Purpose: Fat content of dairy foods is diverse, potentially leading to varying effects on cardiovascular risk. We studied relationships of low- and high-fat dairy products with lipids and level of cardiovascular risk, in a cross-sectional population survey conducted in three French areas.

Methods: A sample of 3078 participants aged 35-64 years, was randomly selected in 2005-2007 by drawing on polling lists. Participants underwent a standardised cardiovascular risk assessment and were asked to prospectively record the types and amounts of foods and beverages they consumed over a three-consecutive day period. All records were checked by a dietician. Dairy products were separated into two groups: the low-fat group comprised milk (including milk from desserts and beverages), yogurts and cottage cheese, whereas other cheeses formed the high-fat group. The SCORE algorithm was used to assess 10-year risk of cardiovascular mortality.

Results: The sample included 50% of men and women with a median age of 50.4 years. The median levels of lipids were 5.67 mmol/l (total cholesterol), 3.56 mmol/l (LDL-cholesterol), 1.42 mmol/l (HDL-cholesterol) and 1.12 mmol/l (triglycerides). Forty three percent of the sample had a 10-year risk of cardiovascular mortality ≥ 2%. After adjustment (including level of education, physical activity and a diet quality score), the probability of an increased 10-year risk of cardiovascular mortality (SCORE ≥ 2%) decreased from the bottom first to the top fourth quartile (Q) of low-fat dairy product intake: ORQ1 (odds ratio)=1; ORQ2=0.74 [95% confidence interval: 0.60-0.91], ORQ3=0.65 [0.52-0.80], and ORQ4=0.58 [0.47-0.72] for the first, second, third and fourth quartile, respectively. Results were notably different for high-fat dairy product intake: ORQ2=1.04 [0.84-1.28]; ORQ3=0.96 [0.78-1.19]; ORQ4=1.23 [1.00-1.52]. Intake of low-fat dairy products was inversely associated with low LDL-cholesterol, but no significant relationship was found with HDL-cholesterol or triglycerides. None of the lipid parameters was significantly associated with the consumption of high-fat dairy products.

Conclusions: Participants with the highest intake of low-fat dairy products were at the lowest risk of cardiovascular mortality, as assessed by the SCORE equation, and they exhibited the best LDL-cholesterol profile. Despite extensive adjustment, this observation may still be related to differences in lifestyle habits. No significant association was observed between cardiovascular risk and high-fat dairy products.


With RISC-V's growing traction, both researchers and companies race to bring their RISC-V implementations to the public. Here, especially RISC-V's extensibility has created a very diverse ecosystem with RISC-V cores ranging from low power to high performance and superscalar architectures. In this diverse ecosystem, knowing the performance specifications of a RISC-V core is essential for both, designers and users when placing the core on the market or selecting a suitable RISC-V core. In this paper, we demonstrate the use of the open-source domain specific language WAL to analyze performance specifications of multiple configurations of open-source as well as a commercial RISC-V core. WAL programs analyze the cores based on waveforms generated during simulation and thus can easily be integrated into standard development processes. The presented WAL programs are flexible and generic, and can be easily adapted to different RISC-V cores. Keywords—RISC-V; simulation; optimization; debugging; performance; programmable analysis


The state-of-the-practice with regard to drainage considerations in the U.S. Forest Service is influenced greatly by the state highway departments. Drains are not used in the structural sections of Forest Service roads. Roads are designed with dense-graded bases supporting the pavement structure. A number of paved roads have been built with open-graded materials in the last 3 years. The primary drainage consideration limitations are that they require special procedures whenever the groundwater level is within 3 ft. (0.9 m) of the subgrade, and where frost penetration is greater than 10 in. (25.4 cm) and the soils are frost susceptible. Subsurface drainage is required when groundwater existing in or entering the roadway cannot be intercepted or removed by side ditches. Three kinds of subsurface drainage systems are used: pipe underdrains that normally consist of a narrow trench with perforated pipe and backfilled with a filter material, drilled drains in which perforated metal or plastic pipes are either drilled into the material to be drained or are placed into predrilled holes, and French drains consisting of trenches filled with porous backfill material. Pipe underdrains, more often than not, require more than a single filter material to stop the migration of fine materials from the silt. Drilled drain installations present two problems: getting the water to the drain pipe in fine-grained material and keeping the fine-grained material from plugging the drain system.


AbstractThis paper documents the characteristics of extreme precipitation events (EPEs) in the southeastern United States (SEUS) during 2002–11. The EPEs are identified by applying an object-based method to 24-h precipitation analyses from the NCEP stage-IV dataset. It is found that EPEs affected the SEUS in all months and occurred most frequently in the western portion of the SEUS during the cool season and in the eastern portion during the warm season. The EPEs associated with tropical cyclones, although less common, tended to be larger in size, more intense, and longer lived than "nontropical" EPEs. Nontropical EPEs in the warm season, relative to those in the cool season, tended to be smaller in size and typically involved more moist, conditionally unstable conditions but weaker dynamical influences. Synoptic-scale composites are constructed for nontropical EPEs stratified by the magnitude of vertically integrated water vapor transport (IVT) to examine distinct scenarios for the occurrence of EPEs. Th...


Upmarket British men's magazine GQ has declared four 'Men of the Year'. Starring in the '15th Annual Men of the Year Awards Special Issue' is English rapper of Nigerian decent, Tinie Tempah; English singer-songwriter Robbie Williams (not just any old man of the year but 'icon' of the year); Mad Men actor John Slattery (if you're a fan as I am, you'll know him as Roger Sterling); and TV and film actor, James Corden.


PurposeThis paper reviews and reflects on institutional research on performance measurement and management (PMM) in the public sector emerging over the past decade and discusses potential extensions of this body of research.Design/methodology/approachThe paper takes the form of a reflective review with an emphasis on how institutional theory has been used in PMM research in the public sector.FindingsAlthough institutional research on PMM in the public sector has continued to grow over the past decade, much of this research still pays relatively one-sided attention to the influence of pre-existing institutions on PMM practices and has left the constitutive effects of such practices under-researched. In order to address this shortcoming and nurture research that pays more equal attention to the institutional effects on and of PMM practices, a research agenda based on dialogue with the sociology of valuation and valuation studies is outlined. Such research is arguably well-suited for examining emerging themes in the public sector accounting and management literatures centred on the publicness of public service provision and notions of organisational hybridity.Research limitations/implicationsThe paper offers a starting point for research that can provide a more holistic and dynamic perspective on how PMM practices are implicated in the shaping of institutional fields over time.Originality/valueThe paper continues to advance an established research agenda in the public sector accounting and management literatures whilst suggesting ways of extending this research agenda.


Recent research reveals that recreational fisheries are responsible for a significant share of the total marine finfish catch worldwide, especially for overfished stocks. In some cases, recreational fisheries are the primary pressure on fished stocks. Considerable interest rests in knowing which sector-the for-hire (i.e., charter boats and headboats), the private-boat, or shore-based fisheries-catches the most. The general impression in the United States is that the for-hire sector takes the majority of the recreational landings because of its greater professionalism and therefore more efficient fishing practices. Restriction of these fisheries, rather than private-boat or shore-based sectors, has therefore been suggested to be the most effective means of limiting recreational catch. Published data suggest otherwise, however, despite concerns about the unevenness of data quality. Using a 24-yr time series of landings data on marine fish from the United States marine recreational fishery database, we demonstrate that the majority of recreational landings are taken by the private/rental-boat sector (65%), probably as a result of the sheer number of participants, whereas the for-hire sector takes 22% and the shore sector only 13%. The ability to assess the impacts of the private/rental-boat fisheries is limited chiefly by access to fishers for sampling, so better data are critically needed, in the form of survey access to recreational-fishing participants through licensing.


The article discusses the application of sustainable development concept in the design of dwelling space,proposes that the design should emphasize human-oriented and pursue the harmony between human and nature, and man should effectively use limited resources and fit the requirement of energy saving,water conservation and land saving,in order to reduce environmental pollution and to improve ecological effect,living comfort and sustainable healthy standard.


Abstract: Mammalian oocytes acquire their intrinsic ability in a stepwise manner through ovarian folliculogenesis, ultimately becoming competent to undergo complete oocyte maturation at the final stage of the Graafian follicle. The fully-grown oocyte is tightly surrounded by compact layers of specialized granulosa cells (cumulus cells) known as the cumulus-oocyte complex. Oocyte maturation consists of the nuclear and the cytoplasmic maturation. Dynamic morphological changes such as cumulus expansion, chromosome alignment, and spindle formation are observed during the oocyte maturation. Mounting evidence that oocyte quality profoundly affects fertilization and subsequent embryo development drives the continued search for reliable predictors of oocyte developmental competence. It is necessary to understand the phenomenon and the molecular mechanisms active during oocyte maturation to obtain high-quality oocytes for in vitro maturation. In the present paper, we summarize the actions of the molecules that play key roles in meiotic progression and its control mechanism.


As outgoing president of the ASCRS, Edward J. Holland, MD, can be recognized for a number of accomplishments and the introduction of several new initiatives.


The invention discloses a composition capable of detecting multiple tumors, and the composition is used as an antibody vector to participate immune turbidity reaction, is applicable to detect multiple tumors and helps to substantially improve detection sensitivity. The composition capable of detecting multiple tumors is composed of multiple antibodies capable of identifying tumor specific antigens, a polymer and a colloidal gold solution. The preparation method for the composition comprises labeling the multiple antibodies capable of identifying tumor specific antigens respectively with colloidal gold, enables the multiple antibodies and the polymer to form a copolymer containing the multiple colloidal-gold-labeled antibodies capable of identifying tumor specific antigens, and then taking the copolymer as an antibody vector to precipitate the immune turbidity reaction. The composition is an immunity-enhanced in-vitro diagnostic reagent for detecting multiple tumors, is capable of detecting multiple tumors, possesses universal applicability, and is relatively high in detection sensitivity.


A software and hardware design of isotopic material flow meter with a monolithic computer AT89C52 as its kernel is introduced. According to the principle that the radiate intensity attenuates when the radiation passes through materials, the developed system is able to meter and control the material flow on the conveyor online and without contact. It exchanges data with host computer through the serial communication interface RS232. Table lookup and linear interpolation method is used for calculating common logarithm and stepwise linear interpolation method is used for correcting flow nonlinearity. The developed flowmeter exhibits many functions such as parameter setting, simulation running printing, abling to be networked, and analog signal outputting


The Rashomon effect in machine learning (ML) occurs when multiple distinct models achieve similar average loss on a given learning task. The set of all models with expected loss smaller than ϵ is called the Rashomon set. The characterization of this set for a given learning task allows searching for models that satisfy additional constraints (e.g., interpretability, fairness) without compromising accuracy. Though folklore treats the Rashomon set as the collection of all indistinguishable "good" models, there are no established theoretical guarantees that models in this set are statistically indistinguishable. We fill this gap by proposing a hypothesis test framework to choose the best-performing model between two elements in the Rashomon set and derive lower and upper bounds for its probability of error. Specifically, we prove that for any ϵ > 0 if the data set has less than $O\left( {{{[\varepsilon {\text{log}}\left( {\varepsilon /\left( {1 - \varepsilon } \right)} \right)]}^{ - 1}}} \right)$ instances, models in the Rashomon set are statistically indistinguishable and the Rashomon effect is inevitable. Additionally, our bounds can guide data scientists to choose an ϵ that generates a Rashomon set so that any two models in it are indistinguishable.


The E.U. database B.A.C.H. ("Bank for the Accounts of Companies
Harmonized") homologues the financial aggregated accounts of the enterprises of different
countries collected yearly by the cooperators European Central Banks. Thus, it
allows making comparisons between countries. Due to this information referred to
the Net Operating Assets Profitability of the Japanese and the German manufacturing
industry, which is disposable for fourteen years, it is tried to estimate the influence
that some macroeconomic variables could have had over it. According to some proposals of Hakura (1998) and Van Ees (1997), in the theoretical model it has been considered
as profitability's explanatory variables the manufacturing production, the
industrial prices (the row materials ones), the interest rate and the exchange rate. The
econometric equations have been estimated considering an initial multiplicative
dummies variables model.
The results obtained allow establishing a positive relationship between industrial
production and profitability (with a double impact in the German manufacturing than
in the Japanese one). A neutral effect of industrial prices over both profitabilities. An
influence of the raw materials prices for both countries. A negative relationship
between interest rate and profitability (only significant in the German manufacturing)
and, finally, no relationship between the exchange rate and the two considered profitabilities.


A review of pharmacogenetic decision support tools that assess a limited number of genetic variants has concluded that while use of this technology can inform treatment in some cases, evidence remains too limited to recommend widespread use of these instruments.


PURPOSE: This work proposes an original method to recover axon diameter distributions (ADD) of white matter (WM) using nuclear magnetic resonance. The technique might be interpreted as an interesting simplification of the AxCaliber framework [1], which leads to a simpler model and an extremely faster acquisition protocol. To test and validate our method, we use the open-source toolkit CAMINO [2] for computing Monte-Carlo simulations of NMR signals. Promising experimental results illustrate the potential of the proposed method.


The objective of this article is to propose a new five-level step-up switched-capacitor grid-connected inverter (FSSGI) The proposed FSSGI, which is composed of a switched-capacitor converter (SCC) and a dc–ac unfolder, is able to operate in standalone and grid-connected mode. Compared with conventional step-up inverter topologies, the advantages of the proposed FSSGI include high conversion efficiency, self-balancing of capacitor, and voltage stress reduction on the switches for low-power applications. In addition, the leakage current caused by the high common-mode voltage (CMV) can be reduced since the unfolder is only switched at a low frequency. Also, the electrolytic capacitor can be replaced with the long lifetime film capacitor by reducing the required capacitance. The principle of operation, voltage gain analysis, and design methodology are described in this article. Finally, the computer simulations and hardware experimental results are shown to verify the performance of the proposed FSSGI. A 400-W prototype is built and tested, and the peak and rated power conversion efficiency are 97.89% and 97.45%, respectively.


The scattering of nanoparticles plays a profound role in the recently flourishing fields of plasmonics and metamaterials. However, current investigations into nanoparticle scattering are based on the electric and magnetic resonances only, where their toroidal counterparts are usually not considered. The inclusion of toroidal terms can render new explanations for some fundamental scattering properties and thus may stimulate further breakthroughs in both scattering‐related basic researches and applications. Here we revisit the most fundamental problem of Mie scattering by individual spherical nanoparticles and show that compared to conventional interpretations in terms of electric and magnetic responses, the roles played by their toroidal counterparts are indispensable. Based on the demonstration of efficient toroidal dipole excitation in homogeneous dielectric particles, we reveal that the extensively studied scattering transparencies of core–shell nanoparticles can actually be classified into two categories: (i) the trivial transparency with no effective multipole excitations and (ii) the non‐trivial transparency induced by the destructive interferences of excited electric and toroidal multipoles. The incorporation of toroidal multipoles offers new insights into the study of nanoparticle scattering in both near and far fields, which may shed new light on many applications, such as biosensing, imaging, nanoantennas, photovoltaic devices, and so on.


The Palermo Protocol established human trafficking (including women trafficking) as a global humanitarian crisis, as well, proposed the scope of intervention to include collaborative non-governmental networks. In Nigeria context, activities of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in one of the Nigerian hotbed states of women trafficking, Edo State, are more pronounced especially in the area of reintegration and rehabilitation. Despite these interventions, activities of women traffickers have not been significantly curtailed, in view of this, it was assumed that relevant NGOs in the state might be treating symptoms instead of causes of the scourge. An exploratory descriptive study was conducted to re-profile factors enhancing the hydra-headedness of the menace in the state. Data were collected from 129 field operators of relevant anti-women trafficking NGOs selected from the capital city of the state, Benin City. Factors identified as drivers of women trafficking in the state include but not limited to poverty, weak institutions, easy access to internet, globalisation, and greediness of victim's family. In the end, it suffices that finding lasting solution is more to addressing the women exploitation in state, it goes beyond reintegrating and rehabilitating victim of women trafficking. Government at all level should redesign their approach to favour social and economic policies as the key instruments of state intervention against women trafficking.


To translate the recently developed PRO‐QUEST (Progressive saturation for quantifying exchange rates using saturation times) sequence from preclinical 9.4T to 3T clinical magnetic field strength.


Let f: X → X be an edge-wrapping rule which presents a one-dimensional generalized solenoid X and let M be the adjacency matrix of f. When X is a wedge of circles and f leaves the unique branch point fixed, we show that the stationary dimension group of M is an invariant of homeomorphism of X even if X is not orientable.


High-speed and low-power are required for multimedia LSIs, since portability with battery operation is sometimes the key factor for multimedia equipment, while delivering giga operations per second (GOPS) processing power for digital video use. To understand circuit delay and power dissipation dependence on power supply voltage (V/sub DD/) and threshold voltage of MOSFETs (V/sub TH/), a typical logic circuit is investigated. Fanout is chosen to be 5 which corresponds to the statistical average of gate load in ASICs. A simulated delay dependence on V/sub DD/ and V/sub TH/ is presented. The same V/sub TH/ is chosen for nMOS and pMOS. It is shown that if V/sub TH/ is reduced to 0.3V, V/sub DD/ can be decreased down to 2V while maintaining the speed at V/sub TH/=0.7V and V/sub DD/=3V which is the typical operation condition for high-speed LSIs. The active power dissipation, in this case, is reduced by more than 50%.


The CogPrime architecture for embodied AGI is overviewed, covering the core architecture and algorithms, the underlying conceptual motivations, and the emergent structures, dynamics and functionalities expected to arise in a completely implemented CogPrime system once it has undergone appropriate experience and education. A qualitative argument is sketched, in favor of the assertion that a completed CogPrime system, given a modest amount of experience in an embodiment enabling it to experience a reasonably rich human-like world, will give rise to human-level general intelligence (with significant difference from humans, and with potential for progress beyond this level).


Objective To compare expression levels of Fas and FasL in placental tissues of pregnant women with preeclampsia and normal pregnant women to study relationship of expression of Fas/FasL system with preeclampsia.Methods Using immunohistochemistry method,location and intensity of Fas and FasL expressions in placental tissues of 30 normal pregnant women and 60 pregnant women with mild(30 cases) and severe(30 cases) preeclampsia.Results Fas and FasL were expressed mainly in cytoplasm and cytomembrane of villous trophoblast cells.Compared with that in the normal control group,expression intensity of Fas in trophoblast cells of pregnant women with severe preeclampsia was significantly increased(χ2=23.25,P0.05),while expression intensity of FasL in trophoblast cells of pregnant women with severe preeclampsia was significantly decreased(χ2=6.67,P0.05).Conclusion Alterations in Fas and FasL expression level are closely associated with preeclampsia.Abnormal expression of Fas and FasL in placenta destroys the mechanism of feto-placental immunologic tolerance,which may be one of important mechanisms in development of preeclampsia.


This paper has bearing on the subject of foreign policy analysis and decision-making,

but is nonetheless important to peace and conflict studies due to its emphasis on

nuclear weapons and deterrence.

I have constructed a theoretical framework for the analysis of foreign policy

decision-making that I set out to test on a crucial case. The framework is

crosscutting, and takes into consideration four levels of analysis: the system-,

regional-, state-, and individual level. It is centred on a key decision maker, and

applies a cognitive approach for determining his or hers belief system through which

the inputs from the other levels are filtered in order for the decision maker to

construct a perception of reality, from which the decision is then formulated within.

The framework is applied to North Korean and its leader Kim Jong Il. It sets out

to explain his behaviour in the matter of their claimed nuclear weapons program, and

his decision to conduct a nuclear weapons-test, getting inside his head trying to figure

out why he chose to do it and for what reasons.

The conclusion indicates that the basic structure of the framework and its general

applicability is sound, but that it needs further testing in order to make it perfectly solid.


Currently, carbon nanotube (CNT) is attracting much interest as fibrous materials for reinforcing aluminum matrix composites due to unique properties, such as high strength, elastic modulus, flexibility and high aspect ratios. However, the quality of the dispersion is the major concerning factor which determines the homogeneity of the enhanced mechanical and tribological properties of the composite. This work study and characterized carbon nanotube dispersion in ballmilled CNT-aluminum mixed powders with four different formulations such as 1, 1.5, 2 and 2.5 wt% CNT under high energy planetary ball milling operations. The ball milling was performed for two hours at constant milling speed of 250 rpm under controlled atmosphere. The characterization is performed using FESEM and EDX analyzer for mapping, elemental and line analysis. The experimental results showed homogeneous dispersion of CNTs in aluminum matrix. The composite mixture showed similar pattern from mapping, elemental and line analysis. Identification of only two peaks proved that controlled atmosphere during milling prevented the formation of inter metallic compounds such as aluminum carbide in the composite mixture. Therefore, this CNT-A1 composite powder mixture can be used for new nano-composite development without any agglomeration problem.


According to current guidelines, skin testing for hymenoptera venom allergy should be performed in a stepwise manner, maintaining 15‐ to 20‐min intervals between the injections of venom. Given the long‐winded procedure of sequential skin testing, we retrospectively explored the safety of simultaneous intradermal testing.


Theories or ideas, no matter how lofty, are not immune from historical circumstance: the latter often discloses what otherwise is left unsaid. Far from being an assortment of random data, history from this angle remains a great taskmaster—by teaching us about the complex ambivalences and unintended consequences of rational designs. The ideas of "modernity" and "enlightenment" are a prominent case in point. No one can doubt the loftiness and even intrinsic nobility of these labels. Basically, modernity (as understood in the West) was meant to inaugurate a new age of human freedom and self-determination, as contrasted with previous eras marked by political, clerical, and intellectual tutelage. In turn, enlightenment—in Kant's memorable phrase—was meant to awaken humankind from the "slumber of self-induced immaturity" and ignorance, thereby paving the way for the undiluted reign of scientific knowledge and moral self-legislation. As history teachers, these and related ideas did indeed generate some of the desired results—but often in unforeseen ways and straddled with dubious or less noble implications. Like a deep shadow, these implications accompanied from the beginning the modern spreading of "light." At the very onset of the new age, Francis Bacon proclaimed the equation of knowledge with power—thereby vindicating the prospect of human mastery over nature (as well as over less knowledgeable people). In the domain of politics and ethics, the modern maxim of freedom exacerbated a formula which Aristotle already had used against non-Greeks: "meet it is that barbarous peoples should be governed by the Greeks."1 The merits and demerits of modernity have been widely discussed in recent decades from a variety of angles (anti-modern, modernist, postmodern)—but often in a purely academic vein. Here again, historical circumstance demands its due. It was during the past (twentieth) century that some of most disturbing and hideous connotations of the modern project of unlimited mastery came out into the open, and it was in response to these implications—manifest in fascism and Stalinist communism—that some of the most penetrating analyses of this project were formulated. In view of the hundredth anniversary of Theodor Adorno's birth (1903), it is fitting that close attention should be given again to his critical work—particularly to the magisterial Dialectic of Enlightenment (written in collaboration with Max Horkheimer) and the magnum opus of his later years, Negative Dialectics. Roughly in the same historical context, another leading German thinker—Martin Heidegger—launched an equally devastating attack on the totalizing machinations of modern technology and modern politics (in writings which only recently have became available). The following pages start out by reviewing the arguments of these two thinkers, with an emphasis on both their similarities and their differences. With the demise of fascism and Stalinist communism, these arguments seem to have lost their contextual force; this, however, is far from being the case. Under the aegis of globalization, the totalizing ambitions of Western modernity are revealed today on a planetary scale: in the opposition between the hegemonic "North" and the dominated "South." Speaking no longer from the European "center" of modernity but from the nonWestern periphery—and drawing freely on the insights of Adorno and Heidegger—the Latin America Enrique Dussel has formulated a new critique of the modern project, a critique which— without denying its liberating potential—takes aim at the prospect of global mastery as the "underside of modernity."


As a result of lacking the power system equipment,running information,geographic information and other resources,traditional powermarketing on the business expanding,fault repair and other applications can not meet efficient customer service requirements of improving the efficiencyof power supply scheme response and reducing the time of handling repair.This paper analyzes using the power resource maintenance tool and visualgraphics display platform which based on GIS to achieve efficient power marketing application by comprehensively using Production ManagementSystem and real-time system; otherwise,this article proposes how to implement based on analyzing power marketing applications.


In this paper , the weak regularity was characterized for the semilattice sums and supplementary semilattice sums of rings . We proved if \$R\$ is the semilattice sums of it's weak regular subrings \$R\-α(α∈\%Γ\%)\$ , then \$R\$ is a weak regular ring; and if a weak regular \$R\$ is the supplementary semilattice sums of it's subrings \$R\-α(α∈\%Γ\%)\$ , then every \$R\-α\$ is a weak regular ring .


AIM: To study the protective effects of Xiaoyan Lidan Tablet(Herba Andrographis,Herba Rabdosiae serrae,Radix Sophorae Flavescentis,etc) on acute hepatic injury in rats. METHODS: Acute hepatic injury was induced by intraperitoneal(ip) injection of carbon tetrachloride and D-galactosamine,respectively.The levels of ALT,AST,ALP,TBA,total bilirubin(T-Bil),total protein (TP) and albumin(ALB) in serum were analyzed.The body weight,liver weight,spleen weight and thymus weight of each rat were measured.The hepatic glycogen content was analyzed individually.Liver tissue pathology was observed. RESULTS: Xiayan Lidan Tablet can decrease ALT,AST,ALP,TBA and T-Bil in serum,reduce necrosis in pathological observation. CONCLUSION: Xiaoyan Lidan Tablet gives the protective effects to acute hepatic injury induced by CCl_4 and D-Gal in rats.


Based on our experience with the space shuttle, we plan to use the U.S. Laboratory Window Observational Research Facility (WORF) of the International Space Station (ISS) to study ocean dynamics and resources using high resolution color cameras, such as the NASA modified Hasselblad 500 EL/M camera with a 250 mm lens, and spectrometers. A major advantage will be the ability of ISS astronauts to first visually identify ocean features and then study them with high resolution cameras adjusted for optimum performance and over longer time periods. Our previous investigations have demonstrated that space shuttle photography has widespread applications to oceanographic and coastal studies, i.e., space shuttle photographs can be used not only for qualitative observations but also for quantitative measurements (Table 2). With ONR and NASA support, we are also developing an ocean internal wave data base and an archive of recent space shuttle imagery.


Lizards are commonly preyed by a great variety of predators, including vertebrates and invertebrates. Therefore, it is expected that lizards have developed a wide range of antipredator traits, increasing their chances of successful survival during agonistic events. Defence against predation involves two levels of behavioural strategies, commonly named primary and secondary defence traits. Primary defences relate to predator detection or interest and include as responses immobility, mimicry, aposematism, and cryptic colouration. Secondary defences occur after predator detection and attack, including traits that aim to prevent or interrupt predators. These defences encompass traits such as frightening (e.g., scratching or biting the predator), tail lashing, flouncing vigorously the body, cloacal discharge, agony vocalisations, and tail autotomy. In this review, we gathered information from 206 scientific publications, including peer-reviewed journals, short communications, scientific notes, and books. This compilation resulted in 22 defence traits, 23% passive and 77% active defences. Lizard species deal with a wide diversity of predators, but the number of field records, experiments, and antipredator studies remain scarce. We reviewed the defence traits presented by Neotropical lizards, using a phylogenetic approach in order to track evolutionary process behind these traits. Thanatosis, crypsis, and tail autotomy are symplesiomorphic for lizards, whereas venom and emetic substances are autapomorphic, and aposematism seems to be rare. We also present a novel case of defence trait where the dark colour helps lizards to be camouflaged in the burned vegetation. Our character mapping provides valuable information about the evolution of defensive traits in Neotropical lizards, combining natural history and phylogenetics. Trivial observations about any animal behaviour, including those provided by social networks and citizen science pages, might be important, and we strongly recommend that ethological observations describe the event in all possible details.


Two pairs of degenerate primers were designed based on nucleotide_binding site (NBS) and serine/threonine kinase domain. PCR was performed with the primers and cDNA from the Triticum aestivum_ Haynaldia villosa translocation line 6VS/6AL. Amplified products were cloned and sequenced. Nine clones with NBS and one with serine/threonine kinase domain were obtained. The NBS clones were classified to six groups according to their nucleotide sequence identities (90% or higher). These resistance gene analogs (RGAs) all have open reading frames (ORF), and their amino acid sequences show high similarity to Yr10 in wheat, Mla1 and Mla6 in barley, RPS2 in Arabidopsis and other resistance ( R ) genes with conserved motifs. They were preliminarily mapped on the chromosomes of homoeologous groups 1, 2 and 5 of common wheat by nulli_tetrasomic analysis. The 5′_end sequence of an RGA N5 was obtained by 5′_RACE PCR. It encodes six leucine zipper (LZ) and has high sequence similarity to RPS2.


In order to predict the forward slip value correctly, this article established regression model of forward slip in oval-round and round-oval pass rolling, predicted the forward slip values in ach pass in Ф12 and Ф16 round bar rolling for a factory, measured forward slip of lead rods in experimental mill using geometrical modeling method. The results showed that the model of forward slip has great practical value for proper design rolling speed, rolling schedule, thereby ensuring the continuous rolling process carried out smoothly


The IEEE 802.11n supports high data rate transmissions due its physical layer Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) advanced antenna system and MAC layer enhancement features (frame aggregation and block acknowledgement). As a result this standard is very suitable for multimedia services through its Enhanced Distributed Channel Access (EDCA). This paper focuses on evaluating the Quality of Service (QoS) application on the performance of the IEEE 802.11n random topology WLAN. Three different number of nodes (3, 9 and 18) random topology with one access point are modeled and simulated by using the Riverbed OPNET 17.5 Modular to investigate the Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) performance for different spatial streams. The result clarified the impact of QoS application and showed that its effect is best at the 18 node number topology. For a 4x4 MIMO, when QoS is applied and with respect to the no QoS application case, simulation results show a maximum improvement of 86.4%, 33.9%, 52.2% and 68.9% for throughput, delay, data drop and retransmission attempts, respectively.


An information storage device using movement of magnetic domain wall, a manufacturing method and an operation method thereof are provided to improve operation characteristics and recording density of the device. An information storage device using movement of magnetic domain wall comprises a storage track(300) and a writing unit(100). The storage track includes magnetic domains(D1,D2). The writing unit recording data at the storage track includes a first magnetic layer(10) and a second magnetic layer(20). The second magnetic layer covers a part of the first magnetic layer and formed with magnetic anisotropic energy smaller than that of the first magnetic layer. An operation method of the device includes a step of giving a first magnetic field to the first and the second magnetic layers, and a step of giving a second magnetic field to the first and the second magnetic layers, where the direction of the second magnetic field is opposite to the direction of the first magnetic field.


The present invention forms a contact hole that relates to diffusion prevention method for forming a semiconductor device using an ALD (Atomic Layer Deposition), and selectively removing the interlayer insulating film formed on the semiconductor substrate to expose the one region of the semiconductor substrate, wherein through a contact hole before forming the metal wiring connected to the semiconductor substrate of a precursor material using an atomic vapor deposition (ALD) on a semiconductor substrate having the contact hole in the step of forming a diffusion preventing film on the entire surface of the semiconductor substrate, a step of forming, a step with the steps of: lane processed with the TiN film, TiN film of the silane treatment to form going to change the reaction gas to the semiconductor substrate on which the precursor material is formed without exposure to air Ti / TiN film by atomic vapor deposition method (ALD) is characterized in that the formation, including the steps of forming a Ti film.


Objective To explore the surgical outcome of low cervical curved incision in the treatment of benign thyroid goiter.Methods 26 patients with benign thyroid goiter were enrolled in this study.All patients underwent low cervical collar curved incision thyroid surgery under tracheal intubation anesthesia.Drainage tube was put in wound area during operation.Results All operations were successful and had no blood transfusion.2 cases came with hoarseness postoperatively.They recovered in 1 month after certain therapy.No postoperative complications occurred with 3 to 16 months follow-up.Conclusion Low cervical collar curved incision is a safe and effective approach in the treatment of benign thyroid goiter.Moreover,it has a certain cosmetic effect.


A control device for supplying power to breaker control units comprises a current transformer and an auxiliary power supply which respectively supply power to an electric controller through a power supply. Current signals detected by a signal collector is processed by the electric controller and then an information processing unit sends out control instruction through an execution driving unit according to fault current signals to drive a breaker to trip. The power supply comprises a main circuit current detection circuit and an auxiliary power supply detection circuit which are connected with the current transformer and the auxiliary power supply respectively, and the output ends of the main circuit current detection circuit and the auxiliary power supply detection circuit are respectively connected with the signal input end of the information processing unit. After being powered on, the power supply first provides electric energy required by basic protection function for the electric controller, and then provides electric energy required by auxiliary function to the electric controller by grading according to current detection signals of an auto power supply and communication detection signals of an auxiliary power supply, thereby enabling the electric controller to realize switching between two operating modes, namely, low power consumption and high power consumption.


Rickettsiosis, caused by Rickettsia species, is one of the old arthropod-borne illness that commonly found in humans and animals. One of the barriers to rickettsiosis control is the intricacy and time-consuming nature of rickettsiosis laboratory diagnosis. This study aimed to establish quantitative real-time PCR targeting the gltA gene for the DNA differentiation of Rickettsia spp. and Ricketsia felis. The collection of cat flea was extracted to acquire the DNA of Rickettsia. Primers were designed based on the analysis of Rickettsia gltA gene sequences. The confirmation of R. felis was performed by sequencing of PCR product. BLAST analysis was done to confirm the closest similarity of the sequences. Results of this study highlighted the melting temperature was reached at 78,5 °C for Rickettsia spp. and 76.5+0.5 °C for Rickettsia felis. The melting peak temperatures were significantly different between Rickettsia spp. and R. felis (p<0.05). The findings of this work are crucial in the development of powerful diagnostic procedures for detecting and distinguishing Rickettsia spp. and R. felis species.


Pennsylvania Department of Health, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA;Pennsylvania State University College of Agriculture, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA Dobson AP, Carper ER. Infectious diseases and human population history: throughout history the establishment of disease has been a side effect of the growth of civilization. Nkuchia M. M'ikanatha Pennsylvania Department of Health, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA;Pennsylvania State University College of Agriculture, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA


The monoclonal antibody anti‐Ki67 is used to detect proliferating cells, but its main limitation is the requirement of fresh‐frozen material. On a series of patients with non‐Hodgkin's lymphoma, we used a Ki67 equivalent monoclonal antibody, the recently proposed MIB‐1, on formalin‐fixed histopathological material using microwave antigen retrieval. MIB‐1 expression was analysed in relation to other proliferation indices, such as autoradiographic 3H‐thymidine labelling index (3HTL1) and flow cytometric S‐phase cell fraction (FCM‐S) and to pathological status. Moreover, the prognostic relevance of the cell kinetic indices was defined in uni‐ and multivariate analyses including histology and tumour stage. The relationship between MIB‐1 index and the other proliferation indices was statistically significant even though the correlation coefficient was around 0.6. The MIB‐1 index was also related to the REAL (Revised European American Lymphoma) classification, but not to the Ann Arbor stage classification. Univariate analysis showed that the MIB‐1 index was a significant predictor of 6‐year survival in the overall series and in distinctly analysed low‐grade and high‐grade lymphoma subgroups. With regard to S‐phase indices, 3HTLI was a powerful prognosticator in patients with high‐grade histologies and FCM‐S in patients with low‐grade histologies. Multivariate analyses revealed that MIB‐1 indiex, 3HTLI and FCM‐S retained their prognostic significance independent of histology. In conclusion, the MIB‐1 antibody provides prognostic information in non‐Hodgkin's lymphomas and has the main advantage that it can be used in formalin‐fixed, paraffin‐embedded specimens.


Network and Service Providers are exploring different exploitation strategies for the Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC), mainly motivated by the opportunities for saving costs and generating new revenues (e.g., through new business models). On the other hand, the overall standardization picture is still very fragmented, delaying or even jeopardizing the real exploitation of MEC; furthermore, current standardization efforts are mainly envisioning a traditional monolithic architecture, with many technological partners but a single administrative domain. This paper argues that a clear separation of IaaS, PaaS and SaaS levels for MEC, together with standardized interfaces, will help accelerating the development of new business roles (e.g., IaaS, PaaS and SaaS providers) and models, possibly replacing the current competition-oriented practices in the telco domain with new forms of cooperation, which are already starting to appear in the IT sector. In this direction, this paper proposes a disaggregated MEC architecture and presents two use cases that show how different categories of resources and services could be provided by infrastructure, platform and software providers in an evolutionary scenario towards 5G.


Schistosomiasis is an endemic parasitic infection very linked to poverty. It is considered a world health problem since it infects people from 76 different countries especially tropical and subtropical regions. For many years, Morocco was endemic for shistosome infection. The unique form is urinary schistosomiasis and the first case was described in 1914. After an alarming prevalence rate (13 416 cases) in 1973, Morocco decided to establish a strategy to control and then to eliminate schistosomiasis through three major phases (control, elimination and consolidation). Since 2004 and until now, it isn't reported any new indigenous case. Morocco achieves the goal and succeeds in decreasing the prevalence of infection to a level of zero so eliminating schistosomiasis in all endemic geographic areas.


The male Scylla serrata individuals were employed with body weight 10-618 g and body length 36-94 mm. The observation was conducted under Olympus BH2 microscope. The results show that a pair of androgenic glands attach to the subterminal portion of the ejaculatory ducts, and their developmental process can be divided into four stages: at StageⅠ, the androgenic glands are short and the glandular cells are of small amounts; at Stage Ⅱ, the glands distinctively take on a cord-figure; at Stage Ⅲ, the volume of the glands reaches its peak, with hyperplasia in some portion; at Stage Ⅳ, the glands no longer grow and degenerate rapidly. There are two types of glandular cells: Type A , which has a round nucleus less in heterochromatin and the cytoplasm stained lightly, and Type B, which has flat nucleus rich in heterochromatin, the cytoplasm stained darkly or vanished. During the development of the androgenic gland, the quantity of Type A cells and Type B cells and their ratio in number have some change. After Type A cells perform the secretion function, they exist as the form of Type B cells. At the same development stage of andrgenic gland, the ratio of Type B cells to Type A cells in number increases significantly, which implies that this ratio reflects the secretion activity of the androgenic gland. It can be concluded that androgenic gland correlates closely with the mature degree of the testis.


The formation of the traffic accidents often involves many factors such as the driver itself,the vehicle and the environment. The traffic accident data was analyzed and studied by the decision tree algorithm ID3 of the data mining techniques,which display the useful patterns in data. The result of the decision tree structure algorithm is that the application of decision tree algorithm in the analysis of the causes of traffic accident has feasibility and availability.


opment BPhil programme were supported formally, informally, academically and pastorally by their own colleagues and seniors at work, as well as by course supervisors. The voices of the three key sets of participants (dissertation writers, colleagues and seniors, and course supervisors) derived from interviews, questionnaires and letters are used to detail the reasons for setting up the peer tutoring, initial reactions to the idea, pairing methods, preparation, peer tutorials and the outcomes. Comparisons are then drawn between dissertation writers who availed themselves of peer tutorial support and those who did not. Overall, dissertation writers were found to have gained confidence, peer tutors came to perceive themselves as potential mentors, and seniors and juniors working together gained respect for each other.


Th e present study estimates the farmers' willingness to switch to organic agriculture by using the one-and-one- half-bound dichotomous choice contingent valuation method. We survey 200 farmers in the Kwangsi-myeon, Yesan-gun (Chungnam, Korea) and ask them at what revenue level (based on a 40 kg bag of eco-friendly rice) they would be willing to switch from the conventional agricultural methods to organic agricultural methods. Th e Turnbull model, a non-parametric method, was then used to estimate the willingness to switch to organic agriculture. Th e presented results show that farmers would be willing to convert to organic agriculture if their revenues were increased to 107 369-109 230 KRW per bag from the reference value of 60 000 KRW.


Kemang plant is a plant that has the value of local wisdom in certain areas, especially in Bogor and Sukabumi. This study aims to determine the values of environmental policy and the value of local wisdom which is the basis for mysticism in specific communities toward the Kemang plant. The method used is qualitative with a descriptive analysis research design. The research sample consisted of 46 people who were taken by random sampling technique. The variables studied are indicators of plant availability, utilization of plants, aspects of local knowledge, local social processes, and circulating local wisdom values. The local community uses the plant as food and board, based on field results that the Kemang plant is experiencing extinction. 95% of the community believes that Buyut nonactive disease if passes the Kemang plant, its Buyut is nonactive will experience active disease. 89% of people with Buyut disease have the condition.


System for authentication of fast initial network link during the setup of the wireless communications systems, methods, and devices are disclosed. In one aspect, a method for wireless communications is provided. The method includes the step of generating an aggregated message, aggregated message, pairwise master key identifier (PMKID), and an Extensible Authentication Protocol reauthentication protocol (EAP-RP) frame. The method further comprises the step of transmitting the aggregated messages.


The data of multi particle production in 158 A GeV Pb+Pb collisions are analyzed by two source statistical model. The model calculations fit the experimental data very well and supply a reasonable and clear physical picture. The reaction system is composed of a hot, small inner source and a big, cool outer source. The outer source characterizes the projectile like and target like, and the inner source characterizes the central reaction zone. At freeze out, the system is still in expanding.


Today, nearly 45 million people receive help from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly called food stamps), an increase of about 69 percent since the recession began at the end of 2007 (figure 1). Caseload increases reflect high unemployment (increasing the number of people eligible for benefits), increased participation rates (more eligible households enrolling in the program) and recent program changes that allow states to make it easier for families to get and keep benefits. Higher unemployment accounts for the majority of recent caseload growth, although the other factors matter as well (Mabli and Ferrerosa 2010). State SNAP caseloads increased from 23 to 128 percent between 2007 and 2010 (figure 2, next page). Generally the caseload increases track increases in state unemployment rates. Nevada, for example, experienced the greatest growth in SNAP caseloads (128 percent) and unemployment (248 percent, per Rosenbaum 2010). In contrast, SNAP grew by 23 percent in Arkansas, and the number of unemployed there increased by 43 percent.


This paper studies the sense of embodiment of virtual avatars in Mixed Reality (MR) environments visualized with an Optical See-Through display. We investigated whether the content of the surrounding environment could impact the user's perception of their avatar, when embodied from a first-person perspective. To do so, we conducted a user study comparing the sense of embodiment toward virtual robot hands in three environment contexts which included progressive quantities of virtual content: real content only, mixed virtual/real content, and virtual content only. Taken together, our results suggest that users tend to accept virtual hands as their own more easily when the environment contains both virtual and real objects (mixed context), allowing them to better merge the two "worlds". We discuss these results and raise research questions for future work to consider.


We propose a new photonic crystal (PhC) wavelength demultiplexer based on self-imaging in multimode interference (MMI) section and on the re ecting lter characteristics of PhC defects inserted into the MMI section. Because PhC defects with adequate bandgap act as a dichroic mirror, a signal with one wavelength is re ected from the PhC defects, but another signal with a di erent wavelength is transmitted. Introduction of PhC defects makes the wavelength demultiplexer much shorter because there is no need to consider the common beat length for two signals of di erent wavelengths. The proposed device was analyzed and optimized using the plane-wave expansion model and the nite-di erence time-domain method. The multimode section of the optimally designed device had a size of 10.3 3.2 m2 and its extinction ratios were {21.7 dB and {16.3 dB for signals of 1.3 and 1.55 m, respectively.


Submitted for the DPP05 Meeting of The American Physical Society Current Diagnostics in an FRC with a Toroidal Electric Field W.S. HARRIS, E.P. GARATE, W.W. HEIDBRINK, E.H. TRASK, A. VAN DRIE, UC Irvine — A time-of-flight neutral particle detector1 will be used to diagnose the ion contribution to the current in the FRC experiment at UCI. The ions are accelerated due to the EMF induced by a flux coil with a peak field of 1 kG. In addition to ion acceleration measurements, the ion distribution function can also be determined. The diagnostic involves a slotted disk that spins at 20,000 rpm, which allows a snapshot of the toroidal velocity distribution to be measured after the neutrals free stream to an electron multiplier. A Mach probe has also been implemented to measure the plasma flow. In conjunction with these, a Rogowski coil is used to measure the total toroidal current. From these measurements, we can deduce the ion contribution to the current. 1D. E. Voss and S. A. Cohen, Rev. Sci. Instrum. 53, 1696 (1982).


N A review of the problems encountered in serials control systems is followed by a description of some of the present-day attempts to solve these problems. Specific networks are described, notably PHILSOM (developed at Washingtoin University School ot Medi- cine Librarv) the UCLA Biomedical Library's svstem, and OCLC in Columbus. Ohio. Finallv, the role of minicomputers in present and tuture developments is discussed, and some cautious guesses are made on future directions in the field.


Objective To define the infrared thermography as an index for the clinical effect evaluation after mannipulition treatment to the motive cervical spine stenosis. Methods Infrared thermography was used to check 18 cases of the motive cervical spine stenosis at pretherapy and post-treatment,the statistical analysis was used by Paired-Samples T-Test. Results Pretherapy and post-treatment had significance at statistics(t=3.083,ν=17,P0.007). Conclusion The infrared thermography could reflex the changes of the blood supply status and improve of symptom by mannipulition treatment,give a clinical index of evaluating the effects of treatment on the neck shoulder back soft tissue pain.


System for generating a pulse signal of the ultra wide band type, comprising a direct digital frequency synthesis device (DDS) having a phase accumulator (CACP) adapted to output at a first frequency (F) phase encoded on i mutually spaced bits of a phase increment (Ap) different from a power of two and located in the vicinity of 2, and processing means (MT) adapted to receive said phases and arranged to deliver an output signal (SG) amplitude modulated whose envelope has a succession of regions respectively defined by zero amplitude zones (ZA, ZB), each signal component amplitude modulated located in one of said regions forming a pulse of the ultra wide band type (IMP ) whose center frequency is equal to said first frequency and the width of which depends on the value of the phase increment, and control means (MC) adapted to control the OPERATING ement of the digital synthesis device for selectively supplying one or more pulses of the ultra wideband kind.


The thought of humanitarianism born in Renaissance period in western countries and its achievements in literature art give great influences to realism literature with humanity pattern in modern literature of China.The thesis expounds the theoretical source of realism literature with humanity pattern and its development in modern literature of China.


ABSTRACT Single Chinese women above the age of 27 have been commonly labelled as "leftover women" by the Chinese state-run media since 2007. To investigate how leftover women are represented metaphorically, this study adopts the discourse dynamics approach to identify metaphor vehicles (i.e. linguistic metaphors), classifies their vehicle groupings and evaluations, and explains the potential ideologies behind the metaphor use from 28 English-language news articles (i.e. 24, 226 words) produced by the Chinese media. The findings show that leftover women are represented as different kinds of social actors (i.e. TRAVELLERS, FIGHTERS and FISHERS/HUNTERS) and dehumanised objects (i.e. COMMODITIES and FOOD), and their attributes (i.e. age, socioeconomic status, and marriage expectations) are highlighted with HEIGHT. The metaphorical representations of leftover women potentially imply the contested ideologies of traditional patriarchy and modern egalitarianism, which reflect and shape Chinese womanhood within the Chinese sociocultural context.


Spatial heterogeneity of soil water retention curves (SWRC) plays an important role in modelling the movement of water and solutes in soils. To characterize the spatial variability of SWRC parameters fitted by the van Genuchten (VG) equation, and then identify factors that closely correlated with the VG parameters, we collected undisturbed and disturbed soil samples from the upper 0-5cm soil layer at 382 sampling sites across the entire Loess Plateau of China (similar to 620000km(2)). We determined the SWRC and six other soil properties as well as nine environmental factors for each site. Results showed that the saturated water content ((s)) and a curve-shape parameter that is related to soil pore size distribution (n) were weakly spatially variable (coefficient of variation (CV)=15%), and that the residual soil water content ((r)) and a scaling parameter that is related to the inverse of the air entry pressure () were moderately (CV=96%) and strongly variable (CV=136%), respectively. Semivariograms of and log() were best-fitted by an isotropic exponential model, while those of (s) and log(n) were fitted by an isotropic spherical model. Fractal analysis indicated that log() demonstrated the most short-range variation, while log(n) reflected the importance of long-range variation. Bulk density and the contents of clay, silt, sand and soil organic carbon contributed greatly to the variations in the VG parameters (except ). However, the vegetation, topographic and climatic elements as well as land use also usually explained some of the variation. The VG parameters, at the regional scale, demonstrated different characteristics of spatial variation, which comprehensively reflected the combined effects of processes involving the soil, vegetation, topography and climate as well as effects of land use, which is often determined by human activity.


Objective To explore the mechanisms of "Shuanggu Yitong" acupuncture therapy for the treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis(PMO).Methods Sixty female SD rats aged of 6 months old were chosen and fed for 90 days after removed the double ovaries to make the experimental model of osteoporosis.Then,they were divided randomly into 5 groups: control group,regular acupoints applying group,Shuanggu group,Yitong group,and Shuanggu Yitong group,with 12 rats each group.No therapy was performed in control group;Pishu(BL 20),Weishu(BL 21),Shenshu(BL 23),and Qihaishu(BL 24) were used in the regular acupoints applying group.Guanyuan(RN 4) and Zusanli(ST 36) were used in the Shuanggu group.Shenshu(BL 23),Geshu(BL 17),and Dazhu(BL 11) were used in the Yitong group.Guanyuan(RN 4),Zusanli(ST 36),Shenshu(BL 23),Geshu(BL 17),and Dazhu(BL 11) were used in the Shuanggu Yitong group.The electro-acupuncture therapy lasted for 12 weeks.Then these rats were killed and the bone biochemical index of the left femur and the third vertebrae of these rats were detected.Results The bone biomechanics of rats in regular acupoints applying group,Shuanggu group,and Yitong group increased compared with the control group(P0.05).The bone biomechanics of rats in Shuanggu Yitong group increased significantly(P0.01).The bone biomechanics of rats in Shuanggu Yitong group significantly increased compared to those in regular acupoints applying group,Shuanggu group,and Yitong group(P0.05).There were no significant difference among the bone biomechanics of rats in regular acupoints applying group,Shuanggu group,Yitong group(P0.05).Conclusion Acupuncture can improve or recover bone biomechanics of postmenopausal osteoporosis rats to a certain degree,and "Shuanggu Yitong" acupuncture therapy is superior to other regular acupoints in applying acupuncture therapy.


The linear SPS+ form of the recently studied PS2+ ion lies below the triangular one in energy; the calculated frequencies for the trithiometaphosphate anion, PS3–(D3h) support its experimental identification in high-temperature melts and in (AsPh4)PS3.


A swarm intelligent system is robust, scalable, adaptable, and can efficiently solve complex problems, all through simple behavior. Inspired by biology, swarm intelligent systems, or swarms, utilize emergence, where simple local behaviors distributed across many agents lead to global phenomena, yielding a whole greater than the sum of parts. But the absence of models that quantify emergence, or the lack of an emergent calculus, has challenged swarm engineering. How simple behaviors and interactions lead to complex phenomena is not well understood, let alone developing such behaviors for problem solving.

A swarm intelligent solution is presented to a computationally challenging problem with quantifiable results in support of future models of emergence. The swarm intelligent Decentralized K-Means Clustering technique is introduced within the context of rechargeable Mobile Ad hoc Networks (MANETs). Through engineered emergent behavior, cluster centroids relocate to minimize the sum of the squared error between sensors and the nearest centroid, similar to K-means clustering. An agent-based simulation is developed to evaluate the technique, demonstrating the sum of squared error is consistently reduced for both supervised and random scenarios.


All known integral equation techniques for simulating scattering and radiation from arbitrarily shaped, perfect electrically conducting objects suffer from one or more of the following shortcomings: (i) they give rise to ill-conditioned systems when the frequency is low (ii) and/or when the discretization density is high; (iii) their applicability is limited to the quasi-static regime; (iv) they require a search for global topological loops; (v) they suffer from numerical cancelations in the solution when the frequency is very low. A recent paper (Andriulli et al., On a Well-Conditioned Electric Field Integral Operator for Multiply Connected Geometries, IEEE-TAP 2013) presented a new integral operator of the electric type that does not suffer from any of the above drawbacks.


A glass-lens, static-concentrator mini-module was fabricated by attaching a co-molded glass-lens on a conventional superstrate flat-plate module. Its properties were investigated under simulated and real sunlight conditions. The effect of rear reflection on optical concentration was investigated for the static concentrator mini-modules with white, black and transparent rear Tedlar films. Under a solar simulator condition, optical concentration ratios of 2.05, 1.75 and 1.70 were obtained for the white, transparent and black films. From outdoor and also indoor measurements, the mini-module with the white Tedlar showed the highest maximum output power throughout daytime.


A range-compensating lens (RCL) design used in the return channel for active optical sensors, e.g., range-finders and LiDARs, has been developed by Mudge [Appl. Opt., 58(28), 7921-7928, (2019)] and detailed using raytrace methods by Phenis et al. [Proc. of SPIE, 11125(111250J), (2019)]. The motivation of the lens is to reduce the return signal with targets (objects) relatively near and boost the signal at far range targets by combining lens elements in parallel rather than in series. Using the techniques provided, a designer can develop a lens requiring a detector with less dynamic range and/or extend the far range limit while maintaining the minimum target distance. We provide a design of a two-element RCL, implementation, and a comparison with experimental results. With this foundational step, further flatting of the return signal curve as a function of range can now be done utilizing a three- or multi-element RCL design.


In the past thousand years of development history,university had been described as"ivory tower",but also was criticized for"social and market slaves".Simple"beyond"and"adaptation"not only flawed in theory,but also in reality is impossible to exist.Can beyond only adaptation,and maintain beyond when adaption,that is,seeking balance between beyond and adaption is the only way to exist and develop for University.


It is well known that a considerable amount of important work has been written in the area of Sufism up to the present day. Sufism aims to nourish the inner dimension of a human being. Therefore, the most crucial purpose of Sufism is to provide the flourish of faith in the hearts of many in terms of the key principles of the Qur'an and the Sunna. Sufism has its own terminology which is necessary to be clearly understood in order appreciate the real meaning of the Sufi doctrines. One of the significant Sufi scholars in the history of Sufism, Khawaja Yusuf Hamadâni (d. 535H/1140M), had completed a number works written in both Persian and Arabic. These works had been written concisely and consisted of the key principles of a spiritual journey, an insight into the mystical beauty of Sufism, and good manners. Hamadâni devoted most of his time to nurturing his disciples' education and did not attempt to author books on a larger-scale. His works existed in the form of small-size treatise. Thus, the main purpose of this paper is to explain the Sufi terms used in Hamadâni's works. Furthermore, it is anticipated that the findings of this study could be used as a reference for the researchers in this field.

Keywords: Ârif, Kashf, Mushâhadah, Dhikr, Fikr


](bpy=2,2'-bipyridine; ppy=2-phenylpyridine) are used. In par-ticular, the lifetimes of their ex-cited states are relatively long,which facilitates bimolecular re-actions. Furthermore, they arechemically very robust. For manytransformations, organic dyesare also used as photoredox catalysts. The experimental condi-tions are very easily implemented. In many cases, householdlamps or LEDs are used as the light source. Some transforma-tions may also be performed by exposing the reaction mixtureto sunlight. Combination of two or more types of catalysis ena-bles synergistic effects. Thus, photoredox catalysis has beencombined with organocatalysis or enzymatic catalysis.Photoredox catalysis is also combined with metal catalysis.


Abstract Background Norovirus (NV) gastroenteritis has been identified as a cause of significant morbidity among hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) recipients, often with associated complications. Current guidelines recommend symptomatic relief with antimotility agents, rehydration, and reduction in immune suppression. Nitazoxanide (NTZ) is an anti-parasitic agent but some literature suggests a benefit of nitazoxanide therapy for NV. Methods We conducted a single center, retrospective chart review study and evaluated adult patients (age >18 years) who had NV infection and either: 1) underwent stem cell transplantation; or 2) received myeloablative chemotherapy within 4 weeks of NV diagnosis by positive test on gastrointestinal pathogen panel during the time period from January 2015 through March 2020. Results 26 patients were reviewed. 14 patients (54%) had a history of HCST prior to infection. Three patients (12%) received both myeloablative chemotherapy and HSCT within four weeks of NV infection. Six patients (46%) had autologous, six (46%) had matched unrelated donor, and one (8%) had haploidentical allogeneic transplants. Nine (69%), three (23%), and one (8%) underwent myeloablative, reduced intensity and non-myeloablative conditioning, respectively. Median duration of diarrhea was 4.5 days (IQR = 2.25-7 days). Three (12%) patients received NTZ or intravenous immune globulin. The 6 month mortality was 42% (11/26), however, none of the deaths were directly attributable to NV infection. Conclusion NV infection led to severe diarrheal disease in our cohort. Overall mortality was high, and a trend toward increased mortality was seen among patients receiving NV-directed therapy; these patients likely received NV-directed therapy due to the severity of their illness. Clinicians must have a high suspicion for this illness and obtain PCR testing for timely diagnosis and management. Table 1. Characteristics of patients with hematologic malignancies and norovirus infection Disclosures All Authors: No reported disclosures


The Industrial Strategy Project was undertaken to investigate the reasons for South Africa's poor manufacturing performance over the past 20 years. This book summarizes the findings of the project, which include a broad strategy and concrete policies to improve this performance.


In this article the author draws on research commissioned by the European Community into a detailed examination of the difference in the measurement of disputes in all the member countries before Greece's accession. The findings are presented over the period 1970–80 for the four largest members—France, West Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom.


A multi-terawatt laser was used to generate and characterize plasmas appropriate for recombination pumped x-ray lasers. Thomson scattering was used to determine the electron and ion temperatures of a laser-produced, high-density helium plasma on a subpicosecond time-scale. A recombination pumped x-ray laser on the Lyman-alpha transition of hydrogen- like lithium was also studied.


Complex information can be represented as networks (graphs) characterized by a large number of nodes, multiple types of nodes, and multiple types of relationships between them, i.e. multiplex networks. Additionally, these networks are enriched with different types of node features. We propose a Semi-supervised Embedding approach for Attributed Multiplex Networks (SSAMN), to jointly embed nodes, node attributes, and node labels of multiplex networks in a low dimensional space. Network embedding techniques have garnered research attention for real-world applications. However, most existing techniques solely focus on learning the node embeddings, and only a few learn class label embeddings. Our method assumes that we have different classes of nodes and that we know the class label of some, very few nodes for every class. Guided by this type of supervision, SSAMN learns a low-dimensional representation incorporating all information in a large labeled multiplex network. SSAMN integrates techniques from Spectral Embedding and Homogeneity Analysis to improve the embedding of nodes, node attributes, and node labels. Our experiments demonstrate that we only need very few labels per class in order to have a final embedding that preservers the information of the graph. To evaluate the performance of SSAMN, we run experiments on four real-world datasets. The results show that our approach outperforms state-of-the-art methods for downstream tasks such as semi-supervised node classification and node clustering.


Arthritis means inflammation of the joints. Arthritis can be caused due a variety of local and systemic illnesses, the most common among them being osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis can affect men, women and children. Arthritis is an important problem which has been reported worldwide. Worldwide estimates are that 9.6% of men and 18% of women aged over 60 years have symptomatic osteoarthritis. A large majority (80%) of those with osteoarthritis will have limitations in movement and 25% cannot perform their major daily activities of life. In India it was found that 28.7% adults suffer from osteoarthritis of knee.


The article analyses the four factors of Chinese fast food service package. Base on the incompetent competitive position, the author put forth some idea on how to add the advantage resources to the Chinese fast food service package and further more to develop the service package quality completely. In order to lead the Chinese fast food to a new road, the author creates a notion of "assembly fast food". The last goal is to form Chinese own fast food industry with some special competitive advantage.


The characteristics of vitellin and its content in vitellogenesis were studied in Propylea japonica (Thunberg). The characterization of vitellin was carried out by PAGE and SDS-PAGE. The results indicated that vitellin had a molecular weight of approximately 294.81±40.70 kD and was composed of two subunits,whose molecular weights were 144.68±0.03 kD and 51.23±0.27 kD respectively. The content of essential amino acid was 57.48%, which was little higher than that of non-essential amino acid. The amino acid with the highest content in vitellin was Glu, its content was 15.26%; while contents of Trp and Met were very low, only 0.50% and 0.11%, respectively. Using indirect ELISA, the contents of vitellin in the fat body, haemolymph and ovary of P. japonica were detected. The results suggested that the vitellogenin was synthesized in fat body at the 2nd day after eclosion. The contents of vitellogenin in fat body, haemolymph and ovary increased quickly on the 4th day after eclosion and reached the peak stage approximately on the 8th day in adult stage.


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Conventionally a TLP tether is analysed dynamically by either considering lateral vibrations due to surface vessel motion and waves or through consideration of nonlinear parametric vibration excited by time varying axial forces and described by a nonlinear extension of the Mathieu equation. In reality, of course, the tethers of TLPs are subjected to both lateral and time varying axial force excitation. This paper gives an overview of the combined analysis of such lateral (forcing) and parametric vibration by reducing the governing partial differential equation of a nonlinear differential form and by applying Galerkin's method with separation of variables. The resultant nonlinear equation is then solved semi-analytically to obtain tether response. The possibility of TLP tethers becoming slack for short periods is also investigated using the theory of pulse bucking. For pulse buckling, it is known that if the compressive tension duration is short enough, tethers can survive axial loads that are much larger than their static Euler load. The paper applies this theory of dynamic pulse buckling to an example TLP tether in order to obtain criteria for allowable tension loss and duration time to first attainment of allowable maximum stress in the tether material. The main body of the paper presents the application of the above work to tethers of three conventional tension leg platforms - on the Hutton, Snorre and Jolliet Snorre fields. It is found that the effect of combined excitation on the dynamic behaviour of the tethers of these structures at low tension can be used to reduce their conventional high pretension to a certain extent. Typical maximum tension reduction values are presented for these platforms together with the resultant potential payload growths.


With the advancement in the field of mechanical technology, human interaction has
become less And robots are being utilized for various works and for welfare of beings. Nowadays,
fire mischances keep happening frequently, cause danger to human life & property, also cause
difficulties to fire fighters to save lives. In such case, a fire-fighting robot is utilized to protect human
lives, wealth & surroundings from the fire mis-happenings. This model is IOT based fire-fighting
robot that detects the fire with vision technology. Afterbeing informed authorities can start visualizing
the fire location and can communicate with people stuck with helpof an automatic receiver installed
instructions can be given by human to the robot regarding its movement, turningon its water pump or
flame sensor pump depending on fire type through long distances. The fire type is knownusing the
sensors installed. The analysis also useful to further give information to safety authorities regarding
amount of poisonous gases inhaled over a time period by the occupants of the affected area so they
can takeappropriate actions to undo the harm.


Gary W. Hales, EMPHASIZING PROFESSIONALISM TO ADDRESS TEACHER TURNOVER AT DILLARD MIDDLE SCHOOL. (Under the direction of Dr. James McDowelle). Department of Educational Leadership, March 2017. The dissertation examines the effects professional learning communities can have on improving teacher retention in a high needs school. The goal is to positively impact teacher retention by emphasizing and encouraging professionalism. For the purpose of this study, professionalism is defined as providing teachers with the necessary structures and support to effectively transition teachers from isolated working environments to environments, which build school level support networks through collaborative, collegial interaction. Improvement science methodology was utilized to implement, structure, and support the professional learning communities. While improvement of teacher retention was the primary goal, a secondary goal was to also positively impact discipline and student achievement by providing a more positive, collaborative, and stable learning environment. Survey data was collected throughout the year, and North Carolina School Report Card Data was utilized to determine success of implementation. After one year of professional learning community implementation, data supported the positive impact on teacher retention in a high needs school. However, the secondary impact of improving student discipline and student achievement was not as successful after one year. A sustained, focused approach and continued training will be necessary to affect change to discipline and achievement and would require further study. EMPHASIZING PROFESSIONALISM TO ADDRESS TEACHER TURNOVER AT DILLARD MIDDLE SCHOOL


The structures of the 28 possible base pairs that involve at least two hydrogen bonds are given in Figures 1–4 (for description, see Saenger, in Principles of nucleic acid structure, p. 120. Springer-Verlag [1984]). The non-Watson-Crick base pairs are called base-base mismatches, or internal loops of two nucleotides.


Abstract The bacteriologic quality of refilled drinking water is still questionable. The objective of this study was to analyze assosiation between knowledge and attitude of refilled drinking water consumers with diarrhea at eastern and southern areas in Surabaya. This was an observational-analytic study with a cross sectional approach. The information was collected by interview 146 respondents using by a questionnaire and measurement of E. coli bacteria in 68 reffiled drinking water, both were taken randomly. There were assosiation between respondents knowledge on the prevention of diarrhea, practice of boilling reffiled drinking water before consumed, and habit of washing hands with soap after defecation (Chi-square, all p


III. The Background of Richardson v. Stanley Works Inc. 316 A. The District Court's Claim Construction 317 B. The District Court's Comparison of the Accused Device and the Construed Claim 318 C. The Appeal to the Federal Circuit 320 IV. The Proper Role of Functionality in the Design Patent Infringement Analysis 321 A. Functionality Should Not Play a Role in Claim Construction 321 B. Individual Functional Elements Should Not be Filtered Out or Ignored When Comparing the Accused Device to the Construed Claim 324


This study aims to determine the effect of the amount of financing, customer income and the period of return on customer financing at BPRS Carana Kiat Andalas Bukittinggi. This study used a quantitative method with a questionnaire research instrument with a logistic regression analysis tool from SPSS 22. The sampling method used purposive sampling with the slovin technique, with a total population of 743 financing customers at BPRS Carana Kiat Andalas Bukittinggi and a sample of 80 financing customers at BPRS Carana Tips Andalas Bukittinggi. The results of this study indicate that the amount of financing has a negative influence on the smooth return of financing. Customer income has a positive influence on the smooth return of financing. Meanwhile, the payback period does not affect the smooth return of financing at BPRS Carana Kiat Andalasa Bukittinggi. And simultaneously the variable amount of financing, customer income, and payback period affect the smooth return of financing at BPRS Carana Kiat Andalas Bukittinggi.


Bengtsson B, "Incidence of manifest glaucoma." Br J Ophthalmol. 73:483-487 (1989). CaramaZZa et al., "Le modificazioni indotte da una associazione estrogeno-porgestinica Sulla dinamica dell'umor acqueo nel glau coma semplice'. Ann Ottal 94, pp. 299-321 (1968). Clark and Pang, "Advances in glaucoma therapeutics." Exp Opin Emerging Drugs, vol. 7, pp. 141-163 (2002). Cyr et al., "Drugs with estrogen-like potency and brain activity: Potential therapeutic application for the CNS'. Curr. Pharm. Design. vol. 6, pp. 1287-1312 (2000). Emilien et al., "Prospects for pharmacological intervention in Alzheimer disease." Arch.Neurol, vol. 57, pp. 454-459 (2000). European 0276.1551.7 Search Report dated Dec. 27, 2004. Estrogen Receptor Structures & Functions, Biochemistry Course of the Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburg, no date available. Granholm, "Oestrogen and nerve growth factor Neuroprotection and repair in Alzheimer's disease." Expert Opin. Invest. Drugs, vol. 9, pp. 685-694 (2000). Green and Simpson, Annals of the New York Academy of Science 2000, 924, 93-98. Green et al., "Neuroprotective effectives of phenolic A ring oestrogens." In Neuronal and Cognitive Effects of Oestrogens, Wiley & Sons, New York, pp. 202-220 (2000). Green et al., Endocrinology 2001, 142, 400-406. Greve and Chisholm, "Comparison of the oculokinetic perimetry glaucoma screener with two types of visual field analyser, Can J Ophthalmol, vol. 28, pp. 201-206 (1993). Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 13th edition, vol. 1, published 1994, pp. 104-105. Henderson VS, "Estrogen replacement therapy for the prevention and treatment of Alzheimer's disease." CNS Drugs, vol. 8, pp. 343-351 (1997). Honjo et al., Endocrine Journal 2003, 50 (4), 361-367. Kobayashi et al., "Estrogen receptor expression in bovine and rat retinas." Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci., vol. 39, pp. 2105-2110 (1998). Kumar et al., Free Radical Biology and Medicine 2005, 38, 1152 1163. Langham ME, "The physiology and pathology of the intraocular pressure." In Glaucoma: Contemporory International Concepts, Ed. Bellows, JG, Masson Publishing, New York, pp. 24-48 (1979). Leske et al. "The Barbados Eye Study. Prevalence of open angle glaucoma." Arch Ophthalmol, vol. 112, pp. 821-829 (1994). Leske et al., "Distribution of intraocular pressure. The Barbados Eye Study." Arch Ophthalmol, vol. 115, pp. 1051-1057 (1997).


Model refinements of magnetic circuits are performed via a subproblem finite element method. A complete problem is split into subproblems with overlapping meshes, to allow a progression from source to reaction fields, ideal to real flux tubes, 1-D to 2-D to 3-D models, perfect to real materials, with any coupling of these changes. Its solution is the sum of the subproblem solutions. The procedure simplifies both meshing and solving processes, and quantifies the gain given by each refinement on both local fields and global quantities.


The present invention relates to a process for the disproportionation reaction of diisopropylnaphthalene prepared diisopropylnaphthalene mainly solve high reaction temperature, rapid catalyst deactivation problems of the prior art. The catalyst used in the present invention is an organic silicalite, the organic silicalite composition involving the molar relationship: (1 / n) Al2O3: SiO2: (m / n) R, where n = 5 ~ 200, m = 0.01 ~ 100, R is at least one alkyl, alkenyl or alkyl phenyl group; the silicone zeolite Si29NMR solid NMR spectrum comprising at least a Si29 ~ Nuclear magnetic resonance spectrum peaks between -80 + 50ppm; the organic X- ray diffraction pattern of the silicalite are 11.34 ± 0.04,4.13 ± 0.04,3.96 ± 0.04,3.32 ± 0.04,3.02 ± 0.04 and 2.07 ± 0.04 angstroms d- spacing maxima, useful for the preparation of diisopropylnaphthalene industrial production.


Microalgae cells can chemically adapt to ambient conditions. In this study, it has been hypothesized that the microalgal species composition could include the mechanism thought to cause changes in the cell content. An FTIR-spectroscopic measurement technique has been developed in this study for investigations of this hypothesis. Experiments were based on culturing microalgae species individually followed by comparing their spectroscopic signatures to the same species cultured under the same ambient conditions in mixtures. While keeping all other parameters the same, any significant spectroscopic shifts between the single-species cultures and the mixed cultures were then attributed to competition effects. These spectroscopic analyses were performed on Dunaliella salina, Dunaliella parva, and Nannochlorpsis oculata. These cells were exposed to concentration series of bicarbonate (C-source), ammonium (N-source), and nitrate (an alternative N-source). It has been shown that there are significant chemical shifts when species are cultured together versus individually, but it was also observed that adaptations of the cells' chemical composition are not random. In this study, it has also been investigated whether there are species and nutrient independent patterns in such competition processes or whether these effects are purely species and nutrient type dependent. Examples for both scenarios are given but the main focus of this study was to demonstrate that such competition-driven effects on the biomass exist and that they are significant enough to require consideration in chemical analyses of microalgae. Supplementary materials are available for this article. Go to the publisher's online edition of Analytical Letters to view the supplemental files.


Preferably the method for producing seals and gaskets used in place curing technology incorporates a molding process is an injection molding process is provided. The method, the mold plate from the support member (22,30,48,68) to (12,10,34,36,60,62,76,78) was separated, UV curable sealing composition thereto further comprising the step of remain attached, and a step of curing the UV curable elastomeric sealing composition by exposing the assembly to UV radiation. The method can be cured by UV radiation, and are useful in the preparation of the sealing assembly comprising a composition adhered to a support member (22,30,48,68).


Policy Decisions and Options-Based Responses to Active Shooters in Public Schools by Vicki M. Abbinante CAS, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2007 MA, Northern Illinois University, 1984 BS, Northeastern Illinois University, 1978 Dissertation Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Education


Based on the experience of Lithuania and foreign researchers and practitioners, the article analyses theoretically the advantages of using Minecraft digital tool in the educational process and highlights the positive aspects of Minecraft lessons. The aim of the study: to determine the factors determining the withdrawal from studies and their relationship with the students' attitude towards studies. Research methods: a qualitative method (student reflections) was used to investigate students' attitudes towards Minecraft lithuanian language lessons. The content analysis method was used to identify students' experiences in terms of the development of general and subject competences in virtual Minecraft lithuanian language lessons. The results of the study will have practical significance in predicting the possibilities of applying Minecraft in the educational process.


The concept of «cultural value» is largely speculative and is associated with difficulties in defining the concept of «culture». In modern culture there is a transformation of ideas of culture as values and values of culture.


ACM/1014 ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON THE MICROBIOLOGICAL SAFETY OF FOOD INFORMATION PAPER OUTBREAKS OF INFECTION ASSOCIATED WITH READY-TO-EAT FOOD At the 68 meeting of ACMSF in September 2008, the Health Protection Agency briefed the Committee on the microbiological safety of ready-to-eat foods, focusing on fruit and vegetables (paper ACM/922). Following discussion members requested for an update at a future meeting. Members have previously received updates on the microbiological safety and status of ready-to-eat food in the UK focused on fresh produce. The attached paper provides an update on outbreaks of infection associated with the consumption of ready-to-eat foods.


Primary percutaneus coronary intervention, performed in a timely manner, is currently the standard of care for patients with acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Numerous clinical trials have shown the superiority of balloon angioplasty over thrombolytic therapy in decreasing the composite endpoint of death, reinfarction, and stroke in patients with STEMI [1]. Nonetheless, the efficacy of balloon angioplasty in the setting of STEMI is limited by the high risk of early reocclusion and late restenosis, providing the initial rationale for the development of coronary stents. Subsequent studies have confirmed that the implantation of bare-metal stents reduced the risk of reinfarction and target vessel revascularization compared with balloon angioplasty [2]. Bare-metal stents soon gave way to drug-eluting stents (DESs), which were first used in lower-risk, non-STEMI patient populations and were then rapidly adopted in STEMI interventions. However, the early enthusiasm for DESs subsided because of reports of very late stent thrombosis following their implantation, and the concern was especially serious for STEMI patients.


Objective: To study the relationship between detoxification time and the mental symptoms of heroin addicts. Methods: SCL-90 scales were used to assess the mental symptoms in heroin addicts in different periods of detoxification. Results: There were significant differences (P 0.05) in somatization, depression, anxiety, interpersonal sensitivity, phobias and paranoia among the 1-month group, 2-month group, 3-6-month group and over 6-month group. Psychosis and sleeping-diet disorders showed significant differences between groups of 2-month and over 6-month groups. There are significant differences in obsessional symptoms among the 1-month group, 2-month group, 3-6 month group, and over 6-month group. Hostility shows differences between the 1-month group and the 3-6-month group. Mean scores in the over 6-month group in interpersonal sensitivity, depression, anxiety, hostility are higher than those in the 3-6-month group. Conclusion: (1) 2 months are needed to recover from somatization, depression, anxiety, psychosis and sleeping-diet disorders. (2) 3 months are needed to recover from obsession, interpersonal sensitivity, phobias and paranoia. (3) 3-6 months are needed to recover from hostility. Some mental stress factors can lead to hostility or other emotions in addicts in mental rehabilitation.


Work principle,technological characteristics and engineering application of a new cycled fluidized boiler named CFB with high-and-low mixed velocity is introduced.There are a dilute phase area with high mixture velocity at the upper region and an airtight phase area with low mixture velocity at the bottom region.The membrane water-walls are set up and the single-return streamline of Flue gas is changed to the three-return streamline.The high-temperature separator is set up to gain higher separate efficiency.Applications show that its thermal efficiency is 85%,and the carbon content in fly ash is 3%~7%.The notable advantage of CFB with high-and-low mixed velocity has been proved in the new boiler construction and the older boiler rebuilding.


The Medical Library Association (MLA) held its 108th annual meeting in Chicago, Illinois, May 16–21, 2008, at the Hyatt Regency Chicago. The meeting theme was "Connections: Bridging the Gaps." Total attendance was 2,436.

Additional meeting content, including the meeting program and various electronic presentations from business, plenary, poster, and section presentations can be found via the MLA '08 website . The MLA '08 Blog is available at http://www.npc.mlanet.org/mla08/, and candid photos can be found on the blog.


This special issue includes papers selected from EUSAR 2004. The publisher suggested including the top 10% of the EUSAR 2004 programme. As we had 280 presented papers including posters we came up with a selection of 26 papers. Because of the large number of pages this special issue has therefore been published in two parts. With EUSAR a unique, worldwide forum for everyone working in the SAR field - scientists, system designers, teachers and users - was established. Each EUSAR conference represents the most recent state-of-the-art in SAR in the world and exhibits perspectives for future activities. The selection of papers included in this double issue reflects these intentions.


Erikson has a wide and honored reputation as psychoanalyst, anthropological researcher, and interpreter of social problems. His first book, Childhood and Society (1950), included chapters on such varied subjects as psychopathology of children and young adults, American Indian customs, Hitler, and a Russian movie. Throughout, he emphasized the problem of identity development and the effects on society of our residual childhood anxieties. His second book, Young Man Luther (1958), a psychoanalytic interpretation of the reformer, shed light not only on Luther but also on the crises in development of young people today. Erikson is now Professor of Human Development at Harvard. He is often called upon to deliver addresses at national and international meetings. This volume, his third published book, contains six addresses, somewhat revised and expanded, originally delivered between 1956 and 1963 in Germany, Austria, India, and America. All relate somewhat to the theses of responsibility, ethics, and the


R S Silver Cambridge: CUP 1971 pp xx + 150 price £260 This book is primarily written as an introductory text for engineering students but is equally suitable for physicists although some of the latter may consider that it does not cover a wide enough area. For instance there is no mention of the phase rule, the third law and no mention of the Joule-Kelvin effect and inversion temperature, although the throttling process is briefly dealt with in the appendix.