Abstract : This paper provides the principles for calculations of ablation, conduction, and thermal stresses of flight vehicles in a re-entry environment, as well as a few techniques beyond these principles. In regards to the chemical reactions of carbon-based material ablative surfaces, a selective calculation result is used to simplify the thermochemical ablation calculations. A spaced and non-spaced three-level explicit difference scheme was chosen for use in the calculation of temperature fields. Thermal stresses were calculated using the finite element method within the hypothesis of linear elasticity, based on the incomplete principles of variational potential energy, wherein it is possible to calculate the influences of many different types of displacement boundary conditions. During compilation of these comprehensive analysis procedures, an automated mesh dividing technique was found which has application in selective calculations. (Translations; China; Chinese language).


Lipids as one of the main energy sources for cells make plasma membrane structure. About the brain, the only energy fuel is a glucose which makes wide various signaling pathways in the neurons. Most functions for lipids in the brain are narrowed to structural purposes such as myelin sheath. By increasing the rate of obesity and diabetes in the industrialized countries, researchers attempt to find out more about cellular and molecular details of this problems. Interestingly, the prevalence of the neurological disorders is high in western countries and some evidences show that obesity and diabetes have correlation with occurrence of the neuropathological conditions. Overnutrition or high calorie intake are the most important factors which can accelerate or trigger the pathological circumstances in the CNS. This review focuses on the various lipids and their functions in normal and high calorie intake conditions. We summarize roles of various lipids in the neurodegenerative e.g. AD and neuropsychiatric e.g. bipolar disorders.


The invention relates to a soup-stock drink, which effectively solves the problem of supplement of nutritional requirement when a human body is in a sub-health state. A technical scheme used for solving the problem comprises the following steps of: chopping bones into small blocks; cleaning the chopped bones; throwing the chopped bones into a steam cooker; adding water into the steam cooker to immerse the chopped bones; stewing for two times to remove blood; dumping the water with the blood; adding pure water, wherein the weight ratio of the water to the bones is 1:1; heating; filtering oil foam and blood foam on the upper layer by using a sieve; stewing, extracting and standing; separating bone oil from bone soup by using an oil-water separator; performing water evaporation on the bone soup in a vacuum state; concentrating to obtain a bone soup material A; adding an addition material B into the bone soup material A to prepare clear-soup type or white-soup type soup-stock, wherein the weight ratio of the bone soup material A to the addition material B is 1-4:1; and adding water, a condiment and a food additive into the clear-soup type or white-soup type soup-stock to prepare a clear-soup type or white-soup type soup-stock drink. The soup-stock drink has the advantages of rich nutrition, convenient drinking, capacity of effectively solving the problem of nutrient unbalance due to eating disorder caused by fast-paced life, convenient carrying and capacity of supplementing nutrition in time.


Governments use a variety of processes to incorporate public perspectives into policymaking, but few studies have evaluated these processes from participants' point of view.


Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour (MPNST) is a rare and very aggressive tumour of nerve cell origin associated with poor prognosis. Incidence of MPNST is 1 per 1, 00,000 populations and it constitutes between 3%-10% of all soft tissue sarcomas1-4. MPNST have been found to be associated with neurofibromatosis type 1 (associated with mutation in NF-1 gene) in 2%-29% cases . Male and female are almost equally (53:47) involve. These tumours often create diagnostic dilemmas because of non-specific clinical diagnostic criteria, histopathological resemblance with other spindle cell sarcomas like monophasic synovial sarcoma, leiomyosarcoma and fibrosarcoma.


McCollum and Davis started to observe that the lab rats eat some food to lead to poor growth, so they want to prove the reason for failure in development. Experimenting with two different rats' diets, added to only butterfat and an additional extra of the diet supplement. Result added to the addition of the supplement of diet is to heal and expect growth (Mcllum, 1917). In another story, Chemist Casimir Funk noticed the symptoms of beriberi in chickens. Then he used chickens in the laboratory to feed leftover rice with processed until a new cook changed brown rice. The chickens soon recovered from beriberi. The birds got well again a few days after switching to brown rice to birds. Eijkman thought that processing rice lacked a dietary component found in brown rice. The beriberi caused by an absence in the dietary ingredient, which he called "the anti-beriberi factor." Korsakoff studied the effects of alcoholism on the nervous system and drew attention to several cases of alcoholic polyneuropathy with distinctive mental symptoms (Korsakoff's syndrome) due to the defense of Thiamin. Finally, Eijkman proved that the disease was not caused by blood contamination, respiratory metabolism, or temperature variation. Eventually, it was determined that the missing compound causing beriberi was vitamin B1, whose name is Thiamine. Eijkman with Sir Frederick Hopkins won the 1929 Nobel Prize for Medicine; interest in extracted food nutrients began in the latter half of the 19th century with Thiamin's first vitamin. Thiamin was water-soluble. vitamiN B2 Following Thiamine of the discovery, researchers realized that one or more additional water-soluble factors called the vitamin B2 complex. Observing a pigment in milk with yellow-green, whole wheat, yeast, and liver began by chemist Alexander Wynter Blyth in 1872. Until late 1991, Riboflavin was the second vitamin to be isolated. They thought no nutritional disease causes riboflavin deficiency until they experimented with young Rats to feed with the food extract and observed that the young growth is outstanding to prove Riboflavin's growth-stimulating properties. Riboflavin is the precursor of the coenzymes Flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD) and flavin mononucleotide (FMN). Several oxidation-reduction (redox) reactions are involved in energy production, and numerous metabolic pathways act as electron carriers. Riboflavin deficiency can affect multiple paths in the metabolism of vitamin B6, folate, niacin, and iron. Riboflavin deficiency has been linked to preeclampsia in pregnant women. This condition may progress to eclampsia and cause severe bleeding and death. The risk of preeclampsia has recently been associated with the presence of a genetic variant (C677T) in the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene. This gene codes for the MTHFR enzyme, which is FAD-dependent.


Cultural hegemony permeates society and is spread through social institutions. These institutions socialize people into the norms, values and beliefs of the dominant social groups. Moreover, cultural hegemony is spread and perpetuated through education in the form of compulsory education, a national curriculum, national assessments, as well as the hidden curriculum. The cultural hegemony of Western Art Music is established as the standard of music making and is institutionalized in education systems, national curricula and national assessment practices because it is inherent in ideologies and decision making. To counter the dominant hegemony, multicultural education philosophies have been adopted in democracies. The purpose of multicultural education is to change the dominant hegemony and bring about transformation in policy, attitudes, curriculum, assessment, the language of instruction, and strategies for learning and teaching. In this article, I discuss and compare music curricula from South Africa and Australia to determine how multiculturalism is manifested in the curriculum content for music in schools. I also suggest possible frameworks for curriculum developers in democracies to consider, which would subvert the status quo and establish a counter-hegemony.


ABSTRACT We assess the cyclicality of current account balances for the period 2001Q1–2014Q4, focusing on Portugal and using Germany as a benchmark. We find that the cyclical component of the current account was positively explained by 3-month Euribor, but negatively by the financial crisis, systemic stress in Europe, employment and compensation of employees. Moreover, the noncyclical current account was positively affected by the period of the economic and financial adjustment programme and the terms of trade, but negatively influenced by financial integration.


The work presented in this paper advances through a series of physics-based increasing fidelity models that are used to design robot controllers that respect the robot's capabilities. It also develops a reference simple controller that is applicable to a large subset of tracking conditions, most of which involve non-invasive or highly dynamic movements, defines path geometry in response to the control problem, and develops both a simple geometric control and a dynamic model predictive control approach. In this research, we propose the mathematical modeling of the longitudinal and lateral movements utilizing PID with a feed-forward controller for a nonlinear model with disturbance impact. A feed-forward controller is suggested in this work to get rid of the disturbance effect.


We thank Drs Burns and Stensel for their interest in our work. We agree that the published articles on the delayed effect of resistance exercise (RE) on postprandial lipaemia (PL) provide controversial results. Three studies1–3 employed comparable methodologies in terms of exercise protocol and feeding plan of the subjects, that is, two to four sets of eight to eleven exercises at relatively similar intensities (about 10–12 repetitions maximum (RM)) with 1·5–2·0 min of rest between sets and a standardised meal on the night prior to the fat tolerance test. These studies reported a decrease1,3 or no change2 in the postprandial lipaemic response. A fourth study4 employed a similar RE protocol but focused on maintaining the subjects in a state of energy balance by increasing food intake up to two-fold after RE v. control on the night prior to the fat tolerance test. This study found no significant effect of RE on PL.


Purpose: This study develops and investigates the changes in anxiety symptoms and quality of life (QoL) among participants of the online Strength-informed Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (SACT) across three tests. Methods: A small-scale, quasi-experiment with no control group was conducted. Repeated-measures analysis was employed to assess the changes of the three tests, which were the pre-experimental, post-test, and 3-month follow-up test. A total of 47 adolescents (ages 10–12) completed the 45-min intervention that lasted 10 weeks. Results: Compared with the pre-experimental, the post-test indicated significant anxiety symptoms reduction but not a statistically significant increase in QoL. The 3-month follow-up test indicated reduced anxiety symptoms and improved QoL compared with the pre-experimental. The with-in subject changes were substantial. Conclusions: The online SACT is a promising model to reduce anxiety symptoms and promote QoL among adolescents during the current COVID-19 pandemic, which show both short- and long-term benefit to the participants.


Ferrite-core inductors are largely used in switch-mode power supplies (SMPSs) and can be fruitfully exploited also when working in partial saturation. Several behavioral models have been recently proposed to represent both inductance and power losses in saturation conditions. In this paper we exploit this kind of models for estimating online relevant features of the SMPS inductor, such as current ripple and power loss, which are difficult to monitor through acquisition of easily-measurable quantities only. The method works at electrical steady-state, but is able to follow the thermal transients. Models are implemented on a low-cost microcontroller and tests are performed on a boost converter, for different operating conditions.


In this article the author reflects on the issue of e-democracy. It is planned to create a special resource, which are citizens to vote. Also indicated on the international experience in this subject.


Collegiate athletic programs have often been referred to as the "front porch"of an institution (Nazarian, 2007). Coaches, athletic teams, student athletes,and athletic department staff serve as a "link between the immediate cam-pus family and the larger community" (p. 4). It is this front-porch principlethat makes managing intercollegiate athletics a unique and challengingendeavor. This chapter gives community college leaders and decision mak-ers a road map for handling situations regarding expansion, elimination, orcontinued maintenance of athletic teams and programs at their institution.Every year, community college athletic programs have an impact onmore than seventy-eight thousand student athletes through sponsorship ofsome two dozen men's and women's individual and team sports at morethan 630 institutions in the United States and Canada (Commission on Ath-letics, n.d.; National Junior College Athletic Association, 2008; NorthwestAthletic Association of Community Colleges, n.d.). The presence of an ath-letic program at the community college can generate a sense of belonging,boost student morale and alumni support, increase retention, and positivelyaffect student athletes' academic success (Ashburn, 2007; Berson, 1996;Rishe, 2003). It is for these reasons that athletics at the community college39


A general and enantiospecific [3 + 3] reaction toward functionalized pyrans is reported that has been employed in the first enantioselective synthesis of (+)-rhopaloic acid B.


In this study, we reviewed the relationship between insulation condition and unit thermal load of the building groups in order to predict the city's thermal demands. The standard models of the building groups were selected through the status of domestic architecture and literature survey. The reaction of thermal load by the insulation change in the building examined through Simulation of the dynamic heat load. Once the insulation condition strengthens, heating load was reduced and cooling load was increased. In case the insulation condition weakens, showed a opposite tendency of the previous. In addition, the change according to the insulation condition was heating load larger than the cooling load overall. Responsive to the load of the building groups, the heating load and cooling load were different. In particular, the reaction of detached house and apartment house was larger than the non-residential facilities.


In this paper an implicit model reference adaptive control algorithm for multi-input multi-output plants is developed. Asymptotic stability of the error between plant and model outputs is guaranteed even when the conditions for perfect model following do not hold. A procedure for satisfying the derived constraints sufficient for stability is considered. Examples verifying the theory are presented.


Objective: To investigate the effects of Electroshock therapy(ECT) on spatial memory and phosphorylated extracellular-signal related kinase(p-ERK) of rats. Methods: Rats were randomized into ECT group and sham ECT group. Each group consisted of 12 rats. ECT group received true ECT and sham group received sham ECT. The true ECT or sham ECT was administered once each day, ten days in a whole. At the 11th day the rats were trained and tested in Morris water maze localization navigation experiment. Then each group was randomized into two groups again and each group had 6 rats. One group was decapitated 1 hour after training. Their hippocampus was taken quickly for detecting p-ERK expression by western blot. The other group received probe tests of Morris water maze 48 hours after training. Results: The latency of ECT group was significantly longer than that of sham ECT group(P0.01). There was no significant difference in the search time around the hidden platform and the time in the opposite area in ECT group(P 0.05). But there was significant difference between the search time around the hidden platform and the time in the opposite area in sham ECT group(P0.05). The p-ERK 1/2 level of ECT group was significantly lower than that of sham ECT group(P 0.01).Conclusions: ECT can result in significant amnesia for spatial memory. P-ERK may play an important role in the development of spatial memory impairment caused by ECT.


In the method, during spraying a part, for example 30 %, of the exhaust air is mixed with the supply air stream and, during the times between spraying, up to 100 % of the exhaust air is used as supply air in the system. Considerable savings in heating costs can be made thereby. The exhaust air flows through coarse filters (52), band filters (51, 52) and, after it leaves a fan (9), is directed by a flap (32) entirely or partly, depending on operating requirements, into a supply air duct (24). Fresh air sucked in by the fan (8) is preheated via a plate heat exchanger (42) around which the exhaust air flows and is heated together with the admixed exhaust air in an air heater (40) in order then to be blown into the work space (1). The position of the flap (32) can be controlled completely automatically by the operation of the spraying device and by the measuring equipment indicating the air composition. The filters (51, 52) replace the scrubbing device used hitherto.


ABSTRACT The sociological concepts of the "moral panic" and the deviant "folk devil" apply to the drug panics in the United States over methamphetamine, heroin, and crack cocaine. Mothers or pregnant women who smoke crack cocaine, and their babies, are assigned exaggerated "demonic" attributes that result in stigma and societal rejection. Otherwise, ethnographic studies of drug users demonstrate realities that are other than what might be considered were one to merely look at their use and the consequences. These considerations are examined with respect to the image of folk devils, methadone program attendees, smokers of "blunts," opium den habitués, and others grouped together as negative influences as a result of their drug habits.


800x600 This article presents an analysis of the factors that determine cinema ticket prices in Spain. Previous works were focused on the relationship between the level of concentration in the market and the admission prices. In our paper, we complement that analysis by considering the type of product that the cinema offers. Even though local cinema markets are highly concentrated, that only explains one part of the market power of cinemas whose ticket prices increase with the number of new releases and blockbusters they exhibit. Moreover cinemas charge higher prices when the closest rival is nearer because they differentiate more in the movies they screen. Normal 0 21 false false false ES X-NONE X-NONE


Ultrasonic waves (shear or longitudinal) in the 10–30 mc range are transmitted down a fused silica rod, through a polystyrene or silicone one‐quarter wavelength seal, and into the solid specimen. Measurement of reflections within the specimen yields values for velocities of propagation and elastic constants.Data obtained over a temperature range of 78° to 300°K for silicon and germanium single crystals, and 1.6° to 300°K for fused silica are listed. For the latter, a high loss is noted, with an indicated maximum near 30°K.


One of the important functional blocks in frequency synthesizers is the high speed dual modulus prescaler. The bottleneck of the dual modulus prescaler design is that it operates at the highest frequencies and consumes more power than any other circuit blocks of the synthesizer. A dual modulus prescaler (also known as divide-by-N/N+1 counter) usually consists of a divide-by-2/3 prescaler unit followed by several asynchronous divide-by-2 units. In general, a divide-by-N/N+1 counter consist of flip flops and some extra logic implemented using logic gates which determine the terminal count. Here an E-TSPC logic based divide-by-2/3 prescaler suitable for low supply voltage (0.9V) and low power applications is been designed and implemented wherein the counting logic and the mode selection control are implemented using a single transistor. Thus the critical path is reduced which in turn enhances its working frequency. Simulation results show that, compared with the conventional TSPC and E-TSPC based 2/3 prescaler designs as much as 46% in PDP, 24% in operation speed and 44% in area can be achieved by the proposed design. Also a 32/33 prescaler, 47/48 prescaler and a multimodulus 32/33/47/48 prescaler which incorporates the proposed 2/3 prescaler are designed and implemented. Simulation results show that the power dissipation of the proposed multimodulus prescaler is lesser than the existing multimodulus prescaler designs. All prescalers were designed using the same 0.18μm TSMC CMOS process technology and simulated using Mentor Graphics ELDO. Index Terms-Extended True Single Phase flip flops (ETSPC FFs), prescaler, low power, and low voltage . ——————————  ——————————


A man aged 23 years sustained a blunt injury to the neck. An unusually large haematoma and an abscess developed. The clinical picture, pathogenesis and treatment are described.


The primary task of any higher education system is producing competent, well-educated graduates, who are essential for social and economic development, as well as raising successive generations of scientists who will enhance the mankind's range of insights through their work. Since knowledge is at the focus of interest at higher education institutions, it can be safely concluded that they have to be oriented towards knowledge management by their very nature. The basic aim of this paper is to establish how Croatian polytechnic students assess the knowledge and competencies acquired during their studies. The paper therefore puts special emphasis on the assessment of knowledge transfer process, although the questionnaire also covered some general questions regarding the functioning of polytechnics. Since it is essential for higher education institutions to be recognizable, competitive and adaptable to the labour market needs, we tried to find out how far the Croatian polytechnics have fulfilled students' expectations, i.e. how efficiently they perform their functions. The research included students at six polytechnics. The most important role in the paper is given to the cluster analysis. The results indicate that students are not sufficiently satisfied with the acquired knowledge and skills, conditions for studying and generally with the role of polytechnics. The conclusions can certainly be of use in formulating future development strategies for the Croatian higher education.


Objective In catastrophic earthquakes,many victims suffered from crush syndrome (CS). There were many kinds of complications and the electrolyte imbalance was the most severe complication in these patients with CS. Here we reported the clinical characteristics of the patients with CS in the Wenchuan earthquake. Methods The questionnaires containing 96 clinical and laboratory items were completed in 1827 patients with seismic injury. We evaluated the clinical features of CS and electrolyte disorders in CS patients and non-CS patients. Results Totally 149 patients (8.2%) were diagnosed as crush syndrome. The patients with CS had many severe complications. They had various kinds electrolyte disturbances,including hyperkalemia,hypokalemia,hyponatremia,hypocalcemia,hyperphosphatemia,hypophosphatemia,and acidosis. The hyperkalemia,a life-threatening and refractory complication,needed intensive treatment. Conclusions The patients with CS often have severe and complicated electrolyte disturbances. The hyperkalemia is a life-threatening complication which should be treated intensively.


Banana centre core also known as Pseudostem, a biological waste in banana plantations could be effectively utilized as a source for incorporation in bakery food products preparations by converting them into flour. In this study, an attempt was made to develop a process for the value addition of banana central core, by drying and powdering. Cleaned and sliced banana centre core was dried in a cabinet dryer/Tray dryer different temperatures (50, 60 & 70℃) temperature. The dried samples were ground into powder form. The drying characteristics and the quality of the dried material and flour were analysed for the physicochemical properties. The sample dried at 70℃ temperature was found to be better in terms of quality of the flour. This powder was used for the preparation of biscuits by incorporating at various levels. The quality of the biscuits were also analyzed.


In this paper, we introduce an approach for computing soft error susceptibility of nodes in large CMOS circuits at the transistor level. The node sensitivity depends on the electrical, logic, and timing masking. An efficient technique is developed to compute the electrical masking of nodes using characterization tables and inverse pulse propagation. We generated these tables for every logic cell of the library using Spice simulations for a 100 nm process technology. An additional technique to compute the logic masking of the transistor nodes using an automatic test pattern generation tool is described. Our results show that our approach has Spice like accuracy but it is several orders of magnitude faster than Spice. This approach can be used to analyze the vulnerability of circuits to single event upsets at the chip level. Results are provided for ISCAS85 benchmark circuits


This paper attempts to show the influence of network topological changes on the resistive losses for a significant period. As the problem for a long period is not tractable in a mixed integer non-linear programming approach, a piece-wise linear formulation is presented in order to find a convenient relation between active losses and real flows for each branch. Subsequently, a mixed integer linear formulation is developed to find an optimal topology that tends to minimize the active losses. Considered topological configurations concern the splits or mergers of electric nodes and the taps of phase shifting transformers. A practical example based on several hundreds of observations (snapshots) of the French national grid is presented. Obtained result confirms the interest of the method.


Bases on the future of 3G network technology in the intelligent transportation,this paper analyses the application of 3G network technology in car networking,in the car's navigation system,and in dealing with the expressway traffic accident.


Mooring observations were conducted from October 1999 to July 2002 near the east coast of Mindanao Island, the Philippines, (6°50′N, 126°43′E) to observe current variability at the axis of the Mindanao Current (MC). The MC was a strong current with a subsurface velocity maximum exceeding 1.3 m s−1 at approximately 100 m depth. The MC flows shallower than 700 m, and there was no evidence of a steady northward current (the Mindanao Undercurrent) at the study location. Compared with the large average velocity, MC variability was low (standard deviation <0.2 m s−1 for all directions). All the observed interannual, seasonal, and intraseasonal variations in the MC were of comparable amplitude. The MC was strong during boreal summers and during the onset of the 2002–03 El Niño. The core velocity of the MC at approximately 100 m was correlated with the sea level difference between Cebu, Philippines and Malakal, Palau.


Podocyte lesions in renal glomeruli are identified by pathologists using visual analyses of kidney tissue sections (histological images). By applying automatic visual diagnosis systems, one may reduce the subjectivity of analyses, accelerate the diagnosis process, and improve medical decision accuracy. Towards this direction, we present here a new data set of renal glomeruli histological images for podocitopathy classification and a deep neural network model. The data set consists of 835 digital images (374 with podocytopathy and 430 without podocytopathy), annotated by a group of pathologists. Our proposed method (called here PodNet) is a classification method based on deep neural networks (pre-trained VGG19) used as features extractor from images in different color spaces. We compared PodNet with other six state-of-the-art models in two data set versions (RGB and gray level) and two different training contexts: pre-trained models (transfer learning from Imagenet) and from-scratch, both with hyperparameters tuning. The proposed method achieved classification results to 90.9% of f1-score, 88.9% precision, and 93.2% of recall in the final validation sets.


Intradermal testing with 7 environmental allergens was performed on 71 patients with atopic dermatitis (AD) with respiratory atopy (RAT) and 30 pure AD patients, and the cutaneous late-phase reaction (CLPR) was observed several to 48 h after challenge. CLPR was not seen in pure AD. In AD patients with RAT, CLPR was positive in 29 of 71 patients. No macroscopic eczematous lesions appeared. All CLPR-positive patients showed RAST scores of 2 or more. We assume that CLPR can be an exacerbating factor in AD with RAT, while it is not directly involved in pure AD.


Current research trends have shown that discourses on womanhood are in conflict with those of entrepreneurship. Couched on social entrepreneurship theory, this paper examines narrative trends of successful women entrepreneurs in the performing arts and how these women construct their identities in entrepreneurship. This paper broadens normative notions of what it is to be a female entrepreneur, presenting the struggle women face to reconcile seemingly conflicting identities in the performing arts. Stratified sampling will be used in selecting participants while semi-structured one-on-one interviews will be used in collecting data. Data obtained will be categorized into narrative logs and analysed using content analysis. Findings from the study will show that women entrepreneurs in the arts construct their identities differently revealing that some perceive dissonance between womanhood and entrepreneurship discourses whereas others do not. This paper submits that women entrepreneurs challenge and reconfigure the dominant narratives of "men as kings" in the performing arts. By reconfiguring and challenging dominant narratives, women are able to de-scribe themselves from the periphery. Since identity construction is contextually produced, other variables such as social status and level of education intersect with gender in establishing women's status position. Ultimately, the paper offers new insights on women entrepreneurs in the arts by illustrating how gendered practices are used as strategic devices in doing business. In this regard, we argue that stories concerning women's repertoire of business practices in performing arts allow us to challenge the taken-for-granted assumptions of gender neutrality regarding typical business behaviour and entrepreneurship.

Key words: Performing Arts, entrepreneurship, womanhood, identity, gender, gendered practices


Objective: To analyze the protagonism of school adolescents in preventing sexually transmitted diseases. Methods: This is a qualitative action-research study, which was developed with ten adolescents (aged 15-16 years) from a public school. The data were collected from focus groups, interviews, and observation, being analyzed by using the discourse analysis technique. Results: The adolescents testimonies revealed that they participated in planning of the educational intervention, and defined and organized the school environment. In addition, they prepared materials and themes for use in the preventive actions against sexually transmitted diseases, which generated a feeling knowledge on the


Due to the fact that high precision is required by electro-optical equipment of ship-based laser weapon,the error source of electro-optical tracking equipment is analyzed detailed. The tracking process of electro-optical tracking equipment for ship-based laser weapon system is particularly discussed here. The various influences that act to tracking performance are described .At last the ship motion influence is dissertated. The major error sources are given here and an effective method to stability LOS is introduced. Exhaustive analyze can provide significant reference to development and amelioration of ship-based electro-optical tracking equipment,which is a complex system combined optics,mechanism and electronics.


Text detection in video images is a challenging research problem because of the poor spatial resolution and the complex backgrounds, which may contain a variety of colors. This paper presents a multistage predictive coding scheme, referred to as Multistage Pulse Code Modulation (MPCM), which can be used to effectively detect text in color video frames. It converts a video image to a coded image with each pixel encoded by a priority code ranging from 7 down to 0. A priority code 7 retains the most significant information while a priority code 0 represents the least significant information which can be dropped without loss of much information. Using the global mean of the coded image as a threshold value, a set of potential text regions can be detected from each video frame. A series of spatial filters is then implemented in order to eliminate regions that are unlikely to contain text. As a final step, we eliminate those potential text regions where Optical character Recognition (OCR) produces no results. An extensive set of experiments demonstrates that our proposed MPCM-based text detection technique is effective in detecting text in a wide variety of video images.


With the decrease of the device dimensions, back-end layer planarisation by Chemical Mechanical Polishing (CMP) seems now absolutely necessary for technologies down to 0.35 pn. CMP processes induce billions of particles, parasitic metallic contaminations and a damaged layer at the top surface of the dielectrics. It is therefore necessary to add a new powerful cleaning process after each CMP step which was not necessary in the past. We early defined the general concepts [l] of cleanings adapted to back-end steps. We propose here to apply our previous results to the practical case of PECVD TEOS oxide Ch4P where Si02 slurries are used. Scrubbers are extensively used after CMP processes because they are very effective for particle removal. In order to remove the damaged layer and the metallic contamination as well, we can imagine to inject appropriate chemicals in the final step of the scrubber or to use the scrubber in conjunction with conventional cleanings performed in a wet bench. As the COO of scrubbers is about 2 to 3 times higher than wet bench cleaning, the use of wet process only as to be carefully studied.


This work is devoted to classification of the acoustic emission pulses on the base of cluster analysis of acoustic emission data registered during quasistatic uniaxial tensile of fiberglass laminate samples. There were established characteristic parameters and stages of acoustic emission for each type of fracture: matrix fracture, fiber fracture, fiber/matrix debonding, delamination.


Use of Lqh2 mutants (produced at TAU) and rNav1.2a mutants (produced at the US side) for identifying receptor site-3: Based on the fact that binding of scorpion alpha-toxins is voltage-dependent, which suggests toxin binding at the mobile voltage-sensing region, we analyzed which of the toxin bioactive domains (Core-domain or NC-domain) interacts with the DIV Gating-module of rNav1.2a. This analysis was based on the assumption that the dissociation of toxin mutants upon depolarization would vary from that of the unmodified toxin should the substitutions affect a site of interaction with the channel Gating-module. Using a series of toxin mutants (mutations at both domains) and two channel mutants that were shown to reduce the sensitivity to scorpion alpha-toxins, and by comparison of depolarization-driven dissociation of Lqh2 derivatives off their binding site at rNav1.2a mutant channels we found that the toxin Core-domain interacts with the Gating-module of DIV. Details of the experiments and results appear in Guret al (2011). Mapping receptor site 3 at Nav1.2a by extensive channel mutagenesis (Seattle): Since previous studies with photoaffinity labeling and antibody mapping implicated domains I and IV in scorpion alpha-toxin binding, Nav1.2 channel mutants containing substitutions at these extracellular regions were expressed and tested for receptor function by whole-cell voltage clamp. Of a large number of channel mutants, T1560A, F1610A, and E1613A in domain IV had ~5.9-, ~10.7-, and ~3.9-fold lower affinities for the scorpion toxin Lqh2, respectively, and mutant E1613R had 73-fold lower affinity. Toxin dissociation was accelerated by depolarization for both wild-type and mutants, and the rates of dissociation were also increased by mutations T1560A, F1610A and E1613A. In contrast, association rates for these three mutant channels at negative membrane potentials were not significantly changed and were not voltage-dependent. These results indicated that Thr1560 in the S1-S2 loop, Phe1610 in the S3 segment, and Glu1613 in the S3-S4 loop in domain IV participate in toxin binding. T393A in the SS2-S6 loop in domain I also showed a ~3.4-fold lower affinity for Lqh2, indicating that this extracellular loop may form a secondary component of the toxin binding site. Analysis with the Rosetta-Membrane algorithm revealed a three-dimensional model of Lqh2 binding to the voltage sensor in a resting state. In this model, amino acid residues in an extracellular cleft formed by the S1-S2 and S3-S4 loops in domain IV that are important for toxin binding interact with amino acid residues on two faces of the wedge-shaped Lqh2 molecule that are important for toxin action. The conserved gating charges in the S4 transmembrane segment are in an inward position and likely form ion pairs with negatively charged amino acid residues in the S2 and S3 segments (Wang et al 2011; Gurevitz 2012; Gurevitzet al 2013).


In a Tikhonov regularization scheme to solve discrete linear ill-posed problems, selecting the parameter value is a key task. We use Wolfe inexact search on the L curve to choose a � regularization parameter value far from critical areas of the L curve. Numerical results are shown comparing the inexact scheme with other exact searches.


Up to now, histochemical investigations of the goblet cells found in cases of postoperative maxillary cysts (POMC) have yielded somewhat variable results, while examinations of glycoproteins have been restricted to only a few methods. Recently, lectins, which have specificity for various carbohydrate residues, have been applied for the detection of glycoproteins. However, as far as the author is aware, no studies of POMC using lectin histochemistry have been done. Accordingly, PAS-alcian blue (pH 2.5) staining was performed on POMC with special reference to goblet cells, and then lectin histochemistry was employed. The specimens examined were sixty cases of POMC, which were obtained from the Department of Oral Surgery, Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matsudo. Goblet cells appeared blue or bluish-purple, and ciliated cells and columnar cells appeared light purplish-red by PAS-alcian blue staining. The ABC method was employed for lectin staining using seven kinds of lectins, i. e., Con A, WGA, SBA, DBA, RCA-I, PNA and UEA-I. Goblet cells showed positive reactions for WGA, RCA-I, PNA and UEA-I, while ciliated cells and columnar cells were positive for Con A, WGA, SBA, DBA, RCA-I and UEA-I.


The invention provides a silver-contained alginate fibre having antimicrobial property and a preparing method which solves technique problem of improving prior alginate fibre property and providing the silver-contained alginate fibre having antimicrobial property. A technical scheme is that: the silver-contained alginate fibre having antimicrobial property has characteristic of being prepared from sodium alginate powder 90.0-99.9% percentage by weight and water-insoluble silver compound particulate 0.1-10% percentage by weight. The experiments testify that the silver-contained alginate fibre has better effect than single alginate fibre in antimicrobial, can control bacterial increase on wound efficiently, is safe and non-toxic.


The amount of fading (AF) is a simple measure for the performance of a diversity system. This paper provides approximations and bounds for AF as well as the methods to derive the exact AF calculations for transmit antenna selection (TAS) on Rayleigh fading channels. We also derive a simple approximate formula for the relationship between the AF and the coding gain in a TAS system. Simulation results are provided to verify the results.


Lysyl oxidase like 2 (LOXL2) is a member of the lysyl oxidase (LOX) family of amine oxidases that catalyzes the oxidative deamination of lysine residues to crosslink extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins, thereby forming a stable and highly organized matrix. LOXL2 is shown to be involved in a diverse set of diseases including hepatic fibrosis and cancer metastasis, due to its critical role in tubulogenesis, matrix assembly, and angiogenesis. Despite the significant advances made in linking LOXL2 to fibrosis initiation and disease progression, the mechanisms of LOXL2 regulation are still largely unknown.


There is an ongoing effort to develop accelerating modules for high-current electron accelerators for advanced radiography application. Accelerating modules with low beam-cavity coupling impedances along with gap designs with acceptable field stresses comprise a set of fundamental design criteria. We examine improved cell designs which have been developed for accelerator application in several radiographic operating regimes. We evaluate interaction impedances, analyze the effects of beam structure coupling on beam dynamics (beam breakup instability and corkscrew motion). We also provide estimates of coupling through interesting new high-gradient insulators and evaluate their potential future application in induction cells.


Computer support for group communication in the business environment is examined. Study of group activities in videotaped business meetings identified information exchange as the most frequent communication task. Existing computer supported cooperative work (CSCW) systems for group communication are typically based on keyboard input, and this may limit their utility. A voice input prototype system for asynchronous (time separated transactions) group communication (AGC) with simulated conversion to text was developed and tested to determine if advantages over conventional keyboard input computer conferencing existed, and whether this method would have any effect on the information exchange task. An experiment utilizing 12 groups of 5 subjects compared the voice input prototype to an existing keyboard input computer conferencing system for an information exchange task, and over all test subjects, voice input resulted in an increase of the number of words contributed by 151% and an increase in the information facts disclosed by 38%. For test subjects holding a high proportion of available facts, voice input resulted in increases of 204% in words and 39% for facts. Effective input speed was 150 words per minute for voice input. These results imply that for future asynchronous group communication systems supporting information exchange, incorporation of voice input capability, coupled with large vocabulary, connected word, speaker independent speech recognition should be considered.


PurposeThe authors examine how financial analysts respond to online investor sentiment when updating recommendations for specific stocks in South Africa. The aim is to establish whether online sentiment contains significant information that can influence analyst recommendations. The authors follow up the above by examining when online investor sentiment is most associated with analyst recommendation changes.Design/methodology/approachFor online investor sentiment proxies, the authors make use of the social media sentiment and news media sentiment scores provided by Bloomberg Inc. The sample size includes all companies listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange All Share Index. The study uses traditional ordinary least squares to examine the relation at the mean and quantile regression to identify the scope of the relationship across the distribution of the dependent variable.FindingsThe authors find evidence that pre-event news sentiment significantly influences analyst recommendation changes while no significant relationship is found with the Twitter sentiment. Further analysis shows that news sentiment is more influential when the recommendation changes are moderate (in the middle of the conditional distribution of the recommendation changes).Originality/valueThe study is the one of the first to examine the association between online sentiment and analyst recommendation changes in an emerging market using high frequency data. The authors also make a direct comparison between social media sentiment and news media sentiment, some of the most used contemporary investor sentiment proxies.


Method of generating Evidence grid to reproduce the environment in the space shown in the stereo image sets and stereo image set to determine the step of collecting the stereo image set in the inner multi-position the environment, and occupancy using stereo sensor processing the distance data associated with each point in; Applying a sensor model at each point in space in order to determine the occupancy probability of each voxel to reproduce each point in space; And by combining the probability for each voxel and a step of generating Evidence grid of the environment. Evidence grid, stereo sensors, stereo images, voxels, occupancy probability


The purpose of this study is to develop learning media for physics comics on the subject matter of measurement for class X students, to know the quality of physics comics in the developed measurement material for class X students at SMAN 1 Compreng, and to know the students responses to physics comics on the developed measurement material. This research is development research by conducting product analysis to be developed, developing initial products, expert validation and revisions, small-scale field trials and product revisions, and large-scale field trials and final products. The result of the research is the product developed in the form of Comic Physics Media, the Main Material of Measurement. The quality of the physics comic media developed according to media experts is Good (B) with a value of 3.14, according to the material experts is Very Good (SB) with a value of 3.61, according to the physics teacher is Very Good (SB) with a value of 3, 67. 3). Student responses to physics comics in limited trials obtained a percentage of 93% while in large-scale field trials obtained a percentage of 95%.


3694 Background: Cancer patients undergoing aggressive chemotherapy can sometimes experience an initial deterioration in quality of life (QoL). In this study we investigated the QoL outcomes of advanced colorectal cancer patients during the first three months of chemotherapy.

METHODS
We evaluated a case series of 31 stages III-IV colorectal cancer patients treated at Cancer Treatment Centers of America at Midwestern Regional Medical Center between March 2001 and January 2003. All patients underwent a comprehensive program of nutritional, spiritual, physical, naturopathic, and emotional support while receiving aggressive chemotherapy. QoL was evaluated using the EORTC-QLQ-C30 (EORTC) and the Ferrans and Powers Quality of Life Index (QLI). The mean QoL scores were compared using Analysis of Variance across three different time periods; baseline, 1 and 3 months.

RESULTS
Patients received a variety of chemotherapy regimens; 12 (38.7%) received leucovorin (lv)-floxuridine (dr)-mitomycin-cisplatin; 6 (19.4%) lv-dr-mitomycin; 5 (16.1%) lv-5 fluorouracil; 4 (12.9%) lv-dr; 3 (9.7%) lv-dr-camptosar and 1 (3.2%) oxaliplatin. Mean QoL scores in both EORTC and QLI showed no significant difference across the three time periods.

CONCLUSIONS
In this cohort, we found that QoL was well-maintained throughout the first three months of chemotherapy in our integrative cancer treatment setting. These results warrant further investigation to better describe the impact of integrative care on the QoL of these patients. [Figure: see text] No significant financial relationships to disclose.


Research into China's bid to become more innovative, competitive and creative by harnessing foreign investment and human capital in the creative industries.


ABSTRACT The depleting supplies of non-renewable petroleum reserves, as well as their escalating costs, have directed a great deal of research toward the synthesis of hydrocarbons from coal. Synthesis of methanol from coal-derived synthesis gas is a well established technology, and methanol has been used as a feedstock for the synthesis of gasoline range hydrocarbons and olefins commercially. However, an efficient hydrocarbon synthesis process has been developed at the University of Akron using dimethyl ether as the starting feedstock. This UA/ EPRI' s DTH ( Dimethyl Ether to Hydrocarbons) process has significant advantages over its counterpart methanol conversion process in the areas of heat duties, hydrocarbon selectivities, product yield, and reactor size Lower olefins are the intermediate products in the conversion of dimethyl ether to aromatic hydrocarbons. C2-C4 olefins and paraffins can be selectively produced by varying the operating parameters of the process, viz., temperature, pressure, DME conc...


In order to quickly ramp up and maintain good yield, it was very important that the bump defects as the killer for 28 nm technological node were accurately detected, and the quantities of the bump defects rapidly decreased by the adjusting processes. The main purpose of this paper was to investigate the performance of the bump defects in the back end of line for 28 nm technology and detect the seeds of the forming bump defect. Firstly, the bump defects were scanned by the optical examination instrument. Subsequently, the scanned defect map was transferred into scanning electron microscopy reviewing system to observe the types and sizes of the bump defects. For finding the seed of forming the bump defect, the defects were cut from the wafer using a focused ion beam, and then a transmission electron microscope was used for observing interface to identify the location of the seed of forming the bump defect. Results showed that the bump defect originated from the interface between metal (after chemical mechanical polish) and dielectric cap layer. In addition, an in‐depth study of the formation of the bump defect was carried out using the different film stacks. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


The invention relates to a method of inducing a desired comfort setting in a motor vehicle, wherein a user through an input interface by an input or inputs (1) at least one parameter of a desired comfort setting is set or is adjustable. According to the invention it is proposed that for inputting a desired comfort setting on at least one display device (100) selectable settings (KS - 3 to KS + 3) are displayed at least one parameter, wherein, starting from a standard preset or presettable adjustment (KS 0) of the parameter, the presentation of selectable settings (KS - 3 to KS + 3) in relative relationship to that (KS 0) as an adjustable More (KS + 1, KS + 2, KS + 3) and an adjustable Less (KS - 1 , KS - 3) is - 2, KS. In this way, a very intuitive convenient operation is possible by an operator.


Structurally complex habitats influence species richness and abundance through the provision of resources and microhabitats. This study examines the effects of structural attributes, habitat complexity (expressed as habitat complexity score) and tree diameter (expressed as standard deviation of diameter at breast height), on bird species richness and abundance. Projected foliage cover and diameter at breast height of the five closest trees and bird richness and abundance were recorded at the 30 survey sites within the Kioloa Coastal Campus. Regression analyses were conducted between the structural attributes and bird richness and abundance. A statistically significant correlation (α=0.05) was found between habitat complexity score and bird richness and abundance. A similar relationship was observed with the standard deviation of diameter at breast height. Land managers can employ these findings to enhance habitat restoration and rehabilitation projects, and to monitor biodiversity outcomes.


A device for holding a substrate block to be sawed and for flushing the intermediate spaces formed by sawing the substrate block. It comprises two regions arranged parallel to the device longitudinal axis and above one another, the upper region being configured as an adapter region by means of which the device can be connected to a machine instrument, and the lower region being formed as a holding region which comprises a circumferentially closed or closable channel system which can be supplied with flushing liquid by means of closable supply openings and the bottom of which is opened in a slot-like fashion during the sawing of the substrate block so as to provide passage openings for the flushing liquid. A method for flushing intermediate spaces formed by sawing a substrate block using the above device.


The results in epidemiological papers on foods and breast and ovarian cancer risk involving foods and their ingredientds covered in 2000-2009 MEDLINE CD-ROM were classified into protective factors,risk factors and non-related factors with their frequencies calculated by bibliometric analysis,showing that the number of papers on breast cancer was much more than that on ovarian cancer.The protective factors for breast cancer were vegetables followed by beans and their products,carotenoids,fruits,vitamins,fatty acids,etc.The risk factors for breast cancer included meat,fatty acids,and fat,etc.The non-related factors for breast cancer involved carotenoids,carbohydrates,sugar,and fatty acids,etc.The three factors for ovarian cancer were similar to those for breast cancer,which could be found in a large number of foods and their ingredients,indicating that the outcome of a same food and its ingredients is not consistent or even contradictory in different papers published by the same author.


This report describes a study of atmospheric emissions from the transport of sand and gravel on unpaved roads. The potential environmental effect of this emission source was evaluated using source severity, defined as the ratio of the time-averaged maximum ground level concentration of a pollutant at a representative plant boundary to a hazard factor. The hazard factor is the ambient air quality standard for criteria pollutants and an adjusted threshold limit value for noncriteria pollutants. A representative sand and gravel plant processes 274 metric tons/hr, with vehicular traffic of 22 vehicles/hr. The average unpaved road length of sand and gravel plants is 2.2 kilometers, and each truck carries an average of 21 metric tons. The uncontrolled particulate emission factor for the industry due to vehicular movement is 87 g/metric ton. The source severities for particulates and free silica-containing particulates are 0.02 and 2.9, respectively. Some plants have effectively used certain control measures, such as application of oil and chemical solutions into the road surface. Future control techniques would consider the emission-influencing factors of vehicle speed, vehicle size, number of wheels, tire width, particle size distribution, and road moisture content.


Background : to elucidate the molecular mechanisms, regulating growth and proliferation of leiomyoma cells, the estimation of the activity of PR-A and PR-B isoforms of progesterone receptor and PI3K/Akt and MAPК kinases, participating in signal transduction from sex steroids and growth factors, has the special interest. Aim of the work : to investigate the character of the expression of mRNAs of PR-A and PR-B isoforms of progesterone receptor in leiomyomas of different size and different intensity of cellular proliferation, and to elucidate the relationship between the PR-A and PR-B synthesis and activation of PI3K/Akt and MAPК signaling pathways in tumour tissue. Materials and Methods . The examination of the PR-A, PR-B, Akt, PTEN, ERK and Ki67 mRNAs expression in normal myometrium and leiomyoma tissues of 29 women with uterine leiomyoma was performed using RP-PCR. Results . It was found that in general the leiomyoma tissue was characterized by the high level of PR-A, PTEN and ERK mRNAs expression comparing to the miometrium. Distinctive characteristic of the small leiomyomas and leiomyomas with low proliferative activity was the highest synthesis of PR-A isoform of progesterone receptor. In large leiomyomas and in proliferating Ki67+ leiomymas the significant increase of ERK mRNA expression was seen. Conclusion . Activation of the PR-A isoform of progesterone receptor and MAPK/ERK signaling pathway associated with the inhibition of PI3K/Akt signaling due to high synthesis of PTEN plays the important role in mechanisms, regulating leiomyoma growth.


This is a creative nonfiction story about a woman's first encounter with bipolar disorder. Using narrative analysis, this piece seeks to give one perspective of a bigger societal issue and is the beginning of a larger educational piece of the stories of bipolar individuals and the family and friends who support them.


The article deals with prevention of recurrent stroke and stroke-related dementia in patients with arterial hypertension. PROGRESS trial showed the modern treatment options for patients after stroke or transient ischemic attack


How does expansion in the high-tech sector influence the broader economy of a region? We demonstrate that an infusion of venture capital in a region leads to: (i) declines in the number of establishments and in employment in non–high-tech industries in the tradable sector; (ii) increases in entry and in employment in the non-tradable sector; and (iii) a rise in income inequality in the non-tradable sector. Expansion in the high-tech sector therefore leads to a less diverse tradable sector and to increasing inequality in the region.


Abstract : This thesis examines the puzzle of NATO-Ukraine relations and the uncertainty that characterizes the nation's integration into NATO. Despite Ukraine's pluralistic reforms, considerable democratic advances, and President Victor Yushchenko's continuous assertion of the high priority given Euro-Atlantic integration in Ukrainian foreign policy, NATO does not perceive Ukraine as a potential ally. In addition, the majority of the Ukrainian population holds a distorted and negative image of NATO and objects to the idea that their nation will join the Alliance. The politico-psychological realm of international relations theory offers a framework to demonstrate the importance of images in NATO-Ukraine relations and thus explains the puzzling nature of Ukraine's relationship with the Alliance. Historically, NATO's perception of Ukraine focused on Ukraine's international behavior and foreign policy motivations, and this perception affected the forms of cooperation the Alliance proposed to Ukraine. Unless Ukraine is perceived as a stable ally, it will not be invited to be part of the NATO Membership Action Plan, and the main priority of Ukraine's foreign policy -- full integration into European and Euro-Atlantic institutions -- will remain impossible. Being seen as a NATO ally, as well as reversing the Ukrainian public's negative view of the Alliance, is a major responsibility of the Ukrainian leadership. However, it is also crucially important that Western democracies keep the door open for Ukraine.


plus an indefinite pragmatism. Religion seems to be identified in large measure with the church, and to clinch the argument he asserts that "the Christian church controls ninety-five per cent of the world's altruism." One is tempted to ask Professor Millikan for the experimental data back of so interesting and sweeping a generalization. The previous criticisms cannot by any means apply to all the contributors. Professor Einstein analyzes what he calls the three types of religion, and concludes that science does give us the possibility of a cosmic religion which will meet the needs of men. Professor Julian Huxley, though an avowed humanist, is by no means blind to the emotional problems involved in the passing of an older faith. He recognizes that men still need salvation: "a sense of harmony and peace, a conviction of the value of existence, a feeling that their relation with the world at large is no longer confused and meaningless, but right and significant."


cosmology, repeats parts of previous books by Thomson. The following chapter, on China, is a complete red herring and is surprisingly devoid of information. Chapter IV, on near eastern mythology and cosmology, is far more competently done, as is that on Greek theogonies, partly because the author has read Cornford—for whose early book, From Religion to Philosophy, great admiration is expressed. The chapter on the calendar contains many facts, but seems to have slipped in by error—although it does lead on to the subject of priest-kings, one of Thomson's favourites. Of Heraclitus it is said that 'He was himself by right of birth a priest-king. That is why he wrote in a hieratic style' (p. 135). (Thomson thinks that any antithetical style—and Heraclitus' was not particularly so—is hieratic.) It would appear to be relevant here that Heraclitus was so uninterested in being a 'priest-king' (to adopt Thomson's exaggerated interpretation) that he let his younger brother occupy this somewhat derelict office. It is not surprising to find that Thales and Anaximander, too, 'also belonged to an ancient family of priest-kings' (p. 137). This conclusion is stated quite baldly after a series of really startling conjectures by the author. Indeed, what gives the book one of its most peculiar flavours is the manner in which a faint initial possibility is repeatedly made the basis of another faint possibility, and so on, until some monstrously improbable conclusion is reached—a conclusion which is then stated as true so ingenuously, and indeed so stylishly, that one is almost tempted to believe it. All this, if accepted in the right spirit, is certainly not uninteresting, especially since the author's knowledge, while not deep at every point, is undoubtedly wide. In general, though, this book has fewer merits than its predecessor. Since Professor Thomson is evidently determined that it shall have a successor, too, might one hope that this will be far more closely argued, and less repetitious, than what has gone before?


This issue of the Israel Law Review is dedicated to the memory of one of the Hebrew University's prominent professors of law, Professor Ze'ev W. Falk. Ze'ev Falk, who died two years ago, in September 1998, was born in Breslau, Germany, in 1923, and immigrated to Palestine at the outset of the Second World War (1939)


We use 15 years of Reuters-Business-Briefing (RBB) data in an empirical gravity model to analyze how content and number of business news about potential trading partners' countries aect the volume of bilateral trade. We motivate the exercise by a theoretical model, where exporters sink fixed costs before engaging into a trade relationship. On the export market, they are exposed to expropriation risk; hence, they need to form expectations about the shirking probability. We hypothesize that exporters learn in a Bayesian way from news of other agents' experiences in the respective country. Priors on the shirking behavior are especially relevant if business partners are located in the south. Our regressions in first dierences robustly indicate that the shirking probability corresponds to an ad valorem tari


Topological insulators and topological crystalline insulators are a new quantum matter whose band structure belongs to a different topology compared to a regular, trivial insulator [1, 2]. The physical consequence of this is manifestation of conducting surface or edge states that are spin-polarized and Dirac-dispersive. The unique electronic property of the surface states opens opportunities to study previously inaccessible fundamental condensed matter phenomena such as Majorana fermions [3] and magnetic monopoles [4] and to design future spin-based device applications. A plethora of experiments have been carried out to investigate the exotic electronic properties of the surface states in topological insulator Bi2Se3 and topological crystalline insulator SnTe.


Emergency events and the resulting chain reactions would cause serious consequences,i f the chain reaction path was known in advance, the chain would be interrupted and the disaster reduced.To solve this problem, an emergency event chain reaction path deduction model based on discrete Hopfield neural network is presented.The model uses the Hopfield neural network to represent a normal emergency event network, then deduct the chain reaction path of the emergency event according to the principle of the chain reaction, and by setting the threshold of the neurons,i t maps the inference process of emergency event chain reaction to the evolution process of Hopfield neural network, and the chain reaction path of initial emergency event can be found out by running the Hopfield neural network.Finally, the rationality of this method is validated by analyzing the resulting chain reactions of earthquake.


Using Darboux method, we obtain an asymptotic limit for Continuous Dual Hahn Polynomial.The basic concept is to construct a comparison function which is the singular part of the generating function; then expand the comparison function. With little simplification and modification,the asymptotic limit is achieved.


This paper presented a multiple directions precision adjustment device, which was used for adjusting the coaxially of the travelling wave tube (TWT) electron gun's cathode and gate electrode. The concentricity can meet the requirements only by rotating the three micrometer calipers. It can be quickly adjusted to 0.01 mm in 15 mins. The results are helpful to the following terahertz TWT, using a 17 kV, 71 mA electron beam, the measured peak power is over 60 watt and the average output power is over 12 watts with 20% duty cycle at the frequency around 0.22 THz.


This letter proposes a novel framework to design a passivity based sliding mode controller for mechanical systems described by simple port-Hamiltonian systems. For this class of systems, passivity based control is often used to design a stabilizing controller which employs a physical energy of the plant system as a Lyapunov function candidate. This letter proves that there exist a special class of passivity based controllers which coincide with sliding mode ones. This approach enables us to obtain sliding mode control systems with explicit energy based Lyapunov functions. The proposed approach requires a kind of matching condition under which the two control schemes coincide with each other. How to relax the condition is also discussed. Furthermore, a numerical example demonstrates how the proposed method works.


We consider tilings of Euclidean spaces by polygons or polyhedra, in particular, tilings made by a substitution process, such as the Penrose tilings of the plane. We deene an isomorphism invariant related to a subgroup of rotations and compute it for various examples. We also extend our analysis to more general dynamical systems.


We tested the preparation of extracellular proteins of actinomycete (VA) as an antigen in serological diagnostics of actinomycosis in the clinic. The study used blood serum samples from 25 patients who were in the Bashkir Republican Dermatovenerologic Dispensary for examination for actinomycosis. The samples obtained from patients in the dynamics of the disease were tested in the complement binding reaction (CSC) with BA and in parallel with the most common antigenic drug at present - actinolysate.


Abstract The autumn establishment of lucerne with herbicides and cover crops of turnips, green-feed barley, 'Grasslands Tama' ryegrass was studied in two trials under irrigation at Winchmore. Under good grazing management, autumn-sown lucerne was shown to withstand severe competition during the autumn-winter period and still attain, at the end of the first or start of the second season, a yield similar to that of lucerne sown without a cover crop. However, if heavy competition had been withstood during winter, freedom from this in the early spring seemed necessary for retention of a lucerne population sufficient to give early resumption of high production. It was concluded that if lucerne is to be autumn sown, a cover crop which ceases active growth by early spring should be used rather than herbicides. The former increased herbage production in the first 18 months and had no harmful effect on later production, whereas herbicides had a negligible effect on herbage production throughout the trial.


Political parties and candidates seek the votes of the voters in the elections with the policies and promises they create within the scope of political marketing. It is frequently seen in the elections held in Turkey that there is very little difference in votes between the parties in the elections. Elections are either won or lost with a very small margin of votes. When evaluated in this direction, it is very important for political parties and candidates to determine the factors that are effective in the political participation behavior of Syrian immigrants, one of the nations with the highest immigrant population and living in Turkey. In this study, it is aimed to determine the social media and political marketing elements that are effective in the political participation behaviors of Syrian immigrants after they migrate. Data were obtained with a semi-structured interview form by interviewing 20 Syrian immigrants living in Gaziantep face to face. When the data obtained are evaluated, it has been determined that the political thought of the environment, the attitudes and behaviors of the party leader and the candidate, social media and political marketing factors are effective on the political participation behaviors of Syrian immigrants. Another important finding within the scope of the study is that the discourses and actions of the party and the candidate towards Syrian immigrants, the perspective of the party towards immigrants, religious values, customs and ideologies are important factors on the political participation behaviors of Syrian immigrants.


Background: Equidae nutritional change increased the frequency of diseases due to inappropriate administration and storage of rations. Although there are reports of ionophore poisoning (IP) and leukoencephalomalacia (LEM) in equidae from Brazil, the concurrent occurrence of both diseases by the same contaminated commercial ration is unprecedented. Therefore, the present paper aims to describe the epidemiological, clinical, laboratorial and pathological findings of concurrent IP and LEM outbreaks in horses.Cases: Eleven farmers from seven different locations in Distrito Federal, Midwestern Brazil, reported sudden clinical signs in 27 horses after the ingestion of commercial pelleted ration. During the farm visits, it was found that the ration brand and batches were identical, and macroscopic evaluation revealed no abnormalities. Eight horses were clinically evaluated and presented hyporexia, apathy, hypermetria, ataxia, dehydration, dyspnea, tongue hypotonia, muscle tremors, tachycardia, facial hypoalgesia, dysphagia, and sporadic or permanent recumbence. Laboratorial changes were restricted to creatine phosphokinase (mean: 1,573.4 ± 16.9 IU/L) and gammaglutamyl transferase (mean: 34.85 ± 29.14 IU/L) serum increases. Pathological evaluation has performed in eight horses presenting pallor and whitish striations in the gluteal, longissimus dorsi, femoral quadriceps muscles and myocardium, varying from mild to moderate. One horse also showed a soft and yellowish focal area on the right temporal lobe white matter. Microscopically, alterations in skeletal and cardiac muscle tissues included striated muscle fibers and cardiomyocytes segmental necrosis, characterized by sarcoplasmic fragmentation with clusters of eosinophilic debris, cellular retraction and hypereosinophilia. Histological alterations in the central nervous system of one horse were characteristic of LEM. Ration samples analysis revealed the presence of salinomycin (2,384.91 ± 100.7 ppm), narasin (144.15 ± 7.75 ppm) and fumonisins (0.87 to 4.09 ppm). Eight hospitalized horses were submitted to clinical therapy (gastric lavage and application of activated charcoal; fluid-electrolyte imbalance correction, intravenous dimethylsulfoxide, tocopherol and selenium supplementation). Four (50%) horses had permanent sequelae (muscle weakness and mild ataxia), two (25%) recovered without sequelae, and two (25%) were euthanized due to inability to stand and poor prognosis. Considering the total number of affected horses, mortality rate reached 59.25% (16/27).Discussion: Usually ionophores are safely used in livestock and bird production at the recommended doses. However, horses are among the most susceptible species and do not tolerate any exposure to the substance. The outbreaks herein occurred due accidental ionophore contamination of commercial ration at the industry probably by manufacturing process technical failures. Similarly, fumonisins contamination may be caused by feedstock inadequate storage at the industry, or improper ration storage in the farms. The suspicion of two concurrent diseases (IP and LEM) in the horses of these outbreaks was confirmed through the association of epidemiology, clinical signs, pathological findings and measurement of ionophores and fumonisins in the commercial ration. We reiterate the difficulty in diagnosing associated clinical syndromes, especially when high-lethality diseases are involved.


The present study was conducted to document the indigenous knowledge of medicinal plants used for management of diseases and ailments in Narmada, Gujarat Province, India. The qualitative data was collected through semi structured questionnaires and personal interviews from 50 informants. The informants revealed the use of 23 medicinal plant species belonging to 19 families to cure 9 groups of diseases. Among the recorded plant species, trees (39.13%) and herbs (39.13%) were the most common life forms. Leaf (66.66%) was the most widely used plant part in the preparations and leaf decoction/extract (56.56%) was the most commonly used practice. Azadirachta indica with the maximum use value of 0.84 was mainly used to cure fever by the tribal people. Informant consensus factor was highest for diabetes (0.97) followed by lactation in women (0.96). Gymnema sylvestre and Aegle marmelos were used to cure diabetes, while, Asparagus racemosus and Alstonia scholaris were used to increase lactation in women. The study showed that that most of the tribal inhabitants were dependent on traditional medicines for primary healthcare. Further, efforts are being made to popularize cultivation of medicinal plants in the studied area.


Due to the azimuth sensitivity of high resolution range profile(HRRP) of broadband radars,it is quite difficult for the scatter density dependent generalized likelihood rate test(SDD-GLRT) and binary integration(BI) detector to choose the proper parameters.Robust binary integration(RBI) is derived by the number of range cells which surpass the high threshold and the number of range cells which surpass the low threshold.Then the false alarm rate and the parameters selection method of RBI are studied.Experimental result for measured data illustrates that RBI achieves robust and efficient detection performance for HRRPs with both high and low entropies.


Abstract We have systematically studied the effect of Fe co-doped on electronic and magnetic properties of wurtzite gallium nitride (GaN) based on the framework of density functional theory (DFT). It is found that GaN doped with Fe at Ga site is more stable than that at N-site. We calculate the electronic structure of pure and single Fe doped GaN within GGA and GGA + U method and find that Fe doped GaN is a magnetic semiconductor with the total magnetization of 5μB. The magnetic coupling between Fe spins in Fe-doped GaN is an antiferromagnetic (AFM) under the super-exchange mechanism.


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In this study, we aim to develop a mini-lidar system using a LED (Light Emitting Diode) as the light source for near-range measurement. Because LED is small size device and its wavelength is selectable, the LED lidar can be specialized in near-range measurements. In this prototype of the LED mini-lidar, the pulse power is more than 100 mW. And the pulse repetition rate and the pulse width were 112kHz and 10.2ns, respectively. The LED lidar system realized a coaxial optical system by a mirror with a hole. From hard target measurements, we verified receiving characteristics of the LED lidar according to the inversely square of distance from 0 to 100m. We also obtained lidar echoes of the atmosphere in the near range of 50m.


Linear and time-invariant dynamic systems (L.T.I.) of second order, called overdamped, are characterized because their poles are real and differents. Usually the step response has been proposed in terms of $\xi, w_{0}$, and $K_{DC}$ [1]–[3], which are called parameters of the transfer function, $G(s)$; others have set it in terms of time constants $\tau_{1}$ and $\tau_{2}$ [4]–[6]. This article discusses the use of the dominant pole $p1$ and the relationship between the fastest pole and that one, $\alpha:=p2/p1,\ p1 < p2$, to state the expression of the system response signal, $y(t)$. This approach leads to a formulation of the expression for the simplest system output signal, setting $\xi$ and $w_{0}$ in terms of $p_{1}$ and $\alpha$. It should be noted that this approach allows determining certain characteristics of the signal from output to input step, for example, the determination of the settling time $t_{s}$, rise time $t_{r}$, fitting it with a polynomial for an easy calculation, also the time in which the change of concavity occurs with which the output corresponding to that instant of time is determined, there it is shown that this value is not greater than 27% of $K_{DC}$. Finally, the general expression for the impulse response is presented, parameterized by $p_{1},\ K_{DC}$ and $\alpha$. It is important to mention that the previous parameters cannot be obtained from the other known representations, with which from this work will have mathematical expressions to be able to completely analyze the overdamped second order systems, as the case for the first order systems, without having to simulate the output signal and obtain them from measurements on it.


The paper presents the results of testing the cooling capacity of a number of quenching oils using the device "IVF SMART QUENCH" of the company [[CHECK_DOUBLEQUOT_ENT]] IVF [[CHECK_DOUBLEQUOT_ENT]] (Sweden). The tests were carried out in order to expand the range of suppliers, to find alternative quenching media that match the cooling characteristics of traditionally used quenching oils. Both new and traditionally used quenching oils for volumetric quenching were tested. The cooling capacity characteristics of the Voltes 16 and Voltes 26 quenching oils were tested in comparison with the Thermo Oil 16 and Thermo Oil 26 oils used. The characteristics of Thermo Oil 16 and Thermo Oil 26 quenching oils in the "before operation" state (selected from storage tanks) were evaluated, and in the "during operation" state (selected directly from the quenching tanks). Based on the results obtained, the quenching media Thermo Oil 16 and Thermo Oil 26 produced by "TNK Lubricants" LLC in Ryazan are recommended for further practical use. The paper uses methods of statistical data processing to determine the characteristics of the stability of technological processes - the reliability and suitability indices.


The library management literature is rich in normative considerations and statements. However, empirical studies documenting actual perceptions and attitudes held by library managers are rare. A questionnaire survey covering all Danish public and research library leaders were conducted in 2001. The response rate was 73%. The survey was designed to enable comparisons with findings from general Danish management surveys. The findings presented in this article represent the results of basic analysis of the data collected. The findings reveal that gender, size, management level and library types in various ways influence managers perceptions and opinions. Indeed, the survey seems to provide evidence to the notion of a particular female library management style. In general, library managers, compared to leaders from other public institutions and private companies, share a number of features. Compared, to other leaders, library managers seem to be more categorical in their insistence of soft management principles obviously revealing a slight disposition to egalitarian principles. Among the surprising findings is that it has now been documented that the widespread notion, suggested by many management authors and consultants, of hierarchies being flattened does not correspond to what is going in the real world neither in Danish libraries nor elsewhere in the Danish public or private sector.


Individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are a growing segment of the population but face important obstacles in the workplace. Even for ASD individuals with the mildest form/highest- funct...


We combined economic and life‐cycle analyses in an integrated framework to ascertain greenhouse gas (GHG) intensities, production costs, and abatement costs of GHG emissions for ethanol and electricity derived from three woody feedstocks (logging residues only, pulpwood only, and pulpwood and logging residues combined) across two forest management choices (intensive and nonintensive) and 31 harvest ages (year 10–year 40 in steps of 1 year) on reforested and afforested lands at the production level for slash pine (Pinus elliottii) in the Southern United States. We assumed that wood chips and wood pellets will be used to produce ethanol and generate electricity, respectively. Production costs and GHG intensities of ethanol and electricity were lowest for logging residues at the optimal rotation age for both forest management choices. Opportunity cost related with the change in rotation age was a significant determinant of the variability in the overall production cost. GHG intensity of feedstocks obtained from afforested land was lower than reforested land. Relative savings in GHG emissions were higher for ethanol than electricity. Abatement cost of GHG emissions for ethanol was lower than electricity, especially when feedstocks were obtained from a plantation whose rotation age was close to the optimal rotation age. A carbon tax of at least $25 and $38 Mg−1 CO2e will be needed to promote production of ethanol from wood chips and electricity from wood pellets in the US, respectively.


A novel mixed valence copper perovskite with oxygen defect has been isolated with the composition YBa 2 Cu 3 O 8−y . This pseudo-tetragonal oxide, with a=3.85 A and c=11.66 A can be described by two limit structural models, YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7 and YBa 2 Cu 3 O 8 in which the barium and yttrium ions on one side, and the oxygen atoms and anionic vacancies on the other side are ordered. This oxide is characterized by a metallic behavior at room temperature, and exhibits a very clear resistive transition at 91 K, becoming superconductor below this temperature Synthese de cette phase a symetrie pseudoquadratique que l'on peut decrire a l'aide de deux modeles structuraux limites, YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7 et YBa 2 Cu 3 O 8 ou les ions de Ba et Y, d'une part, et les lacunes et atomes O, d'autre part, sont ordonnes. Pour cet oxyde a caractere metallique a temperature ordinaire, observation d'une transition resistive tres nette a 91 K pour devenir supraconducteur au-dessous de cette temperature


Abstract The OCLC CORC-Cooperative Online Resource Catalog-project is a new research project to explore the cooperative creation of a catalog of Internet resources. The catalog is being designed to support both US MARC and less formal metadata. In addition to supporting conventional searching, the catalog design will allow dynamic generation of Web pages with resources organized appropriately for integration with libraries' portal pages-Web pages that provide a set of useful links to other places on the Web. At OCLC, we believe libraries need a shared system to help with link selection, link maintenance, resource descriptions and the creation of pages based on this information. This is what CORC is being designed to provide.


Sudden cardiac death (SCD) caused by ventricular fibrillation (VF) remains a major cause of mortality in the Western world. The majority of VF and cardiac arrest occur outside the hospital. Implantation of an ICD is strongly supported by evidence from many randomized trials for the primary and secondary prevention of sudden cardiac death. Current ICDs have multiple features to enhance diagnostics, minimize unnecessary pacing, conserve energy use, and deliver pain-free therapy such as anti-tachycardia pacing (ATP). The most important of abovementioned features remains the ability of pacemaker to recognize a life-threatening ventricular arrhythmia and terminate it with shock. The benefit and significance of an ICD shock are dependent on the type of heart disease, and the presence of structural heart disease. These concepts are illustrated in a brief overview of ICD trials in patients with ischemic and non-ischemic heart disease. We present a patient with dilated cardiomyopathy and a reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) who had an ICD implanted 1 year ago, as a primary prevention of SCD. The patient was admitted to the Clinic for cardiovascular diseases after a brief loss of consciousness. The electrical control of the device showed that a VF suddenly occurred and was successfully interrupted by a shock as a type of ICD-based therapy.


One hundred and twelve patients with severe chest trauma, were evaluated retrospectively. Chest tubulation was sufficient treatment in 64% cases, with hemo/pneumothorax, while 36% underwent thoracotomy. It may be life-threatening if tubulation is not performed in patients with chest trauma, treated with respiratory therapy. The overall mortality was 18%. Most often mortality was related to ARDS (adult respiratory distress syndrome) (Pontoppidans' categories, severe and moderate respiratory failure) and the cause was pulmonary failure and/or multiorgan failure. Infections (pneumonia and sepsis) are often related to pulmonary failure and probably influence its progress to ARDS.


Four-photon correlations of the output radiation of a parametric amplifier with vacuum at the input are considered for an arbitrary coefficient of parametric conversion. Such states are interpreted in the literature as four-photon states. It is shown that the fourth-order correlation function for such states in the limit of a small number of photons has the asymptotics that is typical of two-photon states. Nevertheless, even in the "classical" limit of high intensities, the level of four-photon correlations, i.e., the value of the normalized fourth-order cor- relation function is substantially greater than that for the coherent and even thermal fields. © 2004 MAIK "Nauka/Interperiodica".


The authors would like to draw the reader's attention to an error in the following article: Jun M, Lee NR, Lee WS. Efficacy and safety of superficial cryotherapy for alopecia areata: A retrospective, comprehensive review of 353 cases over 22 years. J Dermatol 2017; 44: 386–393. The corresponding author's details should have been as follows. Correspondence: Won-Soo Lee, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Dermatology, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, 162 IlsanDong, Wonju 220-701, Korea. Email: email@example.com The correction has since been made to the online article, and the authors apologize for the error and any confusion it may have caused.


Theoretical exposition. Relevance. Social capital. Drivers/barriers for knowledge sharing. Factors influencing knowledge sharing. Economics of knowledge sharing. Management of knowledge sharing. Investigation model. Research design and methods.


This article reviews the development of interactive business letters as a form of peer review of writing, presents the activities's general operation, and discusses its benefits by presenting examples of actual student peer reviews from the International Trade Institute graduate school in Taiwan. Rather than have students read and critique each other's work using peer review sheets, this English-as-a-Foreign-Language (EFL) teacher in Taiwan had students assume the roles of players actively involved in a written, business negotiation. Throughout the game, the teacher would read, respond to, and evaluate the correspondence to balance peer responses with instructor feedback. Results revealed that student interactive letters injected a strong element of realism into the peer review process; that students received peer feedback from at least two readers; and that, because of the international student body at the school, students were exposed to different cultural interpretations of their written letters. By using the game approach, students received feedback on their writing through unpredictable, real-world social interaction rather than uninterested, obligatory student peer reviews. (Contains 12 references.) (Author/NAV)


Copper-based chalcogenides, comprising abundant, low-cost, and environmental friendly elements, are excellent materials for several energy conversion applications, including photocatalysis, electrocatalysis, photovoltaics and thermoelectrics. In such applications, the production of either crystalline thin films or bulk nanomaterials with high surface area or high relative density by solutionprocessed nanocrystals (NCs) provides several potential advantages, such as high material yield and throughput and composition control with unmatched spatial resolution and low cost. Here we report on the production of Cu3SbSe4 (CASe) NCs with tuned amounts of Sn 4+ and Bi dopants. After proper ligand removal, as monitored by nuclear magnetic resonance and infrared spectroscopies, these NCs were used as building blocks to produce dense CASe bulk nanomaterials for solid state thermoelectric (TE) energy conversion. By adjusting the amount of extrinsic dopants, dimensionless TE figures of merit (ZT) up to 1.26 at 673 K were obtained. Such high ZT values are related to an optimized carrier concentration by proper doping, a minimized lattice thermal conductivity due to efficient phonon


In the field of radio frequency identification (RFID), the three-dimensional (3D) distribution of RFID multi-tag networks has a significant impact on their reading performance. At the same time, in order to realize the anti-collision of RFID multi-tag networks in practical engineering applications, the 3D distribution of RFID multi-tag networks must be measured. In this paper, a novel method for the 3D measurement of RFID multi-tag networks is proposed. A dual-CCD system (vertical and horizontal cameras) is used to obtain images of RFID multi-tag networks from different angles. Then, the wavelet threshold denoising method is used to remove noise in the obtained images. The template matching method is used to determine the two-dimensional coordinates and vertical coordinate of each tag. The 3D coordinates of each tag are obtained subsequently. Finally, a model of the nonlinear relation between the 3D coordinate distribution of the RFID multi-tag network and the corresponding reading distance is established using the wavelet neural network. The experiment results show that the average prediction relative error is 0.71% and the time cost is 2.17 s. The values of the average prediction relative error and time cost are smaller than those of the particle swarm optimization neural network and genetic algorithm–back propagation neural network. The time cost of the wavelet neural network is about 1% of that of the other two methods. The method proposed in this paper has a smaller relative error. The proposed method can improve the real-time performance of RFID multi-tag networks and the overall dynamic performance of multi-tag networks.


Background and Objective: The increase in extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) producing microbes in recent years has led to the great challenge for the clinician in the treatment. The study aims to investigate the molecular basis of ESBL encoding-resistant gene, SHV to modern β-lactams. Also, to detect gene sequencing and to compare their genetic relatedness utilizing phylogenetic analysis. Patients and Methods: A total of 100 clinical isolates are submitting after identification to phenotypic confirmatory double disk synergy technique. Polymerase chain reaction was performed for the determination of SHV gene, and sequencing analysis for the amplified gene is also achieved. Results: A total of 27 isolates, 3 (11.1%), 15 (55.55%), and 9 (33.0%) of Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa were positive for a phenotypic and confirmatory test for ESBLs, respectively. SHV gene was detected only in 5 (31.25%) isolates of P. aeruginosa, 2 (12.5 %) E. coli, and 9 (56.25%) in K. pneumoniae. Conclusions: SHV gene plays an essential role in the resistance of ESBL producer isolates to new β-lactams. The sequencing of this gene revealed 98–99% compatibility range with the global standard gene in National Center of Biotechnology Information.


Formation of professional safety is considered in the article from three positions: conditions of professional self-determination; motivations to safe professional activity and preservation of professional health; cultures of safety.


A number of social scientists have contended that entrepreneurship is a key variable that links the socio-cultural milieu with the rate of economic development. Many economists now discuss the role of social factors in economic growth and some have gone to the extent of including concepts developed in sociology and social psychology into their overall analysis. McClelland argued that Indians lacked Achievement Motivation due to the socio-cultural influences on them. The present empirical study has been carried out in the Aurangabad and Nanded districts of Marathwada region in Maharashtra. The researcher has made an attempt to understand the socio-cultural attributes of women entrepreneurs which influence their entery into independent business activity.


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Madhuca longifoliaA Review Ashish Kumar*, Bhuvnesh K Singh, Neelanchal Trivedi, Anuj Aggarwal Teerthanker Mahaveer College of Pharmacy, Teerthanker Mahaveer University, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, 244001 ABSTRACT Since the beginning of human civilization, medicinal plants have been used by mankind for its therapeutic value. Madhuca longifolia (Family: Sapotaceae), is an Indian tropical tree found largely in the central and north Indian plains and forests. Its common or trade name is Mahwa or Mahua. Various parts of Madhuca longifolia has been used traditionally for different ethnomedicinal purposes. This review enlists the contributions of various scientists on Madhuca longifolia under different sections like ethnomedicinal activity, pharmacological activity, toxicological activity, phytochemistry, insecticidal & pesticidal activity, antimicrobial activity, ethnobotany, clinical studies, miscellaneous, pharmacognosy, analytical and processing techniques, biochemistry and agronomy.