Ultra-twist blind fasteners were developed for connecting tube members where access for installation is from one side of the connection only. They offer many advantages, including strengths and sizes comparable to A325 bolts, potential use in tension as well as in moment-resisting connections, and ease of installation. Reliability-based analyses are conducted to develop resistance factors for blind bolts designed according to the principles underlying specifications for steel construction (CAN/CSA-S16.1n94). The limit state considered here is the direct tensile strength. The applied loading consists of dead load, live load, and wind. Probabilistic resistance models are developed for the ultra-twist fasteners based on experimental test results. The study considers a wide spectrum of live-to-dead load ratios and a range of wind load intensities. The results of the reliability analysis indicate that a resistance factor of the order of 0.55 is appropriate for applications employing ultra-twist blind fasteners. Resume : Des attaches dissimulOes ultra-tordues ont OtO dOveloppOes pour connecter les OlOments en tubes oo liaccs pour installation est diun seul cUtO de la connexion. Elles offrent plusieurs avantages, incluant des rOsistances et tailles comparables aux boulons A325, un usage potentiel en tension ainsi quien connexions rOsistant aux moments, et une facilitO diinstallation. Des analyses de fiabilitO ont OtO effectuOes pour dOvelopper des facteurs de rOsistance pour les boulons dissimulOs conAus selon les spOcifications rOglant la construction diacier (CAN/CSA-S16.1-94). LiOtat limite considOrO ici est la rOsistance en tension directe. Les charges appliquOes consistent en une charge morte, une charge vive, et la charge de vent. Des modles probabilistiques de rOsistance sont dOveloppOs pour les attaches ultra-tordues sur la base de rOsultats expOrimentaux. LiOtude considre un large spectre de rapports de charge vive-charge morte et un domaine diintensitOs de charges de vent. Les rOsultats de lianalyse de fiabilitO indiquent quiun facteur de rOsistance de liordre de 0,55 est appropriO pour des applications utilisant des attaches dissimulOes ultra-tordues.


Definition Etiology Experimental Observations by Others Mortality Reports Specific Therapy Animal Experimentation Production of Endocarditis Methods Results Arsenical Therapy Methods Results Discussion Conclusions DEFINITION Names have been introduced at various times descriptive of the pathologic changes occurring in heart valves following bacterial infections. Such names as simple acute endocarditis, benign, infectious, bacterial, chronic, malignant, septic and ulcerative endocarditis and more recently endocarditis lenta and subacute bacterial endocarditis have been suggested by clinicians. Litten, 1 in 1900, classified infections of the heart valves into acute, malignant and chronic, by the first two meaning infections causing in patients severe septic symptoms and death in a short time, by the last one mentioned those less severe and of much longer duration. Litten's classification prompted a lively discussion regarding septic or malignant endocarditis referred to by the early writers. Simons 2 prefers the term "bacterial endocarditis," a designation more accurate than "malignant," "septic" or "ulcerative." Libman 3


The transmission of voice that based on IP network(VoIP) has already developed into one kind of special communication technology,with the rapid development of VoIP,more and more attentions are paid to the security of VoIP.In this paper the basic principle and application status of the VoIP are introduced and the shortages on security are pointed out.The standards of H.323 and SIP that are used to construct the VoIP telephone system respectively are analyzed emphatically.The methods to solve the security problems in these two standards are introduced in detail.Finally,the development trend and research direction of the VoIP is given out.


The main objective of the present study is to evaluate the influence of the maceration techniques on the volatile and phenolic compounds content of the wines obtained from an autochthonous aromatic variety from Romania. For this study, a pink biotype of the Busuioacă de Bohotin variety from the Husi vineyard was used. The wine samples were obtained by applying five types of maceration: Classic maceration (V1; S1), Thermo-maceration (V2; S2), Microwave maceration (V3; S3), Ultrasound maceration (V4; S4) and Cryo-maceration (V5; S5). The results of the aromatic profile of the wine samples obtained from Busuioacă de Bohotin variety, indicated that the wine samples obtained through cryo-maceration and classic maceration contained a large variety of volatile compounds, namely: alcohols (1-propanol; 2-methyl-1-propanol, 3-methyl-1-butanol, 1-hexanol, phenethyl alcohol e.g.), esters (ethyl octanoate; ethyl caprylate; ethyl lactate; ethyl benzoate; ethyl palmitate e.g.) terpenoid compounds (α-terpineol, linalool, hotrienol, citronellol, nerol, geraniol) and so an. Among alcohols, phenethyl alcohol, which is responsible for floral aroma of roses and is typical for the Busuioacă de Bohotin wine, was found in large quantities in wine samples V1 (4.3 mmol/L) and S5 (5.53 mmol/L). Terpene compounds and their oxides were identified with elevated levels for linalool ( cis- and trans- ) and also nerol- as well as linalool-oxide. Analysing the phenolic compounds, it was observed that the total polyphenol index and Folin-Ciocâlteu index expressed higher values for the wine samples V1 and V3. Concerning the total anthocyanins and tannins content, the wine samples obtained had low amounts of this compounds.


The effects of long term organic nutrient management (after 10 years of organic farming) on rice quality, especially with reference to the antioxidant properties of an aromatic indica rice cultivar Geetanjali were investigated during wet and dry season of 2012–13. Seven different combinations of organic manures were applied as a nutrient source. The estimation of total phenolic content, DPPH antioxidant activity and total flavonoids were carried out by spectrophotometer and γ-oryzanol content (GO) by HPLC. All other physicochemical parameters were measured by standard laboratory methods. It was observed that total antioxidant capacity (88.38% inhibition of DPPH), γ-oryzanol (417.4 μg/g) and total phenolic content (277.67 μg/g) were higher in farm yard manure (FYM) + green manure (GM with Sesbania aculeate) treatment, whereas flavonoids, soluble protein and crude oil content were highest under only GM treated field. The physico-chemical and cooking properties of grain did not vary significantly among the treatments except amylose content (AC) and gel consistency (GC). The nutritional quality in terms of antioxidant compounds, protein and crude oil content was depleted after cooking of the grains. Therefore, application of FYM+GM (with Sesbania aculeate; 1: 1 N basis) or at least GM application instead of any other combinations of organic manure at the time of land preparation may be useful for improving nutritional quality of rice under long term organic nutrient management.


{ A multilevel nonlinear control scheme with capability of operating over wide ranges is proposed. The rst control level connnes the system operation to some reference segments in its state space. On each reference segment, the required control actions are identiied through structural analysis of the (nonlinear) system which helps in exploitation of its qualitative behavior. The exploitation of the system structural behavior is used for further division of the reference segments. The operating sub-segments are modeled in terms of fuzzy sets and for each region the proper local control law is identiied. The variations of the control law on each reference segment are established as the average of local control laws weighted by the operating region membership functions. The approach is demonstrated for control of a bifurcating power system model as its loading level is varied.


Mental health is a balance between all aspect of life – social, Physical, Spiritual and emotional aspect of a person. Adolescence is a period of transition which leads to emotional instability, lack of adjustment in expressing views and opinions and lack of understanding their parent and teacher. The family system is not only to contribute much for the developmental aspect of the child as a result school has become an important agency and assumes great responsibility in developing the personality of a child. Hence, the present study aims to study the emotional and adjustment perspective of mental health among Rural School Students in Tiruchirappalli district. The researcher has adopted Descriptive Research Design by adopting random sampling method. Emotional stability and overall adjustment dimensions of mental health scale developed by Alpana Sengupta and Arun kumar singh was used. Sample consists of 50 students from a rural school from Tiruchirappalli district and the findings will be discussed in the paper.


In the face of 'derivative architecture', artificial commercial speculation that was a feature of the previous economic boom, Michelle Provoost and Wouter Vanstiphout of Crimson Architectural Historians call for a new understanding of the real city and its actual needs, basing interventions on observations rooted in society and spatial structures.


(57) Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for catalytic hydrogenation of non-hormonal unsaturated plant steroids and unsaturated plant origin fatty acids and triglycerides thereof using the combined metal catalyst to the polymer support containing grafted groups. The present invention also relates to regeneration of the catalyst used.


Annotations collection of Li Shang-yin's poetry is the most reliable and authoritative documents for the researchers who are devoted to Li Shang-yin at present.The editors,Liu Xue-kai and Yu Shu-cheng have gathered more explanations and comments about Li Shang-yin's poetry since Ming and Qing Dynasties,and corrected some errors at the same time.Unfortunately there were still some eisegesises in this book.One of prominent examples is "Bai Yun Fu Jiu Ju".


Abstract : Spin-stabilized projectiles with liquid payloads can experience a severe flight instability characterized by a rapid yaw angle growth and a simultaneous loss in spin rate. Laboratory experiments and field tests have shown that this instability originates from the internal fluid motion in the range of high viscosity. Evaluation of the experimental data and analysis of the equations for the fluid motion in a spinning and nutating cylinder suggest a theoretical approach in three major steps: (1) analysis of the steady viscous flow in an infinitely long cylinder, (2) hydrodynamic stability analysis of this basic flow, and (3) analysis of the end effects. The basic flow has been found in analytical form. At low Reynolds number, this flow agrees well with computational results for the center section of a cylinder of aspect ratio 4.3. The despin moment caused by this flow largely agrees with experimental data for a wide range of Reynolds numbers. Current work aims at the stability of this flow. (Author)


We have determined the hardness and Young's modulus of a highly porous metal-organic framework (MOF) using a standard nanoindentation technique. Despite the very low density of these films, 1.22 g cm−3, Young's modulus reaches values of almost 10 GPa for HKUST-1, demonstrating that this porous coordination polymer is substantially stiffer than normal polymers. This progress in characterizing mechanical properties of MOFs has been made possible by the use of high quality, oriented thin films grown using liquid phase epitaxy on modified Au substrates.


Non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) can be curatively treated with 'good quality' transurethral resection of the bladder tumour (TURBT). However, despite evidence-based international guidelines, there is anecdotal evidence that practice varies widely, and this may affect oncological outcomes. Launching in 2020, RESECT aims to measure and report variation in TURBT quality globally, and determine if outcome reporting improves outcomes.

 RESECT was advertised internationally through social media, mailing lists, websites, and in person. Collaborators at each registered site will collect data about current practice and the experience of local TURBT surgeons. The primary outcome is the rate of achievement of key TURBT quality indicators.

 As of August 27, 508 collaborators have registered to participate. Collaborators represent 321 centres from 54 countries, with the highest number from the United Kingdom (54.5%), Spain (5.9%), and Argentina (3.7%). 51.2% are trainees, 29.9% consultants, and 17.5% medical students. Based on current registrations, patient recruitment will far exceed initial projections and considerably improve statistical power.

 RESECT has attracted a large number of collaborators globally and from all training levels. Therefore, the RESECT study has the potential to improve the quality of TURBT surgery across the world.


Introduction On completion of construction, the pipeline system is to be put on operation. However, this has to be done in a systematic and safe fashion. We have to keep in mind that the pipeline and its connected systems are meant to handle highly inflammable hydrocarbon and even a small failure may result in disaster. That is why it is important to ensure that the system has been installed properly and is safe for receiving the petroleum product it is meant to handle before introducing the product following a safe procedure. Considering the importance of the pre-commissioning and commissioning activities, a separate chapter is needed to discuss them. The cross-country section of a pipeline cannot be commissioned on its own, in isolation. The station piping, pumps or compressors, electricals, instrumentation, and control systems and safety systems have to be ready for operation before the pipeline can be commissioned. Pre-commissioning and commissioning has to be done for the entire system, along with the terminal facilities and supporting systems. This chapter will treat the subject accordingly. In Chapter 3 we have observed that pipeline construction is considered to be complete only after the pipeline has been subjected to a hydrostatic test. After the hydro-test is completed, water is drained out of the line, sectionalizing valves are installed and most of the tie-in joints are made, except for a few chosen ones required for the purpose of cleaning and drying of the pipeline.


ETCS is a complex system involved many kinds of technologies. The design of the ETCS not only involves computer network but also in connection with such issues as latest network technologies and managements. In this paper the components and functions of ETCS are analysed firstly, and based on this, combined the latest network technology, the networks architecture based on the internet and the DBMS of ETCS are designed. With the development of network technologies and the expansion of functions of DBMS, the ETCS based on the network would have a better effect on the traffic management.


The portal vein as the afferent vessel of the liver normally communicates with many small branches of the vena cava (the retroperitoneal, rectal, diaphragmatic and esophageal vein). According to Prinzmetal et al., non-capillary anastomoses exist between the portal vein and the hepatic vein in the liver. However, such anastomoses in normal livers are functionally not significant. It is in cirrhotic livers that the collaterals of the liver are conspicuous. The collaterals, which reach the superficial abdominal veins via the umbilical, paraumbilical, hemorrhoidal veins, can be easily recognized and clinically give us suggestions of the presence of portal hypertension and of dangerous esophageal varices. Recently, it has been mentioned that shunts mayexist between the artery and vein of the upper extremities of the lung in some cirrhotic livers, because of the reduced oxygen arterio-venous difference. In cirrhotic livers, however, besides the extrahepatic collaterals, the presence of the intrahepatic collaterals is known. This paper will deal mostly with the intrahepatic collaterals.


The financial market is a self-fulfilling prophecy. Likewise, I couldn�t write about crime in finance unless that writing became the self-fulfilling prophecy of my own crime, or at least its confession.


To the difficulty of expression of the temporal accumulation in the time series using conventional time series prediction methods,a time series prediction method based on process neural network is proposed.Time series short-term prediction model and long-term prediction model based on the proposed method are developed respectively,and the corresponding learning algorithms are given.The effectiveness of this two models and their learning algorithms are proved by the lubricating oil iron concentration prediction in the aircraft engine condition monitoring,and the test results are satisfactory.


The aim of the present study was to analyze the impact of sex and localization on the levels of microelements (Cu, Zn and Fe) in the meat of perch (Perca fluviatilis L.) collected from the Bay of Puck (S1), the Vistula Lagoon (S2), the Vistula River (S3), the Drwęca River (S4) and the Włocławek Dam Reservior (S5). The study involved 83 sexually mature individuals of fish caught in autumn, divided into females and males, and having the body length in the range from 15.5 to 18 cm. The muscles samples were taken from the large side muscle of the fish body above the lateral line. Metal concentrations were determined by atomic absorption (AAS). The concentration of metals decreased in the following order: Zn > Fe > Cu and statistically significant differences were observed in the Zn, Fe and Cu content in the meat of fish collected from different water bodies. The mean content of Cu ranged from 2.97 mg kg-1 (S5) to 28.75 mg kg-1 (S2), Zn from 23.43 mg kg-1 (S3) to 53.09 mg kg-1 (S5) and Fe from 19.18 mg kg-1 (S3) to 38.38 mg kg-1 (S5). Sex was a factor differentiating the content of Cu in each sampling location. Correlation analyses confirmed statistically significant and negative correlations between Cu-Zn (r = -0.48) and between Cu-Fe (r = -0.51). The relationship between Zn and Fe was positive and statistically significant (r = 0.64). The sampling sites significantly affected metal-metal interactions. The research indicated that consumption of 100 g of perch meat could cover over 60% of daily requirement for Cu, and 13 and 7%, respectively, for Zn and Fe.


Objective To Compare the levels of endothelial microparticles( EMPs) and vWF in paients with gastric cancer and in the controls,to explore the significance of the EMPs in gastric cancer. Methods Both in 68 cases of gastric cancer and 20 cases of healthy controls,circulating EMPs were numerated by flow cytometry and plasma vWF was measured by the enzyme linked immunosorbent assay to explore the relationships between the level of EMPs and the clinical feathures. Results The levels of EMPs and vWF in patients with gastric cancer were significantly higher than those in the controls( P 0. 01) . EMPs and vWF concentrations were remarkablely higher in patients with stage Ⅲ,Ⅳ; lymph node or liver metastasis and venous invasion. Conclusion The levels of EMPs can exactly reflect the endothelial function and measurement of plasma EMPs might be useful for diagnosis as a biomarker and prognosis. EMPs may play an important role in the metastasis of gastric cancer.


Steroid‐induced osteonecrosis of the femoral head (SIONFH) has been a common disease following corticosteroid therapy. Presently, we aim to explore the functions of circular RNA (circ) PVT1 in SIONFH rats and the underlying mechanism. Glucocorticoid (GC) was used to treat SD rats and bone marrow‐derived mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) to construct SIONFH model in vitro and in vivo, respectively. The pathological injury of the femoral head in the SIONFH rats was detected via haematoxylin‐eosin (HE) staining and immunohistochemistry (IHC). The osteogenic differentiation, proliferation and apoptosis of BMSCs were detected. Western blot was used to detect Smad7, Bax, Bcl2 and Smad2/3. The potential targets of circPVT1 and miR‐21‐5p were validated through luciferase reporter gene assay and RNA pull‐down assay, respectively. We found that CircPVT1 was decreased in the femoral head of SIONFH rats and GC‐treated BMSCs, while miR‐21‐5p was markedly up‐regulated. Overexpressed circPVT1 attenuated the apoptosis and cell viability inhibition of BMSCs induced by GC, while miR‐21‐5p up‐regulation had the opposite effects. What's more, the in vivo experiments confirmed that up‐regulating circPVT1 repressed osteonecrosis in SIONFH rats through repressing apoptosis. Mechanistically, circPVT1 functioned as a ceRNA of miR‐21‐5p, which targeted at the 3'untranslated region of Smad7. CircPVT1 enhancing Smad7 and mitigating GC activated TGFβ/Smad2/3 pathway through inhibiting miR‐21‐5p. In conclusion, CircPVT1 exerts protective effects against SIONFH via modulating miR‐21‐5p‐mediated Smad7/TGFβ pathway.


Cortical fast-spiking inhibitory neurons that express parvalbumin (PV) are involved in generation of functional gamma oscillations, a normal phenotype that is consistently altered in a number of neurodevelopmental diseases such as schizophrenia. We previously showed that mice with a deletion of the metabotropic glutamate receptor (mGluR5) in PV+ neurons had a decrease in the number of inhibitory synaptic contacts on excitatory pyramidal cells. These results suggested that cortical pyramidal neurons in these mice may have decreased inhibition and thus altered oscillatory activity. In order to make a direct characterization of functional neural circuit oscillations as a result of mGluR5 knockout in PV+ neurons, we recorded epidural auditory event-related potentials (ERPs) using EEG in mice. Specifically, we implanted six electrodes placed bilaterally to record from the frontal, medial, and occipital regions (Bregma: 1,-1,-2.5 mm). To acquire auditory ERPs, animals were habituated and later presented with a Gaussian white noise stimulus repetitively every 2.5 s for the duration of a 50-minute session. The resulting data were filtered, epoched, averaged, separated according to sex, and compared across genotype. The components and latencies of the resulting auditory ERPs were analyzed in the 200 ms post-stimulus. Analysis of components showed a significant increase in amplitude of the P20 and P80 in the PV-mGlu5-/-as compared to the controls in both males and females and a significant decrease in the amplitude of the N40 component. Multitaper spectral analysis was performed in order to investigate evoked changes in ERP-related


In plating production practice,shock mechanism(vibrators,Shock,sonography) in PCB electroplating process to the hole and surface bubbles has been greatly improved,with obvious effect on deep plating capability of ascension.Meanwhile it has advantage of simple installation,convenient maintenance,so it is a useful tool in PCB electroplating process.This article discussed shock mechanism and introduced the basic design improvement,control.


The piezoelectric and dielectric properties as functions of x and y in yPb(Zr x Ti 1 m x )O 3 -(1-y)Pb(Mn 1/3 Nb 1/3 Sb 1/3 )O 3 ceramics are studied. As the results, in 0.95Pb(Zr x Ti 1 m x )O 3 -0.05Pb(Mn 1/3 Nb 1/3 Sb 1/3 )O 3 ceramic with x=0.505, which is MPB, the values of k p , d 33 , and l 33 T / l 0 are maximized, on the other hand Q m is minimized. Curie temperature of the ceramic is measured to be 350 °C by DTA. Also, the MPB assumes to be x=0.5 in 0.9Pb(Zr x Ti 1 m x )O 3 -0.1Pb(Mn 1/3 Nb 1/3 Sb 1/3 )O 3 ceramic.


Objective
To analyze the serum keratin 18 (K18) level of patients with hepatitis B virus (HBV)-related acute-on-chronic liver failure (HBV-ACLF) and its correlation with prognosis.

Methods
From December 2012 to October 2014, 120 patients who visited Fuzhou Infectious Diseases Hospital and diagnosed with HBV-ACLF were enrolled, and 20 chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients and 20 healthy controls were enrolled with matched gender and age. Enzyme linked-immunosorbent assay was used for the detection of K18 (M30, M65) and the differences of M30, M65, M30/M65 and other laboratory results were analyzed among the first enrolled 40 patients with HBV-ACLF, 20 CHB patients and 20 healthy controls. All HBV-ACLF patients were followed up for 3 months and divided into two groups (death group and survival group). And M30 and M65 in both groups were detected and their clinical data were collected. Continuous variables between groups were compared using t test and one-way analysis of varicmce. Categorical variables were compared using χ2 test. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used for prognostic analysis.

Results
The serum M30 in HBV-ACLF group, CHB group and healthy controls group were (2.99±0.29), (3.12±0.26) and (2.16±0.12) lg U/L, respectively (F=95.36, P<0.01). The serum M65 in the three groups were (3.41±0.29), (3.38±0.29) and (2.01±0.11) lg U/L, respectively (F=217.60, P<0.01). And M30/M65 the three groups were 0.39±0.11, 0.55±0.09 and 1.45±0.34, respectively (F=202.63, P<0.01). The white blood cell, total bilirubin, alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase in HBV-ACLF patients were the highest, and platelet, albumin, serum sodium and prothrombin time activity were the lowest. After following up for 3 months of 120 patients with HBV-ACLF, 40 of them died with fatality rate of 33.3%. The area under ROC curve (AUC) of the M30/M65 was 0.871, and that of score of model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) was 0.668 (Z=3.011, P<0.01). The M30/M65 ratio was significantly negatively correlated with the MELD score (r=-0.389, P<0.01).

Conclusions
K18 (M65 and M30) are strongly associated with liver disease severity. The M30/M65 ratio may be a potential diagnostic and prognostic marker for the patients with HBV-ACLF.

Key words:
Keratin-18; Hepatitis B virus; Acute-on-chronic liver failure; Prognosis


Osteoarthritis (OA), characterised by pain, disability and joint degeneration, is common and has no cure. Prevalence of severe radiographic knee OA is 19% in over 45's and 50% in over 75's in the U...


The paper aims at retracing the steps of peri-urban agriculture in France. Starting from the history of dualism between Town and Country, and highlighting the periurban agriculture's phases of politicization, it deals with the issue of development of agglomeration policies in which the agriculture topic is embedded, leading to the emergence of five different types of agricultural agglomeration policies. It describes the great movements which, today, are deeply renewing peri-urban agriculture policies: the identification of sustainable cities (together with the fight against urban sprawl), the food issue (with the enhancement of the production function of agriculture) and the return to a territorial economy. The focus is then placed on the uncertainty of the argument and its exploitation by different policies.


The concept of green building aims to provide a safe, healthy and comfortable environment for people, make efficient use of resources and minimize the impact on the environment. Therefore, based on key technologies, the establishment of building energy conservation and green building model system and database was discussed and analyzed in this paper. By constructing the building energy conservation and green building model system framework and database, the environment required for building energy conservation and green building database was analyzed. Through the analysis of energy consumption of A building within the third ring road in Beijing, the conclusion that its efficiency of energy consumption equipment is high was obtained. In the future, it is necessary to strengthen the efforts to complete and update the green energy saving database, so as to provide the information technology support to the promotion of the development of green buildings around China.


Abstract Three instrumental techniques, a colorimetric, fluorometric, and direct‐current plasma atomic emission spectroscopic (DCP‐AES) methods, for boron (B) determination were compared on the basis of precision and accuracy, detection limit, interference, linear working range (LWR), recovery of added B and time. These techniques were applied to the measurement of B in soil extracts, plant extracts, and water samples. The colorimetric method had the lowest (0.002 mg L‐1), and the DCP‐AES had the highest (0.1 mg L‐1) detection limit. The DCP‐AES has a LWR of 5 orders of magnitude (0–1000), whereas the colorimetric technique displayed a LWR varying from 0–4 mg L‐1. The DCP‐AES method had the best precision. This study shows, however, that any of the three techniques could be used for measuring B in soils, plants, and water samples on routine basis, provided method differences of 2% are not considered critical. Otherwise, the colorimetric and fluorometric methods appeared to be the most closely comparable.


Objective To establish an animal of diet induced non-alcoholic fatty liver disease(NAFLD) and hyperglycemia,and to investigate its features.Methods 64 rats were randomly divided into 2 groups.The control group(fed with normal diet) 32,high glucose and high fat group(fed with high sugar and high fat diet) 32,continuous feeding of 12 months.on the 3month、6months、9 months、12 month of the experiments,we observe animal weight,visceral fat weight;Comparing relevant in the blood lipid levels,blood sugar,inflammatory mediators aspects of biochemical indicators and observed histopathologically.Results Compared with the normal control group,weight and visceral fat weightof the animals of high glucose and high fat groups increased obviously;the level of ALT,FFA,LPS,TNF,FPG,FINS and HOMA-IR of hig sucrose and high fat groups of every phases were higer,but the level of HOMA-beta of 6H group rats first showed the compensatory increase,then progressive decrease in sequence.The pathological and histological display liver produces serious steatosis,fatty liver and hepatitis,fibrosis and cirrhosis occurs;Over time progress islet gradually atrophic,accompanied by inflammatory infiltrate;Fat cells gradually increasing and accompanied by inflammatory infiltrate.Conclusion High sugar and fat diet can establish rats models of NAFLD and hyperglycemia,this model can be play important role in NAFLD and related diabetes research.


This paper provides the new idea of network management information system of drawing according to the management state of motor vehicle device drawing in large-scale mine, developmental trend of computer and introduces the basic frame of its development and research management system. The systems integrate the inputting, editing and modifying of the drawings into a single network.It is convenient to be mastered and useful for scientific management of motor vehicle device.


The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of three stocking densities on survival and growth of larval pacama. The experiment was carried out in 12 flow-through systems of 0.43m 2 , with three distinct densities and four replicates each: 150 larvae/system (treatment 01), 250 larvae/system (treatment 02), and 500 larvae/system (treatment 03).The larvae were fed with zooplankton, enumerated and measured for length. With regard to survival pecentage, the treatments gave the following results: 01 - 60%, 02 - 49% and 03 - 37%. Wilcoxon's Rank Sum Test showed a statistical difference between treatments 01 and 03 (P < 0.05). No such difference was found with regard to larval length, or physical and chemical features of water between the treatments. The results indicate a negative relationship between stocking density and larvae survival rate


Background: We previous showed statins could prevent or reverse cardiac nerve sprouting and sympathetic hyperinnervation induced by hypercholesterolemia (HC) in rabbit models. The significance and ...


With the vigorous development of mechanical intelligence in industrial manufacturing, tracking control dynamic systems have been widely applied in many aspects of industry. In this paper, we present one theorem to discuss the validity condition of a ZD model with order-n for solving the tracking control problem of a nonlinear problem by utilizing a Lie derivative. Moreover, we also give the unified formula of the ZD model with order-n and rigorously prove it mathematically. In addition, we present three other theorems to give the global exponential convergence property of the ZD controller u(t), and the steady-state tracking error bound of the ZGD controller u(t), and the radius bound where the steady-state tracking error converges exponentially. Finally, simulations are conducted to demonstrate the validity and parameter influences of the ZD model and ZGD model for solving the tracking control problem with a single linear or nonlinear output of the single-link manipulator with flexible joints.


Aspects of the generation and trapping of diatomic sulfur (S2) and sulfur monoxide (SO) are reviewed with special emphasis on recent work.


Mobile apps that use an embedded web browser, or mobile web apps, make up 85% of the free apps on the Google Play store. The security concerns for developing mobile web apps go beyond just those for developing traditional web apps or mobile apps. In this paper we develop scalable analyses for finding several classes of vulnerabilities in mobile web apps and analyze a large dataset of 998,286 mobile web apps, representing a complete snapshot of all of the free mobile web apps on the Google Play store as of June 2014. We find that 28% of the studied apps have at least one vulnerability. We explore the severity of these vulnerabilities and identify trends in the vulnerable apps. We find that severe vulnerabilities are present across the entire Android app ecosystem, even in popular apps and libraries. Finally, we offer several changes to the Android APIs to mitigate these vulnerabilities.


We observed water masers around 21 late type stars using very long baseline interferometry (VLBI) composed of 6-m telescope at Kagoshima and 10-m telescope at Mizusawa, Japan. Despite the fairly long baseline (1300 km) and the low sensitivity, we detected compact water masers around three semiregular variables R Crt, RT Vir and RX Boo and two supergiants VY CMa and VX Sgr. Detection of the stellar water masers around nearby semiregular variables at about 100 pc implies the very compact size of these maser spots of the order of 10 cm, considerably smaller than the widely accepted typical size for stellar water masers. Almost all the line profiles of the water masers detected at the first epoch changed dramatically at the second epoch after six months. However, some strong emission peaks were detected in the same velocity at both epochs, suggesting that the lifetime of the strong maser spots is longer than six months.


The characteristics of the intramolecular hydrogen bond (IMHB) for a series of 40 different enols of β-diketones and their nitrogen counterparts have been systematically analyzed at the B3LYP/6-311+G(3df,2p)//B3LYP/6-311+G(d,p) level of theory. In some cases, two tautomers may exist which are interconnected by a hydrogen shift through the IMHB. In tautomer a the HB donor group (YH) is attached to the six-membered ring, while in tautomer b the HB acceptor (X) is the one that is attached to the six-membered ring. We found that changing an O to a N favors the a tautomer when the atom is endo and the contrary when it is exo, while the presence of a double bond favors the a tautomers. As expected, the OH group behaves as a better HB donor than the NH2 group and the CNH group as a better HB acceptor than the CO group, although the first effect clearly dominates. Accordingly, the expected IMHB strength follows the [donor, acceptor] trend:  [OH, CNH] > [OH, CO] > [NH2, CNH] > [NH2, CO]. For all those compounds in...


A bstract. W e introduce procellular algebras,so called because they are inverse lim its of(cid:12)nite dim ensionalcellular algebras as de(cid:12)ned by G raham and Lehrer. A procellular algebra is de(cid:12)ned as a certain com pletion of an in(cid:12)nite dim ensionalcellular algebra w hose celldatum is of \pro(cid:12)nite type". W e show how these notions overcom e som e know n obstructions to the theory ofcellularalgebras in in(cid:12)nite dim ensions.


In this study, multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) functionalized by m-xylylenediamine is used as thermal conductive fillers to improve their dispersibility in epoxy resin and the thermal conductivity of the MWNTs/bisphenol-A glycidol ether epoxy resin composites. Functionalization with amine groups of MWNTs is achieved after such steps as carboxylation, acylation and amidation. The thermal conductivity, impact strength, flexural strength, and fracture surfaces of MWNTs/epoxy composites are investigated with different MWNTs. The results show that m-xylylenediamine is successfully grafted onto the surface of the MWNTs and the mass fraction of the organic molecules grafted onto MWNTs is about 20 wt %. The thermal conductivity of MWNTs/epoxy composites is further enhanced to 1.236 W/mK with 2 wt % m-MWNTs. When the content of m-MWNTs is 1.5 wt %, the impact strength and flexural strength of the composites are 25.85 KJ/m2, 128.1 MPa, respectively. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) results show that the fracture pattern of composites is changed from brittle fracture to ductile fracture. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2015, 132, 41255.


Ports in the South (Presentation) By Sujit CanagaRetna [1] Friday, April 30, 2004 at 12:00 AM Ports across the United States play a critical role in the nation's economic life, impacting directly and indirectly at all levels-national, regional, state and local. By facilitating the nation's water transportation needs and serving as the initial point of contact for waterborne cargo, both domestic and foreign, ports are an integral component of the country's economic calculations. This presentation, given to the Warrior-TomBigbee Waterway Association, discusses the record of and challenges faced by ports in the Southern region.


Web Applications provide wide range of services to its users in an efficient manner. Web based attacks are increasing with the intent to harm the users or the reputation of particular organization. Most of these attacks occur through the exploitation of security vulnerabilities found in web applications. These vulnerabilities exists because developer focuses more on the development of the application rather than its security due to the time and budget constraints. Cross Site Scripting (XSS) is one of the major security vulnerability found in web applications. In 2013, XSS is ranked third among the top 10 list of attacks by OWASP (Open Web Application Security Project).XSS flaws occur whenever an application takes insecure data and sends it to the browser without proper validation or escaping. This can result in hijacking user session, defacing websites and redirecting the user to malicious sites. In this paper, we will study different existing techniques which can be used for detection and prevention of XSS attacks.


Phosphorylation of a G protein in yeast inhibits mating when there are insufficient nutrients available. No Eating, No Mating Organisms in their natural environment are exposed to multiple signals simultaneously and must coordinate their responses to these stimuli appropriately. Mating in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae is initiated by the binding of pheromone to a cell-surface receptor that activates a heterotrimeric G protein containing Gpa1. Clement et al. found that mating responses were inhibited in yeast grown under conditions of limited glucose availability, which correlated with an increase in the phosphorylation of Gpa1. Experiments with mutant yeast strains showed that Gpa1 was a substrate of the same kinases and phosphatase that regulate the kinase Snf1, which is the homolog of the mammalian nutrient-sensing enzyme AMPK. Thus, regulation of Gpa1 by both nutrients and pheromone ensures that yeast mate only when there are sufficient nutrients available. Extracellular signals, such as nutrients and hormones, cue intracellular pathways to produce adaptive responses. Often, cells must coordinate their responses to multiple signals to produce an appropriate outcome. We showed that components of a glucose-sensing pathway acted on components of a heterotrimeric guanine nucleotide–binding protein (G protein)–mediated pheromone signaling pathway in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. We demonstrated that the G protein α subunit Gpa1 was phosphorylated in response to conditions of reduced glucose availability and that this phosphorylation event contributed to reduced pheromone-dependent stimulation of mitogen-activated protein kinases, gene transcription, cell morphogenesis, and mating efficiency. We found that Elm1, Sak1, and Tos3, the kinases that phosphorylate Snf1, the yeast homolog of adenosine monophosphate–activated protein kinase (AMPK), in response to limited glucose availability, also phosphorylated Gpa1 and contributed to the diminished mating response. Reg1, the regulatory subunit of the phosphatase PP1 that acts on Snf1, was likewise required to reverse the phosphorylation of Gpa1 and to maintain the mating response. Thus, the same kinases and phosphatase that regulate Snf1 also regulate Gpa1. More broadly, these results indicate that the pheromone signaling and glucose-sensing pathways communicate directly to coordinate cell behavior.


Experiments and numerical simulations produce vast amounts of high resolution multivariate data. Techniques that use computer graphics for visualizing scalar fields are relatively well developed, but direct visualization methods are inadequate for gaining insight into complex vector and tensor fields. This thesis discusses methods for applying the theory of vector field topology from dynamical systems to analyze and visualize vector fields and the physical structure of fluid flows.
The 2D work generates representations of velocity field topology by locating, characterizing' and connecting critical points in a 2D domain. In 2D, time-dependent flows, correspondences between instantaneous topology skeletons are identified and computer graphics used to display surface representations.
In 3D flows, the critical points and curves of skin friction topology provide a basis for generating stream surfaces that provide insight into the 3D structure of flow separations. 3D critical points are identified and depicted using geometric icons to represent their eigenvalues and eigenvectors. Methods for the refinement, tessellation, clipping and display of surfaces defined by adjacent tangent curves are also discussed.
In combination, these analysis and visualization techniques are effective and efficient at providing insight into the vector field topology in a data set. The methods are applicable to vector fields in general, but this work focuses on velocity fields from separated flows because vector field topology in these problems is very intimately tied to our physical understanding of these systems.


The article shows how the concept of experience, elaborated by Xavier Zubiri, explores the relationship between man and God, and represents an important philosophical contribution against the reductionism of contemporary thought. His thinking shows its task when we begin to understand the unity of thought between reality metaphysics, philosophy of intellect and metaphysical-religious thought. Xavier Zubiri's interest is always constituted by a unity and wholeness


The authors present modern approach of the squamous cell esophageal cancer's therapy. They emphasize the role of the surgical treatment with Akiyama method and the value of the preoperative chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy in the treatment of esophageal cancer.


The motive behind this research is to design, implement and analyze the flexible FR-4 (Flame Retardant 4) based novel wide band microstrip patch antenna operating at resonant frequency of 790 MHz for buried landmines detection applications. The proposed microstrip patch antenna has been designed using flexible FR-4 having dielectric constant (Єr) of 4.4 and thickness of 1.5mm with slotted patch on the top of substrate and a reduced ground at its lower side. The radiating patch and conducting ground are made of copper material having thickness 17 microns. The ground plane has been defected and reduced so as to escalate the antenna performance in terms of bandwidth and return loss. The feed line has to be of appropriate width so as to match the antenna impedance with port impedance of 50 ohms for maximum power transfer with minimal reflections. The performance of proposed antenna is analyzed in terms of return loss (dB), directivity (dBi), gain (dB), smith chart and VSWR. The antenna has a gain of 2.474 dB and directivity of 1.957 dBi at resonant frequency of 790 MHz. The antenna has VSWR less than 2 in the operating frequency range (761 MHz to 966 MHz). The antenna has been designed and simulated using CST Microwave Studio 2014. The antenna has been fabricated and tested for experimental validation using Network Analyzer E5071C and anechoic chamber. It has been observed that the practical results closely match with the simulated results of the antenna.


Under the background of the continuous development of China's social economy, the improvement of the integration efficiency of cultural system essentially promotes the overall development efficiency of culture, among which the integration of traditional culture and modern culture is the most obvious. In the construction industry, how to effectively integrate the traditional architectural decoration and the modern interior design has gradually become one of the main factors affecting the beauty and scientific rationality of the architectural interior design. Therefore, in order to further improve the development quality of modern interior design industry, and to fully meet people's indoor living environment requirements. In this process, designers should correctly realize the integration value between traditional architectural decoration and modern interior design and on the basis of clarifying the characteristics of both, the integration of traditional architectural decoration and modern interior design is strictly into practice. Based on this, the research conducts a comprehensive study on the integration of traditional architectural de-coration and modern interior design, hoping to assist the development of related work.


Stories behind the sites Why is the capital--host of the ABA Annual Convention this year--called Washington, D.C.? Well, it was originally called Washington, T.C. The concept of a federal city--a permanent home for the nation's government--was the result of a congressional resolution. The location was chosen by compromise. In 1790, two bills before Congress were being hotly debated. One was supported by the South: to situate the nation's capital on the more southern of two sites, "a territory not to exceed ten miles square" on the Potomac River. The other was supported by the North: to allow approriation of federal funds to pay Revolutionary War veterans from northern states. Both bills lacked a majority vote. Thomas Jefferson foresaw the defeat of both bills, and decided a compromise was possible. He held a little dinner party to which he invited Alexander Hamilton from New York and two congressmen from Virginia. Several hours and glasses of Madeira wine later, the gentlemen agreed to shift their respective votes, allowing for the passage of the two bills. Thus the "Territory of Columbia" was created, named to honor Christopher Columbus. The term "territory" was soon replaced by "district," a provincial and derogatory term perhaps likening the swampy surrounding farmland to a sewer district. The city within the territory was named for the first president. At one point a grander name, Washingtonople, was proposed (as in Constantinople). Would that have made the city residents Washingtonopelonians? Started with paperwork. Washington is believed to be the first national capital to have a master plan. The streets were carefully laid out: numbered streets run north-south, lettered streets run eastwest, and diagonal avenues, named after states slice across the city's street grid. By 1800, few streets in Washington were cut through. Pennsylvania Avenue, which separated the White House from the Capitol, was little more than a "gash in the mulberry trees." The departments of state, War, Navy, and Treasury were housed in two brick buildings next to the White House. All told, 600 families lived in Washington and most were temporary residents: 138 members of Congress, the President, the heads of four departments, 131 clerks, and the Marines. Washington was called a "city of magnificent distances," though Charles Dickens, when he visited in 1832, said "[it was] a city of magnificent intentions." No zip required. The oldest public building in Washington is the White House. Construction began in 1792, and changes have been made to it with every administration. It was called the President's House, the President's Palace, and the Executive Mansion, but it was always familiarly dubbed the White House. Not until 1902, however, by an act of Congress, was it formally designated The White House. Teddy Roosevelt was the first to head his stationery "The White House, Washington" (he found no need to add the D.C.). John Adams, the first president to live in the White House, installed bellpulls; Jefferson instituted the first indoor "water closet"; Monroe brought chandeliers; Polk gave the house gas lighting (but forbade dancing); and Hayes had the first telephone installed--it was said that he was fond of calling an official at the Treasury Department who would sing operatic arias to him over the line. Where the money is. Next door to the White House is the Department of the Treasury--presidents have always liked to keep the money close at hand. The neoclassical structure that now stands there is the second building on the site. The first was burned by the British in 1814, rebuilt, and burned again by an arsonist in 1833. Robert Mills was the architect of the present building dating to 1836. He was well-known for his expertise in fireproof construction. A state of Alexander Hamilton stands by the south porch of the building. …


The physics that determines the shape of the energy spectrum of stopping negative mesons is discussed. We note that a white energy spectrum, for arrival probability F(E), not flux P(E), follows for a large class of models. The importance of distinguishing between F(E) and P(E) is stressed: (E) reflects the energy (E) dependence of the total inelastic and capture cross sections, while F(E) is independent of these. The F(E) proportional E behavior found in some models is due to meson capture at positive energies, i.e., capture behind a positive centrifugal barrier. We explore the possibility of a concentration effect on capture ratios in binary mixtures, and conclude that, as long as the energy losses in meson-atom collisions are not much smaller than the barrier height, such concentration effects are negligibly small.


In this experiment, 8%,12%,16% and 20% perilla frutescens were added to cornsoybean diet of laying hens and the contents of polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) and their rattios in egg yolk were analysed. The results showed that the concents of PUFA increased to 20.42%,23.61%,24.07% and 24.62% in 8%,12%,16%and 20% suplementary groups respectively in contrast to 17.03% ( in control group). The conten of #omega#-3 fatty acid in yolk increased to 6.88%,8.72%,9.86% and 9.95% in the correspondent groups, significant higher than in the control gorup (1.21%, P<0.01). Absolute contents of #omega#-3 were 299.82, 394.89, 436.77 and 452.97mg in contrast to (52.83mg) before the treatumet. The ratios of #omega#-6/#omega#-3 were decreased to 1.98,1.67,1.44 and 1.47 comparted to the level of 13.07 before the treatment. The ratio of PUFA/SFA (saturated fatty acid) rose to 0.68 from 0.38 in control group (20%).There was no significant difference in the total cholesterol (TCH).It is suggested that 16% perilla frutescens could be supplemented in the diet in order to increase the content of PUFA and #omega#-3 fatty acid, improve the ratio of #omega#-6 to #omega#-3 and PUFA to SFA,and decrease TCH and the cost.


The accuracy and spatial resolution of ultrahigh-resolution wind products derived from full-resolution ASCAT radar cross-section measurements are determined by the size and shape of the aggregation area. Current high-resolution products (ASCAT-coastal and ASCAT-6.25) are defined on a regular swath grid (size 12.5 and 6.25 km, respectively) and use a circular aggregation area (15 and 7.5 km radius resp.). For ASCAT-6.25, such approach leads to poor radar sampling, causing noise in the retrieved winds, and poor beam overlap, causing geophysical errors. More regular radar sampling and improved beam overlap can be obtained by using a grid that is synchronized with respect to the ASCAT mid-beam full-resolution measurements. This results in a new generation of ASCAT wind products. It is shown that a product on a 5.6 km grid size (on average) with optimized radar sampling compares better to buoys than ASCAT-6.25, but at the cost of an irregular grid and slightly degraded spatial resolution.


Characteristics of Single-Blowing Operation in Hot-Blast Stoves Masayuki HORIO and Iwao MUCHI Synopsis: The effects of five nondimensional factors of a hot-blast stove presented in the previous paper on the thermal efficiency and longitudinal distribution of brick temperature have been evaluated. On the basis of the approximate analysis shown in the previous paper, the conditions necessary to realize a balancedcycle operation have been given, and the existence region of a balanced cycle has been illustrated in this paper. To clarify the characteristics of balanced-cycle operations in a single blowing, the effects of the operating conditions on the blast temperature have been estimated numerically. Furthermore, by the use of the approximate method mentioned above, design procedures for the flow rate of hot gas and the surface area of checker brick have been shown under the conditions of balanced-cycle operation. (Received June 5, 1972)


 Age: 44.5 ± 12.41 years  Duration of exposure: 18.3 ± 11 years Females 30,4 Males 69,6% Gender Introduction: Poultry workers can be at an increased risk of occupational respiratory diseases, like asthma1, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease2 and extrinsic allergic alveolitis3 . Spirometry screening is fundamental to early diagnosis trough the identification of related ventilatory defects. Purpose: We aimed to assess the prevalence of lung function abnormalities in poultry workers.


Fractions of heavy metals mercury and arsenic in an orchard soil were analyzed with Tessier′s method,BCR′s method and Leleyter's method.The results showed that residual fraction of heavy metal was the predominant fraction.As for bioavailability of heavy metals,the percentages of bioavailable fractions were lower than those of other fractions in three analysis methods.


The technology of using limestone gypsum to desulfurize in power plant is introduced. The thermal control technology in the process of flue gas desulfurization and the affection of the desulfurizing system to the control effect of the generation unit are analyzed. This paper helps readers to know the technology of desulfurization and its control system.


The solution complexity of a synthesized control model of an automated manufacturing system grows exponentially in the number of constituent components in the system (Ho, 1992), thus resulting in the control model being either theoretically untractable in computation (Ramadge, 1989) or practically unfeasible in implementation. By taking advantage of both Petri nets and supervisory control theory, this paper presents a new methodology, called deterministic finite capacity automaton, which when used to model the control of an automated manufacturing system can significantly reduce model complexity. By taking into account the nature of manufacturing automation and combining the technology advances in multiprocessing systems, an automaton-based control model capable of running coordinated computing processes is defined. An adjustable language is introduced into the control model, to make it function more efficiently.


Inthis paper, wefirst present a linear programming basedapproach formodeling andsolving theresource matching problemin gridenvironments with heterogeneous resources. Theresource matching problem described heretakes into account resource sharing, job priorities, dependencies onmultiple resource types, and resource specific policies. Wethen propose awebservice style architecture foron-line matching ofindependent jobs withresources ina gridenvironment anddescribe a prototype implementation. Ourpreliminary performance results indicate thatthelinear programming based approach forresource matching isefficient inspeed and accuracy andcankeep upwithhigh jobarrival rates Dan important criterion foron-line resource matching systems. Also, thewebservice style architecture makesthesystem scalable andextendable. Itcanalsobeintegrated with other existing grid services inastraighiforward manner.


Objectve To study the approach of how to choose suitable modus operandi in laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair at initial stage.Methods Retrospective analysis of 42 patients who underwent laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair from Jan 2008 to Jun 2010.Results Followed-up time from 6 to 24 months.Eight cases had been performd TEP,six cases were converted to open approach TEP,and 28 cases had been perfommd TAPP.There were significant diferences between TAPP and TEP when considering operation time or transference rate(P0.05).Conclusions To carry out laparosc opic inguinal hernia at initial stage should firstly skilled handling TAPP operation.The surgeon's clinical experience was more important than the choice of approach to laparoscopic repair for inguinal hernia.


Roll levelling is a primary manufacturing process used to remove residual stresses and imperfections of metal strips in order to make them suitable for subsequent forming operations. In the last years the importance of this process has been evidenced with the apparition of Ultra High Strength Steels with strength > 900 MPa. The optimal setting of the machine as well as a robust machine design has become critical for the correct processing of these materials. Finite Element Method (FEM) analysis is the widely used technique for both aspects. However, in this case, the FEM simulation times are above the admissible ones in both machine development and process optimization. In the present work, a semi-analytical model based on a discrete bending theory is presented. This model is able to calculate the critical levelling parameters i.e. force, plastification rate, residual stresses in a few seconds. First the semi-analytical model is presented. Next, some experimental industrial cases are analyzed by both the semi-analytical model and the conventional FEM model. Finally, results and computation times of both methods are compared.


In the article, the motive of simultaneous laughing/crying, common in the Buryats' heroic epos, has been considered for the first time. The epic formula with the components of crying and laughing has persistent nature and minor variations. Laughing/crying in epic narration are included in the range of actions of both main and secondary characters; they characterize the unstable mental state of characters in an extraordinary situation and express such emotions as sorrow, grief, sadness, or joy, happiness. The motive of simultaneous laughing and crying in the Buryat heroic epos is associated with archaic passage rites, the elements of which were preserved in the Buryats' traditional rituals.


Through the example of several companies of the Chinese aviation Industry, the author traces their development trends, activities, role in the defense of the country, their current state in international cooperation and possible prospects for their further penetration on relevant global market.


Numerical calculations of the energies of buoyant magnetic flux tubes in the superconducting cores of neutron stars have been carried out. It is shown that, if the tubes are fixed at the base of the crust, most of the flux threading the core rises to the inner edge of the crust, where it can decay on a time scale of about 10 to the 7th yr. A small amount of the flux near the magnetic axis, however, is trapped, which may provide an explanation of the long-lasting residual fields indicated by recent observations. 18 references.


New high temperature and broadband magnetostrictive and piezoelectric ultrasonic transducers have been developed for testing, measurement and control. Potential reactor applications include measuring fuel centerline temperature, sodium temperature profile (ten points with only one wire), occurrence and location of bubbles in liquid coolants, liquid level, flow, gas pressure, nondestructive testing and acoustic emission surveillance.


The debate around the relative roles of markets versus bureaucrats took on renewed life with the end of the Cold War. The public policy debate shifted from focusing on the public sector to emphasizing markets and their ability to innovate, decentralize, use incentives and meet needs more effectively. Yet there remains in this public policy debate a stunning silence about the absence of property rights for the rural poor. This article focuses on the need to put property rights for the rural poor--the need for land reform--back on the international policy agenda. The first half of the article examines current land reform paradigms and looks at what has been learned, focusing on Brazil as a case study The second half of the article moves from what has been done to a discussion of where future research and operational work should go from here. There are 1.3 billion people around the world who live on less than U.S.$1 a day.(1) Even though urbanization has been one of the major features of development and change in the past decade, the majority of these poor still live in rural areas. Furthermore, there are rural roots to the urban poverty seen in most countries, as those without assets migrate to urban or semi-urban areas searching for work. Thus redistribution of assets is central to long-run progress on reducing poverty in both the city and the countryside. Researchers Michael Lipton and Jacques van der Gaag point out: For poverty reduction to succeed, the poor need some autochthonous source of income and safety. That is, they need to have an alternative, in the market place and in the polity, not to depend on a patron, monopolist or bureaucrat. Providing the poor with access to productive land is usually regarded as crucial.(2) Land reform is one of the most central steps in this process. The effectiveness of land-reform programs in improving productivity and reducing rural poverty relies on many factors including land quality, access to technology and strong local agricultural markets. However, access to land is the single most important prerequisite for improving economic conditions among the rural poor. Precisely because of the salience of land reform to the reduction of rural poverty, one of the major recommendations of this paper is that international donors should recommit themselves to land reform and begin financing the analytical work and technical assistance it requires. The current general silence and limited operational programming of donors on land reform exacerbates the rural poverty problem.(3) CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK Over two decades ago, Peter Dorner, a major authority on land reform, cautioned: Land reform is so intimately related with the whole development process that one feels the need to deal with issues of development in general as well as with those more specifically identified with land reform. That requires simplification of complex and nationally specific experiences. No single body of theory encompasses all the strategic variables.(4) Dorner's definition of land reform includes measures to redistribute land in favor of peasants and small farmers and "... embraces consolidation and registration in areas where customary tenure is prevalent and also land settlement on new lands."(5) He places an additional emphasis on the need to make changes in tenancy rights. Each of these aspects goes to the core of rural politics, and nothing about them is easily simplified. Indeed, to think of land reform as only a technocratic or economic problem is a mistake. It is a political economy problem with economic and social consequences amenable to resolution through good technical skills and political change. As such, land reform is a central part of the whole development process. While development economists and agricultural economists have done most of the conceptual work on land reform, more recently attention has shifted to the ancillary fields of institutional theory (including organization theory), development management and law. …


Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOPs) are considered as promising technology for waste water treatment. Photochemistry, which is a part of AOPs plays an important role in solving the problem of removal of various organic pollutants from effluents of various industries. In the present work, the photocatalytic degradation of crystal violet has been investigated in aqueous solution using nickel containing polytungstometalate under different conditions. The progress of reaction was monitored spectrophotometrically. The effect of different parameters, which affect the rate of degradation of dye; such as effect of pH, dye concentration, amount of polytungstometalate and light intensity were studied. A tentative mechanism involving hydroxyl radicals as an active oxidizing species has also been proposed.


The invention discloses a packaging process capable of improving the stability of an ionic polymer metal composite (IPMC) driver. The packaging process is characterized in that the packaging process is implemented by two methods, wherein one method comprises the steps of performing pre-packaging by using an ultraviolet gluing material, and depositing a Parylene coating or a gas barrier layer such as a dense oxide gas barrier layer at normal temperature; and the other method comprises the step of adhering an IPMC surface to a high-barrier thin film material by using light curing glue as an adhesive, so that the stability of water in the material is ensured. According to the packaging process, the curing time of a packaging layer is greatly reduced; in addition, heating is not required in the whole process, so that the water in the material can be accurately controlled; and the packaging process has high practical value.


Campylobacteriosis is one of the most dangerous avian infections, which should be accurately diagnosed to be differentiated from other enteric pathogens. Furthermore, infected broilers serve as a major reservoir for domestic farm animals and humans. The goal of this investigation was to investigate the presence of Campylobacter jejuni isolated from samples of apparently healthy and diseased broilers collected from different farms at different localities in Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate. Moreover, to investigate the effect of antibiotic and mixture of organic acid supplementation to the broiler chicks on their protective effect against artificial infection with Campylobacter jejuni, immunity, and serum biochemistry. One hundred samples were collected from broiler chickens suffering from diarrhea and mortality. The incidence of Campylobacter jejuni was 72% and the recorded isolates were subjected to biochemical tests, which proved the results. Susceptibility of Campylobacter jejuni isolates to 8 antimicrobial agents showed that Campylobacter jejuni isolates were multidrug-resistant (MDR) to all of the antibiotics except fosfomycin only were sensitive by (85.71 %). Campylobacter jejuni isolates were distinguished from other Campylobacter spp. using the uniplex PCR-targeting mapA gene that gave specific amplicon at 589 bp. Campylobacter jejuni isolates were also evaluated for the presence of virulence genes (cdtA and cdtB) by using PCR assay, which gave specific amplicon at 165 and 620 base pairs, respectively. A total of 120 broiler chicks (day-old) free from Campylobacter jejuni were divided into 4 equal groups, 30 chicks each; group 1 was kept as control. Chicks of groups 2, 3, and 4 were infected orally with 1 ml of Campylobacter jejuni containing 1x108 viable organism/ml in phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) at 14th days of old. Group 2 was kept as an infected control group; group 3 received a mixture of organic acids from 1st day of age in water (2ml/liter), and group 4 received antibiotic (fosfomycin) in water (0.5gm/liter) for 5 successive days beginning from 48 hrs post-infection. Our results showed that the birds that received a mixture of organic acids (G3) and antibiotic (G4) showed more favorable clinical signs, mortality rate, post mortem lesions, and recovery rate. A decrease in the mean values of serum ALT and AST, uric acid, and lipid profiles and an increase in mean values of antioxidant enzymes (SOD and CAT) were recorded that may provide evidence for the hepato and renoprotective effects of organic acids. It is possible to draw a conclusion that organic acid can be used as an antibiotic alternative due to its antibacterial effect and positive impact on the liver, kidney functions and antioxidant enzymes.


ACADEMIC ABSTRACT This research examines the development of consensus when evaluating small business applicant presentations during a second round screening process for Department of Defense related funding. Drawing on literature from decision dilemma research, we examined whether a second round screening process resulted in greater consensus among panel members and to what extent those panel members " stuck " to their evaluations over time. In general, we found that expert panel members can reach consensus and that technical experts appear to be the most " sticky " in their pre and post assessments. Our results offer implications for both early stage entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship researchers. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Predicting the future success of early to mid-stage technologies is one of the most fundamental challenges confronting those involved in making resource support decisions. Accordingly, this research examines the development of consensus when evaluating small business applicant presentations during a second round screening process for Department of Defense related funding. Drawing on literature from decision dilemma research, we examined whether a second round screening process resulted in greater consensus among panel members and to what extent those panel members " stuck " to their evaluations over time. Decision dilemma research suggests that individuals will tend to increase cooperation and build consensus following group discussion about the dilemma. However, participant personalities, and discussion environments, both can have an important moderating effect on generating consensus from group discussions. We examined the technology assessment process used by a congressional-funded Department of Defense technology transfer agency and collected pre and post expert assessment evaluations from participating panels of experts in the final stages of the screening process. We found that while 2 nd stage technology application reviews involving panel presentation and discussions do lead to greater consensus regarding the grant decision, the consensus process appears to converge around the original assessments of the technical reviewers. This exploratory study offers implications for both practitioners and researchers. Entrepreneurs seeking funding would be well-advised to present a solid case that can stand up to the challenging queries that can be expected from technical experts. Thus, it is critical that someone from the organization with a deep technical background be present for such panel discussions. From a research perspective, this exploratory project links the equity funding literature from entrepreneurship research to the psychological literature on decision dilemma research. We believe that this study will serve as a basis for additional inquiry …


At first glance, many bankers would find the notion of outsourcing consumer lending decisions strange. Outsource data processing and legal work perhaps, certainly the cafeteria services, but touch the lending function? It's being done. A closer look at a New Jersey community bank that is trying the approach reveals a way to increase consumer lending without investing in extra personnel and systems--particularly in a fickle lending climate. The final decision as to whether or not to extend credit to a borrower is made by the banker, not the service provider. CLS Corp., a suburban Philadelphia company, seized a marketing opportunity in the early 1980s, when federally insured thrift institutions gained the ability to offer consumer loans through the Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act of 1980. Figuring few thrifts would want to fund a whole new lending department, CLS set up a facility staffed by underwriters charged with recommending to client institutions whether or not to extend credit based on information supplied by applicants. Appeal to banks. Users of the service, which incorporates proprietary software, the underwriters' expertise, and lending criteria supplied by the client institution, now include commercial banks as well as thrifts. The clients tend to be community banks, but also include Bank Leumi Trust Co. of New York, which has over $2 billion in assets. Do commercial banks really represent a substantial market for the CLS product? Using a database of regulated financial institutions, CLS discovered that roughly 9,000 institutions have consumer loan portfolios of less than $10 million, which the company considers insignificant (see chart). Institutions that offer little or no consumer lending may be forfeiting an important banking franchise to nonbank competitors or to banks that are committed to the business. "Throughout my career I've found that a dedicated instalment lending effort is very labor intensive," says James Hyman, president and CEO of First Community Bank, a $52 million-assets institution in Annandale, N.J. The bank, which is just under two years old, can more quickly--and more cost effectively--offer consumer credit products by farming out the back office, says Hyman. In 1991, Hyman and other investors purchased two branches of a failed savings and loan from the Resolution Trust Corp. and formed First Community Bank under a New Jersey state bank charter. "Outsourcing gave us the option of having a variable cost associated with consumer loan origination and processing rather than a fixed cost," says Hyman. "It allowed us to enter the business more rapidly with the knowledge that if we were successful in attracting consumer loan business, the support would be already in place to accommodate it." Cost differential. Clients of CLS pay an upfront fee that covers the cost of consulting, training, and documentation. The fee is based on the size of the bank and the number of branches; in First Community Bank's case, the initial fee came to about $2,000. Once the work begins, CLS charges clients on a per-application basis, as well as for the number of existing loans serviced per month. "Clients pay us for what they use us for," says Walter Whitehill, CLS's vice-president, sales and marketing. "If there's not much volume in a given month, the client doesn't pay much. The clients don't have to manage a staff of people dealing with the shifts in volume--that's our problems." Based on the Federal Reserve's Functional Cost Analysis comparing expenses to outstandings, Whitehill estimates the cost to small banks of running a consumer loan operation to be about 420 basis points, and about 250 to 300 basis points for larger banks. Outsourcing can cut that cost to 78 to 85 basis points on average, says Whitehill. How it works. The vendor trains bank branch personnel to collect application information on a standard form. …


The authors of this study have both studied at the U.S.B.E. (Umea School of Business and Economics) for four years. Both of them have had a private interest in IT-organizations business as well as ...


The synthesized polyaluminum ferric chloride(PAFC),polyaluminum chloride(PAC) and polyferric chloride(PFC) with NaOH as basicity agent have been characterized by FTIR,XRD,SEM and EDS.IR spectra showed that there are radicals of Al-OH-Fe in PAFC aqua solutions and they are of short-range order.But nine PAFC samples with Al/Fe mol ratios from 1∶9 to 9∶1 are all amorphous polymers in which there are neither phases of Al_(13) nor β-FeOOH.The X-ray powder diffraction results showed that there are other species of co-aggregation of Fe(Ⅲ)-Al(Ⅲ) hydroxyl polymers in PAFC aqua solutions and they are of long range disorder.And scanning electron micrography and energy dispersive spectrometry data displayed that the short range order radicals of Al-OH-Fe took part in the continual hydrolysis of Al(Ⅲ) and Fe(Ⅲ) ions.As a result,there was formed long range-disorder micelle of co-aggregation of Fe(Ⅲ)-Al(Ⅲ) hydroxyl polymers with heterogeneous nucleation.The functions of improvement on Fe(Ⅲ) stability by Al(Ⅲ) including: catalysis of Al(Ⅲ) for Fe(Ⅲ) hydrolysis,which makes Fe(Ⅲ) ions form more crystal nucleus rather than co-aggregate to form larger hydroxyl crystals.There are numerous Al(Ⅲ) ions in PAFC aqua solutions,which obstruct the collision of Fe(Ⅲ) ions each other and diminish their activity.As a result,rapid hydrolysis of Fe(Ⅲ) ions was put off.Large quantities of short range order radicals of Al-OH-Fe in PAFC aqua solutions protect and disperse Fe(Ⅲ) polymer and disturb the formation surroundings of β-FeOOH,these Fe(Ⅲ) crystal nucleus cannot grow to form Fe hydroxides or oxides,but combined with Al(Ⅲ) ions or Al(Ⅲ) hydroxyl polymers to form Fe(Ⅲ)-Al(Ⅲ) hydroxyl polymers.From the above,it can be seen that Al(Ⅲ) protects and disperses Fe(Ⅲ) polymer and improves the Fe(Ⅲ) stability in PAFC aqua solutions.


Abstract We present a generalization of Pedersen's public-key threshold cryptosystem. Pedersen's protocol relies on the field properties of ℤ p . We generalize the protocol so that the calculations can be performed in residue rings that are not necessarily fields. The protocol presented here is polynomial-time equivalent to Pedersen's.


The utilization of the patterned graphene which constitutes an array of sufficiently narrow graphene nanoribbons as the basis for field-effect transistors (GNR-FETs) opens up wide opportunities for the energy band engineering promoting the achievement of the optimal device parameters. By properly choosing the width of the nanoribbons, one can fabricate the graphene structures with relatively wide band gap but rather high electron (hole) mobility [1, 2] (see also, for instance, refs. [3, 4, 5]). In this paper, we present a device model for GNR-FETs and obtain the device characteristics.


The study was designed to identify the possibility of making guinea fowls (Numida meleagris) to lay fertile eggs throughout the year and was investigated for nine months. Fifty guinea fowls (growers) consisting of ten males and forty females were purchased and raised to laying stage. At the laying stage, they were fed with commercial layer diet, confined in the day time and opened at 3:00 p.m. to go out and forage until 6:00 p.m. when they were driven back into the pen. Their supplementary feed intake and egg laying performance were monitored during the period. The eggs were artificially incubated to determine hatching rate. The results showed that the fowls' mean supplementary feed intake was 84.5g/fowl/day and laid a total of 3,920 eggs in nine months investigation period by an average of 39 guinea hens. The hatching rate of the eggs was mostly found to be in the range of 66% to 69% but fell sharply to 18% in December at the peak of the harmattan season. It was concluded that good feeding and provision of water ad lib to the guinea fowls were effective means of making them lay eggs even in the dry season. The North – East dry winds (harmattan) which occur annually from November to February, was suspected to have negative influence on guinea fowl egg production and hatchability.


Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) is one of the most popular additive manufacturing technologies for various engineering applications. Stratasys Inc., USA, has introduced FDM process commercially in early 1990s. The quality of FDM processed parts mainly depends on careful selection of process variables. Thus, identification of the FDM process parameters that significantly affect the quality of FDM processed parts is important. This study includes identification of various process parameters involving in FDM, which affects part quality. This study aims to find effects of process parameters on different performance parameters based on previous research done. This study also aims to compare different optimization techniques and identify the suitable technique for performing optimization of process parameters in Fused Deposition Modeling.


Abstract A simple thin-layer chromatography screening method was developed for the determination of two cephalosporins (cefacetrile and cefuroxime) in milk. Only two developments of TLC plates with concentrating zones are required: pre-development with hexane, as a clean-up procedure to remove lipids from milk samples, and a proper development with methanol-toluene-ethyl acetate-98% formic acid (5:20:65:10) phase. The video camera was used to detect spots on chromatograms. The recoveries of both antibiotics in milk were calculated over five days from the preparation of the samples. The best results, obtained on the second day of the experiment, were 97.66% for cefacetrile and 86.13% for cefuroxime.


Rare-earth aluminate crystals have the advantage of chemical and thermal stability as the sensor materials of a fiber-optic fluorescence thermometer. Among many rare-earth aluminate crystals, rare-earth garnet, Y/sub 3/Al/sub 5/O/sub 12/, doped with Cr/sub 2/O/sub 3/, is found to be useful as the sensor material for a fluorescence thermometer. Temporal characteristics of fluorescence from Cr doped Y/sub 3/Al/sub 5/O/sub 12/ crystals are comparable to that of ruby (Cr doped Al/sub 2/O/sub 3/) crystal.


The paper conducts a quantitative appraisal of existing empirical testing on economic variable determinants of welfare in Bengkulu Province, analyze how economic growth dan income inequality affect welfare in Bengkulu Province directly or and using an intermediary variable. To capture this issue, path analysis is applied in this study as to the analysis method. The study addressed the measurement of the welfare of Bengkulu Province using the Human Development Index, and using the Williamson Index as representative of income inequality , also apply observational data for all variables in the period 2005-2017. The result shows that economic growth and income inequality to be associated with welfare in Bengkulu Province, and income inequality is proven an intervening variable affecting welfare. Keywords :  Welfare 1 , Economic Growth 2 , dan Income Inequality 3


Manipulating interlayer magnetic coupling of van der Waals magnetic materials is a feasible approach to modulate the magnetic properties, which is beneficial for the fundamental studies and practical applications in...


Two-way relaying channel (TWRC) improves the throughput of one-way relaying channel through network coding at the relay. Time division broadcast (TDBC) is one typical protocol for TWRC, but with three time slots for one round information exchange leading to throughput loss. To enhance throughput performance, incremental redundancy transmission is usually incorporated into TDBC (i.e., TDBC-IR) by one bit feedback, indicating the successful or failed transmission. Nevertheless, TDBC-IR still suffers in throughput since it cannot fully exploit and adapt to the varying channel dynamics. In the paper, we propose a dynamic TDBC protocol with incremental redundancy in the form of rateless coding (i.e., DTDBC-RC) to fully utilizing the varying channel dynamics. In DTDBC-RC, the two sources first transmit in rateless coding way with given maximum allowable transmission time, and then the relay retransmits or not based on its decoding results. To reveal the advantages of DTDBC-RC, we analyze its performance comprehensively in terms of outage probability, expected rate, and diversity-multiplexing trade-off (DMT). We also present a subslot realization scheme for DTDBC-RC (i.e., sub-DTDBC-RC) since the DMT of DTDBC-RC cannot be obtained directly. Simulation and numerical results show the performance advantage of DTDBC-RC (or sub-DTDBC-RC) over TDBC-IR in terms of both expected rate and DMT.


The thesis is based on a field study conducted in a South African secondary school and seeks answers to how young people living under harsh conditions in a disadvantaged environment experience the ...


Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is unique in its ability to noninvasively and selectively alter tissue magnetization, and create tag planes intersecting image slices. The resulting grid of signal voids allows for tracking deformations of tissues in otherwise homogeneous-signal myocardial regions. Here, the authors propose a specific spatial modulation of magnetization (SPAMM) imaging protocol together with efficient techniques for measurement of three-dimensional (3-D) motion of material points of the human heart (referred to as myocardial beads) from images collected with the SPAMM method. The techniques make use of tagged images in orthogonal views by explicitly reconstructing 3-D B-spline surface representation of tag planes (tag planes in two orthogonal orientations intersecting the short-axis (SA) image slices and tag planes in an orientation orthogonal to the short-axis tag planes intersecting long-axis (LA) image slices). The developed methods allow for viewing deformations of 3-D tag surfaces, spatial correspondence of long-axis and short-axis image slice and tag positions, as well as nonrigld movement of myocardial beads as a function of time.


4 adverse events were very carefully assessed and reported, and no differences between treatment groups were noted. Caution is certainly welcomed until more experience with use of the combination develops worldwide. Our study treated patients with fewer than 20 viable brain cysts, no large cyst masses, no extraparenchymal lesions, and no intracranial hypertension. Treatment of patients with these or other disease characteristics that could be associated with an increased risk of side-eff ects should be done with extreme caution. 1 point out that access to infl uenza vaccine is a key element in the global strategy to minimise risk of pandemic influenza. 1 The emergence of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in Saudi Arabia has prompted worldwide preparedness and a responsive attitude in many countries for sur- veillance and detection of cases in individuals returning from the Arabian Peninsula. The virology laboratory of the Public Hospital system of Marseille has received 33 samples from patients classifi ed as having suspect or probable MERS-CoV cases on the basis of national criteria from August, 2013, to April, 2014. Most of the samples were from patients who had returned from Saudi Arabia after participating to the Umrah and Hajj pilgrimages. None of these patients was infected with MERS-CoV; however, 17 (52%) were infected with respiratory viruses. 13 of these virus-positive samples contained influenza virus RNA (seven contained influenza A subtype H3N2, four contained pan- demic influenza A subtype H1N1 2009, and two contained infl uenza B); of the remaining positive samples, two contained CoV-229E, one contained human metapneumovirus, and one contained rhinovirus. In summary, 75% of viruses detected in patients returning from the Arabian Peninsula with clinical features compatible with a MERS-CoV were influenza viruses for which a vaccine is theoretically available. The Saudi Ministry of Health recom mends seasonal influenza vaccine for all international pilgrims. 2


tially identical molecular weight, and the serine-containing pentapeptides at the "active sites" of these two enzymes are identical. Micrococcus lysodeikticus and Bacillus cereus were chosen for extension of these studies since they are nonpathogenie and are readily grown in relatively large quantities, and the base composition of their deoxyribonucleic acids are almost as disparate as possible; the guanine plus cytosine contents of their DNAs are 72 and 34% of the total base content, respectively, whereas that of E. coli is 52%, so that, in a naive sense, these organisms might be regarded as expressions of the extremes and mean of evolutionary pressures. Procedures are described for the preparation of phosphoglucomutases from Bacillus cereus and Micrococcus lysodeikticus. Both require Mg++ and glucose 1,6-diphosphate for activity which is optimal at pH 8.3 and 8.5, respectively; both enzymes rapidly equilibrate 32P among a-D-glucose-l-P, glucose-6-P, and glucose-l ,6-di-P. In contrast to rabbit muscle and Escherichia coli P-glucomutases, neither of these bacterial enzymes could be shown to form a stable phosphoenzyme by reaction with glucose-l, 6-di-P. Correspondingly, the rabbit muscle and E. coli enzymes exhibited "shuttle" kinetics whereas Lineweaver-Burk plots with the B. cereus and M. lysodeikticus enzymes yielded families of converging lines, suggesting a metathetical reaction between glucose-l, 6-di-P and glucose-l-P on the enzyme surface. p-Chloromercuribenzoate partially inhibits the rabbit enzyme, completely inhibits the E. coli enzyme, activates and then deactivates the shark enzyme, activates and then inhibits the M. lysodeikficus enzyme, and is without effect on the B. cereus enzyme.


My parents were converted Mormons who had emigrated from Germany to Utah planning to live on a farm. The oldest of five children, I was born in Granger, Utah, in 1912. Farm life proved difficult and after 10 years our family moved to San Francisco. There, the city encouraged interesting local activities particularly for poor people, and life was more pleasant than in Utah. In school, I became interested in chemistry. While a high school student, my mother, who was ambitious on my behalf, persuaded John Stauffer, president of Stauffer Chemical Company, to give me a job doing analytical work at the American Cream Tartar Company in San Francisco. This supported me through high school and afterward when I enrolled at the University of California, Berkeley to major in chemistry and chemical engineering.


The demand for automotive electronics is increasing in autonomous-driving electric vehicles. Automotive electronics use high-power-density DC-DC converters that are required to withstand extreme operating temperatures up to 200°C. As depicted in the top left of Fig. 3.8.1, conventional bandgap and CMOS reference-voltage circuits have a lower operating temperature [1]–[8]. Although power consumption can be effectively reduced from 2.6nW [2] to 192pW [8], the reference-voltage circuits are not suitable for high-power-density applications due to the limited temperature range.


Make it unique! A mixed-ligand system of Pd/Synphos/Xantphos promotes effective C-N coupling in the synthesis of various N-arylaminotriazole and N-arylaminopurine nucleoside analogues. This catalytic system is strikingly powerful and efficient, allowing for unparalleled substrate scope and high product yields as well as promotion of C-Cl bond activation for C-N coupling (see scheme).


The Gem Lake shear zone is a northwest striking, steeply dipping, dextral transpressional shear zone that provides the first direct evidence for dextral deformation in wall-rock pendants in the central part of the Sierra Nevada batholith. The Gem Lake shear zone is a minimum of 30 km in length and extends at least from the north end of the Northern Ritter Range pendant to the southeast edge of the Ritter Range pendant. The amount of displacement on the zone is uncertain, but matching fault slivers of Pennsylvanian(?) marble in the Northern Ritter Range pendant to similar exposures north of the Mount Morrison pendant suggests a minimum dextral offset of 20 km. The Gem Lake shear zone was active in early Late Cretaceous time, from before 91 Ma (the age of the syntectonic granodiorite of Kuna Crest) to at least 80 Ma (40Ar/39Ar age of syndeformational mica from the shear zone in the Ritter Range pendant). Deformation in the Gem Lake shear zone is characterized by combined dextral simple shear and subvertical stretching, which are variably partitioned in anastomosing high-strain zones. In the shear zone at Gem Lake, predominantly dextral deformation is indicated by porphyroclast asymmetries, S-C fabric, and asymmetric crenulations; a component of subvertical stretching is indicated by a moderately to steeply plunging stretching lineation. In a segment of the shear zone at Kuna Crest, a strongly developed stretching lineation indicates predominantly subvertical stretching, with a lesser component of dextral strike slip. The Gem Lake shear zone is considered to be part of a proposed regional system of shear zones in the eastern Sierra Nevada, the Sierra Crest shear zone system. This dextral transpressional system was active prior to, and synchronous with, intrusion of the Late Cretaceous Sierra Nevada batholiths; deformation ceased shortly after pluton emplacement. The Sierra Crest shear zone system includes possibly related shear zones as far north as Saddlebag Lake pendant and at least as far south as Oak Creek pendant and the Owens Valley, indicating a possible strike length greater than 150 km.


Objective To explore the impactof"FeijingZouqi" needling technique on the phenomenonof propagated sensation along channels.Methods 30 cases of healthy people were selected to be stimulated the meridians of hand-Yangming and well pointsof the meridiansof foot-YangmingwithG6805-I type electro-acupuncture device(20 times/secondwith continuouswave).The intensity of current flows was gradually increased according to the subjects' tolerance.When sensation stuck in joints,the Dragon Wagging Tail method of Feijing Zouqi needling was applied to make sensation.The results were recorded.Results The propagated sensation along channelsofmostsubjectsmay appearto slowdown orhaltwhen the flow passing through wrist,ankle,elbow,shoulder,knee,hip and other large joints.Conclusion Feijing Zouqi needling technique can promote the flowof blood and Qi through the wrist,ankle and other joints.


Using an extension of the Price's theorem we construct a dynamical systems model whose steady-state converges to the Riemann's Xi function over a restricted domain that includes the critical strip. The resulting mathematical construct allows us to write the Riemann's Xi function as a linear interpolation of two symmetric Price's Xi functions which can then be used to infer the global properties of the non-trivial zeros of the Riemann zeta function using concentration bounds. The proposed dynamical systems framework provides an alternative method for investigating the celebrated Riemann Hypothesis which is shown in this paper to be almost surely true. Also, the proposed dynamical systems approach is not constrained by numerical bottlenecks associated with estimating the de Bruijn-Newman upper-bound. We also believe that the framework is flexible enough that it can be used to investigate the zeros of a more general class of functions, including the Dirichlet L-functions.


The experiment was attempted during the rabi season of 2009-10and 2010-11 to study the effect of staggered planting on seasonal incidence vis-a-vis peak period of incidence of diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (Linn.). Results revealed that in both the years, the larvae of diamondback moth first appeared at the end of January (0.20 and 0.15/plant), increased gradually and reached its peak by the end of March with a population (12.05 and 11.20/plant) during the two seasons respectively. The larval population declined (2.20 and 0.60/ plant) by the second week of April in both the years. The correlation studies indicated a significant positive correlation between larval population of diamondback moth and max. and min. temperature with an exception to the second year max. temperature, which showed a non-significant interaction. During 2009-10, the relative humidity (R.H), total rainfall and bright sunshine hours (BSSH) had negative correlation, whereas in the second year (2010-2011), R.H and rainfall had positive relation with the larval population of diamondback moth. There was a marked variation of diamondback moth incidence in different dates of planting. The result showed that early planted crop (15 th Nov.) harbored least number of the target pest (0.06/plant) with highest yield (20.80t/ha) whereas late planting (14th Jan.) resulted in highest population (3.37 /plant) with the lowest yield of 6.15t/ha and


Abstract.17. Zeymer U, Neuhaus K-L. Efficacy of currently available con- junctive regimens. In: Sobel BE, Collen D, eds. Coronary Throm- bolysis in Perspective: Principles Underlying Conjunctive and Adjunctive Therapy. New York, NY:Marcel Dekker; 1993:225-269.18. Thompson PL, Aylward PE, Federman J, Giles RW, Harris PJ, Hodge RL, Nelson GIC, Thomson A, Tonkin AM,Walsh WF,forthe National Heart Foundation of Australia Coronary Throm- bolysis Group: Arandomized comparison of intravenous heparinwith oral aspirin and dipyridamole 24 hours after recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator for acute myocardial infarction. Circulation. 1991;83:1534-1542. 19. Eisenberg PR. Procoagulant effects of fibrinolytic agents. In: Sobel BE, Collen D, eds. Coronary Thrombolysis in Perspective: Principles Underlying Conjunctive and Adjunctive Therapy. New York, NY:Marcel Dekker; 1993:77-99.20. Eisenberg PR, Sobel BE, Jaffe AS. Characterization in vivo of thefibrin specificity ofactivators ofthe fibrinolytic


A 28 year old male was diagnosed with moderate severe colonic and perianal Crohns disease and commenced on combination therapy with adalimumab and azathioprine


A concise and trenchant overview of thirty of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill's most iconic buildings--from Lever House in New York to the Sears Tower in Chicago to L'Hajj Terminal at the King Abdul Aziz International Airport in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.