'Crimson Seedless' is a high quality, red, table grape cultivar, which may fail to develop adequate red colour in warm climates. In addition, most bunches contain some green berries when the rest of the bunch has become red. Abscisic acid (ABA) is a plant hormone that increases in grape berry skin at the onset of maturation and is involved in the regulation of anthocyanin accumulation. A commercial formulation, S-ABA (ProTone ® ), was sprayed in a vineyard at concentrations of 100 200 and 400 mg L -1 at the beginning of veraison, alone or together with 500 mg L -1 ethephon. In laboratory experiments 200 mg L -1 , 400 mg L -1 , or 600 mg L -1 were applied to detached berries by allowing uptake through the pedicel. In the vineyard, application of S-ABA affected berry colour, changing the berry colour of the control (29.9 h°) to a darker red in a concentration dependent manner. Ethephon alone enhanced berry coloration to a lesser extent. Ripeness attributes (soluble solids content, titratable acidity, firmness, and berry size) were not affected by S-ABA treatment. Anthocyanin accumulation in berries treated with 400 mg L -1 S-ABA was almost double that of control berries, although the anthocyanin composition was similar. Green or breaker stage detached berries developed red colour after uptake of S-ABA through the pedicel. Detached berries may, therefore, serve as an efficient system with which to test the effects of S-ABA and its interactions with other factors which influence colour development.


The temperature dependence of the average energy consumed in the creation of an electron-hole pair in the wide bandgap compound semiconductor Al 0.8Ga0.2As is reported following X-ray measurements made using an Al0.8Ga0.2As photodiode diode coupled to a low-noise charge-sensitive preamplifier operating in spectroscopic photon counting mode. The temperature dependence is reported over the range of 261 K-342 K and is found to be best represented by the equation e AlGaAs 7.327-0.0077 T, where eAlGaAs is the average electron-hole pair creation energy in eV and T is the temperature in K. © 2013 © 2013 Author(s).


Description: A survey of influential ideas about art and literature written between the mid-nineteenth and mid-twentieth centuries. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Nine semester hours of coursework in English or rhetoric and writing. The subject of each class meeting may be determined from the assigned reading for the day (see following). The instructor retains the right to vary this syllabus.


The construction of the Mind-scale was initiated by therapeutic experiences with forensic patients that are not easy to treat. They impressed by their emotional disconnection and misleading psychological insight. Moreover, these patients strongly advocate a self-assured autonomy, bluntly saying that mandatory treatment is unnecessary. Winnicott's Theory of Mind describes and explains these clinical characteristics and inspired, together with clinical experience, the formulation of 46 candidate items of the Mind-scale. A principal component analysis with varimax rotation was conducted on the item scores of 286 clinical participants. The scree plot directed to a one-component solution that formed the basis for the Mind-scale, containing 22 items. The Mind-scale shows good internal consistency (reliability), test–retest reliability, and constructs validity. The results are discussed in relation to different constructs and measures of psychopathy and the specific meaning of 'positive adjustment' in a clinical forensic context.


A testing device is described which enables the manufacturers of wall bricks and -clinkers to prove the ice resistance of their products. The device enables simulating the frost-thaw changes as they occur in nature on the outside walls of wall brick building by natural soaking and freezing action. The testing can be effected as single brick, panel and wall testing


--The aim of this paper work is to implement an efficient methodology to detect the moving object for static and dynamic images. Moving Object Detection is the most challenging area in video surveillance. Its task is to detect the object of interest in video. The wide application of this is in field like security, criminology etc. Moving object detection are important initial steps in object recognition, context analysis and indexing processes for visual surveillance systems. It is a big challenge for researchers to make a decision on which Detection algorithm is more suitable for which situation and/or environment and to determine how accurately object Detection (real-time or non-real-time) is made. There is a variety of object Detection algorithms (i.e. methods) and publications on their performance comparison and evaluation via performance metrics. In this paper Object Detection process is applied for static and dynamic images. Here Performance of this Object Detection on various classes of test images is reviewed and the possible direction of future research is indicated.


The objectives of this study are to quantify the biomechanical properties of the human neck which govern head and neck dynamic response and to establish the mechanisms responsible for primary aspects of response. Computer simulations with the MVMA 2-D and VOM 3-D occupant dynamics models were performed using head and neck sled input response data from human subjects at the Naval Biodynamics Laboratory for input and comparison. Predicted dynamic response data and preliminary values for biomechanical parameters in a three-dimensional head/neck model capable of accurately simulating response for minus X, plus Y, and minus X plus Y sled acceleration vectors are presented. The established analytical model should accurately predict head and neck responses in simulations of real-world automobile crashes where direct head impact is not involved.


In this paper we experimentally evaluate the impact of in-service deterioration on the aerodynamic performance of heavily film cooled high-pressure nozzle guide vanes from large civil jet engines. We study 15 mid-life to end-of-life parts removed from operational engines, and compare their performance to those of new parts. Deterioration features included: increased surface roughness; thermal barrier coating spallation; damaged film cooling holes; and trailing edge burn-back. We characterize and present statistics for the surface roughness. Aerodynamic measurements were performed in the high technology readiness level Engine Component AeroThermal (ECAT) facility at the University of Oxford, at engine-representative conditions of exit Mach number, exit Reynolds number, coolant-to-mainstream pressure ratio and turbulence intensity. We present detailed experimental measurements of the coolant capacity characteristics, downstream loss, and downstream flow structures. The results show that service time significantly increases the surface roughness of high-pressure nozzle guide vanes, leads to reduced coolant flow capacity, increased overall aerodynamic loss, and greater downstream flow angle variation. This is one of the first significant studies of its type in the open literature, and is an important step towards whole-life engine performance assessment.


Abstract The influence of alcohol (ethanol) on sleep was investigated in 10 men. Polysomnography (PS) was recorded on a baseline night (BL‐N) and an ethanol (0.8 g/kg) night (Et‐N). On visual score rapid eye movement (REM) sleep was reduced, REM latency was prolonged on Et‐N as compared to BL‐N. Using the fast Fourier transformation method, electroencephalographic power density of REM sleep in δ frequencies band and in the 10–12 Hz range of non‐REM sleep were enhanced. REM sleep and non‐RJEM sleep changes were prominent in the second‐half and first‐half of the night, respectively.


Ablation Without Fluoroscopy in Pregnancy. Background: Management of symptomatic atrial arrhythmia in pregnancy remains a challenge. In this case report, a pregnant woman with incessant tachycardia underwent successful left atrial ablation. The entire procedure was performed without fluoroscopy.


Organic solar cells need low-band gap polymers for efficient harvesting of sunlight. Alternating electron-rich and electron-deficient units in a copolymer can lower the band gap, and high efficiency would be reached with the optimum combination of those units. As the first step toward this goal, we constructed four systematically altered copolymers 1–4, where a benzothiadiazole electron-deficient unit is connected to each of four fused-ring electron-rich units (fluorene, carbazole, cyclopentadithiophene, and dithienopyrrole). The density functional theory (DFT) and the time-dependent DFT calculations at the B3LYP/6-311G(d,p) level on the dimer models of 1–4 reproduced very well the geometries, the HOMO/LUMO (highest occupied and lowest unoccupied molecular orbital) energy levels, and the band gaps – important parameters determining the solar-cell efficiency – of these copolymers. The calculation shows that the dithieno-type copolymers, 3 and 4, exhibit lower band gaps and stronger absorption of visible li...


HEMANGIOENDOTHELIOMAS are angiomatous tumors with definite evidence of malignant features, which tend to form imperfect capillaries or grow diffusely. They are composed of small channels within groups of endothelial cells, and their characteristic feature is the preponderance of cells over vessels. The name hemangioendothelioma was suggested in 1908 by Mallory. The tumor may occur on any part of the skin and may be surrounded by satellite lesions. It often ulcerates and bleeds profusely. It is described as not being tender; it is often attached to underlying tissues. The tumor is said to have a characteristic color indicative of blood spaces. The origin of the hemangiomas and hemangioendotheliomas is essentially the same as that of blood vessels in general. The angioblastic cells from the vascular layer of the mesenchyma lay down solid cords and islands which later unite to form continuous tubes. The clinical picture of hemangioendothelioma is


This work is devoted to the experimental determination of the electrostatic properties of the molecular 4-methyl-7-(salicylidene amino) coumarin (C17H13NC3) using high resolution x-ray diffraction data. The experimental results are compared with those obtained theoretically from calculation type ab initio. The experimental investigation is carried out using the molecular electron charge density distribution based on the multipolar model of Hansen and Coppens. However the theoretical calculations are conducted by using the molecular orbital B3LYP method and the Hartree–Fock (HF) approximation with the basis set 6-31G (d,p) implemented in the Gaussian program. In addition to the structural analysis, the thermal agitation is also analyzed in terms of rigid blocks to ensure a better precision of the results. Subsequently, the electrostatic atomic and molecular properties such as the net charges, the molecular dipolar moment to highlight the nature of charge transfer existing within the molecule studied are derived. Moreover, the obtained electrostatic potential enables the localization of the electropositive and the electronegative parts of the investigated molecule. The present work reports in detail the obtained electrostatic properties of this biologically important molecule.


This research study considers long wave run-up experimentally and numerically. At first, an alternative methodology in long wave physical modeling is presented by means of a set of pipe pumps forcing the inflow of a controlled volume of water into a wave channel mimicking a tsunami-like wave shape that is consistently contained by a proportional plus integral plus derivative controller (PID) controller. Arbitrary wave lengths are persistently generated by means of the proposed methodology. First results are compared to tsunami data stemming from conventional experimental configurations with solitary waves as well as with recent numerical modeling results. Comparisons are thoroughly discussed and – in a second step – numerical simulations are accomplished taking the interaction of long wave run-up and macro-roughness elements into account. Four different experimental configurations of macro-roughness elements are carried out while spacing between elements and numbers of obstacle rows are alternated. A fundamental correlation analysis reveals that a correlation of the number of macro-roughness rows, effective area of flow cross section and a grouping factor of different element configurations exists in principle.


This study aims to determine the ethics of royal employees regarding the effectiveness of the Covid-19 control program.  The population in this study is as many as 3,745 people in the village of Rappang, where the sample used is Probability Sampling with the Easy Rawak Sampling technique using the Slovin formula with a total sample of 97. The data collection techniques used are observation, inquires, bragging, and studies.  Libraries and Documentation.  The data analysis technique used is descriptive statistics, hypothesis testing using SPSS 16.0 and Likers Scale.  The results of this study show that the ethics of royal employees regarding the effectiveness of the Covid-19 control program is 55.1% in the poor category.  Factors that affect the effectiveness of the covid-19 control program are 59.5% with the "not good" category


Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the fifth most common cancer in the world with poor prognosis. Diagnosis of early stage of HCC is of importance to improve the prognosis and treatment outcome. The currently recommended biomarker alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), liver ultrasound (US),multi-detector row computed tomography (CT) scan, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and positron emission tomography (PET) have limitations in sensitivity, specificity, and tumors with a small size. Therefore, better plasma markers are needed for the early detection of HCC. The low molecular weight (LMW) fraction of plasma is made up of several classes of physiologically important proteins such as cytokines, chemokines, peptide hormones, as well as proteolytic fragments of larger proteins. To enrich the peptides and LMW proteins in plasma, 13 buffer systems were compared in the disruption of peptide/protein-protein interactions. A new two-step enrichment method using ultra filtration and solid-phase extraction (SPE) was developed and applied in the analysis of peptides and LMW proteins in hepatocellular carcinoma plasma samples. Statistical comparisons conducted within the PG600 software determined that 132 of 4,182 spectral peaks were found to differ between the control and HCC groups (p ≤ 0.05). detection of new to detect the early of


Person re-identification (Re-ID) aims to identify people across disjoint camera views, which is considered either a binary classification task or a ranking task. However, the importance of feature extracting in both tasks is the same. In this paper, we introduce Global-Part Network (GPN) which employ multi-part information fusion with Feature Weighting Structure (FWS) to address the person Re-ID as a retrieval task. In our framework, the global and body-part features of a specific person can be complementary to each other to enhance the final feature representation. Furthermore, we utilize a state-of-the-art re-ranking method to improve the ranking performance. Extensive experimental analyses and results on three popular datasets, i.e., Market1501, CUHK03, CUHK01, demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed approach.


We read with great interest the three articles by Bosch,1 Tripathi,2 and Monteiro.3 In those articles, measurement of hepatic venous pressure gradient (HVPG) played a key role in assessing the portal hypertension in patients with advanced liver disease. One obstacle to examining portal hypertension in clinical trials with suitably large cohorts is the substantial barrier to repeated measurement of HVPG. HVPG measurement is performed using a balloon catheter, most frequently inserted from the jugular vein. HVPG measurement is considered to require specific expertise and around a day of hospitalisation, making the procedure relatively expensive and burdensome.4 5 Despite many attempts, non-invasive methods have not yet been able to completely replace direct HVPG measurement.5 6 Here, we report a study on the methods for HVPG measurement from the peripheral antecubital vein (pHVPG). Although this method has been mentioned in a review of HVPG measurement, no detailed descriptions of this approach have been published.4

Forty-one measurements from 37 consecutive patients who …


Abstract: Prohibitin is an evolutionarily conserved protein that is significantly overexpressed in cell lines derived from breast tumors. In this study, prohibitin expression was analyzed in normal tissue and compared to specimens from patients diagnosed with various stages of breast disease: hy‐perplasia, atypical hyperplasia, carcinoma in situ, and invasive carcinoma. Prohibitin expression in both epithelial and stromal elements increases with the severity of the disease state, progressing from low levels in normal tissue to three‐ to fivefold elevation in patients with invasive carcinoma. These results parallel those previously obtained with in vitro model systems and show that prohibitin expression is a biomarker for breast cancer.


Wireless power transmission system and transmitting and receiving apparatus includes a resonator (antenna) 109, and a heat dissipation structure 111. Heat dissipation structure 111 is electrically conductive heat conductor 11, the thermal conductor 11 is in contact with the inductor 13 and the thermal antenna 109 via an electrical insulator 12. Thermal conductor 11 is configured so as not to form an electrical loop.


Medical imaging plays a vital role in medical diagnosis. These medical images available in hospitals and medical organizations occupy a lot of space. The massive use of digitized images has led to the compression allowing economical storage and fast data transfer. Over the years, JPEG compression schemes based on Discrete Cosine Transform have been proposed and standardized. The input image has to be blocked which results in blocking artifacts. In recent years wavelet transform has gained widespread acceptance in image compression. Many compression algorithms using wavelets like EZW, SPIHT and SPECK have been proposed and they can be used for lossy or lossless compression. SPIHT is an efficient compression algorithm which has better performance over the others. In this paper, SPIHT based medical image compression algorithm using the quantized coefficients of Self Organizing Feature Map (SOFM) was brought in and proved to have better performance over existing methods.


Hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) gain more and more attention, as they represent a more environmental friendly alternative to conventional vehicles. If combined with photovoltaic panels, they can lead to further reduction of emissions. The paper focuses on a solution for minimizing the fuel consumption in a series hybrid solar vehicle (HSV). After briefly introducing the model, first a global optimum in fuel consumption is presented using dynamic programming, as a reference value. As a real-time control strategy, model predictive control (MPC) is considered. A fuel consumption equivalent quantity is defined which is used for calculating the fuel needed to bring the battery state of charge to a starting value (set in this case for 0.7 in relative units). For different values of the MPC tuning parameters simulations are performed using the urban section of the New European Drive Cycle. Conclusions based on the simulations are presented.


There is a paradigm shift in the energy industry towards green technologies which have incentivized nuclear and renewable-based energy production. The thermal power from the nuclear process could be optimally utilized to generate various end products thereby increasing the efficiency of nuclear power plants. A power plant being used for both electricity and heat is called an integrated energy system. One such integrated energy system coupling nuclear and wind energy resources by supplying electricity to the power grid and heat energy to a district heating network, is modeled and simulated in this paper. The dynamic model of the integrated energy system is developed using the Modelica language. Coordinated control is designed to ensure that the actual generation follows the demand associated with different end products. The performance of the dynamic model is evaluated for steady state responses and load following capabilities.


Parameter identification and erection adjustments are the critical steps in construction control of a cablestayed bridge. This paper presents the method for identification of the main girder segment weight, the principle of construction control for the girder, the measures for adjusting the girder elevation and cable forces, as well as the schemes of multicableforce adjusting for Yamen Bridge. The presentation in question is simple, practical, operational and effective, which lays the solid foundation for the successful completion of the bridge.


In the legal sense,goodwill refers to unfixed intangible property which belongs to the business entity and takes overall business as a carrier to bring the excess profits.According to capital operating and corporate contract theory,goodwill is capable of being justified as capital component,and its defect in eligibility should be regarded as a legislative reason better to supply it than to forbid it.Meanwhile,we should take its peculiarity into consideration and try to control its risk on a legal basis by giving an example and providing a supplement to the corporate contract.


Abstract This paper proposes a new and efficient method for the deprotection of methyl ethers using antimony pentachloride at ambient temperature. The procedure described here is a facile and practical method for the removal of the methyl group from aryl and benzyl methyl ethers. High selectivity was observed for the removal of the methyl group from dimethoxyarenes. The notable advantages of this protocol are mild reaction conditions, high yields, and the facility of workup procedure. The mechanism of the ether cleavage is proposed to explain this new reaction.


Introduction: Due to advancement in medical services, life span of individual has increased. Increased age also increases neurodegenerative problems generally in geriatric population. Neurodegenerative disorders affect many individuals across the world by increasing their disability. Aim: Aim of the study was to evaluate undiagnosed neurodegenerative disorder in details to understand and gain insight into the selected case. Case Report: Here reported case is affected by undiagnosed neurodegenerative syndrome at early age of 34 years. Patient was also invited by National Institute of Health, US under Undiagnosed Program for further investigations. Patient was managed by combined approach of allopathy, physiotherapy and naturotherapy. Discussion: Patient was also suspected for diagnosis of Bipyramidal syndrome, Stiff man syndrome, Motor Neuron Disease, Neimann pick disease type C, Krebbee's disease, Chediak Higashi disease affecting the central nervous system by Neurophysician. The patient represents a rarest of rare case of Undiagnosed Neurodegenerative Program. Conclusion: Patient can be benefited in symptoms by combined approach of medicine and physiotherapy in case of undiagnosed neurodegenerative.


During the last century, a large number of rivers have been artificially straightened in order to improve the manoeuvrability of ships, ease the drainage of rain water and make more space for expanding urban areas. These measures, however, brought along a number of drawbacks. Nowadays, the trend in river management is to give the river back its former space and to restore its natural flow and meandering pattern. In order to accurately predict this remeandering process of artificially straightened rivers, detailed knowledge of the flow characteristics and sediment transport processes in meandering river bends is required. To this end, a 3D Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) model is being developed at the Hydraulics Laboratory of Ghent University, and experiments in a physical flume are being performed for validation of this numerical model.


Ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO) is a common obstructive disease. To investigate useful urinary biomarkers in UPJO children, the urinary proteome in UPJO infants is analyzed and it is compared with normal controls.


In the literature on price regulation, the price-cap mechanism is seen as a very powerful incentive mechanism towards efficiency improvements. What about quality investments? The empirical literature is not univocal: Some studies suggest a deterioration of quality, while others do not find any statistically significant impact. We analyze the incentive provided by price-cap regulation in a setting in which the investment decisions of the regulated firm suffer from hold-up, and contacts are incomplete. We show that the incentives to invest in cost-saving innovations can be fostered by a price-cap contract with a "sufficient" regulatory lag, while for other types of investments, such as quality enhancement, the same contract does not help. Furthermore, we show that if the firm faces a binding resource constraint the price-cap contract generates a crowding-out effect between the two types of investment. This might explain the non univocal empirical evidence.


Abstract : TIROS I cloud photographs during the formation and intensification of a tropical cyclone over the rabian Sea were examined. Clouds were organized in patterns characteristic of the circulation involved and of temperature and wind distribution in the vertical. Six types of cloud patterns were noticed and the corresponding synoptic features examined. A striking feature of the developing tropical cyclonic storm is the asymmetrical distribution of convective clouds in its rear during its formative stage. When the storm wound up into a hurricane the cloud bands moved into the less clouded sectors, and tended to be more symmetrical. The cloud structure in the cyclone, however, continued to maintain a distinct pattern for the rest of its life. (Author)


The ability of the olefinic CC double bond in styrenes to bind to Pt(PPh3)2 is greatly increased by η6-precoordination of Mn(CO)3+ to the arene ring.


The study of amyloidogenic β-amyloid precursor protein (AβPP) metabolism and amyloid β protein (Aβ) production has been a major focus of Alzheimer's disease (AD) neuropathogenesis research. Cell transfection is a commonly employed method for assessing the effects of various genes on AβPP processing and Aβ production. Certain cell transfection reagents utilize lipid-based formulations that could potentially affect AβPP processing and Aβ production. Thus, we set out to assess the effects of cell transfection reagents with lipid formulations (TKO, FuGene6, RNAifect) on AβPP processing and Aβ level in H4 human neuroglioma cells overexpressing human AβPP. We found both TKO and RNAifect increase the protein levels of AβPP-C-terminal fragments (CTFs) and Aβ levels, while FuGene6 increases the protein levels of AβPP-CTFs without altering Aβ level. In contrast, electroporation-based cell transfection does not affect AβPP processing and Aβ production in our studies. These results suggest for the first time that lipid-based cell transfection reagents may artefactually affect AβPP processing and Aβ production, thereby confounding studies aimed at assessing the effects of transfected genes on AβPP metabolism.


We have isolated an anticoagulant polysaccharide from the alkali extracts of Coriolus versicolor. The anticoagulant polysaccharide was purified through a gradual ethanol precipitation and three concecutive chromatography of DEAE-Toyopearl 650C, Sephadex G-100, and Sepharose CL-6B by measuring activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT). The anticoagulant polysaccharide showed the homogenecity on HPLC using a gel permeation column and had about molecular weight. The polysaccharide consisted of fucose, glucose, and galactose in a molar ratio of 1.0:0.2:0.2:0.1, and also compromised 19.32% of sulfate at its constituent sugars. The polysaccharide showed the two typical bands of C-O-S and S=O in the IR spectroscopy. The sulfated polysaccharide (CV-40-Va-1) inhibited the blood coagulation via the intrinsic pathway like heparin whose activity produced a concentration dependent effect in aPTT and thrombin time (TT).


Evaluation of the Neutrophil-Lymphocyte Ratio in the Prediction of Systemic Infection in Normal Newborns in Lubumbashi: Cross-Sectional Study. Journal of Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 6 (2022): 305-313. Abstract Background and Purpose: Despite progress in the surveillance of newborns Journal Health ratio (NLR) to predict systemic infection in newborns in clinics in Lubumbashi. Methods: Cross-sectional and analytical study that included 430 normal newborns in 25 medical facilities in the city of Lubumbashi, chosen in a simple random manner during the period from November 2015 to December 2017. The clinical and biological characteristics of newborns were studied. Results: out of 430 children who performed a complete blood count, 106 had an NLR> 3, a frequency of systemic infection of 24.7%. The mean values of neutrophils, lymphocytes, esosinophils, basophils monocytes were significantly higher in patients with an NLR> 3. Mean RNL values were 2.5 ± 1.2, it was 1.9 ± 0.6 in children with NLR≤3, and 4.3 ± 1.2 in those with RNL> 3. The area under the curve (AUC) for NLR, Neutrophil, Lymphocyte and Platelet were 0.887, respectively; 0.738, 0.639 and 0.552. NLR is more sensitive and specific in predicting systemic infection compared to neutrophil, lymphocyte and platelet count. Conclusion: The results show that NLR is an effective indicator in the diagnosis of systemic infection than neutrophil, lymphocyte and platelet count.


This study conducted an empirical analysis in order to define differences between characteristics of restaurant choice depending on lifestyle of university students in the Busan region and characteristics of general dining behaviors among diverse factors of lifestyle to identify customer behaviors. First, depending on types of lifestyle, the trend among factors of restaurant choice has direct influence on diversity of menu and characteristics of service. Hence, it can be implied that restaurants offering a wide variety of dishes or providing special service can attract customers more effectively by focusing on appealing customers that follow an appearance-oriented lifestyle. Second, differences in characteristics of dining behaviors(monthly average dining expenses, reasons of visiting restaurants, the number of restaurant visits, and acquisition of restaurant information) were verified; lifestyle by monthly average dining expenses shows significance in appearance, success, health, and dining-oriented. Moreover, it has been discovered that students' ways of acquiring information is dependent on their lifestyles.


In the HyS process sulphuric acid is decomposed to form SO2 and O2. After the decomposition step, it is necessary to purify the SO2 before sending it to an electrolyser wherein SO2-depolarised electrolysis of water occurs. Past success in using ionic liquids to act as an SO2 solvent for the separation of SO2 from O2 is well documented. Most of these studies make use of high purity ionic liquids that is very expensive. This study was conducted to determine the use of a lesser pure ionic liquid for the separation of SO2 from O2. The amount of SO2 that was absorbed as well as the absorption rate of SO2 were determined at different feed pressures, absorption temperatures and feed gas compositions. In order to determine the effect of ionic liquid purity on the absorption process all of the experiments were carried out using both 95% and 98% pure 1-Butyl-3-Methylimidazolium methyl sulphate. Results obtained confirmed previous findings in terms of temperature, gas composition and feed pressure dependence of SO2 absorption. It did however also confirm that the 95% pure ionic liquid performed similar or even better than the 98% pure ionic liquid. It can therefore be concluded that a less expensive option for use in thermo-chemical cycles is viable.


The distribution of ratio of two random variables has been studied by several authors especially when the two random variables are independent and come from the same family. In this paper, the exact distribution of the ratio of two independent Hyper-Erlang distribution is derived. However, closed expressions of the probability density, cumulative distribution function, reliability function, hazard function, moment generating function and the rth moment are found for this ratio distribution and proved to be a linear combination of the Generalized-F distribution. Finally, we will apply our results to real life application in analyzing the performance of wireless communication systems.


Embedded Open Source Software (OSS) systems have been gaining a lot of attention in the embedded system area. The successful experience of embedded OSSs include Android, BusyBox, TRON, etc. Also, OSS market will be expanded not only to mobile phone OSS areas but also to other embedded OSS areas in the future. However, the poor handling of quality problem and customer support prohibit the progress of embedded OSS. Also, it is difficult for developers to assess the reliability and portability of embedded OSS on a single‐board computer. A method of software reliability assessment based on flexible hazard rate modeling for the embedded OSS is proposed in this paper. Also, several numerical examples are shown by using actual data. Moreover, this paper compares the proposed model with the conventional hazard rate models by using the comparison criteria of goodness‐of‐fit. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


We present experimental results for performance of the 2D hypermesh NoC topology, realized with the Altera Family of FPGAs. Hypermeshes are based on the concept of hypergraphs, which consist of a set of nodes and a set of hyper-edges, where the hyper-edges represent low-latency distributed switches. In a 2D hypermesh, the nodes in each row or column are members of a hyperedge, where packets can traverse a hyperedge without encountering router queuing delays. A comparison of the 2D hypermesh, the 2D mesh, and hypercube NoCs is presented. Extensive experimental results show that under the constraint of comparable bisection bandwidth, the 2D hypermesh outperforms the other graph-based network topologies.


The class of functions that are ℓ-stable at some point is a generalization of the class of C1,1 functions. In this paper we prove that the class of vector functions that are ℓ-stable at some point is closed under composition.


Geographic protocols are very promising for multi-hop wireless networks, such as ad hoc and sensor networks. These protocols take advantage of the location information of nodes to provide higher efficiency and scalability. Previous studies have shown the potential and high performance of geographic protocols when evaluated in simulation environments under certain ideal conditions. The theory for geographic protocols has been developed assuming these non-realistic conditions. The goal of our work is to recognize the effects of realistic conditions, which exist in the environments where the systems would be deployed, and to analyze the correctness and performance of the current protocols in detail under these effects, in order to devise solutions to the current problems and to design robust protocols that take these conditions into account. We carry a systematic approach throughout our study by choosing specific protocol types and environmental conditions and using the appropriate methods for evaluation based on each case. We consider protocols that provide basic functions at the network-layer such as: geographic routing, geocasting and geographic rendezvous mechanisms.
Our results show the discrepancy in performance when the protocols are evaluated in non-ideal realistic environments compared to the common ideal environments typically used. These results also show the inadequacy of the current protocols to be implemented as-is in real-world. By introducing simple fixes and strategies that take these conditions into account, we show that we can improve the performance significantly. We present a methodology for micro-level behavioral analysis that shows that conditions that violate the unit-graph assumption of network connectivity, such as location errors, obstacles and radio irregularity, cause failure in planarization and consequently face routing. We derive the limits and requirements for the correctness of geographic routing and prove that local algorithms cannot guarantee delivery under arbitrary connectivity. We show also that for acceptable performance, geographic forwarding decisions need to consider the link quality in addition to the distance, and therefore we provide several blacklisting mechanisms and a local optimum metric for greedy forwarding. We believe our guidelines will be crucial for the development of these networks.


The urbanization process deeply affects rivers and streams, with numerous impacts, such as the discharge of sewers, dams, and pipework, causing profound changes in the water bodies characteristics and in their biota. In this scenario, the silting of rivers suffers one of the most impactful changes, as it undergoes a reduction in the depth and width of the rivers, triggering physical and chemical changes in the water, as well as in the structure of fish population, its feeding and reproduction habitats. As a palliative measure, it is normal to carry out the desilting (dredging) of rivers, an activity that is also very impacting. Floodings are one of the main factors that demand dredging to be carried out. This review was made to analyze desilting activities, their effects on biota and migratory fish, as well as to evaluate the best management strategies and mitigation of impacts on fish population. The shifting and removal of sediment from the riverbed can cause burial and massive death of eggs and larvae, in addition to interfering in the upward and downward migration of eggs, larvae, and adults of migratory fish. In addition, breeding and feeding sites can be impacted by sediment movement, dredging, and deposition. Some actions minimize the impacts of the silting activity recovering riparian forests, inspect the use of soil on the banks, move urban settlements away, assess the dredging site, consider the spawning sites and reduce the suspension of bottom sediments, as well as choose the best equipment and time for the performance of activities. Therefore, the development of research on the effect of dredging of water bodies on fish would contribute to a better management of the activity.


Over the last 30 years, we have entered a period in which psychopharmacologic agents have played an ever-increasing role in the treatment of psychiatric disorders, which has led to the development of a field of psychopharmacology of staggering complexity. If one also takes into account that more than 200 million psychopharmacologic prescriptions a year are written by physicians, one can easily recognize the importance of promoting general competence and knowledge among practitioners. One can also anticipate a dynamic growth in the field, especially from the fact that many of the substantive advances in the treatment of mental disorders will be coming from psychopharmacology. This advancement will be coupled by the massive production of pharmacologic agents as well as numerous books on the subject. The proliferation of both the drugs themselves along with the literature about them potentially creates a source of great confusion for the practitioner. In response to this,


REGULATION OF ADIPOSITY BY PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR-ACTIVATED RECEPTORS γ AND α ACROSS THE ANNUAL CYCLE OF A MIGRANT, THE GRAY CATBIRD (DUMETELLA CAROLINENSIS)


Tuberculosis is a major cause of death around the world, with most of the 1.5 million deaths per year attributable to the disease occurring in developing countries. This disease is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis , an acid-fast bacillus that is transmitted primarily via the respiratory route.


Space Plug-and-Play Architecture (SPA), defined by the Air Force Research Laboratory, is a new standard for spacecraft component interconnections (AIAA-S-133-x-2013) providing new capability for managing intelligent components. Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) based on the IEEE 802.15.4 Personal Area Network standard are finding increasing use in the home automation and emerging smart energy markets. The network protocol and application layers can be based on the ZigBee standard as defined by the ZigBee Alliance, providing a framework for component-based software that supports solutions from multiple vendors. SPA and ZigBee create selfconfiguring ad-hoc networks, but differ in their approach. SPA focuses on self-configuring components using wired interconnects while ZigBee forms self-configuring wireless networks. The optimal combination of SPA with ZigBee technology can bring the advantages of both methods to next-generation spacecraft by using self-configuring wireless networks for data and intelligent components with universal SPA-compliant interfaces. Mesh-enabled WSNs provide inherent fault tolerance and SPA provides dynamic fault management leading to low-power, low-cost ancillary sensing solutions for spacecraft. Self-configuring architectures are the key for supporting a large number of sensors in dynamic configurations, allowing intelligent response for fault tolerant networks. Plug-and-Play for sensor networks could be defined as the capability for application software to query any sensor module connected to the ad-hoc dynamic network using module resident information defining the sensors characteristics. The embedding of sensor information into each Wireless Sensor Module (WSM) allows identifying each sensor unambiguously and accurately in terms of function and status, without the use of any configuration database. The IEEE 1451 Smart Transducer Interface Standard defines Transducer Electronic Datasheets (TEDS) containing key information regarding sensor characteristics such as name, description, serial number and calibration information. SPA defines an extensible format called xTEDS using XML embedded meta-information for sensor management enabling software to identify the sensor and interpret the sensor data stream without reference to any external information. The application software is able to read the status of each sensor module, responding in real-time to changes of WSN configuration and provide the appropriate response for maintaining overall sensor system function, even when sensor modules fail or the network is reconfigured. Temporal integrity of sensor data delivery is ensured by the use of a global network clock and embedding timestamps into each measurement result accurate to one millisecond. SPA provides high-level mechanisms for self-configuration and integration with other spacecraft components and can significantly improve interoperability. The architecture and technical feasibility for creating wireless fault-tolerant sensor networks is presented through integration of SPA, IEEE 1451 and ZigBee into the proposed SPA-Z architecture. SPA provides the broad framework, the IEEE 1451 standards provide templates for TEDS and sensor management and ZigBee provides effective wireless network management. The approach is to tailor these multiple standards into a viable architecture. The result conforms to multiple standards, enables deterministic response and provides a capable publish/subscribe interface to application software. Our proposed software architecture for intelligent sensor management using the SPA standard will be discussed in the context of the specific tradeoffs required for effective use. Two examples are presented, the first highlights SPA-Z advantages for reconfigurable payloads and the second describes the development of a SPA compliant WSN.


The world's remaining tropical forests are being destroyed so rapidly that, if current trends continue, by the end of this century only the most inaccessible relics will survive. This would be a major tragedy as it would mean, inter alia: (i) Destruction of the way of life of the indigenous peoples who inhabit these areas, leading to their systematic pauperization and transformation into a 'marginal', largely unemployed and widely unemployable, proletariat having a miserable and precarious existence in the shanty towns surrounding already drastically overcrowded cities.


North Carolina Integrated Care for Kids (NC InCK) is a pilot health care delivery and payment model for Medicaidenrolled children in five North Carolina counties. We describe early learnings from the NC InCK approach to promote the vision of whole-child health for children in North Carolina.


Objective:To explore the therapeutic effect of Shugan Lidan Hewei Method in treating Bile Reflux Gastritis(BRG).Methods:78 cases of BRG were divided into two groups randomly.The 42 cases of treatment group were treated with Shugan Lidan Hewei Method while the 36 case of control group were treated with Weidaxi orally.Results:The clinical study has showed that the total effective rate of the treatment group was 95.24%,while of the control group was 80.56%.The difference was significant in statistics(P0.05).Conclusion:Shugan Lidan Hewei Method is effective in treating BRG.


Recently the act relating to protection, ETC., for dispatched worker('dispatched work act') is enacted and the act relating to protection, ETC., for fixed-term worker and part-time worker('fixed-term employment act') is amended in Korea. According to the fixed-term employment act, the duration of employment of fixed-term worker is restricted within two years and if the employment of fixed-term worker excess two years, the worker deem to be employed by non fixed-term employment contract. The fixed-term employment act provide the cases to which the restriction of duration of employment of fixed-term worker are not applied. One of them is the case which need to use expertise or skills and the fixed-term employment act delegate the fix of scope corresponded to this case to Presidential Decree. In this case, an employer can conclude a fixed-term employment contract without limit. Dispatched work act before the amendment stipulated that "jobs to which Worker Dispatch System may apply shall include … the ones selected by the Presidential Decree, which require expertise, skills or experiences". The amended Dispatched work act add character of job to expertise, skills or experiences, which may be followed to amend the list of jobs permitted to use dispatched work. These matters have a profound impact on the enforcement of these acts and the labor market. This article studies the basis and the limit of these matters which are provided by Presidential Decree. This article notes that the purpose of the fixed-term employment act and the dispatched work act is the prevention of an employment instability, therefore the above mentioned matters is strictly restricted within cases which are not the problem of a precarious employment.


Between WCDMA High Speed Packet Uplink Access (High Speed Packet Uplink Access (HSUPA)) air interface uplink transmission time interval (transmission time interval (TTI)) length reconfiguration, to minimize the loss of data, a method to ensure that large delays do not occur, re uplink TTI length until the uplink TTI length reconfiguration until retransmission of all pending is sent successfully, or reaches the maximum transmission number method of delaying the setting. The transmission of a new packet of this period is stopped. However, pending retransmissions can be carried out. After the UE receives the ACK / NACK for each HARQ process, or upon reaching a specific maximum number of retransmissions, the UE starts transmitting a new uplink TTI length. .FIELD 1


Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the skin is one of the most common non melanoma skin cancers (NMSC), along with basal cell carcinoma (BCC). Besides ultraviolet radiation, the role of exposure to industrial agents, ionizing radiation and areas of chronic inflammation is associated with the development of SCC. SCC may also be associated with foreign bodies. We report a rare case of cutaneous SCC in an elderly Kashmiri female, developing subsequent to subcutaneous non metallic foreign body, which was successfully excised with negative margins, and transposition flap closure. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/njdvl.v12i1.10604 Nepal Journal of Dermatology, Venereology & Leprology Vol.12(1) 2014 pp.53-55


T cell lymphomas (TCLs) are a rare and heterogeneous group of non Hodgkin Lymphoma with aggressive courses and prognoses. TCLs are characterized by genomic instability and massive transcriptional activity that is required to sustain cancer cell proliferation. Indeed, high rate of transcription increases DNA topological tension resulting in accumulation of DNA-RNA hybrid structures called R-Loops, in which the nascent RNA pairs with its DNA-template, favouring structural alterations and DNA-lesions.
 DNA helicases are a class of enzyme which major function is to alleviate DNA topological stresses by solving R-Loops and protecting DNA from damage. DNA helicases also facilitate RNA-PolymeraseII (RNAPII) progression along the gene body during transcription thus being the major determinant of gene expression.
 We recently identified the DNA-helicase HELLS - a member of the SWI/SNF2 family- as a new genetic vulnerability of TLCs. HELLS orchestrates a transcriptional program essential to the survival and proliferation of TCLs and its genetic ablation profoundly impairs mitosis and cell proliferation.
 To understand how HELLS manages and coordinates transcription and to define the HELLS-associated gene expression program in TCLs, we performed RNA-seq in TLBR-2 after the depletion of HELLS (HELLS KD). Gene expression profiling showed that HELLS KD affects the expression of 728 genes (413 downregulated and 315 upregulated genes). These genes were mainly involved in the regulation of cytoskeleton, cell cycle, cytokinesis, chromatin remodelling and DNA repair as indicated by a gene ontology analysis. Next, to evaluate the distribution of chromatin markers after HELLS KD, we performed Chromatin Immunoprecipitation (ChIP) sequencing against active (H3K4me3) and repressive (H3K9me3) histone markers. Depletion of HELLS results in a modest but significant change in the H3K4me3 level at promoters and distal intergenic regions. Differential analysis identified 1,571 bound sites corresponding to 1,278 genes deregulated after HELLS KD. Notably, 59/1,278 genes resulted concordantly deregulated in RNA-seq analysis. Accordingly with the role of HELLS in T lymphocytes development, gene ontology analysis on identified 59 genes reveals enrichment in T cell activation, T-helper 17 differentiation and lineage commitment processes. Instead, no significant changes in H3K9me3 level at examined regulatory regions were observed after HELLS KD, suggesting that HELLS does not modify the distribution of this marker.
 To deeply study the transcriptional function of HELLS, we investigated its ability to promote transcription by solving DNA topological tension. By performing S9.6 antibody staining on a panel of TCL cells, we showed that loss of HELLS leads to an accumulation of R-Loops that co-localized with the active form of RNAPII (S2-CTD), suggesting that HELLS alleviates RNAPII stall upon collision with R-loops during elongation. Co-immunoprecipitation (Co-IP) experiments showed that HELLS interacts with RNAPII and Chromatin Immunoprecipitation (ChIP) assays in TLBR-2 cells demonstrating that the loss of HELLS leads to changes in the distribution of active form of RNAPII that accumulates on transcriptional starting sites of selective target genes. By immunofluorescence staining, we detected that the decreased RNAPII activity after HELLS KD was associated with a significant decrease in the incorporation of 5-ethynyl uridine (EU) into nascent RNA confirming that transcription process is attenuated across all transcriptome.
 As R-loops accumulation and persistence is strictly associated with DNA damage, we assessed by immunofluorescences, the level of yH2AX (marker of DNA-damage) upon depletion of HELLS. We observed a significant increase in the intensity of nuclear yH2AX signal and a formation of yH2AX foci in TCL HELLS KD cell lines. Noticeably, accumulating yH2AX foci were observed in correspondence of R-loops and in co-localization with the active form RNAPII (S2-CTD).
 Collectively, our results indicate that HELLS plays an essential function in supporting TCLs progression promoting gene expression by resolving DNA topological conflicts, easing RNAPII progression and protecting DNA from damaging events simultaneously. These key functions qualify HELLS as a new dependency of TCLs and therefore as potential vulnerability of these lymphomas.

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This study has sought to gain insight into the issue of transforming industrial R&D into an entrepreneurial organisation. It focused on how organisation innovation enables a successful transformation. First, our findings show that a strategy of industrial R&D to integrate intrapreneurship as part of its core capabilities led to an organisation wide innovation that required a transformational change. This strategic reorientation could not be executed through a regular reorganisation. Second, a transformation associated with organisation innovation appears to be successful. Innovating the structure, business processes, HR and rewards, consistently appears to be a determinant of success. This approach leads to a better adoption and diffusion of new practices across the organisation. For example, the implemented ambidextrous structure was supported by lateral processes, HR with an ambidextrous mind-set and a rewards system encouraging collaboration across the organisation. Third, the new operating model of industrial R&D reconciles intrapreneurship with science-based research.


URING the twentieth century, research in the area of school health services has been focused upon the efforts of school personnel to identify, through various case-finding procedures, children who are in need of medical and dental care. These case-finding studies dominate research efforts and tend to mask equally important referral activities of school personnel. Annual reports of school health service programs provide ample descriptive evidence of referral activities. However, the important question of why some children receive attention and others do not can be answered only by investigation with primary emphasis upon explanation rather than description. The major purpose of this study was to identify factors which influence the outcome of referrals from a school health service program. Factors investigated included family background characteristics, relevant parental attitudes, and notification procedures used by school personnel.


Perhaps the most consistent biographical reference to the Russian philosopher Vladimir Solov'ev (1853-1900) concerns his unusual guffaw: "When he laughed, his loud infectious laughter 'with unexpected, outrageous, and hiccup-like high notes' would drown out all other voices." Scholars usually explain this laughter as a sign of Solov'ev's otherworldly perception and his occasionally inappropriate descent into our mundane realm. Observing this "infectious laughter," Evgenii Trubetskoi found an explanation in his friend's supposed ethereal character: "He was so nearsighted that he did not see what others saw. Squinting under his thick brows, he could make out items at close range only with difficulty. But when his glance searched into the distance, it seemed to penetrate beyond the surface accessible to our external senses and to see something otherworldly, hidden from all the rest. His eyes shone with some kind of internal light and gazed directly into the soul." Aleksandr Blok, who claimed to have been greatly affected by a chance meeting with the strange philosopher, called him "pure spirit, as if an image instead of a living man–an outline, a symbol, a sketch."


Objective To study the influence factors and control measurements of the hidden wet package of the pressure steam sterilization,to ensure the sterilization quality.Methods Looking and touching methods were used to observe the results of the hidden package influenced by the different combination packing instrument package and cooling time etc.Results The drying velocity of the medical instrument packed with the cotton fabric in the pressure steam sterilization is slow.The drying velocity will decrease when the instruments are placed in the instrument plate with cotton fabric packing and the drying velocity is the quickest with the medical crepe paper packing.After sterilization,the drying velocity has no change by lengthening the drying time.Conclusion The instrument package with the cotton fabric packing in the pressure steam sterilization apparatus can not be dried easily.The drying velocity is the quickest with the crepe paper packing and it is not the best method to lengthen the drying time for sterilizing apparatus.So the drying velocity of instrument package is related to packing materials directly.


FIELD: chemistry. SUBSTANCE: invention relates to a polymer electrochromic device which is capable of varying light absorption in a controlled manner when voltage is applied. The polymer electrochromic device includes at least two electrodes and an electrochromic composition. The electrochemical composition contains a cathode component(s) and an anode component(s), at least one of which is an electrochromic component, and an electrolyte. The electrochromic component is a dispersion of nanoparticles of an insoluble electrochromic polymer in an organic solvent. EFFECT: invention ensures easy production of the device by using a more readily available insoluble electrochromic polymer compared to insoluble electrochromic polymers currently used. 4 cl, 4 dwg, 6 ex


Physical and social aspects of the home environment play an important role in child development, especially during the first years of life. Affordances are opportunities for action that objects, events or places in the environment provide for a human being. Affordances in the home environment offer the child the possibility to develop itself. The Affordance in the Home Environment for Motor Development Self-Report (AHEMD-SR) is known to be a reliable and valid parental self report assessment instrument for measuring affordances in several countries, but it has not yet been validated in the Netherlands. It is known that the AHEMD-SR can predict motor development. Also it is known that motor development interacts with cognitive development. However, little is known regarding the predictive value of the AHEMD-SR on cognitive development. To study this question, 328 Dutch families filled out the AHEMD-SR and the Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ). Regression analysis was used to test whether the outcome of the AHEMD-SR could predict the outcome of the problem solving scale of the ASQ. Having more gross and fine motor toys were sound predictors of better problem solving skills of young children than. A larger variety of stimulus, as measured by the variety of stimulus scale, also significantly predicted better problem solving skills, although the effect size was smaller. The inside and outside space scales did not predict problem solving skills. These results show that the AHEMD-SR as a whole can predict cognitive development, but further research and adjustment is needed to optimize the predictive power of the AHEMD-SR for the Dutch population.


Abstract:Jean-Michel Rabaté's Crimes of the Future reunites a number of interconnected essays that address the meaning and significance of theory in today's world. As the critic demonstrates, these are urgent issues. Their urgency stems from the pressure globalization applies, ever more markedly after the end of the Cold War, on theorists to consider the role their work holds inside and outside the academy. While theory seems to be thriving, its ongoing "global reproduction" must be accompanied, as Rabaté proposes, by major adjustments of the inherited theoretical canon so as to make sure theory remains up to the challenge of thinking through the present world and its future.


Introduction: Traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) is an emerging public health problem reaching epidemic proportions. Reduced functional capacity after SCI not only affects the quality of life (QOL) of the patient, but also creates an added social, financial, and psychological burden on the family. Caregiver is responsible for providing the patient with physical, emotional, and functional support. Therefore, the increasing burden on the caregiver worsens all the domains constituting the QOL of the patient. Thus, the understanding of caregiver burden in terms of demographic profile of caregivers, severity of SCI, cost of care, mode of treatment adopted, and employment and education of the caregiver is important in the rehabilitation of patients with SCI. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional analytical questionnaire survey was performed with 50 SCI patients and their primary caregivers at a tertiary care institution between June and September 2016. The caregiver burden was assessed using the Zarit burden interview scale, and its relation with severity of injury and type of treatment was analyzed using nonparametric statistics. The demographic variables influencing caregiver burden were also studied. Results: About 38% of patients had complete SCI. About 34% of caregivers of patients were their own spouse. The mean age of caregiver was 42.9 ± 1.2 years. The majority (44%) of caregivers had moderate burden. Completeness of SCI significantly influenced caregiver burden (p = 0.02). Type of treatment adopted did not influence the caregiver burden (p = 0.52). Employment status and education of caregiver were found to be significantly associated with caregiver burden (p = 0.001 and p = 0.046 respectively). Conclusion: Caregivers had significant burden of care in terms of severity of SCI. Age, employment status, education, and marital status affect caregiving burden. We hope the results of the study will guide experimental research in this field, motivating the health care professionals in providing early psychological intervention leading to positive belief and ORIGINAL ARTICLE 1,2Associate Professor, 3Professor and Head 1,3Department of Neurosurgery, Government Medical College Kottayam, Kerala, India 2Inter University Centre for Disability Studies, School of Behavioural Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam Kerala, India Corresponding Author: Vinu V Gopal, Associate Professor Department of Neurosurgery, Government Medical College Kottayam, Kerala, India, Phone: +919656769340, e-mail: email@example.com 10.5005/jp-journals-10039-1117 attitude change in society. The study will encourage society in focusing on community-based rehabilitation, which can potentially reduce the overall burden.


Leading healthcare organizations are recognizing the need to incorporate the power of a decision efficiency approach driven by intelligent solutions. The primary drivers for this include the time pressures faced by healthcare professionals coupled with the need to process voluminous and growing amounts of disparate data and information in shorter and shorter time frames and yet make accurate and suitable treatment decisions which have a critical impact on successful healthcare outcomes. This research contends that such a context is appropriate for the application of real time intelligent risk detection decision support systems using Business Intelligence (BI) technologies. The following thus proposes such a model in the context of the case of Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), an area which requires complex high risk decisions which need to be made expeditiously and accurately in order to ensure successful healthcare outcomes.


Through the test conducted during the seedling stage,the effects of primed pelleted seeds and non-primed pelleted seeds of two flue-cured tobacco varieties-K326 and Yunyan85.on germinating date, germination percentage as well as the fresh and dry weight of roots and leaves, and the roots' vitality of seedlings produced by float system was compared. The results showed that primed pelleted seeds could significantly increase the germination rate; it was especially true in speeding up the germination and uniformity, and shortening the germinating time; the germination of primed pelleted seeds occurred 3 days earlier than that of the non-primed pelleted seeds; the plant height, the extension of the stem, the roots development, the biomass accumulation for both above ground and underground, and the roots vitality, of the seedling, all were promoted by priming and pelleting of the seeds.


charitable. The convent comprised an association of strictly cloistered contemplative nuns who engaged in no external activities for the benefit of anyone outside their association. It was urged that they benefited the community by their spiritual intercession. Jenkins, J., held that their purposes were not charitable. As far as the edification of the public was concerned, their activities were too indirect and incidental to convert the mere advancement of religion among themselves to the advancement of religion among the public. As far as the spiritual advancement of the public was concerned, such a purpose is not charitable in law unless to be achieved by human agency as opposed to Divine benevolence. He preferred to follow Cook v. Manners (1871), L.R. 12 Eq. 574, rather than Maguire v. Att.-Gen., [1943] I.R. 238. The latter case, on facts very similar to the case under consideration, held the objects to be charitable. From these two cases we see that a trust is not ' charitable' if, in the opinion of the court, its objects are injurious to the welfare of the community; nor if its benefit to the community is brought about by supernatural as opposed to human agency; nor if its object is of a political nature, in this case, persuading Parliament to alter the law. On the other hand, as has been emphasised afresh by the decision in Williams' Trustees v. I.R.C., [1947] A.C. 447, the fact that an object is beneficial to the community is not of itself sufficient to make that object' charitable ' in law. L. A. S.


A reliable and endless supply of electricity is highly dependent on good operation of distribution transformers. A huge number of customers are directly supplied via any of the transformers. Loading of the transformers under unbalance conditions is an important factor that influences the life of their insulation. In this paper we will consider two typical 315 KVA, 20 kV distribution transformers with the same characteristics but under different operating conditions. Thermal coefficients and remnant life of two distribution transformers are measured and show a remarkable difference between thermal coefficients of two transformers.


Purpose: A laparoscopic radical nephrectomy is known to cause less morbidity than a traditional open radical nephrectomy. In our institution, the laparoscopic approach, with intact specimen removal, has become the standard technique for radical nephrectomies. Herein, we report the results and oncological outcome of the experience of a single center. Materials and Methods: We reviewed 68 transperitoneal laparoscopic radical nephrectomies, performed for suspected renal cell carcinoma between December 1999 and June 2006. All data were collected from the patient's medical records. Results: The mean tumor size, surgical time and estimated blood loss were 4.82cm (1.7-14), 228.5 min (120-480) and 409.1cc (32-1,312), respectively. Conversion to open surgery was required in one case due to Endo-GIA malfunction, and conversion to hand-assisted surgery was performed in one case. The histological findings were pT1, pT2 and pT3 in 40 (59.7%), 9 (13.4%) and 18 patients (26.9%), respectively. In one case, the histology confirmed a non-malignant disease. The follow-up period was from 3 to 80 months (median 18). Distant metastasis was observed in 2 cases, but there was no local recurrence or port metastasis. Conclusions: A laparoscopic radical nephrectomy is a safe and feasible treatment for localized renal cell carcinomas. Longer follow-up and large scale studies are necessary to evaluate the long-term survival and diseasefree rates, and confirm the effectiveness of performing a radical laparoscopic nephrectomy. (Korean J Urol 2006;47:1144-1148) 󰠏󰠏󰠏󰠏󰠏󰠏󰠏󰠏󰠏󰠏󰠏󰠏󰠏󰠏󰠏󰠏󰠏󰠏󰠏󰠏


Abstract The aim of the present study has been to evaluate the antioxidant, antimicrobial and wound healing activity of Algerian Lavandula stoechas and Mentha pulegium methanol extracts (LE and ME, respectively) in order to scientifically validate their traditional use. After a preliminary phytochemical screening, a polyphenol profile characterization was carried out by RP-LC-DAD-ESI-MS/MS analysis. Antioxidant activity was evaluated by different in vitro assays such as DPPH, TEAC, FRAP and ORAC whereas antimicrobial activity was carried out against representative standard ATCC and clinical Gram-positive and Gram-negative strains as well as against Candida albicans. The wound healing activity of ointments containing 5% and 10% of LE and ME was investigated on Wistar albino rats. Different polyphenol classess (flavones, flavonols and phenolic acids) were identified with rosmarinic acid that was the most abundant compound in both extracts (5658.40 and 1201.35 mg/100 g of LE and ME, respectively). LE and ME have strong antioxidant activity, whereas they showed antimicrobial activity only against S. aureus. However, both 5% and 10% LE and ME ointments significantly accelerated the wound healing process in comparison with negative control, providing a scientific rationale for the traditional use of L. stoechas and M. pulegium aerial parts in the treatment of wounds.


In this paper a demand time series is analysed to support Make-To-Stock (MTS) and Make-To-Order (MTO) production decisions. Using a purely MTS production strategy based on the given demand can lead to unnecessarily high inventory levels thus it is necessary to identify likely MTO episodes. This research proposes a novel outlier detection algorithm based on special density measures. We divide the time series' histogram into three clusters. One with frequent-low volume covers MTS items whilst a second accounts for high volumes which is dedicated to MTO items. The third cluster resides between the previous two with its elements being assigned to either the MTO or MTS class. The algorithm can be applied to a variety of time series such as stationary and non-stationary ones. We use empirical data from manufacturing to study the extent of inventory savings. The percentage of MTO items is reflected in the inventory savings which were shown to be an average of 18.1%.


Abstract The optimal control of moving boundary problems receives growing attention in science and technology. We consider the so called two-phase Stefan problem that models a solid and a liquid phase separated by a moving interface. The Stefan problem is coupled with incompressible Navier{Stokes equations. We take a sharp interface model approach and define a quadratic tracking-type cost functional that penalizes the deviation of the interface from the desired state and the control costs. With the formal Lagrange approach and an adjoint system we derive the gradient of the cost functional. The derived formulations can be used to achieve a desired interface position. Among others, we address how to handle the weak discontinuity of the temperature along the interface with mesh movement methods in a finite element framework.


Are offered the instrument for hedging risks through their dividing on view business and forming the local estimations of its level. Are defined the degree of probability their negative influence at internal and external factors. Are devised mechanism establishment the degree of strategically freedom, as method for definition optimal ratio between available material recourses and choose strategy of development, providing its remaining that losses of risking do not bring to their losses.


Based on an analysis of immune phenomena in nature and utilizing performances of ANN, a novel network mode, i.e., an immune neural network (INN), is proposed which integrates the immune mechanism and the function of neural information processing. The learning algorithm of an INN selects an excitation function and adaptive algorithm of the network. This model makes it easy for a user to utilize directly the characteristic information of a problem and to simplify the original structure by adjusting the excitation function with prior knowledge, improving the working efficiency and searching accuracy. A theoretical analysis and a simulation test for the twin-spiral problem show that, compared with an artificial neural network, INN is not only effective but also feasible. INN can simplify the structure of the existent model and show good working performance.


Current ultrasonic blood flow measurement systems estimate only that component of flow which is parallel to the incident ultrasound beam. This is done by relating the mean backscattered frequency shift to the axial velocity component through the classical Doppler equation. A number of ultrasonic techniques for estimating the two-dimensional (2D) blood velocity vector have been published, both Doppler and non-Doppler. Several three-dimensional (3D) blood velocity vector techniques have also been proposed, all of which require a multiplicity of transducers or lines of sight. Here a technique is described for estimating the total velocity vector, using only two transducers. This is achieved by measuring not only the frequency shifts but also the bandwidths of the backscattered spectra, making use of the fact that the bandwidth of a Doppler spectrum has been shown to be proportional to the velocity component normal to the sound beam. Partial experimental verification of the proposed vector flow estimation scheme is demonstrated by using a constant velocity thread phantom.<<ETX>>


In recent years, with the improvement of the country's economic level and the improvement of people's consciousness of national culture, the macro-control of the country's cultural soft power, people's recognition of Chinese national culture continues to improve.Cultural and museum-exploration programs, with National Treasure as the main one, have been highly praised by the general public.The program not only innovates the form of today's TV programs, but also enables more people to know about traditional culture.Cultural relics are the material carrier of traditional culture, which carries profound connotation and contains rich cultural deposits.This paper takes the innovation and development of cultural and exhibition exploration programs as the main line, based on the TV program "National Treasure", carries on the program overview and case analysis.In general, from the narrative object, analyzed narrative skills, etc, from the museum to the stage of modernization transformation of the booth design with background music and so on aspects of case scenario analysis, convey analysis, etc., for the show way of cultural communication and convey the results brought by the second comprehensive program development status and existing problems, mainly from the program, open Angle of view, In terms of communication mode and creative team, the author deeply explored and analyzed the inspiration of the program to cultural and museological exploration TV programs, making cultural and museological TV programs more active.


This research has the objective of comparing the physical and mechanical properties of two large aggregates used in the city of Manaus: gravel 0 and rolled pebbles and their behavior in the manufacture of concrete for various purposes. The tests performed and the dosing of the traces for this evaluation are in accordance with the specifications of the ABNT / NBR technical standards used as references. In the characterization of the materials were carried out analyzes of granulometry, specific mass, unit mass, water absorption, and compressive strength at 07, 28 and 63 days according to the curing of samples denominated as T1 and T2. The results showed a similar behavior between the materials, both in the physical behavior and in the mechanical analysis of the samplings. The fact that the pebble is more abundant and have a more affordable price in our region makes the use of this material more feasible, both in small and medium buildings, which does not have such strict technological control.


Abstract : This paper presents a hybrid algorithm for multi-stage linear programs arising from time-phased or dynamic models. The hybrid computation is based on a nested decomposition algorithm and the revised simplex method. Initial computational experience is reported. (Author)


Systematic frequency holds great influence to bistable stochastic resonance (BSR) model. In this paper, frequency parameter f0 was investigated to explore the parameter-induced bistable stochastic resonance characteristic according to the former research results. Within a variable frequency parameter f0 range (from 0.01 to 10), a systematic output stochastic resonance emerged with the value change of frequency parameter f0. Systematic output signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) curve shows that the variable frequency parameter f0 could induce stochastic resonance in real-time signal analysis field


AbstractThe present work is concerned with a comparative study to evaluate the adsorptive properties of activated carbons produced from coffee grounds. Activation was done using different chemical activation agents such as H3PO4 and ZnCl2 either separately or mixed together. Characterization of these prepared samples was carried out by determining their physicochemical properties such as specific surface area, porosity, and surface acidity. The results indicated that the produced carbonaceous materials generally developed different and interesting porous structures. Indeed, H3PO4-activated carbon (PPAC-P) develops a porous volume of 0.98 cm3/g and a surface acidity of 317.6 meq/100 g (with a high mesoporous proportion). By contrast, ZnCl2-activated carbon (PPAC-Z) seems to be the most microporous material with a rather limited surface acidity. Adsorption trials with Malathion, a commercial pesticide widely used in Algeria, were carried out onto produced samples of carbonaceous materials in batch experimen...


On 1 August 2002 the United States of America and the ten member countries of ASEAN signed a Joint Declaration for Cooperation to Combat International Terrorism. The pact essentially provides a framework for cooperation to prevent, disrupt and combat international terrorism through the exchange and flow of information, intelligence and capacity-building. It commits the participants to improve counter-terrorism measures through sharing of intelligence and information on terrorist financing; developing more effective policies and legal, regulatory and administrative regimes; enhance liaison among their law enforcement agencies; strengthen capacity-building through training and education; consultations, exchanges and joint operations; and provide assistance on transportation, border and immigration controls to stem the flow of terrorist-related material, money and people.


The abundant information including in a work is mainly reflecting through melody rhythm. To accomplish the high-level artistic state , is still depend on the player's aesthetic. and the ability of expressing the music sense. The melody, rhythm and the music sense of the Chinese piano works, has its deep national characteristics, The person who have grasped the technique of expressing the national characteristic in play ,can make the works show deep artistic charm.


We present an industrial robot system whose workspace is supervised by several stationary cameras detecting obstacles using a difference image method. All robot transfer motions are checked for collision by an image-based method. If any collision is detected, the robot motion path is changed accordingly. The image processing is simple and robust and could be extended to mobile robots for example for services within a household. Experiments prove good performance.


A design of communication between PC and the portable OSL instrument is introduced,which includes hardware circuit structure,communication protocol and programming design.The system adopted the VC++ and assemble language to implement the asynchronous serial communication programming design.


Young consumers are playing an important role in online shopping. The increasing use of Internet by the younger generation in Malaysia provides an emerging prospect for online retailers. If online retailers know the factors affecting Malaysian young consumers' buying behaviour, and the associations between these factors and type of online buyers, then they can further develop their marketing strategies to convert potential customers into active ones. In this study four key dimensions of online shopping as perceived by young consumers in Malaysia are identified. Besides that this study also examined whether there are any differences in online shopping by different races in Malaysia. It was discovered that website design, website reliability, customer service and privacy are the four key factors which influence young consumers' perceptions of online shopping. However, there is no significant difference among the various races in terms of online shopping behaviour in Malaysia. Finally, the recommendations are presented in this research may help foster growth of Malaysian online retailing in future.


Objective:To observe the pregnance status of mice immunized with different kinds of mouse and human sperm antigens.Methods:Female mice were immunized with different kinds of sperm antigens. Antisperm antibody(AsAb) in serum was detected by enzyme linked immunoabsorbant assay(ELISA).The pregnance rate and the embryo number was computed. Results: High level of AsAb was detected in serum after mice were immunized(P0.01).The pregnance rate was zero in group G immunized with mixed mouse antigens, 16.7% in group B immunized with human sperm membrane antigen and group D immunized with human whole sperm antigen, being significantly lower than 63.6% of group A injected with 9.0 g/L normal saline(P0.01 or P0.05). Conclusion: The pregnance rate was lowest when mice were immunized with membrane antigen of human sperm extracted with dithiothreitol(DTT) and whole human sperm antigen among different sperm antigen,and it was lowest when mice were immunized with mixed membrane antigen of mouse sperm extracted with DTT, NP-40 and Triton-100.


The goal of this work is to introduce the basic concepts of distributed artificial intelligence as new methodologies to conceive and realize complex intelligent systems. We focused our attention on the design of intelligent tutoring systems, and using a distributed framework, we reached a fine control on the communicability process, one of the key issues in the realization of intelligent tutoring systems. A prototype is presented as an open information system in which classical modules, such as the domain expertise module and the tutor, are seen as populations of intelligent actors that share their fragmentary knowledge and organize their tasks in a concurrent universe in order to accomplish a common goal, the teaching session. The system has been written in a concurrent object-oriented language, realized on top of the Common Lisp Object System.


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undertaken at the Centre for Advanced Religious and Theological Studies at the Faculty of Divinity, Cambridge. His previous publications, such as Voicing Creation's I'raise (T & T Clark) and Theology, Music and ~me (CUP) have also centred on developing a theology through art, especially in regard to music. In this work, he has brought together an illustrious group of theologians and artists with the overall intention of making us once more


Objectives: Therefore, the present study was performed with this aim, in patients with renal failure treated with hemodialysis. Patients and Methods: Fifty hemodialysis patients were recruited. Demographic information, and anthropometric characteristics, were collected and measured. Awareness of nutrition in six parts (fluids, proteins, phosphorus, sodium, potassium, and cooking methods) was analyzed through a validated questionnaire. Results: The mean age of the participants was 47.5 ± 14.9 years. In total, 26% of the patients had a poor knowledge of nutrition, 58% had a moderate understanding, and only 16% had good nutritional knowledge. In addition, the level of nutritional knowledge was significantly greater in patients with higher educational levels than those with primary education or lower. The mean score of knowledge about dietary sources of phosphorous and potassium was significantly lower than that of the other parts (P < 0.001). Furthermore, nutritional awareness regarding dietary sources of protein did not significantly differ from fluids restriction; however, it was significantly lower than sodium and cooking methods (P < 0.001) and significantly higher than phosphorus and potassium (P < 0.01). Conclusions: Patients' knowledge scores about dietary sources of phosphorous and potassium were significantly lower than those of other parts. It is worth noting that qualified doctors, nurses and dieticians, should educate hemodialysis patients in relation to their literacy levels, especially when describing dietary sources of phosphorus, potassium and protein.


As part of a reconnaissance drainage sampling programme directed towards mineral exploration (Ghisler et al., 1979; Henriksen, this report), 318 samples of stream silt, collected in 1978, have been analysed for 18 elements by radioisotope excited energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence and for U by delayed neutron counting. The results are used to describe the variation of element concentrations with respect to regional and lithostratigraphical changes in the Peary Land region. When these variations are known, anomalous .concentrations of elements ean be distinguished and their significance evaluated with respect to possibie mineralisations.


The invention relates to a method for checking a functionality of a powered from a multi-fuel system, the internal combustion engine, wherein at least two control units (1, 2) control a combustion process of the internal combustion engine electronically with another fuel, said each control unit (1, 2) has its own security policy, and a system functionality of the multi-fuel system to the at least two control units (1, 2) is divided. To indicate an overall security concept that monitors a control unit, preferably one of the at least two control units (1, 2), the total system functionality of the multi-fuel system.


The oxidative transformation of (+)-aristoteline ((+)-5) into its metabolites, the recently synthesized indole alkaloids (−)-serratoline ((−)-6), (+)-aristotelone ((+)-2), and (−)-alloaristoteline ((−)-22), was investigated in more detail. It was demonstrated that the diastereoface selectivity of the reaction of (+)-5 with 3-chloroperbenzoic acid can be altered by variation of the solvent as well as by addition of CF3COOH. The chemoselectivity of the 1,2-rearrangement of the intermediate 3H-indol-3-ol derivatives could be controlled as follows: treatment of 3H-indol-3-ols with aqueous polyphosphoric acid led to the pseudoindoxyl ( = 1,2-dihydro-3H-indol-3-one) derivatives, whereas an analogous treatment of the corresponding O-benzoates furnished exclusively the corresponding, constitutionally isomeric 2-oxindole ( = 1,3-dihydro-2H-indol-2-one) products. Exploitation of these and related findings led to efficient total syntheses of the Aristotelia alkaloid (−)-tasmanine ((−)-1) and of the corresponding unnatural epimer (+)-12, as well as of the two pseudoindoxyls (+)-aristotelone ((+)-2) and (−)-2-epiaristotelone ((−)-11). All these transformations were carried out with synthetic (+)-aristoteline ((+)-5) as the single indole alkaloid precursor.


OBJECTIVE To determine the content of ciprofloxacin and tinizole in composite ciprofloxacin injection.METHODS An RP-HPLC method had been developed. The mobile phase was 0.4 mol·L -1 citric acid-methanol-acetonitrile (2∶1∶ 0.8). The flow rate was 0.8 ml·min -1. The detection wavelength was 277 nm.RESULTS The average recovery and relative standard deviation was 99.7% and 0.9% for ciprofloxacin, 99.6% and 0.7% for tinidazole respectively. CONCLUSIONS This method is rapid, simple, accurate, and suitable for the quality control of this preparation.


It is believed that the technology for multiple-element transmit and receive antenna will be one of the key factors that affect the realization of high-speed broadband wireless Internet access networks in the future. From the application point of view, some typical mathematical models and the channel capacities of METRA systems in the practical environments are analyzed in detail. The schemes of design and implementation concerning two categories of important algorithms (data rate maximization and diversity maximization schemes) and several comprehensive algorithms that were recently proposed are extensively discussed, and their performances are analyzed and compared with each other. At the same time, problems that were encountered in practical applications and the corresponding solving methods are also elucidated. Finally the direction of developing the METRA technology is prospected.


The Allchar Au-Sb-As-Tl mineral deposit is a Carlin-type mineralization with a zonal distribu-tion of mineral parageneses and alterations. The zonation is a result of a spatial distribution of ore-forming fluids with different thermal and chemical characteristics as proven by a fluid inclusion study. Three zones are distinguished: 1. a southern Au-Sb-As zone, 2. a central zone, which hosts a Au-Sb-As-Tl-Hg mineralization, and 3. a northern As-Tl zone. Homogenization temperature and sa-linity decrease steadily from the southern to the northern zone of the deposit due to cooling and di-lution of the fluids.


Individual types of waterbodies are characterised by their specific environmental conditions controlling growth of aquatic macrophytes. We focused on effects of environmental factors on macrophyte species richness in canals, ponds, rivers and streams within Central European region. We employed generalised linear models (GLM) to assess separately overall macrophyte species data and data on wetland species (true aquatic plants and helophytes). No significant difference was revealed by comparing species richness among water body types, though canals were the richest water bodies and streams supported the lowest diversity of macrophytes. The models for all the waterbodies, except streams, contained at least two variables and the explained variability ranged from 37% to 77%. The most recurring variables were the coverage of fine substrate, turbidity, shading by bank and shore trees and shrubs, and altitude. Nevertheless, no obvious pattern of factors was observed for particular water body types. Our study confirmed that aquatic macrophyte species richness is shaped by a complexity of factors and necessity of targeting survey and further generalisation of results not only on one specific water body.


Goat husbandry is an important component of the agrarian society of Himachal Pradesh, India. Adult, healthy, non-pregnant, Gaddi does (7), aged 4.52±0.39 years, weighing 27.07±1.03 kg were investigated during breeding season (January–February 2017) at University Farm for follicular wave characterstics. Cyclic Gaddi goats during breeding season mainly manifested four wave pattern of follicular growth (5; 71.4%), while the remaining animals had either 3 or 5 wave pattern (1 each; 14.3%). The last wave in all these animals was ovulatory, with interovulatory and interoestrus interval of 20.85±0.63 and 21.0±0.53 days, respectively. Average (Mean±SEM) diameter of ovulatory follicle was 6.85±0.24 mm. The average progesterone concentration peaked to 11.89±1.55 ng/ml at day 14 of estrus cycle. Mean luteal and follicular phase durations were 17.57±0.36 and 3.14±0.26 days, respectively. Overall daily total number of follicles during the breeding season were 5.50±0.55 which suggests pronounced ovarian activity.


In this note, we correct an inequality and a proof of another result due to Liu and Wang [Bull. Iranian Math. Soc. 2018; 44: 1059-1066]. Mathematics subject classification (2010): 47A63, 15A45.


The Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe is a follow-on to the differential microwave radiometer instrument on the Cosmic Background Explorer. Attitude control system engineers discovered 16 months before launch that configuration changes after the critical design review had resulted in a significant migration of the spacecraft's center of mass. As a result, the spacecraft no longer had a viable backup control mode in the event of a failure of the negative pitch-axis thruster. A tiger team was formed and identified potential solutions to this problem, such as adding thruster-plume shields to redirect thruster torque, adding or removing mass from the spacecraft, adding an additional thruster, moving thrusters, bending thruster nozzles or propellant tubing, or accepting the loss of redundancy. The project considered the impacts on mass, cost, fuel budget, and schedule for each solution and it was decided to bend the propellant tubing of the two roll-control thrusters to allow the pair to be used for backup control in the negative pitch axis. The problem and the potential solutions are discussed, and the hardware and software changes and performed verification are documented. Flight data are presented to show the on-orbit performance of the propulsion system and lessons learned are described.


of liquid metal printing. We demonstrate atomic layer deposition compatibility with high- k Ga 2 O 3 /HfO 2 top-gate dielectric stacks on chemical vapour deposition grown monolayer WS 2 , achieving EOTs of ~1 nm and subthreshold swings down to 84.9 mV/dec. Gate leakage currents are well within requirements for ultra-scaled low-power logic circuits. Our results show that liquid metal printed oxides can bridge a crucial gap in scalable dielectric integration of 2D materials for next-generation nano-electronics.


The butter paste development with red beet powder based on the butter with the addition of skimmed milk powder. Dairy base of the butter paste is includes the complex of plant food additives such as flaxseed, inulin and red beet powder. It was established that should give preference to the use of red beet criopowder for increasing mineral composition of the butter paste. Selected plant additives are increasing the mineral content in the finished product, the most the content of iron, potassium, calcium, chlorine. The content of toxic elements such as lead, cadmium, arsenic, mercury and zinc in the finished butter paste were not found, and the content of copper and iron in the normal range.


Fomes sclerodermeus was grown on semi-defined media based on yeast extract, peptone and glucose (YPG). The fungus produced a minimum basal level of laccase activity irrespective of culture medium. The highest laccase production (20 U cm−3) was obtained in cultures supplemented with CuSO4. Manganese peroxidase (MnP) could only be detected when MnSO4 was added to the medium. None of the aromatic compounds tested stimulated further laccase or MnP production. Laccase and MnP stimulated by Cu2+ or Mn2+ respectively were purified. Two different laccase isoenzymes with the same molecular mass (67 kDa) and N-linked carbohydrate content (3%) and a slight difference in their pI values (3.41 and 3.48) were characterized. In addition, two different MnP isoenzymes with the same molecular mass (47 kDa) and N-linked carbohydrate content (4%) and different pI values (3.35 and 3.45) were characterized. Both enzymes showed good stability at 25 °C and over a wide range of pH. Both laccases oxidize ABTS (2,2′-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) more efficiently than 2,6-dimethoxyphenol (DMP) with similar efficiency values (Kcat/Km) while the MnP I, the major peroxidase isoenzyme in the studied conditions, oxidizes the Mn2+ and Mn-mediated activity on DMP more efficiently than MnP II. Copyright © 2006 Society of Chemical Industry