Subaxial cervical spine injuries are common and encompass a spectrum of injuries ranging from a minor ligamentous sprain to fracture dislocation with spinal cord injury. These injuries are often missed in the initial evaluation, and a high index of suspicion is needed to evaluate and diagnose these injuries, which otherwise could lead to spinal cord injury. Computed tomography scans are the gold standard in the evaluation of fractures as plain radiographs have limited sensitivity. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is necessary to identify injury to the disco-ligamentous complex and to assess cord injury. The principles of the treatment of cervical spine injuries include early immobilization to prevent secondary neurological injury, achieving alignment by reduction and stabilization of the unstable injured segment and decompression of the cord in the presence of cord injury. Owing to a broad spectrum of injuries, there is no unified approach, and the management plan depends on the morphology of injury, the extent of structures damaged, and the presence of neurological impairment. Various classifications grade and help assess the severity of the injury. Minor injuries are conservatively managed with cervical orthoses, and unstable injuries require stabilization either anterior, posterior, or combined approaches, depending on the injury morphology. Controversy exists over the safety of closed reduction in facetal subluxations, need for pre-reduction MRI, and the ideal approach for each injury. This review presents the current evidence and guidelines on the management of subaxial cervical spine injuries.


Jewish thinkers have long sought to dignify their projects by claiming Spinoza as a progenitor. In recent years, scholars have revived Spinoza's critique of theocracy as a counter to Judaism's supposed "antipolitical" tendencies. In this article, I contest lineages that trace admonitions against theocratic "antipolitics" back to Spinoza. When accounting for the resilience of the Hebrew theocracy, Spinoza accords political standing to communities organized on principles other than absolute sovereignty, and he evaluates them in political terms. With this interpretation, I challenge the political conclusions that scholars of Jewish thought have derived from Spinoza. Specifically, I demonstrate that the embrace of sovereignty as a precondition for agency is neither the only political conclusion that one can draw from the critique of theocracy, nor is it the most compelling conclusion for scholars of Jewish politics. I claim an alternative Spinozist legacy to reinvigorate debate about sovereignty's importance for Jewish political agency.


This report documents the methods and results of the second wave of data collection for the I-394 MnPASS Evaluation Attitudinal Panel Survey. The Wave 2 survey, conducted during November and December 2005, occurred one year subsequent to the first wave and about six months into the implementation of the I-394 MnPASS Express Lane project. Data were collected through 950 interviews to evaluate the attitudinal and behavioral impacts of allowing solo drivers to pay to use carpool lanes. Overall approval and satisfaction with the I-394 MnPASS Express Lane project is strong and broad. Six out of ten believed that allowing single drivers to use carpool lanes by paying a toll was a good idea. Support was almost as strong among lower income households as it was among higher income households. Satisfaction among users with MnPASS operations, subscription elements, and communications is high – whether users are paying (SOVs) or not (carpoolers and bus riders). Almost nine out of ten reported having no problems with merging into the tolled lanes. Finally, most users felt that paying the MnPASS toll to avoid congestion was a good value.


(provided he is himself in a position to emanate influence) is a difficult task, because the presence or absence of influence is, like all matters of history, not verifiable through experiment. Faced with the evidence of what has happened, we will never know what might have happened if some elements contributing to the actual result of the process had been different. Although it may appear obvious that certain phases in a composer's growth were caused by influences to which he was exposed, we can never be sure whether he would not have turned in the same direction without those circumstances.


This paper uses graphical methods to illustrate and compare the coverage properties of a number of methods for calculating confidence intervals for the difference between two independent binomial proportions. We investigate both small‐sample and large‐sample properties of both two‐sided and one‐sided coverage, with an emphasis on asymptotic methods. In terms of aligning the smoothed coverage probability surface with the nominal confidence level, we find that the score‐based methods on the whole have the best two‐sided coverage, although they have slight deficiencies for confidence levels of 90% or lower. For an easily taught, hand‐calculated method, the Brown‐Li 'Jeffreys' method appears to perform reasonably well, and in most situations, it has better one‐sided coverage than the widely recommended alternatives. In general, we find that the one‐sided properties of many of the available methods are surprisingly poor. In fact, almost none of the existing asymptotic methods achieve equal coverage on both sides of the interval, even with large sample sizes, and consequently if used as a non‐inferiority test, the type I error rate (which is equal to the one‐sided non‐coverage probability) can be inflated. The only exception is the Gart‐Nam 'skewness‐corrected' method, which we express using modified notation in order to include a bias correction for improved small‐sample performance, and an optional continuity correction for those seeking more conservative coverage. Using a weighted average of two complementary methods, we also define a new hybrid method that almost matches the performance of the Gart‐Nam interval. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


Abstract Chlorophyll meter leaf readings were compared to grain yield, leaf N concentration and soil NH4‐N plus NO3‐N levels from N rate studies for dryland winter wheat Soil N tests and wheat leaf N concentrations have been taken in the spring at the late tillering stage (Feekes 5) to document a crop N deficiency and to make fertilizer N recommendations. The chlorophyll meter offers another possible technique to estimate crop N status and determine the need for additional N fertilizer. Results with the chlorophyll meter indicate a positive association between chlorophyll meter readings and grain yield, leaf N concentration and soil NH4‐N plus NO3‐N. Additional tests are needed to evaluate other factors such as differences among locations, cultivars, soil moisture and profile N status.


The aim of this paper is to analyze both stator current and output torque spectra of a three-phase squirrel-cage induction machine in a hoisting winch system in order to show how they are influenced by a planetary gearbox behavior with different loads and speeds in both motoring and braking modes. In this paper, the effect of the planetary gearbox behavior is observed in the stator current and output torque by using the spectral signature which is produced by the torsional vibrations induced by the mechanics in healthy and faulty operations. It has been observed that the frequency components of the planetary gearbox in the stator current and torque frequencies can be damped by increasing the load level for both motoring and braking modes.


Gastrointestinal (GI) parasitism in animals is one of the major problems in India causing emaciation, anaemia, oedema, weakness, diarrhoea and death. Present study was designed to generate prevalence data on GI parasitism of goats in 25 different districts comprising 6 climatic zones of Assam, India. During 24 months study period, out of 2202 faecal samples examined, 1240 were found to be positive for gastrointestinal parasites (prevalence 56.31%) and the highest prevalence recorded was 88.99% in Goalpara district and lowest 13.89% in Dima Hasao district. According to breed, highest prevalence was recorded in Beetal (65.76%) followed by Sirohi (56.16%) and Assam Hill Goat (54.95%). Age wise prevalence percentage of G.I Parasites of Goats in Assam revealed 79.19% in adults and 26.54% in kids. Sex wise prevalence indicated the females were more infected i.e. 71.02%, followed the males (30.16%). Several species of gastrointestinal parasites were recorded on microscopic examination of faecal samples and culture viz. nematodes Haemonchus contortus, Oesophagostomum sp., Strongyloides papillosus, Trichostrongylus sp., Bunostomum sp., Cooperia sp., Trichuris sp., trematodes as Fasciola sp, Amphistomes, cestode as Moniezia expansa and Moniezia benedeni and protozoa as oocysts of coccidia. Haemonchus contortus was found to be the predominant nematode species.


The invention provides a touch type working driving control device of a hole digging and fertilizer injection mechanism and belongs to agricultural machinery. A frame body is fixedly provided with a motor and a force sensitive sensor; an electromagnetic clutch valve is mounted on a motor shaft of a motor; a lead wire is used for communicating the force sensitive sensor with the electromagnetic clutch valve; a touch needle rod is hinged and mounted on the frame body in a swinging manner; a slide block is assembled on the frame body and on the part between the touch needle rod and the force sensitive sensor; the two ends of a driving connection rod are hinged to the touch needle rod and the slide block respectively; the slide block and the force sensitive sensor are in contact matching or released contact matching; the two ends of a resetting tension spring are connected with the touch needle rod and the frame body respectively. The work control on a solid-state chemical fertilizer hole digging and injection fertilization work combining mechanism is realized by the device through utilizing an electric signal generated by a contact thrust force on the touch needle rod of plant stems and straws; the device is simple in structure, good in working synchronization, accurate in hole digging and fertilizer injection positions and reliable to use.


Precision measurements are presented of the top-quark pair inclusive production cross section in proton-proton collisions at the LHC at center-of-mass energies of 7 TeV and 8 TeV. The data were collected with the CMS experiment during the years 2011 and 2012. The analyses include all top quark pair final states with the exception of events with two tau-leptons in the final state. In most analyses b -jet identification is used to increase the purity of the selection. The results are compared with theory predictions and found to be consistent. Indirect constraints on both the top quark mass and α s are obtained through their relation to the inclusive cross section. Furthermore, t ¯ t production in association with b¯b or t ¯ t is also discussed.


Serum levels of a variety of substances shows significant changes in head and neck cancer patients. IgG, IgA, IgM were examined in 100 patients with the head and neck cancer. Serum levels of IgG, IgA and IgM were different in variety localisation of the primary tumor. In patients with head and neck cancer medium serum levels of IgG and IgA were elevated but serum level of IgM was normal. Medium serum levels of IgG and IgA were higher in patients with another cancer than larynx cancer. Medium serum levels of IgM were highest in patients with larynx cancer.


A high-resolution neutron scattering study of ${\mathrm{Ni}}_{62.5}$${\mathrm{Al}}_{37.5}$ shows that the martensitic transformation is associated with a homogeneous distortion and a nearly seven-fold modulation of the cubic lattice which is predicted by an observed phonon anomaly above ${T}_{M}$. In the low-temperature 7R phase a nonuniform spacing of superlattice reflections and unusual line shapes are observed which are believed to arise from stacking faults.


Numerical investigations on shock-wave/turbulent boundary-layer interaction flow at compres-sion corner were carried out using both SSG model and SST model. The results were compared with experi-ment data, including the pressure distribution, friction coefficients on the wall and velocity profiles at differ-ent positions, in order to evaluate which model was better. The results indicate that the SSG model gives abetter performance for compression corner compared with SST model, but the simulation results of frictioncoefficient on the wall by SST model is closer to the experiment data. This investigation is referential tochoose the turbulence model simulating shock-wave/turbulent boundary layer interaction flow.


Environmental sustainability is a sensitive issue lately due to increased global warming, erratic weather, disturbed ecosystems, the emergence of diseases, and so on. Garbage, the beginning of environmental damage in the air, water, and soil. All alternative pathways to protect the environment will be in vain if it is not balanced with an attitude of caring for the environment. The aim is to provide education and information about the importance of environmental sustainability to young children. The research method is a literature review of research journal articles related to the application of environmental education from an early age. In the research, it is known that in general the productive age that plays a role in environmental problems range from 15-64 years. The introduction and character education of caring for the environment is an effort to help children to always care about the environment and protect nature. The character of caring for the environment needs to be instilled from an early age in order to be able to love the environment. Good behavior starts from simple activities since I was a child, because at this time the brain can quickly absorb all the information obtained. When in previous studies environmental character education is integrated with each subject through competency standards, active learning, and school culture. This study focuses on environmental sustainability character education in early childhood.


Scientific-educational environment that has been created at Moscow State Academy of Fine Chemical Technology the authors consider to be the basis for training highly skilled specialists. Scientific researchers are the important part of scientific-educational environment as they allow to engage students in scientific work and to train future scientific staff.


Michael of Rhodes was a Venetian seaman. During the first half of the fifteenth century he rose through the ranks in the maritime service of Venice from a simple rower on a galley to armiraio, the highest rank open to a mariner who was not also a noble. The book which is the basis of this edition falls generally into the genre of books of practical information that includes merchants' manuals, abbaco books, and the like. Michael's book is a compilation that includes such diverse topics as arithmetic, astrology, navigation, shipbuilding and even a brief curriculum vitae. It is unique among such works in surviving as a holograph. This edition by an international team of scholars is in three volumes: a photographic reproduction of the original, transcription and translation, and analytical studies. It is an outstanding example of thorough, exacting team scholarship.


racidium and the eggshell retained stainability with immunofluorescence (Fig. 2). When nonheated sections were used for titration of sera by the IIF technique, the titer differed at different sites on the sections (Table II). The intraoval space showed stainability at higher dilutions than miracidia or host tissues. The positive titers against the antigen in this space ranged from 1: 80 to 1: 2,560. These titers were much higher than those measured by the COP test. When autoclaved sections were used, the titers of these sera against the antigen in the intraoval space were reduced at least fourfold. Furthermore, there seemed to be a correlation between the COP titer and the IIF titer detected on the autoclaved sections. Using histochemical techniques, Smith and von Lichtenberg(1967, Am. J. Pathol. 50:933-1007) have demonstrated a variety of substances associated with the contents of S. mansoni eggs, and they reported the existence of periodic acidSchiff (PAS) positive materials in the space beracidium and the eggshell retained stainability tween the miracidium and the eggshell. Booter et al. (1979, J. Immunol. 122: 39-43) isolated a polysaccharide antigen from S. mansoni eggs. Similarly, Long et al. (1981, Infect. Immun. 34: 389-396) obtained glycoprotein fractions from crude egg antigens of S. japonicum that contained COP inhibitory activity. We have demonstrated that there was amylase-resistant PAS positive material in the intraoval space of S. japonicum where the stainability by IIF technique was retained after autoclaving. We also demonstrated that the stainability with PAS was not altered by autoclaving (Fig. 3). These results show that the heat-stable antigen taking part in the COP reaction is most probably a polysaccharide and is located in the area between the miracidium and the eggshell. Infections of rabbits with S. japonicum and collections of the sera were done at the Schistosomiasis Control and Research Project (SCRP), Palo, Leyte, Philippines, for which we thank their staff.


The expert interview is a rarely considered method in sociological research. In light of this background we discuss the complex assumptions based on the sociology of knowledge and on interaction theory that lead to a methodological consolidation of qualitative expert interviews. First, based on our general distinction between three types of expert interviews, we outline the specific features of the expert interview as an instrument for generating theory. In the second part we give an overview of the current debate within the sociology of knowledge on the concept of the expert and we introduce a definition of the expert that is closely related to the empirical practice. Finally we discuss the implications of such a concept of expert knowledge as an analytical construction for interpreting the process of interaction. Guided by the assumption that data is a product of specific interaction rather than a representation of a reality that has become independent of the continual (re)construction of meaning, we argue for a shift from an archaeological towards an interactionist model of data production. We suggest that due to the many equivalent ways of stimulating the production of expert knowledge the problem of validity as a central aspect of the expert interview has to be redefined.


Taking depth into consideration has been proven to improve the performance of semantic segmentation through providing additional geometry information. Most existing works adopt a two-stream network, extracting features from color images and depth images separately using two branches of the same structure, which suffer from high memory and computation costs. We find that depth features acquired by simple downsampling can also play a complementary part in the semantic segmentation task, sometimes even better than the two-stream scheme with the same two branches. In this paper, a novel and efficient depth fusion transformer network for aerial image segmentation is proposed. The presented network utilizes patch merging to downsample depth input and a depth-aware self-attention (DSA) module is designed to mitigate the gap caused by difference between two branches and two modalities. Concretely, the DSA fuses depth features and color features by computing depth similarity and impact on self-attention map calculated by color feature. Extensive experiments on the ISPRS 2D semantic segmentation dataset validate the efficiency and effectiveness of our method. With nearly half the parameters of traditional two-stream scheme, our method acquires 83.82% mIoU on Vaihingen dataset outperforming other state-of-the-art methods and 87.43% mIoU on Potsdam dataset comparable to the state-of-the-art.


Objective To explore infections of pathogenic microorganisms in patients with prostatitis in STD clinics.Methods Tests were performed to detect bacterial pathogens in prostatic fluid taken from 183 cases of prostatitis after screening.Results In 144 specimens taken from 183 cases after screening STD pathogenic microorganisms were detected with a positive rate of 33.3%(29/87);among the pathogens,mycroplasma ranked the first,accounting for 45.9%,while epidermis staphyloccus ranked the second,accounting for 20.7% and CT ranked the third,accounting for 18%.Among all the cases,mixed infection by more than two types of bacteria were detected in 26 cases,accounting for 14.9%.Conclusion Patients suffering from prostatitis in STD clinics are closely related to infections of pathogenic microorganisms.


Gay as a social phenomenon has increasingly apparent and attracts many social scientists. Among other area, gay movement in Yogyakarta has demonstrated a vibrant and progressive movement. However, gay movement in Yogyakarta is not growing without challenges. Since it first appearaizce in 1980s, gay movement in Yogyakarta has been evolved substantively in terms of size, approach, and magnitude. Based on close observation and interview with gay activists in Yogyakarta, this paper aims to figure out the nature of gay movement in Yogyakarta and describes their struggle for coexistence among social communities in Yogyakarta.


As teams are highly prevalent in organizations, it is beneficial to examine inputs that facilitate effective team processes and outcomes. This research examined the relationship between goal orientation and important team processes (communication, interpersonal conflict, task conflict, and social loafing) and how these processes, in turn, impacted team performance and satisfaction. The moderating role of task interdependence was also examined. Information was gathered from 270 individuals (83 teams) who were enrolled in graduate and undergraduate courses that required a team project. Results indicated that team learning goal orientation was positively related to increased communication and decreased task conflict, interpersonal conflict, and social loafing. Prove goal orientation was significantly related to communication. Avoid goal orientation was related to decreased communication and increased interpersonal conflict. In contrast to past literature, no significant relationships were found between team processes and team performance and satisfaction; however, task interdependence did moderate the relationship between task conflict and performance along with the relationship between social loafing and satisfaction. Theoretical and practical implications concerning team goal orientation are discussed. Rottman, Cari, 2011, USML p.3 The Relationship of Team Goal Orientation with Team Processes and Outcomes Teams are prevalent in many organizations and are responsible for important activities such as decision making, product development, strategy formulation, and other various tasks that are aligned with organizational goals (Devine, Clayton, Philips, Dunford, & Melner, 1999). In light of the prevalence and importance of teamwork in organizations, it is important to understand what factors influence team processes and outcomes in order to improve team efficiency and effectiveness. A team involves two or more individuals who interact to accomplish shared goals (Kozlowski & Bell, 2003). In order to better understand factors that influence teams and their resulting outcomes, it is conceptually helpful to examine these factors in a theoretical framework. A commonly utilized framework in team research is the inputprocesses-output (I-P-O) framework (Guzzo & Shea, 1992; Hackman, 1987; McGrath, 1984; Steiner, 1972). Inputs entail individual characteristics (e.g., personality), team factors (e.g., team structure), and organizational factors (e.g., organizational culture). These inputs influence teams by facilitating and/or limiting potential processes. Processes (e.g., interpersonal interactions), in turn, influence team outcomes by impacting how the team members interact together. Some inputs that have been examined in teams are personality and cognitive ability (Barrick, Stewart, Neubert, & Mount, 1998; Barry & Stewart, 1997; Bell, 2007; Devine & Philips, 2001). In a meta-analysis conducted by Bell (2007) it was found that personality factors such as conscientiousness (ρ = 0.30), agreeableness (ρ = 0.31), extraversion (ρ = 0.15), and openness to experience (ρ = 0.20) are related to team performance in field settings. In addition, cognitive ability has also been found to be Rottman, Cari, 2011, USML p.4 significantly related to team performance (Barrick et al., 1998; Bell, 2007; Devine & Philips, 2001). Although these are important inputs that influence team processes and outcomes, there are other inputs that may influence team work. An additional input is goal orientation (GO), which refers to peoples' motivation to learn new information, prove their competence, and/or avoid looking incompetent (VandeWalle, 1997). Goal orientation has been shown to exhibit incremental validity over conscientiousness, agreeableness, extraversion, emotional stability, openness to experience, and general mental ability in predicting performance at the individual level (Payne, Youngcourt, & Beaubien, 2007). Although the importance of GO has been found at the individual level, it is necessary to determine the extent to which GO translates to group level processes allowing for an increased understanding of inputs that influence group processes and outcomes (Klein & Kozlowski, 2000). In order to determine the effects of GO on teams, the relationship between group level GO and team processes (communication, task conflict, relationship conflict, and social loafing) and their resulting influence on team performance and satisfaction outcomes will be examined. These processes have been shown to be important factors relating to both satisfaction and performance in teams. Communication refers to the extent to which team members talk to each other and share information (Campion, Medsker, & Higgs, 1993). Communication has been shown to be positively correlated with team productivity, although the correlation with satisfaction was nonsignificant (Campion et al., 1993). Task conflict involves disagreement and argument concerning project tasks while relationships conflict refers to interpersonal friction and conflict. Both have been shown to negatively relate to performance and communication (De Dreu Rottman, Cari, 2011, USML p.5 & Weingart, 2003). Social loafing involves individuals in groups demonstrating less effort and motivation than when they are working independently, which, by definition, results in decreased productivity (Karau &Williams, 1993; Latané, Williams, & Harkins, 1979). To increase knowledge about the influence of GO at the team level, the relationship between these processes with team performance and satisfaction will be explored. Given the examination of team level variables, it is important to look at task interdependence, which is the degree to which team members are dependent upon each other to accomplish their tasks (Wageman, 1995). More specifically, the moderating influence of perceived task interdependence on the relationship between team processes and outcomes will be examined.


China and America,as the representatives of two different social systems,have distinct features in the cultivation objectives and contents of ideological and political education.As to the objectives,they share some similarities;But due to the guiding ideology and the social system difference,they display distinct characteristics.With regard to contents,American ideological and political education not only inherits the core Western bourgeois ideology,but also highlights the characteristics of the nation.But in China as a socialist country,Marxism as guidance should be stuck to and combined with China's reality in the ideological and political education and integrated into the educational content.The two countries possess more differences than commonness in the content of ideological,moral and political education.


Twenty-one isolates of Pisolithustinctorius (Pers.) Coker and Couch of different ages and from different tree hosts and world locations were initially tested for ectomycorrhizal development on Pinustaeda L. seedlings in a growth room. Three oak isolates from the United States and seven pine isolates from the United States, Brazil, and Australia (1 – 17 years old) formed few or no ectomycorrhizae. Eleven remaining pine isolates (1 – 6 years old) collected in Taiwan, France, and nine locations in the United States formed abundant ectomycorrhizae.Reisolates were obtained from the above ectomycorrhizae formed by the original isolates. In pure culture on agar medium, most original isolates grew as fast or faster than the companion reisolates. Individual isolates differed greatly, however, in growth response at various temperatures; these differences were unrelated to age of culture or reisolation.In a nursery experiment, there were large differences among eight isolates and nine reisolates in degree of ectomyc...


A lthough recent discussions of science policy support the concept of multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary research (i), science is ironically becoming more specialized as researchers continue to focus their expertise into narrower fields of inquiry. It is growing increasingly difficult to establish broad-based programs, necessary for addressing complex environmental problems, that combine scientific expertise from several fields. New models for fostering and implementing multidisciplinary environmental research are consequently needed, but governmental initiatives in general—save a few efforts at the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation— have not brought this about; federal legislative mandates and most government-funded programs have historically encouraged research mainly within tight disciplinary bounds. One grants program, however, the Superfund Basic Research Program (SBRP), with a 12-year history of supporting such needed multidisciplinary research, provides such a model (2). Administered by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), the SBRP has developed a unifying framework that conjoins a wide range of scientific and engineering research efforts to address problems found at the nation's hazardous waste sites. It serves as an excellent model for environmental health and science research generally and could be adapted to other scientific problem areas where a multiteam approach is being considered. Experience derived from implementing the framework suggests the program's utility. It has fostered research collaborations at national and international scales, contributing new research understanding, as well as helping to build the underlying multidisciplinary, investigatory infrastructure of environmental health sciences. The program's approach impacts how investigators participating in it conduct research and has beneficially expanded the research infrastructure, inclusive of partnerships, information transfer, and training elements, which are all considered critical components. Throughout the life of the SBRP, NIEHS has, for example, encouraged partnerships, whereby both those investigators conducting research and those affected by its findings have helped develop the program's framework. This is accomplished by forging research partnerships within and among universities, as well as collaborations with affected communities (those located near waste sites) and other program stakeholders. NIEHS encourages SBRP grantees to work with exposed communities, involving them in community-based research and its applications. Grantees are also encouraged to work with EPA, EPA regions, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, and state agency professionals charged with protecting human health and the environment. Partnerships at these different levels allow researchers to learn what issues are important in real-life settings and facilitate technology transfer, providing opportunities for research to move from the laboratory to those who can use the results. The SBRP's application of the unifying framework is exemplified through results of programfunded research on transport and fate, bioavailability, biomarkers, and bioremediation.


Oncology support groups are a growing presence in the United States. This article applies support group theory to the field of oncology, briefly outlining the role of social support, stress, and mutual aid. Steps in planning and conducting a professionally led oncology support group are reviewed, followed by a discussion of specific themes common to support groups for cancer patients.


Carbon nanotubes are considered to be the latest nanotechnology innovation because of their remarkable physical and mechanical properties. Recently, researchers have shown great interest in the peristaltic transport of nanotube‐based nanofluid as this process involves a wide range of uses in the bioengineering, biomechanics, and medical fields. In this investigation, influence of single‐walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) on magnetohydrodynamic mixed convective peristalsis through an inclined and asymmetric channel is analyzed. The additional physical mechanisms such as velocity slip, viscous dissipation, thermal slip, Joule heating, and heat consumption/injection are also encountered. The principal equations are formulated under the estimation of long wavelength and low Reynolds number. Perturbation method is operated to evaluate the solutions of subsequent nonlinear system of equations for small Brinkman number. To deeply analyze the characteristics of embedded parameters, graphs are presented and comprehensive interpretation is provided. Rate of heat transfer is augmented for higher proportion of SWCNTs in base fluid water. At the center of channel, increasing volume fraction of SWCNTs and strong Lorentz force retard the motion of fluid while flow is accelerated in more inclined channel. Volume fraction of SWCNTs, Grashof number, and inclination parameter encourage the pressure gradient at wider part of the channel. The size of bolus is contracted by strong Lorentz force and large volume fraction of SWCNTs. Three basic models named as Maxwell's, Hamilton‐Crosser's, and Xue's model are utilized to forecast the thermal conductivity of nanofluid and succeeding numerical computations for heat transfer rate are presented through table. It is found that the Xue's model is most effective to anticipate the thermal conductivity of nanofluids. Moreover, the addition of a heat sink in the system significantly influences the heat transfer process and plays a supportive role to rapidly cool down the channel.


After two years of informal diplomatic spade work at summit level, General Zia-ur-Rahman, the then President of Bangladesh formally made the proposal for South Asian Cooperation in a letter to the Indian Premier, Mrs Indira Gandhi, in April 19801. He wrote to his other counterparts in the region the following month probably after having received a partial in -principle assent through diplomatic channels. Pakistan2 received a letter in this connection on 13 May 1980 and the others a few days before or after.


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Breadfruit was processed into a novel form analogous to retted cassava or fufu. The fruits and cassava tubers were each peeled, comminuted and fermented for 5 days. The slurries obtained were dewatered, oven-dried at 50˚C and then milled to flour. Microbial and physico-chemical analyses of the flour samples were evaluated. During fermentation, total viable count, lactic acid bacteria count and yeast/mould count of breadfruit increased from 2.9 × 104 to 64 × 105, 24.8 × 105 to 11.9 and 6.7 × 105 to 2.6 × 106, respectively. Corresponding increases were recorded for cassava. The ˚Brix of the steep waters increased steadily while the pH decreased over the fermentation period. Pasting characteristics of breadfruit recorded for unfermented breadfruit starch were higher than those of fermented starch (P < 0.05). Processing of breadfruit into a culturally familiar form analogous to fufu will increase the utilisation of breadfruit, especially in several food deficit countries where fermented cassava products are already accepted as staple foods.


Studies of the biochemical pathways and controls involved in protein synthesis led initially to the description of a process occurring on polyribosomal complexes under the control of messenger RNA. Transfer RNA, aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases and an energy source were identified as components of the reactions which were predominantly localized to the cytoplasm of protein synthesizing cells. Recent investigations of general protein synthesis have focused upon the identification of the multiple factors involved in the initiation reaction, upon the mechanism of polypeptide chain elongation on ribosomes and upon the processes involved in termination of the synthetic steps. These data, as well as those concerned with ribosomal compartmentalization and subunit exchange, are reviewed in this communication. Specific studies of protein synthesis in epithelial systems (those derived from mammalian epidermis or hair root cells), indicate that the overall mechanism is similar to that in other eukaryotic systems. Synthesis occurs on the surface of ribosomes with additional requirements including transfer RNA and the aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases. Although the yield of polyribosomes from epithelial tissues is low because of high endogenous ribonuclease concentrations, evidence from several laboratories indicates that in vivo epithelial protein synthesis occurs on membrane and/or filament-bound polyribosomes. Enhanced protein synthesis has been documented in psoriasis vulgaris but neither the mechanism nor pathophysiologic significance of this abnormality has been defined.


PURPOSE:To surely stir recycled toner supplied in a developing unit and to always stabilize the concentration of the toner in the developing unit. CONSTITUTION:In the developing unit 6, an auxiliary stirring member 23, a partition 24, the main stirring member 22 and a developing sleeve 21 are disposed in paralell in order from above, with spaces left between them. Toner supplied in the developing unit 6 is stirred together with carrier around the stirring members 23 and 22 along a loop-like developer-passage S shown by arrows. A toner concentration sensor 29 is provided near the right end of the auxiliary stirring member 23 on the developer passage S. A recycle toner supply position R is set on the developer passage S and in the position where developer has just been supplied to the right end of the developer sleeve 21 or the position which is in the vicinity of that on the downstream side. A fresh toner image supply position N is provided between the recycle toner supply position R and the toner concentration sensor 29.


The article deals with the problems of conducting preinvestigation period leading to the violation of the rights and legitimate interests potential suspects and victims. On the basis of the conducted research the author offers to enshrine in law the right of a person to a statement of petition for execution of specific testing activities, as well as the need to strengthen departmental control over solutions, accepted by results of production test.


Five clonal cell lines were established from each of 3 cell lines derived from 3 primary malignant canine mammary tumors. The clonal lines in each series were compared with one another and to the respective parent cell line with regard to cellular morphology, growth on plastic, cloning efficiency (CE) and colony sizes in soft agar, estrogen and progesterone receptor (ER, PR) status, and response to tamoxifen or doxorubicin in clonogenic assays. The most remarkable differences observed among the cell lines were in CE, colony sizes, and sensitivity to doxorubicin. The clonal line which contained measurable ER, had a shift in colony-size distribution to smaller colonies when exposed to tamoxifen or tamoxifen with estradiol that may have been estrogen-receptor mediated.


PURPOSE: To evaluate the effect of edentulism on radiomorphometric indices by measuring the panoramic mandibular index (PMI), mandibular cortical index (MCI) and mental index (MI) values bilaterally in Kennedy class I and II cases. MATERIAL AND METHODS: PMI, MCI and MI values were measured bilaterally on a total of 128 digital panoramic radiographs, 64 of which belonged to class I and 64 to class II patients. Two independent group comparisons were made with an independent two-sample t-test or Pearson Chi-square test. The appropriate tests were chosen out of two dependent t test and McNemar Bowker to compare left and right or edentulous and dentate cases. The relationship between age and MCI was analyzed using the Spearman rank correlation coefficient, and the relationship between the PMI and MI variables was analyzed using the Pearson correlation coefficient. (p0.05). The distribution of MCI in the edentulous and dentate regions differed in Kennedy class II cases (p=0.002). Variable values of PMI and MI obtained from the dentate and edentulous sides were also found to differ (p


Human cognition is characterized by three important features: productivity, dynamics and grounding. These features can be integrated in a neural architecture. The representations in this architecture are not symbol tokens, that can be copied and transported. Instead, the representations always remain ldquoin siturdquo, because they are grounded in perception, action, emotion, associations and (semantic) relations. The neural architecture shows how these representations can be combined in a productive manner, and how dynamics influences this process. The constraints that each of these features impose on each other could result in an architecture in which the local and the global aspects of cognition interact in processing and learning.


This brief proposes a sequence-dependent SRAM-based PUF with enhanced reliability. It expands the CPRs by order of (rows <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$^{(sequence\,\,length\,\,}{}^{+}{}^{\,\,}{}^{2}{}^{)}\,\, \mathbf {\mathrm {\times }}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> columns) for reliable authentication. The proposed bitcell utilizes split word-lines to control two access transistors separately. The PUF mode turns on two left word-lines and two right word-lines simultaneously, including 18 transistors for generating one-bit data. This proposed technique supports rendering multiple data maps from one chip. Besides, various temperature and voltage combinations can create a reliability map for each data map. A test chip was fabricated in 40 nm CMOS technology. The measured worst bit error rate is 0.8% at the nominal point (1V, <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$20 \mathbf {\mathrm {^\circ }}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> C). From a single chip, the proposed PUF achieved the hamming distances of 41.29% for one sequence with different orders and 44.93% for other sequences, respectively. The measured inter-chip hamming distance is 49.64%.


L12 Unclear what a climate change base scenario is, and what a drought scenario is. L9 Why is the 2018 drought event singled out here? How is it relevant for the study? L17 Present weathering as absolute rates for better context. Also, in the sentences presenting results afterward. L25


We propose an experimental setup for the implementation of weak measurements in the context of the gedanken experiment known as Hardy's paradox. As Aharonov et al. [Y. Aharonov, A. Botero, S. Popescu, B. Reznik, and J. Tollaksen, Phys. Lett. A301, 130 (2002)] showed, these weak values form a language with which the paradox can be resolved. Our analysis shows that this language is indeed consistent and experimentally testable. It also reveals exactly how a combination of weak values can give rise to an apparently paradoxical result.


The seepage reason of Babao Dyke of the protection engineering of Liaofang Reservoir area in Jiangxi province is analyzed after making cutoff wall by water jetting.The seepage season of the main defect localization of cutoff wall is proposed in this paper.


Abstract : Between 10 October and 17 November 1982, the R/V Acania occupied 184 scientific stations in the eastern N. Pacific Ocean to observe spatial variability in optical, physical, biological and chemical properties of sea water. This expedition was part of the Optical Dynamics Experiment (ODEX). The experimental objective of ODEX is to characterize vertical distributions of optical properties in the open ocean, and their associations with vertical distributions of temperature, salinity, density, phytoplankton pigment concentrations, nutrient concentrations, and primary productivity: these are the ingredients needed to initialize and test 1-dimensional model predictions of changes in vertical optical propagation in response to atmospheric and radiation forcing of the upper ocean.


We report performance and characterization of a diode laser injection-locked, Q-switched alexandrite ring laser. Advantages of this device for spaceborne LIDAR applications are discussed.


This paper focuses on the robust dissipative fault-tolerant control problem for one kind of Takagi-Sugeno (T-S) fuzzy descriptor system with actuator failures. The solvable conditions of the robust dissipative fault-tolerant controller are given by using of the Lyapunov theory, Lagrange interpolation polynomial theory, etc. These solvable conditions not only make the closed loop system dissipative, but also integral for the actuator failure situation. The dissipative fault-tolerant controller design methods are given by the aid of the linear matrix inequality toolbox, the function of randomly generated matrix, loop statement, and numerical solution, etc. Thus, simulation process is fully intelligent and efficient. At the same time, the design methods are also obtained for the passive and H∞ fault-tolerant controllers. This explains the fact that the dissipative control unifies H∞ control and passive control. Finally, we give example that illustrates our results.


Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to report a research which is carried out to examine the possibility of applying finite element analysis (FEA) and computer‐aided design/computer‐aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) concepts in a typical organisational environment to acquire the characteristics of agile manufacturing (AM).Design/methodology/approach – One of the components of a model of electronic switch manufactured by a company was chosen as the candidate of this research. Five new models of this component incorporated with agile characteristics were developed in electronic environment using Moldflow Plastics Insight software.Findings – The experiences of conducting this research being reported in this paper indicate the possibility of adopting FEA‐integrated CAD/CAM concept for achieving agility. However, certain hindrances have to be overcome to pursue deeper journey by the contemporary organisations in this direction.Research limitations/implications – This research is conducted on one component of a ...


Intercropping system that involves planting multispecies between accumulator plants and cultivated plants is a way to improve the phytoextraction of heavy metals in agricultural land simultaneously. However, how the effect of accumulator plants on the growth and yield of cultivated plants has not been widely studied. This study aims to determine the growth and yield of vegetables intercropped with accumulator plants from the legume group, namely Crotalaria juncea L. The study was carried out using a randomized block design with one factor, namely Chinese vegetable monoculture (P1), bean vegetable monoculture (P2), and accumulator plant monoculture. Crotalaria juncea L. (P3), an intercropping system between Chinese cabbage and Crotalaria juncea L. (P4; and an intercropping system of beans and Crotalaria juncea L (P5). The results showed that in Chinese cabbage, monoculture planting produced biomass and crop yields. per plant and per plot was higher than the crops grown by intercropping. In the bean crop, monoculture and intercropping systems did not provide differences in biomass yield and fruit yield per plant and per plot. Crotalaria juncea L, which was grown in monoculture produced plant biomass and the yield of the stove per square is higher gi compared to those planted by intercropping. Crotalaria juncea L. intercropped with Chinese cabbage was able to accumulate more Pb in the roots, while Crotalaria juncea intercropped with chickpeas accumulated higher Pb in the stems. Crotalaria juncea plants grown in monoculture accumulated higher Pb than those intercropped with vegetables, so further research is needed to test the effective removal of Pb using other cropping systems.


W E ARE witnessing today the second attempt in a lifetime to establish a large-scale international administration. In 1919-20 at Geneva, it was the League of Nations Secretariat. In New York today, it is the Secretariat of the United Nations. Before examining the peculiar characteristics of an international administration and in order to see the present attempt in its proper perspective, it is useful to note the striking similarities as well as the differences between the League of Nations and the United Nations.


To the Editor: The flavivirus Murray Valley encephalitis virus (MVEV) was isolated in 1951 from the brain tissue of fatal cases of encephalitis.1 Subsequent work by Australian investigators established MVEV as the likely aetiological pathogen of the severe encephalitis "Australian X disease".1 MVEV is enzootic in northern Western Australia and the Northern Territory, resulting in sporadic human cases.2 In southeast Australia, however, MVEV activity can be absent for decades only to reappear with significant human outbreaks. The three most recent outbreaks in Australia were in 1951 (45 cases), 1974 (58 cases) and 2011 (17 cases).13 The case fatality rate is about 18% in hospitalised patients, reflecting the severity of disease.4


A high degree of tunability and versatility of organic chemistry has paved the way toward molecular engineering of electronic and spintronic devices. Here, we report molecular spin doping of a Pt f...


Herein, we introduce an amino acid ester (AAE) as a potent biocompatible counter ion to formulate ionic liquefied active pharmaceutical ingredients. By equimolar pairing of a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) as the anion and the AAE as the cation, the liquid formulation was feasibly obtained. In vitro drug permeation results using pig skin revealed a significant enhancement of the transdermal delivery of the ionic liquefied NSAIDs. The AAE showed much lower cytotoxicity to mouse fibroblast L929 cells when compared with that of conventional counter cations, indicating the significant potential of the AAE in the development of new ionic liquid drug formulations.


The goal of this research is to design a flexible method for mapping a two‐dimensional grayscale image onto the surface of a three‐dimensional solid. The approach used should be relatively easy to adapt to various solids without redesigning the entire process as well as able to map the entire image onto the entire object – partial coverage of the object and partial usage of the image are to be avoided. Having decided on an approach, the method is then to be designed in Mathematica to produce an STL file of the object with the desired grayscale image embossed or engraved onto it. This STL file can then be used to create a 3D print. This research will draw on college‐level mathematics, especially such areas as calculus and projective geometry which deal more with three‐dimensional surfaces and modeling. Some elements of differential calculus will also prove to be useful in terms of determining normal vectors and other features which can be useful in determining an appropriate mapping. This research also focuses on algorithms very similar to those used in uv‐mapping and bump mapping, which are methods often used in computer graphics to map textures and/or three‐dimensional "bumps" onto a solid without actually including these details in the raw model. Both of these are variations of texture mapping, the process of adding detail to a model by mapping some image onto it. It can also be thought of the reverse version of map projections – rather than converting a solid into an image representing it, the image is molded into the surface of a solid. Overall, the primary method that is developed in this paper yields consistent results, with minimal distortion on low curvature surfaces. The distortion introduced into the image depends heavily on the surface being mapped onto, since surfaces like that of a sphere will tend to generate significant distortions toward each pole.


The present invention relates to a liquid crystal display device, in particular reflective transmissive relates to a liquid crystal display device, but the reflective electrode and the transparent electrode formed on a pixel region formed of the structure in contact with the one of the drain contact hole, the drain contact hole and a contact area larger the reflective electrode, and in contact with the transparent electrode and the drain contact hole portion is formed of a structure in contact with the rest of the drain contact hole are not in contact with the transparent electrode. This structure has the effect of lowering improve the operating characteristics of the thin-film transistor the contact resistance of the drain electrode, and further, so that the transmissive electrode and the reflective electrode through the same drain contact hole structure which contacts the drain electrode and each separate drain it is possible to omit the photolithography process (photo-lithography processing) for forming a contact hole, it is possible to simplify the process has the effect of improving the yield of products.


Tradeoff between power efficiency and transient performance usually comes out during the design consideration of a power module. A configurable power supplying implementation named as the power cloud system (PCS) is proposed to handle different load conditions for simultaneously improving the power efficiency and the transient response in order to meet the system-on-chip (SoC) requirements. At heavy loads, the switching regulator takes over the energy delivery scheme in the PCS with the fast transient technique. An auxiliary power unit, which activates hybrid operation in both medium and light loads, can realize the low-dropout (LDO) regulator to provide a supplementary energy immediately in transient duration and be the high-side power switches of the switching regulator to minimize the power loss. Besides, owing to its low quiescent current of an LDO regulator, it can directly operate under the ultralight-load condition. Therefore, the satisfactory power conversion efficiency and the load transient response can be derived over a wide load range, which will certainly meet the power requirement for different operated functions in the SoC. The chip was fabricated by a 0.25-μm CMOS process, and the experimental results show the improvements of 56% transient dip voltage and 25% transient recovery time in hybrid operation, as well as a peak efficiency of 94%.


The oxidation of iodine with hydrogen peroxide was studied spectrophotometrically and potentiometrically. At low concentrations of HClO4, after induction period (IP), the iodine concentration decreases sigmoidally and IP decreases with decreasing surface area of the solution interphase. We assume that •OH radicals are produced via the oxidation of iodide with H2O2 and, by their subsequent reaction with H2O2, the HO2• radicals are formed. By their disproportionation, 2 HO2•  ↔   H2O2 + 1O2, very reactive singlet oxygen is produced and the oxidation of iodine can start. The described experimental results are consistent with the Noyes-Treindl mechanism.


The pediatrician is a general practitioner to the young, a chronologic, and not a regional specialist. We have not, therefore, that incisive special knowledge concerning the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis that the specialist in tuberculosis has. We sit in proper awe, possibly a little skeptical at times, but only wholesomely so, as you unravel the mysteries of a suspected chest with that peculiar precision that you have acquired and that we, and I might include not a few internists, frankly do not possess. If we sometimes feel that an immediate autopsy might be instructive it is only because of that reasonable skepticism that is imposed on every intelligent clinician by the still existing limitations to unfailing diagnosis in chest conditions, that makes it still rather an art than a science. I shall not therefore "bring coals to Newcastle" by dwelling on finer points of diagnosis but will attempt as a


In this paper, the simulation induced voltages along the buried pipeline due to normal operating condition as well as symmetric and un-symmetric fault conditions of the power transmission lines are calculated. By using the ATP program and MATLAB software, to simulate the power line– pipeline system under all fault conditions, the simulation results of induced voltages are obtained then compared with the actual measurement values. Moreover, the influence of fault locations, either in the first quarter or in the middle place of the power line, on the pipeline induced voltages is studied. Furthermore, the variation of soil resistivity on the pipeline induced voltages under normal and fault conditions is analyzed. It is found that El-Kurimate power line is the most effective power line on the pipeline at normal operating condition. Also, it is seen that a good agreement between the experimental and simulation results of induced voltages, under normal condition, is achieved. Moreover, the simulation results show that the most serious type of abnormal conditions on the pipeline itself and its coating is the single line to ground fault when it occurs at the first quarter of the transmission line. Finally, it is concluded that soil resistivity variation has a great effect on the pipeline induced voltage under fault conditions.


This article explores social science teachers' experiences utilising a distinctly New Zealand approach to synthesised research evidence. The failure of research to make a widespread, enduring impact on the daily routines of teachers' practice is an international phenomenon, and considered a barrier to the development of an evidence-informed profession. The difficulty of bridging the research-to-practice gap includes variables associated with the production, dissemination, and reception of research. This descriptive case study, which draws upon the perspectives of two groups of secondary school social science teachers, explores supply-side, demand-side, and contextual factors influencing teachers' research utilisation. Empirical data from meetings and individual interviews indicate that it is the skill of teachers and the dynamics of their social settings that impact significantly on how much research is utilised. The article concludes with consideration of how favourable conditions for teachers' research utilisation can be built and sustained.


- The principal controller of a human being is their brain. A brain tumor develops when cells in the brain grow and split abnormally; brain cancer develops when brain tumors continue to grow. Computer vision plays a significant role in the field of human health, replacing human judgement, which provides reliable results. The common imaging techniques for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) that are likely to be the most dependable and comfortable include CT scans, X-rays, and MRI scans. MRI finds even the smallest objects. The goal of our paper is to raise knowledge about the many methods for using brain MRI to find brain tumors. In order to remove the noises that can be seen in an MR image, we finished pre-processing utilizing the bilateral filter (BF) in this analysis. Following this for accurate tumor region recognition were binary thresholding and Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN) segmentation algorithms. Datasets for training, testing, and validation are used. We can determine whether a brain tumor is there or not depending on our device. The outcomes that are produced can be evaluated using a variety of performance-tested measures, including accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity. It is reported that the proposed development may demonstrate higher-quality functionality than its competitors


Practical applications often face a challenging continuous low-shot detection scenario, where a target detection task only has a few annotated training images, and a number of such new tasks come in sequence. To address this challenge, we propose a generic detection scheme via Disentangling-Imprinting-Distilling (DID). DID can leverage delicate transfer insights into the main development flow of deep learning, i.e., architecture design (Disentangling), model initialization (Imprinting), and training methodology (Distilling). This allows DID to be a simple but effective solution for continuous low-shot detection. In addition, DID can integrate the supervision from different detection tasks into a progressive learning procedure. As a result, one can efficiently adapt the previous detector for a new low-shot task, while maintaining the learned detection knowledge in the history. Finally, we evaluate our DID on a number of challenging settings in continuous/incremental low-shot detection. All the results demonstrate that our DID outperforms the recent state-of-the-art approaches. The code and models are available at https://github.com/chenxy99/DID.


In this work, inverse calculation models of longitudinal dispersion coefficient [E(x)] and biological chemical demand (BOD) decay rate [K(x)] for the tidal Foshan River have been studied. To eliminate the morbidity of inverse calculation equations, it is not appropriate to apply conventional optimal parameter estimation methods such as discrete optimizing theory and pulse-spectrum technique to the water quality model, but modes derived in time and frequency domains can be an alternative. Therefore, the expressions of distributed E(x) and K(x) of the water quality model have been derived in both time and frequency domains, and the derivatives have been completed in different tidal current directions. This study indicates that the calculated values of BOD from the water quality models developed in the two domains for the tidal Foshan River, match the measured BOD well. In addition, due to their high anti-noise performance, the models in time domain are closer to the measured BOD than those in frequency domain.


The adoption of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) corn gene has increased production and agricultural information exchange plays a vital role towards sustained production growth. The study examined the information system by assessing the usefulness of information, frequency of consultations and strength of information exchange in Bt corn production in Cagayan Province, Philippines. Using descriptive correlation design, it was revealed that both technical and economic information from all sources were rated useful. Technical information on seed variety, land preparation, weather forecast, soil management and fertilizer application are frequently utilized while on the economic information only current market prices was frequently used. Frequency of Consultation with personal information sources gained the highest mean value of 5.02 signifying a two to three times exchange of information. Public information sources obtained an average mean of 2.80 which means four or five times contact in a year. This reveals the gap between the corn growers and public information sources. For the mass media sources, both radio (4.56) and television (4.72) are frequently used at two to three times a month. Personal information sources showed strong (224.25 IS) exchange of information between and among the Bt corn growers which comprise their communication network. Total information scores from public and mass media information sources revealed weak exchange of information. The total information score is significantly correlated with membership to organization, years of membership, nature of membership, land ownership and position in the farm. Total information score from friends, radio and newspaper showed significant relationship with income. Thus, information exchange with friends, listening to radio and reading newspaper had a significant influence on the increase of corn growers' income.


Presently, a physician planning even a short visit abroad has o fulfill the following obligations: (a) Obtain an NOC (No objection Certftcate) from his parent institution where he 'is zvorkinc. Execute a prescribed Rs. 50,000/— bond. Obtain an NOC from the Health Ministry. Obtain an NOC from the Cabinet Division if the visit is official. Obtain an NOC addressed to the State Bank to have his papers processed irrespective /' whether the ticket is being purchased locally or coming from abroad and. irrespect ive of whether aiy foreign exchange is desired or not. To ensure that lie returns within the prescribed period on the 1VOC or face a forfoiture of the 1,ond money and departmental action. Please then, when the NO C's and bonds cannot keep those frpm leaving for whom they were designed and end up frustrating and making sore those who are coming back anyway—Wily then this exercise in futility?


Aimed at interference phenomena of embedded control system in practical project,the characteristics of hardware and software anti-interference design are compared.Various software anti-interference technologies are reviewed.The related design flow,parameters and formulas are presented based on the practical experiences.


Introduction. The aim of this paper is to form a framework capable of theorizing how virtual communities are entangled with their new media environments, thereby contributing to the understanding o ...


Introduction Research has documented that children who do not live with both of their parents fare worse on a variety of outcomes, including health and wellbeing. However, what happens on average to children growing up with lone mothers conceals important differences within this group. Whereas some children will suffer more than others, some circumstances can mitigate the difficulties faced by those living with a lone mother. For instance, do children living with a working lone mother have greater socio-emotional wellbeing than children whose mothers do not work? The simple answer is yes. This study reveals that in Scotland, children of working lone mothers are less at risk of having severe socio-emotional problems. Further, it enhances our understanding of why this might be so by investigating whether all types of maternal employment are beneficial to the child's socio-emotional wellbeing, and seeking to understand some of the mechanisms (e.g. household income, maternal wellbeing, childcare) through which maternal employment affects child outcomes. Its findings contribute to the policy debate around current reforms promoting the transition from welfare to work and their impact on lone-parent families.


During winter in Auckland, visible mould growth on indoor surfaces is a relatively common problem in aged residential houses that lack sufficient insulation. Through field studies, the indoor health conditions of a house with mould growth problems are investigated. Through comparison with field measurement data of a new townhouse without mould growth problems, and with an insulation level which complies with the current building code, the indoor psychometric conditions for mould germination and growth under Auckland's climatic conditions are investigated. Practicable methods to estimate and evaluate the indoor psychrometric conditions for indoor health conditions and mould growth in Auckland dwellings are explored.


Olive oil is a widely used consumer product, so producers and consumers are increasingly looking for sustainable productions. The olive-oil production chain requires continuous improvements to gradually replace the most environmentally impactful practices with others that are more sustainable. This research aimed to evaluate the environmental impacts of the production of olive oil in the Campania region by comparing six olive oil production systems (two organic certified, two integrated, and two organic—hobbyists). The environmental impacts for the production of one liter of oil—from field cultivation to oil distribution—were quantified by applying the life cycle assessment methodology. Impact categories were calculated according to the CML method, with particular attention paid to global warming potential. The production of one liter of oil caused CO2eq emissions ranging from 0.22 to 3.39 kg. The least impacting cultivation method was the hobby one, which did not use pesticides and carried out organic fertilization. On average, packaging accounted for 60% of total impacts; consequently, the materials and formats choice by farms had strong effects on the environmental sustainability of oil production. This research highlights the problem of expressing sustainability judgments in agriculture, since there are no reference standards/targets that set limits beyond which agricultural productions are no longer sustainable.


A new method was developed for detection of human papillomavirus (HPV) by loop‐mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP), which was compared with the polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and real‐time PCR for specificity and sensitivity. All initial validation studies with the control DNA proved to be type‐specific. In order to evaluate the reliability of HPV type‐specific LAMP detecting HPV DNA from clinical samples, tissue specimens were obtained from 27 patients with external genital polypoid lesions. The histologic diagnoses included condyloma acuminatum (n = 21), bowenoid papulosis (n = 2), seborrheic keratosis (n = 2), epidermolytic acanthoma (n = 1), and hairy nymphae (n = 1). HPV‐6 DNA and HPV‐11 DNA were detected in 18 and 3 of 21 condylomata acuminata, respectively, and there was no simultaneous infection. HPV‐16 DNA was detected in one of two bowenoid papuloses. HPV DNA was not detected in the seborrheic keratoses, epidermolytic acanthoma, and hairy nymphae. These results correlated perfectly with those from real‐time PCR analysis. Most positive samples contained high copy numbers of HPV DNA. HPV‐11 DNA was detected in one case that could not be detected by PCR. The average reaction time was about 59 min. There was a linear correlation between the genome quantity and reaction time to reach the threshold. The LAMP method has an additional advantage as a quantitative method, and is superior in terms of sensitivity, specificity, rapidity, and simplicity, and can potentially be a valuable tool for the detection of HPV DNA. J. Med. Virol. 79:605–615, 2007. © 2007 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.


The asymmetric unit of the title compound, C18H30N2O4, contains two independent molecules. In each molecule, the cyclohexane ring adopts a chair conformation with equatorial orientation of the substituents, and the conformation is stabilized by two intramolecular N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming rings of S(6) graph-set motif. One ethoxy group and one ethyl group are disordered over two sets of sites with refined occupancy ratios of 0.704 (2):0.296 (2) and 0.505 (3):0.495 (3), respectively. In the crystal, a weak intermolecular C—H⋯O hydrogen interaction is observed, involving the O atom of the major component of the disordered ethoxy group.


Fouling can occur in several areas within the FCC unit. These locations are not very different from those experiencing fouling in other units. They include the pre-heat exchangers, reboilers, columns, compressors and the streams exiting from the main column. This paper will focus on one area which has inherently been most prone to fouling and can potentially affect the profitability of the unit in a very dramatic way.


Damage caused to pine forests by industrial pollution is observed even several decades after emissions have stopped down. A simple morphological feature – the leaf fluctuating asymmetry – was used for assessing the condition of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) stands growing in a heavily degraded area. In 2011, a study was performed on the developmental instability of needles in four naturally reforested Polish populations of P. sylvestris. Studies were conducted within the protective zone at a zinc smelter, a copper smelter, a cement plant and train tracks. All selected areas manifested a high extent of anthropogenic pollution‐induced environmental degradation until the end of the 90s. Currently, a reduced level of environmental pollution is recorded at these sites. Control group was a natural population of Scots pine from the region of National Park of Wielkopolska. The results confirm the usefulness of fluctuating asymmetry as a highly sensitive indicator of non‐specific stress. Also, it was shown that in areas degraded by human activity, poor condition of Scots pine persists that the stress factor has been eliminated. This tendency occurs particularly to areas contaminated by heavy metals.


Here we concentrate on the contribution of mammalian cell culture to the understanding of the pathobiology of HBV and refer to other papers whose contents are relevant


(57) An instrument system that includes an elongate body in a geometric configuration, an optical fiber, and a controller is provided. The optical fiber is operatively coupled to the elongate body and has a strain sensor provided on the optical fiber, wherein at least a portion of the optical fiber is in the geometric configuration. The controller is operatively coupled to the optical fiber and adapted to receive, from a source other than the optical fiber, information indicative of the geometric configuration, receive a signal from the Strain sensor, and associate the signal with the geometric configu ration. ABSTRACT


By analyzing the theory of local power control from the perspective of decentralization, this article points out the inadequacies of the Vietnamese local power control mechanism which has been influenced by the centralization principle. The article concludes that Vietnam has to enhance the decentralization in order to build a more effective local power control mechanism. However, the decentralization also leads difficulties and challenges for the control of local power. Therefore, it is necessary to establish solutions for the implementation of this mechanism.


Housing and housing policy in the UK are changing. Debates dominated by the policies associated with the 1970s and the Conservative government emerging from the governments led by Margaret Thatcher have begun to give way to a different agenda. This is less simply focused on deregulation and privatisation and is concerned with a more complex range of issues around affordability, social exclusion and differentiation within and between tenures. As a consequence much of the literature on housing in the UK has begun to appear dated. It still organises the debate and draws the discussion from a phase in policy which is beginning to be left behind. The key themes identified for this book (the increasing role of markets in housing and the problems associated with this; the implications of change for consumers and for providers of housing; and the roles of government and other agencies in housing policy and its evolution) mean that the authors can focus on contemporary issues and the lack of a longer historical perspective is not an overwhelming flaw. The structure of the book grows out of this approach. An introductory chapter sets out the themes and framework for the book, and this is followed by chapters on the changing housing system, the boom phenomenon associated with the volatility of the owner-occupied sector and what is referred to as the 'low-demand phenomenon'. A chapter on planning for housing is much more substantial than is common in housing texts, and subsequent chapters deal in turn with the developers' perspective, the consumers' perspective, the managers' perspective, the challenge of regeneration, and the policy system. Some of these chapters organise material in a strange way. Changing financial services and mortgage finance are seen as part of the consumers' perspective, whereas in the past this would have been seen in terms of urban managerialism and the role of gate keepers. The development perspective includes social housing developers when it is more conventional to set the development activities of municipal and non-profit organisations within an account of social housing. Nevertheless, the approach works well. There are clear accounts of major issues under each of these headings, and there are good indicators for readers of where to follow up in further references. The material falls short of being comprehensive in relation to the Right to Buy, wealth and accumulation, or divisions within the homeownerships sector—but what is presented is readable and reasonably succinct. The real problems for the book lie elsewhere and perhaps the authors merit some sympathy in that the agenda that they are setting out has moved on. The book pre-dates the Review of Housing Supply carried out by Kate Barker at the behest of the Treasury and makes almost no reference at all to the Communities Plan produced by the Office of


Introduction    : Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a metabolic disease which the number of incident increasing these years. The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) placed Indonesia in  the top 7 in the world as the number of DM patient aged 20-79 years reached 8.5 million people in 2013. Based on RISKESDAS result in 2007, DM prevalence increase from 1,1% to 2,1% in 2013. Blood glucose can be controlled by controlled diet and stress management. Stress management can be done with  Progressive Muscle Therapy (PMR) in the form of mind-body therapy in complementaru therapy. PMR is one of the non-pharmacologies therapy which believed can reduced blood glucose level. Method : Searching journal articles is done in electronic media. The database comes from several sources such as: Science Direct, Elsevier, ProQuest, and Google Scholar. The keywords used were "Progerive Muscle Relaxation / Muscle Relactation" and "DM / Diabetic". The time range used is between 2014-2019. Until finally 5 journal articles were reviewed for review. Result :PMR therapy has proven effective for reducing blood sugar levels in diabetes, both in type I diabetes and getational diabetes. This therapy is also safe and easy to do because it does not require equipment.Discussions: PMR therapy given to patients needs to be done regularly. Results cannot be obtained instantly. Need to intervene several times. There needs to be socialization to promote this therapy to the community. Conclusion: PMR exercises are effective for reducing blood sugar levels in diabetic patients in both type 1 DM and gestational diabetes. This therapy is effective if carried out continuously, according to rhythm, intensity, progressiveness, and strength.


This article crosses perspectives from science studies, French information and communication sciences and cultural studies. We analyze the Content ID apparatus published by the company and video publishing site YouTube, which identifies the music tracks present in its videos to allow for them to be monetized. Such a study involves analyzing the construction of an innovation bridging the music and internet markets. Content ID is part of the lineage of strategic issues and techniques related to the music industry and the Web economy, which concern the arbitration between the circulation of cultural forms and their control as works and goods covered by copyright: in this context, Content ID is presented as the best compromise. The implementation of this compromise is based on the anchoring of the musical work in sound, its modeling through data, and the naturalization of this model. Beyond the technical equipment of market rules, Content ID works as a semi-automation of cultural and legal judgments of originality. It thus discreetly redefines the values of recorded music, and the way they are institutionalized.


Abstract : The 1967 Arab-Israeli Six Day War was a watershed moment that re-shaped the nature of the Palestinian-Arab-Israeli conflict.


We report on polarization property discrimination of inter Landau level transitions using reflection-type optical Hall effect measurements from 600 to 4000 cm-1 on epitaxial graphene grown by thermal decomposition of silicon carbide. We observe symmetric and anti-symmetric signatures in our data due to unpolarized, i.e., isotropic, and polarized, i.e., anisotropic Landau level transitions, respectively. The isotropic transitions shift with square-root magnetic field dependence typical for stacks of decoupled graphene mono-layers. The anisotropic Landau transitions match those previously observed in Bernal stacked bi-layer graphene, and predicted recently for Bernal stacked tri-layer graphene. The anisotropic signatures can be explained by coupling with free charge carrier magneto-optic plasma oscillations within the transition layer at the substrate graphene interface.


In Japan the major portion of agricultural lands was on soils derived from alluvium because lowland rice was the most important crop. In the 1950s rice areas were expanded to terraces because of serious food shortage consecutive to the 2nd World War. Production of upland field crops and pastures for cattle has also been intensified on terraces, hills and at the foot of mountains in more recent years. Soils in these areas are more acidic than those in alluvial areas due to higher leaching of cations from the soil. A large portion of these areas is covered with volcanic ash soils which are generally low in available phosphorus. Thus, acidity and characteristics related to phosphorus availability of soils, especially volcanic ash soils, have been intensively studied by soil scientists and plant nutritionists in Japan (Ishizuka and Black, 1977). In the humid tropics, a large portion of potential agricultural areas is covered with highly weathered soils which are acidic and low in available phosphorus. Although these areas are very low in fertility, they can be reclaimed for crop production if soils are properly ameliorated, because availability of water is rather favorable. For the amelioration of such soils the technology used to improve acid soils in Japan may be useful.


Metallic hollow sphere structures (MHSS) are advanced composite materials characterised by a high geometrical reproducibility with relatively constant mechanical and physical properties. The success of such new developed materials depends not only on the production itself. The techniques for further processing and joining are essential. Joining technologies like brazing or gas metal arc welding influence the hollow sphere structures bulk material with a considerable amount of heat. The laser beam welding is a highly efficient technique with a comparatively small heat input. The laser beam ensures only local heat influences and allows individual structures for specific sandwich geometries. The joining of blanks with hollow sphere structures expands the applications and possibilities for them. The challenge of welding hollow sphere structures, for example with blanks to a sandwich structure, lies in the low density of hollow spheres. The surface tension of the molten hollow sphere structures forces the melt to form droplets out of bulk material. The metallic hollow sphere structure vanishes. The missing material can be balanced by feeding massively a wire into the welding bath. However, the additional mass is not suitable for light weight constructions. A joint between the molten feeding wire and a hollow sphere can still not be ensured. Classical joining technologies with a big amount of heat would dissolve the complete hollow sphere structures and are not suitable. In this paper the mechanical properties of laser beam welded hollow sphere structures sandwich structures are presented. The welding was done by a CO2‐laser with a wave length of 10.6 μm and a maximum power of 1.5 kW. Different geometries of joints have been investigated. The specimens are tested for shear and bending strength. The strength of the weld lines depend on the density of the hollow sphere structures. Higher density raises the strength. Eigenfrequencies have been simulated by modal analysis. Results of simulated and measured values show comparable results, starting by 2 kHz for 1 mm thick blanks and 3 kHz for 2 mm blanks.


Polished, fractured, heat-treated, and laser-activated glassy carbon (GC) surfaces were examined by scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) in ambient air. Polished electrodes, as well as those which were vacuum heat treated (VHT) or laser activated (25 mW/cm 2 ) after being polished, were comparably smooth in 2.5-μm STM scans, exhibiting root-mean-square roughness (RMSR) of ∼4 nm. Fracturated, unpolished surfaces were significantly rougher (RMSR ∼20 nm) and exhibited numerous nodules with diameters in the range of 50-300 nm


Production method of polylactic acid-based resin fine particles, porous particles of high-absorption oil-absorbing porous particles with a small particle size suitable for cosmetic use, true sphere suitable for toner use and smooth surface-smooth polylactic acid with a narrow particle size distribution -Based resin fine particles and cosmetics using these polylactic acid-based resin fine particles are provided. A polylactic acid resin (A) and a polymer (B) different from the polylactic acid resin are dissolved in an ether organic solvent (C), and an emulsion is formed by applying a shearing force. The manufacturing method of the polylactic acid-type resin fine particle which contacts a poor solvent. By this production method, the polylactic acid resin (A) has a melting enthalpy of 5 J / g or more, a porous polylactic acid resin fine particle having a small particle diameter and a high oil absorption, and a melting enthalpy of less than 5 J / g. It becomes possible to provide polylactic acid-based resin fine particles having a smooth surface with a sphere and a narrow particle size distribution.


Polycrystalline samples of bulk composition Ba
 5
Mn
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PdO
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, Ba
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Mn
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PdO
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, and Ba
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Mn
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PdO
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 have been synthesised and characterised by X-ray diffraction, electron diffraction and magnetometry. These compounds adopt a 2H-related crystal structure consisting of [001] chains of MnO
 6
 and PdO
 6
 polyhedra, with Ba
 2+
 cations separating the chains. The three compounds, each of which is commensurate in the xy plane but incommensurate along the z axis, differ in the ratio of octahedra to trigonal prisms in the chains (3:1, 4:1 and 5:1 respectively). The lattice parameters of the four dimensional trigonal unit cell are typically a≈10.02 A, c
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≈4.3 A, c
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≈2.61 A. The homogeneity and crystallinity of the samples increases with the ratio of octahedra to trigonal prisms and is greater in the xy plane than parallel to z. The magnetic susceptibility of all three phases deviates from the Curie-Weiss law below 100 K, but no magnetic phase transition is apparent above 5 K.


Candidaemia is an important infectious complication for haematological malignancy patients. Antifungal prophylaxis reduces the incidence of candidaemia but may be associated with breakthrough candidaemia.


Abstract The purpose of this study was to measure head basketball coaches' attitudes of three dimensions of organizational justice and determine if these attitudes differed based on NCAA divisional membership or sex of the coach. Additionally, this study examined the relationship between distributive, procedural, and interactional justice and overall job satisfaction. A total of 213 head basketball coaches (137 men, 76 women; 110 from Division I, 103 from Division III) participated in this study. Male basketball coaches demonstrated significantly higher scores on measures of interactional and procedural justice while no difference was found for distributive justice. There was no significant difference on scores for the three dimensions of justice based on NCAA divisional membership (I or III). Collectively, the three dimensions of organizational justice explained 28.5% of variance associated with overall job satisfaction, with interactional and distributive justice each making unique contributions. Based on the results of this study, athletic departments should consider basketball coaches' perceptions of organizational justice when attempting to influence their attitudes of job satisfaction.


Stratigraphic study of little known Ordovician exposures south and east of the Marathon uplift, West Texas, shows that a facies change exists from predominantly shaly beds of the Marathon region to more arenaceous beds in the Solitario and Dove Mountain quadrangle areas. Discovery of graptolites in a few incomplete measured sections indicates that probably Dagger Flat type of sandstone rises in the stratigraphic sequence to replace, in part, the lower Marathon limestone and shale. The upper Marathon and Alsate shale formations of the Marathon anticlinorium are represented, in the exposures considered, by sandy laminated limestones and possibly by overlying beds of massive quartzite. Typical Fort Pena and Woods Hollow formations (Middle Ordovician) of the Marathon uplift a e also present in the Solitario and Dove Mountain areas. The Maravillas is present but thin, and is overlain by about 25-40 feet of shale, probably of Late Ordovician age; the latter is here named the Persimmon Gap formation. Regional correlation shows close similarity between the sections studied and the McCurtain County, Oklahoma, exposures which also contain Early Ordovician sandy beds at approximately the same stratigraphic position. The Ordovician section of the interior (southeasternmost) folds of the Ouachita-Marathon system suggests that orogenic activity occurred in the system in Ordovician time and that this long enduring mobile belt may be considered an early and middle Paleozoic geosyncline despite its comparatively thin stratigraphic sequence.


In order to improve the control effect of the anti-lock brake system(ABS),lots of real trials were carried out,authors advanced a new road identification method based on the vehicle body deceleration after deeply analyzing the trial data.Rationality of the method was testified by the theory and principle of road identification with data was introduced.Road identification module was embedded in ABS software,the real trials on dry and snow road surface by Jetta GTX car were carried out.Result shows that the road identification method based on vehicle body deceleration estimation can identify road type accurately.ABS can take different control algorithms based on road identification result,and can improve brake control effect and ABS adaptation on road finally.


Abstract In a novel experimental design, we investigate the impact of exogenous variation in economic growth and inequality on trusting behaviour. In addition to a control with uniform endowment, three treatments were implemented where the initial endowment is exogenously changed to produce inequality and three growth scenarios where average endowments increase (boom), decrease (recession) or remain unaltered (steady state). We find that aggregate trust and trustworthiness both decrease due to the induced heterogeneity in endowments. Also, trust (but not trustworthiness) decreases (increases) due to recessions (booms). The impact of inequality on trust is greatest in a recession and absent in a boom. These aggregate effects are driven mainly by the reactions of those who, after treatment, end up at the bottom of the endowment distribution. These findings are close in sign and in the order of magnitude to those reported in observational studies on the relationship between growth, inequality and trust.


Rocket, one of the aerospace vehicle capable to being used for implement various interests in many fields, can maintain the sovereignty of the State. Rocket generally do not stand alone, but embedded with payload that contains sensors, processor, and transceiver. The payload will be equipped with Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs) which generally consists of a gyroscope and an accelerometer. This is intended to determine the rocket dynamics attitude that play an important role in the rocket control system. Problems arise considering the accelerometer and gyroscope each has its deficiencies. Accelerometer is sensitive to small external force and gyroscope has a tendency to drift. Both are not able to determine rockets heading orientation relative to Earth, thus they will require a magnetometer to solve the problem. The whole series of these deficiencies can be eliminated by combining measurement data from the three. IMU with 9 DOF and Direction Cosine Matrix algorithm are expected to produce rockets dynamics attitude data trustworthy.


The dry ice blasting has demonstrated effective cleaning of Si by removal of contaminants and native oxide. The C-V and I–V characteristics of a MOS capacitor fabricated on the dry ice-cleaned Si are as good as those of a MOS capacitor fabricated on RCA-cleaned Si. This result suggests that the dry ice blasting can be used to clean Si wafers as a promising dry process in the Si VLSI technology.


Background: Despite the excitement surrounding checkpoint blockade, many tumors remain resistant thus there is a need to sensitize tumors to immunotherapy and augment tumor rejection. Phosphatidylserine (PS) is a phospholipid expressed on the outer surface of apoptotic cells and a variety of immune cell types. PS signaling polarizes macrophages to the M2 phenotype, inhibits TLR signaling and is upregulated on the surface of tumor cells by radiotherapy (RT). RT also promotes infiltration of CD8 T-cells to the tumor microenvironment. Accordingly, RT may improve CD8 T-cell mediated tumor rejection in the context of checkpoint blockade and sensitize tumors to PS antagonism. We hypothesize PS-targeting antibody, mch1n11, in combination with local RT, may be an effective adjuvant or alternative treatment in patients with tumors resistant to checkpoint blockade such as anti-PD-1 (aPD-1). Furthermore, we hypothesize the combination of aPD-1 with mch1n11 and RT will synergize to improve the effector function of CD8 T-cells and enhance tumor elimination. Methods: B16-F10 murine melanoma was injected into the hind limb of C57BL/6 mice. One cohort received triple combination therapy comprised of aPD-1, mch1n11, and RT given simultaneously at an early time point. Another cohort that showed continued tumor growth after therapy with aPD-1 was used to model checkpoint blockade resistance. These mice received delayed treatment with intra-peritoneal mch1n11 in combination with a one-time 15 Gy RT dose targeted to the tumor-bearing hind limb. The aPD-1 resistant cohort was subdivided into two groups: in one cohort aPD-1 was administered prior to and continued with mch1n11+RT therapy. In the other cohort, aPD-1 was discontinued prior to mch1n11+RT administration. Untreated mice, mice treated with aPD-1 alone, mice treated with isotype antibodies, and mice treated without initial aPD-1 therapy that received delayed mch1n11+RT therapy served as controls. Results: Early triple combination therapy results in almost complete tumor elimination and leads to statistically significant prolonged survival. In the aPD-1 resistant cohort, both prior and continuous aPD-1 treatment with mch1n11+RT improved survival compared to all four controls. There was no significant difference in tumor size or survival between the adjuvant and alternative experimental groups. Experiments are ongoing to characterize immune infiltrates of tumors and the individual effects of aPD-1, RT and mch1n11. Conclusion: This preclinical model suggests a phosphatidylserine targeting antibody combined with single dose RT presents an alternative or adjuvant therapy for tumors resistant to checkpoint blockade. The data from this preclinical model will be used to develop a clinical trial for patients with tumors resistant to checkpoint blockade. Citation Format: Rachel Giese, Sadna Budhu, Christopher Barker, Aditi Gupta, Steve King, Joseph Shan, Jedd Wolchok, Taha Merghoub. Phosphatidylserine targeting and radiation improves survival in a mouse tumor model resistant to checkpoint blockade [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2018; 2018 Apr 14-18; Chicago, IL. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2018;78(13 Suppl):Abstract nr 2767.


A new type of sound absorbing material was made from super-strength gypsum and glass fiber and the sound absorp-tion coefficient of the material was tested by standing wave tube method.Experiment results manifested that content of fiber,blowing agent,water-gypsum ratio and thickness have great effects on the sound absorbing performance of the samples.When the content of glass fiber,blowing agent and water-gypsum ratio are separately 3%,0.4% and 0.7,the performace of the mate-rial reaches optimum.The noise reduction coefficient of the material is 0.6,and the sound absorption property at middle-low fre-quency is good.