Dietry flavonoids(Poly phenols) are important  phytonutrient component widely distributed in plant foods , flavonoids have beneficial biological activities,such as antioxidant activity , flavonoids can chelate with metal ions , the interaction of lead(׀׀) ion with a  poly hydroxylated flavonoids, the quercetin molecule,were investigated electrochemically in acidic media .The Differential Puls Polarographic  Techanique  was used to determine the kinetics parameters (Kס f,h ,   αn) using Meites- Israel method, also thermodynamic parameters such as enthalpy change (∆H), free energy chang (∆G) , entropy change(∆S) of  Pb+2 – complexes with  Quercetin at (293- 313k) . The(Kסf,h, αn)values for the  kinetics of the electrode processes show that the electrode processes were irreversible and diffusion controlled.


An adjustable depth of the container holder has a base, a top container support is located above the base portion, and a base plate slidably mounted horizontally in the intermediate position above the base plate between the base and the top, and can slide a first position wherein the bottom plate and the bottom plate forming the base plate supporting the upper portion of the container in which the support and a second position to increase the depth of the container carrier.


In introducing the principles and characteristics of virtual laboratory,according to the characteristics and laboratory requirements of engineering graphics course, combined with the functional requirements of virtual laboratory, using three-Browser / Servers architecture, creating a system framework of virtual laboratory; designed various functions to meet engineering graphics virtual laboratory teaching experiments requirements, have been optimized the selection of key technologies and application of Engineering Graphics Virtual Laboratory, lay the foundation for the further development of engineering graphics virtual laboratory.


Objective To analyze the clinical features of the nonagenarians with osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures(OVCFs) and evaluate the efficiency and complications of percutaneous vertebroplasty(PVP) on them. Methods From January 2007 to December 2012, 25 patients with PVP on 66 vertebrae(T5-L5) were enrolled retrospectively. Results Cement leakage was found in 7 patients and 16 vertebrae in total(24.2%). The mean follow-up was(26.33 ±19.38)months(range, 0.5-7 years).The mean preoperative VAS and the Oswestry Disability Index scores showed significant difference before and after operation(P 0.05). New VCFs were confirmed in 10 vertebrae of 6 patients. Five patients died during the follow-up. Nineteen patients got satisfied control of their preexisted fundamental disease. Conclusion Percutaneous vertebroplasty is effective and safe to treat OVCFs in the nonagenarians. It provides swift pain relief and improved daily activities with less risks of complications.


Optimizing the processing of organic photovoltaic devices by laser radiation requires a fundamental understanding of the excitation processes during laser radiation–matter interaction. Spatially and temporally resolved pump–probe ellipsometry on poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), excited by single-pulsed ultrafast mid-IR laser radiation, reveals electronic and vibrational excitation as competing excitation processes. Mid-IR laser radiation in the femtosecond regime induces mainly wavelength independent nonlinear excitation of electrons, as predicted by a theoretical model of the induced free charge carrier density. In contrast, mid-IR laser radiation in the picosecond regime enables linear vibrational excitation, provided the laser radiation frequency corresponds to a resonance frequency of PMMA. Thereby, a wavelength selective processing of organic materials may enable faster processing of multilayer systems depending on the polymer specific vibrational modes.


A capsule type medical device (1) is of a type of a capsule type medical device that is introduced inside the living body to gather in-vivo information, and comprises a capsule shaped casing (1); an in-vivo information acquisition device (2) for acquiring the in-vivo information; a communication device (4) for sending the in-vivo information acquired by the in-vivo information acquisition device to outside of the living body by wireless; at least one pair of first electrodes (6) provided in a vicinity of one end along an axis of the casing for giving electric stimulation to body tissue in the living body; a first current control device (3) for sending current to the first electrodes; and an interelectrode distance variation device (7) for changing a distance between the electrodes.


The larvae of the Leptoceridae present a pair of sutures found in no other family of the Trichoptera. These sutures pass from the dorsal margin of the occipital foramen, laterad and cephalad to a position between the eyes and the antennae where they meet the ends of the epicranial arms by a sharp bend upwards, (Figs. 1–4). The presence of these sutures in this single family of Trichoptera, correlated with the hypothesis that the Leptoceridae represent the stem form in this order, (Krafka, '23) would indicate them to be of considerable phyletic importance.


In this paper,the surface composite coating of diamond was studied.The effects of different amounts rare earth CeO2 on properties of Fe-matrix bonding diamond segment were investigated.The results showed that the CeO2 additives had some influences on the bending strength of diamond segments;When the addition amounts were 0.8%,the diamond segments have optimal properties.


In the 21st century, technology has become readily accessible to everyone and one such Technology is Mobile Applications (M-App). The Government of India with its 'Digital India' programme is using this technology to change the future of India and its citizens. Through various M-Governance and Educational Apps, the Government is striving to meet its vision of 'Digital India' programme. The paper intends to elucidate the model of Digital Education and the M-App initiatives of the Government in the field of education. It also outlines potential benefits of M-Learning Apps, barriers in the path of its success in India and how it can be a leading example for developing countries.


Author(s): Brito, Francisco | Advisor(s): Masiello, Francine | Abstract: This dissertation argues that Roberto Bolano's novel 2666 offers us a new way of thinking about the relationship between the individual and the multitude in the globalized world. I argue that the novel manages to capture the oppressive nature of its structures not by attempting to represent them directly but instead by telling the stories of individuals who feel especially alienated from them. These characters largely fail to connect with one another in any lasting way, but their brief encounters, some of which take place in person, others through reading, have pride of place in a text that, I propose, constitutes a brief on behalf of the marginal and the forgotten in its overall form: it is an example of the novel as an ever-expanding, multitudinous crowd; it strives to preserve the singularity of each of its members while at the same time suggesting that the differences between them are less important than their shared presence within a single narrative whole. I proceed by examining these characters in all their particularity and closely reading the novel's key scenes, in which they meet one another, while also tracking how these characters and encounters are paradigmatic of different ways of relating. Chapter 1, "Insufferable Hierarchies," focuses on 2666's most bookish characters and their rage for "greatness," exploring how literature in the novel both enlarges the moral imagination of certain characters and curdles that of others. My second chapter, "Women in the Shape of Monsters," is centered on the novel's least bookish stretch, the famous middle section about the murdered women of Santa Teresa. It examines how the fight waged by that section's living women against gendered violence runs up against patriarchal power and the overwhelming burden of having to represent or avenge their murdered sisters. In "Everything in Anything," my final chapter, I explore how the novel—itself a storehouse of miscellaneous but true information—allows its characters to form multi-generational and trans-historical bonds through the sharing of random facts and by unsystematic but assiduous reading in marginal spaces. In a brief coda, I argue that 2666's ethics and poetics require both an openness to the possibility of change and a commitment to one's particular way of being.


This article describes a method that applied the new clustering algorithm Affinity Propagation (AP) on oral conversation texts. And we used various measures of similarity to test the performance of this new algorithm. In our experiment, we compared the AP with the Self-Organizing Map (SOM) which is a kind of classical clustering algorithm. The experimental results showed us the Kullback-Leibler Divergence (Relative Entropy) is the best choice in affinity propagation algorithm, and it produced a better result than SOM


This paper proposes a novel neutral point voltage regulator for a three level diode clamped rectifier, which uses a fast space vector modulator in conjunction with a sharing function controller for neutral point regulation. Redundant state choices are controlled via a continuous sharing function, and small signal models are developed for closed loop regulators with this sharing function as the control variable. A significant improvement is seen in the voltage distortion at the neutral point when the regulator is used and this leads to a definitive reduction in the required DC bus capacitance.


As a teacher of English as a second language at the advanced level and as a researcher in cinema theory, I have tried to introduce basic notions of cinema to my classes. Cinema is part of our everyday existence in North America. We come to understand film much in the same way as we learn to speak. Because of our constant exposure to films, much of this understanding of movies takes place unconsciously and builds from an early age. I have been asking my students to look at a specific series offilms and to form critical judgements about them. The success of such an attempt depends on the maturity of the students, their intelligence, cultural background, exposure to cinema, and ability to control the target language. As a beginning project I chose a film genre, the detective film, which deals with both private and police detectives. From a long list of possibilities, I came up with six appropriate films chosen because of their quality as cinematic art, variety of periods, locations and types of action, and availability of parallel literary texts. These were shown to first, second, and fourth year students at the College Militaire Royal in St. Jean, Quebec. Most of the students at this college are highly motivated and, after first year, can function quite well in an English environment due to the bilingual atmosphere on campus. The francophone student population is quite homogeneous. As a result, the nature of their language learning difficulties is easier to focus on. Also, when preparing the students for the films, the teacher can anticipate vocabulary and syntactic problems. Using this technique in a situation where immigrants and/or refugees form a multi-racial, multi-ethnic group, greater preparation is needed. Individual teachers will have to decide if the use of such films is appropriate in their classes. Detective films were chosen for many reasons. First of all they are interesting and usually appeal to students. The plots are often complicated and captivating, yet formulaic. Before long, the students are able to describe the formula and follow its variations from film to film. This maintains high student interest. The time span covered in the series outlined below ranges from 1941 to the future. The language is rich and varied, offering many avenues to exploit. Finally, the detective movie has a strong parallel history as a literary genre making it possible for the teacher to organize reading activities based on these texts in conjunction with the films. It is important to insist that the students see a series ofthese films. The movies become far more effective when planned as a progression. Using a series provides opportunities for students to compare and contrast characters, themes and plots.


Electricity is unique among energy sources in that its use is ubiquitous in everyday life, yet it also has the potential to be instantly fatal when contacted. Due to its familiarity and everyday use, people are often complacent to electrical hazards and underestimate the risks associated with exposure to electricity. Many veterans in the electrical industry came of age in an era when best practices for electrical work had not yet been established, and as a result experienced firsthand the consequences of electrical incidents. Over the past several decades there has been a movement in the industry to improve safe work practices based on these experiences. This has resulted in great improvements to electrical safety, making electrical incidents less common. The challenge faced today is to transfer the knowledge gained from past experience to workers who may not have witnessed serious electrical incidents, and as a result, may fail to recognize the potential for injury associated with electrical work. This paper will explore how perception of risk affects a worker's decision making process to recognize electrical hazards, and assess the likelihood and severity of the associated risks. Several case studies of electrical incidents will be presented to demonstrate flaws in the decision making process that contributed to the incident. Specific examples will be used to illustrate some of the less obvious hazards associated with electrical equipment. Finally, there will be discussion on methods to facilitate knowledge transfer to better train the next generation to recognize hazards and mitigate risks associated with electrical work.


In Rev. Proc. 2005-14, 2005-7 IRB 528, the IRS set out to resolve the uncertainty that previously existed with respect to gain that qualifies for both exclusion under Section 121 and deferral under Section 1031. The Procedure establishes clear rules for an area of the tax law that previously lacked direct authority. Despite this progress, the reluctance of the IRS to resolve the 'held for' issue preserves the risk inherent in certain exchanges. Sections 121 and 1031 are not elective in the sense that they do not, by their plain language, allow a taxpayer to choose whether exclusion or deferral of gain should result. The mandatory nature of these provisions raised the question of how a transaction that qualifies for both exclusion under Section 121 and deferral under Section 1031 should be taxed. Even if a taxpayer were to prefer application of Section 1031 in order to avoid unrecaptured Section 1250 gain on the disposition of relinquished property, it was not clear, prior to Rev. Proc. 2005-14, whether the taxpayer's desired result would be the correct result. Accordingly, this guidance should be viewed as a positive development in that taxpayers who hold dual-use property, and who undertake tax planning with respect to such property, may achieve a desired and more certain result.


Liver failure is a group of serious clinical syndrome, which develops rapidly and has a dangerous prognosis.In recent years, there are many biomarkers to evaluate the prognosis of patients with liver failure at home and abroad, such as neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio, alpha fetoprotein, galactose lectin-3, osteopontin, Golgi protein 73, human β - defensin-1, etc.these biomarkers are of great significance for early identification of patients with liver failure, accurate evaluation of their prognosis, and formulation of effective treatment plan.

Key words:
Liver failure; Prognosis; Neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio; Golgi protein 73; Human β-defensin-1


Since the middle ages,instrument rationalism and utilitarianism have began to dominate the way of human thinking and behavior,and then the relationship between man and nature became more complex and even strained. Therefore,the true origin of the contemporary ecological crisis can be traced back to the Middle Ages. The religion and technology in Middle Ages deeply influenced human's ecological thought. Middle Ages,as a religion time,triggered a thorough revolution of natural idea. The idea of reference for nature in ancient Greece was subverted,instead it was replaced by the raising of human's principle status to nature. Middle Ages,also as a technology time,gave rise to practical technical rationality and technological optimism, which strengthened the understanding of natural resource utilization. The pursuit for knowledge of scientific spirits when facing nature that did not seek practical benefits was veiled by the material benefits,which was brought by practical technology. How to carry out effective disclosure work is an arduous mission in modern ecological civilization times.


Objective By improving clinical technology,reduced the defects of anterior operation of thoracolumbar fracture.Methods Used the incision of estropleural and retroperitioncal with resection of the tenth-twelfth rib and improve operation scquence for the treatment of Thoracolumbar fructure.Results All of the 58 cases hud succesful surgeries.After the improvement of surgical technology,the average amount of blood loss was 435 ml,the average operation time was 137 minutes.After an average of 9 months followed-up,the spine recoverd normal curvature and alignment fusion rate was 100%;no failure of implant happencd;neurological function was improved at least one grade in 95%.Conclusion It helps to reduce the surgical injury and complications by improving technology.


WITH THE RAPID GROWTH OF DIGITAL INFORMATION RESOURCES, information extraction (1E)-the process of automatically extracting information from natural language texts-is becoming more important. A number of IE systems, particularly in the areas of news/fact retrieval and in domain-specific areas, such as in chemical and patent information retrieval, have been developed in the recent past using the template mining approach that involves a natural language processing (NLP) technique to extract data directly from text if either the data and/or text surrounding the data form recognizable patterns. When text matches a template, the system extracts data according to the instructions associated with that template. This article briefly reviews template mining research. It also shows how templates are used in Web search engines-such as Alta Vista-and in meta-search engines-such as Ask Jeeves-for helping end-users generate natural language search expressions. Some potential areas of application of template mining for extraction of different kinds of information from digital documents are highlighted, and how such applications are used are indicated. It is suggested that, in order to facilitate template mining, standardization in the presentation. and layout of information within digital documents has to be ensured, and this can be done by generating various templates that authors can easily download and use while preparing digital documents.


When advice from a registered playground inspector and an equipment supplier or surfacing supplier differ, the author suggests taking the inspector's advice. It is quite ok to make a playground safer than the standard. So if the Inspector is telling you to do something that exceeds the manufacturer or supplier requirements and it is not reducing the play value, the author strongly recommends taking the inspector's advice. It is also important to check the equipment supplier and surfacing supplier's certification. Before you purchase or install equipment it is essential to know that what you are purchasing is fit to be used for its intended purpose.


Aimed at informationization construction of the radar equipment metrology support and based on the existing automatic commanding network,a platform of comprising the air force radar metrology support intelligence management system is brought forward,and the abecedarian design project is presented including the system structure,database design and the working flow of the system platform and so on.The study provides forepart technological pre-study for the improvement of the informationization management of the radar equipment metrology support.By troops application,the design project can preferably solve problems of the radar equipment metrology support resource information management's and metrology support plan's automatic build,and so on.


The activity of mangrove rehabilitation in Angke Kapuk, North Jakarta is the ecosystem recovery activities to support the sustainability of mangrove resources to provide economic opportunities for coastal community. This study aimed to determine the main factors and the important variables of economic recovery through mangrove rehabilitation activities and the relationship between variables using the MICMAC (matrix of cross impact multiplications applied to a classification) analysis. The results of the study showed that key variables or driving variables (Influence Variables) were policy factors which high influence for the economic recovery. The Relay Variables consistedf mangrove rehabilitation activity which divided into potential of seeding, planting, counseling, and training. The Dependence Variables consisted  economic factors such as the income of ecotourism activity, fisherman, angler, traders, the group of mangrove business, forest farmer group, the price and selling potency of mangrove seedling, price and income of mangrove products. And Autonomous Variables consisted business investors and the price of fish selling.


The changing demographics of Canadian society make cultural awareness and sensitivity a practical and ethical necessity for all mental health workers. Over the last two decades, there has been a proliferation of research on cross-cultural counseling practices. Despite this growing knowledge base, the problem facing researchers and clinicians now is how to apply the philosophical understanding of cultural competence to practice (Sue, 2(06). However, the dominant model of cultural competence has been criticized for suggesting that culture is something that can be mastered through knowledge and the acquisition of specific skills. Instead, a notion of "cultural humility" is put forth, which views self-examination as a lifelong venture (Tervalon & Murray-Garcia, 1998). Current art therapy literature tends to focus on interventions with specific cultural groups, without addressing how a therapist should account for his/her own cultural assumptions and biases in the therapeutic encounter. This research, using an arts-based heuristic approach, suggests one way in which art therapists can harness their creativity and intuition to develop cultural humility


abstract:The feature film The Lives of Others (2006) is commonly credited with initiating a post-reunification debate on the Ministerium für Staatssicherheit (Stasi) in the mass media. This article examines select episodes of the German Tatort and Polizeiruf 110 crime series, demonstrating that fictional television productions also addressed the Stasi, and did so much earlier than 2006. In either a subliminal way, as in the Polizeiruf episode "Der Fall Lisa Murnau" and the Tatort episode "Taxi nach Leipzig," or as an open Stasi discourse in "Unter Brüdern," episodes from both series can be read as precursors to the Stasi debate.


In this article, I will speak about a subject I hold very dear—the 92nd Street Y. Besides the coincidence of its being my current place of employment, the Y has long been part of my life. I knew it both as a member of Don Redlich's company when we rehearsed there as the Y's resident dance company, and as an audience member thrilling to the likes of Pearl Lang in Kaufmann Concert Hall. It is my hope to enlighten you about the nature of this extraordinary institution, its importance in the development of modern dance, and Doris Humphrey's deep involvement in its history. Why the Y? Or, to use the Passover phrase of inquiry, "Why is this Y different from all other Y's?" What were the convergences that would bring together a Jewish Community Center and the foremost practitioners of the developing modern dance? What benefit could the institution and the artists mutually realize? To unravel this complex fabric of relationships, it is useful to have as background a brief overview of the origins of the Y and the philosophy expressed by its founders. On March 22, 1874, a group of German-Jewish businessmen and professionals signed a charter creating a new organization in New York City. The wording of that document is as follows: "We the undersigned, desiring to promote harmony and good fellowship among Hebrew young men and to unite them in an organization tending to improve their social, moral and mental condition, do form an association under the name and style of the 'Young Men's Hebrew Association'" (1). Thus was born the first YMHA, with the express aim of serving the Jewish community, in particular the cultural and intellectual advancement of Jewish young men.


Builds on the huge success of Laptops For Dummies, now in its second edition Eight minibooks comprising nearly 850 pages give laptop owners the detailed information and advice they need to make the most of their computers Offers focused content for new and intermediate laptop users, covering laptop basics and beyond, from synchronizing information with a desktop PC and coordinating e-mail between two computers to accessing the Internet or a desktop computer remotely Minibooks include laptop basics, software for laptops, accessories to go, traveling with a laptop, security, networking a laptop, sources of power, and upgrading a laptop Sales of laptops continue to outpace sales of desktop PCs, with retail laptop sales up 24 percent in the 2006 holiday season


The present thesis takes to analyze the ironic use of Christian mythic mode in most of Faulkner's works. It investigates, for the first time, four pairs of autonomous but relevant binary oppositions. This structural relevance determines the works' poetic function and their multiple implications in theme.


Chemical composition of second-grade dates (with hard texture) from Tunisian Deglet Nour cultivar was similar to that of commercial dates. Date fiber concentrate (DFC) was extracted and characterized in terms of chemical composition and techno-functional properties. DFC showed interesting functional properties. In fact, it presented high water binding capacities (WBC) and oil binding capacities (OBC) reaching 15.82 g/g and 11.31 g/g, respectively. These values were higher than those reported for the most fruits and vegetable fiber concentrates. The use of DFC in beef burger formulations improves cooking properties, e.g. increase cooking yield and decrease shrinkage and minimize production cost without negatively affecting their sensory properties. Results indicate the potentially functional and economic utility of Phoenix dactylifera L. flesh from dry dates as new source of dietary fiber.


Abstract The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of Economic Value Added and Market Value Added on Stock Returns. The independent variables in this study are Economic Value Added and Market Value Added, while the dependent variable in this study is Stock Return. The type of research used is empirical research with the data used, namely secondary data obtained by searching for and collecting annual report data obtained from the website www.idx.com . The population in this study are various food and beverage sub-sector manufacturing companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in the 2015-2017 period with a total of 46 companies. The sample selection technique in this study used purposive sampling, so that samples were obtained from 29 companies. To solve the problem in this study, using multiple regression analysis research methods. The results of data analysis show that: There is a negative influence on the Economic Value Added variable on stock returns while Market Value Added has a positive effect on Stock Returns in various food and beverage sub-sector companies.


Two L- and T-shaped strip dipole on-chip antennas are designed and manufactured back-to-back in a single chip for 77 GHz operation. The antennas are measured for their reflection coefficients and radiation patterns at W band. It has been observed that measurements are highly influenced by the antenna placements and the ACP110-A-GSG-100 probe. To model the effect of air coplanar probe (ACP probe), a software calibration is performed similar to a network analyzer calibration, and then the antenna reflection coefficient is calculated using the modeled probe-fed antenna. The technique employs obtaining the probe ABCD matrix and then de-embedding from the simulation results to compare with measurements. The probe-fed simulated and measured reflection coefficients agree well for manufactured L and T antennas, which resonate at 86 and 81 GHz, respectively. There are resonance frequency shifts attributed to the ACP probe effect, and simulations show that antennas will operate at 79 GHz (L antenna) and 77 GHz (T antenna) in the absence of ACP probe. The results obtained are highly dependent on the ACP probe, antenna structure, and the environments/experiments on which the measurements are performed.


The results of Austin Model 1(AM1) geometry optimization calculations are presented to determine the neutral and charged geometry properties of oligothienylenevinylenes.Comparing with the neutral states,the changes of the bond lengths of the charged states are very evident because of quasi-one-dimensional structure.Under different doping condition,the changes of the bond lengths of the charged states depend upon the ways of doped positive charges and the multispin,accordingly polarons or bipolarons would be found.


In order to assess risk of crowd crushing and trampling accidents in subway stations,DEA method was put into use. By ascertaining risk input and output vectors,and further limiting weight of output vectors,an improved DEA model was built for risk assessment of crushing and trampling accidents in subway stations. The model was applied in 13 subway stations in Beijing. The results agree with the actual conditions fairly well. By using this model,the risks of crowd crushing and trampling accidents are related to corresponding basic conditions of subway stations. Moreover,for each station,guidance on appropriate measures reducing risk of crowd crushing and trampling accidents can be obtained.


A full-scale uniplanar completely overlapped tubular K(N) joint specimen is tested to determine the hot spot strains at the joint intersections for the verification of the finite-element (FE) model. The test results reveal that the maximum strain concentration occurs on the through brace saddle near the lap brace. On the chord, the strain distributions perpendicular to the weld toes are linear but on the through brace and the lap brace, they are nonlinear. Based on the FE analysis results, the effects of through brace and lap brace geometric parameters on the joint stress concentration factors (SCF) are found most crucial. The use of the existing Y-joint formulas has considerably underestimated and overestimated the SCF on the through brace saddle near the chord and the lap brace, respectively. At a relatively large gap size, the SCF values at the joint intersection of the through brace and the lap brace are close to that of the Y joint.


The extracts from the physically modified fruiting bodies of Agrocybe cylindracea were analyzed for their antioxidant activities.The results showed that modifying the samples using ultra high pressure led to a higher free radical scavenging activity,reducing power,chelating activity,total antioxidant activity and contents of total phenols than those found in the controlled samples.Superfine grinding to the samples resulted in less antioxidant activities than those treated by ultra high pressure,but higher than those observed in the control.The concentration of the extracts was directly related to the proportion to the antioxidant effect.Physical modification enhanced antioxidant function by shifting the content and texture of materials.


We experienced three cases in which extirpation of locally recurrent colorectal cancer was combined with sacral resection. Case 1: A 70-year-old man underwent low anterior resection for rectal cancer. Three years later a local recurrent lesion was found near the sacrum. Then the tumor was excised with sacral resection (S2-3). Case 2: A 50-year-old man, who had undergone Miles' operation for rectal cancer 13 months before, was diagnosed as having local recurrence near the coccyx. The recurrent cancer was locally excised with sacral resection (S3-4). Case 3: A 53-year-old woman undergone Hartmann's operation for cancer of the sigmoid colon. Twelve months later a local recurrent lesion was found near the residual rectal stump. The residual rectum was combined with resection of the sacrum (S2-3) and the vagina. The prognosis is not good in patients who receive reoperations for locally recurrent tumors in the pelvis, but extirpation of local tumors seems to help extend survival time and symptom-free intervals. Periodical follow-up studies should be made from the early post-operative period. The earlier a recurrent lesion is found, the less invasive resection is required. High amputation of the sacrum (S2-3) caused neither musculoskeletal disability nor bladder dysfunction.


From its genesis in 2004, Music as Performance (MAP) has taken as its charge the creation of a bedrock for an admittedly hybrid field that combines the traditionally separate disciplines of performance studies and music. If we generally concede that performance studies is located at the intersection of theatre and anthropology, then we can situate MAP at the crossroads of performance studies and musicology. Of course, scholarship can never be distilled down to such simple binaries. Philip Auslander, along with Richard Pettingill and Elizabeth Patterson, steered MAP into existence as a working group of the Performance Studies Focus Group (PSFG) of the Association for Theater in Higher Education (ATHE) in 2001 and expanded its scope over the last decade. Always aware of being between disciplines, MAP sought to embrace a broad theoretical approach to the central question 'What is the relationship between performance and music?' Philip Auslander was at the forefront of much of the early scholarship in MAP, looking at issues of the persona within popular music. It was in an article published in CTR in 2004 that he laid out his manifesto for this new field. He was 'interested primarily in finding ways of discussing what popular musicians do as performers – the meanings they create through their performances and the means they use to create them'. While Auslander was certainly not the only scholar writing on music as performance, it is to his work that many of the authors presented in this forum look.


Four new alunite-type chromates, KSc 3 (CrO 4 ) 2 (OH) 6 , KIn 3 (CrO 4 ) 2 (OH) 6 , RbIn 3 (CrO 4 ) 2 (OH) 6 , and AgIn 3 (CrO 4 ) 2 (OH) 6 , have been prepared by mild hydrothermal synthesis at T = 220 °C as well-developed, thick tabular to pseudo-octahedral crystals with maximum dimensions between approximately 0.5 and 1 mm. The crystal structures were refined from single-crystal intensity data (Mo K α X-radiation, CCD area detector, 293 K, 2θ max = 70°). The new members adopt the alunite parent structure-type (space group R 3 m , no. 166), with a = 7.763(1)/7.813(1)/7.817(1)/7.845(1), c = 17.575(3)/17.682(3)/18.075(3)/16.997(3) A, V = 917.2(2)/934.8 (2)/956.5(2)/905.9(2) A 3 ( Z = 3), and R ( F ) = 1.36 / 1.21 / 1.23 / 1.33%, respectively. The H atoms could be located in each compound. Hydrogen bonds are all within a very close range (O3...O1 = 2.959–3.020 A). All alkali and Sc/In sites are fully occupied, and the alkali atoms do not show any positional disorder, unlike Ag which is distinctly off-origin in AgIn 3 (CrO 4 ) 2 (OH) 6 . Average bond-lengths are as follows: [12] K–O=3.003, [6] Sc–O = 2.106, [4] Cr–O = 1.653 A (KSc member); [12] K–O=3.000, [6] In–O = 2.145, [4] Cr–O = 1.653 A (KIn); [12] Rb–O=3.051, [6] In–O = 2.147, Cr–O = 1.653 A (RbIn); and [9] Ag–O=2.826, [6] In–O= 2.142, [4] Cr–O = 1.648 A (AgIn). The origin and possible meaning of a small, but conspicuous residual-density peak at (0, 0, 0.5) in the In members is discussed. These chromates represent the first structurally characterized Sc and In members of the large alunite supergroup, and may serve as analogues in future studies of naturally occurring Fe or sulfate members. Alunite-type Cs analogues could not be synthesized hydrothermally, in agreement with the fact that no natural or synthetic Cs compounds with the alunite topology have been reported so far. Instead, the syntheses yielded orthorhombic CsSc(CrO 4 ) 2 [CsCr 3+ (Cr 6+ O 4 ) 2 -type] and monoclinic CsIn(CrO 4 ) 2 [(NH 4 )Fe(CrO 4 ) 2 -type].


LBL-11579 J^L »:,* - feCO<NC - - S U Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA Engineering & Technical Services Division To be presented at tha 1980 Applied Superconductivity Conference, Santa Fe, NM, September 29 - October 2, 1980 A LARGE SUPERCONDUCTING DIP0L£ MAGNET FOR THE HEAVY ION SPECTROMETER SYSTEM (HISS) R.C. Wolgast, V.A. Fletcher, A.M. Kennedy, and Y. Kajiyema September 1980 Prepared for the U.S. Department of Energy under Contract W-7405-ENG-48


Investigations carried out in late 2001 in primary and secondary schools of Belgrade, Novi Sad and Nis comprised students, teachers and associates. The aim of investigations was to get insight into the state-of-the-arts problems and needs of our primary and secondary schools. The paper is a part of investigations, related to the results obtained for students' opinions of their interrelations with teachers as well as opinions of teachers themselves. The sample comprised 727 students of 4th grade of secondary vocational and high schools, 562 students of 8th grade of primary schools 168 secondary school and 107 primary school teachers. We investigated their interrelationships and within this framework the level of potential or current aggressive behavior. The majority of teachers (51%) estimated student-teacher relationships mediocre - neither good nor bad. The most frequent problem in students' behavior is, according to the teachers instruction disturbance. One-quarter of teachers find that students offend them, ridicule them, or mock at them in front of others, and 5 per cent complain of physical injury intimidation on the part of students. When a problem comes up, 18 per cent of teachers talk with a student, and nearly 10 per cent of teachers give lower grades in their subject, so as to punish a student for undisciplined behaviors. In teachers' opinion, society, school the least, is to be blamed for the situation.


The point of this article is to show the influence of the need for safety on the state of socio-economic system. This need, is depicted as the main motivation for undertaking joint actions by people or eves as reason for existence of countries. In the succeeding part of the ar-ticle, actions of the country, as the institution constituted by the cooperating citizens, are portrayed and then judged from the effectiveness point of view.


The invention relates to a junction box and connecting box for a photovoltaic solar module having flexible flat conductor strips that protrude from the surface of the solar module. The junction box and connecting box comprise, on its side facing the solar module when assembled, an introduction opening for at least one flexible flat conductor strip of the solar module and a housing for installing on the solar module and a junction device that is arranged in the housing for the flexible flat conductor strip. Said junction device comprises an electric contact clip that is closed when the box is installed on the solar module and which intercepts the flat conductor strip and establishes contact therewith.


Although several studies addressed the work-related shoulder pathology, there is still a lack of knowledge regarding the causal relationship between different factors in industrial/office activities and shoulder musculoskeletal disorders. The goal of this review is to evaluate in a realistic manner the role of the factors implicated in the shoulder disorders development in high-risk activities. This article reviews the actual state of information regarding the etiological relationship between physical and psychosocial stress and occupational musculoskeletal problems in shoulder area, emphasizing the relationship between ergonomic interventions on musculoskeletal system. Secondly, a comprehensive presentation of the pathophysiology and etiology of shoulder muscle problems is provided. Critical factors such as arm elevation, lack of rest, overloading of several muscles and mental stress during performed tasks are discussed in relation to shoulder musculoskeletal disorders development. Finally, using the available data, the authors present a thorough recommendation of mandatory redesign interventions with suggestions for future research in this area.


We used cholera toxin, which binds exclusively and with a high affinity to the ganglioside GM1, as a probe to investigate the distribution of this glycolipid on the surface of mouse lymphocytes. When lymphocytes are incubated with cholera toxin (or its B subunit) and then sequentially with horse anti-toxin and FITC-swine anti-horse Ig at 37°C, the cholera toxin-ganglioside GM1 complex is redistributed to a cap at one pole of the cell. The capping of cholera toxin-GM1 complexes is slower than the capping of surface-lg complexes, requires two antibodies, and is inhibited at high toxin concentrations. Cholera toxin-GM, like surfaceIg capping, is an energy-dependent process and is inhibited by sodium azide, low temperatures, or cytochalasin B, but is unaffected by demecolcine. An affinity-purified antibody against ~-actinin was used to examine the distribution of this cytoskeletal component during the capping process. 88% of the cells that had a surface Ig cap displayed a co-cap of c~-actinin, and 57% of the cells that had a cholera toxin-GM~ cap displayed a co-cap of c~-actinin. Time course studies revealed similar kinetics of external ligand cap formation and the formation of ~-actinin co-caps. We conclude that capping of a cell-surface glycolipid is associated with a reorganization of the underlying cytoskeleton. The implications of such an association are discussed in the context of current models of the mechanism of capping. Although improvements in analytical procedures have led to the characterization of a large number of new glycosphingolipids in animal cells in recent years, surprisingly little is known about the function and organization of glycosphingolipids in membranes (1). The complexity of membrane glycolipid profiles suggest that they are likely to fulfill other than a purely structural role, and evidence that glycolipids can act as cell surface receptors for Escherichia coli and cholera enterotoxins, tetanus toxin, the glycoprotein hormones, interferon, macrophage migration inhibition factor, fibronectin, and Sendai virus has been presented (reviewed in reference 1), although in some cases this has been disputed (2, 3). The conclusion that the high-affinity binding of cholera toxin to the cell surface is mediated by the sialic acid-containing glycolipid ganglioside GM~ l is supported by a wide variety of experimental approaches, including the isolation of the cholera toxin-ganglioside GMI complex from the surface of Ganglioside nomenclature is according to L. Svennerholm, 1963, £ Neurochem. 10:613-623. several different cell types by immune precipitation (4-6). Because of this, cholera toxin has been widely used as a probe to investigate the levels and organization of ganglioside GM~ in membranes. Interestingly, binding of cholera toxin to lymphocytes leads to the subsequent redistribution of the toxinganglioside GM~ complex to one pole of the cell, the so-called capping phenomenon (7, 8). A similar response can be induced with anti-glycolipid antibodies (9). Capping of the toxin-ganglioside GMt complex is temperature dependent, requires energy, and is inhibited by cytochalasin B (7, 8). The results are analogous to those obtained in experiments on capping of surface Ig in lymphocytes (reviewed in reference 10). Two main models have been proposed to explain the capping of cell surface receptors. Bretscher (11) suggested that there was a directed flow of membrane lipids towards one pole of the cell, and that monomeric proteins could resist this flow by Brownian motion, whereas large cross-linked aggregates would he swept along to one pole of the cell. The alternative hypothesis proposes that the cross-linking of cell THE JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY • VOLUME 97 AUGUST 1983 447-454 © The Rockefeller University Press 0021-9525/83 /08 /0447/08 $1.00 447 on M arch 3, 2016 jcb.rress.org D ow nladed fom Published August 1, 1983


The application of liquid-crystal (LC) modulators to CO2 lasers1,2 is limited by the high absorption coefficient in the middle IR region for most LC materials. By the choice of LC components the absorption coefficient can be decreased to 15-20 cm−1 for λ = 9-11 μm. The processes in LG's with relatively high absorption coefficients under the influence of radiation pulses can be divided into "slow" (τ >> τpulse) and "fast" (τ <τpulse) The second group can change the dynamics of generation.


Purpose: To compare the survival of corneal grafts and the changes in endothelial cell density in penetrating keratoplasty using domestic or imported corneas. Methods: Medical records of 236 eyes of 211 patients who underwent penetrating keratoplasty from November 2004 to August 2011 in Seoul National University Hospital and were followedup at least 1 year were retrospectively reviewed. After excluding the patients who received the combined surgeries with other surgeries except cataract surgery, the eyes were divided into 2 groups depending on the origin of donor tissue resulting in a domestic cornea group (108 eyes) and an imported cornea group (128 eyes). Recipient demographics, preoperative diagnosis, donor age, death-to-preservation time, death-to-operation time and pre-and postoperative visual acuities were compared between the 2 groups. Kaplan-Meier survival and changes in endothelial cell density were analyzed at 3, 6 and 12 months and then every year. Results: The most common preoperative diagnoses were regraft and corneal opacity in the domestic and imported cornea groups, respectively, without statistical difference. Death-to-preservation time was 8.9 hours and 8.0 hours in the domestic and imported cornea groups, respectively, without statistical difference. However, death-to-operation time was longer in the imported cornea group (4.98 days) than in the domestic cornea group (2.18 days). There were no differences in pre- and postoperative visual acuities, decrease in annual changes in endothelial densities and survival up to 3 years between the 2 groups. In addition, the survival and decreased annual changes in endothelial densities were not different from each other in penetrating keratoplasty combined with cataract surgery or in penetrating keratoplasty for a corneal edema. Conclusions: Our study results suggest that clinical outcomes of the penetrating keratoplasty using imported corneas are comparable in efficacy when compared with the clinical outcomes using domestic corneas. J Korean Ophthalmol Soc 2015;56(5):672-679


The research presented in this paper proposes a novel gender classification approach using face image. The approach extracts features from grayscale face images through Infomax ICA and subsequently selects features using k-means clustering and classifies the clustered features employing PNN. All the experimental evaluations are done on cropped face images from FERET database using 280 faces for training and 120 different faces for testing. The approach, when features are not clustered gives maximum accuracy of 93.33%. However the proposed approach yields 95% accuracy through employing clustering on features, which is significant for gender classification using low resolution (118 × 97) face images.


One of the complications of diabetes is Diabetic Retinopathy. It occurs when high blood glucose damages the small retinal vessels which provide nutrients and oxygen to the retina. Initially, the diabetic retinopathy treatment results were recorded on the basis of Fundoscopic Exam. It is essential to have an automatic detection method for DR detection at an early stage to prevent severe vision loss. This paper provides a method for DR detection from retinal fundus image using the advanced machine learning techniques. Here we developed the screening system by performing classification using three different classifiers. The performance of proposed work has been tested by using MESSIDOR database. The input images are classified into three classes named Normal, NPDR and PDR. The original dataset has 1047 image, out of which 210 samples were used for testing. The proposed method achieves an accuracy of 74.28% using Decision tree classifier for multiclass classification and 82.85% on binary classification.


Changes in physiochemical properties and polyphenol activities of wine fermented with apples and Rosa rugosa Thun were investigated. To this end, four different mixing ratios of apple and R. rugosa, including R. rugosa:apple 2:1 (Apple 33), R. rugosa:apple 1:2 (Apple 67), R. rugosa:apple 1:5 (Apple 83), and apple alone (Apple 100), were prepared and fermented by Saccharomyces bayanus for 14 days at 24℃ with a further 14 days of post-fermentation at 20℃. The final ethanol content ranged from 8.2–10.2%, with no significant difference between the four groups after fermentation and post-fermentation. Final Brix, pH, and total acidity of the four samples ranged from 7.1–7.5 Brix, pH 3.85–4.07, and acidity 0.73–1.19%. As the proportion of R. rugosa increased, the anthocyanin content and color intensity of wine also increased, whereas the free amino acid concentration decreased.


The paper introduces the EPON network structure and protocol, and its key technologies, including uplink and downlink, ONU automatic discovery, DBA and other technology, gives an application example of EPON. Using the technology to construct the network, have some advantages: cost is relatively low, rate is high, expanded easily, the efficiency of match data business is high, so it become one of the main technology of access of fiber.


Kombucha is a kind of functional beverage in folk tradition with a long history. In this paper,the previous researches on kombucha are reviewed,such as microbial compositions in kombucha,fermentation conditions,metabolites analysis and antibacterial activities. Furthermore,the development and prospect of the kombucha are also discussed.


This paper proposes the use of convolutional spreading code-division multiple access (CS-CDMA) with Z-connectable complete complementary code. We present simple implementation structure based on fast Fourier transform (FFT) and discuss the trade-off relationship between its computational complexity and clipping resistance. Simulation results indicate that the proposed system can mitigate the demand for linear amplifier at the expenses of implementation complexity.


Abstract : The codebook presents the data employed by the Dimensionality of Nations project to define the behavioral dimensions of nation-dyads. These data are for: a selected sample of 182 dyads; the years 1950, 1955, 1960, 1963, and 1965; and 53 behavioral variables. Definitions, sources footnotes, units, and data codes are also given along with the data. (Author)


problems of the relationship between Ionia and the Black Sea colonies. Two more articles (P. Dupont, pp. 621–30, on the di¶usion of Milesian amphorae in the Black Sea, and K. Zimmermann, pp. 631–6, on the export of Archaic Milesian roof terracottas) deal with trading routes and the relation between mother city and colony. S.R. Tokhtasev's article on the adoption of the name of the seventh-century Cimmerian king Lygdamis by Carians and Greeks (pp. 607–12) stands alone in this context but is nevertheless instructive. The μfth and last part, 'Framing Topics', includes seven heterogeneous contributions. E. Akurgal pays homage to the achievements of Archaic Aeolian and Ionian culture (pp. 639–43). V. von Graeve presents a new chronology of seventh-century Milesian terracottas and pinakes with depictions of females in a local Subgeometric and Early Archaic as well as in a Cretan Daedalic style (pp. 645–68). W. Koenigs demonstrates the diversity and the experimental character of Archaic Ionian architecture (pp. 669–80). J. Latacz stresses the importance of Ionia for the development of Greek epic and lyric since the invention of the script in the eighth century B.C. He argues for an Ionian origin for Homer as well as for the literary genres of epic, elegy, distich, iambus and prose, and therefore calls Ionia the 'cradle' of Greek and European literature (pp. 681–700). E. Heitsch explains the beginning of Greek philosophy in Ionia with the impact of Eastern cultures, especially the Phoenician, Egyptian and Babylonian (pp. 701–12). The μnal two papers of Lemos and Cobet are mentioned above. Because of the long editing process some of the contributions were published earlier in other places or are now outdated. It is regrettable that there is no index. Nevertheless the book is a must for every reader and library interested in early Greeks in the East.


In this study, nano-SiO2 has been used as a high reactive pozzolan to develop the microstructure of the interfacial transition zone between the cement paste and the aggregate. Mechanical tests of blended cement-based concretes exposed that in addition of the pozzolanic reactivity of nano-SiO2 (chemical aspect), its particle grading (physical aspect) also revealed considerable influences on the blending effectiveness. It was concluded that the relative permeability reduction (relative to the control concrete made with plain cement) is higher for coarser nano-SiO2 after 90 days of moisture curing. However, finer nano-SiO2 particles showed better effects in early ages. These phenomena can be due to the free spacing between mixture particles that was associated with the global permeability of the blended cement-based concretes. This article presents the results of the effects of particle size ranges involved in nano-SiO2 blended Portland cement on the water permeability of concrete. It is revealed that the favorable results for coarser nano-SiO2 reflect enhanced particle packing formation accompanied by a reduction in porosity and particularly in particle spacing after 90 days.


Games user research (GUR) is centered on ensuring games deliver the experience that their designers intended. GUR researchers frequently make use of playtesting to evaluate games. This often requires watching back hours of video footage after the session to ensure that they did not miss anything important. Analytics have been used to help improve this process, providing visualizations of the underlying gameplay data. Yet, many of these game analytics tools provide static visualizations which do not accurately capture the dynamic aspects of modern video games. To address this problem, we have created Echo, a tool that uses gameplay data to reconstruct the original session with in-game assets, instead of abstracting them away. Echo has been designed to help bridge the gap between static gameplay data representation and video footage, with the goal of providing the best of both. A user study revealed that participants found Echo less frustrating to use compared to videos for gameplay analysis and also ranked it higher for efficiency, among others. It revealed that participants felt less cognitive load when using Echo as well. Qualitative results were also promising as participants employed several distinct workflows while using Echo. We received numerous suggestions for building upon the current state of the tool, including support for multiple viewports, live annotations, and visible gameplay metrics.


The termination on January 31, 1968, of the Trusteeship Agreement on Nauru has given rise to a complex situation with regard to Article 86(1) of the United Nations Charter which lays down the rules governing the composition of the Trusteeship Council.


What factors influence the choice of babies' sleep environments? What options do parents have in choosing unique sleep environments for their infants? Is there a relation between babies' sleep environments and subsequent sleep problems? Although these questions are not answered completely in this paper, a review of sleep-wake state physiology in human infants is combined with historical, crosscultural and evolutionary perspectives that provide some direction in understanding current practices and making informed recommendations for constructing optimal sleep environments for human infants.


Realizing the importance of entrepreneurship education in preparing students with opportunities and potentials to choose future careers as entrepreneurs, the Ministry of Education have shown their commitment towards its implementation. The entrepreneurship component was introduced in the living skills subject at the lower secondary school level. Based on this effort, a study is needed to evaluate the effect of this on students' choices of entrepreneurship as a career. About 1336 Form Four students were selected to participate in the study by using the multi-stage random sampling procedure. Findings indicated that students' aspirations are still low. Those who obtained high academic achievement in PMR examination have low entrepreneurial potential and vice versa. There is a significant difference between students' characteristics and potentials between those who choose to be self employed and those who choose working with others. As a whole, students' entrepreneurial attitudes and characteristics are moderately positive. Implications of the study are discussed in the paper to infuse the entrepreneurial spirit among secondary school students.


The research analyzes the contents and spatial distribution patterns of Cu,Pb,Zn,Cd,Cr in soil samples,which are collected from both sides of the road greenbelt at central district in Yangzhou city.The results indicated that the average contents of Pb,Cr,Cu,Zn and Cd are 2.69,0.86,3.16,3.60 and 45.02 times of soil background values respectively.The soil is seriously polluted by heavy metals and the elements Pb,Cr,Cu,Zn and Cd are distributed uneven in the investigated areas.The correlation analysis of five heavy metals by SPSS statistical software indicates that there are markedly significant positive correlations among w(Pb)—w(Zn),w(Pb)—w(Cd),w(Pb)—w(Cr),w(Pb)—w(Cu),w(Cu)—w(Cr),w(Zn)—w(Cd),w(Cd)—w(Cr),w(Cu)—w(Cd).The index of geography accumulation results show that Cd has reached severe pollution.


INTRODUCTION Flexor tendon injuries in the hand often produce scars that can form functionally limiting adhesions. Despite modern surgical approaches and aggressive rehabilitation protocols, tendon adhesions are still an unsolved problem for hand surgeons. Advancement of siRNA technology has led to development of antisense-oligonucleotides (ASO) that are resistant to in vivo degradation. TGF-β signaling regulates scarring in tendons. Thus, inhibition of specific molecules in this pathway may reduce scar and subsequent adhesion formation in healing tendons. In the previous study, deletion of Smad3, a downstream target of TGF-β signaling pathways, reduced adhesions after tendon repair in mice. The current study investigates local delivery effects of specific ASOs targeting Smad3, Tgfb1, and Ctgf on adhesion formation in a primary tendon repair animal model.


The consumption of meat, from various species of mammals, birds, fish, in various forms, may be found as main food in the nutritional regimen of the mediaeval population. In this paper, we aim to set some light on an important aspect regarding the food regimen of the Moldavian medieval population in regard to the meat consumption within the Moldavian cities. Along the Middle Ages, meat, besides cereals and vegetables, constituted one of the main foods of the inhabitants, being served by butchers, whose meat chairs (chopping trunks) or mesearnițe supplied with fresh, salted, or smoked meat a large part of the city population. The meat supply for the princely Court and for the army represented the duty of the sulger, great official/dignitary, who received money from the treasury in order to buy cattle and who distributed the meat to the princely kitchen, to the servants of the Court, and to the guests who came to the country. People also consumed meat-derived products, such as sheep and goat pastrami, Oriental foods prepared towards the end of the Middle Ages by the pastrami makers of Iași.


In a large series of patients who have abused a variety of commercially available "amphetamine-like" agents as well as "street drugs" with CNS stimulant activity, the specific lytic effects of propranolol (Inderal) were utilized to reverse the dangerous hyperkinetic cardiovascular and frightening CNS phenomena noted in these non-comatose individuals. Presented here is a logical and clinically proven mode of therapy by which the authors have consistently, successfully, and safely managed such patients in "adrenergic crisis" by judicious titration of electrolytes, propranolol, and diazepam.


Contrastive learning has been applied to graph collaborative filtering in recent years as a support task to boost efficiency. The majority of these approaches ignore global differences in favor of local variations among subgraphs. Additionally, different data augmentation strategies need to be developed for various datasets. Further, similarity metrics based on vector inner products might obscure sample-to-sample structural variations. To achieve this, we propose a method that adaptively samples subgraphs first, then uses a Wasserstein-based subgraph similarity measure to capture subgraph overall differences. To be more precise, we sample subgraph nodes from close to far, create subgraph edges using a similarity measure, and then build a contrastive loss based on Wasserstein distance to capture the distinction between pairs. Through extensive experimentation, we show the proposed method to be effective.


The polyester/nylon 6 hollow segmented pie bicomponent spunbond hydro-entangled microfiber nonwoven (PET/PA6 HSBSYMNW) was prepared and used as a leather base to produce microfiber synthetic leather for apparel. The structure and properties of PET/PA6 HSBSYMNW were investigated. SEM analysis indicated the fiber diameter size was between 2.2∼5.5 μm. Its performance met the demand of nonwoven textiles for synthetic leather. The obtained microfiber synthetic leather was arranged in a four-layer configuration, and its air permeability, water vapor transmission rate (WVT), thermal insulation, and hand properties were better than commercial garment synthetic leathers with different leather bases. The method achieved a more environmentally-friendly and high-performance preparation of microfiber synthetic leather used for apparel.


The uptake of 14C-labeled organic compounds has been used by many workers to study heterotrophic microorganisms in natural waters. However, if flux rates of organic compounds are to be measured, the loss of 14CO2 during incubation becomes an important source of error. A method is proposed in which the experiment is run in a closed system and the 14CO2 collected after killing and acidification. Phenethylamine on chromatographic paper is the absorbing agent and the paper is counted by liquid scintillation. Studies of 19 compounds from pond water showed that 60% (aspartic acid) to 8% (arginine) of the labeled material entering the microorganisms was respired.


Achieving convergence between American and European competition law approaches to the assessment of single firm conduct (SFC) would reduce costly business uncertainty and promote beneficial commercial activity. In 2009, the European Commission issued formal guidance on its analysis of SFC; a 2008 Justice Department Report on SFC was critiqued by the Federal Trade Commission and withdrawn in 2009. Although withdrawal of the Justice Department Report may have narrowed the perceived gap between American and European SFC policy (and reduced potential tensions between Justice Department and FTC approaches), it has not fully eliminated it. Steps that might be taken to bridge this gap include framing bilateral discussion in commonly accepted economic terms; working toward a common understanding of balancing tests; seeking to establish consensus approaches to particular practices; analyzing the centrality to the competitive process of conduct under scrutiny; taking into account the most recent findings from economic research; and cooperating in investigations. Although not a panacea, these and similar approaches should lead to greater consistency between U.S. and European enforcement policy and thereby promote welfare.


This paper addresses issues related to the process of restructuring of the Bulgarian economy during the transition period. The analysis, based on the use of input-output tables, reveals various aspects of economic activity in their interconnection. As the economy evolves over time the structure of output changes, reflecting both the changing pattern of demand and advances in technology. Shifts in production in turn influence employment and wages and therefore have important implications for economic policy. The assessment of the impact of the structural changes on economic development is particularly relevant to the case of Bulgaria as the country has recently come out of deep recession, combined with high inflation and interest rate volatility. A new stabilisation programme was introduced in the middle of 1997, the cornerstone of which was the currency board arrangement. A number of measures in the area of trade and price liberalisation were undertaken. Though some adjustment has already taken place, the major restructuring of the economy is still to come as a result of the anticipated large-scale privatisation and liquidation of non-viable enterprises.


The polyphosphoric ester melamine intumescent flame retardant was synthesized in the presence of polyphosphoric acid,pentaerythritol and melamine.The influence factors on the preparation of the flame retardant,such as reaction temperature,composition of components,the reaction time and solvent were investigated.The experimental results showed that the optimal temperature was the refluxing temperature,the optimal reaction time was 8 h,and the optimal mole ratio of three materials was n(polyphosphoric acid)∶n(pentaerythritol)∶n(melamine) = 3∶1∶(2~3).The prepared flame retardant was characterized by FTIR,TG and DSC.The thermal properties of flame retardant epoxy resin was also investigated.


Numerical simulation of the lagoonal currents and virtual particles advection was conducted in order to estimate the characteristics of the water pollution in the lagoon of Funafuti Atoll, Tuvalu. Comparison of the calculated current velocity and water surface elevation and the observed data showed good agreement. The calculated lagoonal currents showed that surface currents were driven by wind. On the reef-flat, the currents were formed by combined influences with wind and tide. Numerical simulation of virtual particles advection indicated that the particles which were installed in the nearshore of Fongafare Island were transported to the west-side of the atoll through a year. In the non-trade-wind season, the high retention of installed particles was calculated in the lagoon.


We consider the ground state of a harmonically trapped Bose-Einstein condensate within the Gross-Pitaevskii theory including the effective-range corrections for a two-body zero-range potential. The resulting nonlinear Schroedinger equation is solved analytically in the Thomas-Fermi approximation neglecting the kinetic-energy term. We present results for the chemical potential and the condensate profiles, discuss boundary conditions, and compare to the usual Thomas-Fermi approach. We discuss several ways to increase the influence of effective-range corrections in experiment with magnetically tunable interactions. The level of tuning required could be inside experimental reach in the near future.


We introduced the concept of block directed edge cover diagonal quasi dominant matrix,obtained a new nonsingularity criteria for matrices and distribution theorem on eigenvalues of matrix.


The effect of suction cycles and suction gradients on a hard clay is investigated. The cylindrical samples of the hard clay are prepared to carry out the hydration and dehydration tests with different suction gradient and suction cycles. The results show that the suction gradient has little effect on the suction-water content relation, while the suction cycle has great effect on it, particularly the first cycle of hydration and dehydration. The apparent moisture diffusion coefficient of the hard clay has been identified by the use of a two-dimensional diffusion model. The moisture diffusion coefficient varies between 4.10−11 m2/s and 2.10−10 m2/s and it decreases during dehydration while the relative humidity is less than 85%. The results also show that the suction cycles play little effect on the moisture diffusion coefficient.


In 1931 a committee composed of a number of associate superintendents and principals was appointed to consider the problems of articulation and integration in the public schools of the city of New York. The recently published report of the committee carries the recommendation that grade standards be abolished and that pupils in the elementary and junior high schools be promoted on the basis of school attendance and chronological age. The following statement with respect to the committee's recommendations is quoted from a recent issue of the New York Sun.


For about 500 million years the cephalopods have been among the most successful of marine animals. Their evolution depended on the development of buoyant chambered shells, and the lives and behaviour of modem forms are also largely dependent on the particular solutions to the problem of buoyancy adopted. There are striking similarities on the ways in which the shells of Nautilus, Spirula and Sepia are formed and used. These similarities, together with comparisons of the gross and fine structures of modem and fossil shells, give a firm base on which hypotheses about the lives of the fossil nautiloids, ammonoids and belemnoids can be made. Although many modem squid are active and swim continuously to remain in mid-water, a very large number of oceanic squid have replaced the buoyant shells of the fossil cephalopods by tissues containing large amounts of ammonium. These 'ammoniacal' squid, although they are not readily caught in mid-water nets, are extremely numerous for they form the principal food of the approximately 1¼ million sperm whales still living in the oceans of the world.


We study a system ℳ of microdifferential (=pseudodifferential) equations. We assume that the characteristic varietyV of ℳ takes the formV=V1∪V2; hereV1andV2are regular involutory submanifolds and intersect normally, andV1∩V2is non-involutory and 1-codimensional both inV1and inV2. We also assume that ℳ has regular singularities alongV. Then we give a canonical form of ℳ in the complex domain. This enables us to investigate the branching of supports of microfunction solutions of ℳ when ℳ is hyperbolic.


The authors discuss: 1. Three scenarios that represent different situations for collaboration, 2. A framework that can be used to describe collaborative tools and, 3. Some concerns, issues, and holes we found.


By applying the seamless data interface between SolidWorks and ADAMS, the model of the internal combustion compressor was imported. The internal combustion compressor virtual prototype model was established, the kinematics and dynamics analysis were completed, and the dynamic load on crankshaft was given. After we use finite element analysis software ANSYS, the modal analysis of crankshaft were accomplished, the modes of vibration and response frequency in the first five orders were obtained. The mixed body dynamics model was established, and the crankshaft force curves under the rigid body and flexible body morphology were obtained.


In order to establish in vitro evaluation of the sensitization of human skin, we attempted to make a three-dimen sional human skin model consisting of three different cells, dendritic cells, keratinocytes and fibroblasts. The via bility of the cells in the human skin model was observed after staining with hematoxylin and eosin. After 1114-day incubation (horny layer was initially observed), the three-dimensional human skin model was used for ex periments. Due to 2,4-dinitrochlorobenzene (DNCB) under a non-cytotoxic dose, the keratinocytes and dendritic cells in the human skin model significantly induced IL-4 release into the incubating medium and dendritic cells in duced CD86 expression. On the other hand, with sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS; non-sensitizer), the keratinocytes and dendritic cells did not significantly induce IL-4 release and the dendritic cells did not induce CD86 expression. The results suggested that this three-dimensional human skin model with dendritic cells could be applied as an al ternative to animal testing of immune-sensitizing compounds.


Quantitative RT-PCR (RQ-PCR) is an essential test for BCR-ABL transcripts monitoring in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) treated with tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI), to guide therapy and for monitoring after a discontinuation attempt in patients with deep molecular response. RT-PCR (RQ-PCR) is currently not reimbursed by the public health system in Brazil.
 Aims: To assess the proportion of CML patients treated with first-line imatinib eligible for discontinuation, and to calculate the financial impact resulting from IM discontinuation.
 Methods: Between January 2010 and December 2011, 151 consecutive cases of chronic phase myeloid leukemia treated with Glivec first-line therapy were evaluated. Between June and December 2013 there was a switch in treatment from Glivec to generic IM. Cases that exhibited stable MR4.5 for 2 years with first-line IM were selected for the study. Cases which switched treatment to second-generation inhibitors and patients older than 75 years of age were excluded from the study. The methodology used was a pharmacoeconomic cost-utility analysis. Glivec monthly cost has been estimated at U$ 3,257.54 and the generic IM U$ 365.48, while the unitary value for the PCR test was U$ 117.49. In order to calculate the period of IM consumption, the median age of the patients and the life expectancy data released in 2015 by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) of 75 years was considered. In the first analysis, the life expectancy for the sample group, and the total cost of treatment (cost of Glivec, generic IM and four annual RQ-PCR tests for each patient) were calculated. The second analysis consisted of a hypothetical calculation of costs under the scenario where the study group is therapy-free (estimating that the survival rate under discontinued therapy was similar to data available in the literature, with discontinuation success of 50% in this group) with molecular monitoring by PCR monthly in the first year, bimestrial in the second year and every three months from the third year on.
 Results: One hundred fifty-one cases were analyzed, with a median age at diagnosis of 45. From those, 56 (37%) patients achieved stable MR4.5 with a median time to achieve MR4.5 of 71 months. The median duration of follow-up was 8 (0-10) years. In the last follow-up, 108 patients were still in treatment, 10% (11/108) with Glivec, 90% (97/108) on generic IM. Patients excluded from the analysis: 4 cases aged more than 75 years; 13 that switched therapy to another TKI and one during the bone marrow transplant period. Finally, 38/56 (25%) patients who obtained MR4.5 with IM were eligible for analysis.
 Analysis 1: Total treatment cost for the 38 eligible cases, if the individuals sustained continuous use of IM, considering the life expectancy of 75 years. The calculations resulted in an average of 29 years of treatment, with an estimated cost of U$ 9,363,866.00.
 Analysis 2: The cost after discontinuation of generic IM, estimating that 50% of patients would resume the treatment. Nineteen cases were analyzed. The costs related to the monthly PCR exam in year 1, bimestrial exam in year 2 and trimester in year 3, until the patient reaches 75 years of age, have been calculated, with a total cost of U$ 7,823.515.
 Conclusions: The economy resulting from the discontinuation of treatment (US$1.540.340,00) by 19 patients could support 219 patients tests over 29 years, or 12.110 tests each year. This data is relevant, providing that RQ-PCR is essential for the appropriate management of CML and to allow safe discontinuation of the therapy in eligible patients. Such results may help to change the current health policies concerning RQ-PCR tests reimbursement for CML management and future attempting of TFR in Brazil.

 Centrone: Novartis: Honoraria; Janssen: Honoraria. Magalhaes:Novartis: Honoraria. Pagnano:Pint Pharma: Consultancy; Abbvie: Consultancy; Sandoz: Consultancy.


The classification system of headaches is one of the oldest in medicine, and includes a hugeamount of types and causes. The International Headache Society has listed two broad categoriesfor headache disorders: primary headache disorders, which lack a clear underlying causativepathology, and secondary headache disorders, that have a known cause. This is an overviewaddressed to general practitioners to help making a first-line headache diagnosis basing on themost common types of headache listed in the 2013 International Classification of Headachedisorder 3rd edition (beta version). Although headache diagnosis and treatment have madesubstantial gains in the last decade, the disease is still underdiagnosed and undertreated:improvements in several areas are required, especially in General Medicine.


The Casa del Dean was the residence of the sixteenth-century dean of the cathedral in Puebla de los Angeles, the second largest city of colonial New Spain. Despite its enormous historical and artis...


The business circle is formed by the customers' behavior to choose shops.The common models of analyzing the attraction of retailing business circle,Reilly's law and Hotelling model,define the area of a business circle according to the shop size and the distance that a customer would cover to a shop,supposing that all the retailed goods are homogeneous and at the same price.It is analyzed the retailing attraction considering the price in this paper.


Abstract:This article explores popular cultural themes of masculinity and mobility in the context of postracial and "end of men" discourses. Our attention is focused on sites of everyday culture, taking note of the tropes by which white male authority is fantastically recuperated through culinary entertainment. We read films such as Chef (Jon Favreau, 2014) and television reality series such as Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (Food Network, 2007–present) as sites of a reterritorialization of white masculinity, exploring the nostalgic resonance of the road trip and fantasies of mobility and plenty in a sociocultural context of privation and inequality.


Human factors in the control and programming of robots and electric appliances are addressed in this paper. Systems and control techniques for the enhancement of human-machine communication as well as learning and adaptation to human needs are described with exemplary case studies. First, fundamental issues and methodologies, as well as historical perspective of relevant fields, are summarized, and two case studies are then discussed. One is user-adaptable control of air conditioners, a new type of adaptive control that allows an air conditioner to learn the thermal preference of the user. The other is a user-friendly programming method for advanced robot control. A task-level adaptive control system is developed by acquiring control skills by direct communication with human experts


Objective To study the association between polymorphism of IRF5 gene and clinical features of systemic lupus erythematosus(SLE)in Chinese Han population.Methods The genotyping analyses of the SNP were conducted using Illumina Human 610-Quad BeadChips and Sequenom MassArray system in 4 199 cases and 8 255 controls.The present study selected genotype data of the SNP rs4728142 within IRF gene,and then classified the cases according to clinical phenotype.The association analyses were performed by SPSS13.0.Results Phenotype case-only analyses identified that the allele frequencies of rs4728142 had no significant difference with all phenotypes(P0.05).Subphenotype-controls analyses showed that there were significantly different between most subphenotypes and health controls,except for serositis(P=0.05).Conclusion The result indicates that the SNP rs4728142 within IRF5 is associated with SLE in Chinese Han population,but it's not associated with the clinical features of SLE.


Garcinia mangostana L. is a fruit-producing plant and is widely used as an ingredient in traditional medicine. This study aims to explain the relationship between the utilization and bioactivity of G. mangostana. The writing of this article is based on a literature review on scientific articles published online using the keywords G. mangostana, uses of G. mangostana, and bioactivities of G. mangostana. The literature obtained was synthesized so that it could explain the benefits and bioactivity of G. mangostana. Local people in Southeast Asia have been used G. mangostana as a traditional medicine for the treatment of abdominal pain, diarrhea, dysentery, infected wounds, pus, and chronic ulcers. The results showed that G. mangostana has bioactivity as anti-microbial, antioxidant, anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, and anti-diabetes Mellitus. The bioactivity of G. mangostana is related to the content of its secondary metabolites. α-mangostin has antibacterial activity. Xanthones are chemical compounds that have pharmacological properties as anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, and antimicrobial properties. The bioactivity of G. mangostana as an anti-microbial is the potential to be developed as a natural food coloring agent as well as a natural


Modern research increasingly relies on network accessible data, execution, security, and information access digital services. These services often provide web based user interfaces and Application Programming Interfaces (APIs). By invoking APIs software developers can create increasingly advanced research enhancing digital services. For example, researchers can access Science Gateways and Portals using a web browser to do analysis, simulations, machine learning, and visualizations that seamlessly combines gateway functionality with remote API accessible digital services. XSEDE's Mission is to "Substantially enhance the productivity of a growing community of scholars, researchers, and engineers through access to advanced digital services that support open research; and coordinate and add significant value to the leading cyberinfrastructure resources funded by the NSF and other agencies.". The XSEDE Cyberinfrastructure Integration (XCI) team's mission is to "integrate, adapt, and disseminate software tools and related services across the national CI community… and to enable the creation of an integrated national cyberinfrastructure." XCI introduces two new secure XSEDE information access APIs and propose that the OAuth 2.0 API security they use can accelerate development of powerful research enhancing digital services by breaking down services-to-service interactions barriers.


For patients with inoperable esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC), prognosis on conventional chemotherapy (CTX) remains poor. In 2021, the FDA approved two αPD-1 immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) for addition to fluoropyrimidine/platinum-containing CTX in this first-line setting. As ICI+CTX enters the clinic, understanding ICI responses and predicting which patients will benefit from ICI addition are key challenges. To address these challenges, we assessed clinical and molecular profiles from the experimental LUD2015-005 trial (NCT02735239, EudraCT 2015-005298-19). Treatment consisted of an initial four-week ICI-only window with durvalumab (αPD-L1) with or without a single dose of tremelimumab (αCTLA-4), followed by 6 cycles of ICI+CTX (CapOx). 38 inoperable patients received treatment (35 EAC; 3 ESCC); median overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) were 13.4 and 9.3 months, respectively. All patients reported at least one treatment emergent adverse event (TEAE), with 29 (76.3%) reporting grade 3 or higher TEAEs. EAC patients with available samples (n = 33) were taken forward for biomarker analysis, using tumor and adjacent normal biopsies collected at pre-treatment (PreTx), after four weeks of ICI-only (ICI-4W), and at the end of ICI+CTX (PostTx).
 Transcriptomic comparison of paired PreTx and ICI-4W EAC biopsies (n = 28) revealed ICI-induced upregulation of a novel T-cell inflammation signature (termed INCITE). Stronger INCITE upregulation correlated with greater tumor shrinkage during the ICI-only window, and tumors with minimal INCITE upregulation showed markers of ICI resistance, including Innate PD-1 Resistance (IPRES). Despite correlation with ICI-only responses, INCITE changes were not associated with overall ICI+CTX outcomes.
 To find predictive biomarkers of ICI+CTX outcomes, we conducted comprehensive genomic and transcriptomic profiling of PreTx EAC biopsies (n = 33). First, we generated a novel 65,000 cell scRNA-seq dataset and designed a deconvolution workflow to resolve tumor cell composition. Unexpectedly, monocyte composition was strongly linked with greater overall survival (OS) (HR: 0.40 [0.23-0.69]; p = 0.001; FDR = 0.047). Coding tumor mutational burden (TMB) was also associated with improved OS (HR: 0.50 [0.28-0.89]; p = 0.019). Multivariate modelling suggested monocyte composition and TMB were independent and complementary predictors of outcomes. Neither factor was associated with outcomes in a TCGA cohort of EAC patients not treated with ICI, suggesting these biomarkers may be specific to ICI or ICI+CTX.
 Our findings suggest monocyte composition and TMB may identify EAC patients likely to benefit from ICI+CTX. INCITE upregulation may also serve as a useful monitor of ICI efficacy. These timely findings further our understanding of ICI response and resistance and may help inform patient selection for ICI+CTX.
 Citation Format: Thomas M. Carroll, Joseph A. Chadwick, Richard P. Owen, Michael J. White, Joseph Kaplinsky, Iliana Peneva, Anna Frangou, Jaeho Chang, Phil F. Xie, Andrew Roth, Bob Amess, Hantao Lou, Katy J. McCann, Georgina Berridge, Roman Fischer, Chansavath Phetsouphanh, Ayo O. Omiyale, Brittany-Amber Jacobs, David Ahern, Simon R. Lord, Stewart Norris-Bulpitt, Sam T. Dobbie, Lucinda Griffiths, Kristen Aufiero Ramirez, Toni Ricciardi, Mary J. Macri, Aileen Ryan, Ralph R. Venhaus, Benoit J. Van den Eynde, Ioannis Karydis, Benedikt M. Kessler, Benjamin Schuster-Böckler, Mark R. Middleton, Xin Lu. Comprehensive molecular profiling to predict first-line immunochemotherapy outcomes in inoperable esophageal adenocarcinoma [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2022; 2022 Apr 8-13. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2022;82(12_Suppl):Abstract nr 1247.


To solve the problem that the countermeasure effectiveness of submarine defending against the torpedo can only be analyzed qualitatively and not quantitatively,the quantitative models for analyzing the countermeasure effectiveness of anti-torpedo solution is proposed,including the model of submarine evasion,the model of noise jammer,the model of acoustical decoy,and the model of torpedo search and attack.Monte-Carlo simulations show that,the model is capable to evaluate the countermeasure effectiveness of anti-torpedo solution of submarine quantitatively and is consistent with the qualitative analysis result.


Photographic methods of analyzing vehicles and scenes for the purpose of accident reconstruction have been well researched and documented. Photogrammetric analysis has appeared in various forms and levels of complexity over the years. Mathematical relationships have been researched and presented depicting the methods and bases of these techniques. This paper will present some new tools and methodologies in the process of photographic analysis. The PhotoModeler program will be utilized to demonstrate applications of digital photogrammetry in the field of accident reconstruction. Several different methodologies, including single and multiple photograph projects using calibrated and inverse cameras, will be evaluated and demonstrated. Additionally, comparisons to traditional methods of measurements will be presented. It will be demonstrated that the use of digital photogrammetry has advanced the science of accident reconstruction by employing computer and digital technology to achieve greater efficiency and improved accuracy.© 2005 ASME


Despite the considerable recent expansion in the study of the physiological effects of hypothermia during the past two decades, beginning with Fay's1 application of generalized hypothermia for therapeutic purposes, we are still without exact knowledge concerning either the mean lethal temperature or the exact nature of death in accidental exposure either to cold water or very cold air. Reasonably exact information is available only for the anesthetized dog subjected to cold-water immersion. The paucity of data on man is not due to lack of material upon which measurements could be made so much as to the fact that the appropriate thermometer was not in the hands of


This thesis argues that the crimes of the NSU in Germany and Anders Behring Breivik in Norway have revealed deficiencies of the EU's counter terrorism policy and strategies to conquer racism, fascism and any kind of hate crime motivated by a certain ideology. It intends to evaluate the current EU security policies and detect loopholes and barriers which are currently blocking further developments and improvements.
Already existing institutions and policies are described along with the correspondent articles from the Lisbon treaty, and compared to the policies actually utilized to solve the problems of hate crime, racism and the rise of the right wing political parties in EU Member States. Is is not a moral approach dealing with the question of how far does freedom of speech reach and when does public harassment and crime begin, but rather sets as a basis that any crime and harassment, coming from a large group or a small group and dealing with violent expression of a certain ideology, is considered an issue the European Citizens, regardless of sex, race religion or country of origin, have the right to be protected from, as stated in the Charta of Fundamental Human Rights in the EU.
On the basis of the fundamental human rights, loopholes and problems that need to be addressed are identified in this paper. The thesis argues that there are various incentives for underestimating the threat on the national level, empirical cases of failure to prevent terrorism on the national level, differing opinions on legal interpretations which all together calls for a stronger EU-level counter-terrorism competences and a clear EU-level definition of terrorism which encompasses the recent right wing terrorist attacks of Anders Breivik in Norway and the NSU in Germany.


Decisions ranging from those affecting the world to trivial day‐to‐day experiences involve choices among alternative images for the future. Usually images of the future are formed by perceived patterns of past behaviour. In essence, we attempt to perceive patterns in the records of the past, and improvement in these records will improve our view of the future. This type of thinking has been referred to as the "deductive spiral", where records form the basis for all theory. We build theory or learning by gaining insights and improving on the data or records of the past.


Question and answers systems are foundation for building intelligent information retrieval systems but, current server of these show that limited effort has been in building Punjabi Question Answer systems. This paper is an attempt to overcome this limitation. The research work is based on a concept taken from physics: Point of Gravity. In this approach the question and answer text are processed to extract numerical features so as to determine Point of Gravity. Matching Gravity Score values are computed for finding answer against a question query. Series of random evaluation sample sets show a high degree of overall system accuracy (above 91%) for each question type in terms of precision and recall. Individually the evaluation of each question type also shows not less than 91% accuracy in terms of precision.


Background: In a rapidly changing and increasingly interconnected world, the issue of mental health and well-being among adolescents is one of the important research topics. However, there have bee ...


Objective
To investigate the role of yellow fluorescein-guided technique in the operation of intracranial malignant tumors.

Methods
From March 2014 to July 2014, the clinical data of 21 patients with intracranial malignant tumor diagnosed before procedure at the Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University were analyzed retrospectively. The tumors of 21 patients were resected using the PENTERO 900 fluorescence microscope equipped with YELLOW 560 nm filter during procedure. According to intraoperative fluorescence staining of the tumors, the tumor borders were identified, and the tumors were removed with ultrasound technique.

Results
No contrast agent-related adverse events occurred in 21 patients during procedure. Nineteen patients had fluorescent development during procedure, no yellow fluorescent staining or weak fluorescent staining of tumors in 2 cases was observed. Postoperative pathological diagnosis: 13 patients had glioblastoma, 4 had anaplastic astrocytoma, 2 had anaplastic oligodendroglioma, 1 had glial sarcoma and 1 had metastases complicated with anaplastic astrocytoma.

Conclusion
For intracranial malignant tumors, yellow fluorescence-guided technique is contribute to identifying tumor borders and improves the safety and effectiveness of the operation.

Key words:
Brain neoplasms; Fluorescein; Microsurgery; Assistive technology


This paper describes a project to examine the consistency of criteria that magistrates use to refer defendants for a psychiatric report. Observations were made in a Magistrates' Court by the two authors, independently, on cases which were treated summarily that day. In this way 100 cases were studied. The observers used the criteria which had been described in previous literature as being used by magistrates to refer cases. It was found that there was no consistent use of criteria and the referrals often appeared to be idiosyncratic—some of the reasons for this are discussed.


In this short article we present the position of the Cathars (religious movement with gnostic and dualistic elements) about The Virgin Mary. The heretics were very divided in their opinions about this problem, presenting a large diversity of theological positions.


According to its special chemical constituents,Donghu mineral water in Shenzhen City is termed as Sr-Zn-H_2SiO_3-CO_2 mineral water, rarely found in nature.Faults and metamorphism in this area are determined as main controlling factors for the forming of this special mineral water on the basis of comprehensive analysis of the geological environment,hydrogeological conditions, and its hydrogeochemistry.The special constituents of the groundwater originate from rocks through which it flows during geological processes,while CO_2 is derived from the metamorphism of carbonate rocks in depth.Furthermore, the groundwater high in CO_2 causes other elements to be dissolved from rocks and to be accumulated in the water.This study shows that the soluble silicon of mineral water mainly comes from quartz dissolution caused by the thermal water after active magmatic period,Sr from orthoclase and anorthite,and Zn from magma solution and other ferric magnesium silicate minerals,for example,biotite,hornblende and picrite.Now,the aquifer of the mineral water is well protected in its relatively closed geological environment.


As the feature sizes of integrated circuits decreasing, single event transient (SET) in combinational circuits can not been ignored any longer. In this paper, a novel fault-secure scheme for memory has been proposed by studying the structural features of Euclidean Geometry-Low Density Parity Check (EG-LDPC) codes. The proposed fault-secure scheme can tolerate transient faults both in the storage cell and in the encoder and decoder, using the parallel majority decoding and the feedback loop structure. In order to improve the decoding speed, an algorithm is presented, which can reduce the majority decoding of EG-LDPC codes into two steps. Furthermore, the proposed scheme can suit ordinary data width (e.g., 2n bits) in memory. Finally, the correcting capability and the reliability of the proposed scheme are analyzed. The experiment results reveal that the Mean Time to Failure (MTTF) of the proposed scheme is 419%, 104% and 118% compared with that of Hamming code, Matrix code and Reed-Muller code, respectively.