Renal medullary cells are exposed to elevated and variable osmolarities and low oxygen tension. Despite the harsh environment, these cells are resistant to the effects of many harmful events. To test the hypothesis that this resistance is a consequence of these cells developing a stress tolerance phenotype to survive in this milieu, we created osmotically tolerant cells (HT cells), by gradually adapting mIMCD3 cells to hyperosmotic medium containing NaCl and urea. HT cells have a reduced DNA synthesis rate, with the majority of cells arrested in the G0/G1 phase of the cell cycle and show constitutive expression of Hsp70 that is proportional to the degree of hyperosmolarity. Unlike acute, chronic hyperosmolarity failed to activate MAPKs. Moreover, HT cells acquired protein translational tolerance to further stress treatment, suggesting that HT cells have an osmotolerant phenotype, analogous to thermotolerance, but a permanent condition. Additionally to osmotic shock, HT cells were more resistant to heat, H2O2, cyclosporin, and apoptotic inducers, compared to isotonic mIMCD3 cells, but less resistant to amphotericin B and cadmium. HT cells demonstrate that in renal medullary cells, hyperosmotic stress activates biological processes that confer cross-tolerance to other stressful conditions.


In connection with development background inter-conflict between globalization and regionalism,it discusses their processes influences and finds a new way then so as to widen depth scope of human knowledge in the world and to be good for selection most adaptive way of global progress.


Maternal obesity has been linked to offspring asthma; however, other allergy‐related diseases, as well as the association beyond early school age, are largely unstudied.


A new technics of the microwave/supercritical fluid extraction was raised.The approach of the research was that a certain pepper granule soaked into some certain ethanol with different concentration,and then dealed with it using microwave,after that extracted by supercritical CO2.Experimental conditions such as ethanol concentration,time of soak and time of microwave dealing with were optimized.Opital conditions: ethanol concentration was 95%;soak time 5 h;time of microwave dealing was 3 min.At the same time,camparison of microwave/supercritical CO2 extraction and supercritical CO2 extraction was carried out.Experimental results revealed that microwave/supercritical CO2 extraction is better than supercritical CO2 extraction.


Summary Epizootiological studies over a three-year period have shown a remarkable regularity in the occurrence and course of Nematodirus infestation in lambs. Observations of larval populations on pasture have shown the presence of a small larval peak in the spring followed by a larger peak in the autumn. A trial conducted in the autumn of 1959 has shown the importance of the autumn larval peak with regard to susceptible animals. Differences were found to occur in the duration of spring- and autumn-acquired infestations, and evidence is presented indicating that older sheep do possess some measure of 2ge resistance to Nematodirus infestation.


At the present time, Standard NC-ISO 76: 2006 is a national standard established as identical adoption of ISO standard 76:1987 / amd.1: 1999 (E) "Rolling Bea...


The purpose of this study was to examine submissive behavior automatic thoughts hopelessness and life satisfaction in high school students It is descriptive study comparing the submissive attitudes automatic thoughts hopelessness and life satisfaction in term of gender attitude of parents grade level The sample of the study consisted of voluntary 274 153 girls 121 male adolescents who ongoing different kind of high school For data collection Personal Information Form Submissive Scale Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire The Beck Hopelessness Scale and Life Satisfaction Scale were used For statistical analysis independent groups of "t" test one way anova person product moment correlation were used Research findings suggest that there is a relationship between submissive attitudes automatic thoughts and hopelessness There is no significant difference submissive behavior in terms of gender Whereas there is a significant difference submissive behavior in terms of attitude of parents According to grade level submissive behavior was a significant difference in favor of fourth grade There was observed a significant difference submissive behaviors There were no observed significant difference automatic thoughts scores in term of gender for high school students According to class level automatic thoughts scores was found a significant difference in favor of first and fourth grade There was no significant difference automatic thoughts scores in terms of income level Also there were no difference level of hopelessness in terms of gender parental attitudes grade level and income level There were no differences life satisfaction in terms of gender But there were differences life satisfaction in favor of democratic attitude of the parents in terms of parent attitude In addition there were no difference students' life satisfaction in terms of students' grade level There was a significant difference life satisfaction in terms of income in favor of students who had income between 1250 TL to 1001TL Keywords: High school students Submissive behavior Automatic thoughts Hopelessness Life satisfaction


Although the U.S. birthrate has been declining steadily since the late 1950s and many demographers and economists are predicting that the birthrate will continue to decline the authors disagree and expect to see a marked upswing in the U.S. birthrate beginning in the 1980s and continuing well into the 1990s. Low birthrates in the 1930s resulted in a scarcity of young adults in the 1950s with less competition for jobs and resulting in improved affluence. This optimistic situation led to the 1950s Baby Boom. In the 1960s and 1970s the pattern reversed: a surfeit of young adults meant more competition for jobs and declining affluence and thus the current drop in births. With a scarcity of young adults in the next decade the stage will be set for a new baby boom. Concerning the economic effects of this situation it is felt that an employment policy in this country that addresses both the supply side and the demand side of the unemployment equation would give the government more flexibility in dealing with the economy. It is expected that as smaller birth cohorts enter the labor market in the early 1980s the upward pressure on the average unemployment rate which has been exerted by the influx of Baby Boom babies into the labor market will begin to ease. If the overstimulative monetary and fiscal policies generated by the unusually high unemployment rate of the Baby Boom cohorts are cropped inflationary pressures should also ease.


Spearmint belongs to Labiatae family which includes 25 different kinds of mint. The Latin name of the spearmint that is used until today is used till today is Mentha viridis.
It is a herb known for its healing qualities, however healing is not the only use of the plant. Parts of it, such as leaves, blossoms and essential oil have been utilized even in an industrial scale. For example, the leaves are used in cooking, in order to enhance the flavor the essential oils of spearmint have been applied as important ingredients in various industries, as well as an additional flavor and aroma in foods, also in cosmetic products and in a various types of medicines.
The purpose of this thesis was a historical survey since antiquity, that is, through a search in ancient and modern literature sources and archaeological findings, to examine mainly the locality of spearmint in Cyprus and how old was its cultivation, processing and various applications in various areas of the common mint i.e Mentha viridis. Although this thesis is focused primarily on mint, other related plants of the family Labiatae like Levantoula, Sideritis and other species are also covered. In order to carry out the above mentioned aim and scope of the present study, it was necessary to study the relationship and connections between Cyprus and the entire Hellenic world, geographically, culturally and economically.
Based on the information found and summarized in this study, it is shown that there is strong evidence that the mint has existed in Cyprus since the ancient times, in the far remote past, being systematically cultured, growing used in ancient industrial units and also commercialized and exported.


Abstract I want to transform schooling by celebrating the desire of students and teachers, the desire which is as natural to human beings as breathing, the desire that manifests its dynamic energy in the discursive practices of human be/com/ings. We are all born into language; we know ourselves and others in language; we word our worlds; we weave our worlds as we weave our words. Therefore, schooling must be centered on the discursive practices that constitute the people we are and are becoming as we dance with desire for one another in this world.


Objective To explore the clinical effect of continuous blood purification on severe acute pancreatitis.Methods Thirty-five SAP patients were given continuous blood purification also given the traditional therapies,monitoring and compare the changing circumstances of their general conditions,biochemical indicators and cell factors of blood before and after treatment.Results The general conditions were significantly improved and the acidosis was corrected,biochemical indicators and cell factors of blood were reduced significantly compared with before CBP(P0.05).Twenty-seven patients survived and eight patients die of septicemia or MODS.Conclusion CBP could improve the clinical symptoms of severe acute pancreatitis,protect the functions of organs,improve the prognosis and decrease the rate of death.


CD+4, CD3+CD4+, CD3+CD8+, CD3−CD8+ cells)) at 3-months post-therapy. Conclusion: Although combination of Sofosbuvir and Dacltasvir was safe and effective in management of chronic HCV infection but its effect on the immune cells is still unclear. Further studies are in need to confirm such results.


A Coupling between the fluid and the structure existed almost in all industrial areas the vibration of fluid solid coupling for fluid conveying pipe was called the "dynamics of typical"[1], Because of the physical model and mathematical description for the fluid conveying pipe was simple, especially it was easy to design and manufacturing, according to the characteristics of fluid conveying pipe, transformed the transverse vibration of the fluid conveying pipe to the beam element model of two nodes. Using Lagrangian interpolation function, the first order Hermite interpolation function and the Ritz method to obtain the element standard equation, and then integrated a global matrix equation. Used the mode decomposition method, obtained the vibration modal of the fluid conveying pipe with Matlab programming. The vibration modal of the fluid conveying pipe in four kinds of boundary conditions was analysed. The characteristics of pipes conveying fluid was obtained which the pipeline system parameters under different boundary constraints. To provide the theoretical support for the research of vibration attenuation of fluid conveying pipes.


Polymer composites synthesized from characteristic compositions of post-consumer {open_quotes}curbside tailings{close_quotes} have been molded into thin-section parts. Product and process design and performance issues are discussed. Commercial, institutional and industrial plastic streams yield {open_quotes}tailings{close_quotes} or residue mixtures that cannot be efficiently recovered by present day reclamation processes. Products made of such commingled streams by existing melt reprocessing technologies are usually suitable only for less-demanding, non-load bearing applications, or specialized thick sectioned shapes or products, such as timber replacement. In this paper, we describe the results of a combined structural analysis and mold cavity flow simulation using commercial software, for parts produced from modified multicomponent polymer mixtures, equivalent to those found in commingled waste streams.


The utility model discloses a mail system technical field's an intelligent postal management system for post industry, including the terminating machine, the terminating machine includes the operation panel, the plug -in card mouth is installed on the surperficial right side of operation panel, the fingerprint collection device is installed in the top left side of organism, the display screen is installed on the right side of organism, the input electric connection magnetic stripe information feedback module's of database output, the input of the output electric connection singlechip of database, the output electric connection image processor's of singlechip input, image processor's output electric connection display screen, this practicality is typeeed to storage management personnel's fingerprint at the fingerprint collection of machine surface device through setting up, identification card inserts into with the identity, the database is again with message routing to singlechip, the singlechip pass through image processor with the information feedback of required inquiry to the display screen.


The results of developing of magnetodiode-Based Speed-of-Rotation Transducer was observed. The choice of magnetic system was made according to the technical and operating requirements applying to the speed of rotation transducer. The design of transducer and installation diagram were proposed. Test results regarding to the ambient temperature exposure were also proposed. It confirmed transducer's operating capability within wide temperature range with the frequency measure ability from 60 to 60000 rpm. By experimental results, there was discovered that sensitivity of all MD decreases with a rise in ambient temperature, and with temperature drop their sensitivity increases. By testing results there was built an output signal function which depends on ambient temperature.


for the n-e Wecade, and this will enable better and more mature software-development tools to be used in spacecraft data processing. U ntil recently, each computer designed to control spacecraft U flight was "vendor unique" in its hardware instruction set, which meant that every vendor also designed unique software support tools and test stations. The Air Force Standard 1750A Instruction Set Architecture (ISA) has changed a similar "Tower of Babel" problem in avionics to a unified, cost-effective approach. To be certified to the Air Force 1750A Standard, machines must be brought for verification testing to the Systems Engineering Avionics Facility (SEAFAC) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Aeronautical Systems Division. The testing at SEAFAC includes running and verifying many software programs on a machine to determine its functional fidelity to the 1750A specifications. Also, a program based on the Digital Avionics Integrated System (DAIS) mix and developed from avionics applications is used as a figure of merit to compare 1750A-certified hardware units. Because of the large financial investment and amount of time necessary to develop and staff SEAFAC, it seemed advantageous to the Air Force/aerospace community to use it as a place to certify spacecraft computers for conformity with 1750A. The availability of 1750A hardware for use in flight computers for spacecraft has many advantages: * The maturity of the architecture minimizes risk. * Multiple suppliers compete in the marketplace, which lowers costs. * Hardware technology insertion is easily done (that is, new hardware technologies can be used with existing software). * Transportability of operational modules. ^ Maturing software assemblers, compilers , linkers, loaders, and editors in the process of development are available off the shelf. * Availability of 1750A hardware shortens delivery schedules and eases maintenance. However, certain disadvantages exist: * The main disadvantage is that some differences exist between avionics code and spacecraft code utilization of the 1750A. * The 1750A is a 16-bit architecture with extensions, but not a full 32-bit ISA. * The 1750A may not be the best choice for a particular application.


The recoil-free fractions in the emission of 14.4 keV Mossbauer gamma line of 57Fe from 30 different host lattices have been determined using the black absorber technique. The force constants between the impurity-host and host-host atoms are found to be within about 20% equal for most of the hosts. For Pd the force constants between impurity-host atoms remain relatively unchanged up to 5 wt% of the impurity. In Pb, Tl and In the impurity atoms appear to diffuse into interstitial positions.


| Dynamic simulation is potentially a powerful tool for studying complex contact interactions between robots and their environments. One of the main problems of such a simulation is the determination of the model parameters which provide realistic behavior for objects. This paper describes how to identify such parameters for a masses/springs based system (the Robot systemm9]). This identii-cation process is composed of two main steps: the rst step consists in distributing the total mass of the object between the diierent particles while respecting the inertial properties of the object; the second one consists in nding the values of the physical parameters of the model such as elasticity, viscosity, plasticity, etc. A numerical solution of the rst step will be described, while a genetic algorithm base approach will be proposed for the second step. This approach allows us to nd the values of the parameters which provide a consistent behavior under a set of given constraints (position, velocity, volume, etc). It also allows us to minimize the computation time and to attach priorities with these constraints. Abstract Dynamic simulation is potentially a powerful tool for studying complex contact interactions between robots and their environments. One of the main problems of such a simulation is the determination of the model parameters which provide realistic behavior for objects. This paper describes how to identify such parameters for a masses/springs based system (the Robot systemm9]). This identiication process is composed of two main steps: the rst step consists in distributing the total mass of the object between the different particles while respecting the inertial properties of the object; the second one consists in nding the values of the physical parameters of the model such as elasticity, viscosity, plasticity, etc. A numerical solution of the rst step will be described, while a genetic algorithm base approach will be proposed for the second step. This approach allows us to nd the values of the parameters which provide a consistent behavior under a set of given constraints (position, velocity , volume, etc). It also allows us to minimize the computation time and to attach priorities with these constraints.


This study examined the effectiveness of delivering Pivotal Response Treatment (PRT) in the natural environmental activity of horseback riding on social communication of children with autism spectrum disorder. We hypothesized that children provided with PRT in a natural setting (n= 8) would exhibit improvement in social communication compared to children who did not get the treatment (n= 8) following an 8- consecutive weeks of Pivotal Response Treatment delivered during horseback riding activity. The results of this study revealed that children participants demonstrated improvement in social communication as measured by Social Communication Questioner (SCQ) across three main domains: reciprocal social skills, social communication, and restricted ridged behaviors.


In this letter, a methodology is proposed for automatically (and locally) obtaining the shape factor c for the Gaussian basis functions, for each support domain, in order to increase numerical precision and mainly to avoid matrix inversion impossibilities. The concept of calibration function is introduced, which is used for obtaining c. The methodology developed was applied for a 2-D numerical experiment, which results are compared to analytical solution. This comparison revels that the results associated to the developed methodology are very close to the analytical solution for the entire bandwidth of the excitation pulse. The proposed methodology is called in this work Local Shape Factor Calibration Method (LSFCM).


The aim of this study is to investigate mechanical properties and in vitro bioactivity of a nano- structured merwinite scaffold fabricated by water-based freeze-casting method. The scaffold sintered at 1350° C to obtain a uniform microstructure. Evaluation of apatie formation on the surface of the scaffold was conducted by soaking in simulated body fluid (SBF). The cell morphology of the scaffold was also assessed. The morphological results showed that the lamellar and unidirectional aligned channels were produced by freeze casting. It observed that spherical particles were formed on the surface of the scaffold after 5 days of soaking. The compressive strength was reached to 1.92±0.05 MPa. The result of cell attachment indicated that the porous merwinite scaffold was non-toxic to osteoblast cells and the cells spread well.


Continuing the discussion of (Ⅰ),this paper gives two other sufficient conditions of existence of the optimal controls on the corresponding models.


The present study has already pointed out that ther e is a general agreement among the respondents of both the quantitative survey and inepth-interviews on the presence and the impact of the phenomenon of Pentecostalism within the Catholic Church. The analysis of the data on the perceptions of Catholic s n Pentecostalism has brought out several insights which necessitate interpretation a nd discussion. A few selected key themes are discussed below in the light of the find ings:


CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) is the process to improve the chance of patient's survival from cardiac arrest. Efficacy of CPR may be varied, depend on the patient condition, medical personnel, resources, and systems within each hospital. AIMS : To compare quality of CPR during out-of-hospital cardiac arrest of non-traumatic causes with and without CPR FAST TRACK.


The traditional quantitative methods for measurement of /spl alpha/-fetoprotein (AFP) are radioimmunoassay (KIA) and nonisotopic immunoassay. These immunoassay methods have the advantages of high sensitivity and accuracy. The time-consuming and complicated laboratory operations are disadvantages of these methods. On the contrary, the rapid gold immuno-chromatographic dipstick assay has the advantages of simple operation procedures and rapid operation time. But most of the dipstick immunoassays is qualitative or semi-quantitative. This paper presents a new quantitative assessment system of serum AFP by combining the rapid gold immuno-chromatographic dipstick assay and neural network based computer image analysis system. A total of 72 human serum samples, in which the AFP concentrations were measured by RIA as 1 to 700 ng/ml, are used to construct the neural network for quantitative computer image analysis system in this study. In this paper, we also correlated the proposed system results with a commercial AFP specific RIA test kit. Another 30 human serum samples were used to validate the new system. The result of the new system correlated well with traditional RIA with correlation coefficient 0.9971. The Bland-Altman plot also shows well agreements between the proposed system and RlA. We successfully established a rapid quantitative assessment system for AFP dipstick assay, which took significantly less time in operation, with clinical acceptable agreements by Bland-Altman plot analysis. This novel method is simple, rapid, and can be performed outside the laboratory. The rapid gold immuno-chromatographic dipstick assay quantified by computer image analysis has been termed dipstick computer image processing immunoassay (DClPA).


The activity of stem cells in the adult brain is controlled by various niche‐dependent mechanisms. A new article by Lepko et al (2019) shows that proliferation of neural stem cells in the ventricular–subventricular zone is regulated by choroid plexus‐derived miR‐204, identifying a novel mechanism of how the delicate balance between stem cell quiescence and activation is controlled.


Hydrazoic acid in the presence of concentrated sulfuric acid and phosphorus pent-oxide has improved the yield of the lactam in the Schmidt reaction of norcamphor. Reduction of the lactam with lithium aluminum hydride gives 3-azabicyclo[3.2.1]-octane in good yields. The synthesis of two new phenothiazine derivatives of this complex amine is reported.


The surgical process adopted to repair cranial defects using an implant, typically called Cranioplasty, has seen an abrupt increase in recent years due to the introduction of Reverse Engineering (RE) and Additive Manufacturing (AM) techniques. By adopting these techniques, CT/MRI data can be used to reconstruct, in a pre-operative stage, the 3D anatomy of the defective skull in order to design a patient-specific digital model of the prosthesis. The sodesigned cranial plate can be then fabricated via AM, in a suitable metal alloy, and implanted. This allows for a perfect fit of the implant during the actual surgery, reducing the risks for the patient and increasing the efficacy of the treatment. This paper reviews existing approaches for the virtual reconstruction of defective skulls, and a basic classification, proposing four different classes of strategies (Mirroring, Surface Interpolation, Template-Based and Slice-based techniques) is provided. The findings of the study suggest that the reconstruction of skull defects is still an open problem, due to the complexities imposed by surface that needs to be retrieved (i.e. the human anatomy). All the presented approaches share weaknesses and limits, which are discussed in the article. Finally, possible directions to improve the existing techniques are briefly presented.


Strained-layer superlattices (SLSs) made of alternating layers of InAsSb have recently been proposed as alternative III–V materials for infrared detector applications in the 8–12-μm wavelength range.1 The wavelength cutoffs of certain SLS structures in this material system are theoretically predicted to be extendable to 12 μm through the effects of the elastic layer strains in the InAs-rich layers. These III–V materials are expected to be more stable than the HgTe-rich HgCdTe alloys due to the greater bond strengths of the III–V materials. However, the use of superlattices as photovoltaic detector materials introduces new considerations for the design of high efficiency devices. In particular, superlattices typically exhibit minority carrier diffusion lengths along the growth direction which are less than one-tenth of the in-plane diffusion lengths.2 This paper reviews the issues involved in tailoring the wavelength cutoff of infrared superlattice materials and designing efficient photovoltaic detector structures using these materials.


Abstract : The proliferation of uncoordinated governmental agencies and policies have had dramatic and stifling effects on U.S. strategic and critical materials industries and thus have contributed significantly to current problems of increased prices, lengthening leadtimes, and tenuous availability of these materials. these effects have a direct correlation to the same problems associated with the acquisition of major weapon systems. Government and private industry have been working to improve the situation, but much more needs to be done. A national strategic and critical materials policy must be adopted and implemented by a singly responsible agency; inventory goals of the National Defense Stockpile must be filled; and an investigation of an 'economic stockpile' should be undertaken. (Author)


Reinforcement learning (RL) is a well-established framework for the computation of optimal control policies maximizing the expected reward collected along the evolution of Markov decision processes. In this letter, we extend the RL framework to non-deterministic finite transition systems (FTSs), whose solutions are non-unique but not endowed with a probability measure. We show how to dynamically build RL controllers (possibly learning the FTS model just from experience) maximizing the best-case and worst-case return obtained from a trajectory (run) of the model, assuming full-state information. The framework is successfully applied to the case in which the considered transition system is obtained as a finite approximation of a continuous system, also called a symbolic model. Numerical results on the classical mountain car benchmark highlight the potential of the proposed approach.


The article presents the data on the study of the influence of mycotoxins combination (T-2 toxin at the concentration of 0.095 mg/kg and aflatoxin B1 in the concentration of 0.019 mg/kg) on the body of quails and the results of pharmacocorrection of toxicosis with a complex consisting of beet pulp and lecithin. Structural changes in the intestines of quais at fodder mycotoxicosis are described. The use of antitoxic feed additives in poultry led to a weakening of the action of xenobiotics, which was confirmed by an increase in the safety of poultry and increase in body weight of quails, a decrease in the clinical manifestations of intoxication, as well as in positive changes in the structure of the intestine of the poultry during histological examination.


Recently a Letter by Padalia et al. has appeared in Journal of Physics C (vol.14, p.L93, 1981), where the authors claim that by XPS experiments performed on CeNi2 they can deduce the existence of an intermediate valence (IV) state in this compound. In the present authors' opinion such a conclusion is premature and may be confusing for people who work in the area of mixed valent compounds. They therefore give in this Letter several comments about this experiment.


The present invention relates to an antenna component for implementing an internal multi-band antenna of small radio devices. Antenna component 200 has a conductive (導電) coating of the substrate forming the insulating substrate 210 and a radial component. The present invention has the resonance point in the two places for forming two separate operating bands. Lower resonance is based on the total components higher resonance point is based on the head part (head part) (221) of the component as viewed from the feed end (feed end). The conductive coatings of the I pattern, the pattern functions as a parallel resonance circuit between the head portion and the rim portion of the component (tail part). The natural frequency of the parallel resonant circuit (natural frequency) is within the range of the upper operating band of the antenna. Of the antenna resonance frequency and the antenna operating band can be adjusted to a desired position independently of one another in order to prevent the tuning cycle is not repeated. Structure is relatively simple and reliable.


Abstract : Resonant structures are of interest due to their ability to produce oscillatory voltages in circuits. Past resonant structures have typically been designed using a lumped element capacitor for energy storage and a separate inductor. A composite capacitor/inductor assembly has been developed which merges the capacitance utilized for energy storage into the inductor, creating a consolidated electrical component. Composite capacitor/inductor assemblies are of interest due to the ability of these devices to produce resonant responses with one half the number of parts required by more traditional resonant structures. This composite capacitor/inductor could be utilized in applications of frequency band suppression or frequency band pass for frequencies in excess of 100 MHz, or where a resonant circuit is required to reside in an area of minimum space - such as a printed circuit board or an integrated circuit. The device and the mathematical treatment to predict the device's performance are described.


The energy spectra for the tight-binding models on the Lieb and kagome lattices both exhibit a flat band. We study a model which continuously interpolates between these two limits. The flat band located in the middle of the three-band spectrum for the Lieb lattice is distorted, generating two pairs of Dirac points. While the upper pair evolves into graphenelike Dirac cones in the kagome limit, the low-energy pair evolves until it merges, producing the band-bottom flat band. The topological characterization of the Dirac points is achieved by projecting the Hamiltonian on the two relevant bands in order to obtain an effective Dirac Hamiltonian. The low-energy pair of Dirac points is particularly interesting: when they emerge, they have opposite winding numbers, but as they merge, they have the same winding number. This apparent paradox is due to a continuous rotation of their states in pseudospin space, characterized by a winding vector. This simple, but quite rich model, suggests a way to a systematic characterization of two-band contact points in multiband systems.


(This paper has been printed in full in Proceedings B, 138, 219) By the use as tracers of 42 K, 86 Rb and 32 P it has been shown that in the metabolism of Bact. lactis aerogenes ladis aerogenes ( a ) the alkali-metal ion enters the cell during oxidation of the carbon substrate (glucose, succinic acid, acetic acid) whether or not a nitrogen source is provided so that growth occurs; in either event the alkali-metal ion subsequently leaves the cell again; ( b ) if the pH is lowered the maximum uptake of the cation by the functioning cell is raised, although increased hydrion concentration first causes displacement of alkali-metal ions from resting cells. ( c ) in the early stages of growth, or of glucose oxidation without growth, the flow into the cell of alkali cations and of phosphate anions takes place in a parallel way.


This study evaluated a professional development intervention that stemmed from a university–district partnership and was developed through participatory action research. Baseline and postintervention survey items showed participating school psychologists' (n = 57) knowledge related to youth suicide improved reliably immediately after the intervention in all content knowledge areas. At 9-month follow-up, participants (n = 41) retained knowledge gains relevant to assessment and intervention strategies, whereas knowledge relevant to prevention and postvention activities declined. Increases in participants' confidence in their abilities to execute different suicide-related professional activities and in their confidence in working with diverse youth in relation to suicide risk maintained over time. At follow-up, 87% of participants who had received referrals for suicidal students reported accessing products from the professional development, compared with 40% of practitioners without the impetus of a suicidal student. Participants rated the professional development to be between "mostly" and "very" useful in facilitating their work with suicidal youth.


The feasibility study for the new 3 GeV Taiwan synchrotron light source, dubbed Taiwan Photon Source, was initiated in July, 2004. The goal is to construct a high performance light source with extremely bright X-ray in complementary to the existing 1.5 GeV light source in Taiwan. The ring circumference is 518.4 m and a 24-cell DBA lattice structure is chosen. The natural emittance with distributed dispersion is around 2 nm-rad. A large booster ring of 499.2 m sharing the storage ring tunnel as well as a separated booster ring of 162 m are considered.


Modern foods in the world today use high-fructose sweeteners with high-fat foods increases the risk of metabolic syndrome. Fatty organs such as the renal can occur in the metabolic syndrome that ca...


The ERS course on pulmonary rehabilitation was held at the 1st Dept of Respiratory Medicine, and the Biomedical Research Foundation, Athens Academy, Athens, Greece, from April 6 to 8, 2017. Delegates of an @ERStalk course on pulmonary rehabilitation describe their experiences http://ow.ly/VVp030fGC1x


Abstract: Constitutional theorizing typically employs a bi-level analytical framework wherein the choice of rules precedes the actions that people pursue within those rules. Constitutions are thus products of planning and are prior to the spontaneous ordering that characterizes market processes. This paper explores an alternative conceptual framework wherein rules and actions are coeval and not sequential. Hence, constitutions are subject to spontaneous ordering just as are ordinary market processes. All societies necessarily possess constitutional frameworks that frame the actions of participants; however, those frameworks are not fully settled prior to action but rather evolve through action, which means, in turn, that constitutions, like societies, are living entities and not background precepts against which societal life evolves.


In 2004, Ashbourne High School1 staged the first school-sponsored student performance of The Vagina Monologues, sparking a community controversy covered in the local and national media about the sexuality of minors. Through a content analysis of archival documents and media coverage, this study examines the discursive politics of this community debate over sex, youth, and schools. The author finds that underlying this community's abundant and atypical support for sexual speech in school was a pervasive gendered discourse of sexual risk, one that transposed teen talk about sex into culturally defensible, protective social action.


Feedings of Trichoderma viride with ring-tritiated aromatic amino-acids have shown that m-tyrosine is not an obligatory precursor of gliotoxin and that during conversion of phenylalanine into gliotoxin, neither loss nor migration of the ring protons occurs. A phenylalanine epoxide intermediate is proposed. [Continues.]


Abstract A pin fin with variable fin base thickness is optimized based on the ratio of heat loss to the maximum heat loss using a two-dimensional analytic method. The temperature profile along the normalized radius position in the fin is presented. For fixed fin outer radius, the optimum heat loss, fin length and efficiency as a function of fin base thickness, outer radius, convection characteristic numbers ratio and ambient convection characteristic number are presented. One of the results shows that the effect of fin outer radius and ambient convection characteristic number on the optimum fin length is remarkable.기호설명h : 주위 대류열전달계수 [W/m 2 ․℃]h e : 핀 끝 대류열전달계수 [W/m 2 ․℃]J 0 : 0계 제1종 Bessel 함수J 1 : 1계 제1종 Bessel 함수k : 열전도율 [W/m․℃] l b : 핀 바닥 두께 [m]l c : 특성 길이 [m]l e : 핀 끝 길이 [m]L b : 무차원 핀 바닥 두께, l b /l c L e : 무차원 핀 끝 길이, l e /l c M : 주위 대류특성계수, (= hl c /k)M e : 핀 끝 대류특성계수, (= h e l c /k)NR : 일반화된 반경 위치, R/R o †회원, 강원대학교 기계ㆍ메카트로닉스공학부 E-mail : email@example.com TEL : (033)250-6316 FAX : (033)242-6013


In 91 male rats, silver or platinum coils were Implanted into the vasa deferentia with the hope of developing a simple and reversible method for male fertility control. The insertion of the coil by inguinal incision promises a high success rate, and side effects such as sperm granuloma, device extravasation, displacement of the testes, and artificial ascensus could be prevented. In an in vitro experiment simulating the vas deferens anatomical conditions, the immobilizing capacity of the device was evident, and the motility of the spermatozoa decreased to 0% within 30 minutes. Longterm in vivo experiments showed no changes in the reproductive organs. However, the high rate of pregnancy after placement of the device (55%) does not suggest that such devices could offer a practical method of achieving male sterility.


Mobility of Ar + ions in He gas was studied at 82 K. An injected-ion drift tube mass spectrometer, the drift tube of which can be cooled with liquid nitrogen was developed for this purpose. The mobility curve obtained has a bump at the intermediate E / N , and the zero-field reduced mobility has approached to the polarization limit. The peculiarities of ionic mobility in He gas are explained.


Abstract : The conference covered properties of matter and materials in very strong fields, extreme pressure, extreme temperatures (high and low) and materials on nano-scale level.


Objective To evaluate the clinical effect of Dermal Quotient (D-Q) acne-free medical cosmetics in treating acne in combination with red-blue light-emitting diode (LED) light. Methods Sixty acne patients were recruited and divided into two groups randomly. The patients in the DQ-LED group were treated with D-Q acne-free medical cosmetics as well as red-blue light, and the patients in the LED group were given solely red-blue light treatment. The patients were given 8 sessions of treatment, receiving red-blue light irradiation twice a week, which indicates an interval of 3 days. The therapeutic effects were assessed at week 4 and 8 respectively.ResultsIn Week 4, the effective rates were 86.67% for the DQ-LED group and 60.00% for the LED group respectively. The therapeutic effect of the QD-LED group was much more significant than that of the LED group (P0.05). In week 8, the effective rates were 90.00% in the DQ-LED group and 50.0% in the LED group. The difference between the two groups was statistically significant in therapeutic effect (P0.05). Also in week 8, all the Pillsbury Grade I patients in the DQ-LED group were cured or observed of excellent results. More Pillsbury GradeⅡ patients were cured or observed of excellent results than 4 weeks ago.ConclusionsCombined therapy of Dermal Quotient acne-free medical cosmetics and red-blue light is an optimal choice for the treatment of acne. Dermal Quotient acne-free medical cosmetics are quite effective for mild and medium acne.


discussion as to how Gemma may have internalized, developed and possibly even subverted the religious pabulum conveyed to the common faithful, not least, perhaps, an ideal of worldly asceticism which exhorted wives and mothers to self-abnegation. Much work remains to be done on the promotion of Gemma's cause for canonization and its eventual outcome, though many may find Father Germano a more interesting figure than Gemma herself.


The Auger linewidths for the LILII,IIIV processes in Al, Mg and Na have been calculated by a Green function method, and found to be in good agreement with the experimental evidence. Surface effects are analysed and shown to be negligible.


This paper proposes an integrated architecture for Thrust Vector Control (TVC) and state estimation for low-cost small-scale launchers, naturally unstable, and propelled by a solid motor. The architecture is based on a non-linear, six-degrees-of-freedom model for the generic thrust-vector-controlled launcher dynamics and kinematics, deduced and implemented in a realistic simulation environment. For estimation and control design purposes, a linearized version of the model is proposed. Single-nozzle TVC actuation is adopted, allowing for pitch and yaw control, with the control law being derived from the Linear Quadratic Regulator (LQR) with additional integral action (LQI). The control system is implemented through gain scheduling. Full state estimation is performed resorting to complementary kinematic filters, closely related to linear Kalman fitering theory. The architecture, composed by the navigation and control systems, is tested in simulation environment, demonstrating satisfactory attitude tracking performance and robustness to both external disturbances and model uncertainties.


The previous chapter described a simple, yet quite effective, classification technique known as decision tree induction. Issues such as model overfitting and classifier evaluation were also discussed in great detail. This chapter presents alternative techniques for building classification models—from simple techniques such as rule-based and nearest-neighbor classifiers to more advanced techniques such as support vector machines and ensemble methods. Other key issues such as the class imbalance and multiclass problems are also discussed at the end of the chapter. A rule-based classifier is a technique for classifying records using a collection of " if. . .then.. . " rules. Table 5.1 shows an example of a model generated by a rule-based classifier for the vertebrate classification problem. The rules for the model are represented in a disjunctive normal form, R = (r 1 ∨r 2 ∨.. . r k), where R is known as the rule set and r i 's are the classification rules or disjuncts. Table 5.1. Example of a rule set for the vertebrate classification problem.


The objective of this work was to use coal as the raw material to prepare activated coke (AC) catalysts of industrial-scale size for SO2 removal from flue gas and to find the optimal additives and preparation methods. Results showed that activated coke with metal loaded was a suitable method, and that the activated coke catalysts, prepared by loading with CoCl2 or CaCO3 and finally calcining at 700°C, exhibited the best desulfurizing property with a sulfur retention of about 98.6mg-SO2/1g-AC at a reaction temperature of 80°C. Also, the effects of H2O content in the flue gas, reaction temperature and space velocity on the desulfurizing property were investigated to determine optimum operating conditions. An H2O content of about 10% was appropriate for catalysts in this work. In the temperature range 70∼110°C, the catalyst showed good performance for SO2 removal and was gradually deactivated at temperatures above 110°C. Space velocity exhibited an optimal value of 800 h-1. The kinetic behavior varied with space velocity and the desulfurizing property was controlled by adsorption at space velocities below 800 h-1, and controlled by catalytic reaction at space velocities above 800 h-1.


In 1960 Sheldon Glashow proposed a theory combining electromagnetism and weak interactions – known now as electroweak theory [1]. Later Weinberg and Salam in 1967 incorporated the Higgs mechanism in this electroweak theory [2,3] – that completes the basic structure of one part of the standard model (SM). Further to this, when strong interaction was incorporated the present form of the SM was achieved. The standard model was proposed on the basis of quantum field theory as a basic and fundamental theory of particle physics. In the SM all the participating entities are considered to be elementary. They can be categorised in three sectors – scalars, fermions, and gauge bosons – depending on their spins. As we commented before, SM encapsulates the features of the electromagnetic, weak, and strong forces. In the language of gauge theory the symmetry group SU(3)c ⊗ SU(2)L ⊗ U(1)Y is introduced that describes the SM. The SU(3)c, SU(2)L, and U(1)Y depict the colour, weak isospin, and weak hypercharge symmetry groups respectively [1–6], named according to the quantum numbers. The only scalar particle in the SM is the Higgsmultiplet which is colour singlet but doublet under SU(2)L and also has non-zero hypercharge. All the fermions are charged under U(1)Y. Left-handed fermions transform as doublet while the right-handed fields are singlet under SU(2)L. The fermions that do not have any colour quantum number are known as leptons and rest of them which form colour triplets are quarks. The details of these field contents are organised below as:


Summary Cooling speed is a problem in this context — for good equilibrium in the fusion zone, it is essential to adopt novel approaches. The use of nitrogen is revealed to be the most effective tool.


Implementation of innovations takes place in various sectors, but at the present stage, innovations have become particularly important in energy sector. The purpose of the paper is to emphasize the existing and potential tools of economic policy that can develop the innovations and thus improve the country's competitiveness. The domestic economic policy of a developing country significantly makes for the import, creation and dissemination of the technologies. Improving competitiveness is connected with the national and economic securityissues.


This Benevolent Experiment: Indigenous Boarding Schools, Genocide, and Redress in Canada and the United States . Indigenous Education Series. By Andrew Woolford. (Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2015. xv + 432 pp. Illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. $90.00.)

One of Andrew Woolford's vital contributions in this work is his convincing argument that the distinction between cultural genocide and biological genocide is unsustainable. If genocide is the conscious destruction of a group, then, Woolford argues, taking culture seriously as a group marker means acknowledging that destruction of existing culture, as well as the ability to create new culture, means the death of a group just as readily as the physical death of all of its members. In short, forced assimilation is genocide.

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To what extent does variation in political culture influence the number and types of corruption issues arising in U.S. states? Drawing upon Daniel Elazar's enduring typology of American political subcultures and using a new news-based measure of corruption issues, we find that political culture remains a "sticky" deep determinant of the distribution of corruption issues across states. Unlike previous empirical studies we do not treat political culture as a set of consensus values, but rather emphasize tensions that can arise when multiple political cultures coexist in a state. Our findings are of interest not only with respect to the enduring role of culture itself, but also in terms of how it might help us understand the growing number of actions that are legal, yet still seen by many as corrupt.


1. Evaluate the classification, clinical manifestations, and long-term risks associated with acute and chronic pancreatitis. 2. Assess common diagnostic tools used in acute and chronic pancreatitis and evaluate their usefulness. 3. Analyze patient-specific characteristics in determining the nutritional support needs and goals of patients with acute and chronic pancreatitis. 4. Demonstrate an understanding of the role of enteral and parenteral nutrition support in managing acute and chronic pancreatitis. 5. Develop a plan to provide nutrition support through an appropriate route to a patient with acute and chronic pancreatitis.


Jonoski, A., Popescu, I., & Keuls, C. (2010). Using TenCompetence tools: experiences from on line competence based learning in Hydroinformatics at UNESCO-IHE. In D. Griffiths, & R. Koper (Eds.), Rethinking Learning and Employment at a Time of Economic Uncertainty. Proceedings of the 6th TENCompetence Open workshop (pp. 44-59). November, 19-20, 2009, Manchester, UK. Bolton, UK: Institute for Educational Cybernetics, The University of Bolton. For the complete book please see http://hdl.handle.net/1820/3191


Research on measuring travel time reliability has increased heavily in recent years. A host of measures have been proposed and researched as well as adopted by management agencies. For this study, 13 reliability measures are calculated for 983 freeway segments from 15 minute space mean speed data. Statistical tests are performed to determine how consistently the measures rank the segments at different times of day and how well correlated the measures are to the average. Analysis of the change in measures over the day as well as each measure's relationship with the average is discussed. Temporal sampling by time of day has a large effect on the travel time reliability measures calculated. This means effects like directional demand peaks can affect direct comparisons across segment types. Ideal comparisons of reliability measures should include all 24 hours of the day, and time of day analysis can identify time periods where management strategies can have the most effect on reliability. No single measure was identified as ideal, though the semi-standard deviation performed well on most tests. It also reports values in reference to the free flow travel time, eliminating the false negative issue where the standard deviation may be very low while the average travel time is high. It is recommended that full distributions be compared where appropriate. With increasing exposure to these distributions and careful explanations as to what they represent, decision makers can effectively prioritize traffic management and geometric improvements.


The paper presents methodology of engine lubricants' rheological properties estimation, that is extended in comparison with SAE J 300 specification. Modifications implemented in proposed method allow for better assessment of depressants and viscosity improvers added to engine lubrication oils. This methodology can be applied both at the stage of new formulations as in case of extended assessment of engine lubricants offered on commercial market.


Young Australians are increasingly combining study with work. Research and media reports frequently reveal that young Australian workers know little about their employment rights, placing them in a poor bargaining position and exposing them to the risk of exploitation. This study, using data from a survey of 1200 Australian university students, finds that students with experience in the labour market are more knowledgeable about their current employment arrangements and more confident about entering the graduate labour market once they finish their studies, reporting higher expectations of job security and being able to negotiate pay. Students also seem aware of segments in the graduate labour market, with confidence also varying by field of study.


e18732Background: The concomitant use of tyrosine-kinase-inhibitors(TKI) and proton-pump-inhibitors(PPI) is a concern due to potential drug-drug interaction that reduces TKI absorption, thus potent...


Indonesia is currently in a transition period from analog to digital television broadcasting. This paper investigates the factors that influence public acceptance of digital terrestrial television (DTT) technology in Indonesia using the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology 2 (UTAUT2) model. A survey of users was conducted to collect data on the factors of performance expectancy, effort expectancy, social influence, facilitating conditions, hedonic motivation, price value, and habit. The results of the study showed that Age, Habit, Hedonic Motivation, Gender, Facilitation Condition, Salary, Behavioral Intention and Use Behaviour are having an effect to people use Terrestial Television for their activity with fun, enjoyable and use for long term.


The article refers to the functions, sources and limits of liability in law. The study constitutes an attempt to draw up two issues related to legal liability. The Wrst issue concerns the functions of legal responsibility. The methods of understanding legal responsibility have been discussed. To each of the possible ways of its understanding, certain functions have been assigned. They will be complementary in regards to each other and will largely refect the functions of the law as such. This reveals the role of responsibility in law. This is due to the fact that it takes a central place among legal institutions. The second question, in turn, refers to the sources and limits of liability (in relation to morality). In the aspect of functional interaction between law and morality, an example of responsibility is revealed by practical inseparability of these two normative systems. Functions and ethical sources and limits of legal and moral responsibility will essentially be the same, which should be associated with the fact that responsibility plays a socially equal role in law and in morality.


Polymorphic nucleation of carbamazepine (CBZ) in several solvents (ethanol, 2-propanol, acetone, acetonitrile, toluene, and nitromethane) was investigated with different functionalized porous silic...


Objective
To evaluate the safety and effective of ultrasound-guide percutaneous radiofrequency ablation (RFA).

Methods
Retrospectively analyze the incident, management and influence factors of complication of ultrasound-guide percutaneous RFA.

Results
From 2001 to 2011, 536 patients with 762 lesions underwent RFA were enrolled in this study. Incident of RFA complication was 2.03% (11/536), including 5 (0.92%) major complication. The complication covered fever (1 case), massive hydrothorax (2 cases), hydrothorax accompany with ascites (1 case), massive ascites (1 case), liver abscess (1 case), liver capsule hemorrhage (1 case) and hemothrorax (1 case). No RFA relate mortality was observed. According to logistics regression analysis, the liver function Child-Pugh grading was associated with the RFA complication (P=0.005).

Conclusions
Ultrasound-guide percutaneous RFA is a safe and effective local treatment approach for hepatocellular carcinoma. It's necessary to comprehensively think over the basic condition of patients and the characters of tumor such as tumor location, size and abutting organs. Nevertheless, an appropriate treatment plan and closely monitor during and after RFA are crucial.

Key words:
Ultrasonography; Liver neoplasms/TH/US; Catheter ablation/AE


Through the analysis on the sandified land data issued in the last 50 years in China some problems are found out in the application of those data and scientific explanations and application methods have been given.This paper not only presents the analysis on changes of sandified land area in the last 50 years in Chna,but also gives an introduction to some areas with typical changes of sandified land.


The complicated links between individual life stories and theories of gender are central to feminist discussion. Since the end of the 1970s, feminist discourse has debated the tensions between feminism's collective category, "woman", and the diversity of women. Feminist theory has worked to undo the monolithic category of Woman. This paper argues that research on women in architectural practice should draw on this long-standing debate, particularly when researchers use life-story interview texts as the corner-stone for gender studies. Researchers who use gender as a category of analysis must negotiate the complexity of lived subjectivity narrated in the interview testimonial. The apparent "refusal" of women interviewees to self-identify as women architects or explain career trajectories primarily through the prism of gender invites us to produce more subtle theories of identity, lived subjectivity and mechanisms of gender identification in feminist architectural research. The term, woman architect, invites us to think about the hyphenated nature of identity.


1 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– © 2021 The Authors. Oikos published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Nordic Society Oikos. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Subject Editor: Anna Traveset Editor-in-Chief: Dries Bonte Accepted 24 April 2021 00: 1–11, 2021 doi: 10.1111/oik.08175 00 1–11


A trigger pulse delay and assignation apparatus,using an appropriative and controllable delay line chip,has been developed for SSRF storage ring injection system.With the input being one light pulse,and the outputs being 4 electric pulses,the delay is independent and adjustable,and the rise time is short and jitter is low.The delay is 0.25-ns steps,with an adjustable range of up to 64 ns.In addition to the function of pulse delay,the apparatus also has the interlock function and LCD display.It can be operated on keyboard,and can be controlled remotely through its serial port.


Coal-, coconut- and wood-based activated carbons and anthracite were tested for an adsorption and biodegradation performances of nitrogenous chlorinated by-products such as chloropicrin, DCAN, DBAN and TCAN. In early stage of operations, an adsorption performance was a main mechanism for removal of ...


Two recent methods of generating samples on a computer from the Poisson distribution are compared with those in an earlier survey. Recommendations are made for algorithms which are either compact or fast, but unfortunately not both. Two cases are distinguished: that in which the Poisson parameter is fixed and that in which it changes from sample to sample.


ABSTRACT Retronasal and orthonasal wine vapor-phase stimuli perceptions by 57 participants were obtained using a citation frequency-based method. Ariel Chardonnay (35.45%) and Ariel Rouge (35.19%) concentrates were used to create 5 ethanol concentrations (i.e. <0.5% abv, 3.75% abv, 7% abv, 10.25% abv, and 13.5% abv) for each type of wine. Overall, no significant differences were found among Chardonnay wine aromas and Rouge wine aromas. However, an increase in ethanol concentration significantly decreased the response probability for apple (p = 0.030) retronasally and significantly increased the response probability for alcohol (p = 0.013) orthonasally in Chardonnay wine. In Rouge wine, ethanol concentration significantly impacted response probabilities for ginger (p = 0.022) retronasally and bell pepper (p = 0.025) and wood (p = 0.039) orthonasally. Such findings suggest that the contributions of ethanol to the aroma of real wines may be subtle from a consumer perspective and orthonasal and retronasal qualitative descriptions for wines may not be equivalent. With further investigation and some modification, the use of a citation frequency-based method may be used in smell research to collect detailed, qualitative data from consumers or individuals with no or minimal sensory training.


An ad hoc network consists of wireless hosts that may move often. Movement of hosts results in a change in routes, requiring some mechanism for determining new routes. Several routing protocols have been proposed for ad hoc networks depending on routing strategy i.e. Reactive, Proactive, Hybrid, Destination and Geography etc. In this paper we are going to evaluate the performance of routing protocols which comes under the category of geographical based routing. The protocols which we have targeted are LAR, LANMAR and DREAM. The main objective of this paper is evaluate the performance, so that we can suggest the user which one is best suited under these conditions. We are going to simulate all three routing protocols under NS-2. While simulating the performance, we have chosen the parameters according to the real world conditions, so that at the end, we should be able to conclude, which one is the best under assumed condition. The paper is a future of our earlier work reported in [Bilal Maqbool et. al 2010][1].


This article describes mechanistic aspects of the active intermediate formation and a variety of reactions catalyzed by peroxidases. In two-electron oxidations, a ferryl porphyrin π-cation radical intermediate (the so-called compound I) is generally involved, while one-electron oxidation of substrates such as amines and phenols could proceed even when the active species is compound II, which is one-electron reduced form of compound I (FeIVO species). Many efforts have been made to utilize peroxidases as two-electron oxidants rather than one-electron oxidation cataysts. Site-directed mutagenesis of peroxidases and myoglobin to construct highly efficient and enantioselective oxidation catalysts is an example of these efforts. In addition, random mutagenesis coupled with screening is a way of directed evolution to find biocatalysts suitable for desired oxidations. Chemical modification of amino acid residues and the heme prosthetic group is also an important strategy for the construction of enzymatic activities that are very different from those of the native enzymatic reactions.

Keywords:

heme;
peroxidase;
oxidation;
P450;
compound I;
biocatalyst


Governments have invested heavily in building local and regional entrepreneurial networks in order improve economic performance and regeneration. However, there are many types of network, and different types of network are appropriate for different purposes. Some types of network are most useful in the early stages of entrepreneurial activity and others at later stages. Careful definitions are necessary in order to analyse the role of networks in generating interpersonal and inter-organizational trust, and hence in augmenting the stock of social capital. Effective networks are normally intermediated by reputable trust-brokers. The reputation of government gives it a significant role as a trust-broker, but there is a danger that its reputation may be undermined when it extends its activities into areas where it lacks the competence to intervene effectively.


The study was aimed at choosing and substantiating efficient methods of calculating main roof-caving increments during mining of shallow coal seams with long breaking faces. For the conditions of the Vorkuta coal deposit in the Pechora coal basin, Russia, actual main roof-caving increments and calculated values obtained with the use of the methods used in the mines have been comparatively analyzed. The applied methods of calculating roof-caving increments have been analyzed, and the reasons for the discrepancy between the actual and calculated values of the roofcaving increments have been shown. The significant influence of breaking face advancing rate on the roof-caving increment has been shown. Recommendations have been given for the use of this method, with regard to the breaking face advancing rate, and the areas of further research have been determined.


Systems for Internet of Things (IoT) have generated new requirements in all aspects of their development and deployment, including expanded Quality of Service (QoS) needs, enhanced resiliency of computing and connectivity, and the scalability to support massive numbers of end devices in a variety of applications. The research reported here concerns the development of a reliable and secure IoT/cyber physical system (CPS), providing network support for smart and connected communities, to be realized by means of distributed, secure, resilient Edge Cloud (EC) computing. This distributed EC system will be a network of geographically distributed EC nodes, brokering between end-devices and Backend Cloud (BC) servers. This paper focuses on three main aspects of the CPS: a) resource management in mobile cloud computing; b) information management in dynamic distributed databases; and c) biological-inspired intrusion detection system. key words: secure edge cloud network, mobile cloud computing


The present invention relates to a compound of formula (II), (wherein R is dimethylamino or 2-methyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-yl) as the starting material of compound of formula (I), (wherein R It is defined as dimethylamino or acetyl) new methods and intermediates of the process.


Modernity is a condition that admits all peoples regardless of whether they or anyone else around them seeks to place them in it. The actual Jews who immigrated from the Pale of Settlement to the United States between the 1880s and the 1920s were inadvertent time-travelers. In Sharon Oster's reading of American realist literature, on the other hand, what Jewish immigrants symbolized matters more than who they were. In No Place in Time, fictive and poetic depictions of Jews from this period (by both Jewish and gentile authors) comprise a "synecdochic pattern" that forms an "assemblage of images" (2), and the meanings that attach to this pattern and these images suggest that the time travel was neither incidental nor contingent. Rather, these figures of Jews offered all Americans something that they needed: "redemptive cultural value" (2–3), or a path forward into an urbanizing future. Oster's thesis is fairly complicated and at times slippery. In the book's more lucid moments, the argument adheres. For instance, in the second chapter, which offers a reading of Henry James's The Golden Bowl (1904), Oster shows that the (London) Jewish shop-owner who peddles the novel's namesake objet d'art offers an impartial perspective on the lives of James's protagonists—he is "an arbiter of value" who "bridges multiple economies and mediates their temporal registers," thereby ensuring a happy future for the book's "central married couple" (97–98). At times, however, the book's argument gets lost among its moving parts, each of which is a free-floating abstraction. Because the author's interest in literary M CH EL H O BERM AN FITHBURG SATE UNERSITY


A method based on machine vision was developed 10 replace manual observations required in a study of prey discrimination orille lWC[vCSpOIlCd ladybird beetle (ColeomegiJIa maclilaw) larv<le. The systcm recorded the movcmcnt of the II or IV ;nstnr larva while the bectle was in contact with a group of 36 cabbage looper (Trichoplusitl lli) eggs. hal f of which had been parasitized by TricllOgramma eWlIIesc:ellS before the test. Since the beetle larvae arc approximately 20 10 35 times larger than the eggs. the system was programmed to locate the eggs and to follow the mon:mcnt Orl1le fan/al head. A thrce step procedure was developed 10 detcct the larval hcad position with less than 0.1% of error. Results recordcd by the systcm were more objcctive than those obtained visually. The developed method and differem pnrametcrs uscd within this mcthod arc presented in this paper.


The X-56 Multi-Utility Technology Testbed aircraft system is a versatile experimental research flight platform. The system was primarily designed to investigate active control of lightweight flexible structures, but is reconfigurable and capable of hosting a wide breadth of research. Current research includes flight experimentation of a Lockheed Martin designed active control flutter suppression system. Future research plans continue experimentation with alternative control systems, explore the use of novel sensor systems, and experiments with the use of novel control effectors. This paper describes the aircraft system, current research efforts designed around the system, and future planned research efforts that will be hosted on the aircraft system.


The aim of our study was to determine the seroepidemiological profile of Q fever in small ruminants in Turkey and to examine its prevalence changes over the years. The study included 573 serum samples taken in 2013 and 472 samples taken in 2017 from animals in mixed herds of sheep and goats from 84 farms in Northeast Anatolia. Phase I and phase II IgG antibodies against Coxiella burnetii in serum samples were investigated by IDEXX ELISA (Q fever Ab Test IDEXX Laboratories, USA) indirect ELISA kits. Seroprevalence of Coxiella burnetii IgG in Artvin, Gümüşhane and Iğdır provinces was 5.6% in sheep, 1.8% in goats and 4.5% in total in 2013. In contrast, it was 24.4% in sheep, 1.1% in goats and 20.1% in total in 2017. According to the total seroprevalence rates calculated by including both sheep and goat population, it was seen that the province with the highest seroprevalence change in these animals was Iğdır with a 7.3-fold increase. Herd-level seroprevalence was 29.4% in 2013 and 57.6% in 2017. According to these results, the C. burnetii IgG seroprevalence nearly doubled after four years. This increase has been evaluated as a major risk for animal and human health as well as for the livestock economy in Northeastern Anatolia, where animal husbandry is intense.


Objective: To evaluate the effect of comprehensive rehabilitation treatment in patients with moderate lateral ankle ligament sprain. Method: We reviewed the medical records of 22 patients who had been in rehabilitation program after moderate lateral ankle ligament sprain. We measured the range of motion of ankle joint, pain intensity by visual analogue scale (VAS) score, the difference of ankle circumference between normal and affected side, and strength of dorsiflexor, plantarflexor, invertor and evertor of ankle before and after rehabilitation. Results: The range of motion, VAS score, ankle circumference, strength of dorsiflexor, invertor and evertor of the affected ankle significantly improved after rehabilitation exercise (p


-This paper discusses issues raised by attempts to predict whether the numbers of shorebirds using an estuary will decrease following industrial, agricultural, or recreational development of some of their feeding grounds. Within an estuary, most feeding is usually done in limited parts of the shore where the prey are most abundant. Hence, the siting as well as the size of a development scheme is important in evaluating its effects on particular shorebird species. Bird densities may be highest in those estuaries where prey densities are highest but it is not clear if this reflects a simple behavioral preference of individuals for the best feeding areas or results from disproportionately high mortality rates, or subsequently low reproductive output, in estuaries where food is scarcest, or is due to a mixture of both. Hence studies need to be designed to see if a loss of feeding grounds will lead simply to a redistribution of birds over the feeding grounds or to a reduction in overall numbers. Observations suggest that bird density may reach a ceiling level in preferred areas so that a loss of habitat would cause more birds to feed in the less favored areas or even to leave the estuary altogether. However, some increase in numbers in the preferred areas that remain may nonetheless take place. Several indirect lines of evidence suggest that food shortage may be a contributory factor to winter mortality, especially during very cold weather. Field studies indicate that all the ways in which birds might respond to a loss of feeding grounds within an estuary would reduce the rate at which they can feed and so exacerbate any food shortage. Some of the difficulties in predicting the effect of a loss of feeding areas on shorebird numbers are discussed. This paper discusses some issues raised by attempts to predict whether the numbers of shorebirds using an estuary will decrease following a reduction in their feeding grounds when parts of the shore are developed for industrial, agricultural, or recreational purposes. It refers mainly to studies carried out in Britain where shorebirds occur in their greatest numbers outside the breeding season (August to May) and many of the estuaries are of international significance for migrating and overwintering birds (Prater 1975). The work was done on several estuaries along the east coast, but the paper focusses particularly on the Wash where a proposal has been made to build an impoundment on the shore for storing fresh water (CWPU 1976). IMPORTANCE OF THE FEEDING AREAS Shorebirds are not normally spread evenly over the intertidal flats of an estuary. Rather, some areas are used more than others. The most preferred feeding grounds may be the ones where the birds can feed at the fastest rate (GossCustard 1970a, 1977a, b), provided that they are not so far from the roosts occupied at high water that the amount of energy expended in reaching them renders less rich areas nearer to the roost more profitable to exploit (Zwarts 1974). On the Wash, for example, most species fed in only a small part of the intertidal flats and the areas used varied between species, largely according to the distribution of prey organisms. Consequently, a limited development on the shore would affect species to different extents. Figure 1 shows how one of the proposed reservoir schemes would remove a large part of the feeding grounds of the Knot, Calidris canutus (L.), but would leave the areas used by the Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica (L.), virtually untouched (Goss-Custard et al. 1977a). ' Institute of Terrestrial Ecology, Furrebrook Research Station, Wareham, Dorset, England


Cucurbit[6]uril forms stable complexes with amine compounds in aqueous solutions. Some of the preformed complexes can be used for the synthesis of rotaxanes or polyrotaxanes. Polymers with threaded cucurbit[6]uril are also obtained from these complexes. Even by mixing a solid amino acid with solid cucurbit[6]uril a threading process takes place in the melt during the polycondensation. Structural flexible amino compounds are completely rigid after complex formation with cucurbit[6]uril. As a result, they are used as one component for the formation of polyelectrolyte layers on substrates. Furthermore some of the complexes, together with cations, are able to act as components in the formation of metal-organic networks. Spectroscopic measurements indicate a well-ordered formation of these networks.


A system for automatic event detection in the camera image is presented in this paper. A method of limiting a region of interest to relevant parts of the image using a set of processing procedures is proposed. Image processing includes object detection with shadow removal performed in the modified YCbCr color space instead of RGB. The proposed procedures help to reduce the complexity of image processing algorithm and result in extraction of objects in the image that fulfill the imposed criteria. The selected objects may be then processed by the rule-based event detection system.


Cytokine responses to physical exercises were complex and are dependent on intensity, volume, duration and frequency of exercises. Physical activity plays an important role in increasing the amount of cytokine responses. The aim of the present study was the effect of selected aerobic exercises and consumption of ginger extract on IL-1α and TNFα untrained young women. The population includes young women interested in participating in the study  with the average of 30±2 years old from Abbas Abad city  among which 32 participants were choosen randomly and divided into 4 four groups, aerobic training (T), aerobic training and ginger consumption(TG),Ginger consumption(G)and Control group(C). The selected exercises were performed for six weeks, three times a week and each session was 60 minutes. These exercises were performed in60-70% of heart rate reserved. The amount of extract used in this study was 10 mg/per/Kg body weight in grams. Amounts of IL-1α and TNFα for 12 h overnight fast and were measured before and after six weeks of training. To demonstrate the effectiveness of the independent variable and the comparison between groups, t-test and ANOVA were used. To determine differences between the groups, the Scheffe test was used  that showed significant changes in any of the variables. The results showed that aerobic training program can not significant increase in maximum oxygen consumption but weight and body mass index had significantly decreased (p≤0.05).The  results showed a significant decreased in  the mean level of  IL-1α levels  before and after the training period in G group(p=0.021) and TG group(p=0.002). Comparison between groups also showed there was significant difference between groups T-TG and TG-C. Intergroup comparison results showed that the mean levels of TNFα before and after the training in group T (p=0.001), G (p=0.004) and TG (p=0.007), significantly decreased. Comparison between groups also showed there was significant difference between groups T–TG , T-G ,TG-C and G-C. Reduced IL-1α can play an important role in muscle tissue repairing after aerobic exercises. Ginger can counteract the negative effects of aerobic trainingexercise on immune function and stability of the mast cell membrane. Keywords: Aerobic, ginger, IL-1α and TNFα


NORPLANT®  (L-Norgestrel) has been widely used worldwide during the last fifteen years, proving to be a reversible, safe, effective, highly-accepted contraceptive implant method for its users. Among the few local, minor complications derived from its use, it is important to mention pain, hematoma, infections, implant device expelling and some neurological injuries. To date (December 2000), according to MEDLINE search engine no case of Reflex Sympathetic Syndrome (Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Type-I) related to the use of this modern contraceptive method has ever been reported in medical literature. The authors introduce the case of an user who presented in her left arm a characteristic clinical picture of Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, which evolved from the moment the implant was inserted until its extraction three years later, with complete remission of the Pain Syndrome.


The inverse solution tests have been performed to the experimental data obtained during the oxidised Armco steel plate cooling by the air nozzle. The three-dimensional numerical model of heat transfer during the plate cooling has been considered. Steel products cooled in the air from high temperatures are covered with the oxide layer having significantly lower conductivity and a different surface structure comparing to the non-oxidised metal surface. The Armco steel has been selected as the experimental material because it oxidised in a similar way to carbon steels but there is no microstructure evolution process in Armco steel below 900oC. It eliminates in the inverse solutions serious problems caused by a latent heat of microstructure evolutions encountered during carbon steel cooling. In the present study the steel plate has been heated to about 900℃ and cooled by the circular air jet. The plate temperature has been measured by 36 thermocouples. The test of the selected inverse solution models involving a different number of degrees of freedom have been performed. The influence of the scale layer on the results of the inverse solution to the heat flux and heat transfer coefficient has been investigated.


Teenagers have access to and spend a great deal of money each year, yet research indicates that their financial literacy is low. Many curricula for teaching money management exist, but we do not know if we are teaching teens what they want to know in a way that they want to learn. This study, conducted by the Money 2000+ for Teens Workgroup of the UC Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, sought to find out what teens want to know about financial management. Questionnaires were administered to 323 teens from five diverse groups: teens who were in juvenile hall or on probation, in public high schools, migrant education programs, pregnancy and parenting classes, and youth groups. The data were used to develop educational materials with "teen appeal," which are currently being evaluated for eventual distribution nationally.


The use and benefits of automated variable polarity plasma arc (VPPA) welding of Al joints are described. The entire welding system, including welding head manipulator, weld-wire feed, torch, and power supply are computer controlled. The importance of proper torch dynamics and the control of argon gas flow through the plasma orifice are discussed. The use of arc-voltage control, the improvements in system monitoring, and the reduction or elimination of electromagnetic interferences are examined. VPPA welding is applicable to joining Space Shuttle components, and an example of its use on an External Tank of the Shuttle is presented.


The Fourier transforms of Laguerre functions play the same canonical role in wavelet analysis as do the Hermite functions in Gabor analysis. We will use them as analyzing wavelets in a similar way the Hermite functions were recently by K. Groechenig and Y. Lyubarskii in "Gabor frames with Hermite functions, C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris, Ser. I 344 157-162 (2007)". Building on the work of K. Seip, "Beurling type density theorems in the unit disc, Invent. Math., 113, 21-39 (1993)", concerning sampling sequences on weighted Bergman spaces, we find a sufficient density condition for constructing frames by translations and dilations of the Fourier transform of the nth Laguerre function. As in Groechenig-Lyubarskii theorem, the density increases with n, and in the special case of the hyperbolic lattice in the upper half plane it is given by b\log a<\frac{4\pi}{2n+\alpha}, where alpha is the parameter of the Laguerre function.


We propose a Lyapunov-based control method for stochastic quantum systems. The method can make the quantum state converge to a separable mixed target state from an arbitrary initial state. Specifically, the target state can be written as the tensor product of two matrices. Based on a well designed virtual mechanical quantity, a Lyapunov function and two control laws are presented: one can make the system equilibria in the largest invariant set stable according to LaSalle's invariance principle, and the other one can make the target state globally asymptotically stable.


[1] The formation and evolution of new particles during coastal nucleation events are examined using the aerosol dynamic and gas-phase chemistry model AEROFOR2. Coastal regions are known to be a strong source of natural aerosol particles and are also strong sources of biogenic vapors which can condense onto aerosol particles, thus resulting in particle growth. A number of model simulations were performed to determine the instantaneous nucleation rate along with the source rate of a generic biogenic vapor leading to the observed particle size distributions which indicate the rapid appearance of ∼105–106 cm−3 nucleation mode particles in this environment. Model calculations suggest values of 3 × 105 cm−3 s−1 to 3 × 106 cm−3 s−1 for the instantaneous nucleation rate and a value of 5 × 107 cm−3 s−1 for the condensable vapor source rate in order to reproduce the observed concentrations. A significant fraction of these new particles survive to grow into cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) sizes for supersaturations typically encountered in boundary layer clouds during subsequent evolution over 3 days under clear-sky conditions, thus contributing to the indirect radiative effect of aerosols. The amount of CCN is mainly affected by coagulation between particles and condensation of the biogenic vapor and, to a lesser extent, by condensation of sulphuric acid formed by DMS oxidation. In all simulated cases, an increase of more than 100% in CCN concentration, for supersaturations >0.35% was observed.


Isentropic compression data was collected on LX‐04 explosive (85% HMX and 15% Viton by weight) at 150°C using the Sandia National Laboratories Z accelerator facility. A ramp compression wave was applied to the explosive samples mounted on aluminum panels with VISAR interferometry measuring the sample and backing window interface velocity. Heating was obtained by wrapping band heaters around a thermal mass attached to each panel and temperatures were recorded by thermocouples at several locations on the panel. This work will outline the methods used, discuss the VISAR interface velocities, and present the preliminary data obtained on heated LX‐04. These results demonstrate the ability to perform experiments on preheated samples to obtain isentrope data.


This paper introduces a novel statistical model, the Length-Biased version of the Prakaamy distribution, characterized by one parameter. The study presents a comprehensive analysis of this distribution, including the derivation of its probability density function (PDF), cumulative distribution function (CDF), moments, moment generating function, characteristics function, reliability analysis, ordered statistics, maximum likelihood estimation of parameter, entropies, likelihood ratio test, and Bonferroni and Lorenz curves.  To validate the effectiveness of the proposed model, it is applied to two real-life time data sets, demonstrating its applicability and utility in practical scenarios.


top of the trench to certain death. Racing to circumvent that order and arriving seconds too late, Archie's friend Frank screams in rage and despair. Archie is cut down before he has run twenty yards. Peter Weir's film Gallipoli is a chronicle of the disastrous Dardanelles campaign of the first World War, but it is also a film about racing. Archie is trained by his uncle Jack to run "as fast as a leopard." The film begins as it ends, with Archie sprinting in response to a whistle. Frank is first shown racing after a train, along with friends who are on their way to enlist. Archie and Frank meet while competing in a race, they race in Cairo once they have enlisted, and they finally race death. From the beginning, Archie has been faster; even at the end he is the first to die. And from the beginning he has swept Frank along in his wake, encouraging him, pushing him, inspiring him, and helping him to positions for which he is inadequately qualified. In the end, Archie's compassion and kindness prompt a decision which has grim consequences both for himself and for hundreds of others. Knowing that his friend fears death in the trenches, Archie recommends Frank as a substitute for himself, a designated message runner. But Frank is not fast enough, and falls short by mere seconds which Archie would not have lost. This is what leads to the failure of the one real effort to countermand the fatal charge.


In small binary clusters consisting of a transition metal (TM) of the 3d series and a nonmagnetic element(C, Si, Cu), considerable magnetic moments are induced in the atoms of the nonmagnetic element by the TM.The induced magnetic moments may align ferromagnetically (FM) or antiferromagnetically (AF) with respectto the direction of the magnetic moment of the TM. It is shown that whether the coupling is FM or AF dependsnot only on the distance of the nonmagnetic atom from the TM but also on the cluster symmetry and the d-bandfilling of the TM. This behavior is discussed within a state specific generalization of the Ruderman-Kittel-Kasuya-Yosid interaction.DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.70.104421 PACS number(s): 36.40.Cg, 31.15.Ar, 61.46.1w, 82.30.Nr


Background: Appendectomy is most common surgical procedure done for treatment of acute appendicitis. Both laparoscopic and open techniques are used for its removal. The aim of this study is to compare the outcome of laparoscopic appendectomy with open appendectomy.
Materials and Methods: A retrospective study was conducted in Nobel Medical College And Teaching Hospital, Biratnagar, Nepal from April 2019 to February 2021.Total 90 patients were enrolled in the study of which 44 in laparoscopic appendectomy group and 46 in open appendectomy group. These two groups were compared for demographic profiles, operative time, postoperative pain, length of hospital stay and surgical site infections.
Results: Ninety patients underwent appendectomy of which 44 were in Laparoscopic group and 46 in Open group with similar demographic profiles. The mean operative time in Laparoscopic group was 42.95±2.46 minutes where as in Open group it was 35.25±1.87 minutes [p<0.001].The mean postoperative pain at 8 hours in Laparoscopic group was 7.77±1.03 and in Open group 8.45±1.16 [p=0.002], at day one Laparoscopic group 5.01±0.88 and in Open group 5.80±0.99 [p<0.001],at day two Laparoscopic group 3.54 ±1.19 and in Open group 4.26±0.89[p<0.001]. Mean duration of hospital stay in Laparoscopic group was 2.02±0.26 and Open group was 2.52 ±0.54[p<0.001]. Surgical site infections was noted 1(2.27%) in Laparoscopic group and 6(13.04%) in Open group[p=0.029].
Conclusion: Laparoscopic appendectomy offers less postoperative pain, shorter hospital stay, less surgical site infections but prolonged operative time compared to open appendectomy.


In this work, the problem of state estimation for nonlinear continuous-time systems from discrete data is tackled in a bounded error context. One assumes that all poorly-known system variables belong to a bounded set with known bounds. Then, a self-triggered algorithm is proposed to improve the performance of the classical set-membership state estimator based on the prediction-correction procedures. In order to cope with pessimism propagation linked to the bounding methods, this algorithm triggers the correction step whenever the size of a part of the estimated state enclosure becomes greater than a time-converging threshold a priori defined by the user. The effectiveness of the proposed self-triggered algorithm is illustrated through numerical simulations.


Sodium sulfate mixed with rare earth sulfates(Ln=Y and Gd) and silicon dioxide exhibits a Na2SO4-I-like phase as well as a small amount of silicon dioxide phase. The former phase is excellent in Na+ ion conduction. The electrical conductivity of the Na2SO4–Ln2(SO4)3–SiO2(Ln=Y and Gd) systems is considerably higher than that of pure sodium sulfate. When the Na2SO4–Ln2(SO4)3–SiO2(Ln=Y and Gd) sample is applied as a solid electrolyte for a SO2 gas concentration cell, the measured EMF is in good agreement with the calculated EMF for a SO2 gas concentration range from 0.1% (1000 ppm) to 23%, and 0.32% (3200 ppm) to 10%, respectively.


RF ionization rates for mixtures of air with barium are computed using a Fokker-Planck code. It is shown that there is an optimum mixing ratio of barium to air, significantly lower than unity, which maximizes the ionization rate for a given value of incident RF power density and frequency. Rocket injection of barium at a selected height reduces significantly the RF breakdown threshold for the mixture, and allows atmospheric and ionospheric breakdown at the selected heights using the radiation from the powerful HF radio facilities. The possibility of field experiments using currently available or projected HF heaters is discussed.


Late left ventricular remodeling (LLVR) after the index acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is a common complication, and is associated with poor outcome. However, the optimal definition of LLVR has been debated because of its different incidence and influence on prognosis. At present, there are limited data regarding the influence of different LLVR definitions on long-term outcomes in AMI patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

 To explore the impact of different definitions of LLVR on long-term mortality, re-hospitalization or an urgent visit for heart failure, and identify which definition was more suitable for predicting long-term outcomes in AMI patients undergoing PCI.

 We prospectively observed 460 consenting first-time AMI patients undergoing PCI from January 2012 to December 2018. LLVR was defined as a ≥20% increase in left ventricular end-diastolic volume (LVEDV), or a >15% increase in left ventricular end-systolic volume (LVESV) from the initial presentation to the 3–12 months follow-up, or left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) <50% at follow up. These parameters of the cardiac structure and function were measuring through the thoracic echocardiography. The association of LLVR with long-term prognosis was investigated by Cox regression analysis.

 The incidence rate of LLVR was 38.1% (n=171). The occurrence of LLVR according to LVESV, LVEDV and LVEF definition were 26.6% (n=117), 31.9% (n=142) and 11.5% (n=51), respectively. During a median follow-up of 2 years, after adjusting other potential risk factors, multivariable Cox regression analysis revealed LLVR of LVESV definition [hazard ratio (HR): 2.50, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.19–5.22, P=0.015], LLVR of LVEF definition (HR: 16.46, 95% CI: 6.96–38.92, P<0.001) and LLVR of Mix definition (HR: 5.86, 95% CI: 2.45–14.04, P<0.001) were risk factors for long-term mortality, re-hospitalization or an urgent visit for heart failure. But only LLVR of LVEF definition was a risk predictor for long-term mortality (HR: 6.84, 95% CI: 1.98–23.65, P=0.002).

 LLVR defined by LVESV or LVEF may be more suitable for predicting long-term mortality, re-hospitalization or an urgent visit for heart failure in AMI patients undergoing PCI. However, only LLVR defined by LVEF could be used for predicting long-term mortality.

 Type of funding sources: None. Association Between LLVR and outcomes Kaplan-Meier Estimates of the Mortality


The reliability of microgrid running in island mode with wind farm is evaluated in this paper. The concept of equivalent power characteristic of wind turbine is proposed to obtain the actual available output of the whole wind farm. And then its probability distribution is modeled by using Gauss mixture model (GMM), of which the superiority is proved by comparing with other distribution function models. The working state of the power components is sampled by using Monte Carlo simulation method to study the variation trend of the reliability index of microgrid running in island mode with wind farm. And then the probability distribution of reliability index is obtained. Meanwhile, the indicators value at risk (VaR) and conditional value at risk (CVaR) are introduced to analyze the microgrid reliability, which can fully reflect the influence of the probabilistic fluctuation of wind farm output on microgrid operation reliability.


The present invention provides a micro-mirror structure (1), at least one micromirror (3), the mirror substrate with a reflective surface (11) having reflecting surface formed on the mirror substrate (2) to (11) about micromirror structure (1) and a reflective coating formed (2) (8). Reflective coating (8) is formed on the reflecting surface (11) has at least two layers subsystems, the first layer subsystem, refractive index layers alternately made from a non-metallic material and a low refractive has a layer composed of a periodic sequence of rate layer (8e, 8f), optimized for reflectance with respect to wavelength use of the micromirror structure, the second layer subsystem relates to a measurement wavelength of the micromirror structure optimized for reflectance, the measurement wavelength is obtained by shifting the wavelength used. The present invention provides a method of making a coating, the coating also relates to a method comprising a reflective coating (8) and the anti-reflective coating (7). In this case, the anti-reflective coating (7) is responsible for particular compensation layer stress of the reflective coating (8). .The 11


[Objective]To establish the method of simultaneous determination of 4 trace metal elements by ICP-AES.[Methods]The comparison experiment of ICP-AES method and AFS method was performed,the experimental data were statistically analyzed.[Results]Under the certain experimental condition for ICP-AES method,the correlation efficient(r)were between 0.9997~0.9999,the recoveries of the metal elements were 92.5%~98.7%,and relative standard deviation were 1.64%~3.12%.The results of the 2 methods didn't significantly different.[Conclusion]The ICP-AES method is simple,rapid and accurate,which is suitable for determination of Sb,Ge,As and Se in bee pollen.