli K88 and the 510bp band of F18ab fimbriae of E.coli eliciting edema disease of piglet.EPEC was not found in other farms.The positive rate of EPEC was 6.25%.There was a farm,in which the 497bp band of TGEV was found with a positive rate of 6.25%.Three farms were found with the 854bp band of PEDV or 342bp band of RDV.Hence,the positive rates of TGEV and RDV were both 18.75%.It was concluded that the EPEC,TGEV,PEDV and RDV diarrhea infection continued to exist in piglets in the large-scale swine farms in Fujian.However,the infection showed up only in separate areas,and the rates were significantly reduced as compared to the previous reports.


Part 1 The conquest of the air and the heroes of the skies: pioneers and pathfinders, 1900-1939 from sky to space, 1945-1990 the heroes of the skies. Part 2 Imagination to destruction: war from the air, 1900-1939 war from the air, 1939-1945 war from the air, 1945-1990. Part 3 Fear of flying: everybody's nightmare, 1900-1990.


This note contains a survey of recent results concerning asymptotic properties of Markov operators and semigroups. Some biological and physical applications are given.


In this paper, we propose an alternative novel method based on the Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) to solve the problem of ranking and comparing algorithms. In evolutionary computation, algorithms are executed several times and then a statistic in terms of mean values and standard deviations are calculated. In order to compare algorithms performance it is very common to handle such issue by means of statistical tests. Ranking algorithms, e.g., by means of Friedman test may also present limitations since they consider only the mean value and not the standard deviation of the results. Since the TOPSIS is not able to handle directly this kind of data, we develop an approach based on TOPSIS for algorithm ranking named as A-TOPSIS. In this case, the alternatives consist of the algorithms and the criteria are the benchmarks. The rating of the alternatives with respect to the criteria are expressed by means of a decision matrix in terms of mean values and standard deviations. A case study is used to illustrate the method for evolutionary algorithms. The simulation results show the feasibility of the A-TOPSIS to find out the ranking of algorithms under evaluation. © 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. Selection and/or peer-review under responsibility of the organizers of ITQM 2015


Secondary seed dispersal by ants (myrmecochory) is an important process in semi-arid environments where seeds are transported from the soil surface to an ant nest. Microsites from which ants often remove seeds are the small pits and depressions made by native and exotic animals that forage in the soil. Previous studies have demonstrated greater seed retention in the pits of native than exotic animals, but little is known about how biotic factors such as secondary seed dispersal by ants affect seed removal and therefore retention in these foraging pits. We used an experimental approach to examine how the morphology of burrowing bettong (Bettongia lesueur), greater bilby (Macrotis lagotis), short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus) and European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) foraging pits and ant body size influenced ant locomotion and seed removal from pits along an aridity gradient. Ants took 3.7-times longer to emerge from echidna pits (19.6 s) and six-times longer to emerge from bettong pits (30.5 s) than from rabbit pits (5.2 s), resulting in lower seed removal from bettong pits than other pit types. Fewer seeds were removed from pits when cages were used to exclude large body-sized (>2 mm) ants. Few seeds were removed from the pits or surface up to aridity values of 0.5 (humid and dry sub-humid), but removal increased rapidly in semi-arid and arid zones. Our study demonstrates that mammal foraging pit morphology significantly affects ant locomotion, the ability of ants to retrieve seeds, and therefore the likelihood that seeds will be retained within foraging pits.


The task of comparing numerical methods which are designed to solve a particular class of problems is a notoriously difficult and inexact one. However it is important to be able to measure the quality of codes in at least a limited sense so that potential users of the software can have some guidance as to which code they might use to solve their particular problem. There are two important aspects that must be considered when numerical comparisons are contemplated. The first is to classify those codes which can be regarded as being reasonably efficient and so can set a standard against which other codes can be compared. The second is to identify some test problems which will challenge the codes and highlight any weaknesses they may have. In the present paper we consider the first of these two problems and we describe some codes which may be regarded as being amongst the most efficient for solving two-point boundary value problems at the present time. (© 2004 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)


Ephedrine is a psychoactive substance abused for its stimulant effect. In addition, ephedrine, as well as its isomers and analogues are controlled substances as they are the main precursors of more potent stimulants, i.e. amphetamines. We are presenting a Hierarchical Cluster Analysis (HCA) application built for the automated recognition of ephedrines based on their spectra recorded with a portable infrared laser spectrometer operating in the 1405–1150 cm−1. The spectra have been preprocessed with a feature weight wE, which emphasizes the most relevant absorptions. The class identity of each compound was then assigned by using HCA, based on the scores obtained by subjecting the preprocessed spectra to Principal Component Analysis (PCA). Despite the narrowness of the spectral window in which the spectra are recorded, the system is very sensitive, as it detects all the controlled ephedrines. It is also quite selective, as it distinguishes ephedrines from other illicit phenethylamines, such as stimulant and hallucinogenic amphetamines.


Another advantage is the possibility to un-mask flat adenomas, which were not seen by western endoscopists for a long time. Patients with early cancers and premalignant lesions like adenomas can be cured with endoscopic techniques, mucosal resection or po-lypectomy. Additionally, in patients with long-standing ulcerative colitis methylene blue aided biopsies instead of random biopsies offer a new and better possibility in surveillance for colonic cancer.


To improve the efficiency of evaporative cooling in optical atom traps, we utilize the time-averaged potential of a rapidly moving laser to achieve 174Yb Bose-Einstein Condensates of (0.5-1)×105 atoms within (1.6-1.8) s.


The conclusion of the World War II in 1945 saw the region of Lower Silesia transferred to Polish administration. Although economic and industrial reconstruction was an important task, the issue of how this process took place and the reasons for the successes and failures of reconstruction have rarely been discussed in historiography. To date there is no historical research on the beginnings of the PAFAWAG company. This paper addresses this research gap, partly by focusing on the turbulent history of the biggest rolling stock producer in Lower Silesia, Linke-Hofmann-Werke AG, which was the predecessor of PAFAWAG. The paper focuses on the evacuation of the company by the Wehrmacht at the beginning of 1945, the dismantling of machinery and devices by Soviet "trophy battalions", the takeover of the factories by the Polish KERM protection groups, and the reactivation of their production.


Abstract This study concerns the activity of Roman governors in Moesia Inferior (86–275 A.D.) according to inscriptions. The inscriptions offer a rather specific picture of the governors′ activity, making a general evaluation very difficult. Most of them are dedicatory inscriptions and testify to a differentiated participation of the Roman governors in building activity within the local communities. Also frequent are honorific inscriptions from bases of governors statues, or votive inscriptions dedicated by imperial legates. Relatively rare is the case of the publication on stone of judicial and administrative decisions taken by Roman governors, although the old Greek colonies on the Black Sea give us some examples. The study also includes a list of imperial legates in Moesia Inferior with inscriptions mentioning their activity.


Penicillium spp. produce a variety of beneficial metabolites for plant growth and survival, as well as defend their hosts from attack of certain pathogens. In present study 20 Penicillium spp. culture filtrates were screened for growth activity in wheat seedlings. Germination percentage of wheat seeds was enhanced by Penicillium spp. culture extracts. Although, the most active inhibitors of seed gremination were P. dendriticum, P. herquei, P. notatum, and P. oxalicum. Results revealed that he highest seedling root length was attained by P. olivicolor followed by P. bravicompactum and P. spinulosum While, the lowest root growth was attained from P. duclauxii and P. islandicum among other Penicillium culture filtrate treatments. The highest seedling shoot length was observed with P. variabile and P. herquei followed by P. aurantiogriseum - A and P. viridicatum while other Penicillium cultural filtrates significantly suppressed the shoot length as compared to control value (P < 0.05). Fresh and dry weight and of wheat seedling were also significantly higher in Penicillium treatments as compared to control (P < 0.05). Although, in P. dendriticum treatment, fresh and dry weight of seedling was considerably poor. Whereas, P. roquefortii, P. bravicompactum, P. islandicum and P. implicatum had higher values for seedling dry matter. Results revealed that Penicillium spp. are effective for growth parameters and can be used to further investigations and raise the yield of wheat and other cereal crops.


Purpose - – The purpose of this paper is to highlight the dilemma of exponential growth in economic policy and its implications on sustainable development. Design/methodology/approach - – The future of the world economy is premised in part on the assumption of an implicit law of increasing returns that has remained unchanged for centuries. Drawing on current data in per capita gross domestic product and population data, this paper explores the relationship between growth in populations and the distribution of wealth. Implications on economic and social policy reform are discussed, with an exemplar focus on economic incentives employed in several nations that are premised on an assumed relationship between population growth and economic return. Findings - – This paper demonstrates that much of current economic and social policy is grounded in centuries-old assumptions that may be inadequate for today's highly interrelated global and economic society, and that changing these policies would require a fundamental shift of mindset to recognise domestic human values within a global context. Originality/value - – Previous literature has paid less attention to the underlying assumptions of perpetual growth inherent to social and economic policy and the practicalities of its reconceptualization on global society.


The Internet of Health Things (IoHT) is receiving more attention from researchers because of its wide use in the healthcare field. IoHT refers to medical devices whose main purpose is to transmit health data in a secure and lossless manner between them and healthcare personnel. However, in a medical emergency, sensors transmit vital patient data simultaneously and frequently, increasing the risk of congestion and packet loss. This problem is highly undesirable in an IoHT system, leading to undesirable results. To address this issue, a new approach based on Named Data Networking (NDN) (which is considered as the most appropriate internet architecture for IoT systems) is proposed to control congestion in IoHT systems. The proposed approach, Average delay-based early congestion Detection (ADCD), detects and controls congestion at consumer nodes by calculating the average queuing delay based on the oneway delay similar to that proposed in Sync-TCP. Then according to the calculated value, ADCD divides the network into three states: no-congested state, less congested state, and heavily congested state. The adjustment of the congestion window size is done according to the state of the network. ADCD was implemented in ndnSIM and compared to the Interest Control Protocol ICP. The results show that ADCD maximizes bandwidth utilization compared to ICP and maintains a reasonable delay. Keywords—Named data networking; internet of health things; congestion control; congestion detection


Fifteen insecticide treatments were applied on 18 Aug for control of Japanese beetle grubs. The fairway consisted of annual bluegrass (40%), Kentucky bluegrass (30%), and perennial ryegrass (30%). Treatment plots were 6 x 9 ft, arranged in a RCB design and replicated 3 times. Liquid formulations were applied by using a C02 sprayer with four 8004VS Tee Jet nozzles mounted on a 6-ft boom, operating at 28 psi with a 5 gal/1,000 ft2 spray rate. Granular formulations were applied with a hand held shaker, and mixed with a fine grade of calcined clay top dressing (Terragreen) to facilitate product distribution. At treatment tim the following soil and environmental conditions existed; air temp, 76°F; soil temp, 80°F; % RH, 78; amount of thatch, 0.25-0.5 inches; soil type, loam; % soil moisture, 13.4; soil pH, 5.7; % organic matter, 2.7; water pH, slightly acidic; amount of rain occurring over posttreatment period, 2.65 inches. Immediately after treatment the experimental area was irrigated with 0.5 inches of water. Posttreatment counts were made 35 DAT (23 Sep). Three ft2 sod samples were randomly taken from each replicate and the total number of Japanese beetle grubs per ft2 was recorded. An average of 22.5 Japanese beetle grubs per ft2 was recorded 18 Aug.


Motivated by a considerable (experimental and empirical) evidence on endogenous labor effort and inter-industry wage differentials, this paper explores implications for capacity utilization, economic growth and macroeconomic stability of firms using different strategies to elicit effort from workers. The frequency distribution of the effort-eliciting strategies in the population of firms is governed by a replicator dynamics that generates wage differential as a long-run, evolutionary equilibrium outcome. Although firms willing to elicit more labor effort have to compensate workers with a higher wage rate, a larger proportion of firms adopting such a strategy will not necessarily produce higher rates of capacity utilization and economic growth. The intuition is that, depending on the resulting increase in average labor productivity, the share of wages in income (and hence aggregate effective demand) may vary negatively with the proportion of firms paying higher wages.


A study on the effectivness and side effects of a silicone-covered Y -shaped IUD called the "Ypsilon" (small-sized model) is presented. 2180 women from 5 family planning clinics had the IUD inserted. 18 patients who did not return for follow-up were dropped from the study. Continuation rates obtained to the 12th and 24th months of use were 78.6% and 64.9% respectively. Bleeding was the leading reason for medical removal (64 cases) and fear or psychological or moral problems were the leading nonmedical reasons for removal (223 cases). The Ypsilon was found to be easily inserted or removed and to have a low incidence of complications with no perforations. The pregnancy rate was 3.6% for 12 months and 5.5% for 24 months of use.


How do different organisms protect the ends of their chromosomes (telomeres) from being degraded? Although at first sight it seems that organisms as diverse as ciliates, yeast, and mammalian cells have chosen different modes of telomere protection, it now transpires, as
 De Lange
 explains in her Perspective, that they all have one thing in common: a single-stranded DNA binding protein that forms a protective cap over the end of the telomere (Baumann and Cech).


We analyze in this paper the capacity of colored Gaussian noise watermarking channel with perceptual distortion measure. It is shown that this capacity is independent of the noise covariance matrix. The capacity achieving distribution is Gaussian with covariance matrix proportional to the host covariance matrix. Namely, the capacity achieving input satisfies the power spectrum condition for energy efficient watermarking.


Numerous RDF vocabularies and OWL, KIF, and other knowledge representation language ontologies have been contributed to the growing body of ontologies available in the public domain over the last ten years. Many of these were created with government-funded research support in the US and EU. Only a small subset is reusable, and fewer are appropriate for use in applications supporting evolving Intelligence Community requirements. This is partly due to decreasing funding available in the US in particular, but also because of lack of well-specified policies for vocabulary management, metadata, and provenance specification. In this paper we will highlight some of the challenges we have faced in developing and attempting to reuse ontologies in support of DARPA and US Department of Defense initiatives, and provide fodder for discussion of requirements for public domain ontologies.


Objective To observe the curative effects of low dose pingyangmycin injection for the infants with parotid gland hemangiomas.Methods The concentration of pingyangmycin was 1-2 g/L and the treatment dosage was 4-8 mg every time.The injection concentration and dosage of pingyangmycin were based on the patients' age,size of the lesion and situation of blood supplying.The follow-up time was 5 months to 2 years.Results Of the 15 patients,10 lesions had abundant blood supply,and the arteriovenous blood stream could be seen according to the ultrasonography with Doppler.5 lesions had the flow void signs which could be seen through magnetic resonance imaging.4 lesions involved a bright red plaque on skin or revealed a slightly bluish color in appearance.Most patients only underwent one period of treatment.No facial nerve paralysis,pulmonary fibrosis or other complications were found after treatment.10 cases received symmetrical facial appearance,blood stream of the lesions disappeared or only kept a little.3 lesions disappeared mostly,and 2 lesions disappeared partly with local sclerosis.Conclusion The controlling therapy with low dose pingyangmycin could treat the parotid gland hemangiomas of infants effectively.Early control and long term observation were of great significance for treatment.Large dose injection of pingyangmycin at the early stage and frequent treatment during a short time were ill-suited.


A 62-year-old man was admitted with epigastralgia. He had a history of laparoscopic cholecystectomy for cholecystolithiasis. He had no coagulopathy and was not taking anticoagulants. Abdominal computed tomography (CT) showed a common bile duct (CBD) stone (▶Fig. 1 a). Endoscopic retrograde cholangiography (ERC) and intraductal ultrasonography (IDUS) also showed a 2.8-mm CBD stone (▶Fig. 1b, ▶Fig. 2 a, b). Endoscopic sphincterotomy (EST) was performed (▶Fig. 2 c) and the CBD stone was removed using a wire basket (▶Fig. 2d). The patient complained of epigastralgia again after 4 days. Laboratory investigations demonstrated elevated cholestatic parameters: total bilirubin 2.8mg/dL (normal range 0.4–1.5mg/dL), aspartate aminotransferase 176U/L (13–30U/L), alanine aminotransferase 146U/L (10– 42U/L), alkaline phosphatase 233U/L (38–113U/L), and gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase 695U/L (9–32U/L); hemoglobin was within the normal limit. CT showed a diffuse high-density structure in the CBD, with the bile duct mildly dilated (▶Fig. 3 a). ERC revealed post-EST bleeding and a biliary clot in the CBD (▶Fig. 3b, ▶Fig. 4 a). The clot was removed using a grasping forceps and wire basket (▶Fig. 3 c, ▶Fig. 4b), and an endoscopic biliary stent (EBS) was inserted into the CBD for biliary drainage. Clipping was applied to stop the bleeding (▶Fig. 3d, ▶Fig. 4 c, d, ▶Video 1). The patient progressed well after the procedures. The EBS was removed 8 days postoperatively and the patient was discharged 10 days postoperatively. E-Videos


The acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) epidemic has given rise to multiple responses at multiple levels. In this article, a distinction is made between high-road and low-road solutions. High-road solutions typically address the disease and people as patients, focus on cure, treatment and pharmaceutical programmes, are noteworthy biomedical and technological, typically seen as 'hard' and top–down. Low-road solutions typically promote health and wellness among communities, focus on care, prevention and educational programmes, are often noteworthy rights based and holistic, typically seen as 'soft' and bottom–up. Whereas the sexual and reproductive health and rights movement characteristically takes the low road, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/AIDS programming seems to have drifted away from this broader agenda [Germain, A., Dixon-Mueller, R., and Sen, G., 2009. Back to basics: HIV/AIDS belongs with sexual and reproductive health. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 87, 840–845] and to increasingly prefer the high road. This article critically reflects on those developments, understanding them within a context of conservative moralism, medicalisation of sexuality, neoliberal economics and corporate financial interests. The main argument is that the merits of high-road programming are many, but that it does not well provide for important structural solutions for the larger population, nor are larger development issues well served. The present advances in the direction of itinerary change and restoring the necessary balance with low-road programming are being considered.


Two novel BiCMOS adjustable gain linear current mirrors are presented. Variable gain is achieved by introducing a DC voltage into the control loop. Simulation and experimental results indicate that the gain is linear over several decades of signal current. The circuits are designed for maximum voltage swing with cascoded output to provide high output resistance.


The shift of the Fermi energy with substitutional doping has been determined for glow-discharge amorphous silicon films by photoelectron spectroscopy. The values so obtained for n- and p-type specimens are in good agreement with the shift expected from the activation energy of the electrical conductivity and confirm that the Fermi level can be moved throughout most of the mobility gap of amorphous silicon. The data also show that the surface-state density at the Si-SiO2 interface is extremely low, so that information from field-effect experiments should be representative of the bulk states.


Faults are well developed in development area B of Songliao Basin, the development effect is poor. The main reason is that the distribution law of remaining oil and its controlling factors in this area are not well understood. In view of this problem, this paper carries out research and analysis on the basis of relevant data. It is considered that the remaining oil is mainly distributed vertically in the sand-rich layer and horizontally in the intersection of faults, the end of faults, the footwall of reverse faults and the sand-rich area far from faults. Further analysis shows that faults are the key controlling factors of remaining oil distribution in this area. They are shown in two aspects: one is fault sand control, i.e. soft-link and hard-link fault transition zones control the channel of sand body into lake, and then control the enrichment area of sand body. A few sand-rich areas far from faults actually occur on faults. When faults upper plate generating tilt, clastic material is formed by long-distance transportation, which is also the result of fault influence; secondly, the oil control by sealing faults, that is, a large set of mudstones above S reservoir group are dragged into faults in the process of fault dislocation, resulting in good lateral sealing, which is conducive to oil enrichment. This study has a good reference value for tapping the potential of remaining oil in this area.


Abstract : This volume presents the methods, equations and substantiating data for an empirically based computer program which calculates lift, moment, and drag characteristics of an undamaged baseline aircraft in addition to calculating the aerodynamics of an aircraft which has sustained nuclear damage. The input requires a simple definition of the basic undamaged configuration geometry along with parameters specifying the mode of damage, magnitude, and dimension of the damaged area. Up to fourteen different modes of damage can be specified which can model most types of damage. The computer code has the capability of assessing the aerodynamics effects of damage, such as rough, bent, and burnt skins, boundary-layer thickness effects, and loss of radomes, panels, doors and covers. Also, the computer code has the capability of analyzing changes in drag due to lift and trim caused by asymmetric loss of parts of the wing or trim surfaces. The accuracy of the program is verified through comparisons of the predicted results with experimental data for several configurations.


This paper deals with the control of structures with variable dynamic properties. The variability in the dynamic properties emanates from changes during the lifetime of the structures due to factors such as aging or possible modification. This variability may cause an inappropriate response if we still use the controller designed for the original structure. The control that eliminates the effects of such variability is of interest. Modeling the variable changes as norm-bounded uncertainties, an observer-based controller is designed to robustly stabilize the structure. The conditions that determine the controller are in the linear matrix inequality (LMI) setting, making the results tractable even for high dimension systems. A numerical example is provided to show the effectiveness of the developed approach.


Technology always has two faces. Radicalism found its heaven when the Internet can be used as a media for propaganda and for recruiting new members. On the contrary, the Internet could also be used to counter radicalism. Badan Nasional Penanggulangan Terorisme (BNPT) in collaboration with Pusat Media Damai (PMD) has three websites such as jalandamai.org, damailahindonesiaku.com, dan damai.id to support that mission. Using qualitative content analysis, this research aims to describe the way of these websites are fighting online radicalism. This research found that there are two steps that these websites took to propagate anti radicalism, by sensitizing the spread of radicalism and what kind of actual action that can be done to against it.


On Stage of international monopoly capitalism,the North developed capitalist countries have adopted new means of colonialism.They still maintain unfair and irrational international political and economic order.This old order limited the development of the South countries.This constraint is the whole area.There are economic constraints and political constraints.This is a serious impediment to the development of developing countries.


The grinding process of agricultural wastes is important process to produce pre-materials for many uses. The aim of this study was develop and evaluate the grinding machine performance suitable for mango kernels as hard wastes. The average of mango kernel per pulp ratio was about 74.5%. The main dimensions were 53.88±7.43, 20.42±3.21 and 10.98±1.89 mm at length, width and thickness, respectively, The spherisity was (75.5±20.39 %), geometric (4.1±1.25mm) and arithmetic (28.43±3.01mm) diameters, surface area (56.9±34.3mm 2 ), coefficient of frictions on galvanized, iron black painted and iron sheet were about 0.649, 0.577 and 0.675 respectively, hardness (444.64±118.24N) and shear strength (224.62±98.65N). The studied factories include feeding quantity "F" of 10, 15 and 20kg, drum speeds "S" at 1500, 2000, 2500 and 3000 rpm (28.26, 37.68, 47.10 and 56.52 m/s) and knives number "N" of 24, 36 and 48 knives. The grinding machine performance was estimated by determine the product quality (grinding residual distribution and mean weight diameters "MWD") and the machine performance (machine productivity, power consumed and energy requirement). From the obtained results it can be concluded that the grinding machine can be manufactured and used to grinding the local mango kernel at the feeding quantity of 20 kg, drum speed of 2000 rpm and knives number of 36 to obtain the homogeneous size distribution with less "CV" of 4.3, 11.22 and 12.26% respectively and at these studied parameters the MWD machine productivity, power consumed and specific energy requirement are 1.309mm, 2.94Mg/h, 3.60kW and 1.22kW.h/Mg respectively. The developed grinding machine which manufacture from a locally materials can be tested to grind many solid wastes to increase the developed grinding machine reliability. 1 Prof, Agric. Eng. Dep., Fac. Agric., Cairo Univ. Egypt. 2 Assoc. Prof. Agric. Eng., Fac. Agric., Cairo Univ. Egypt. 3 Chief Res, Tech. Trans. Res. Dep., (AENRI) Ministry of Agriculture. 4 Agric. Eng., Tech. Trans. Dep., (AENRI) Ministry of Agriculture Misr J. Ag. Eng., 30 (4): 925 944 FARM MACHINERY AND POWER Misr J. Ag. Eng., October 2013 926 INTRODUCTION rinding process is one of the basic operations dealing with agricultural wastes to reduce the volume of waste in order to facilitate trading, transportation and manufacturing process for processes for preparation of the product. El-Dorghamy (2010) estimated that the amount of agricultural waste in Egypt ranges from 30 to 35 million tons. Some of the agricultural waste is used as animal fodder, wood manufactured and biogas production. Campbell (2007) said that the quantity of crop residues in Egypt was 40 million ton/year, beside 8 million ton/year of horticultural according to the statistical survey of the Egyptian Ministry of Agriculture (2012). Egypt produces about 534.434 tons of mangoes annually (Central Administration for orchards and crops 2010).which yield about 240 thousand tons of seeds. Soong and Barlw (2006), Maisuthisakul and Gordon (2009) and Kim et al. (2010) reported that the mango seed represents from 20% to 60% of the whole fruit weight, depending on the mango variety and the kernel inside the seed which represents from 45% to 75% of the whole seed. In the food processing industry, considerable quantity of seed is discarded as waste, after the extraction of mango pulp. Mango seed kernel is a good source of phenolic antioxidants, metal chelators and tyrosinase inhibitors. Mahmoued (2005) analyzed the seed kernels of mango (Mangifera indica local variety) and reported that the seed kernels contained 12% moisture, 4.1% protein, 7.6% lipid, 75.5% carbohydrate, 10.3% crude fiber, 2.5% ash , 0.3% tannins. of K (16.8), Na (7.6), Ca (3.5), P (0.30) mg/100g.The advantage of mango kernels can be used as sweets flavor (Ashoush and Gad-Alla, 2011), poultry feed (Diarra, et al., 2011), and ruminants feed (Aregheor, 1998) and silage (Naveen, et al., 2006). The all uses of mango kernels should change it to particles by grinding or crushing machine. Hall and Davis (1979) classified mill equipments which for mango kernel size reduction into four types: Hammer mill, burr mill, combination mill and roller mill .Hammer mill consists of fixed or swinging hammers mounted on rotating shaft, screen and fan. These hammers are 2.5 to 7.5 cm (1 to 3 in) apart and rotate at 2500 to 4000 rpm depending on the diameter of hammers. Aly and Dimian (1988) and El-Hadidi et al. (1997) reported that power requirement and milling G FARM MACHINERY AND POWER Misr J. Ag. Eng., October 2013 927 capacity are affected by material, moisture content, fineness of grinding, rate of feed and type mill. They added that hammer mill reduces the size by impact, while burr (plate) mill reduces the size by crushing and shear forces. They concluded that no significant differences were found between mills with respect to fineness degree while Medium fineness degree of (3.0 – 4.2 mm) was increased using burr mill and hammer mill compared with other types of mills. Deaton et al. (1989) used hammer mill with a fullcircle screen with 4.8 mm round hole. It was operated by a 14.9 kW. motor rotated at approximately 3450 rpm. The particle size for corn processing with the hammer mill ranged from 0.81 to 0.87 mm. El-Ashhab et al. (2003) used a swinging hammer mill for grinding corn, horse bean and date stones for feed ration.They found that energy required to grind one ton corn grains at 4000 rpm was duplicated when replacing the screen hole diameter 7.5 mm with another one 3.6 mm .SciTech Dictionary (2003) mentioned that conventional hammer mill is a device consisting of a rotating head with free-swinging hammers, which reduce rock, grains or similarly hard objects to a predetermined size through a perforated screen. Hammer mills are widely utilized in the agricultural, wood, mining and chemical industries. FAO (2006) reported that the Hammer mills are very common throughout Africa. As the name implies, hammers in the mill grind grains through impact. A hammer mill consists of a large cylinder with a horizontal shaft that drives a rotor with several rows of free-swinging hammers. The hammers rotate inside a perforated metal screen through which the flour is drawn. McCabe et al. (1993) reported that size reduction equipment was divided into crusher, grinders, ultra-fine grinders and cutting machines. On the other hand Sun (2002) said that the size of waste-materials is usually 10 to 30 mm after chipping and 0.2 to 2.0 mm after milling or grinding. Fife et al. (2010) found that the grinding this is processing by which material is reduced in particle size by impact, shearing or attrition. Grinding is normally accomplished using a hammer mill, with particle size controlled by screen size, hammer mill size and moisture content of the grain. Grinding the most common, cheapest, and simplest method of grain processing. The aim of the present study is to develop and evaluate the grinding machine performance suitable for mango kernels as hard wastes. FARM MACHINERY AND POWER Misr J. Ag. Eng., October 2013 928 MATERIALS AND METHODS To achieve the goal of this study a grinding machine consists of feeding unit, suitable frame and power source was construction in Agricultural Engineering Research Institute (AEnRI) workshop (Fig1 and 2) for grinding mango kernel (Mangifera indica local variety) obtained from Farag Allah company through 2009-2010. (1) Frame was fabricated from 50 × 50 ×5 L mm steel 37C.The frame dimensions are 680 × 1150 × 1000mm length, width and height, respectively. (2) Feeding unit was fabricated from steel sheets 2mm thickness as trapezoid shaped. The feeding unit was supported from the down end with the frame inlet at 60 degree inclination angle by knuckle. The feeding unit dimensions are 745 × 400 × 265 mm, length, width and height, respectively. Fig.2: The grinding machine photographed. Fig.1: elevation view of the grinding machine. 1Feed hopper 2housing 3frame 4 -Motor pulley 5Motor 6Driving pulley (3) Grinding unit consists of: Case: It cylindrical shape with two opens; the inlet has dimensions of 300 × 200 mm and the outlet open has dimensions of 310× 200 mm length and width, respectively. Drum consists of main shaft, four flanges and bins. FARM MACHINERY AND POWER Misr J. Ag. Eng., October 2013 929 Knife made from spring steel with 100mm length, 45mm width and 8mm thickness. The knives are mounting as a groups between the flanged each group include two knives. Screen holes is 6mm and number of holes per square inch is 9 holes. The clearance between the knives and the screen is 10mm. (4) Electrical motor of 3.677 kW (5 hp) was used to the grinding machine. The power was transmitted by pulley and belt. The experiments were done in randomized complete block design at three replicates to determine the grinding machine performance under the studied factories. The following factories include: 1Feeding quantity "F" (10, 15 and 20kg). 2Drum speeds "S"(1500, 2000, 2500 and 3000 rpm). 3Knives number "N" (24, 36 and 48 knives). Experiments were done to show the effect of drum speeds "S", knives number "N" and feeding quantity "F" on the grinding machine performance. The grinding machine performance was estimated by determining the product quality (grinding residual distribution and mean weight diameters "MWD") and the machine performance (machine productivity, power consumed and energy requirement). Measurements a. Mango kernels properties The length, width and thickness of 100 mango kernels measured by digital venire caliber with an accuracy of 0.05mm. Then the mango kernel properties are determined using the following equations (Mohsenin, 1998): Sphericity: (%) L T) W. . (L L 3 1   Dg  ..............................1 Where: Dg = Geometric mean diameter, mm L = Mango kernel length, mm W = Mango kernel Width, mm T = Mango kernel thickness, mm Geometric mean diameter (Dg) and the arithmetic mean diameter (Da) (c.t. Seyed and E


It has been established in a study on animals and human cadavers that light can penetrate the brain through the intact skin and eyes. Quantitative optical characteristics of the brain and internal organs are presented.


The present invention relates to a bridge hierarchical drainage system applied to a steel bridge deck and belongs to the bridge drainage field. The bridge hierarchical drainage system comprises drainage shallow channels, a plurality of vertically-arranged direct drainage pipes and centralized drainage pipes; the drainage shallow channels are located at two sides of the bridge deck; the water inlets of the direct drainage pipes and the centralized drainage pipes are located in the drainage shallow channels; the water inlets of the direct drainage pipes are higher than the groove bottoms of the drainage shallow channels and are lower than the groove surfaces of the drainage shallow channels; the water inlets of the centralized drainage pipes are lower than the groove bottoms of the drainage shallow channels; a water collection pipe distributed along the direction of a bridge is arranged at the lower side of the bridge deck; the lower ends of the centralized drainage pipes are connected with the water collection pipe; and the water collection pipe is connected with a wastewater treatment tank. With the bridge hierarchical drainage system of the invention adopted, rainwater on the deck can be quickly drained.


In view of the two extremes existing in English language teaching, this paper briefly illustrates the significance and the theoretical framework for the applications of cognitive strategies in grammar instruction , analyses the important functions of some cognitive strategies adopted in the process of grammar teaching , and makes an attempt to explore the rationality of the language-teaching regularity mirrored in current grammar instruction that declarative/explicit knowledge is to be transformed into procedural/implicit knowledge.


Soil seed bank is an important indicator for plants responding to changes of the land utilization and climate,also an important tool for the understanding vegetation dynamics.However,little information is available about the dynamics of soil seed banks in the reversion process of desertification in arid areas.With the method of substituting time with space,the mobile sand dune and desertified lands closed for 5,15 and 25 years were selected as a restoration stage series in the reversion process of desertification,and the adjacent native vegetation habitat was took as the reference site to look into the change characteristics of soil seed bank in the middle reaches of the Shiyang River.The results showed that the soil seed bank of the desertified land in the middle reaches of the Shiyang River consisted of 12 species,belonging to 4 families,with a simple composition,and the seed density,diversity index and similarity coefficient were relatively low.In the reversion process of desertification,(1)the species number of soil seed bank showed a gradual increasing trend,and the species composition of soil seed bank was changing from annual plants to perennial and semi-shrub plants;(2)the soil seed bank was concentrated in the topsoil layer(0-5 cm).Except for mobile sand dunes,the ratio of topsoil seeds to total seeds in the desertified lands closed for 5,15,25 years and the adjacent native vegetation habitat were all over 90%.The seed density of the topsoil layer(0-5 cm) showed an increase first and then a reduction,but the seed density of the 5-10 cm soil layer showed an increasing trend.The seed density of the 0-10 cm soil layer of the mobile sand dune was 141 seeds/m2 which only accounted for 13.5% of that the desertified land closed for 15 years;(3) the seed density,ratio of topsoil seeds to the total seeds,species diversity and similarity coefficient between standing vegetation and the soil seed bank showed an increase first and then a reduction.The longer the interval between the reversion stages,the little the similarity coefficient among the seed banks was;(4) the similarity between the desertified land and native vegetation habitat in the soil seed bank showed an increasing trend,while the similarity coefficient between the desertified land closed for 25 years and the native vegetation habitat was only 0.36.So the reversion process of desertification in the middle reaches of the Shiyang River was a changing process from the desertified land soil seed bank toward the native vegetation habitat with a very slow process.The results could enrich the theories of soil seed bank and support the ecological restoration practices of desertified land in arid inland river basins.


Despite the role of wealth in modelling the propensity to consume luxurious goods and services, the literature has so far neglected the role of wealth as inferred from the stock market in modelling tourism inflow. Using 43 European countries over the period 1994-2019, we demonstrate that demand-side wealth effect as inferred from the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) indexes is an important determinant of inbound tourism. We find that a good financial mood extrapolated from the bullish wealth effect positively influences the inflow of tourists to Europe. The effect of the relationship between external wealth effect and inbound tourism is higher for non-EU member countries and countries in Eastern Europe. Lastly, we find that the wealth effect in the USA was an important factor in predicting inbound tourism during the Global Financial Crisis.


This work intends to debate subjects about the national curriculum guidelines for regular high school regarding aspects about the guiding principles, emphas...


A microscopic theory for investigating quantum-dot optical properties was developed. The theory incorporated advances on various aspects of quantum-dot physics developed at Sandia and elsewhere. Important components are a non-Markovian treatment of polarization dephasing due to carrier-carrier scattering (developed at Sandia) and a nonperturbative treatment within a polaron picture of the scattering of carriers by longitudinal-optical phonons (developed at Bremen University). A computer code was also developed that provides a detailed accounting of electronic structure influences and a consistent treatment of many-body effects, the latter via the incorporation of results from the microscopic theory. This code was used to explore quantum coherence physics in a quantum-dot system. The investigation furthers the understanding of the underlying differences between atomic quantum coherence and semiconductor quantum coherence, and helps improve the potential of using quantum coherences in quantum computing, coherent control and high-resolution spectroscopy.


Recent advances successfully upgraded the unique cooperative partnership between the two distinct metals in photocatalysis. Herein we are reporting design, synthesis and comprehensive study of series of heteroleptic Ir(III) complexes...


CULTURAL RESPONSIVENESS IN THE SPECIAL EDUCATION/ESL PROGRAM: FACULTY PERCEPTIONS AT BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY Temma J. Devereaux Department of Counseling Psychology and Special Education Educational Specialist in School Psychology Faculty members from Brigham Young University's special education/ESL program participated in professional development centered on increasing multicultural competence. The primary investigator interviewed faculty members regarding their perceptions of professional development. After conducting the interviews, faculty members' feedback was coded to determine whether or not the professional development aided them in infusing more culturally sensitive practices into the curriculum and created a more sensitive learning environment for students from diverse backgrounds. Researchers also coded the faculty members' feedback to determine if faculty members felt they have changed at an individual/personal level in terms of how they view their own cultural background as well as how they view their students' cultural backgrounds. Information is summarized, providing insight into factors that strengthen professional development, ultimately increasing cultural competence. Additionally, suggestions are made to improve consultation skills and build stronger rapport with those from diverse backgrounds and at the university level, more effectively recruiting and retaining diverse students in school-based professions, including special education programs.


Part 1 Review articles (plenary and award lectures): roles of acidity and pore structure in the deactivation of zeolites by carbonaceous deposits, M. Guisnet et al impact of sulfur on three-way automotive catalyst performance and catalyst diagnostics, D.D. Beck. Part 2 Topical articles (oral and poster presentations) - carbon deposition and coking: the relationship between metal particle morphology and the structural characteristics of carbon deposits, R.T.K. Baker et al self-poisoning and aging of Pd-Ag/Al1,O3 in semi-hydrogenation of 1,3-butadiene - effects of surface inhomogeneity caused by hydrocarbonaceous deposits, A. Sarkany. Part 3 Chemicals: the role of coke deposition in the conversion of methanol to olefins over SAPO-34, D. Chen et al deactivation and regeneration of alkane dehydrogenation catalysts, S.D. Jackson et al a novel mechanism of catalyst deactivation in liquid phase synthesis gas-to DME reactions, X.D. Peng et al. Part 4 Environmental: sulfur tolerance of Cu- and H-mordenite zeolite catalysts for the reduction of NO by hydrocarbons, M.H. Kim et al deactivation of Cu-ZSM-5 during selective catalytic reduction of NO by propane under wet conditions, A. Martinez et al H-mordenite deactivation during the SCR of NOx, adsorption and diffusion of probe molecules on fresh and deactivated catalysts, E.E. Miro et al. Part 5 Modelling and kinetic studies: coke deactivation of hydrotreating catalysts - a variable site model, F.E. Massoth coke formation in fluid catalytic cracking, M.A. den Hollander et al. Part 6 Petroleum: effects of the metal-metal interactions on the stability of Pt-Re/Al2O3-Cl reforming catalysts, J. Barbier et al temperature programmed oxidation of deactivated Pt/Nb2O5 catalysts, D.A.G. Aranda et al effects of sulfidation of Mo nitride and CoMo nitride catalysis on thiopene HDS, S.-K. Ihm et al catalyst deactivation by metals and coke during hydrodemetallation, M. Nunez et al deactivation of Pt-Sn/Al2O3 catalysts by coking - influence of the preparation method, G. Corro et al new developments in FCC catalyst deactivation by metals - metals mobility and the vanadium mobility index (VMI), L.T. Broock et al stability of an FCC catalyst matrix for processing gas oil with resid, P. Gamero et al. Part 7 Poisoning: industrial evaluation of selective hydrogenation catalyst poisoning, B. Didillon et al the mechanism of metal poisoning by cyclic deactivation in fluid cracking catalysts, F. Hernandez et al AFM and XPS studies of thiophene and 1-butanethiol deactivation of Pd/Al2O3 model catalysts during 1,3-butanethiol hydrogenation, K.-H. Lee et al. Part 8 Syngas conversion: deactivation and attrition of iron catalysts in synthesis gas, N.B. Jackson et al temperature-programmed reaction study of carbon transformations on iron Fischer-Tropsch catalysts during steady-state synthesis, S.A. Eliason and C.H. Bartholomew. (Part contents)


. In this note we establish when the bivariate discrete Schur-constant models possess the Sibuya-type aging property. It happens that the corresponding class is large, solv-ing the counterpart of classical Sincov's functional equation on the set of non-negative integers.


(1) Background: Previous studies have indicated that ferulic acid esterase (FAE), cellulase and xylanase have synergistic effects in lignocellulose degradation, and the cutting stage has a major impact on silages. Whether these additives affect the silages at different cutting stages is unclear. (2) Methods: Sudangrass height at the tested cutting stages was 1.8 m (S1) and 2.0 m (S2). The silage from the two cutting stages was treated with FAE-producing Lactobacillus plantarum (LP), cellulase and xylanase (CX) and a combination of LP and CX (LP+CX) for 30 and 60 days. (3) Results: Compared with CK, adding LP+CX significantly decreased the pH and the content of neutral detergent fiber (NDF) and acidic detergent fiber (ADF) (p < 0.05) and increased the lactic acid (LA) concentration (p < 0.05), dry matter (DM) content and crude protein content. Adding LP+CX effectively degraded lignocellulose in sudangrass, and the NDF and ADF degradation rates at the two stages were all more than 30%. In comparison, cutting at the S2 stage led to a lower pH and higher LA and DM contents (p < 0.05). Additives and the cutting stage exerted a strong effect on the silage microbial community, and Firmicutes and Lactiplantibacillus became the most dominant bacterial phyla and genera, especially at the S2 stage. (4) Conclusions: The results suggest that FAE-producing L. plantarum, cellulase and xylanase had synergistic effects on sudangrass silages, especially at the S2 stage, and their use can thus serve as an efficient method for ensiling.


A reconnaissance study involving apatite fission-track analysis of surface Paleozoic sedimentary and Cretaceous intrusive rocks was undertaken to evaluate the low-temperature thermal history of the Ouachita Mountain fold belt and Arkoma basin of Arkansas. Paleozoic rocks have apparent apatite-fission-track ages ranging from 184 + or - 12 Ma to 95 + or - 11 Ma with mean track lengths in the range of 12.95 + or - 0.17 micrometers to 13.51 + or - 0.13 micrometers, indicating that these samples have undergone significant postdepositional annealing. Cretaceous samples have apatite fission-track ages between 104 + or - 4 and 88 + or - 6 Ma that are concordant with Rb-Sr and K-Ar ages, and mean track lengths in the range 14.69 + or - 0.16 micrometers to 15.36 + or - 0.10 microme ers, indicating that these rocks cooled rapidly to paleotemperatures below 50-60 degrees C following their emplacement and have subsequently remained cool. Paleozoic strata of the Ouachita Mountain fold belt and Arkoma basin in Arkansas are inferred to have undergone regional cooling from paleotemperatures greater than 110 degrees C beginning in the Early Cretaceous to paleotemperatures generally less than 80-90 degrees C prior to the intrusion of alkaline plutons along the western margin of the Mississippi embayment during the middle Cretaceous. Whether regional cooling during the Cretaceous was caused by uplift and erosion or whether a dramatic reduction in the paleogeothermal gradient was involved remains uncertain, although a significant component of uplift and erosion is inferred from independent geological observations. The results of this study indicate that Paleozoic rocks of the Ouachita Mountain fold belt and Arkoma basin of Ar ansas were exposed to maximum paleotemperatures during late Paleozoic burial, prior to the emplacement of Cretaceous plutons in the region.


MATH/CHEM/COMP 2006, Dubrovnik, June 19-24, 2006 QUANTUM CHEMICAL PREDICTION OF ADME-Tox PROPERTIES Sofie VAN DAMME, Wilfried LANGENAEKER, Patrick BULTINCK Department of Inorganic & Physical Chemistry, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281 S-3, B-9000 Gent, Belgium Silicos NV, Wetenschapspark 7, B-3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium ADME-Tox properties are very important in pharmaceutical research, determining the fate of many molecules in the drug design sequence. Knowledge of ADME-Tox properties in the earliest stages of drug design is therefore highly desirable. The aim of this investigation is to construct low throughput in silico models in which ADME-Tox properties of single compounds are predicted with high accuracy using quantum chemical descriptors. A new program was developed that meets the requirements to select stable, robust and interpretable models with a great predictive power. The program can systematically select the optimal subset of a user specified number of descriptors among a large set of descriptors or use a genetic algorithm. All necessary regression and internal and external validation techniques are available. The only constraint on the obtained models is that we can attach a physico-chemical meaning to the model, in order to get chemical insight into the key features that determine whether a molecule is active or not. With this program, we were able to obtain a satisfactory model for the blood-brain barrier problem using quantum chemical descriptors. 1. Karelson M (2004) Quantum chemical descriptors in QSAR, in: Computational Medicinal Chemistry for Drug Discovery (Bultinck P, De Winter H, Langenaeker W, Tollenaere JP, eds.) Dekker Inc., NY, pp. 641-667. 2. Geerlings P, De Proft F, Langenaeker W (2003) Chem. Rev. 103, 1793-1873.


A present invention relates to radio resource allocation method in a wireless communication system. In one embodiment of The present invention, a network of a wireless communication system, for allocating a radio resource to the MS by a number of scheduling scheme, the for allocating radio resources to the terminal by a first scheduling scheme 1 transmitting a first scheduling information including the terminal identifier to the terminal, and transmits the second scheduling information including a second terminal identifier to allocate radio resources to the terminal by a second scheduling scheme to the terminal . .FIELD 6


A generalization of PF rings relative to commutative rings: rings all finitely generated projective modules with constant rank of which are free is defined. Its K 0 groups, connections with PF rings and FPF rings, closed properties under direct sums and other properties are studied.


Introduction Talus fractures have traditionally been reported as having poor outcomes with rates of avascular necrosis in excess of 80% in some studies. It was noted by the senior author that this was not his experience in a tertiary institution with many patients having good to excellent outcomes and lower rates of avascular necrosis than anticipated despite high-energy trauma. The aim of this paper is to review all talus fractures that have been fixed internally at our institution to determine whether current surgical techniques have improved traditionally poor outcomes. This could result in improved outlook for patients on initial presentation and improved ability to manage the long-term consequences of the multiply-injured patient. Method A review of all lower limb trauma cases from 2012–2015 was made. This yielded 28 talus fractures that had been internally fixed at Southmead hospital. Patients were contacted using telephone and letters. The AAOS Foot and Ankle Outcome Questionnaire, patient satisfaction surveys and analysis of radiographs were made. Results Our preliminary results suggest avascular necrosis rates of less than 10% despite the high energy, sometimes open nature of these injuries. We also report that patients are returning to work and are reasonably satisfied following their injury. Fixation methods varied between cases but generally good outcomes were reported amongst most patients. We summarise the demographics of patients presenting with talus fractures and classify their initial injury according to the Hawkins talus fracture classification. Conclusion Our results were surprising. They suggest that modern surgical techniques may be improving outcomes for patients with talus fractures. It was previously thought that these injuries can be career-ending for some patients but we would suggest that there is hope for good outcomes in this patient group.


Multiple sclerosis (MS) and its animal model, experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), are inflammatory demyelinating diseases that develop as a result of deregulated immune responses causing glial activation and destruction of CNS tissues. Oleanolic acid and erythrodiol are natural triterpenes that display strong anti‐inflammatory and immunomodulatory activities. Oleanolic acid beneficially influences the course of established EAE. We now extend our previous observations to erythrodiol and address the efficacy of both compounds to protect against EAE, given under different regimens.


A day conference Roots and fruits : Retrieving Scotland's missionary story, held in April 2009, took Edinburgh 1910 as its starting point and sought to examine the lived experience of people who were influenced by the movement that emerged from the World Missionary Conference. This article considers the papers presented at the conference, reflecting upon the legacy of Edinburgh 1910 in the implementation of mission policy. Thereafter, the response of individual people to obeying and developing God's call to be a missionary is considered, as well as mission amidst social and political change. Next, it seeks to determine whether there was a distinctively Scottish dimension to missionary involvement. Finally, it discusses seeking to serve God's mission today.


Liquid-liquid extraction of La(III) and Nd(III), from 5.0 M phosphoric acid by OPAP in kerosene with different diluents such as benzene, toluene, o-xylene was studied at 25 C. The effects of different diluents with kerosene and their different ratios on the extraction process were investigated. The data obtained are discussed in terms of dielectric constant as well as Hansen solubility parameters.