With the introduction of the pseudo-excitation method and the orthonagal expansion method into the wave finite elememt analysis,a stochastic wave analysis method of complex site is presented in this paper and the effect of random site media on the coherency function of the ground motions is studied.Numerical examples are shown that stochastic media of the site tends to reduce the lagged coherency function,which can be measured by stochastic factor of local site.This phenomena is indicated that randomness of the site media should be considered in coherency function research.


Reviews the book "JAI Press Research in Global Strategic Management Series: Leadership in International Business Education and Research," Vol. 8, edited by Alan M. Rugman.


Small-cell carcinoma (SCC) of the gallbladder is an uncommon, distinct clinicopathologic entity. It is an aggressive tumor that tends to metastasize early and is associated with a poor prognosis. It is also an extremely rare tumor, first described by AlboresSaavedra et al in 1981. Subsequently, numerous case reports have been published; however, a paucity of data on this tumor persists—to our knowledge, only 73 cases have been published in the English literature to date. In this report we present the first case study of SCC of the gallbladder in an HIV-positive patient followed by a pertinent review of the English literature on this topic.


Objective:Anshan City ILI Influenza H1N1 influenza virus samples for DNA testing for influenza H1N1 flu prevention and control providing the basis.Methods: We collected Anshan region of cases of influenza-like symptoms of 600 throat swabs collected,extracted DNA samples using real-time fluorescent PCR detection kit.Suspected cases were A-/ B-type influenza screening,H1/H3 genotyping,detection of influenza A H1N1,influenza H1N1 detection of discharged patients.Results: 600 suspected cases,a new influenza A H1N1 135 confirmed cases,15 cases of severe cases,2 deaths,patients discharged samples were negative for influenza A H1N1.Conclusion: Laboratory testing for the Anshan area confirmed influenza H1N1 influenza epidemic,prevention and control and treatment of patients provided the basis for the development of laboratory techniques is great significance.


Asthma is a chronic disease resulting in periodic attacks of coughing and wheezing due to temporarily constricted and clogged airways. The pathophysiology of asthma and the process of airway narrowing are not completely understood. Appropriate in vivo imaging modality with sufficient spatial and temporal resolution to dynamically assess the behavior of airways is missing. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) enables real-time evaluation of the airways during dynamic and static breathing maneuvers. Our aim was to visualize the structure and function of airways in healthy and Methacholine (MCh) challenged lung. Sheep (n=3) were anesthetized, mechanically ventilated and imaged with OCT in 4 dependent and 4 independent airways both pre- and post-MCh administration. The OCT system employed a 2.4 Fr (0.8 mm diameter) catheter and acquired circumferential cross-sectional images in excess of 100 frames per second during dynamic tidal breathing, 20 second static breath-holds at end-inspiration and expiration pressure, and in a response to a single deep inhalation. Markedly different airway behavior was found in dependent versus non-dependent airway segments before and after MCh injection. OCT is a non-ionizing light-based imaging modality, which may provide valuable insight into the complex dynamic behavior of airway structure and function in the normal and asthmatic lung.


The present research explored the relationship between high school students' self-reported delinquency and the importance of their social reputations. The prevalence of self-reported delinquency was investigated in a sample of 965 (467 males, 498 females) Years 8 to 12 students attending high schools in Brisbane and Perth, Australia. The results revealed that males are significantly more prone to all forms of delinquent behaviour than their female peers. Most forms of delinquency appeared to peak at Year 9, with the exception of drug use which increased with age. A cluster analysis was performed on the prevalence data and students were separated into two groups: students with high and low involvement in delinquency. The reputations of students with high and low delinquency involvement were investigated. Students identified as having low involvement in delinquency desired a more conforming reputation than those with high involvement. Females also desired a more conforming reputation than their male counterparts. In relation to year level, junior high school students were less conforming than senior high school students. Ways to address the powerful nature of adolescent reputations and the link between reputational status and involvement in delinquent activities are highlighted.


With the acceleration of city progress, the relations between sports and city development is getting closer. The paper discusses the present condition of sports in the course of city development, sports role and its influences on city development, the adaptation of sports development and city environment and the coordinating development of city sports and regional economy. Issues which should be paid attention to, such as sports in city development, are also mentioned. The analysis of the paper is of reference to future city construction and sports development in China.


In Reply.— I appreciate Dr Rubin's thoughtful comments. We are in agreement on the most critical issue: both cimetidine and ranitidine are excellent drugs, although neither is without occasional adverse effects. Approximately 2 million prescriptions for ranitidine in the United States and 24 million prescriptions outside the United States have been filled (Glaxo, Inc, written communication, March 14,1984). Dr Rubin and I may be in agreement on two other issues: (1) The rare, unpredictable, idiosyncratic side effects of ranitidine will require more time and use to identify. Certainly no one should be surprised if additional side effects from ranitidine appear. (2) The lowest dose of H 2 -receptor antagonists that produces the desired effect should be the goal of therapy. Where Dr Rubin and I do not agree is on the issue of the dose-dependent, and thereby more predictable, adverse effects of cimetidine for which there is scientific evidence to


As the developing of our socialist marketing system and the improvement of the modern enterprise's system, the demand for the graduates of Business Administration Management has been increased. Nowadays, more than 500 colleges have been set up Business Administration Management. To building and improving this subject, it is necessary to examine domestic and foreign advanced training program, it is also need to analyze the problems that existing in the present stage of subject training, and making recommendations for how to improve the subject training.


Quantum mechanics in Hilbert spaces of finite dimension N is reviewed from the number theoretic point of view. For composite numbers N possible quantum kinematics are classified on the basis of Mackey's Imprimitivity Theorem for finite Abelian groups. This yields also a classification of finite Weyl-Heisenberg groups and the corresponding finite quantum systems. Simple number theory gets involved through the fundamental theorem describing all finite discrete Abelian groups of order N as direct products of cyclic groups, whose orders are powers of not necessarily distinct primes contained in the prime decomposition of N. The corresponding symmetries normalizers of Weyl-Heisenberg groups in unitary groups (in quantum information conventionally called Clifford groups) are fully described.


The coating properties and ion-exchange performance of powdered ion-exchange resins were examined in a small test facility. Satisfactory resin coatings were obtained with cation : anion resin ratios in the range 1 : 1 to 3 : 1, but a 9 : 1 resin ratio resulted in a high pressure drop across the coating. The "settled resin volume" proved to be a reliable guide to the coating performance of resin slurries. The ion-exchange capacity of the cation resin increased from 2.5 to 2.8 equiv./kg as the sodium concentration in the influent decreased from 49 to 0.5 mg 1−1. Within the ranges examined, resin ratio, resin loading and flowrate had no significant effect on cation capacity. The ion-exchange capacity of the anion resin for chloride ions was 2.2 to 2.3 equiv/kg at ambient temperature but exposure of the resin for four days at 80 °C reduced the capacity to 1.6 equiv./kg; four days at 90 °C reduced the capacity to less than 1 equiv./kg. The thermal stability of the powdered anion resin was markedly less than that quoted elsewhere for anion bead resin. The stability of the floc was also investigated.


In this paper there is described the phenomenon of local skin reactivity to pneumococcus. The phenomenon is elicited by skin preparation with B. typhosus "agar washings" filtrate and intravenous injection either of active pneumococcus filtrate, or a mixture of inactive pneumococcus filtrate with antipneumococcus immune serum.
 The methods for preparation of pneumococcus reacting factors are described in the text.
 The observations reported suggest new considerations in immunopathology and therapy of pneumococcus infections.


perhaps even a course on social evolution) would be to use the book as a central text complemented not only by supplemental reading from the two traditions but also with some of the papers that have been published commenting on the work, including the excellent contributions by John Bellamy Foster, John Henry, Enrico Marcelli, and Mayo Toruno, as published in the Review of Social Economy (2002). The course could then focus not only on exploring Dugger and Sherman's framework, but also on refining and applying it to specific issues. Who knows—even if such a course were not taught at one of the authors' respective institutions, perhaps one, or better yet both, of the authors could be persuaded to play some active role in the class, even if only through online discussion and debate. "Dream course" thinking aside, one can note at a minimum here that this book is an important part of a vital discussion in the field and as such is highly recommended.


The aim of this study was to investigate into the determinants of net interest margin of selected commercial banks in Ethiopia over the period 2010 to 2017 inclusive. To do so, fixed effects panel regression model was employed for 13 selected commercial banks. The study covered bank level, industry level and macro level variables that affect the net interest margin of the selected banks. The findings of the study revealed that assets quality, capital adequacy, bank size, earning ability, liquidity position, management soundness, exchange rate, inflation and market concentration are significant factors for net interest margin of banks under the study. On the other hand, economic growth and political instability are found to be insignificant variables.


Due to their status as non-professionals, the reputations of Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) contributors have a very important impact on data quality. In the process of contributor reputation evaluation in OpenStreetMap (OSM), it is very difficult to calculate the semantic similarity between object versions contributed by volunteers. Aimed at this issue, this paper proposes a model of contributor's reputation based on semantic similarity of ontology concepts. Firstly, contributors are classified into three categories based on an improved WPCA and classification method. Then, an initial reputation is set for every OSM user in each class according to these categories and related research. Secondly, the related concept ontology is constructed for OSM entities; then, the semantic similarity of the object version is calculated according to the similarity of concept attributes and the semantic distance of concept. The contributor's evaluation reputation is computed by synthesizing the semantic similarity, geometric similarity, and topological similarity of object versions. Thirdly, the contributor's evaluation reputation and the initial reputation is aggregated to obtain the contributor's reputation; finally, the OSM data of Rutland, England, is used as an example to verify the validity of our model. The experimental results show that the proposed model can obtain a more comprehensive contributor's evaluation by fusing with the semantic similarity of ontology concept. The evaluation bias caused only by the semantic change between versions can be eliminated. Moreover, the obtained user's reputation is positively correlated with the data quality. The contributor's reputation evaluation method proposed in this paper is an effective method for evaluating the contributor's reputation in OSM-like systems.


Attempting to strengthen the theoretical studies on translation criticism and promote the study of translation,a brief review of Si Xian-zhu's translation quality assessment model is presented.The advantages of Si Xian-zhu's model of being systematic,comprehensive,and more operative would be pointed out.However,defects such as incomprehensiveness of parameters setting,irrationality of operational procedure and subjection in application would also be pointed out.The purpose of this paper is to put forward the improvement proposals,and at last,to make the improvement model feasible


1. General introduction 9 2. Insomnia and sleep duration in a large cohort of patients with major depressive disorder and anxiety disorders 23 3. Sleep disturbances and reduced work functioning in depressive or anxiety disorders 43 4. Insomnia, sleep duration and incidence of depressive and anxiety disorders results from a large cohort study 63 5. Sleep duration, but not insomnia, predicts the 2-year course of depressive and anxiety disorders 77 6. Chronotype in persons with depressive or anxiety disorders 97 7. General discussion 113 Summary 133 Samenvatting 137 Dankwoord 141 list of publications 143 about the author 145 Dissertation series 147


Irradiation of an acetonitrile solution of 1,2,4,5-tetracyanobenzene with aliphatic carboxylic acids gives 2,4,5-tricyanoalkylbenzenes efficiently; electron transfer from the carboxylic acids to the excited tetracyanobenzene is essential.


A nanometer pigment jetting printing ink and its production are disclosed. It consists of pigment microcapsule, self-cross linking polymer micro-emulsion, deionized water, soluble organic solvent, antiseptics, moist retainer, surface activator and PH regulator. The procedure is carried out by dispersing pigment into nanometer grains, precipitating soluble polymer on pigment particle surface by non-solvent, forming stabilized dispersed pigment nanometer microcapsule in water, and mixing it with other components while agitating proportionally to obtain the final product. It is simple, has better stability and no need or pre-treatment. It can be used for ink-jet print.


A new, low‐cost, and direct green synthesis strategy was developed for the preparation of polymer composites composed of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) decorated on a shape memory polymer blend using Rubus caesius L. leaves. X‐ray powder diffraction, ultraviolet‐visible spectroscopy (UV–vis), scanning electron microscopy, and energy dispersive X‐ray spectroscopy (EDS) elemental composition were applied to characterize the crystal size, morphology, and elemental composition of Ag‐NPs. UV–vis spectra detected the characteristic absorbance signal of AgNPs at about 430 nm, and the average crystal size of nanoparticles was calculated as about 12.60 nm. When nanocomposite films were characterized by attenuated total reflectance infrared spectroscopy, characteristic polylactic acid, and poly ethylene glycol (PEG) signals were determined. From the thermogravimetric analysis curves, it was determined that the amount of residue of nanocomposites increased as the amount of AgNP increased. It was seen that AgNPs did not affect the Tg temperature of the nanocomposite films, while it was also a proof that the polymer blend was immiscible. It was observed that the shape recovery properties of nanocomposite films were better with increasing AgNPs content. Finally, both green synthesized AgNPs and nanocomposites prepared with shape memory polymers showed very good antibacterial activity against Gram‐positive and Gram‐negative bacteria.
Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) was carried out with Rubus caesius L. leaves.
The synthesized AgNPs were characterized by ultraviolet visible spectroscopy and x‐ray powder diffraction.
Composite films were prepared with poly lactic acid/poly ɛ‐caprolactone blend by solvent casting method.
The amount of residue of nanocomposites increased with increasing AgNPs percentage.
The nanocomposite film containing 10% AgNPs has good activity.


Computer has a very important role. With computer everything becomes
easy to do, but the user found most problems about opperating the computer system,
which computer is English language which have different meaning with English
language they had learned as single subject in their school. Therefore the students get
some difficulty, because the different meaning both of them. Therefore to help us to
opperate the computer well we must know some vocabulary of computer and network.
The problem formulations of this research are: How the ability of the
eleventh grade of Computer Technique and Network Program of SMKN 2
Banjarmasin in mastering the vocabulary of Computer and Network is and What
factors that influence the ability of the students in mastering the vocabulary of
Computer and Network of the Eleventh grade of Computer Technique and Network
program at SMKN 2 Banjarmasin.
The population of this research is 81 Students and the sample is 45 students
was gotten from Slovin formula by proportional random sampling method. While the
object of this research is students' ability in astering the vocabulary for Computer and
Network and the factors that influence students' ability in mastering the vocabulary
of Computer and Network.
To collect the data, the writer uses some techniques such as observation,
Questionnaire, test (written test), documentary, and interview. Data processing in this
study is divided into three phases: editing, scoring, coding, tabulating, and
interpreting. Then, all the data are analyzed descriptively, quantitatively and
concluded inductively.
The result of this research states that the students' ability in mastering The
vocabulary of Computer and Network is good category. It is based on the mean score
of the students that is 71.78. Students' interest, students' motivation, learning facility,
learning styles, and learning strategies are the strong factors that influence students
ability in mastering the vocabulary for Computer and Network in high categorized
but First language acquisition, and teacher competence are not influence students
ability in mastering the vocabulary for Computer and Network.


Objective To investigate the clinical effect of extraction of cavernous angioma by skin-conjunctive path.Methods 12 patients of cavernous angioma in orbit muscle conus were diagnosed by CT or B-scan preoperatively, and accepted extraction surgery by skin-conjunctive path. Results All angioma were extracted successfully.The patients have no serious complications and their vision was improved. Conclusion The skin-conjunctiva surgical path for extraction of cavernous angioma in the conus is simple and reliable.


— The Instron tester served to evaluate physical properties of uncooked rabbit and beef muscle including work of rupture, breaking strength, break elongation elasticity and stress relaxation. These methods measure variations in muscle type, aging and post-mortem treatments comparably with shearing instruments. Shank showed higher tensile properties than tenderloin, less elasticity and lost more applied stress. With rabbit, the breaking force of longissimus dorsi unrestrained during rigor was .237 Ib/g ± 7.5% for samples 5.0 cm by 0.2–0.5 cm2 while restrained muscle gave .168 ± 9.9% and also exhibited higher elasticity and break elongation. Post-mortem aging decreased tensile properties and elasticity. Psoas muscle, characterized by more coextensive fibers, had higher tensile properties than longissimus dorsi.


The objective is to deepen the understanding of basic plasma properties in a high-density inductively coupled plasma (ICP) reactor. The experiment using a Langmuir probe, which is made of tungsten wire having length of 2.3 mm and diameter of 0.65 mm, is carried out to determine the characteristics of argon plasma. The axial and radial distributions of the plasma density, electron temperature, and plasma potential are measured. It was found that the electron density is in the range of 1.0×1010 to 1.0×1011 cm−3, electron temperature 4∼6 eV, and plasma potential 35∼45 V, respectively. These plasma parameters are spatially nonuniform in the axial direction; they depend on the distance between the plasma source and the measuring point. Next, etching of polycristalline silicon wafer by chlorine plasma is studied. The results obtained in this study indicate the effects of rf coil power, gas pressure, and substrate rf bias power on the distributions of the etch rate.


Introduction: the abdominal compartment syndrome is a systemic clinical entity   triggered by an increase of the intra abdominal pressure, clinically characterized by abdominal distension and the alteration of the renal, neurological, cardiovascular and respiratory functions. Objective: to characterize the behavior of the abdominal compartment syndrome in critical patients from the intensive care unit of the provincial hospital "Jose Ramon Lopez Tabrane". Materials and methods: a longitudinal, descriptive and prospective study was carried out in a universe of adult patients with risk factors known as abdominal compartment syndrome, treated in the period of time from January 2014 to December 2015. Their transvesical intraabdominal pressure was systematically measured and they underwent surgical decompression in cases of intraabdominal hypertension grades iii and iv. Results: the values of intraabdominal pressure steadily increased are directly proportional to the development of the abdominal compartment syndrome and entails dysfunctions in the different systems of organs; in these cases complications were found, that were combined for all patients and mainly in the group with intraabdominal pressure grade iv. Mortality was present in a certainly increased group, and was related to the levels of intraabdominal pressure, and also to the possibility these patients undergoing surgical treatments again. Conclusions: it should be standardized the periodical measure of the intraabdominal pressure in any patient suspected of developing an abdominal compartment syndrome.


We investigate the NMR relaxation of solvent nuclei in non viscous paramagnetic solutions, in the case where the electronic spin of the paramagnetic species is submitted to an internal hyperfine field Hhyp. General expressions of the intermolecular longitudinal relaxation rates 1/T1 are provided, and three distinct regimes corresponding to an applied external field lower, larger and much larger than Hhyp appear, with three distinct linear laws for the relaxation rate 1/T1 vs , where νI is the nuclear resonance frequency. From each of these laws and mainly the third one, it is possible to derive the relative diffusion constant of the paramagnetic and solvent molecules without any model assumption for solutions with a rather high radical concentration of 10-1 mol L-1. This is illustrated for a triglyme solution with new stable 15NTMIOD free radicals at various concentrations. For this solution, T1 measurements were performed at νI = 244 MHz, then at low and intermediate frequencies by the field cycling tech...


11533 Background: Recent large multicentre trials have demonstrated a survival advantage with adjuvant trastuzumab but have also highlighted potential side effects especially cardiotoxicity. We have audited the first year of adjuvant trastuzumab in Northern Ireland, examining adherence to guidelines, toxicity and service impact. Methods: 117 patients were identified as starting adjuvant treatment in the first year. The regional guideline (based on the HERA protocol) advised trastuzumab for patients who were HER2 positive, (immunohistochemistry 3+, or 2+ and positive on fluorescent in-situ hybridisation), who had received adjuvant chemotherapy and had either node-positive tumours or node-negative tumours with a primary larger than 1 cm. Trastuzumab was given on a 21 day cycle for 18 doses and patients were reviewed at cycle 1,2,5,9,13 and 18 with echocardiogram at baseline and repeated at 3 month intervals. Adverse events and reasons for deferring or stopping treatment were documented. Results: From Decemb...


In this essay, the author draws on the theologian Stanley Hauerwas' work to describe the central challenge of the contemporary medical trainee as an inability to be present to suffering patients. While the central challenge to the physician was once the moral resources required for such presence, today it is the temporal and bureaucratic demands bearing upon the contemporary resident preclude even the opportunity for this presence. In order to seek out such spaces when time does become available, the contemporary trainee requires a moral community, as Hauerwas notes "like a church," to remind him or her of the moral commitment to be present to suffering patients even in the midst of such structural challenges. Summary: Contemporary residents must actively seek out the opportunity to be present to suffering patients and require moral communities to sustain this commitment.


It is not easy to maintain a daily dosing regimen of oral contraception. Indeed, participants in the 1997 Contraceptive Technology Update Pill Survey reported forgetting to take the daily dose as the main reason why doses of oral contraceptive pills were missed. More than half of the survey respondents believe that 20% or more of all unintended pregnancies in their pill-taking patients are the result of at least one missed dose of oral contraception in the cycle. Education is the key to staying on schedule with oral contraception. Women need a clear understanding of the reproductive system and how the pill interacts with it. Without such an understanding, patients may not fully realize the importance of daily pill dosing. A team approach to education could be used, with a counselor, clinic health specialist, or staff person beginning with discussion about birth control pills and how to take them.


It is stressed that the ultimate aim of spectral classification is stellar classification. MKK classification is briefly described and possible additional parameters or dimensions discussed. Con sidering various new developments, a new approach to classification which is highly computer dependent, is suggested.


A numerical algorithm is proposed for the solution of the steady cavitating flows around the arbitrary plane and axisymmetrical blunt-ended bodies with the fixed separation point. The fluid is assumed as incompressible and weightless, and the flow is assumed as potential. For a description of the cavitational flow the Riabouchinsky cavitating scheme ("with the mirror") was used and the length of the free streamline was chosen as a parameter. Numerical results for the drag coefficients, the shape of cavities and cavitation numbers are presented for cavitating flows behind the cones and wedges with half-angle in range [10°, 120°]. These results are compared with the data of other authors for the disk (90°) and the cones.


This study aims to determine the effectiveness of tamarind rind against the growth of Staphylococcus aureus using different extraction methods. The research method is a laboratory experimental study to test the effectiveness of Tamarind peel (Tamarindus indica L.) against Staphylococcus aureus using different extraction methods, namely the maceration method and the soxhletation method. The results showed that the extract from the rind of Tamarind (Tamarindus indica L.) was effective in inhibiting the growth of Staphylococcus aureus using either maceration or soxhletation extraction methods. The most effective concentration is at a concentration of 0.8% w/v with a Sig value. 0.000 < 0.05 (Oneway Anova α = 0.05) in the strong category of inhibition (10 – 20 mm)


The utility model provides a welding tool for assembling a special-shaped steel pipe truss structure. The welding tool is characterized by comprising a plurality of high position operating columns arranged according to curved surface load values, low position operating columns arranged symmetrical to the high position operating columns, and supporting rod assembles connected between the high position operating columns and the low position operating columns. The welding tool has the advantages that according to a single truss drawing, after leveling, segmented lofting is carried out according to the proportion of 1:1, lines are drawn on a steel plate platform, web members and chord members of a single truss are collected; a rigid jig is manufactured on the steel plate platform, the chord members are erected, segmented spot welding is carried out on two ends of the web members so that the chord members can be fixed, the truss is assembled, and the jig is used for guaranteeing spatial sizes such as the span and the chord height of the single truss; welding is conduced to complete welding of the truss, wherein balanced welding, segmented welding and other methods are used for preventing heat concentration, welding stress and welding deformation.


Heterogeneous sequential recommendation (HSR) is a very important recommendation problem, which aims to predict a user's next interacted item under a target behavior type (e.g., purchase in e-commerce sites) based on his/her historical interactions with different behaviors. Though existing sequential methods have achieved advanced performance by considering the varied impacts of interactions with sequential information, a large body of them still have two major shortcomings. Firstly, they usually model different behaviors separately without considering the correlations between them. The transitions from item to item under diverse behaviors indicate some users' potential behavior manner. Secondly, though the behavior information contains a user's fine-grained interests, the insufficient consideration of the local context information limits them from well understanding user intentions. Utilizing the adjacent interactions to better understand a user's behavior could improve the certainty of prediction. To address these two issues, we propose a novel solution utilizing global and personalized graphs for HSR (GPG4HSR) to learn behavior transitions and user intentions. Specifically, our GPG4HSR consists of two graphs, i.e., a global graph to capture the transitions between different behaviors, and a personalized graph to model items with behaviors by further considering the distinct user intentions of the adjacent contextually relevant nodes. Extensive experiments on four public datasets with the state-of-the-art baselines demonstrate the effectiveness and general applicability of our method GPG4HSR.


The assessment of student learning and of educational outcome is as old as education itself. However, Society's quest for Quality issues, especially in manufactured products took international and global center stage around the 1950, when Edward Deming's lecture to the Japanese help revolutionize the Japanese manufacturing industry and turned that Country's economy to the most competitive in the World. Suddenly "made in Japan" became equated with high quality. The results an overwhelming demand for made in Japan's automobile, television, VCR and the list goes on. By the late 1970s and early 1980s, U.S managers were making frequent trips to Japan to learn about the Japanese miracle and how to use the successful Statistical Process Control which had proven successful in Japan to turn around the sagging demand for domestically made products.


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O. Introduction For a long period of time it has been suggested that the conventional or traditional method of presenting English grammar in terms of structure has a certain drawback. In teaching and learning the English language in Japan, studying grammar makes most sense if we start with the question, `How can we use grammar to communicate in English? We are more interested in the uses of grammar, rather than in the description of English grammatical structures. We need to establish a new perspective of English grammar, which relates grammatical structures systematically to meanings, uses and situations. In other words, we have to emphasize the communicative aspects of English grammar. In this way, we will be able to improve and extend the range of our communicative skills in the English language. In this article, the two basic discourse principles will be reviewed ; the Principle of End-Focus and the Principle of End-Weight. I believe


We investigated the fondness for cheese of 1204 women including female students living in Tokyo and suburban areas, in order to determind Western-style influence on their dietary lives.Recently, the ratio of the fondness for cheese of all subjects has reached approx 70% for those of each generation, that is, those in their teens, twenties, thirties and forties or more;the generations under 30 years old preferred cheese-cake, gratin, pizza, camembert cheese, cream cheese, and almost all sorts of products except camembert cheese which was preferred in the form of combination with other food-stuffs.When eating only cheese, they preferred camembert having a low irritant odor and mild taste.But those older than forty preferred camembert more than the younger generation, and had a higher tendency for bluecheese because of its higher irritant odor. Generally the reasons for preference to cheese for the subjects of the younger generations is because of taste only, but subjects of the older generations might have eaten the cheese because of health reasons.


The performance of the model algorithm control method is partially based on the accuracy of the system's model. It is difficult to obtain a good model of a nonlinear system, especially when the nonlinearity is high. Neural networks have the ability to 'learn'the characteristics of a system through nonlinear mapping to represent nonlinear functions as well as their inverse functions. This paper presents a model algorithm control method using neural networks for nonlinear time delay systems. Two neural networks are used in the control scheme. One neural network is trained as the model of the nonlinear time delay system, and the other one produces the control inputs. The neural networks are combined with the model algorithm control method to control the nonlinear time delay systems. Three examples are used to illustrate the proposed control method. The simulation results show that the proposed control method has a good control performance for nonlinear time delay systems.


Hydrothermal reactions of Cu(II) salts and 2,2′,4,4′-biphenyltetracarboxylic acid (2,2′,4,4′-H4bptc) in the presence of pyridyl ligands yielded three isomorphous 3D metal–organic coordination polymers formulated as [Cu2(2,2′,4,4′-bptc)(L)x]·H2O [x = 2 for L = pyridine; x = 1 for L = bis(4-pyridyl)ethene and bis(4-pyridyl)ethane]. In the structure, the distorted paddlewheel [Cu2(COO)4] motif and the twisted Π-shaped 2,2′,4,4′-bptc serve as dissimilar 4-connected SBUs to generate a 3D [Cu2(2,2′,4,4′-bptc)] mother framework with the PtS topology, which selectively accommodates pyridine or bis(pyridyl) ligands of appropriate size.


The title crystal features two Ru3(CO)11 fragments linked by a Ph2P(CH2)6PPh2 bridge, the latter with an all-trans conformation. The molecular packing features C—H⋯O, as well as C≡O⋯π(arene) interactions.


In this paper, the method to identify the values of transmissivity and storage coefficient and those distribution in inhomogeneous aquifer is investigated in inverse problem. Especially, the importance of the selecting technique of observed head is emphasized, and the reasonable phases for observing is clearly shown with the sensitivity matrix. The applications of the proposed method to the simple aquifer model and to the area of the underground dam constructed are examined. Numerical values obtained agree well with the observed results in the field.


Evaluating the color of green coffee beans is an important method for determining their consistency and market price. This measurement is generally carried out by visual inspection or by using conventional instruments with some limitations. The purpose of this thesis was therefore to create a computer vision framework that would produce CIE (Commission International d'Eclairage) L*a*b * measurements of green coffee beans and identify them according to their color. Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) were used as a transformation model was used to classify coffee beans by the Bayes Classifier, in four distinct groups: white, cane green, green and blue-green.


This study examines the challenges of foreign research and development (R&D) in China, based on interviews with 32 senior R&D managers. It confirms the findings from previous research that many barriers still exist in China for foreign R&D, and such barriers include institutional environment, infrastructure and labour management. Among the three categories, issues related labour management, such as increasing labour cost and mobility, lack of experience and creativity and cultural differences among the research staff, prove to be most challenging for management, while China's institutions and infrastructure do not seem to pose big problems for foreign companies. This study also finds that responses from R&D managers are not consistent, and the differences could be largely explained by three types of factors: relational distance between the parent country and China, the strength and experience of foreign companies, and the manager's personal experience and closeness with China. Further research is needed to explore these issues due to the small sample size of this study.


In this paper we are presenting a process loop that can be used in bottle washer machine. It is a holistic approach. Because wherever a control of liquid is required, it can be used. It can be used in chemical and oil industries also. Water is used for washing purpose in bottle washer machine. Total three parameters are controlled 1.level, 2.flow and 3.pressure etc. There is a very strong interaction in between these parameters. Pressure and flow are required to control for better washing. The aim is to maintain above listed variable by using Programmable Logic Controller (PLC). It increases efficiency and response time both. By modifying hardware this loop can use for bottle filler also. For that a valve is required at output side. Almost industry requirement is an output with safety. So, safety aspects are also considered in it. Different sensors and valves are used with PLC. They are controlled by a program. According to the program PLC generates different signals and valve is controlled. This way pressure, level and flow can control. As an extra feature a Human Machine Interface (HMI) is also connected. So, that user can change the set values directly. © 2014 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. Selection and/or peer-review under responsibility of the Organizing Committee of ICIAME 2014.


Abstract : The objective of this project has been to better understand mechanisms of visual selective attention in humans, both at the level of perceptual processing and at the level of the underlying brain mechanisms. The main approach has been to record event-related brain potentials (EPRs) from the intact scalp using multielectrode arrays. Selective attention to stimulus location was found to enhance short-latency brain evoked activity, analysis of current source densities indicated that visual inputs were subject to attentional control at or before the level of the pre-striate occipital cortex. Stimuli patterns of early sensory modulation were found during spatially focussed attention to rapid sequences of unilateral stimuli, to single stimuli occurring at precued locations, and to bilateral stimulus arrays. Applications of these techniques for evaluating how human operators allocate their attention to visual displays are discussed. Keywords: Selective attention; Visual system physiology; Spatial orienting; Event-related brain potentials.


The invention discloses a low-temperature curing powder coating. The coating comprises the following raw materials by weight: 30 to 60 parts of carboxyl polyester, 20 to 50 parts of epoxy resin, 5 to 40 parts of a crystal carboxyl compound, 20 to 40 parts of a filling material, 0 to 15 parts of a pigment, 1 to 1.5 parts of a leveling agent, 0.3 to 0.8 part of a catalyst, 0.5 to 0.8 part of benzoin and 0.3 to 1.0 part of an antistatic agent. The invention further discloses a preparation method for the powder coating. The powder coating prepared by using the above-mentioned formula and the method has the characteristic of low-temperature curing and can meet spraying requirements on nonmetal substrates, and a film formed by the coating has good comprehensive properties like levelability, luster, impact resistance, hardness and bendability.


The invention discloses a note prompting system and a note prompting method for intelligent glasses. According to the note prompting system and the note prompting method for the intelligent glasses, reading information is obtained by means of detecting a text content; the reading information contains an original content and an annotative note; when the text content contains the original content, the corresponding annotative note is displayed on eyeglasses of the intelligent glasses, so that the technical effect of improving the convenience of note prompting is achieved.


Advanced software techniques such as artificial intelligence are now providing industry with a range of tools that allow successful condition monitoring and fault diagnostic systems to be built and deployed effectively in industry. This paper briefly looks at the types of faults that have been and are being addressed, the results of the early work in this area (and the reasons why some of this was not viewed as successful) and the changes that mean that tools are now available that will facilitate the widespread deployment of systems that address condition monitoring, fault diagnosis and control (M, D and C) problems.


Long-term shoreline changes of the Kita-shitaura and Miura coasts were investigated on the basis of the aerial photographs and field observations. Beach erosion has been severe on the Kita-shitaura coast, because of the recurrent dredging of the navigation channel of Kita-shitaura fishing port and the disposal. In contrast, on the Miura coast, dredged materials were placed on the shoreline, resulting in widening of the foreshore. Thus, in this area, sand balance has been lost due to the anthropogenic factors. To improve this situation, the recycling of dredged sand is required instead of constructing hard structures.


The output waveform of a logarithmic detector is statistically characterized for two inputs: a sinusoid and a Gaussian signal, each immersed in Gaussian noise. A detector output signal-to-noise ratio is introduced as a measure of quality for use in a comparison of logarithmic and Kth-law detectors. The signal-to-noise ratio, as defined, is intended for use in assessing radar tracking performance and in measurement applications.


W e show that the 3 + 1 vacuum Einstein (cid:12)eld equations in A shtekar'svariablesconstitutesa (cid:12)rstordersym m etrichy-perbolic system for arbitrary but(cid:12)xed lapse and shift (cid:12)elds, by suitable adding to the system term s proportionalto the constraintequations.


Abstract In this study, we carried out experiments of the geopotential difference determination at CASIC, Beijing with the help of two hydrogen atomic clocks, using the two-way satellite time and frequency transfe technique. Here the ensemble empirical mode decomposition method is adopted to extract geopotential-related time-elapse signals from the original observations. The clock-comparison-determined geopotential difference in the experiments is determined, which is compared to the previously known results determined by conventional approach. Results show that the geopotential difference determined by time comparison deviates from that determined by conventional approach by about 1589 m2s-2, which is equivalent to 162 m in height, in consistence with the stability of the hydrogen atomic clocks applied in the experiments (at the level of 10-15/day). Since the stability of the optical clocks achieve 10-18 level, the geopotential determination by accurate clocks is prospective, and it is prospective to realize the unification of the world vertical height system. This study is supported by NSFCs (grant Nos. 41721003, 41631072, 41874023, 41804012, 41429401, 41574007) and Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province of China (grant No. 2019CFB611).


The present invention relates to modified HIV-1 envelope proteins which express epitopes that produce a broadly cross reactive neutralizing response, their methods of use and antibodies which bind to these epitopes.


polymorphisms, because the earliest available plasma sample was genotyped for HIV drug resistance [5]. In the absence of any other information, we would recommend considering the codon 245 polymorphism in the latest available genotyped isolate. Furthermore, maintaining clinical suspicion is still required, regardless of the testing method, because the authors report an abacavir hypersensitivity rate of-2%, despite HLA-B*5701 screening [5]. Although we agree that indirectly screening for HLA-B*5701 may be less ideal than direct HLA testing, the negative predictive value of the codon 245 test is ~99%, and the approach is cost-free, because codon 245 data are already collected for drug-resistance testing. The examination of sequence variation at RT codon 245 could, thus, be used as a simple screening method to identify individuals who could be safely treated with abacavir or who may benefit from direct HLA typing. The high sensitivity in both clade B and non-clade B isolates is encouraging, and we would advocate further investi-


SUMMARY This chapter reviews and discusses the issues and controversies related to the hospitalization of suicidal patients with a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder. It highlights the challenges faced by both the clinical staff and a prototypical patient during a hospitalization. Included are a discussion of the transference and counter-transference that arise during inpatient treatment, the stressors on the staff as well as on the patients themselves. The chapter offers suggestions for enhanced in-hospital treatment, including increased collaborative decision-making, clear and realistic short- and long-term goals for patient and family, and increased supervision and ongoing education of staff.


[Objective] To study the extraction technology and antioxidant activity of yam polysaccharide.[Method] The orthogonal experiment was adopted to optimize the extraction conditions of pH,solid-liquid ratio,extraction temperature and extraction time,and the effect of yam polysaccharide to scavenge H2O2,O2-· and ·OH was studied.[Result] The best extraction conditions were pH 9,1∶20 g/ml of solid-liquid ratio,100 ℃ of temperature,and 1.5 h of extraction time.And the extracted yam polysaccharide showed strong antioxidant activity.[Conclusion] The study provides certain theoretical basis for the further development and utilization of yam polysaccharide.


Despite the proven utility of quantum Monte Carlo methods in addressing the quantum many-body problem, many important observables are difficult to calculate due to the presence of large, and sometimes divergent, statistical errors. The present state of the art allows the construction of renormalized estimators which result in finite variances, but which invariably include some systematic bias. We present a simple method for calculating unbiased expectation values of local operators in the diffusion quantum Monte Carlo method which is applicable to both bare and renormalized estimators, allowing the accurate calculation of important properties such as forces.


The polarizations of neutrons from reactions D(d,n)He/sup 3/ and T(d,n)He/sup 4/, and of the protons from reactions Be/sup 9/ (d,p)Be/sup 10/ and Li/sup 6/(d,p)Li/sup 7/, are measured as functions of the n and p emission angles and the d energies from 0.2 to 1.8 Mev. In addition, a ring polarimeter for measuring nucleon polarizations is described. (T.F.H.)


Abstract : This thesis analyzes both sides of the U.S. debate concerning the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), which was rejected by the U.S. Senate in 1999, and which has attracted renewed interest under the Barack Obama administration. Significant events in international politics have changed the prospects of nuclear proliferation since 1999. Scientists and engineers have improved methods for verifying treaty compliance and ensuring the safety and reliability of U.S. nuclear weapons. Proponents of the CTBT continue to view it as crucial to nuclear non-proliferation efforts and effectively verifiable with minimal effects on the U.S. strategic deterrence posture. Meanwhile, skeptics regarding the treaty continue to view it as unverifiable and/or unenforceable and detrimental to U.S. strategic deterrence and non-proliferation efforts. Technical advancements alone are not likely to sway the opinions of senators who voted against CTBT ratification in 1999. If President Obama wishes to pursue CTBT ratification as he has stated, his administration will need to gain bipartisan support by compromising on some issues and establishing safeguards against the risks of the treaty.


Active matrix, flat-panel imagers (AMFPIs) suffer from decreased detective quantum efficiency under conditions of low dose per image frame (such as for digital breast tomosynthesis, fluoroscopy and cone-beam CT) due to low signal compared to the additive electronic noise. One way to address this challenge is to introduce a high-gain x-ray converter called particle-in-binder mercuric iodide (PIB HgI2) which exhibits 3–10 times higher x-ray sensitivity compared to that of a-Se and CsI:Tl converters employed in commercial AMFPI systems. However, a remaining challenge for practical implementation of PIB HgI2 is the high level of image lag, which is believed to largely originate from the trapping of holes. Towards addressing this challenge, this paper reports a theoretical investigation of the use of a Frisch grid structure embedded in the converter to suppress hole signal—which would be expected to reduce image lag. The grid acts as a third electrode sandwiched between a continuous top electrode and pixelated bottom electrodes having a 100 μm pitch. Signal properties of such a detector are investigated as a function of VDR (the ratio of the voltage difference between the electrodes in the region below the grid to that above the grid), grid pitch (the center-to-center distance between two neighboring grid wires) and R GRID (the ratio of grid wire width to grid pitch) for mammographic x-ray energies. The results show that smaller grid pitch suppresses hole signal to a higher degree (up to ∼96%) while a larger gap between grid wires and higher VDR provide minimally impeded electron transport. Examination of the tradeoff between maximizing electron signal and minimizing hole signal indicates that a grid design having a grid pitch of 20 μm with R GRID of 50% and 65% provides hole signal suppression of ∼93% and ∼95% for VDR of 1 and 3, respectively.


This paper presents a three-level gate driver for GaN HEMTs (Gallium Nitride High Electron Mobility Transistors) for high false turn-on tolerance and low reverse conduction loss during both dead time at turn-on and turn-off. The proposed gate driver reduces the reverse conduction loss by clamping between the gate and source terminals only during dead time. It has a capacitor which works as a negative voltage source and prevents from the false turn-on phenomenon. It operates only with a single voltage source and a PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) output signal. The proposed gate driver is implemented on a 48V-to-12 V synchronous rectifier buck (SR-buck) converter and compared with other countermeasure methods for the false turn-on phenomenon. At the condition of 1 MHz, 30 ns dead time, and 120 W output power, the efficiencies of the proposed and conventional operations are 95.1% and 92.8% respectively. The margin between the threshold voltage and the peak of oscillated voltage of the proposed method becomes 1.3 times larger than that of the conventional method on average.


Component's reusability shows the level to which the component can be reused in alternate or as same component constructed applications. Software component's intricacy is measuring the internals of the modules to achieve the quality maintained using the modules. On the basis of metrics which contribute towards the reusability and complexity factors, the training samples are prepared with the help of metric plug in. This research work is centered around constructing a structure which calculates level of variability and reusability with K means Classifier, the planned method computes the reusability and intricacy of the components (samples) and every of the sample falls in a classification or a cluster like high to low reusability cluster. The proposed technique automatically calculates the reusability & complexity of the testing samples given as input to the classifier with the help of enhanced K-means classifier.


Survey of the current status and major R&D needs of remote systems technology in the medical, mining, and oceanographic areas of application. The review is limited to the most important teleoperator/robotic subsystems, including actuators, sensors, control and communication devices.


Residual soil inorganic nitrogen(N) is related to ecological safety,soil nitrogen availability and reduced use of nitrogen fertilizer.It is becoming the hot topic for scientists of ecology,environment,soil,plant nutrition and so on.Nitrogen fertilizers have significant effects on residual soil inorganic N.Residual soil inorganic N can be regulated by reducing N fertilizer,rational fertilization and so on.In the future research,the economically optimum N application and plant-nitration inhibitor can be paid more attention.


Preface. Epidemiology and natural history. Psychopathology. Prodrome and first episode. Neurocognitive impairments. Social and functional impairments. Co-occurring substance use and other psychiatric disorders. Medical comorbiditites. Pharmacotherapies. Psychosocial therapies. Treatment of chronic schizophrenia. Index.


, Remained a normal colour while in water for more than 45 minutes. t Fetal heart rate was slow 7 minutes before delivery, and absent 2 minutes before. The infant's Apgar scores were: one minute, 0; 5 minutes, 0; 7 minutes, 3. Three minutes after birth it was immersed in the bath, and the chest was manually compressed. After 5 minutes in water (10 minutes after disappearance of the fetal heart sound), the infant breathed. t Extraction with internal version under general anaesthesia. Baby became cyanotic when removed from water bath; she was transported by air ambulance to a major hospital, where hyaline membrane disease was diagnosed. The baby survived. AL=Asphyxia livida. AP=Asphyxia pallida. SIPD =Surgical induction, syntocinon drip. N R= Normal respiration. SR=Spontaneous respiration. ROS = Respiratory distress syndrome.


The article deals with the question of applicability limits of the Value Theory in cultural studies and validity limits of contemporary value-based consciousness. This limit is set by differentiating between the Good and the Value; the difference was clear to ancient Greek and medieval philosophers, and the necessity of acknowledging which is returning to the philosophy today. The Good exists independently, it is a source of life and, therefore, supposes gratitude; values and evaluation come into question when "there is choice and its declination, when it is up to us to choose between action and inaction". But the fact is that collective consciousness is now dominated by axiological rationality. Gnoseologically, the characteristic of this rationality is the substitution of the classical idea of truth by evaluation. Contemporary philosophy sees the question of how these or those Values emerge as a field of the critical analysis. No prominent school of philosophical thought places critical importance on Values, but Values are regarded as derivatives from various foundations: interests of a social class or a group, structures of the unconscious, language or communication logic, the nature of human existence, the sense of being. Consequently, axiological reason is seen as mythologically "naive", which is also a reverse side and a victim of cynical reason. Theories, that attempt to define Values as foundations of the culture, reflect naivety of collective consciousness. Their major theoretical drawback is of the same nature: they oversee the difference between the Value and the Good. The author analyzes the essence of culture from the hermeneutical point of view, according to which culture is based on comprehension of meanings constituted by language, and Values are just what meanings manifest themselves through.


In tourism, virtual tours are one of the latest promotional trends utilized during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially in keeping potential tourists saturated and interested in visiting the tourist attractions when the 'new normal' conditions become stable. Furthermore, virtual tours are also a part of historical conservation for cultural-heritage tourism. This research aims to design a virtual cultural-heritage tour route in the Kesawan area of Medan city, make widely promoted virtual tour videos, and evaluate the quality of virtual tourism by arousing interest in prospective tourists to visit the cultural-heritage area of Medan city. Descriptive qualitative design and quantitative regression methods are adopted in this research. Qualitative descriptive and qualitative methods were used to explain the trips and measure the impact of virtual tours in the city of Medan, especially the Kesawan district as the research area. The first result showed the design of a virtual tour starting from the itinerary planning process, taking pictures, editing, and publishing on YouTube media. It was also observed that the published cultural-heritage attracts potential travelers to visit and physically experience the tourist attractions. Moreover, the virtual tour design will be enriched with the addition of English subtitles to obtain a larger audience.


Purpose – The purpose of this study was to investigate the perceived gender differences in pay and promotion of bank managers in Nigeria, and how these differences affect job overall satisfaction of male and female bank managers in selected banks in Nigeria.Design/methodology/approach – The population for this study comprised bank managers who were members of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria. A total of 800 questionnaires were sent to potential respondents chosen from 50 banks. A total of 512 usable questionnaires were returned giving a response rate of 64 percent.Findings – Results of this study indicate that a salary differential does exist between male and female bank managers in Nigeria. Male managers were more satisfied with their salary than their female colleagues. Results also indicated that there were gender differences in promotion. Male managers were overall more satisfied with their company promotion policies than their female counterparts.Research limitations/implications – This ...


This article reports the second phase of a three-year project on public perceptions of biotechnology, conducted in Perth, Western Australia. The purposes of this second phase were (1) to further develop a computer-based method for investigating public perceptions of biotechnology with individuals and to extend the method to focus groups, and (2) to report the perceptions of "interested publics" about the use of a genetically engineered pig growth hormone, porcine somatotropin (pST). The authors developed a computer database of information about pST to stimulate, in interviews, respondents' articulation of their knowledge and perceptions of biotechnology. The database was a multimedia package, based on a HyperCard stack on a laptop computer, with information about pST in ten different categories. The indicative data of the pilot sets of interviews suggest that the study's methodology provides a fruitful approach to exploring the background knowledge and perceptions of different publics.


Models describing permeate flux, rejection, and cost are coupled to evaluate the performance and cost of ultrafiltration as a function of raw-water quality. The model for permeate flux extends a previous model for colloidal fouling based on shear-induced diffusivity to include Brownian diffusion. Contaminant removal is modeled as mechanical sieving and molecular diameter is regressed against weight to describe removal of natural organic matter (NOM). Time-dependent permeate flux is considered in estimating operating times required to achieve a specified recovery. Costs are calculated as a function of particle-size distribution in the raw water. Particles with diameters on the order of 10 −1 μm display minimum diffusivities, which leads to maximum system costs with respect to particle size. Fine materials ( <0.5 μm), with high cake resistance, demonstrate pressure-independent permeate flux for conditions typical of hollow fiber ultrafiltration. In some cases, a minimum in system costs as a function of reco...


In this investigation, visitors to an art and design exhibition have used an interactive computer program to express the qualities they consider important for an art or design object (artefact). They have then used the program with their individually selected qualities to assess the artefacts. In this article, we present the experiment and its results. They indicate that with such a setting it is relatively easy to reach a degree of consensus about criteria. Such an interactive program can therefore be very useful, for instance when choosing among design proposals or when selecting artefacts for exhibitions, because they make the assessments open to a larger audience such that their basis can be discussed.


In this work, a large-scale instability of the hydrodynamic -effect in an obliquely rotating stratified nanofluid taking into account the effects of Brownian diffusion and particle flux under the influence of a temperature gradient (thermophoresis) is obtained. The instability is caused by the action of an external small-scale non-spiral force, which excites small-scale velocity oscillations with zero helicity and a low Reynolds number. Nonlinear equations for large-scale motions are obtained using the method of multiscale asymptotic expansions by a small parameter (Reynolds number). A linear large-scale instability of hydrodynamic -effect is investigated depending on the parameters of rotation , temperature stratification , and concentration of nanoparticles . A new effect of the generation of large-scale vortex structures in nanofluid at is associated with an increase in the concentration of nanoparticles is obtained. The maximum instability increment is reached at inclination angles for the Prandtl numbers , and for the Prandtl numbers at inclination angles . It has been found that the frequency changing of the parametric impact will make it possible to control and track the generation of large-scale vortex structures. It is shown that circularly polarized Beltrami vortices appear in nanofluid as the result of new large-scale instability development. In this paper, the saturation regime of large-scale instability in an obliquely rotating stratified nanofluid with an external small-scale non-spiral force is investigated. In the stationary regime was obtained a dynamic system of equations for large-scale perturbations of the velocity field. Numerical solutions of this system of equations are obtained, which show the existence of localized vortex structures in the form of nonlinear Beltrami waves and kinks. The velocity profile of kink tends to be constant at large Z values.


Our objective in this study is to study inhomogeneous stratified shear flows using large eddy simulation; stratified pressure-gradient-driven channel flow was selected. The flows can be separated into three regimes: buoyancy affected, buoyancy controlled, and buoyancy dominated flows. The regime boundaries are defined by Richardson and Reynolds numbers based on the friction velocity. Buoyancy affected flows remain actively turbulent and attain a statistical steady state that resembles a lower Reynolds number unstratified flow. Flows in the buoyancy controlled regime are not in equilibrium. In the cases studied, an asymmetry develops with respect to the channel centerline leading to one-sided turbulence. Eventually, the "inactive" half undergoes a transition initiated by the active half and symmetry is restored. At higher Richardson numbers, the flows are buoyancy dominated, the near-wall burst-sweep process is completely disrupted and turbulence production ceases, leading to relaminarization. In relaminar...


Contributing to regional economies and regional development, universities play a very important role in regional development. It is a generally accepted fact around the world that human capital is a major tool for achieving competitive advantage in the global market. An efficient society, which builds its competitive advantages on knowledge, must have a flexible labour market, adequate levels of employee security and protection, but also a system that continuously fosters and rewards investment into knowledge. People, their needs, motivation and satisfaction have therefore come into the focus of human resource management. An autonomous university, willing to adapt to changes and fulfill the requirements of the community, is a driving force behind overall development.


In reference to the materials published in Journal of Transfusion Medicine [1, 2] regarding implementation of the health policy program "Ensuring the self-sufficiency of the Republic of Poland in blood and blood components for 2015–2020" with regard to the task "Optimization of the use of blood components and blood products" the Department of Transfusion Medicine of the Institute of Hematology and Transfusion Medicine (Institute) presents a report on the realization of this program in the 2019–2020 period. As mentioned in the previous publications [1, 2], the main aim of this health-policy program financed by the Minister of Health is to ensure self-sufficiency of the Republic of Poland in blood and blood components as well as to strengthen the safety of blood and blood components. Pursuant to the Agreement of August 18th 2017 between the Institute of Hematology and Transfusion Medicine and the Minister of Health (Agreement No. NCK-F/UM/PPZ/69/2017) in the year 2019 the Institute was obliged to fulfill the following specific objectives: — perform on-site training dedicated to professionals involved in the supervision over blood transfusion in hospitals and to members of transfusion committees; — update the publication "Standard for Activity of the Transfusion Committee"; — run the e-learning platform. In the year 2020, the specific objectives to be fulfilled by the Institute following the provisions of this Agreement were to: — perform on-site training dedicated to the personnel involved in the supervision of blood transfusion in hospitals and to members of transfusion committees; — update and run the e-learning platform; — publish the "Standard for Activity of the Transfusion Committee" in electronic form.


An outbreak of Malignant Catarrh was confirmed among a herd of Pere David Deer (Elaphurus davidianus) at Whipsnade Park. This is of very great interest as although it is a common disease in Africa it is relatively unknown in Great Britain. This disease caused severe losses in the valuable herd at Whipsnade in 1959, but fortunately did not spread to the second herd of Pere David nor to other ruminant species. Investigations did not reveal the presence of the disease among the gnu, which are commonly affected in Africa, nor any other species. The affected deer showed lesions of the alimentary tract, eyes and respiratory passages, together with a stiffness of the gait. Many secondary bacterial invaders were found at post mortem, but the extensive laboratory tests of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Central Veterinary Laboratory at Weybridge showed by transmission experiments, that it had an incubation period of seventeen to twenty-three days and confirmed the disease to be Malignant Catarrh.


Coagulation and sedimentation/CASS/sand filtration processes were used for treating bleaching and dyeing wastewater characterized by high content of organic matters,high color etc.The system is stable in operation,high in efficiency and low in cost.The operation result indicates that the treated effluent is better than Ⅰ-class criteria specified in Discharge Standard of Water Pollutants for Dyeing and Finishing of Textile Industry(GB 4278-1992) and 85% of which can be reused.


Neuronal intranuclear inclusion disease (NIID, OMIM #603472) is an autosomal dominant, slowly progressive neurodegenerative disease, characterized by a variable range of clinical manifestations, in...


1. The article was prepared within the research project No. StG-21310034, entitled 'Patterns of Business Internationalization in Visegrad Countries – In Search for Regional Specifics' financed by the International Visegrad Grand IVF and conducted by five universities from Visegrad countries, coordinated by Cracow University of Economics. Abstract: The article focuses on the effect of the age, especially the third age on international entrepreneurship. The main objective of the article is to verify whether the age of the entrepreneur has an impact or effect on internationalisation process. The V4 research survey results and the sample of 190 internationalized Polish businesses were used in order to meet the objective and verify the assumed hypotheses. Based on the research results, motivation to go international is higher among the youngest rather than the third age entrepreneurs. Third age entrepreneurs are more likely to be less cosmopolitan and less open towards international markets than the young entrepreneurs. The third age entrepreneurs have more experience in international markets than their younger counterparts. The firms run by the third age entrepreneurs are more internationalised measuring by the TNI value.


This specification defines extension headers for IPv4 and a definition
of an IPv4 flow label. The goal is to provide a uniform and feasible
method of extensibility that is shared between IPv4 and IPv6.


The invention provides a preparation method for a composite vegetable solid beverage. The preparation method comprises the following steps: cleaning burdock, white radish leaves, carrot, white radish and mushroom, then mixing the cleaned burdock, white radish leaves, carrot, white radish and mushroom according to a ratio of 5: 3: 2: 2: 3, then carrying out slicing and allowing a sliced mixture to enter into a colloid mill for pulp refining so as to prepare composite vegetable pulp; and subjecting the composite vegetable pulp to hydrolysis by pectase and cellulose, plate and frame filtration, concentration, spray drying and the like so as to prepare the composite vegetable solid beverage. The composite vegetable solid beverage is rich in functional oligosaccharides, polyphenols and a plurality of amino acids, vitamins and mineral matters, can be more easily absorbed by intestinal tracts and has a plurality of functions like immunoregulation, aging delaying, blood pressure reduction and antianaphylaxis.


Storage and retrieval of images in such libraries has become a real demand in industrial, medical, and other applications. Content-based image indexing and retrieval (CBIR) is considered as a solution. In such systems, in the indexing algorithm, some features are extracted from every picture and stored as an index vector. We apply tamura texture features on digital images and compute the low order statistics from the transformed images. Images are then represented using the extracted texture features. These feature combination integrate the pixels spatial distribution information into a numerical value. The experiment results show that this method is still effective when the data scale is very large, and it has superior scalability than traditional indexing methods. Keywords— CBIR, Image Retrieval, Image indexing


Purpose: The purpose of the study was to develop Evidence-based nursing practice guideline for post-lumbar puncture patients in neurology ward and to evaluate the guidelines by applying them to practice. Methods: Eighty patients without preceding headache who underwent Lumbar puncture were selected prospectively. We compared the incidence of post-lumbar puncture headache between bed-rest for 4 hours and 1hours. Results: The post-lumbar puncture headache was found in 13 cases among bed-rest for 4 hours and 1hours groups. The frequency of each group was 25%(10/40) in 4 hours-bed rest group and 7.5%(3/40) in 1 hours-bed rest group. Conclusion: There was no significant difference between two groups ( p-value= .066). 4 hours-bed rest after lumbar puncture is unnecessary.


Preface An Era in Travail Emancipation in Historical Perspective The Present Stage of Emancipation Balancing Freedom and Order: Some Historical Models A Viable Tomorrow The Specter of Technological Unemployment Behavior in the Private Domain: The True Private Interest Behavior in the Public Domain: Controlling the Controllers Toward a Communal Ethics The Prospect of Freedom


ABSTRACT The genus Cardiodactylus Saussure, 1878 with one new species, Cardiodactylus hainanensis, sp. nov., is reported here from Hainan Island of China for the first time. This new genus record extends the range of Cardiodactylus westward from Taiwan Island, China. The new species can be distinguished from others mainly by its longer and higher dorsal ridge in the apical part of the pseudepiphallic, in lateral view, as well as the rectangle-shaped basal part of the ridge.


This paper assesses enduring values and on-going changes in kin relationships among eastern Tibetan pastoralists. A key finding is the importance of sibling ties, an aspect of kinship life that was overshadowed by earlier historical and anthropological concerns with clans and tribes. The paper begins by reviewing accounts drawn from premodern times, the problematic terms in which these accounts were couched and some of the presuppositions guiding the authors. Next, it discusses government reforms implemented in pastoralist regions beginning in the 1950s and how these reforms have affected personal life and livelihoods. It then considers how long-standing expectations for kin concerning residence and inheritance have combined with new circumstances to create novel household forms and patterns of mutual aid. Brothers and sisters have facilitated adaptations to these new opportunities by providing chains of assistance across the rural–urban divide. Finally, the paper illustrates how focusing on kinship at a personal and practical level can contribute to our understanding of social change.


This article presents the literature data on the problems of drug-induced hepatic injury. The case of chronic drug-induced hepatitis has been described.


Counter party credit risk of the financial derivatives transaction is the risk that one party has a default before the expiration of the contract. This research investigates the unilateral counter party credit risk of credit default swap (CDS). Under different assumptions, three different information models are built. They are, the basic model with no counter party credit risk, the model considering unilateral counter party risk, and the model considering unilateral counter party risk as well as the collateral. Through comparing and analyzing these models, the conclusion is: considering counter party credit risk in the transaction process facilitates trading in a cautious manner, nevertheless, because of the assessment accuracy issue for the counter party credit risk, the success of such transactions may result in concentration of risk in the market, the collateral factors can increase the expected income and consequently promote the transactions. However, since it may be insufficient to eliminate counter party credit risk through the collateral, investors may still suffer from unexpected losses. In the end, the development of the CDS market before and after the financial crisis from the perspective of the counter party credit risk is analyzed.


Objective To investigate the clinical effect of 595nm pulsed dye laser(PDL) in the treatment of port-wine stain in children.Methods 351 children patients with port-wine stain were treated with 595nm PDL,and the curative effect and side effect were analysed.Results All patients received 1~13 consecutive treatments with PDL at a 4~6 week interval.The total effective rate was 43%.138 children with facial port-wine stain children received 1~13 consecutive treatments.The curative effect had no significant difference between the different area of face.Adverse reactions occurred in four patients,the incidence of side effect was 1.1%.Conclusion 595nm PDL is effective and safe in the treatment of port-wine stain in children.


and called the latter Mowoyeveia. They used ' Hecate' also as a designation of Artemis, but this proves little or nothing, as it was commonly applied to her (e.g. by Aeschylus, Suypl. 616^ a s m e îttafet.. The poet may have picked up the word iiovvoyevrj's from an Orphic source, but he does not use it in a laudatory sense. His meaning is merely that Hecate got her rights notwithstanding that she was an only child and had no brother to protect her inheritance with his own. Possibly he perverted some mystic hymn in which the underworld, not the sea, was the third sphere of the triune goddess. He seems to have mistaken the participation of Hecate in offerings to other gods for a participation in their functions and to have amplified the triple yepas from that preposterous point of view. The attributes are too miscellaneous to be explained as an approach to Orphic pantheism. In some instances, especially where the associated deity is named, we may discern a more or less fanciful motive. I t is the moon itself which is described as guiding sailors on the sea, helping fishermen, and assisting riders on tiae toad, (̂ fc m ^ Y Tl\e. title ivoSCa, vi\vvc\v was given to Hecate in Aegina, may have arisen from a similar idea, and she may have been concerned with Poseidon in the Aeginetan sea-fishery. The combination of certain gifts, viz. eloquence, success in the games and agricultural prosperity, has a parallel in the case of Hermes. It is known that she received offerings along with that god (as ivaytovios) at Methydrion in Arcadia. But such correspondences do not avail to make sense of this part of the eulogy or to lessen the difference in conception between it and the preceding piece. The Hecate of the compiler has much, the Hecate of the interpolator has nothing, in common with her traditional character.


Angiogenesis is the process by which new blood vessels are created from pre‐existing vessels. It is essential for the growth and development of normal cells and tissues during embryonic and neonatal development and of tumour cells. Solid tumours rely on having an extensive network of blood vessels for growth and survival. The key mediator of angiogenesis, vascular endothelial growth factor‐A (VEGF‐A), is critical for the growth of tumours and their subsequent metastasis and is known to initiate angiogenesis. Bevacizumab is a humanized immunoglobulin G monoclonal antibody that binds to VEGF with high specificity, thereby blocking VEGF‐mediated signalling pathways and thus angiogenesis. Clinical trials have shown that bevacizumab is effective in prolonging survival in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC) when combined with standard chemotherapy. Consequently, bevacizumab has been approved in combination with 5‐fluorouracil‐based chemotherapy for first‐line treatment of patients with metastatic CRC. Bevacizumab is generally well tolerated in most patients and does not exacerbate the adverse events associated with conventional chemotherapy. Bevacizumab‐related side effects are generally manageable; however, monitoring for hypertension, gastrointestinal perforation, bleeding, proteinuria and thromboembolism is advised, especially in patients with predisposing factors. In addition to demonstrated survival benefits, the convenient dosing schedule and lack of interactions should ensure the successful integration of this novel agent into clinical practice.


Summary form only given. This paper deals with one of the most problematic issues in the EMC engineering field - grounding for EMI control and for other essential objects, such as: safety grounding, lightning protection, ESD control, and reference point for signals. The paper points out the difference between electrical bonding and electrical grounding; theory of grounding versus experience; common mode coupling via grounding loops; and finally it presents the major grounding design elements.


Railway embankment construction on permafrost will substantially disturb the heat and mass transfer balance between the ground surface and the atmosphere and cause redistribution of temperature field underneath. Trend of permafrost evolution can be deduced and stability of railway embankment can be evaluated according to distribution of temperature field underneath. Based on monitoring data of some Qinghai_Tibet Railway station roadbed, ANSYS was used to simulate temperature fields underneath from the year 2002 to 2030. The computation results indicate that permafrost can be protected under the condition of adoption of enough height of roadbed and insulation protection. Whereas, the curve of artificial permafrost table in the roadbed and natural permafrost table in the ground not disturbed declines year by year with annual increasing rate of temperature averaging 0.02 ℃. At the same time, difference of temperature field distribution between the sun_slope and the shade_slope will cause non_uniform deformation of roadbed and cracking on the surface.


Keeping people with drug dependence in treatment is a great challenge in the delivery of effective treatment, especially in abstinence oriented treatment settings. The article presents preliminary data on a quasi-experimental study. New admissions to a community unit who applied for in-patient treatment were required to participate in drawing up a comprehensive plan for rehabilitation, including job training, aftercare treatment and housing, before being placed on a waiting list for in-patient treatment. Most persons admitted to in-patient treatment in the unit were opiate dependent. After the implementation of the new policy, retention in in-patient treatment increased significantly, while the percentage of those who did not relapse during the in-patient phase dropped and the percentage of those working, studying or participating in a reemployment program rose. While the changes in discharge outcome can be attributed both to unmeasured changes in the population served after vs. before the implementation of the new policy, and to the policy itself, they suggest the desirability of further research into the question of adequate rehabilitation planning in residential treatment for drug dependence.


On June 30th, 1911, we proceeded to Ipswich, with instructions from the Local Government Board to assist in an enquiry, the purpose of which was to determine the extent of the plague epizootic amongst rats in the surrounding districts. The share of this work allotted to us consisted in examination, at the Municipal Laboratory, of the animals received, and in selection, for further investigation by the Board's pathologists in London, of material which appeared suggestive of plague. For this purpose, rats presenting features in any degree consistent with the presence of plague were regarded by us as suspicious.


By the Fast Fourier Transform(FFT),this paper present a fast algorithm for multiplication of level-k(r1,r2,...,rk)-circulant matrices of type(n1,n2,...,nk) of order n,their computation time complexity are O(nlog2n),where n=ni.


bermas's version of constitutional patriotism, which Müller otherwise treats as exemplary. The protective measures mentioned by Habermas are closer to the constitutional measures and responses of civil society (e.g., demonstrations and boycotts) that Müller later discusses (114–15). Here too he sets out the problems without claiming any definitive resolution of them. These relatively minor disagreements with Müller's account of the history and theory of constitutional patriotism in no way detract from its considerable merits. If not the last thing anyone interested in this approach to political allegiance in a globalizing, postnationalist world should read, it might well be the first.


This paper focuses on the problem of supplier portfolio selection where a company has to choose the best possible set of suppliers with respect to various constraints. An intuitive heuristic can suggest to use any of the methods for suppliers ranking and then to put the first one into the portfolio. If some required constraint is not met, then the second supplier according to the ranking is added, and so on, until all the constraints are satisfied. However, such approach can result in a non-optimal decision. The constraints can cause that a combination of the alternatives with lower rankings can be better, than some higher-ranked alternative from the perspective of feasibility. To build the optimization model, the authors of this paper use the PROMETHEE V method: a popular combination of multi-criteria decision making method PROMETHEE and mixed integer programming. However, it is shown that the original PROMETHEE V method, namely the logic under which an objective function is set, is not suitable here and leads to discrimination of suppliers with worse ranking. Therefore, a modification, which brings more reasonable results, is proposed in this paper. A numerical example is used to show the suitability of the proposed approach and compare the results with the original algorithm and also with one prior modification introduced by by other authors in the past. The analysis is further supported by a thorough sensitivity analysis using flexible and parametric programming.


Introduction: Mobile phones are in close contact with body serving transportation of bacteria in hospital settings. Further, sharing of mobile phones among health care workers & non Health care workers distinctly facilitate the spread of potentially pathogenic bacteria to the community. Aims & Objective: To study the bacterial flora present on cell phones of II & III MBBS students & to compare it with that found oncell phones of I MBBS students in terms of antibiotic resistance. Material & Methods: Swabs from mobile phones of 100 I st MBBS & 100 II& III MBBS students were taken & processed by standard bacteriological technique. Antibiotic susceptibility done by Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion technique. Result: Mobile phones of 15 I st MBBS students were contaminated among which 13% were staphylococcus aureus. Whereas mobile phones of 30 II & III MBBS students were contaminated. Among these 30 isolates, 9 were staphylococcus aureus of which 2 were MRSA sensitive to vancomycin & linezolid,17coagulase negative staphylococcus, 2 pseudomonas aeruginosa , 1E.coli & 1enterobacter species. Conclusion: To prevent spread of potential pathogens through mobile phones in hospital, hand hygiene ,routine decontamination of mobile phones & avoiding sharing of phones should be encouraged.


Coenurosis is a zoonotic disease of sheep and goats caused by Coenurus cerebralis, the larval form of Taenia multiceps. In addition to the neurological symptoms like the rotation of the animals around themselves, ataxia, bruxism, and incoordination, the diseased animals also suffer from atrophied brains, and osteomalacia and thinning of the skull bones. Most cases end with death in a couple of weeks. In this study, the relationship of a coenurosis case encountered in a Boer x Hair Goat crossbreed goat with certain hematological, biochemical, and clinicopathological findings were investigated. In the clinical inspections, the diseased animal displayed inanimation, lack of apatite, incoordination, and rotation behavior around itself, along with leaning of the head against the wall and bruxism. The necropsy revealed coenurus cerebralis cysts located at the cerebral hemisphere inside the brain. WBC and MCHC values were higher than the reference values, while Hgb and Hct percentages were lower than reference values. RBC and MCV values were within the reference limits. ALT, AST activities and Tp, Alb, Glu, Na, K, Cl, and Chol values were all within reference limits as well. As a result, the Coenurus cerebralis infestation, which is a significant problem for animal breeding in our country, was shown to have caused the typical clinicopathological results in a Boer x Hair crossbreed goat by forming cysts in the cerebral hemisphere, and that biochemical and hematological findings could be important in terms of diagnosis and prognosis of the disease.


The present work is a continuation of the author's previous work (see IEEE Trans. Instrum. Meas., vol.37, p.30-34, Mar. 1988), where a new power theory of three-phase circuits under nonsinusoidal conditions was suggested. The main objective of the present work is to determine whether the theory suggested has practical applications that justify the need of measuring quantities introduced in it, particularly, whether it improves a theoretical basis for improving power properties of such circuits. It is shown that the three-phase linear asymmetrical load supplied from a symmetrical source of nonsinusoidal voltage composed of a finite number of harmonics can be converted with a reactance circuit into a symmetrical three-phase circuit of almost unity power factor. It is shown how such a reactance circuit can be designed and which quantities should be measured for this purpose. >


The relationship between parallel computation cost and communication cost for performing divide-and-conquer (D&C) computations on a parallel system of p processors is studied. The parallel computation cost is the maximal number of the D&C nodes that any processor in the parallel system may expand, whereas the communication cost is the total number of cross nodes (nodes generated by one processor but expanded by another processor). A scheduling algorithm is proposed, and lower bounds on the communication cost are derived. The proposed scheduling algorithm is optimal with respect to the communication cost, since the parallel computation cost of the algorithm is near optimal.<<ETX>>


Cities are built and designed to encompass many considerations and needs. When compared to multi-celled organisms, single structures imitate individual cells while communities and cities embody the organisms. For the organism to survive and thrive, all of its individual cells need to operate together. Appropriately, the next step in civic smart design is to apply smart organization to benefit a community's collective ability to survive storms rather than simply its pieces. This paper presents a design method for the protection of communities from severe windstorm events. The design method is inspired by the biomimicry of the school of fish. The method of smart organization for fluid survivability is inspired by aquatic life and school of fish. Some of the identified adaptations to marine life include the layout of a community in terms of spacing between building structures, the shape of the overall community and roof systems that can be designed mimicking the school of the fish cross-section. This paper presents seven adaptations that have been identified from fluid-structure envelope design (nano-level) to single building structure geometry (micro-level) to community layout design (macro-level).


Two-dimensional scattering of a TM-polarized electromagnetic wave from a transversely inhomogeneous isotropic body buried in a homogeneous layer of an arbitrarily stratified isotropic medium has been considered using the integral equation formulation over the cross section of the body and the moment method. The arising system of linear algebraic equations is solved with the aid of the conjugate gradient method and the one-dimensional fast Fourier transform. Illustrative numerical results are presented for both an inclusion in a half space and in a layer on a homogeneous substrate. >


In colleges,the experimental teachers take upon role for cultivating academician with practial ablity and inaugurator spirit.But it lagged increasingly aggravate follow the reforming development at practical teaching.The paper advanse some measures for strengthening the experimental teachers under carring out quality project,base on expounding the need and pressure for strengthening and constructing expriment teachers.


The objective of this study was to develop simple, precise, accurate, reproducible and economical vireodt's method for simultaneous estimation of mesalamine (MSM) and prednisolone (PRD) in combined oral dosage form. The method involved measurement of absorbance at two wavelengths, 332nm and 246nm, λmax of MSM and PRD, respectively in phosphate buffer (pH 7.4) with dimethyl formamide (DMF) as cosolvent. The linearity was obtained in the concentration range of 5-50 μg/ml and 2-20 μg/ml for MSM and PRD, respectively. The average percent recovery of MSM and PRD was found to be 99.19+0.78% and 99.71+0.82%, respectively. The accuracy and precision were determined and recovery studies confirmed the accuracy of the developed method that was carried out following the International Conference on Harmonization (ICH) guidelines. The recovery study was carried out by standard addition method. The proposed method was found to be rapid, specific, precise, accurate, and reproducible and can be successfully applied for the routine analysis of MSM and PRD in pharmaceutical dosage form. INTRODUCTION: Mesalamine (MSM) (Figure 1) is chemically (5–amino–2–hydroxy benzoic acid), is an anti-inflammatory drug used to treat inflammation of the digestive tract (crohn's disease) 1, 2 and mild to moderate ulcerative colitis . It is a bowl-specific amino salicylate drug that is metabolized in the gut and has its predominant actions there, thereby having fewer systemic side effects . FIGURE 1: CHEMICAL STRUCTURE OF MESALAMINE (MSM) Prednisolone (PRD) (Figure 2) is chemically (11β)-11, 17, 21 trihydroxypregna-1, 4-diene-3, 20-dione), is a typical glucocorticoid has been used for the treatment of ulcerative colitis as the second line drug in the therapy 5, . It has predominant glucocorticoid and low mineral corticoid activity and used for the treatment of a wide range of inflammatory and auto-immune diseases . FIGURE 2: CHEMICAL STRUCTURE OF PREDNISOLONE (PRD) Correspondence to Author:


In dogs subjected to a standard procedure of irreversible hemorrhagic shock, a 2-mg/kg dose of chlorpromazine administered 30 minutes previous to the hemorrhage has been found to exert a protective...


This could only come from the land of the rising sun- a commercial advertising the services of a construction company, featuring a little red riding hood theme. So what's so strange about that? How about dancing forest animals with oversized testicles and mammary glands.