The potential jobs of communication engineering are analyzed,and that,we discuss the knowledge demands and its perspective of these posts.It is point out that we should attach much important to the general education courses as well as the foundation courses of specialty.


Submitted for the MAR07 Meeting of The American Physical Society Anomalous superfluidity in two dimensional spin-1 systems1 SHAILESH CHANDRASEKHARAN, Duke University — We study thermodynamics of a strongly coupled lattice gauge system in 2 + 1 dimensions. The partition function of our model can be written elegantly as a statistical mechanics of dimers and loops. The model is invariant under an SO(3)×U(1) symmetry which makes it interesting in describing phase transitions in spin-1 systems. At low temperatures, we find evidence for superfluidity in the U(1) symmetry sector while the SO(3) symmetry remains unbroken. The finite temperature phase transition belongs to the Kosterlitz-Thouless universality class, but the superfluid density jump ρ(Tc) at the critical temperature Tc is anomalously higher than the normal value of 2Tc/π. We show that by adding an SO(3) symmetry breaking term to the model, one can obtain a variety of superfluid density jumps, including the normal jump and four times the normal jump that arises in the presence of half vortices. We believe the presence of spin causes the anomalous superfluid behavior seen. Our results may be of interest to researchers studying superfluidity in spin-1 systems. Our work is published in PRL 97, 182001 (2006). 1Work supported by DOE grant DE-FG02-05ER41368 and NSF grant DMR-0506953 Shailesh Chandrasekharan Duke Unviersity Date submitted: 20 Nov 2006 Electronic form version 1.4


Background: Opera singers are classified under level I, as the elite vocal performers, being the quintessential representatives of this group. As the professional voice users, they meticulously observe any changes relevant to their health, therefore self-reported side effects should be taken under serious consideration. The aim of this study was to initiate the process of gathering general information about the most common side effects of medications taken by the opera singers. Methods: The study group consisted of 264 professional opera singers, treated in Claros Clinic in a 35 years period, who were asked to complete a questionnaire. The response rate was 62.1% (n=164) with a male-to-female ratio being 1.27:1 (72 men and 92 women). 46 cases of adverse effects of medicines were updated and analysed. All the responses were collected between February and April 2018. Results: The mean age of our study group was 38.3 for females and 49.95 for males, with the range between 18-83 years. The vocal categories were as follows: 39 tenors, 17 baritones, 14 basses, 64 sopranos, 23 mezzo-sopranos and 5 contraltos. Patients with chronic diseases and comorbidities represented the 39.1% of the study group. The most common adverse effect reported was dryness (15.2%). The most frequent voice side effects raised by singers were clearing the throat frequently (14.63%), hoarseness and coarse or scratchy sound (10.37%), and vocal fatigue (7.32%). Conclusions: We believe that exploring the subject of vocal side effects of medications in professional opera singers is extremely important.


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The physical properties of scintillators determine X‐ray detection performance directly, which plays a vital role in computed tomography (CT) imaging for medical radiography and security checks. Recently, lead halide perovskite materials have shown higher photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY) than conventional X‐ray scintillators, but there are still some limitations, including instability and the use of heavy metal lead. In this study, a low‐temperature solution method is used to prepare 0D lead‐free Cs3Cu2I5 perovskite nanocrystals (NCs), and a corresponding optical fiber panel with Cs3Cu2I5 NCs is fabricated for high‐resolution X‐ray CT imaging. The Cs3Cu2I5 NCs exhibit a high PLQY of 59% and outstanding stability for more than three months. Importantly, the Cs3Cu2I5 NCs show a high radioluminescence (RL) light yield, that is four times higher than that of CsPbBr3 NCs (80 kV, 70 µA). In addition, an X‐ray detector based on a Cs3Cu2I5 NC scintillator is designed. Using this system, a clear projection image of a chip is obtained, and a 3D CT image of a snail is reconstructed. Therefore, the use of lead‐free perovskite nanocrystal scintillators is a promising technique for commercial X‐ray detection.


Abstract This article considers the high-multiplicity resource-constrained project scheduling problem with generalised precedence constraints (RCPSP/max). Projects, which can be partitioned into relatively few classes, are to be scheduled subject to resource and generalised precedence constraints. We show that there exists symmetry between projects of the same class and propose two approaches of symmetry breaking: (1) adding additional constraints to the model in the form of precedence constraints, (2) remodelling the problem to reduce the number of variables. To test the usefulness of the symmetry breaking approaches a computational study is completed considering two families of discrete-time based MIP models and a number of state-of-the-art CP-based scheduling approaches. The study shows that both symmetry breaking approaches allow all solving methods to find and prove more optimal solutions. The best CP approach is then used to find a number of new best solutions to relevant problems from the MPSPlib, a multi-project scheduling problem library, for both the total makespan and average project delay objective, whereas the best MIP approach is used to determine a number of tighter lower bounds.


Introduction.- Review of AC-AC frequency converters.- Concept of matrix-reactance frequency converters.- Modeling of matrix-reactance frequency converters.- Property analysis.- Experimental investigation.- Summary.


In order to carray out human-orientedness ideology,we must try our best to do the following things:To fully respect the workers and promote people's complete devolepment so as to play people's subjective activity in ideological and political work;To master worker's thought changes and actually re- fine direction in ideological and political education;To pay attention to resolve worker's actual problems and strengthen the actual effects in ideological and political education so as to realize ideological and po- litical work's social function.


This paper presents the result of a research on the informational level of university women about domestic violence. The research was carried out with students of the Administration Course at the State University of Paraná UNESPAR campus of ParanaguáParaná Brazil, in 2020, and it used as basis the Law 11.340/2006 known as Lei Maria da Penha which scope typifies as crimes the various examples of aggressions, imposing sanctions on the aggressors and welcoming the battered women. For this research 82 women from 17 to 34 years old were interviewed and the results pointed out some gaps, especially regarding the identification of violence in all its aspects, as well as in the knowledge on this Brazilian law which creates mechanisms to protect women.


Any university badge has its fixed shape,structure and characteristics.The design of university emblem is inseparable from the shape analysis of university badge.The shape of university badge is a form of its existence or expression.The structure of a university badge must have two elements: words and image,which can reflect and complement each other and express the implication of the university badge to the highest degree.As the image identification mark,university badge has its own features and specialties.University badge is the combination of words,images and meaning,which can reflect the philosophy of schooling,its unique individuality and spiritual essence.


The concept of education is revolutionary change in 21st century. The teachers initiate to find out these spe - cial abilities, which were no doubt creative. Defining creative potentialities is almost like picking gems among the pebbles or separating diamond from coal. Every sensible teacher should know how to stoop and how to conquer such gems. In fact, a teacher should never be a man with arms. His promise will be "let us look for tomorrow's citizen."


In WDM all-optical networks, the use of wavelength converters can increase the wavelength resource efficiency and reduce the blocking probability. However, all-optical wavelength converters are likely to remain costly devices. Moreover, the blocking probability does not decrease linearly with the number of converters. Hence, it is desirable that just a limited amount of wavelength converters are used in the whole network. In this case, a vital question arises: how many converters are enough and where to place these converters? In this paper, we introduce for the first time an exact ILP formulation to minimize the number of necessary wavelength converters as well as to place these converters in the network for a static traffic pattern, when its Routing Wavelength Assignment (RWA) is infeasible if no wavelength converter is used but feasible if the wavelength continuity constraint is relaxed. By running the optimization for numerous different random traffic patterns, we can at the end find the nodes with highest probability to place wavelength converters.


This Handbook is devoted to an examination and explanation of this new process and the issues that arise in designing it.


Aim: To evaluate the rate and clinical expression of postnatal cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection transmitted through breast milk in extremely preterm infants.


© BMJ Publishing Group Limited 2021. No commercial reuse. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ. DESCRIPTION A 16yearold male presented to our hospital with complaints of mild mental retardation, umbilical and bilateral inguinal hernias, distended abdomen, profound bilateral hearing loss and recent onset seizures. On physical examination, he had a short stature, thick rough skin, depressed nasal bridge, macroglossia, macrocephaly, hypertrichosis and fixed joint abnormalities with contractures and scoliosis (figure 1, obtained with the patient's permission). No family history of a related syndrome was present on either the paternal side or the maternal side. The patient underwent ultrasonography of the abdomen, which revealed moderate hepatosplenomegaly, and umbilical and bilateral inguinal hernias. The patient underwent a urine spot test for mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) type II screening, which came positive. Confirmatory analysis was performed by enzyme assay, which revealed diminished activity of iduronate 2sulfatase enzyme in plasma at 1.2 mol/L/ hour (reference value: >2 mol/L/hour). For further evaluation of his neurological symptoms, the patient underwent MRI findings that demonstrated bicoronal, lambdoid and sagittal synostosis with abnormal skull shape. Multiple welldefined rounded cystic lesions involving the corpus callosum were observed, which appeared hyperintense on T2weighted image (WI) and hypointense on T1WI/fluidattenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) (figure 2A). Multiple tiny abnormal T2WI/ FLAIR hyperintense signal areas were noted in the periventricular and deep white matter in bilateral cerebral hemispheres (figure 2B) (appeared hypointense on T1WI, without any true restriction on diffusionweighted imaging or any blooming on susceptibilityweighted imaging). Bilateral proptosis was present with prominent cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the dural sheath over bilateral optic nerves (optic nerve sheath diameter— right 8.5 mm and left 9.5 mm) (figure 2C). The MRI also depicted the prominence of extraaxial CSF spaces. In addition, a 2.1×0.9×1.5 cm sized extraaxial CSF signal intensity lesion was found in the right temporal region, representing prominent extraaxial CSF spaces/arachnoid cyst) (figure 2D). All the above findings suggested a diagnosis of MPS type II. All investigations were in favour of MPS II. After diagnosis, the patient was started on enzyme replacement therapy. The patient is doing fine till the last followup. Hunter syndrome (HS) is an Xlinked recessive MPS type II syndrome caused by the deficiency of iduronate 2sulfatase enzyme. This causes the accumulation of glycosaminoglycans (GAGs), dermatan and heparan sulfate in the body's extracellular and intracellular compartments, leading to multisystem organ abnormality. HS is a heterogeneous disorder both in an age of onset of the symptoms and severity. It is labelled as mild and severe based on the survival length and the presence or absence of neurological symptoms . Neuroradiological MRI in patients with HS is related to the deposition of GAGs and a strange flow of CSF into the brain parenchyma. The clinician can acknowledge a large spectrum of severity based on MRI findings, from negligible to severe. Typically, multiple prominent perivascular spaces (PVSs) are observed in the periventricular white matter and corpus callosum due to the deposition Figure 1 Clinical photograph of the patient with Hunter syndrome having classic features such as scoliosis, distended abdomen, umbilical hernia and flexion deformities in extremities.


The capillarity principium is introdu ce d in the article and the balance height of capillarity is calculated by using th ree ways:balance of thermodynamics,balance of static mechanics and principle of minimum energy.The calculating result make it clear that the three ways are equi valent.


The design method of parameters in LLC resonant converter is introduced.In order to satisfy the demand of high efficiency and high power density,a method of optimization of parameters in LLC resonant converter is elaborated on the base of taking an investigation of the effect in operation or performance caused by variation in parameters.The experimental results have verified the validity of the proposed design and optimization method.


When batch treatment is used to provide corrosion protection in a gas well, a limited quantity of inhibitor is injected into the tubing string over a period of a few hours. The inhibitor may be used as received from the manufacturer or alternatively, a solution or dispersion of the inhibitor may be prepared by dilution with water or a hydrocarbon, such as diesel oil or lease condensate. After injection is completed, the well is left shut-in to allow the inhibitor to drain into the lower portion of the well. As the liquid flows down the tubing string, a film of inhibitor is deposited on the metal surface. This film is formed because the active component in the corrosion inhibitor solution has a greater affinity for the metal surface than for the solvent. The film of corrosion inhibitor prevents or reduces the dissolution of the metal by the various gases and liquids which emanate from the well. Results are presented and conclusions are drawn from experiments using radioactive corrosion inhibitors in batch treatment of gas wells. Two types of inhibitors were used in the experiments, the normal and the high density or heavy inhibitor. A normal inhibitor is one which hasmore » a density of about 7.5 lb per gal.« less


The epistemological, theoretical and methodological debates that aim at scientific credibility, cannot ignore the corresponding application to the social fabric. Conversely, action should always inform reflection. This article rationally demonstrates and sensorialy exhibits the following: one of the sociological genres, Artistic Sociology, transports sociology and its scientific language, from the academia to creative extension activities such as the exhibition of sociological knowledge within urban public space, for example in the case of the art gallery. In the same way, artistic knowledge and language should contaminate sociological discussion through an innovative sensibility. This is possible through the insertion, within a sociological text, not only of images from an art exhibition, presented as 'Figures' (1,2 ... n). In addition, the art exhibition itself can be understood as a social and sociological configuration that is an organic part of the very body of the traditional sociological text. Thus, a profound hybridization of knowledge is sought, which can enrich, but also subvert, both sociological debates and art exhibitions. This purpose is accomplished here by several interconnected means: an epistemological approach between Artistic Sociology and Hybridogy; the theoretical problematization of mobile cultures; the empirical field work in the context of urban communication at City 3.0 and tourism communication in the context of Tourism 3.0; and the exhibition 'New Art Fest'17, as the field for the application of innovative sociological and artistic methodological approaches. A first step was Sociological Exibition on Tourism 3.0 / Cidade 3.0, that demonstrated and showed the urban and travel knowledge, within the space of the art gallery. In a second phase, this knowledge tested through the exhibition audience, is reintroduced in a scientific journal article. Such a double research movement hybridizes and confronts, in both originary and original forms, scientific and artistic knowledge and practice.


Constructivism Theory,learner-centered,involves learners' active engagement in study.Constructivism Theory can be effectively applied to Web-based Russian teaching,and meanwhile,Web-based teaching system provides Constructivism Theory with technological support and opportunity of application.The construction of Web-based Russian teaching adopting Constructivism Theory consists of two parts: teaching environment and supporting system.As proved in practice,Web-based Russian teaching has certain distinct advantages,while in actual teaching there are still certain points to be improved.


Background: The relationship between clinical decision support systems (CDSS) and quality is a relatively new, and in light of the new health information technology (HIT) legislation, policy-relevant area. Moreover, very few studies exist examining the link between HIT and healthcare disparities. The purpose of this article is to examine the association between CDSS and the treatment of pneumonia care within high-minority (≥29.1% non-White, non-Hispanic) and low-minority (<29.1%) Zip Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs). Research design: This study employed a cross-sectional design and used 2009 data from the American Hospital Association, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Research Triangle Institute. Adjusted analysis controlled for a hospital's propensity to use CDSS. Results: In the unadjusted analysis, hospitals in high-minority ZCTAs had lower pneumonia quality composite scores than their low-minority counterparts. When adjusting for other hospital and ZCTA-level variables, we found that CDSS use had stronger positive associations with quality in high-minority hospitals. Conclusions: Results support policy directives may support higher quality improvements by focusing CDSS adoption in high-minority hospitals.


The paper introduces application of C8051F020 single chip computer CAN controller and structure and mainly emphasizes on application of the controller in motor monitoring system,expounds design and implementation of CAN controller peripheral hardware and communication software,provides CAN communication software flowchart.The validity of the design was proved by practice.


of space heating and the winter maintenance of roads. This theme will be continued in my first report, but a larger scale view will be taken, beginning with an examination of the international climate of opinion which is currently attempting to stimulate research in applied and applicable climatology at all levels, discussing some recent attempts to evaluate the costs and benefits of weather and climate at the national scale, and concluding with a review of the potential applications and economic benefits to be derived from weather satellite data which have recently been demonstrated.


Mathematical model construction of complicate physical phenomenon often leads to the setting and solving problems of parameters optimal control in differential equations in partial derivatives. Chosen equation with boundary and initial conditions is usually mathematical model basis of the object, which is under analysis. Optimal control of right-hand side function in non-linear problem for inhomogeneous biharmonic has been investigated. With the help of various gradient methods the problems of parameters control in such equations are solved successfully. Herewith linear problem is solved with the potential method on every step. In this work biharmonic potentials with logarithmic singularity are under consideration. That is why parameters optimization in these problems are conducted together with elimination of their incorrectness. It should be noted that system optimal control problems, described with biharmonic equations in irregular shape region, are studied poorly. Therefore the object of investigation is one of boundary conditions for inhomogeneous biharmonic equation. The circumstance which complicated the problem was irregularity of function domain. Clearly that this problem can be solved with computational mathematics methods. Without precise solution of linear problem, it is impossible to use gradient method, build converging iterative process, and obtain precise solution of optimization problem. Algorithm for linear boundary value problem solution with boundary integral equations overcomes this problem successfully. Physical examples of numerical implementation have been presented, analysis of obtained solutions have been conducted. Their accuracy, algorithm simplicity and time spent evidence about this approach promising for practical results obtaining in plate theory and mathematical physics problems successful numerical solving


First described by Carlos Justiniano Ribeiro Chagas (1879-1934) in 1909, Chagas disease (CD) or American trypanosomiasis is caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. This zoonotic infectious disease follows a sylvatic cycle where blood-sucking triatomine insect (known as kissing bug or in Portuguese as "barbeiro"), acquire the parasite by sucking small mammals' blood and transmit to humans through their feces, left close to the bite site. The parasite, in turn, reaches the human blood stream when the parasite‑laden feces are dispersed at the itching bite wound.


The article covers the psychosophy from the point of view of the systems approach: in it — by means of a principle of a negative feedback — the work of psychosophy`s functions is modeled, their properties are considered, and also the conclusion concerning presence of process of an information-energy metabolism is drawn.


The characteristics of classic multiple access protocols in HF self-organization network are analyzed,and performances of these protocols discussed by simulation. These protocols,including 141B,HF token protocol,HF TDMA protocol all have their own superiorities,and could be applied in the HF self-organization network. And the most suitable one should be adopted according to application requirement and layout of the network.


Bringing a disease under control usually results from a breakthrough; occasionally control is achieved by gradual accretion of small forward steps; sometimes diseases decline or disappear for unkno...


The flavour compounds of Caramel Color samples (the nonconcentrated and the concentrated) were isolated by headspace solid phase microextraction and analyzed with GC-MS.The flavor compounds are quite different in the two samples. There were great loss of aromatic compounds during concentrating process. 110 components were identified from the nonconcentrated by GC-MS ;35 components were identified from the concentrated by GC-MS. Heterocyclic compound were the major flavor compounds of Caramel Color.


The promotion of peace education has become increasingly popular among diverse scholarly disciplines since the early 1960s. As a community social worker and social work educator, I have been trying since 1963 to relate my professional knowledge of non-violent social change processes to the issue of war and peace.' In fact, I was stimulated by something Eileen Younghusband wrote in 1963. She put this issue within the context of the rapid and almost universal social change which had resulted from technological innovations since the Industrial Revolution began in the West. The latter greatly increased mankind's muscle and thinking capacity, but 'we found no such means to enlarge his ... heart, and ... this widening imbalance in man's development means that the benefits conferred by his mind may be negated, by the infantile and uncivilized responses of his emotions (Younghusband, 1963). Like many others, I begin with the assumption that service disciplines like social work, as well as the behavioural sciences, are capable of reducing this gap between ultra-sophisticated technology and social/emotional immaturity. I have found support in the writings of such colleagues as Addams (1983), Crane (1986), Hamilton (1958), Knopka (1953) and Lundy (1987). For example, every social worker 'knows' that: 1. Being powerful or winning wars (like being dominant and winning family arguments) is not enough to guarantee peace. Acquiescence of the loser does not create trust relationships, only dependency and resentment. There is no normal living without


Myiasis is a term derived from Greek word "Myia" meaning a "fly". 1 It refers to infestations by the maggots, mainly due to larvae produced by dipterous (2-winged) fly.2, 6 A case of oral myiasis secondary to Dentoalveolar trauma is presented in a 20-year-old male with learning disability. The lesion was treated using asphyxiation method with turpentine oil, which forced the larvae out, and irrigated with warm povidone - saline solution. Dentoalveolar trauma was treated using Erich's arch bars. Follow-up examination revealed complete healing of the lesion.


OBJECTIVE
To objectively evaluate the effect of hearing aids.

METHOD
The procedure involved eliciting ABRs by clicks and slow vertex response (SVRs) by tone pips to the aided and unaided ear presented in sound field.

RESULT AND CONCLUSION
There has high relativity between the thresholds of SVRs and free field pure tone audiometry. There has no significant difference between the gains from SVRs and free field pure tone audiometry.


Physical activity (PA) is well‐known to benefit cognition and vascular health, yet it is less clear how specific PA patterns relate to cognitive and vascular outcomes and whether these relationships differ by person‐specific factors. Thus, we characterized empirically‐derived latent profiles of PA among older adults and examined their associations with cognition, vascular burden, and person‐specific factors (e.g., sex).


The preservation technology of shanghaiqing,coriander and you-mai vegetable were studied.Through orthogonal test the best optimum formula of preservative at 0~8℃ was obtained,the results were as follows:for shanghaiqing,the best formula was citric acid 0.08%,calcium chloride 0.05%,sodium benzoate 0.10%;for coriander,citric acid 0.08%,calcium chloride 0.10%,sodium benzoate 0.05%;for you-mai vegetable,citric acid 0.08%,calcium chloride 0.10%,sodium benzoate 0.05%.The preservative treatment could obviously prolong the storage period of minimally processed vegetables.


Reading the text embedded in natural scene images is essential to many applications. In this paper, we compared the methods for detecting text in scene images based on multi-level connected component (CC) analysis and learning text component features via convolutional neural networks (CNN), followed by a graph-based grouping of overlapping text boxes, Bidirectional Information Aggregation, Morphological Techniques, Enhanced Multichannels MSER, etc. The multi-level CC analysis allows the extraction of redundant text and non-text components at multiple binarization levels to minimize the loss of any potential text candidates. The features of the resulting raw text/non-text components of different granularity levels are learned via a CNN. Those two modules eliminate the need for complex ad-hoc preprocessing steps for finding initial candidates, and the need for handdesigned features to classify such candidates into text or non-text. The components classified as text at different granularity levels, are grouped in a graph based on the overlap of their extended bounding boxes, then, the connected graph components are retained. This eliminates redundant text components and forms words or text


The aim of the chapter is to give an introduction to the new developments in turbulence using nonlinear dynamics and multifractals. To quantify scaling of turbulence we use a generalized two-scale weighted Cantor set (Macek & Szczepaniak, 2008). We apply this model to intermittent turbulence in the solar wind plasma in the inner and the outer heliosphere at the ecliptic and at high heliospheric latitudes, and even in the heliosheath, beyond the termination shock. We hope that the generalized multifractal model will be a useful tool for analysis of intermittent turbulence in the heliospheric plasma. We thus believe that multifractal analysis of various complex environments can shed light on the nature of turbulence.


The study of climate change impacts on hydrological extremes including floods and droughts has been widely recognized as one of the main scientific issues that need to be addressed with priority.This article reviews recent advances in the relevant study with emphasis on the methodologies used for statistical downscaling and the approaches of using rainfall-runoff models to construct extreme scenarios under climate change conditions.The pros and cons of the methodologies and approaches are also discussed in order to propose some novel ideas dealing with hydrological extremes under climate change conditions.As the result,we recommend the use of multi-model ensemble techniques,data assimilation methods,and scale transformation in hydrological modeling.This could potentially reduce uncertainties in the construction of extreme scenarios under climate change conditions.


This paper discusses short-distance optical interconnects for distributed digital systems. We describe two-dimensional parallel optical interconnect technologies with provide connectivity across packaging layers, including chips on boards, boards in backplanes, and shelves within a bay.


Background Childhood obesity and its related adverse health effects have become major public health problems in developing countries. The prevalence of childhood obesity and overweight and their predictors are not well documented in the developing countries, especially in Ethiopia. Objective The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence and determinant factors of overweight and obesity among aged 3-5 years old children in Hawassa City, Ethiopia. Methods A cross-sectional survey was conducted in an urban locality called Hawassa City from February to March, 2012. Weight and height of the study children were measured and the dietary habits, physical activity and socio-demographic characteristics of the subjects were collected using a structured interview questionnaire. Logistic regression analyses were performed to identify predictors of obesity and overweight. Results Out of 358 participants, 50.6% were girls while 49.4% were boys with mean (±SD) age were 48.8±9 months. The combined prevalence of childhood obesity and overweight was 10.7%, the specific prevelences being 3.4% and 7.3% for obesity and overweight, respectively. Children living with higher socioeconomic status (SES) were significantly at risk for being overweight and obese as compared to children living with lower SES (AOR = 3.51 [95% CI: 1.30-9.50). Conclusions Although the prevalence of overweight and obesity among preschool children in the study area were lower than some reported elsewhere, its increase with socioeconomic status and food consumption practices in the study area indicates that it is an emerging problem given the rapidly increasing urbanization and changes in lifestyles and dietary habits. Overweight/obesity was more common among children with wealthier parents, early introduction of formula feeding, who ate a wide diversity of foods, consumed sweets and fast foods. Parents and children should be educated and trained on optimal nutrition practices. Keywords : Preschool children, overweight, obesity, risk factors, Hawassa, Ethiopia


Introduction There is a lack of clear guidelines for the use of antibiotics and analgesics in medically healthy patients as well as endodontic pain management strategies. Diseases of the dental pulp and periapical tissue are mainly caused by microorganisms; however, not all cases of dental infections require the administration of systemic antibiotics. The purpose of the present survey was to evaluate the prescription pattern of antibiotics among general practitioners and specialists practicing in Karnataka.
 Methods This descriptive cross-sectional survey was based on a structured questionnaire in Google Form with 17 questions, including the demographic characteristics and the knowledge and practice of the dentists on the antibiotic prescription. Completed questionnaires were analyzed using the SPSS software to determine relationships between factors affecting the prescription patterns and educational qualification.
 Results Of the 200 participants surveyed, 169 (84.9%) felt that the overuse of antibiotics can lead to resistance of bacteria. Amoxicillin 500 mg was the most prescribed antibiotic (97%) and cephalexin by only 3% of the participants. Majority of the dentists prescribed antibiotics on a weekly basis (51.8%) during their practice and the preferred duration was for 5 days (62.8%).
 Conclusion The results of the present study indicated a lack of knowledge and uncertain diagnosis on prescribing antibiotics leading to overprescription and further antibiotic resistance. The majority of the dentist feels there is an overuse of antibiotics, but at the same time prescribes it on a daily basis.


It is important to study the nutrition of the forage used psammophyte shrubs for the development of animal husbandry in sandy areas while taking account of the ecological effect of sand controlling. The test was carried on at the base of the Desert Forest Experimental Centre of the Chinese Academy of Forestry in the northeast of Wulan Buh Desert. Five pieces of fixed sample land for 5 species of shrubs were chosen for fixing the seedlings. The edible parts for the animal were collected in the fixed time and fixed position. Every sample was repeated three times. After the collected sample were dried by wind,the test for nutritions were taken. The test items were coarse protein, coarse fibre, coarse fat, non nitrogen soak things, coarse ash, calcium and phosphorus. The contents of 11 kinds of amino acid of Hedysarum scoparium Fisch.et Mey and Caragana korshinskii Kom. were tested also, meanwhile the comparison with other 4 shrubs and 2 sorts of forage was taken. The 5 species of psammophyte shrubs are Haloxylon ammodendron Mey.Buunge, Hedysarum scoparium Fisch. et Mey., H.laeve Maxim., Calligonum arborescens Litv., and Caragana korshinskii Kom.. The forage plants used as contrast are Psammochloa villoa (Trin.) Bor., Artemisia ordosica Krasch., Phragmites communis Trin., Populus gansuensis C. Wang et H.L.Yang, Ulmus pumila L., Salix matsudana Koidz., Hippophae rhamnoides L., Tamarix ramosissima Ledeb., Medicago sativa L., Astragalus adsurgens Pall. and the straw of corn and wheat. The results show that the 5 shrubs contain rich nutrition and amino acid,some of the indexes are higher than that of Medicago sativa L., Astragalus adsurgens Pall.and the straw of corn and wheat, and can meet the nutrition needs of livestocks. The main nutrition element contents of the alike and disalike species are different evidently and also their changing laws are clear in different years and different seasons. The collection of the forage should be done during the last ten days of August due to the nutrition, because the contents of the coarse protein and coarse fibre are much higher and the contents of the coarse fat are the highest in their growing period except Haloxylon ammodendron Mey. Buunge. The contents of calcium of the 5 species are in an increasing state while the contents of phosphorus are in a decreasing state. Only the ratio of calcium to phosphorus of H.laeve Maxim.didn't surpass the bearable 7∶1 limit of the ruminate livestocks. So when the forage is making, the right amount of phosphorus should be added.


There are two options in the original scheme for matching objects: matching based on minimizing the differences in shape between objects and matching based on minimizing the distance between centroids. As the two methods are not yet combined, the centroid difference was chosen as it matches closely with other object-oriented approaches. In early renditions of the Procrustes verification scheme, rotation was defined using the origin as a reference. In the current scheme, rotation (as well as other error components) is assessed on a cell-by-cell basis based on the orientation of the major axis of the matched pair of cells. This is accomplished by ensuring landmarks along the boundaries of observed cells are properly matched to the landmarks of the forecasted cells. This eliminates previous problems of having rotation errors being interpreted as translation errors. Final adjustments include modifying the original penalty function. The original penalty took into account only shape and intensity sum of squares errors. The new penalty function is a cell-by-cell-based function which includes shape, intensity, dilation, rotation, and translation and attempts to bring each error component penalty to similar orders of magnitude. Once penalties for each matched set are compiled a mean squared error is assessed for all matches in a forecast domain. In the current framework if there are more cells in the forecast an additional penalty is assessed for false alarms.


A man in his 80s presented with breathlessness and angina. Cardiac catheterisation disclosed poor left ventricular function and triple vessel coronary artery disease, with a blocked right coronary artery (RCA) and severe, diffuse, calcific atherosclerosis of the ostial left anterior descending (LAD), diagonal and circumflex (Cx) arteries, comprising a "left …


Inaba and colleagues1 performed a prospective evaluation of their algorithmfor themanagementof asymptomatic abdominal stabwounds. Theyhave shown that routine computed tomographic scanning adds nothingtotheevaluationand, in fact, physical examination is more accurate than computed tomography in predicting theneed for a therapeutic laparotomy. Iwould like to commend the authors on objectively evaluating the way they manage patients and coming to the conclusion that their algorithm is not supportedby their findings. There are other aspects of their data that suggest that further change in management may be indicated. For instance, in their algorithm, patients who are intoxicated or otherwise unexaminable go directly to the operating room. This is owing to the inability to perform serial examinations. Itwouldbehelpful if theauthorsprovideddataon the negative laparotomy rate in the patients who had no objective evidence of intraabdominal injury. It is possible that allowing intoxication to resolve or performing computed tomographyor serial examinations in stable patientswould also be a reasonable approach. Theauthorsalsostatedthat theyobservepatientswith thoracoabdominal wounds for the development of peritonitis. If peritonitis does not develop, they routinely perform laparoscopy to rule out diaphragm injuries. However, in this series, all of the results of thoracoscopies performed for this indication were negative for diaphragm injuries. This finding suggests that the algorithm could be modified. The authors' algorithm also did not include local wound exploration. When local wound exploration conclusively excludes fascial penetration, patients canusually be discharged without an observation period.2 This would further facilitate careful observation of the patients who need it and expedite discharge of those who do not. Finally, the authors did not provide important details concerning how the patients are observed. It is not clear who is examining these patients, how frequently, and in what setting. Many level 1 trauma centers routinely have periods when all manpower is focused on critically injured patients. Also in light of the 80-hour work week and increasing frequency of shift work, it is possible that subtle changes in the physical examination could be missed. It is important to realize that observation of stable stab wound patients may not be feasible in all settings because it is resource intensive. AlthoughtheUniversityofSouthernCaliforniagroup isnot the first to report the success of observing patients with anterior abdominal stabwounds,3 this contribution remains importantbecause it represents anexampleofhowcritically analyzing an established center's data can change practices. The question remains: have they changed enough?


: A composite sensor consisting of two separate inorganic layers of Prussian blue (PB) and a composite of cerium oxide nanoparticles (CeNPs) and graphene oxide (GO), is tested with • OH radicals. The signals from the interaction between the composite layers and • OH radicals are characterized using cyclic voltammetry (CV). The degradation of PB in the presence of H 2 O 2 and • OH radicals is observed and its impact on the sensor e ffi ciency is investigated. The results show that the composite sensor di ff erentiates between the solutions with and without • OH radicals by the increase of electrochemical redox current in the presence of • OH radicals. The redox response shows a linear relation with the concentration of • OH radicals where the limit of detection, LOD, is found at 60 µ M (100 µ M without the PB layer). When additional composite layers are applied on the composite sensor to prevent the degradation of PB layer, the PB layer is still observed to be degraded. Furthermore, the sensor conductivity is found to decrease with the additional layers of composite. Although the CeNP / GO / PB composite sensor demonstrates high sensitivity with • OH radicals at low concentrations, it can only be used once due to the degradation of PB. layer is found to be a crucial factor as an electrocatalyst to improve the sensor e ffi ciency in terms of the redox response and the LOD. Unfortunately, the PB layer is found to degrade when exposed to • OH radicals or H 2 O 2 . The double and triple composite layers show no e ff ect on preventing the degradation of PB. Moreover, the double and triple composite layers produce lower current responses than the single composite layer. The optimum sensor configuration for • OH radical detection is the PB modified electrode with one layer of CeNP / GO composite. This work presents the promising results on the integration of PB and CeNPs to develop the electrochemical sensor for the detection of • OH radicals. Moreover, the PB degradation by • OH radicals is confirmed in this study.


States and Spanish America, albeit marginal to my field of specialization, has interested me for over a quarter of a century.* Economic reciprocity as well as political bonds between countries, although mutually advantageous and necessary, are usually dictated by national interests and based on material advantages. Both have been the cause of serious conflicts and wars, and the history of these two types of relations between the United States and Latin America is no exception to the rule. Commercial interchange between countries is healthy and reciprocally beneficial when they are governed by mutually free consent and equitably agreed upon; but economic control of a country by another leads inevitably to political domination, and both of these controls to discord, animosity and hate on the part of the exploited people for the exploiter. When the principal sources of a country's wealth are in the hands of absentee ownership and manipulated by remote control from a distant and all-powerful empire, the unavoidable consequence is always ill will and rebellion on the part of the subjugated people. The history of the Roman, the Spanish, the English, the Dutch and French empires are eloquent examples of what I mean. Another case in point is the latent rebellion-more economic than political-which is to be found today in the countries dominated by Russia. Unfortunately such is also the case, to a large extent, in many parts of Spanish America vis-a-vis the United States at present. Cultural relations on the other hand represent a type of bond which is always constructive and fosters understanding and friendliness between peoples and governments. For this reason I have endeavoured in my own humble way during the thirty-four years I have been on this campus to foment intellectual intercourse between the Anglo-Saxon and the Hispanic cultures of the Western Hemisphere. Consequently, rather than a summary of my own work or my very modest contribution to this cause-neither of which merits recapitulation here-I would like to share with you tonight my admiration for the two notable poets-one on each side of the border-who pioneered this unexplored field since the first quarter of the nineteenth century. During the colonial period, cultural relations between the Hispanic and the AngloSaxon countries of the Hemisphere hardly existed. There were sporadic and meager commercial contacts but intellectual curi-


Abstract Two neural network simulations were run for the purpose of specifying the network parameters that best describe age-related interindividual and intraindividual variability in figure completion performance. the network architecture was modified in three ways that corresponded to plausible computational and neuro-anatomical constraints. In two simulations in which the rate of increase of activation within network units was constrained during testing, the performance of the network closely resembled the relevant empirical data. These findings supported a computationally specific model of age-related differences in figure completion performance rather than a diffuse model of age-related slowing. It is suggested that the analysis of fit between the results of computer simulations and analogous empirical data provides a useful method for the explication of aging mechanisms, and for distinguishing among competing hypotheses and constructs in the study of cognitive aging.


The invention discloses a clip and particularly relates to a milk box sealing clip. The milk box sealing clip comprises a fixed clip portion and a movable clip portion. The fixed clip portion comprises two clip plates, the upper edges of the two clip plates are connected together through a ridge, a semi-closed space is formed between the two clip plates and the ridge, and a sealing portion of a packed milk box is inserted into the semi-closed space from the lower edges of the two clip plates. The movable clip portion comprises two sealing clip plates. The upper edges of the two sealing clip plates are connected through a sealing ridge, a cavity is formed between the two sealing clip plates and the sealing ridge, and a sealing portion of an unpacked milk box is folded and inserted into the cavity from the lower edges and the lateral edges of the two sealing clip plates. The fixed clip portion is connected with the movable clip portion through a hinge, and the movable clip portion can turn around the hinge. By means of the milk box sealing clip, the unpacked position can be sealed completely and conveniently, taint of odor is prevented, and the sealing clip can be effectively prevented from falling.


This thesis explores the disappearance of the technical object and its relations to contemporary artistic expressions such as installations, videos and performances. The change of paradigm caused by this disappearance phenomenon invites us to perceive the technical object in its everyday nature and capacity to migrate from one medium to another. Thus, the move from the workshop to new technologies implies an enlarged vision of the object, as it appears as a social operator, a complete social fact, an investigation instrument, a mediator and a hybrid conciliator. The author reveals his artistic practice and positions himself as a teacher and a researcher, through a reading of Marcel Duchamp's work completed by field investigations. Based on objects placed in different settings, the author presents three analyses on homeless persons, teenagers with learning difficulties and adults in training, thus emphasizing the connections between objects and the situations they are placed in. The relations between the ob-ject, the sub-ject, the re-ject(ion) and the pro-ject introduces another understanding of the technical object with a layer of humanity within. From its disappearance to its representation in a defined situation, the object replaces its absence and focuses on the question of otherness and collective creation in the midst of its apparitions and migrations. Based on three investigations of the object, we present an epistemological approach to installations and artistic machines that reactivates the thought process: mythical, technical, magical and primitive. The author examines Levi-Strauss' notion of bricolage and the comparison between the bricoleur's, the scholar's, the artist's and the engineer's approaches, from the bricole object to the installed object. The investigation of the object brings us into the individuation concept of the object as well as the subject. In this perspective, the author activates complex connected phenomena, where the object, as the author and intermediary, helps us to better perceive the issues at stake related to the artist's individuation process through a technical effort.


Technical Communication celebrates its 60th anniversary this year. Our professional and academic field have become mature and respectable, and that is something to celebrate. In our heavily technologized society, technical communication is more important than ever before. nowadays it comprises more than communication about technology alone, communication itself is also technologized, as are the production processes of communication means. What is more, technical communication is spreading its wings, and is evolving from a predominantly Anglo-Saxon field into a truly international discipline. Our journal, Technical Communication, will continue to play the role it has been playing in the past decades, connecting the professional practice to empirical and analytical research, providing thought-provoking theoretical contributions, exchanging practical experiences, and providing tutorials on specialized topics.


The purpose of this study is to investigate Seonyudo Park and Kkummaru in terms of haptic space. This is also an attempt to explore temporality of appearing in architectural spaces with reference to cinematic expression in which time is visible and perceptible. The film of Chris Marker's La Jetée depicts temporal relationship by indeterminate continuum, reading the space on the disjunctive relationships of visual and auditory, and aberrance of time and space. Based on the three categories that is derived from those discussions, this study analyzes the experience of non-chronological time induced by architectural devices: the bifurcation of indeterminate circulation, the readability of space on the disjunction of visual and auditory, and the border-dismantling. Therefore, this study have a relationship with the contemporary discourse on time and events as transformation and becoming, and it means to escape from the deterministic thinking to emphasize invariability and space rather than variation and time.


This study aimed to reveal characteristics of good EFL thesis advisors in the forms of students' opinions in association with two research variables namely adequacy of English proficiency and adequacy of content knowledge. The study employs qualitative approach which is intended to develop and build a theory about EFL thesis advisor effectiveness by means of grounded theory method. The data were obtained from 15 EFL graduate students through in-depth interview. The obtained data were analyzed by using three techniques namely open coding, axial coding, and selective coding. From the respondents' accounts, the results showed that good thesis advisors should have good technical knowledge consisting of two main qualities namely adequacy of English proficiency and adequacy of content knowledge. To conclude, good EFL thesis advisors must be at advanced level of English language skills and have good ability of appropriate content knowledge covering English grammar, syntax, linguistic, phonology, language and culture, sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics, error analysis and discourse analysis. Keywords:  EFL thesis advisors, English proficiency, content knowledge.


An experimental study and mathematical modeling of micromixing in a microreactor with free impinging jets (MRFIJ) with a diameter of 1 mm was carried out. In the experimental part, the iodide-iodate technique was used (involving parallel competing Villermaux–Dushman reactions with the formation of I3−). Theoretical assessment revealed that more than 50% of the introduced energy is dissipated in the jets collision region. Through the use of differentiated sampling, an uneven quality distribution of micro mixing in the central and peripheral zones of the reactor was found: at moderate flow rates (700–1000 mL/min, jets velocity of 15–21 m/s) the micromixing in the central part of reactor is up to 12 times better than that in the periphery. Furthermore, the weight fraction of the probes in the central zones of MRFIJ is reduced with increasing jet velocity; this effect is attributed to a more intense formation of ligaments and droplets upon collision of jets and their secondary mixing on the walls of the apparatus. In terms of the weighted average concentration, the best quality of micromixing in the samples is achieved at a flow rate of 300 mL/min. With an increase in the flow rate (and velocity) of the jets, the dependence of the I3− concentration on the flow rate has a nonmonotonic character, which is explained by a change in the nature of the flow in the collision zone of the jets: the transition from the formation of a liquid sheet to the intensive formation of ligaments and drops and secondary mixing of the liquid film formed on the walls of the reactor. The effect of "freshness" of solutions on the concentration of reaction products was studied.


This chapter takes as its starting point the Thomistic interpretation of the doctrine of the atonement, on which the role of the atonement is to bring a human person into a life in grace; and it argues against one interpretation—Eckhart's or else an Eckhart-like interpretation—of what a life in grace is. Understanding the internal psychic state of a person in grace is a help to understanding the atonement, but this chapter argues that the psychic state Eckhart recommends for life in grace is actually pernicious to the traditionally understood purpose of both suffering and atonement. Whatever the internal configuration is of a human person in a condition of mutual indwelling with God, it is not the self-destructive absence of desire urged by Eckhart. Aquinas's view that Christ's prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane is the model for such a state is much more promising.


Advances in microprocessors, memory, and radio technology have enabled the emergence of embedded systems that rely on communication systems to exchange information and coordinate their activities in spatially distributed applications. However, developing embedded communication systems that satisfy specific application requirements is a challenge due to the many tradeoffs imposed by different choices of underlying protocols and their parameters. Furthermore, evaluating the correctness and performance of the design and implementation before deploying it is a nontrivial task due to the complexity of the resulting system. This article presents the design and implementation of RaPTEX, a rapid prototyping tool for embedded communication systems, especially well suited for wireless sensor networks (WSNs), consisting of three major subsystems: a toolbox, an analytical performance estimation framework, and an emulation environment. We use a hierarchical approach in the design of the toolbox to facilitate the composition of the network stack. For fast exploration of the tradeoff space at design time, we build an analytical performance estimation model for energy consumption, delay, and throughput. For realistic performance evaluation, we design and implement a hybrid, accurate, yet scalable, emulation environment. Through three use cases, we study the tradeoff space for different protocols and topologies, and highlight the benefits of using RaPTEX for designing and evaluating embedded communication systems for WSNs.


Objective To compare contrast-enhanced ultrasound(CEUS)with contrast-enhanced computed tomography(CECT)in typical features of focal nodular hyperplasia(FNH).Methods Thirteen FNH patients with 18 lesions had examination of CEUS and CECT.Results The numbers of the lesions with complete hyper-enhancing on CEUS and CECT in arterial phase were 14 and 15,respectively(P0.05).Four lesions(4/18)showed spoke-wheel arteries,centrifugal filling in arterial phase on CEUS.In portal phase,most of lesions showed hyper-or iso-enhancing on CEUS and CECT.The central scar was exhibited in 4 lesions(4/10)on CEUS and 5(5/10)on CECT(P0.05)in big lesion group(Diameter≥3 cm),while central scar could not be detected in small lesion group(Diameter3 cm).Conclusions The above typical features of FNH on CEUS were consistent with those on CECT.CEUS has the advantages of easy performance,real-time scanning.


Background and Aim: Vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene polymorphisms have been implicated in the pathogenesis of many diseases, such as periodontitis and diabetes mellitus (DM). The present study aimed to evaluate the distributions of VDR polymorphisms in diabetic individuals with healthy periodontium (DMH), diabetic individuals with periodontitis (DMP), nondiabetic individuals with healthy periodontium (H), and nondiabetic individuals with periodontitis (P). Material and Methods: A total of 200 individuals (DMH = 40, DMP = 60, H = 40, and P = 60) were recruited. All clinical periodontal parameters, demographical, and biochemical variables were recorded. Blood samples were collected, and genomic DNA was isolated by Purelink® Genomic DNA Mini Kit. Genotyping of VDR polymorphisms ApaI, BsmI, FokI, and TaqI were determined by real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using allele-specific probes. Results: The distribution of the BsmI variant showed differences between DMH and H groups (P = 0.034). In addition, carrying the GG genotype (OR = 0.317; 95% CI = 0.126–0.797; P = 0.013) and the G allele (OR = 2.373; 95% CI = 1.203–4.681; P = 0.012) increased the risk of type 2 DM. Moreover, it was determined that the frequency of CC genotype of FokI variant was higher in DMP compared to DMH (P = 0.046). It was determined that having the CC genotype (OR = 2.706; 95% CI = 1.185–6.176; P = 0.017) and the C allele (OR = 1.917; 95% CI = 0.995–3.694; P = 0.049) increased the risk of periodontitis among diabetic individuals. No differences were detected among groups in the genotype and allele distributions of ApaI and TaqI variants (P > 0.05). Conclusions: The present study showed that the BsmI variant was a risk factor for DM among periodontally healthy individuals and the FokI variant for periodontitis among diabetic individuals.


This paper proposes a novel dc power supply using modified multilevel ac/dc converter The output voltage of the power supply can be disconnected from and reapphed to the load rapidly Therefore the power supply is suitable for a load having frequent short circuit such as ion source The proposed scheme improves the performance, efficiency, and reliability and reduces the cost of the conventional power supply system for an ion beam acceleration.


M. N. Zagoskin is known as the author of the first Russian historical novel and his novel «Yuri Miloslavsky, or Russian in 1612» is the first novel of this type. There is the struggle between two faiths, one of which is Orthodox, in the plot of Zagoskin's novels. The author attempts to analyze Zagoskin's novels from the point of view of religious orientation.


A new sensing scheme is proposed to improve the speed of the FeRAM circuit. In this improved sensing scheme, the technology of overdriving the sense amplifier is used. For a 2T / 2C FeRAM circuit with 512 cells per bitline structure, the simulations of HSPICE show that by using the new sensing scheme the sensing speed is improved 12% at 5 V supply and the new sensing scheme is more suitable for lower voltage supply applications.  2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.


Trajectory tracking is a fundamental but challenging task for vehicle automation. In addition to the system nonlinearity, the main difficulties in the trajectory tracking task are due to the environmental noise and the model uncertainties under different driving scenarios. Considering the uncertainties in the environment, the reinforcement learning method with continuous action and noise‐resistance capability could be a promising way to overcome these issues. In this article, a novel continuous interval type‐2 fuzzy Q‐learning (CIT2FQL) algorithm is proposed to deal with the trajectory tracking task. By introducing the n‐dimensional interval type‐2 fuzzy inference system (n‐D IT2FIS) in fuzzy Q‐learning, our proposed method achieves the continuous Q‐learning by combining the action interpolation with IT2FIS for the first time. We also proposed a simplified type‐reduction method for n‐D IT2FIS to improve the computing efficiency of the proposed method. Moreover, a radial basis function (RBF) layer is chosen as the basis function to achieve the q‐value interpolation. Finally, a trajectory tracking task in a simulation environment is conducted to verify the effectiveness and robustness of the proposed method under different scenarios. The results demonstrate that the proposed method has better robustness and noise‐resistance capability while maintaining good tracking performance compared with the state‐of‐the‐art baseline algorithms including double deep Q network (DDQN), proximal policy optimization (PPO), and interval type‐2 dynamic fuzzy Q‐learning (IT2DFQL).


The title complex, [Cr(C17H33NOSi2)(CO)3], has the typical three-legged piano-stool structure expected for η6-arenetricarbonylchromium compounds. The conformation is staggered with respect to the methoxy group of the arene ring and one of the carbonyl ligands.


Y-CTS and CY-CTS,a series of composite supports used for heavy oil hydrotreating catalysts,was prepared by in-situ growth method,in which CTS presented TiO2-SiO2 and Y presented HY zeolite and CY presented the HY zeolite pretreated by citric acid.The effect of the contents of HY zeolite in Y-CTS and CY in CY-CTS on the properties of Y-CTS and CY-CTS were studied.The hydrotreating performance of NiW/Y-CTS and NiW/CY-CTS were tested with Shengli coker gasoline(CGO) as feedstock.The results showed that Y-CTS possessed large specific surface,pore volume,pore diameter and a certain of acidity distribution.After treated with citric acid,the acidity amount of CY decreased compared to HY,while the acidity amount of CY-CTS increased compared to HY-CTS,then the hydrodenitrogenation(HDN) performance of NiW/CY-CTS improved remarkablely.


NFS 105 FOOD AND PEOPLE 3, 3/0 The use of technology and science for food production, preservation, processing, and safety profoundly influences nutritional, economic, social, ethical, legal, and personal issues. Concerns about the impact of technology on environment, health, culture, and hunger/malnutrition are addressed. Course prepares students to understand the concepts of food, nutrition, food culture, and food safety for optimal health. Offered every semester.


Exploration's fundamental goal is to deliver new economically producible hydrocarbon accumulations to the production department. The exploration process has typically been characterized by many dry holes or non-economic accumulations being found, and a small ratio of high value ventures. The value of hydrocarbon exploration is often difficult to understand, especially for management with non-exploration background, which are often exposed to many unsuccessful projects and start doubting their exploration department abilities.
As shown in Figure 1, the likelihood of large discoveries is quite small, this means that in environments where the minimum economic field sizes (MEFS) are large, such as frontier or deepwater environments, the likelihood of an economic discovery is often in the 2-5% range. When oil price drops the MEFS is typically increased owing to the lower commodity price, hence the probability of an economic discovery is lowered further. We look at the reasons for this performance, and how CSEM information could significantly change it.


With the great development of communication industry, the scale of mobile communication network becomes larger, and networks are increasingly complex. As the 2G network is being constantly optimized, the 3G network is becoming more mature, 4G network is under largescale construction, it gradually or has become a challenge for mobile operators that how to accurately grasp real-time network status, how to perceive network performance from the view of users, how to evaluate the quality of network, restricts further optimization of mobile networks, and influence further improvement of user experience. Auxiliary test unit(ATU) is an indispensable tool for future performance testing and optimization of mobile network. Compared to traditional manual road test, ATU has fewer staff input, broader range of tests, shorter test cycles and other advantages; therefore the importance of ATU will highlight in the future mobile operator's daily network optimization. Mobile operators auto drive test(DT) platform provides abundant indicators currently, and it is an issue worthy of studying that how to select and classify these indicators in a quick and effi cient evaluation of network quality. Using MATLAB, this paper conducts correlation analysis among KPIs, then accomplishes the classifi cation for each indicator based on statistical principle, presents a mobile network indicator classifi cation method, reduces the diffi culty and improves the effi ciency of the network quality analysis.


Communication is a defining part of our lives. Since humanity's existence, we communicate depending on our cognitive and progress level. The people of the prehistoric era told stories around campfires, then drew on the cave walls what they wanted to share with others. During the last millenia the means of communication become very different yet the need, the message and the amount of it has not decreased. Our research focuses on the basic issue of how the individual with the need to communicate in some way builds his own subjective system of evaluation and choses the tool he would prefer from the options available. Our basis for primary research is the increasingly popular Apple brand and products as well as the difference between impulsive and conscious purchase based on consumer behaviour. We also treat the so called Z generation and their brand chosing preferences.


Space division multiplexing (SDM) has the potential to dramatically increase the information capacity of single optical fibres. I will review how ultrafast laser processing techniques can be used to fabricate interconnect components for SDM applications.


Adverse pharmacokinetic and bioavailability results have long been the most significant cause of attrition in drug development,1) with a number of candidate compounds dropped from development due to pharmacokinetic difficulties in clinical studies. Pharmaceutical companies have therefore attempted to predict human pharmacokinetic profiles of candidate compounds through semiquantitative screening approaches, selecting only those compounds with appropriate pharmacokinetic profiles for subsequent focus. Consequently, these factors of attrition have been dramatically reduced in drug development. With improvement in pharmacokinetic profiles achieved, poor efficacy and safety now represent the major causes of attrition in clinical studies. The situation has remained thus far, and the purpose of predicting human pharmacokinetics has changed from screening by semi-quantitative prediction to quantitative prediction. In addition, the target of prediction has changed from compounds metabolized by cytochrome P450 (P450) enzymes to those metabolized by non-P450 enzymes and the substrates of transporters. Here, I discuss future perspectives for predicting human pharmacokinetics. Accurate prediction of hepatic clearance is very important in the prediction of human pharmacokinetics. To this end, the utility of in vitro-in vivo extrapolation using human biological samples, such as human hepatic microsomes, has been examined in the prediction of hepatic clearance. This in vitro-in vivo extrapolation largely involves compounds metabolized by P450, which is the most important enzyme in drug metabolism.2) However, few studies have attempted prediction of hepatic clearance for nonP450 enzymes, such as UDP-glucuronosyltransferase, carbonyl/ aldo-keto reductase, aldehyde oxidase, flavin-containing monooxygenase or monoamine oxidase.3) Recently, drug transporters have received considerable attention as factors that affect pharmacokinetic profiles.4) Evaluation of methods for prediction of pharmacokinetic profiles in humans for compounds that are the substrates of transporters is also important. In addition, research into the prediction of extrahepatic clearance, such as intestinal clearance, has been limited.5) Future studies should focus on the prediction of human pharmacokinetics for nonP450 enzymes, transporters and extrahepatic organs. At present, poor efficacy and safety are considered the major causes of attrition in drug development, as mentioned above. As such, research may soon focus on predicting the time course of blood drug concentration, as the pharmacokinetic behavior of a drug is a critical determinant of both its efficacy and safety.6,7) For predicting the time course of blood drug concentration in humans, PBPK models have been used as conventional methods with new useful approaches being recently proposed.8–10) Prediction of the drug distribution to the pharmacological and toxicological target organs is also required. Recently, personalized medicine has attracted attention in the pharmaceutical field. This would enable the prediction of pharmacokinetics for an individual and differences between healthy subjects and patients, males and females, and adults and children. To solve these issues of pharmacokinetic prediction, the introduction of the following tools should be considered: : More reliable in silico approaches and PBPK models, and the introduction of systems biology for more accurate prediction : Genetically modified or transgenic mouse models developed for drug metabolizing enzymes and transporters, and chimeric mice with humanized livers : Bio-imaging technologies (e.g. PET and imaging mass spectrometry) for predicting distribution : iPS cell-derived human hepatocytes for predicting pharmacokinetics related to personalized medicine : In vitro experimental systems which accurately reflect in vivo situations (e.g. optimization of hepatocyte cultivation systems and bioreactor systems) Research into the prediction of human pharmacokinetics has been conducted mainly for low-molecular-weight compounds. Pharmaceutical companies have begun to focus on new fields such as cell-based medicine, therapeutic biologics including monoclonal antibodies and nucleic acid medicine. However, the contribution of drug metabolism and pharmacokinetic scientists is limited in these new fields compared to that for low-molecular-weight drugs. In the future, drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics researchers should expand their fields of study to increase their knowledge and gain access to new evaluation technologies, familiarizing themselves with new prediction methods and mechanisms of drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics not encountered in studies of low-molecularweight compounds. In this editorial, the future perspectives of predicting human pharmacokinetics are discussed. Resolving these multi-faceted issues will contribute to more effective drug discovery and development.


This session will walkthrough the ESIP Github repository at https://github.com/ESIPFed/science-on-schema.orgSee: https://github.com/ESIPFed/science-on-schema.org/milestone/2Discussion:* How do we govern as a cluster?* Monitoring updates to schema.org?* Strategies for proposing changes to core schema.org?* Extensions at geoschemas.org How to Prepare for this Session: Review the contents of https://github.com/ESIPFed/science-on-schema.orgThis presentation was given at the Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP) Winter Meeting held in Bethesda, MD in January 2020.


The objectives of this research are to describe Biak language greeting words in terms of form and meaning and their implications for local language learning in schools. The method used in this research is descriptive qualitative method. To collect data, the techniques used are observation, listening technique and conversation technique. To analyze the data, the technique used is qualitative analysis technique which includes: 1) Data reduction, namely simplifying the data that has been collected. 2) Presentation of data, namely, presenting data before being simplified through data grouping. 3) Verification, namely checking the accuracy of the data that has been presented. Conclusion, namely drawing conclusions to answer research questions. The results showed: 1) Family greetings: kamam (father), awin (mother), ɛba (brother), ɛknik (younger brother); 2) Kin greetings: mansar (grandfather), insar (grandmother), mɛ (aunt), kabor (nephew), insos (niece), ɛbaya kabor (male cousin), ɛbaya insos (female cousin); 3) Non-relative greetings: /ambɛr beba/ someone who has a position and is older, younger, and so on, /manan wir (community leader), manan wir bɛba (traditional leader). 4) Common greetings: kamam (father), awin (mother), kabor (a man of the same age or younger), insos (a woman of the same age or younger). The implication of this research can be applied in local language learning in schools to better understand and appreciate local culture and grammar.


The symposium on 'The Adolescent Brain Development and Behaviour' was organized in honor of the 40th anniversary of Youthdale Treatment Clinics in Toronto. The idea for a symposium dedicated to the adolescent brain was conceived over a year ago and was stimulated by recent rapid progress in neurobiological research focused on this developmental period. Puberty is a time of dramatic physiological, cognitive and emotional changes associated with increased risk for psychiatric disorders as well as increased risk-taking behavior. The increase in risk for psychiatric disorders may be a function of biological changes in gonadal hormones, or may result from increased emotional stress, or an interaction of these factors. Brain structures show dramatic changes in myelination, synaptogenesis and synaptic pruning from late childhood to early adolescence. Learning and experience probably interact with the biologically programmed developmental influences modifying synaptic connections and region-specific structure and...


Every year, traffic accidents involving vehicles result in hundreds of fatalities, serious injuries, and significant material losses. The primary causes of vehicular traffic accidents are infractions of traffic laws. Hence, having a reliable method of identifying violations will result in a decrease in traffic accidents and a reliable traffic control system. The vehicle environment has become one of the hottest study topics for the communications sector as a result of recent developments in telecommunications, computing, and sensor technologies. Computer networking researchers have proposed a new wireless networking concept called Vehicular Ad hoc Network (VANET), which can increase passenger safety and provide "efficient" road and policy monitoring. This concept aims to reduce the high number of vehicular traffic accidents, improve safety, and manage traffic control systems with high and reliable efficiency. Future VANET-based vehicle applications will include everything from transport automation systems to entertainment and comfort-based ones, making roads safer and better structured.


The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of organizational political perceptions on job satisfaction moderated by political skills. This research is important because it is able to examine the significance of the relationship between organizational political perceptions and political skills on job satisfaction. This research uses survey research methods through questionnaires. The object of research is all hospital employees in the city of Surakarta with a sample of 159 respondents. Sampling in this study using the probability sampling method. The analytical tool used in this study is simple linear regression while the moderating analysis tool uses regression analysis tools. The results showed H1 had a significant relationship while H2 did not have a significant relationship. These results give the sense that organizational political perceptions affect job satisfaction. While political skills as a moderator between organizational political perceptions do not affect job satisfaction.


The invention discloses a cermet couplant, which is prepared from the following components by weight percentage: 0.5 to 2 percent of aluminum-containing compounds, 0.25 to 2 percent of magnesium-containing compounds, 1 to 6 percent of alkanolamide boride, 0.5 to 5 percent of titanium couplant and 86 to 95 percent of stable dispersant. In addition the invention also discloses a method for preparing the cermet couplant. The cermet couplant of the invention does not contain sulfur and phosphor and can meet environmental protection requirement; and the cermet couplant uses a lubricant as a carrier, vitrifies a metal friction surface by forming a cermet material layer on the metal friction surface in a high-energy mechanical alloying cermet coupling mode, realizes dual protective effects on lubricant property and machine life, and has excellent self-lubricating, self-repairing and self-maintaining performance.


The link between six facets of both one's own and one's partner's neuroticism (anxiety, hostility, depression, self-consciousness, impulsiveness, and vulnerability) and two dimensions of one's own relationship commitment (attractions to the relationship and constraints against leaving the relationship) was examined for both partners from 33 gay, 40 lesbian, and 70 heterosexual couples. With controls for other facets of one's own and one's partner's neuroticism, only one's own depression was negatively related to one's own attraction commitment. Findings from mediational analyses were consistent with the view that one's own depression exerts its effect on one's own attraction commitment through two dimensions of one's own attachment style (positivity of the self and positivity of the other).


This study was based on the observation results of students at Universitas Muhammadiyah Pontianak which showed that there was still lack of students' metacognitive awareness. As a result, this study was intended to investigate the metacognitive awareness of students and its correlation to students' learning outcomes on metabolism subject especially to chemical education students at Universitas Muhammadiyah Pontianak. The research method of this study was correlational descriptive method. Techniques of data collecting were direct communication and documentation. The subject of this study consisted of 15 students of chemistry students at Universitas Muhammadiyah Pontianak. The researcher modified metacognitive questionnaire developed by Schraw & Dennison (1994) as research instrument with observational sheet. This research was initiated by administering interview, distributing questionnaire and analyzing data. The research findings revealed students' metacognitive awareness based on the observed indicators namely declarative knowledge 83,33%, conditional knowledge 72%, planning 50,67%, information management strategy 73.33%, understanding monitoring 72,38%, debugging strategy 81,33%, and learning evaluation 73,33%. The correlation between metacognitive awareness and students' learning outcomes on metabolism subject at Chemical education Study Program Universitas Muhammadiyah Pontianak was interpreted as low as its correlation score was 0,128 due to lack of metacognitive awareness influenced students' learning outcomes.


Objectives The aims of this study were (1) to document the clinical condition of patients considered to be in the last 2 weeks of life and (2) to compare patients who did or did not survive for 72 hours. Design A prospective observational study. Setting Two sites in London, UK (a hospice and a hospital palliative care team). Participants Any inpatient, over 18 years old, English speaking, who was identified by the palliative care team as at risk of dying within the next 2 weeks was eligible. Outcome measures Prognostic signs and symptoms were documented at a one off assessment and patients were followed up 7 days later to determine whether or not they had died. Results Fifty participants were recruited and 24/50 (48%) died within 72 hours of assessment. The most prevalent prognostic features observed were a decrease in oral food intake (60%) and a rapid decline of the participant's global health status (56%). Participants who died within 72 hours had a lower level of consciousness and had more care needs than those who lived longer. A large portion of data was unavailable, particularly that relating to the psychological and spiritual well-being of the patient, due to the decreased consciousness of the patient. Conclusions The prevalence of prognostic signs and symptoms in the final days of life has been documented between those predicted to die and those who did not. How doctors make decisions with missing information is an area for future research, in addition to understanding the best way to use the available information to make more accurate predictions.


Background Ambulance response times and resuscitation efforts are critical predictors of the survival rate after out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA). On the other hand, rural-urban differences in the OHCA survival rates are an important public health issue. Methods We retrospectively reviewed the January 2011–December 2013 OHCA registry data of Kaohsiung City, Taiwan. With particular focus on geospatial variables, we aimed to unveil risk factors predicting the overall OHCA survival until hospital admission. Spatial analysis, network analysis, and the Kriging method by using geographic information systems were applied to analyze spatial variations and calculate the transport distance. Logistic regression was used to identify the risk factors for OHCA survival. Results Among the 4,957 patients, the overall OHCA survival to hospital admission was 16.5%. In the multivariate analysis, female sex (adjusted odds ratio:, AOR, 1.24 [1.06–1.45]), events in public areas (AOR: 1.30 [1.05–1.61]), exposure to automated external defibrillator (AED) shock (AOR: 1.70 [1.30–2.23]), use of laryngeal mask airway (LMA) (AOR: 1.35 [1.16–1.58]), non-trauma patients (AOR: 1.41 [1.04–1.90]), ambulance bypassed the closest hospital (AOR: 1.28 [1.07–1.53]), and OHCA within the high population density areas (AOR: 1.89 [1.55–2.32]) were positively associated with improved OHCA survival. By contrast, a prolonged total emergency medical services (EMS) time interval was negatively associated with OHCA survival (AOR: 0.98 [0.96–0.99]). Conclusions Resuscitative efforts, such as AED or LMA use, and a short total EMS time interval improved OHCA outcomes in emergency departments. The spatial heterogeneity of emergency medical resources between rural and urban areas might affect survival rate.


The present study analyzes the drafting of some titles of scientific papers published in journals indexed in Scopus and Web of Science. The titles studied do not meet with some parameters: relevance, briefness, clearness and specificity. Some titles are very extensive and even present an ambiguity, syntax errors and spelling.


There are many ways to report on an international meeting. In this case the meeting was-the. first World Assembly of Nongovernmental Organizations (NGO's) concerned with the Global Environment (Geneva, June 1973) the follow up to NGO meetings.in Stockholm (June 1972) and Geneva/New. York (October 1972). The approach we have chosen is to identify the actors on the scene in Geneva, whether groups of NGO's or individuals in key positions, and to show below for each actor at the meeting, in three parallel columns :


Objective: To study the pharmacokinetics of compound acetaminophen effervescent granule in rabbits in vivo. Method: The ultraviolet spectrophotometry was employed to determine the blood concentration of acetaminophen after oral administrating compound acetaminophen effervescent granule in rabbits. Results: Results indicated that the absorption of effervescent granule was faster than that of tablet, and the level of acetaminophen of effervescent granule was higher than that of tablet too. Results also showed that there were significant difference of the main pharmacokinetic parameters such as Ka, Tmax, Cmax, and AUC between effervescent granule and tablet. The bioavailability of effervescent granule was 1.08 times comparing to that of tablet. Conclusion: Compound acetaminophen effervescent granule was a new good dosage form of anticold.


Modern management principles with the use of international ISO 9000 standards allow to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of scientific medical institution's performance. The analysis of quality management system's functioning in a particular organization over a three year period is presented and the assessment of planned results' achievement is given. The management system of scientific medical institution and its development prospects are described.


Objective of the study: To clarify the role of university-based incubators in facilitating the entrepreneurial process by elucidating the value-add of the incubation activities through the lens of real options-driven theory and resource-based view theory. Methodology/approach: An in-depth case study of five Malaysian research-led universities is conducted through thirteen semi-structured interviews with UBI managers and staff. Originality/Relevance: Integrating real options-driven theory and resource-based view to understand the roles of UBI in supporting the entrepreneurial process, elaborated in the three stages of incubation: pre-main-post incubation phase. Main results: UBI has a decisive role in facilitating entrepreneurial process through selecting potential entrepreneurs, mobilising the optimal mix of tangible and intangible resources, and monitoring the entrepreneurial process. All the five UBIs displayed interorganisational relationships with the various stakeholders and have capable incubator manager as a linchpin to facilitate the incubation process from pre to main incubation phase. However, there is little evidence on aftercare post incubation services to support the entrepreneurial growth stage, which are crucial for their continuing survival and growth. Theoretical/methodological contributions: It adopts a multi-theoretical lens of real options-driven theory and resource-based view theory to explain the roles of UBIs in the entrepreneurial process. Social/management contributions: It provides insights, best practices, and frameworks regarding the incubation process of Malaysian UBIs, and how its roles can be enhanced to drive more successful entrepreneurial processes.


The current paper presents a case report of lower eyelid reconstruction after removal of a basal cell carcinoma. Our novel reconstruction method consists of translation and rotation of a paramedian forehead flap into the defect, conjunctivorhinostomy for reconstruction of the nasolacrimal duct, and placement of a sandwich ear cartilage graft that is primarily seated into the forehead flap to maintain the vertical dimension of the eyelid. This "all-in-one" technique has the advantage of one-step reconstruction, avoiding multiple surgical procedures.


Particulate surface contamination is one of the major causes of low yields in the semiconductor and other affected industries. The theory of low frequency (ultrasonic) and high frequency (megasonic) cleaning will be presented. Ultrasonic cleaning (less than 100 kHz) is relevant to cleaning of optics and precision parts. Megasonic cleaning (0.8 to 1.2 MHz) is used in semiconductor manufacturing. Experimental results for both types of cleaning, using semiconductor wafers, will be presented. Effects of varying operational parameters such as sonication time, and solution chemistry are shown. Effects of different particle composition and size challenges upon removal efficiency are also shown and discussed in terms of theory. Results indicate a strong dependence upon particle size and composition. Removal is also shown to be higher in SC1 than in water. Emphasis will be placed upon cleaning of semiconductor (Si) wafers, but concepts can be applied to cleaning of other parts as well.


Metrics related to the U.S. Census have been widely available for several decades but there has been a dearth of studies examining the relationship among key metrics in the Census. This paper provides empirical evidence about the link between self-participation rates and census accuracy using data from the 1990, 2000, and 2010 U.S Censuses. The preponderance of the evidence shows lower self-participation rates are highly correlated with higher net undercounts and omissions rates for key socio-demographic groups and states. Nine out of 11 correlations examined in this paper are statistically significant and in the predicted direction. One key reason self-participation rates are associated with census accuracy is the fact that the population not captured in the self-participation operation goes into the households for the Nonresponse Followup (NRFU) operation. Census Bureau data show data collected in NRFU is not as accurate as that collected in self-response. The larger the share of data collected for a population that is collected in NFRU, the lower the quality of data for that group. The connection between self-participation rates and census accuracy mean the differential self-participation rates seen in the 2020 Census suggest patterns of net Census undercounts seen in the past are likely to be seen in the 2020 Census.


Objective: To improve water extraction technology of chlorogenic acid from Mate Tea( Ilex paraguariensis).Methods: Using pressurized capillary electrochromatogaphy,the amount of chlorogenic acids in water extraction solution was determined and the extraction process was improved through 3 factors( extraction time,temperature and ratio of tea and water)and 3 levels orthogonal design. Results: The results indicated that the optimal extraction process was as follows: extraction temperature 75 ℃,ratio of material to liquid 1∶35 and extraction time 15 min. The average content of chlorogenic acids in Mate Tea( I. paraguariensis) was 4. 99 ± 1. 36 mg·g- 1under this condition. Conclusion: It is feasible and simple to extract chlorogenic acid from Mate Tea by means of water extracting technology for measuring chlorogenic acid and providing the method for daily drinking-tea.


Abstract Influence of age and sex on chemotherapy-related toxicity was evaluated in children (3–9 years), adolescents (10–17 years), and adults (up to 40 years) with localized Ewing sarcoma (ES) enrolled in the ISG/SSG III protocol. Treatment was based on vincristine, doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, ifosfamide, dactinomycin, and etoposide. High-dose chemotherapy with busulfan and melphalan was given in poor responder patients. The analysis was based on 2191 courses of standard chemotherapy and 230 patients. A lower risk of G4 leukopenia and thrombocytopenia, hospitalization, febrile neutropenia, and red blood cell (RBC) transfusions was observed in males. Use of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) was more frequent in adults, while children more often received RBC transfusions. A significant correlation between sex and chemotherapy-related toxicity was observed in the study, whereas no significant differences in terms of bone marrow toxicity can be expected according to patient age. Further studies should analyse the role of pharmacokinetics, pharmacogenomics, and clinical characteristics.


Malang City is the second largest city in East Java Province with an area of 110.06 km2, after Surabaya City, with a population of 895,387wawa (2017) with an increase of 3.9% annually. Population growth which continues to increase every year along with the use of transportation which increases every year. With the faster growth of traffic, it must be balanced with an increase in adequate transportation facilities so that the roads do not cause obstacles and congestion. One of the areas affected by traffic growth is at Jalan Sudanco Supriadi, Sukun sub-district, Malang City. The purpose of this study was to find out some important things including characteristics, road capacity, road service level and finally to find out the capacity and level of road service for 5 years. To obtain traffic data, a traffic survey is conducted. Then the data is processed so as to produce (LHR) in the first week is greater than the second week with the first week number of 2782.5smp / hour and the second week of 2740.2 junior / hour, thecapacity C of the intersection of three corners of supriadi in 2018 is amounting to 2578.68 pcu / hour, while the prediction of capacity in the next 5 years is 4481.2smp / hour, the level of road service for the next 5 years F is very low.


This paper presents a method for remaining useful life (RUL) estimation of lithium-ion batteries using Particle Filtering approach. Firstly, a new empirical model for capacity degradation has been developed based on experimentally obtained capacity fade data. Next, the obtained model is used in a particle filtering (PF) framework to make end of life predictions at various stages of its lifecycle. Finally, the predictions were compared with experimental results using coin cell data and quite good matches obtained. From the results it can be further observed that as more data becomes available, the prediction accuracy of the model improves. The proposed framework provides a systematic way for monitoring the battery capacity degradation in real time.


Due to its remarkable structural and optical stability in biological milieu, a newly developed small molecule based DNA marker with high brightness (Φ = 0.51, brightness = 26 300 M-1 cm-1) and almost zero toxicity has been explored. For the first time to our knowledge, this approach has provided real-time monitoring of growth and reproductive potency of living cells beyond nine days.


Mikhail Bulgakov's novel The Master and Margarita is written with elegance, irony, and polemical fervor. The wondrous events it recounts truly call to mind a motley carnival procession, the merriment, dances of fantastic masks, jesters, and legendary monsters. One involuntarily recalls the street shows of the Commedia dell'arte, with its rough humor of the town square and repressed lyricism of human feelings.


Cervical cerclage has been used for decades to reduce preterm birth. The Shirodkar and McDonald cerclage are the most commonly used techniques with no current consensus on the preferred technique.


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