This paper introduces human breathing as a metaphor for thinking about individual contributing to organizational coordination. It extends the information processing view commonly found in structure and process based social cognition theories. These theories need extension, as they cannot adequately explain current phenomena like organizational improvisation and breakdowns. Following the canons of metaphorical theory development, the research develops a conceptual model consisting of six principles: (1) breathing as an ongoing activity, (2) breathing connects individuals with their surroundings, (3) breathing is a complex, internal activity, (4) breathing involves multiple aspects of a human, (5) breathing relies on multiple interrelated structures, and it blends structure and process, and (6) breathing is adaptive within bounds. These six principles are compared with findings from current theory, and applied to an example of organizational coordination from a sports match. The paper concludes with its contributions to current theory, and opportunities for future research. Abstract This paper introduces human breathing as a metaphor for thinking about individual contributing to organizational coordination. It extends the information processing view commonly found in structure and process based social cognition theories. These theories need extension, as they cannot adequately explain current phenomena like organizational improvisation and breakdowns. Following the canons of metaphorical theory development, the research develops a conceptual model consisting of six principles: (1) breathing as an ongoing activity, (2) breathing connects individuals with their surroundings, (3) breathing is a complex, internal activity, (4) breathing involves multiple aspects of a human, (5) breathing relies on multiple interrelated structures, and it blends structure and process, and (6) breathing is adaptive within bounds. These six principles are compared with findings from current theory, and applied to an example of organizational coordination from a sports match. The paper concludes with its contributions to current theory, and opportunities for future research. D Knowledge sharing (feel free to change if you think otherwise)


Effects of one pre-emergence herbicide (terbutryn/terbuthylazine) and one post-emergence herbicide (bentazone) along with unweeded and hand-weeded controls on weeds and on the nodulation, nitrogenase activity, nitrogen content, growth and yield of pea (Pisum sativum) were studied. Terbutryn/terbuthylazine was applied pre-emergence @ 1.40, 2.80 and 5.60 kg/hawhereas bentazone was sprayed 6 weeks after sowing @ 1.44, 2.88 and 5.76 kg/h. Terbutryn/terbuthylazine controlled all the weeds very effectively, whereas bentazone did not control some weeds such as Polygonum aviculare, Poa annua and Elymus repens. The herbicides decreased the number of nodules, the dry weight of nodules, the nitrogenase activity, the shoot dry weight, the nitrogen content in the straw and seeds, and the seed yield of peas, the effects generally being higher at higher rates of application. The adverse effects of herbicides on these parameters might be due to their effects on plant growth, as both the herbicides are known to adversely ...


The paper reports on a study aimed at assessing the impact of different levels of CO2 pricing on the operation of the European power system and electricity market for the year 2030. The assessment has been carried out running a power system simulator able to calculate electricity prices, generation mix and energy exchanges between different European countries over an annual time horizon. The results show how the main European countries react to different CO2 emissions costs.


The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of prices on consumer purchasing decisions, to determine the effect of service quality on purchasing decisions and to determine the effect of price and service quality together influencing purchase decisions. The population in this study are consumers of Taman Ria in Tegal. The number of samples determined by researchers was 100 Taman Ria consumers using a questionnaire. The analysis technique uses multiple linear regression analysis, which aims to measure the strength of the relationship between two or more variables, also shows the direction of the relationship between the dependent variable and the independent variable. This study uses 2 independent variables, namely price, and service quality that affect 1 dependent variable, namely purchasing decisions. The results of the research and discussion that have been carried out can be concluded as follows: Price has a positive and significant effect on purchasing decisions, meaning that the more reasonable the price of game tickets will support efforts to increase purchasing decisions. Quality of service has a positive and significant effect on purchasing decisions, meaning that with better service quality, purchasing decisions will increase. Price and quality of service together influence on purchasing decisions.


Abstract In their quest to attract talent and appear as an employer of choice, organizations must articulate the benefits of having a diverse and inclusive workforce. By communicating the attractiveness of the workplace, a company increases its exposure to the environment as an employer of choice. Within the context of employer branding, we highlight two emerging concepts that encompass corporate communication in the form of diversity and inclusion statements: diversity branding and inclusion branding. We examine the websites of 75 major companies in five different countries (France, Germany, Spain, the UK and the US). The article highlights that organizations use diversity and inclusion branding to attract talent, become employers of choice and dimensionalize diversity to signal that specific dimensions of diversity are relevant to the organization. We show that diversity and inclusion branding has become 'mainstream' and how a focus on diversity is particularly useful to attract talent while to appear as an employer of choice a focus on inclusion seems particularly beneficial.


In humans, birth itself is primarily a cardiorespiratory event. The fetus has outgrown its inefficient circulatory dependence on the mother and needs an effective oxygen-delivery system: the umbilical cord clamps off, the lungs aerate, the ductus arteriosus involutes, and the foramen ovale seals shut. A patent foramen ovale (PFO) is, by far, the most commonly persistent abnormality of fetal origin, occurring in 10% to 15% of the normal adult population. Because the thin, left-sided septum primum is pushed against the thicker septum secundum by higher left atrial pressures, a PFO only permits intracardiac shunting during those transient periods (eg, sudden changes in intrathoracic pressures or right heart compliance) when right atrial pressure exceeds left atrial pressure.

Although common, a PFO is invariably, or almost invariably, benign. …


An optical device with adjustable magnification with a mechanism for optically variable magnification with an adjustable lens (14), which is built in an objective optical system that is present at the front end of an endoscope to generate an optical manner a magnified image, and a circuit (30) for electronically adjustable magnification for electronic zoom detected by the objective optical system image, comprising: - a switch (21A, 21B) for adjustable magnification for changing the magnification by means of the mechanism for adjustable optical magnification and the mechanism for electronically adjustable magnification; and - a control circuit (20) for controlling the executed upon actuation of the switch for adjustable magnification operation for adjustable magnification to stop this operation temporarily when switching between optical and electronic variable magnification, while the switch is operated for adjustable magnification.


Understanding brown coal characteristics,inland with abroad coal gasification technology were compared,so as to decided which coal gasification technology was appropriate for brown coal to make methanol synthesis gas.


Software Defined Networking (SDN) has become increasingly popular as a networking paradigm due to its advantages over traditional networks, such as scalability, flexibility, and programmability. However, SDN networks face security threats, particularly from Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. These attacks aim to overwhelm a target server or network by flooding it with illegitimate traffic, rendering it inaccessible to legitimate users. Currently, most DDoS attack detection methods rely on supervised learning models. In this study, we propose an alternative approach using unsupervised learning. specifically combining fusion entropy and computational puzzles. Our proposed method involves three steps. Firstly, access control lists are implemented for IP filtering to reduce the attack load on the controller. Secondly, we utilize the fusion entropy method to detect DDOS attacks and identify potentially suspicious hosts. Lastly, we employ a Proof of Work based computational puzzle on these suspicious hosts to detect and mitigate the attacks. The proposed work is implemented in Mininet emulator with POX as controller. The results demonstrate that this mitigation technique enhances accuracy by reducing the occurrence of false positives.


As Cu with 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidin-oxyl (TEMPO) represents a promising catalytic process for oxidizing 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) to 2,5-diformylfuran (DFF), and the nitro-group would promote the catalytic activity of TEMPO, the Cu and...


[Exerpt from Introduction]: While personal letter writing is no longer a primary mode of communication for most people in contemporary Britain and North America, within some contexts it may still emerge as a surprisingly powerful channel for self-expression and for pursuing relationships. Particularly when people are socially isolated, they may turn to letter writing as one of the only channels available for contact with others.


examining how Ruiz's scholarly impact can shed light on indigenous language education issues worldwide. Following this is The Missing Voices in Colombia Bilingue: The Case of Ěběra Children's Schooling in Bogotá Colombia by Amparo Clavijo Olarte and Ángela Pamela González. This chapter examines the experience of Ěběra children in a Colombian context and shows how valuing the students' first language and individual stories opens the door for further language development in a second or third language. The last chapter in this section is Learning About Linguistic Resource Through Home Engagements: Opportunities for Latina Preservice Teachers to Shape Their Language Orientations by Iliana Reyes and Ana Christina Da Silva Iddings. Their study connected preservice teachers to the families of students with a focus on a language as resource orientation. This connection between teachers and families helped teachers gain a broader, more positive perspective of bilingualism, and gave them an opportunity to observe family language practices families at home. The final part of section six, Afterword: Richard Ruiz by Colin Baker provides a fitting coda to the book. It describes Ruiz's unexpected passing, the lasting legacy of his language as problem, right, and resource orientation, and Baker's gratitude for working with Ruiz. In conclusion, this book is a worthy tribute to an inspired researcher and obviously beloved colleague. While the scope of the book can make it feel a bit disjointed at times, Hornberger's efforts to include so many of Ruiz's works should be praised. Sections five and six in the book demonstrate Ruiz's continuing impact on scholars well, but readers will benefit most from Ruiz's own insights into language planning and bilingual education. They are written in language accessible to new and estalished researchers alike, and worth visiting and revisiting.


The regulation of growth and material accumulation of Dunaliella salina was studied by different concentrations nitrate.Results showed that growth and material accumulation of Dunaliella salina were promoted with the nitrate increasing.Contents of protein and β-carotene in each Dunaliella salina cell without nitrate supplying is higher than that of normal nitrate supplying.But Dunaliella salina cell growth was inhibited,the cell density,protein and β-carotene synthesis were decreased.So it went against protein and β-carotene accumulation.The higher content of protein and β-carotene in each cell Dunaliella salina under poor nitrate may be a kind of adaption of Dunaliella salina to adverse circumstances in nitrate deficiency.


Dyslipidemia is common syndrome seen in HIV infected patient due to various reasons like adverse effect of drug, higher catabolic rate, reduced functioning of body organs and reduced immune functioning which contributes adversely to overall cardio-vascular risk profile of the patient. Hence, study was under take to determine the impact of Spirulina supplementation on the lipid profile of HIV infected patients. Patients were followed up at regular interval of two weeks to assure that they take regular Spirulina supplementation, to develop good rapport and to stop dropout rate. During course of study patients were advised to continue their medical prescription. Data was compiled and the results were analyzed using suitable software and appropriate statistical methods. Result stated that triglyceride level increased by 21.35 mg/dl (male) and 17.11 mg/dl (female) in control group. Same time triglyceride level found to be reduced significantly in treatment group by 11.51 mg/dl (male) and 16.7 mg/dl (female). Serum cholesterol level in control group found to be increased by 12.6 mg/dl (male) and 8.66 mg/dl (female), but serum cholesterol decreased by 14.8 mg/dl (male) and 13 mg/dl (female) in HIV patients receiving Spirulina supplementation.


Seoul Metropolitan City's buses cater to more than 50% of the average daily public transportation use, and they are the most important transportation mode in Korea, together with the subway. Since 2004, all public transportation records of passengers have been stored in Seoul, using smart transportation cards. This study explores the environmental and psychological factors in implementing a smart transportation system. We analyze the switching behavior of traffic users according to traffic congestion time and number of transfers based on public transportation data and show that bus-use behavior differs according to the traffic information of users and the degree of traffic congestion. Information-based switching behavior of people living near bus stops induces people to change routes during traffic congestion. However, in non-congested situations, the original routes are used. These results can guide the formulation of policy measures on bus routes. We made it possible to continuously change the routes for certain buses, which were temporarily implemented due to traffic congestion. Moreover, we added a service that posts the estimated arrival time to major stops while reflecting real-time traffic conditions in addition to the bus location and arrival time information through the global positioning system.


The current study is done with the objective to compare the professional values and competencies of journalism education in the USA and Pakistan. Elite interviews and content analysis were done to compare the curriculum standards defined by Accrediting Council on Education of Journalism and Mass Communication (ACEJMC) and the objectives defined in the Higher Education Commission (HEC) curriculum on mass communication. The finding of the elite interviews that were conducted from academicians and professionals from the USA and Pakistan showed that the gap between the professional values and competencies were minimal. Similarly, the findings of content analysis revealed that there are a lot of similarities in the professional values and competencies of journalism in both countries. Moreover, around half of the recommended books in the Pakistani curriculum was written by American authors. In interviews, the head of HEC curriculum committee clearly informed that they were following the American model.


The overall coefficient of the two-loop 4-particle amplitude in superstring theory is determined by making use of the factorization and unitarity. To accomplish this we computed in detail all the relevant tree and one-loop amplitudes involved and determined their overall coefficients in a consistent way.


University students have many problems in English writing, many of which are due to lack of awareness of English expression pattern. This paper analyses the similarities and differences between Chinese and English syntax in three aspects, so as to help improve the students' English writing.


Background: Long term prognosis for pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PDAC) remains especially poor with an overall 5-year survival rate less than 9%. Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) guided RFA (EUS-RFA) is an emerging technology and limited data exist regarding long-term outcomes of EUS-RFA for PDAC. In addition to thermal-induced coagulative necrosis and tissue damage, radiofrequency ablation (RFA) has potential to stimulate the host antitumor immunity. The aim of this study is to report long-term outcomes of EUS-RFA for unresectable PDAC. Methods: Retrospective chart review of adult patients with an established diagnosis of locally-advanced or metastatic PDAC undergoing EUS-RFA between October 2016 to March 2018 with long term follow up (>30 months). Patients included in the review underwent a total of 1-4 RFA sessions using the Habib EUS-RFA radiofrequency catheter. All patients were concurrently undergoing standard of care chemotherapy. Results: 10 patients (median age 62 years, male 70%) underwent EUS-RFA (Table 1). Location of the primary PDAC was in the head (4), neck (2), body (2), and tail (2). A total of 22 RFA sessions were performed with a range of 1-4 RFA sessions per patient. RFA was technically successful in all RFA sessions (100%). There were no major adverse events (bleeding, perforation, infection, pancreatitis) in immediate (up to 72 hours) and short-term follow up (4 week). Mild worsening of existing abdominal pain was noted during post-procedure observation in 12/22 (55%) of RFA treatments. Follow-up imaging after RFA treatment was available in 8/10 patients. Tumor progression was noted in 2 patients, whereas tumor regression was noted in 6 patients (>50% reduction in size in 3 patients). Median survival for the cohort was 20.5 months (95% CI, 9.93 to 42.2 months). Currently, 2 patients remain alive at 53 and 73 months follow-up since initial diagnosis. One patient had 3 cm PDAC with encasement of the portal confluence, abutment of the celiac axis, common hepatic and superior mesenteric artery. This patient had significant reduction in tumor size and underwent standard pancreaticoduodenectomy. Conclusion: In our experience, EUS-RFA was safe, well-tolerated and could be concurrently performed with standard of care chemotherapy. In this select cohort, median survival (20.5 months) was improved when compared to published survival based upon SEER database and clinical trials. Future prospective trials are needed to understand the role of EUS-RFA in overall management of PDAC.


The popularity of living in gated communities has been rising last decades. The rise of GCs has gained significance peripheral districts of the city since the 1999 earthquake in the Marmara Region. This book analyzes the recent appearance in Istanbul of an urban phenomenon known as gated communities in urban areas. The book's main aim is to analyze housing preferences and environmental quality from the user's point of view. In order to do so. a survey was conducted on 401 heads of household living in single-family gated housing distributed in 11 districts around the outskirts of Istanbul. The main dimensions of perceived environmental quality were established through a factor analysis. Subsequently, a logistic regression analysis was carried out in order to compare housing preferences in the European side of Istanbul to the ones located on the Asian side. This book gathers and systemizes a wide-ranging bibliography on the study of residential satisfaction and specifically applies it to the city of Istanbul. The results could therefore be of interest to urban planners and designers.


Gas sensor array optimization is a key problem in the field of electronic noses, and it is also a special feature selection problem. In this paper, we propose a novel measure of sensor (or feature) importance, named dynamic feature importance, based on feature correlation and feature importance. Also, we propose an effective electronic nose sensor array optimization algorithm SAO_DFI based on the dynamic feature importance. We analyze the effects of repeated sensors, sensor (or feature) importance, sensor (or feature) correlation, and sensor characteristic parameters, based on the proposed SAO_DFI algorithm using data collected in two different gas environments. The optimization results demonstrate the effectiveness, robustness, and interpretability of the array optimization algorithm.


References 1) Carrasco M, et al. (2004). Nature Neuroscience, 7, 308-313. 2) Gobell J., and Carrasco M. (2005). Psychological Science, 16, 644-651. 3) Peterson, M. A., & Gibson, B. S., (1994). Perception & Psychophysics, 56(5), 551-564. 4)Peterson, M. A., et al (2017). Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics, 79(1), 180-199. Task: Are the two objects same or different in blur? Lamp perceived sharper than Novel object, p < .0001, n = 26 Centroid values indicate "Same" response bias. (If not centroid for novel object should be < 7) After removal of bias, the perceived increase in sharpness for the familiar object was ~ .226


The process of rRNA assembly in mammalian cells starts from the primary 47S transcript and, by a series of cleavages, leads to the production of three rRNAs: 18S, 28S and 5.8S. During this process, the non-coding flanking regions are removed. We have applied a digital signal processing analysis to one of this non-coding region (Internal Transcribed Spacer 1) to evidenciate the presence of putative regulatory sites. The results show that known cleavage sites are detected and also encourage suggestions about other possible regions of interests that might play a role as regulatory site or recognition site.


This article uses mymargin a track structure theory (TST) model for the calculation of proton single event upsets (SEU) cross sections from heavy-ion data. The model is evaluated using data in the published literature. The model shows good agreement in calculating proton cross sections. Additionally, with appropriate proton data, the approach can also be used for calculation of heavy-ion cross sections from proton SEU data. The good agreement in calculating both the heavy-ion and proton cross sections provides validation of the model.


Series editors: Hans Asbjorn Holm and Tessa Richards

This is the fifth in a series of seven articles looking at international trends and forces in doctors' continuing professional development

The need for continuous learning as part of a doctor's professional career is evident. The best ways of introducing and nurturing this learning have been the subject of much controversy, and the quality of medical education at all levels is being questioned and debated in many countries. This article looks at some trends and issues that are being addressed in order to improve the effectiveness of doctors' continuous learning.

Innovations in undergraduate medical education are influencing the whole spectrum of medical education. So too is the growing literature on adult learning1-4 and the doctor as learner. 5 6 The works of Schon especially clarify the importance of the professionals' reflection on their everyday practice as a means of continuous change and learning. 7 8

Clinical problem solving has been identified as the core activity of how doctors learn and keep developing their competence. Creating an environment that provides practitioners with opportunities to explore and understand the personal theories underpinning their own practice is crucial for continuous professional development at all stages.9

Although a division of medical education into stages—undergraduate, postgraduate, and continuing medical education (CME)—seems sound from a regulatory and legal perspective, there are no fundamental differences in the way people learn across the continuum. The student often is told what to learn, but the qualified doctor is responsible for directing his or her own (lifelong) learning.10

#### Self directed learning

"A process in which learners take the initiative … for increasing self and social awareness; critically analysing and reflecting on their work … defining their learning needs … formulating goals … identifying human and material resources for learning … choosing appropriate …


Abstract The seismic retrofit of existing reinforced concrete (RC) beam-column joints in the case of the interior reinforcement of deformed bars and plain bars, as well as the decision regarding convenient retrofit strategies in the joints panel, are of major interest throughout the seismically active areas of the world. The efficiency of the proposed retrofit method called 'joint enlargement' in RC exterior and interior beam-column joints reinforced with deformed and plain bars, which have been performed under two different experimental setups in same university laboratories, is investigated. Seven half-scale beam-column joint reinforced by plain bars and four half-scale beam-column joint reinforced by deformed bars were tested. All specimens were subjected to a cyclic quasi-static loading to observe different levels of structural damage. The tested specimens comprised of five control specimens and six retrofitted specimens with various reinforcement detailing and varying dimensions of joint enlargement. The test results show significant improvement of the retrofitted specimens of both deformed and plain bars in terms of protecting the joint region, showing more ductile response and higher hysteresis energy capacity. The ultimate lateral load capacity was increased for all retrofitted specimens. The tests also show that the retrofit strategy for specimens reinforced with plain bars was performed well. Accordingly, the proposed retrofit strategy may be recommended for similar cases in existing old buildings reinforced with plain or deformed bars.


We further elaborate descriptions of datasets [4, 3, 1, 2, 12, 7] and off-the-shelf estimators [5, 10, 6, 13, 8] used in our training. In Sec. 2, we show more ablation studies on 3DPW [12], highlighting the effect of the proposed keypoint kinematic features, which significantly impact learning temporal relationships between consecutive frames' poses, as the main paper (ablation studies on Sub-JHMDB [4]). Finally, in Sec. 3, we present the additional qualita-tive results and comparison on 2D/3D pose estimation and verify the effectiveness of HANet. We strongly recommend watching our supplementary video at https://youtu. be/pe3okGjj7mo that describe existing pose estimators, which often suffer severe jitter in highly-occluded scenes for both 2D/3D pose estimation contrary to HANet. Code is available at https://github.com/KyungMinJin/ HANet .


Procedure for use of black slag produced in the electric arc furnace, the product obtained and use of such product. The present invention relates to a method for use of black slag produced in electric arc furnace (EAF), the product obtained with said method and the use of said product, wherein the method comprises a mixing step allowing decreased leaching of heavy metals of the black dross produced in steelworks arc furnace.


In this study, the effect of unintentional nitrogen incorporation on n-type doping of β-Ga2O3 films grown by plasma-assisted molecular beam epitaxy has been demonstrated. The nitrogen atoms, with a concentration...


We propose two efficient universally composable adaptivek-out-of-NOTk×1N protocols, secure in the presence of malicious adversary in static corruption model under the Decision Linear and q-Strong Diffie-Hellman assumptions. Our second scheme additionally requires the hardness of Decision Bilinear Diffie-Hellman problem. Non-interactive Groth-Sahai proofs are employed for the verification of pairing product equations. More interestingly, our first scheme facilitates the receiver to verify the correctness of messages recovered. The proposed protocols exhibit significant computational and communication efficiency compared with existing similar schemes in the literature. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


The story of Bellerophon and the Chimaera was one of the earliest legends to be represented in Greek art. In the legend Bellerophon traveled from Argos to Tiryns to Lycia, where the Lycian king, Iobates, commanded him to slay the Chimaera-according to the earliest extant account in Homer's Iliad, a "thing of immortal make, not human, lion-fronted and snake behind, a goat in the middle, and snorting out the breath of the terrible flame of bright fire" (VI, 179-i82).1 Bellerophon was given the winged horse Pegasus by the gods in order to slay this monster-to fly above the creature, riddle it with arrows, and finally to drop into the Chimaera's throat a lump of lead which would melt in the fiery breath and sear its


Purpose
The purpose of this paper is the development of a new turbocharger compressor is a challenging task particularly when both wider operating range and higher efficiency are required. However, the cumbersome design effort and the inherent calculus burden can be significantly reduced by using appropriate design optimization approaches as an alternative to conventional design techniques.

Design/methodology/approach
This paper presents an optimization-based preliminary-design (OPD) approach based on a judicious coupling between evolutionary optimization techniques and a modified one-dimensional mean-line model. Two optimization strategies are considered. The first one is mono-objective and is solved using genetic algorithms. The second one is multi-objective and it is handled using the non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm-II. The proposed approach constitutes an automatic search process to select the geometrical parameters of the compressor, ensuring the most common requirements of the preliminary-design phase, with a minimum involvement of the designer.

Findings
The obtained numerical results demonstrate that the proposed tool can rapidly produce nearly optimal designs as an excellent basis for further refinement in the phase by using more complex analysis methods such as computational fluid dynamics and meta-modeling.

Originality/value
This paper outlines a new fast OBPD approach for centrifugal compressor turbochargers. The proposal adopts an inverse design method and consists of two main phases: a formulation phase and a solution phase. The complexity of the formulated problem is reduced by using a sensitivity analysis. The solution phase requires to link, in an automatic way, three processes, namely, optimization, design and analysis.


Chronic Renal Failure (CRF) is a worldwide health problem. One of the renal replacement therapies is hemodialysis. This therapy is an action used on the client's CRF to remove toxic substances, excess fluid to improve electrolyte imbalance. Haemodialiysis therapy have positive and negative effect. However, in addition there are positive effects of hemodialysis therapy that is lived and the negative effects that can affect the quality of life of patients. The aim of this study is to examine the lenght of haemodialysis therapy and quality of life in chronic renal failure patients on hemodialysis therapy, and their relationship. The participant were 75 patient, the data were collected in march 2018 using whoqol-BREFF questionnaire which explored the quality of life and the data from medical record was taken to explored the lenght of haemodialysis therapy.  Then the data was analyzed using pearson produc't moment. Result, the lenght of haemodialysis therapy was 0.05). Conclusion, the quality of life of patients on hemodialysis patiens due to chronic renal failure has no correlation with the lenght of haemodialysis therapy. Suggestion, need to explore the factors related to quality of life in chronic renal failure patients on hemodialysis therapy.


This work was originally published as Segovia, Fernando F. 2002. "The Riddles of Jesus in John: A Study in Tradition and Folklore." Catholic Biblical Quarterly 64 (3): 591 - 93.


Chapter 1 - INTRODUCTION TO THE WEB PORTFOLIO Chapter 2 - CONCEPTUALIZATION Chapter 3 - INFORMATION DESIGN Chapter 4 - VISUAL DESIGN Chapter 5 - CONTENT COLLECTION, DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT Chapter 6 - WEB PAGE DESIGN Chapter 7 - WEB AUTHORING Chapter 8 - MOTION GRAPHICS AND MULTIMEDIA PRODUCTION Chapter 9 - UPLOADING AND TESTING YOUR WEB PORTFOLIO SITE Chapter 10 - LAUNCH AND PROMOTION Chapter 11 - SERVER-SIDE TECHNOLOGIES Chapter 12 - CASES AND INTERVIEWS Chapter 13 - WEB PORTFOLIOS IN THE INFORMATION SOCIETY AND FUTURE.


Light scalars (as the axion) with mass m ~ 10^{-22} eV forming a Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) exhibit a Jeans length in the kpc scale and were therefore proposed as dark matter (DM) candidates. The treatment we present here is independent of the particle physics model and applies to all DM BEC. Two observed quantities crucially constrain DM in an inescapable way: the average DM density rho_{DM} and the phase-space density Q . The observed values of rho_{DM} and of Q in galaxies today, constrain both the possibility to form a BEC and the DM mass m. These two constraints robustly exclude axion DM that decouples just after the QCD phase transition. Moreover, the value m ~ 10^{-22} eV can only be obtained with a number of ultrarelativistic degrees of freedom at decoupling in the trillions which is impossible for decoupling in the radiation dominated era. We conclude that the axion cannot be the DM particle. However, the axion may be a relevant source of dark energy through the zero point cosmological quantum fluctuations.


Dance has played a social important role in forming mankind's culture. Thanks to its long history and culture, traditional dance naturally...


On an overall survey of natural distribution of Elaeagus pungens Thunb, this paper revealed its resource characteristics and fruit processing features. Taking the typical climatic factors for clustering in various areas in Sichuan, the authors summarized the potential growth zones for fruit harvest and discussed some suggestions for utilization.


In a previous paper, it was reported that the tensile strength of optical glass fiber spliced by arc fusion method decreased due to the decrease of fracture toughness in a heat affected zone. In this study, tensile tests of heat treated optical glass fibers changed the heating temperature and heating time were carried out. Obtained results were as the follows: The tensile strength of optical glass fiber began to decrease from heating temperature of about 500K and reached the bottom at the heating temperature of about 600K. Moreover, it decreased with the increase in the heating time. In order to clarify the reason of tensile strength reduction, heat flows of optical glass fiber and optical glass fiber spliced by arc fusion method were compared by using the differential scanning calorimetry. It was found that the structure of heated optical glass fiber transformed from 500K to 600K. Therefore, the structure education of optical glass fiber spliced by arc fusion method was performed by using Raman spectroscopy. As a result, the tensile strength reduction of heat affected zone resulted from a thermal residual stress due to a transformation from the three-membered ring to the six-membered ring.


On the basis of the predictive coding,a reversible information hiding algorithm is proposed.In the algorithm,the carrier image is divided into embedding separations and non-embedding separations of secret information to restrain the error diffusion which possibly happens when decoding.Thus the original carrier image can be restored absolutely when extracting the secret information.As a result of the experiments on the carrier image of different sizes,the algorithm has achieved large information hiding capacity of 0.953 bit/byte and PSNR of 49.184dB.And the validity of this algorithm is proved.


The effects of a combination therapy combining low dose chemotherapy and regional hyperthermia for the treatment of progressive urothelial carcinomas was investigated. Fifteen patients with progressive urothelial carcinomas (7 cases of pelvic and ureteral cancer and 8 cases of bladder cancer) were treated for 7 years from April 2004 to March 2011 in this hospital. Cisplatin, mitomycin C, and gemcitabine diluted in 500 ml of saline were given intravenously for anti-cancer therapy before (Cisplatin, and mitomycin C) or after (gemcitabine diluted in 500 ml saline) regional hyperthermia treatments. This combination therapy resulted in 6 cases with complete response, 3 cases with partial response, 6 cases with no change, and no cases with progressive disease. Three patients are deceased, but the remaining 12 cases are alive at the present. The duration of survival was from 10 to 89 months. Two patients suffered from slight fatigue during the treatment. However, severe side effects were not observed in any of the 15 patients. These results indicate that a combined treatment of low dose chemotherapy and regional hyperthermia for patients with progressive urothelial cancer is safe, and can result in long survival times.


 Under different feeding conditions fast-and slow-feathering females grow differently The age of puberty of females was 167 day in fast-feathering group and 164 day in slow-feathering group In the first 12 laying weeks the slow-feathering group had significantly P<0.05 higher egg production rate 46.93% than the other group 33.23%.


Parasitic nematodes were found in the two bark beetle species Ips typographus and I. cembrae in Japan. Based on their ecological and morphological characteristics, these nematodes are identified as members of the genus Contortylenchus . They show some differences in not only parasitic manners but also molecular profiles. Ribosomal DNA sequences for small subunit (SSU), and D 2 -D 3 expansion segments of the large subunit (D 2 -D 3 LSU) of the nematodes in the two different beetle species are almost identical, but they show one base-pair substitution in the D 2 -D 3 LSU. These results suggest that the nematodes from I. typographus and I. cembrae are closely related but separate species. Interestingly, the D 2 -D 3 LSU of the nematode in I. typographus was identical to those of both Contortylenchus sp. from the Moscow region, the Russian Federation, and C. diplogaster in I. cembrae from the Czech Republic. This result indicates that the nematode in I. typographus is closely related to or could be conspecific to the European Contortylenchus species, including especially C. diplogaster or a related species, C. pseudodiplogaster . Nematol. Res. 49 ( 2 ), 45 – 47 . ( 2019 )


Summary Sera collected from horses, swine, and cattle before inoculation with either the New Jersey or Indiana types of vesicular stomatitis virus and at periodic intervals thereafter, were tested by complement-fixation methods with antigens prepared from chick embryo tissues infected with these respective viruses. Convalescent sera from the three species differed in their behaviour in these tests. In horses as in guinea pigs, complement-fixing activity with homologous VS antigen appeared in about six to eight days after infection, reached a maximum titer in ten days to two weeks, remained relatively constant for seven to ten days then began to decline. No cross fixation between types was recorded. None of the cattle sera at any time exhibited any fixation in direct complement-fixation tests with homologous antigen. To demonstrate non-complement-fixing antibody in these convalescent bovine sera it was necessary to employ an indirect complement-fixation method using hyperimmune guinea pig or convalescent horse serum to detect residual antigen. The time of antibody development as indicated by the appearance of inhibitory activity in these indirect tests coincided with that demonstrated in horses by direct complement-fixing tests. The convalescent pig sera showed marked prozones effects (increased hemolysis) in lower serum dilutions. This increased hemolysis was traceable to certain substances present in normal as well as in convalescent swine serum and not to non-complement-fixing antibodies corresponding to those in convalescent bovine sera. Natural hemolysins for sheep red cells, third component of complement, and possibly other constituents, notably lipids, apparently contribute to this augmented hemolysis or reduced fixation of complement.


In the first of a regular feature about the Montessori movement, Philip Bujak profiles the work of The Montessori St Nicholas Charity.


Genetic variants that are related to the dopaminergic system have been frequently found to be associated with various neurological and mental disorders. Here, we studied the relationships between some of these genetic variants and some cognitive and psychophysiological processes that are implicated in such disorders. Two single nucleotide polymorphisms were chosen: one in the dopamine D2 receptor gene (rs6277‐C957T) and one in the catechol‐O‐methyltransferase gene (rs4680‐Val158Met), which is involved in the metabolic degradation of dopamine. The performance of participants on two long‐term memory tasks was assessed: free recall (declarative memory) and mirror drawing (procedural motor learning). Heart rate (HR) was also monitored during the initial trials of the mirror‐drawing task, which is considered to be a laboratory middle‐stress generator (moderate stress), and during a rest period (low stress). Data were collected from 213 healthy Caucasian university students. The C957T C homozygous participants showed more rapid learning than the T allele carriers in the procedural motor learning task and smaller differences in HR between the moderate‐ and the low‐stress conditions. These results provide useful information regarding phenotypic variance in both healthy individuals and patients.


W hen Count Almaviva disguises himself as the music teacher in Le barbier de Seville, his mask allows him to penetrate a space previously interdicted. The role reversal of Le jeu de i amour et du hasard likewise permits entry into a privileged space of observation. The mask in these two eighteenth-century precursors of Musset creates the possibility of contact between spheres that have been socially constructed as separate, whether they be physical places or social classes.


In industrial robotic applications, robots are segregated from humans. Light curtains are used to power-down the robot if a human comes into its workspace. For advanced interaction with humans, it will be necessary to control contact forces. During in-contact operations, a planar manipulator will have a reduced degree of freedom of motion (3-n) combined with an n degree of constraint contact wrench space. The problem is how to control the manipulator to simultaneously control the contact force/torque as it moves through its allowable motion space. This paper describes the Theory of Kinestatic Control whereby a compliant element is introduced between the manipulator end-effector and the environment. Knowledge of the compliant characteristics of this element allows for the determination of end-effector wrenches that will only cause movement without changing the contact force/torque and end-effector wrenches that will only cause changes in the contact force/torque while producing no motion. A sample implementation is presented.


The conductivity,temperature and depth is the most fundamental and important measurement elements for marine monitoring and investigation.The UCTD(Underway Conductivity-Temperature-Depth) is a new ships sailing upper ocean temperature and salinity section survey device.The UCTD prototype in-situ comparison test is introduced.The analysis result verified the measurement performance of UCTD.The measurement errors are analyzed to provide a reference for the following work.


Solar Energetic Particles (SEPs) produce detrimental effects on spacecraft and possibly high altitude aircraft. They represent a potential hazard for astronauts and cause the disruption of polar cap communications. They are an ionization source for the polar cap and as such should be included in ionospheric models. Finally, SEPs are an important source for the radiation belts and should be included in dynamic radiation belt models. All of these reasons imply the need for a Solar Energetic Particle model for real-time operational use. Given the flux of Solar Energetic Particles in space beyond the magnetosphere, the main parameter that describes the SEP population near the Earth is what is called the geomagnetic cutoff'. For a given latitude and local time or longitude at the Earth, the cutoff is the lowest energy (or rigidity) particle that can reach the Earth. Because magnetospheric currents have a significant effect on the cutoffs and because these external currents change significantly during a magnetospheric storm, it is necessary to calculate cutoffs for each storm and throughout the storm at a multiplicity of latitudes and local times. Geomagnetic cutoffs are traditionally calculated by tracing test particle trajectories in a model magnetic field. Cutoffs are not sharp but exhibit alternate forbidden and allowed regions. As a result, the global calculation of storm-time cutoffs is computationally intensive and if performed in traditional ways may not meet time constraints associated with real-time operations. This challenge can be met by specialized cutoff search strategies. This paper will review one effort that is underway to construct a fast, useful, solar energetic particle model.


Market subject is the carrier of economic power, and safeguarding market subject means safeguarding social productivity The COVID-19 epidemic has dealt a heavy blow to the market players in China As the center of China's economic and social construction, how to protect and stimulate all kinds of market players has become a major issue facing us at present This paper first analyzes the challenges faced by various market players under the epidemic situation, then analyzes the opportunities brought by these challenges, and finally puts forward some countermeasures and suggestions to promote the development of market players, such as increasing policy support, improving and optimizing the business environment, vigorously stimulating various market players, giving full play to the role of entrepreneurs and promoting enterprise innovation


We detail the overall structural architecture for a lass  Mars habitat intended for human exploration missions, constructed utilizing a robust and simple in-situ resource utilization (SRU) approach we have termed 'lava casting'. e habitat concept is based on a hybrid approach, with structural elements of a central habitat arriving from arth conventionally, while an additive manufacturing (AM) process is used in-situ to expand the central habitat workspace using locally sourced construction material, namely Martian regolith soil and sand. e construction process is outlined, with the advantages of our approach elucidated in terms of flexibility, achievability and the ability to provide important protection to surface assets and explorers from the Martian radiation and thermal environment.


Determining the area impacted by contaminants introduced into a conduit-flow carbonate aquifer is, in general, much more difficult than in other types of aquifers. Previous dye-tracing studies in the Inner Bluegrass Karst Region (Ordovician) of central Kentucky suggest that the aquifer consists of groundwater basins and interbasin areas. Flow in the groundwater basins is through an integrated system of solution conduits, at depths up to 30 m., to a major spring. In the interbasin areas, solution development and flow is generally within 5 m. of the surface. The present study is based on periodic sampling of major springs and inputs in several groundwater basins. Samples were analyzed for Ca, Mg, Na, Cl, HCO/sub 3/, and SO/sub 4/. After correction for seasonal and discharge effects, variation among groundwater basins was found to be greater than within a basin and was sufficient to determine a chemical signature for each basin. The results confirm the hydrologic isolation of the basins shown by the earlier dye-tracing, indicate that each basin possesses its own chemical microenvironment, and suggest that major element chemistry may be used as a natural tracer to determine flow directions.


book itself is quite accessible to a broader readership, which is aided by the decision to publish it as open access. Creating the Qur'an is also significant for seeking to untangle the details surrounding this enigmatic text's history and development. In this, Shoemaker's breadth and depth of engagement helpfully advance the discussion. Negatively, Shoemaker's critical engagement with Günter Lüling is minimal, while he entirely passes over the work of the pseudonymous Christoph Luxenberg. The direct relevance of their arguments to Shoemaker's subject makes this omission unfortunate. Finally, this work has important implications for Christian–Muslim dialogue. There is a widespread belief among Muslims that, unlike the Qur'an, the Bible's textual history has rendered it corrupted, which has prompted a detailed response. Shoemaker's thesis that the Qur'an is a 'composite and composed text' (256) shows that both 'holy books have a history'. Fred Donner rightly announced Creating the Qur'an to be 'a milestone in Qur'anic studies'. It deserves to be read widely.


The present invention relates to illegal parking unattended surveillance system and method, in particular counter the thermal infrared, and detecting and tracking at the same time violation time through the CCTV camera Gene a defined loop regions, and out the vehicle at all times up to illegal parking vehicles of that and and recording, and it transmits a warning upon detection of a broadcasting illegal parking violation vehicle, and the time data and the illegal parking compressing and transmits it to the control room through a wired or wireless communication to the train number zone monitoring unit; Beacon and match to let you know through visual status and that illegal parking; Alert to be sent to broadcast a warning acoustic signal and bangsongbu; Track the number plate of the vehicle is illegally parked, taken with the train number to the reading process and the code recognition unit; The illegal parking areas should monitor unit transfer is issued the penalty imposed and the bill receives a number and counter data in violation of cars coming and at the same time monitoring focused over areas in thermal infrared and manual operation of CCTV cameras in certain areas in the course treatment the data and violation storing vehicle data, the auto / manual broadcast or match by detecting the setting of illegal parking vehicle control room controller to display the letters, and emitting a warning light; configured to be automation / computerization the illegal parking intermittent work process It will have to make. Illegal parking violation vehicle, illegal parking areas, number recognition


ABSTRACT Some Massachusetts lakes are experimentally limed to raise water column pH and alkalinity to mitigate the effects of acidification and to aid in fisheries management. This study evaluated the ecological effects of liming by comparing and contrasting several water chemistry and ecological variables in two softwater ponds. Physical, chemical, and biological parameters have been monitored in Great Pond, Truro, Massachusetts, before and following the addition of lime in March, 1985. Ryder Pond, Truro, Massachusetts, a nearby similar kettle pond that has never been limed, was concurrently monitored as a reference. Results with implications for water resources and fisheries management strategies are presented. Micropterus dolomieui(smallmouth bass) recruitment was successful following liming. Zooplankton and chironomids, both fish prey, declined after liming, however. Elevated calcium concentrations persisting after pH has declined may permit longer intervals between liming events.


Dyslexia is presented as a phenomenon that deserves the attention of researchers in education, especially because it can significantly impair the process of development of children in school. It is noteworthy that about 10 to 15% of the Brazilian population has dyslexia, is considered the highest incidence of difficulty in the classroom. Then, noted the need to conduct a study to examine the psychomotor profile, as well as the difficulties of written language and reading in children with dyslexia. Participants were three children with dyslexia with chronological age of 11 years, it is emphasized that the diagnoses of the children were performed by a qualified professional to do so. The methodological procedures used to Motor Development Scale (EDM) to detect the motor difficulties of dyslexic children and also held Survey of Reading and Writing Skills Test and the words and pseudo words (TCPP) to identify possible difficulties that affect the the teaching-learning of dyslexic children. The results that all children presented late in the body scheme, the spatial and temporal organization in Motor Development Scale. In the survey of Reading and Writing children had an alphabet, ie, already understand the whole system of writing, yet have misspellings, exchanges of letters and syllables reversals, characteristics of the problem. And Competence Test words and pseudo words in the results highlighted that all children also showed difficulties in pseudo homophones which suggests difficulty in lexical processing and indicates a restricted repertoire of vocabulary and, therefore, difficulties in storing the correct writing of words and their spelling rules. Evaluations were performed and the results obtained shows the need for action in the motor aspects of lag, as well as educational, since it is understood that these aspects baseline for the process of teaching and learning to occur properly.


The nexus between emotions and identities has long been accepted. Moving away from macro categories of group-identity, the present study takes a micro-sociologist perspective in focusing on individuals' emotion management as related to accomplishing identity tasks in interaction. Using natural talk in conversation, we propose a micro-analysis o f the unfolding of different emotion-identity strategies throughout a specific encounter. In a previous study we examined the verbal performance of young Israeli men during an offensive bargaining-episode. The present study focuses on 12 of these subjects' retrospective accounts of this negative experience during an unstructured interview. Assuming that the in terview setting imposes on interviewees certain interactional rules, notably the expectation to perform emotion-exposure, we ask how these speakers abide such expectations in ac cordance with their broader cultural models of self. Analysis shows that without being asked specifically about emotions, all our interviewees invoked anger in their narratives, however differently: 1. their accounts of the aggressive bargaining-episode divided between stories of Emotion & Relations where anger works as a moral justification to one's action and Con trol & Strategy stories where anger talk is avoided. 2. Solicited to reminisce other negative past events in their life, most o f the interviewees invoked anger, but split between extensive anger talk and anger attenuation. These differences are explained by different framings of the offence to their self-image, on the personal vs. social levels, in terms of different models of selfindividualist-centered vs. collectivist-oriented. These findings provide insights on the emotional versatility of individuals sharing the same highly stereotyped social identi ties, such as masculine identity, in terms of dynamic management strategies conducive to restoring self-worth in a specific encounter type.


2007 Institutional Saga Universities are based on long-standing traditions and continuity, evolving over many generations (in some cases, even centuries) with very particular sets of values, traditions, and practices. Burton R. Clark, a noted sociologist and scholar of higher education, has introduced the concept of organizational or institutional " saga " to refer to those long-standing characteristics that determine the distinctiveness of a college or university. 1 Clark's view is that " An organizational legend (or saga), located between ideology and religion, partakes of an appealing logic on one hand and sentiments similar to the spiritual on the other. Universities develop over time such an intentionality about institutional life, a saga, which then results in unifying the institution and shaping its purpose. " As Clark notes, " An institutional saga may be found in many forms, through mottoes, traditions, and ethos. It might consist of long-standing practices or unique roles played by an institution, or even in the images held in the minds (and hearts) of students, faculty, and alumni. Sagas can provide a sense of romance and even mystery that turn a cold organization into a beloved social institution, capturing the allegiance of its members and even defining the identity of its communities. " 2 While all colleges and universities have social roles assigned to them, some have purposively reshaped these into compelling missions that over time achieve sufficient success and acclaim that they become an embracing saga. The appearance of a distinct institution saga involves many elements–visionary leadership, strong faculty and student cultures, unique programs, ideologies, and of course, the time to accumulate the events, achievements, legends, and mythology that characterize long-standing institutions. For example, the saga of my own alma mater, Yale University, was shaped over the centuries by old-boy traditions such as secret societies (e.g., Skull and Bones), literature (from dime novel heroes such as Frank Merriwell and Dink Stover to Buckley's God and Man at Yale), and national leadership (although the latter was first and foremost a Michigan man) 3. Harvard's saga is perhaps best captured by the response of a former Harvard president, who when asked what it takes to build a great institution like Harvard, responded simply: " 300 years! " Notre Dame draws its saga from the legends of the gridiron, i.e., Knute Rockne, the Four Horsemen, and the subway alumni. Big Ten universities also have their symbols: fraternity and sorority life, …


The study examines gender differences in communicative strategies of Mandarin-speaking children in Beijing, China. Five-year-olds' naturalistic discourse shows that both girls and boys can be bossy and demanding on the one hand, and submissive and tolerant for impositions and chastisement on the other, depending on contexts. Girls are impositive and chastising in the social/moral domain, where boys are most tolerant of and submissive to imposition. In contrast, boys are most impositive and chastising in the technical/problem-solving domain, where girls are most tolerant of imposition and admissive of inferiority. These gender differences make mixed-sex group interactions appear smooth and uneventful, and make same-sex group interactions appear competitive and problematic. These results call for a theoretical shift from an Essentialist universal perspective to a more culturally-sensitive, local and contextualized approach in research on gender and language communication, short of falling into a completely relativist Postmodern approach.


Knysna Estuary supports an estimated 30 full-time and 200 part-time subsistence fishers involved in bait collection, mud crab harvesting, and fishing. The mud prawn Upogebia africana dominates the bait-fishery, with estimated catches amounting to about 3% of the standing stock, suggesting sustainable use. Harvest of Marphysa spp. and Gorgonorhynchus dayi is conducted in a destructive manner. Most of the value of fishing lies in the setline catches of spotted grunter Pomadasys commersonnii and white steenbras Lithognathus lithognathus, whereas small species and individuals, particularly Cape stumpnose Rhabdosargus holubi, are also caught with handlines. Indications are that the linefishery is also sustainable at present. The subsistence fishery is worth an estimated R0.7-R1.1 million per annum, with full-time fishers earning at least R11 000-R17 000 per annum from the estuary. Currently operating under recreational regulations, the fishery is poorly controlled and fails to reach its full potential. The main threat to the estuary from damaging harvests of bait species, such as Marphysa spp. and G. dayi, should be discouraged through heavy penalisation of buyers and traders. Sales of mud prawn could probably be legalised. If off-take rates are found to be sustainable, sales of certain fish species could be legalised if access to the fishery could be effectively controlled under a co-management arrangement.


In order to produce quality information in the social sciences, it is important to use a common language by researchers. Common language is to have a unity of meanings and certain terminology and reference combination. Qualified scientific activities can not be conducted in a discipline where everyone uses the concepts and terms indiscriminately and it is also practical activities carried out under the guidance of this effort can lead to wasted time and cost. The Pedagogy of Religion that it is in development period in Turkey


Sixty-four isolates of Fusarium species isolated from 44 sorghum samples collected during 2004-2005 were subjected to polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis. PCR detection was performed on all Fusarium species using two different sets of primers, namely, internal transcribed spacer (ITS) and FUM1. The developed protocol is rapid for small-scale extraction of DNA from fungal mycelia for the detection of Fusarium species using diagnostic PCR. Sixty-four Fusarium isolates, namely, Fusarium verticillioides (45), Fusarium proliferatum (4), Fusarium anthophilum (4), Fusarium sporotrichioides (3), Fusarium pallidoroseum (6) and Fusarium oxysporum (2), were analyzed by PCR using the ITS and FUM1 set of primers. All Fusarium species scored positive with the ITS set of primers. Among the 64 isolates, 53 have scored positive with the FUM1 set of primers. These 53 isolates represent F. verticillioides (45), F. proliferatum (4) and F. anthophilum (4), respectively. The results of the study revealed that PCR-based technique could be used to identify a group of potential fumonisin-producing Fusarium species.


Background: The heralding of baby boomers and a subsequent surge in elderly population, has led to immense research in unravelling the mysteries in the geriatric age group with Alzheimer's disease (AD). Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder with varied cognitive dysfunctions. However no comprehensive study has been carried out in South East Asia (Kashmir, India) to investigate cognitive symptoms in subtypes of AD. Objectives: To assess cognitive symptoms in subtypes of AD in Kashmiri (Indian) population. Material and Methods: The study was conducted in Memory Clinic of Postgraduate Department of Psychiatry, Government Medical College, Kashmir (India) from January 2012 to March 2014. The diagnosis of AD patients was done according to NINCDS-ADRDA criteria .A total of 80 patients of AD were screened (40 with age of onset less than 65 and 40 with age of onset greater than 64) .Patients with age of onset less than 65 were called as Early Onset Alzheimer's disease (EAD) and patients with age onset greater than 65 were called as Late onset Alzheimer's disease (LOAD). MMSE (Mini Mental State Examination), CDR (Clinical Dementia Rating) and various other neuropsychological tests like verbal digit span, verbal fluency, the 15-item Mini- Boston Naming Test (Mini BNT),10- item Auditory Verbal Learning Test, Constructions, calculations, and similarities from the Neurobehavioral Cognitive Status Examination were assessed in all the patients. The data was analysed using paired t test. Results: The mean age of EAD and LOAD was 63.10 and 84.28 respectively. There was significant difference in MMSE of both of the groups and was found to be statistically significant (P<0.05).Patients in the EAD group performed better than the LOAD group on all the tests of motor-execution (P<0.05). LOAD group had lower mean score of verbal fluency compared to EAD group. Conclusion: Wider dysfunctions in cognitive symptoms were present in LOAD compared to EAD.


Experiments were conducted in a linear high pressure turbine cascade with wakes generated by moving upstream rods. The cascade included an adjustable top endwall that could be raised and lowered above the airfoils to change the tip gap. Conditions were considered with no tip gap, and gaps of 1.5% and 3.8% of axial chord. For each of these, cases were documented both with and without upstream wakes. The pressure distributions on the airfoils were acquired at the midspan and near the tip for each case. The total pressure loss was measured in the endwall region. Velocity fields were acquired in two planes normal to the flow direction using particle image velocimetry (PIV). For the case with no tip gap, the passage vortex and other vortices were clearly visible in the velocity fields. For the cases with a tip gap, the tip leakage vortex was the dominant flow feature, and it became stronger as the gap size increased. The other vortices were still present, but were moved by the tip leakage vortex. For the cases with unsteady wakes, the PIV data were ensemble-averaged based on phase within the wake passing cycle, to show the motion and change in strength of the vortices in response to the wake passing. The regions of high total pressure loss can be explained in terms of the secondary velocity field.


Objects This study aimed to elucidate the effect of cognitive bias modification on depression. Methods This research included 10 randomized studies searching four major databases: PubMed, Embase, PsycINFO, and Cochrane Library, with a total sample size of 467. Moreover, they were examined for quality and possible publication bias. Results Cognitive bias modification (CBM) had statistically significant results, g = −0.64, 95% CI = [−0.97–0.32]. The interpretation of cognitive bias modification shows the highest effect size, g = −1.45, 95% CI = [−2.05–0.88]. When the training place is located in the laboratory, the training effect is significant, g = −1.11, 95% CI = [−1.62–0.61]. The difference is statistically significant when the training environment was changed to home, g = −0.28, 95% CI = [−0.51–0.05]. CBM has a statistical effect on moderate-to-severe depression, g = −0.70, 95% CI = [−1.04–0.36]. Conclusion We found that CBM had a moderate therapeutic effect on depression, whether the setting was at home or in the lab. Especially when the interpretation of cognitive bias modification (CBM-I) was used, we got the highest effect value. Furthermore, CBM has a statistical effect on moderate-to-severe depression.


The analytic properties of adjoint solutions are examined for the quasi-1D Euler equations. For shocked flow, the derivation of the adjoint problem reveals that the adjoint variables are continuous with zero gradient at the shock, and that an internal adjoint boundary condition is required at the shock. A Green's function approach is used to derive the analytic adjoint solutions corresponding to supersonic, subsonic, isentropic and shocked transonic flows in a converging-diverging duct of arbitrary shape. This analysis reveals a logarithmic singularity at the sonic throat and confirms the expected properties at the shock.

This research was supported by EPSRC under grant GR/K91149


actively involved in the completion of the worksheets, imagining themselves in the role of the speech-language pathologist in the various scenarios, vignettes and mini therapy sessions, students will be better equipped and prepared to learn the skills necessary for, as well as the art of, speech-language therapy. Although this book is excellent for students, it will have little impact on professionals already practising in the speech-language pathology discipline as it will not provide them with new information and/or a higher level of information.


Introduction Optical constants are used to compute the response of a material to light. Previously published optical constants for uranium and a-Si over portions of the extreme ultraviolet (EUV) are questionable. The optical constants of a-Si from peerreviewed literature are not consistent with optical constants calculated from the atomic scattering factors of crystalline Si. The optical constants for uranium and silicon predicted reflectivities higher than we measured. Therefore, we have fit the optical constants of sputtered uranium and amorphous silicon using reflectance measurements. Optical constants are important in the design of optical devices that may be used in multilayer optics, plasma diagnostics, lithography, and space optics. Specifically, we were involved in the design and fabrication of space flight mirrors for the IMAGE explorer satellite. The proper design of these devices depends on reliably knowing the optical properties of many materials. It is also possible to learn about the basic electronic properties of a material by measuring its optical properties. We used the optical constants of many materials to design multilayer mirror coatings for three cameras which were part of the IMAGE mission satellite. An iterative process was used to select the materials and design the multilayer coating because the optical constants were not well known. The multilayer samples that were made were used to obtain the optical constants of a-Si and U at 30.4 and 58.4 nm. We were not certain if the individual optical properties of a-Si and uranium could be distinguished in a multilayer, but we were partially successful in the determination of the optical constants of a-Si and uranium in the EUV. Many different multilayers were prepared to understand the reflective properties of a-Si and uranium; we will only report on multilayers that have an a-Si/U Γ of 0.7±0.03 and have a uranium oxide overcoat. Here Γ is the ratio of the thickness of the top layer to the D-spacing.


Recent years have seen an increasing interest in leader's use of humor among organizational scholars. In this regard, leader positive humor has been shown to be related to leader effectiveness. However, to date there is limited theoretical and empirical attention regarding the relationship between self-deprecating humor in particular and leadership effectiveness. As such, the purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of leader's self-deprecating humor on follower's perceptions of leader effectiveness. In doing so, the authors also encompassed trust in leader as a mediator.,Data were collected from three different samples. The authors examined the hypotheses using hierarchical regression, bootstrapping analysis and Sobel test.,Results produced consistent evidence that the use of self-deprecating humor by the leader positively affects his/her perceived effectiveness and that this relationship is partially mediated by trust in leader.,A main limitation of the present research relates to its cross-sectional design that cannot infer causality. In addition, data were gathered from a single source. As such, this may raise the possibility of common method bias.,The present paper contributes to the limited theoretical and empirical organizational research regarding the role of leader self-deprecating humor. More specifically, this is the first study, to the best of authors' knowledge that links this type of humor to his/her effectiveness.


The article deals with a problem of the influence of the moments of gear switching choice in automobile transmission on its fluel and economical properties under certain movement programme.


This research deals with the improving students' reading comprehension achievement on persuasive text through storytelling. This research is aimed to find out the improvement of the students' reading comprehension achievement on persuasive text if teaching by applying storytelling. The design of the research is conducted by using action research method. It was done through planning, action, observation, and reflection. The subject of this research is the 2013/2014 students of the Grade XI of SMA Swa Bina Karya Medan. This research applies quantitative and qualitative method. Quantitative data are taken from the students' reading comprehension test. Qualitative data are taken from diary notes, interview, and observation. The result of the research shows that there is improvement of students' reading comprehension on persuasive text through storytelling.
Keywords : Improving,Reading Comprehension,Persuasive Text,Storytelling


Along with the coming of information era,the multi-function integrative intelligent mobile phone collecting official working,amusement and communication has already became the development focus of every mobile developer.J2ME platform is considered to be the most outstanding mobile phone procedure developing platform.The paper proposes the solution according to limitation of current information manager system of port,and the practical methods is also discussed.


Background

India is the only nation where young girls have greater risks of under-5 mortality than boys. We test whether female disadvantage in breastfeeding and food allocation can account for India's gender disparities in child mortality rates.

Methods

Multivariate regression and Cox models were performed using Round 3 of India's National Family and …


A medicinal plant possesses curative properties mainly due to the presence of alkaloids, glycosides, saponin, carbohydrates, protein, phytosterols, flavonoids and tannin etc. They are naturally synthesized by the plants. The plants are important renewable source of raw materials for the production of variety of chemicals which can be utilized by mankind. It becomes necessary to find out the chemical constituents present in a particular medicinal plant which are used to cure the human and animal disease . An attempt has been made to correlate the biological activity with the chemical constituents of the plants or part used in medicine. In the present study, simple phytochemical screening procedures were carried out to find the various constituents present in the extract of petroleum ether, benzene, chloroform, acetone, ethanol of Bacopa monnieri (L.) Wettest.showing the presence of flavonoids, terpenoids, saponin, and cardiac glycosides, carbohydrates. The plant is used as ethnobotany and ethnoveterinary medicines.


The development of a III‐V on silicon tandem cell is reported. GaAsPN material is considered for top cell absorber because of its quasi‐lattice matching with silicon and its pseudo‐direct bandgap at 1.7 eV. First, GaAsPN single cells are grown on both GaP and Si substrates, and their electrical performances are compared. It is found that the performances of the cell are limited by the low carrier mobility induced by the use of dilute nitrides. Then the first‐stage development of a tandem photovoltaic solar cell is reported, including a tunnel junction (TJ) made of Si.


Potential curves corresponding to all the valence states of HeO+ have been calculated with a minimum basis set and full configuration interaction. The principal inelastic process in low energy collisions of ground state He and O+ is seen to be the 4S→ 2D excitation O+, the transition arising from a spin‐orbit interaction at a crossing of the lowest 4Σ and 2Π states of HeO+. Much more accurate calculations were thus carried out for these two states, as well as a semiclassical calculation of the cross section for He+O+(4S)→ He+O+(2D). The cross section has no activation energy other than its energetic threshold (3.3 eV) and rises to a maximum of ∼8.6× 10−3 A2 at ∼ 6 eV. There is a residual oscillatory structure in the energy dependence of the cross section, and it is shown how experimental observation of this could be used to obtain precise information concerning the relevant potential curves.


The minute pirate bugs, Orius spp., are known as predators on several pests as thrips, aphids, spider mites and whiteflies. Orius insidiosus is an important thrips predator, commercially used around the world. However, one of the main problems on biological control of thrips in temperate regions is the occurrence of reproductive diapause in Orius species. This characteristic promotes the interruption of biological control strategies when predators are exposed to short photoperiods. This research had as objective to evaluate the influence of different photoperiod conditions on eggs/nymphs and adults of O. insidiosus in laboratory. The trials were carried out through the combination of eggs/nymphs and adults reared under the photoperiods 10L:14D; 11L:13D; 12L:12D and 13L:11D, at 25±2oC and 70±10% RH. The predators were maintained during their pre-imaginal development time under one of the photoperiods and, after being emerged as adults transferred to another photoperiod regime. The predator had a tendency to present longer development time under photoperiod 13L:11D. There was no influence of the different photoperiods conditions on the reproduction of O. insidiosus. The females laid eggs normally during all their lifetime. O. insidiosus is not sensitive to photoperiod evaluated and do not enter in reproductive diapause.


A director's responsibility is to manage a company's resources to deliver profitability. This requires specific personality traits, continuous learning and an understanding of the legislation governing employment and directorship. In this article, Julie Miller describes the role of limited company directors, including their responsibilities as both employers and employees.


Civil society is the field of societal life opposed to the political nation.An independent civil society is the indispensable condition for the formation of the rule of law.Market economy enhanced the reasonable development of the formality of legal system and generated the spirit of the rule of law.The rights of civil society restrict the power of the state in all kinds of forms.It is the foundation and important social conditions of modern democratic development.In the process of exploring the route of the modernization of legal system in China,the basic and decisive roles of civil society shall be attached full importance to provide reference for modem China's democracy construction.At the same time,the western civil society theories shall be appropriately differentiated and absorbed.


A HEVC-based scalable 3D video coding system is proposed. The proposed system supports scalable transmission of multiview video data with depth maps. Key technologies in this system are reference picture management, reference picture list construction, and cross-layer dependency signaling. All the proposed technologies are used for the development of video coding system for UHD stereo display and glassless 3D display.


The scientist's archive is analyzed as a history and sociology of science phenomena on the example of the Vladimir Charnoluskiy's archive, an ethnographer, best known as a Kola Saami' researcher. The features of archives as memorial institutions are revealed, personal and official archives are compared. The archive as a metaphor (along with others –– trace, evidence) demonstrates the social dimension of science and the formation of the image of a scientist, as well as its additions and changes. A "model" of a standardized and competitive perception of science with the corresponding "actions" of archival materials is proposed. Archival evidence can supplement or change formed views –– individual facts, the perception of the image of a scientist in terms of research subjects, explanation of the facts and theoretical problems.


Currently, various input devices such as the gesture, the touchpad remote controller and the 3D motion pointing remote controller are introduced for interactive TVs proposed by various TV providers including Samsung, LG, Google and Apple. As more complicated TV information structures and similar functions to PCs were provided, the cursor interaction has been selected as PCs to control TVs remotely. However, different measures have been selected for interactions so that such variety for input device is resulted. Furthermore, providers composed an interaction adequate for each input device. Such attempts have been natural approaches fully utilizing characteristics of input devices while having the limit of consideration started as being focused on input devices. This study compares interaction factors analyzed by selecting mouses, gestures, touch pads and 3D motion pointing devices and focusing on existing input devices and reviews if the identically applied factors differ according to the use behavior of Lean-Forward/Lean-Back. And the study sets the research direction for a proper cursor interaction to behaviors on using TVs.


This study aims to determinethe readiness of investment human resources in the city of pekanbaru to face demographic bonus. Education and healthy as a variable(X) and demographic bonus (Y). This study uses secondary dataobtained from thecentral bureau statistics. The method of analysis used in this study isdescriptive and literatures studies library. The study conculuded that efforts to improve the quality of resources to welcome the demographic bonus though education and health are met. Pekanbaru city literacy rate in 2015 was 99,90%, the remaining 0,10% of elderly who have difficulty learning. If the projected state of education in 2030 RLS also experienced positive improvements, that can be projected RLS in 2020 was 11,45 equivalent to a high school class 2. The quality of education can be seen from the old school expectation and average length of school.Based on New Method HDI, Kota Pekanbaru School Expectation Figures in 2015 amounted to 14.86. In the future, it is expected that children at certain ages will feel the school for almost 15 years or have been sitting in college semester 5. This study concludes that efforts to improve the quality of human resources to welcome demographic bonus through education and health can be fulfilled. Because the year 2011-2015 the quality of education and health quality continues to grow. If this runs continuously in prediction Pekanbaru City will be able to take advantage of the momentum of demographic bonus that memimiki positive effects on economic growth.


This paper describes a depth-based inpainting algorithm which efficiently handles disocclusion occurring on virtual viewpoint rendering. A single reference view and a set of depth maps are used in the proposed approach. The method not only deals with small disocclusion filling related to small camera baseline, but also manages to fill in larger disocclusions in distant synthesized views. This relies on a coherent tensor-based color and geometry structure propagation. The depth is used to drive the filling order, while enforcing the structure diffusion from similar candidate-patches. By acting on patch prioritization, selection and combination, the completion of distant synthesized views allows a consistent and realistic rendering of virtual viewpoints.


For a very long time, plants have been used worldwide as a natural medicine to treat human diseases, and it has been in many parts of the world, plants are used as a safe source of drugs to cure several diseases and conditions through complementary medicine system. In tropical Asia and Africa, Commelina benghalensis is a native plant and is known to have significant pharmacological activities. This plant has different groups of active biological compounds which provide C. benghalensis with such a wide range of pharmacological activities. C. benghalensis has been traditionally used for the treatment of many different diseases such as burns, leprosy, sore throat, pain and inflammations and also uses as an emollient, demulcent and laxative. Several research papers on the pharmacological, biological and isolation of metabolites and biologically active compounds of this plant have already been done worldwide. However, many areas of study for the complete evaluation of the therapeutic values of this plant still need to be conducted. This paper briefly reviews the pharmacological status of C. benghalensis. Furthermore, this review paper is the first and most updated literature review on the plantCommelina benghalensis. INTRODUCTION: Traditional medicines play a vital role in health-care services all around the world. From decades, a person all over the globe relies on plants and plants extracts for the treatment of various health issues. C. benghalensis is being used as a part of the traditional medicinal system to cure different diseases. It has been used for the treatment of pain, constipation, headache, leprosy, fever, snake bite and jaundice 1, 2, 3 . It has also been used in the treatment of mouth thrush 4 , epilepsy 5 , insanity 6 , and psychosis 7 . QUICK RESPONSE CODE DOI: 10.13040/IJPSR.0975-8232.IJP.5(10).637-45 The article can be accessed online on www.ijpjournal.com DOI link: http://dx.doi.org/10.13040/IJPSR.0975-8232.IJP.5(10).637-45 In many parts of tropical Asia, it is used to treat infertility in women and India, it is used as bitter, demulcent, laxative, emollient, as an antiinflammatory and depressant 8 . In China, C. benghalensis is used as diuretic and febrifuge 9 . In Africa, Pakistan and other parts of Asia, it is common nutritional vegetation 10 . In many parts of India, this plant is a widely used ethnomedicinal plant for various diseases 21 . In Nepal, the paste of the Commelina benghalensis is being utilized to treat smolders, and the root-juice is used for the treating acid reflux 11 . This plant is also used to feed domestic animals, and in many parts of southern Asia, it is also eaten by humans. In Malaysia, Philippines and India, C. benghalensis is considered as a refrigerant and astringent and is being used for strangury 30 . In Bangladesh, this plant is used as an anti-dote for snakebites, burns


Abstract: Recent studies have suggested a role for an inhibitory guanine nucleotide binding (Gi) protein and protein (serine/threonine) phosphatase 2A (PP2A) in the angiotensin II type 2 (AT2) receptor‐mediated stimulation of neuronal K+ currents. In the present study we have directly analyzed the effects of angiotensin II on PP2A activity in neurons cultured from newborn rat hypothalamus and brainstem. Angiotensin II elicited time (30 min–24 h)‐ and concentration (10 nM‐1 µM)‐dependent increases in PP2A activity in these cells, an effect mimicked by the AT2 receptor ligand CGP‐42112A. These effects of angiotensin II and CGP‐42112A involve AT2 receptors, because they were inhibited by the AT2 receptor‐selective ligand PD 123,319 (1 µM) but not by the angiotensin II type 1 receptor antagonist losartan (1 µM). Furthermore, the stimulatory effects of angiotensin II and CGP‐42112A on PP2A activity were inhibited by pretreatment of cultures with pertussis toxin (200 ng/ml; 24 h), indicating the involvement of a Gi protein. These effects of angiotensin II and CGP‐42112A appear to be via activation of PP2A, and western blot analyses revealed no effects of either peptide on the protein levels of the catalytic subunit of PP2A in cultured neurons. In summary, these data suggest that PP2A is a cellular target modified following neuronal AT2 receptor activation.


THE RELATIONSHIP OF HORMONAL CONTRASEPTION WITH SERUM THYROID STIMULATING HORMON (TSH) AND THYROXIN (T4) OF MARRIED WOMAN IN ENDEMIC GOITER AREA. Background: Family planning program has been practiced, not only in urban but also in rural area, including remote villages in mountainous area where sometimes were also recognized as endemic goiter area. There are findings from several studies related to the effect of using hormonal contraception to the thyroid gland function. It was recomendation to study the relationship of using hormonal contraception with serum TSH and T4 of married woman. Methods: A Case control study was conducted among married woman (20-40 years old) in IDD enamic area of Sawangan Magelang district, Central Java. There groups of married women aged 20-40 years were selected of this study (38 women for each group) as follows: Group A women using contraception (pill), group B using injection and group C using non hormonal contraception (IUD, condom or sterilization). Results: The median value of serum TSH for group A and B (1,6 µU/ml), while group C were 1.7 µU/ml. The median value of serum T4 for group A, group Band C were 8,7 µg/dl, 8,3 µg/dl and 6.9 µU/ml respectively. The median value of urine excretion (UIE) for group A, group B and group C were 159 µg/L, 199 µg/L and 163 µg/L respectively. Conclutions: There were no significant differance of serum TSH among three groups. Serum T4 of group A and group B were significantly higher than that of group C.


This paper presents a TCP-friendly congestion control mechanism based on fractal-wavelet multiple time scale for improving media traffic performance in particular, consistent Qos transport - by maintaining traffic rate as friendly as possible. Our scheme implement fractal-wavelet method to detect network traffic long-range dependence (LRD) at larger time scales to enhance media traffic performance for the purpose above. Simulation illustrate that the scheme can enhance the tracking capacity of the network traffic and decrease 10%-20% traffic loss rate compared with TFRC. It achieves better performance in terms of intra-protocol & inter-protocol fairness for media consistent QoS transport


Measurement of reflectance properties of asphalt is an insufficiently addressed problem, although this parameter is involved in three major directions in which the development of roads and lighting takes place: new technologies for materials, including solar energy harvesting, energy efficiency of road lighting and light pollution reduction. For each of these directions, concerns for improving performance have been identified, in which for each percentage gained, significant efforts and costs are registered. It is thus shown that although the reflectance properties of asphalt can change the results to a large extent (even 47%), this parameter is considered as a material constant and is not measured, although it is variable over time. After evaluating some landmarks regarding the geometric domain for which this parameter must be measured, a photographic method is presented and exemplified by which the desired values can be obtained insitu conditions.


Abstract. A new troglophilic species, Ptomaphaginus chapmani, is described from caves in Sarawak. it has the very unusual combination of very reduced eyes but functiobnal wings and may be interpreted as a phylogenetic relict, with characters suggesting a New World origin for this Oriental genus.


Background: Liraglutide has well-known effects on glucose patterns. However, its several other treatment leads to the reduction of fat mass, android fat, trunk fat, and appetite by improving the lipid profile, glucose control, insulin sensitivity.


In some special applications,the elastic elements of sensors will produce thermal stress in a temperature field.A study of the distribution of a temperature field and the thermal stress through experimentation is the precondition and foundation of adopting compensation measures.This paper presents a simulation experiment method for studying the temperature field of the elastic elements with holes,and deduces a partial fitting equation based on experiment data,which shows the temperature distribution changes with geometric parameters.


[1] The M = 7.8 1906 San Francisco earthquake cast a stress shadow across the San Andreas fault system, inhibiting other large earthquakes for at least 75 years. The duration of the stress shadow is a key question in San Francisco Bay area seismic hazard assessment. This study presents a three-dimensional (3-D) finite element simulation of post-1906 stress recovery. The model reproduces observed geologic slip rates on major strike-slip faults and produces surface velocity vectors comparable to geodetic measurements. Fault stressing rates calculated with the finite element model are evaluated against numbers calculated using deep dislocation slip. In the finite element model, tectonic stressing is distributed throughout the crust and upper mantle, whereas tectonic stressing calculated with dislocations is focused mostly on faults. In addition, the finite element model incorporates postseismic effects such as deep afterslip and viscoelastic relaxation in the upper mantle. More distributed stressing and postseismic effects in the finite element model lead to lower calculated tectonic stressing rates and longer stress shadow durations (17–74 years compared with 7–54 years). All models considered indicate that the 1906 stress shadow was completely erased by tectonic loading no later than 1980. However, the stress shadow still affects present-day earthquake probability. Use of stressing rate parameters calculated with the finite element model yields a 7–12% reduction in 30-year probability caused by the 1906 stress shadow as compared with calculations not incorporating interactions. The aggregate interaction-based probability on selected segments (not including the ruptured San Andreas fault) is 53–70% versus the noninteraction range of 65–77%.


This Article discusses the current posture of "take-home" asbestos litigation and distinguishes the lack of merit of such cases from previous "take-home" asbestos cases. It further identifies sources other than asbestos that commonly cause mesothelioma that lead to "take-home" litigation. Moreover, this Article articulates the issues with the any exposure causation theory typically used by experts in asbestos litigation. This Article suggests the future of asbestos litigation largely hinges on the willingness of courts to address the discussed cases that have no proven merit in science.


Directed by engineering practice,paper mill sludge was dried in a paddle drier and co-combusted with paper residue in a bubbling fluidized bed incinerator.The pollutant emission characteristics of sludge drying and combustion process as well as the influence of coal on pollutant emission were then studied.It was found that plenty of volatile flue gases,including paraffin gases,benzene,fatty acid,NH3,HCl and HCN,were emitted during the sludge drying process.The chemical oxygen demand(COD) of condensed water was 113.6 mg/L when the oil temperature of the paddle drier was 180 ℃.After co-combustion with coal,the concentrations of general pollutants and dioxins markedly decreased. The CO concentration has decreased from 574.8 mg/m3 to 144.5 mg/m3,and the dioxin concentration from 0.144 ng I-TEQ/m3 to 0.04 ng I-TEQ/m3.The concentration of fly ash leached heavy metals was far below the GB 5085.3—1996 standards.


The invention discloses a compression hemostasis device capable of preventing haemorrhage after arteriopuncture and venipuncture. The compression hemostasis device disclosed by the invention comprises an inflation air sac, a hand pressure aerator and a compression device, wherein the hand pressure aerator is communicated with the inflation air sac; and the upper part of the compression device is of a hollow tubular shape and is communicated with the inflation air sac, and the lower part is of an upside-down bowl shape. Compared with the prior art, the compression hemostasis device disclosed by the invention has the following beneficial effects that: 1, a surgery doctor can autonomously adjust pressure for hemostasis according to the practical situation of a patient, a stable hemostasis pressure is provided for the patient, labour intensity of a doctor is greatly alleviated, and success rate of postoperation hemostasis on the patient is improved; and 2, the compression hemostasis device is convenient to use and is healthy.


Introduction. The processe of harvesting fiber flax is characterized by tough interactions of the work tools of the flax puller and parts of plants. Different principles and design of work tools for taking out seed bolls from the stem, used in flax harvesting machines, have both advantages and disadvantages. Single-drum comb deseeders are the most effective, but the level of damage to the stems caused during the working of these mechanisms is high. The purpose of this work is the experimental substantiation of constructive changes in the comb deseeder, which allows reducing damage to the stems of the flax fiber in the process of combing and improving the quality of the flax material.
Materials and Methods. Fields and laboratories studies of flax harvesting and technological tests of flax straw and fiber were carried out according to the existing methods and standard protocols (GOST). The influence of the harvesting combine speed and deseeder type (the drum for the taking flax balls off by the stems' combing and for the transporting removed balls to hopper) on the yield and quality of the fiber were determined. The fiber flax variety Alexim (cultivated by All Russian Research Institute for Flax Production, Torzhok) was used as a plant object and the harvesting was carried out in the vegetation stage "yellow stem" – "full ripeness".
Results. The classical design of the combing drum with four ridges for deseeding was changed to three ones that means only one of ridges should be in the layer of flax stems during the combing process. That design could decrease damage to the stems when deseeding stems. Instrumental assessment of fiber shows that after the deseeding by the threeridges drum the quality of flax straw was 0.97–1.09 numbers that was by 0.19–0.28 numbers higher than after using four-ridges drums.
Conclusions. The obtained data indicate that the reducing of the load on the flax stems has a positive effect on the quality of the fibrous products. The yield of long fiber increases by 1.27–1.54% (abs.), and the fiber quality – by 0.3 numbers.