Crucifers are affected by phytosanitary problems, derived during the use of pesticides as a management strategy. Scientific and technical information on the presence of residues of organophosphorus pesticides in foods was compiled, along with the associated health effects. The production chain for broccoli and cauliflower in Colombia was also considered to characterize the risk of this danger to consumers, following the FAO methodology for creation of risk profiles in food safety. It was found that, in Colombia, the most commonly used organophosphorus pesticides are parathion, methamidophos, diazinon, chlorpyrifos and malathion, which could be present as residues in the studied crucifers. Within the review, there was no information specifically associated with the concentration of organophosphorus pesticide residues in broccoli and cauliflower from Colombia. The risk for the population was determined using residue concentration data in broccoli from studies reported in Mexico and Ecuador and information on the use of pesticides from Corpoica reports. The consumption data were extracted from ENSIN 2005. The safety risk determined for the studied food hazard was low, showing that the estimation only considered the presence of diazinon and chlorpyrifos residues in the studied matrices. It is necessary to note that this is an approximate risk profile for the two pesticides described and; specifically, in broccoli and cauliflower.


The asymptotic behavior of sequences of vector functions a k and c k (k = 1, 2, …) that constitute a solution to a linear mathematical model of a train of serially connected cycling sorption columns is examined. The sequences are shown to exponentially converge along certain asymptotic directions to their limits a∞ and c∞, which describe steady-state operating conditions in the train. This result is used to improve the efficiency of the computation of a∞ and c∞.


Purpose
This paper aims to investigate the effects of a dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) plasma actuator (PA) qualitatively on aerodynamic characteristics of a 3 D-printed NACA 4412 airfoil model.

Design/methodology/approach
Airflow visualization study was performed at a Reynolds number of 35,000 in a small-scale open-loop wind tunnel. The effect of plasma actuation on flow separation was compared for the DBD PA with four different electrode configurations at 10°, 20° and 30° angles of attack.

Findings
Plasma activation may delay the onset of flow separation up to 6° and decreases the boundary layer thickness. The effects of plasma diminish as the angle of attack increases. Streamwise electrode configuration, in which electric wind is produced in a direction perpendicular to the freestream, is more effective in the reattachment of the airflow compared to the spanwise electrode configuration, in which the electric wind and the free stream are in the same direction.

Practical implications
The Reynolds number is much smaller than that in cruise aircraft conditions; however, the results are promising for low-velocity subsonic airflows such as improving control capabilities of unmanned aerial vehicles.

Originality/value
Superior efficacy of spanwise-generated electric wind over streamwise-generated one is demonstrated at a very low Reynolds number. The results in the plasma aerodynamics literature can be reproduced using ultra-low-cost off-the-shelf components. This is important because high voltage power amplifiers that are frequently encountered in the literature may be prohibitively expensive especially for resource-limited university aerodynamics laboratories.


The potential for increased production of electricity and fuels from forest biomass, and the prospect of US limits on greenhouse gas emissions suggest that the demand for biomass may increase significantly. There is significant potential for volatility in the price of biomass leading to disruption of supply of biomass to plants. There are great opportunities for biomass power generation to offset and sell carbon credits especially after the success of European Emission trading scheme and sustenance of voluntary markets in US. But there are major risks too, with uncertainties about regulation, future of carbon markets and taxes, prices, and technologies. These risks dampen investor confidence in the biomass projects. We analyse the possible policy and market solutions to this problem and present a solution through development of a biomass futures market.


A very efficient energy‐transfer process is reported here which occurs in alkane molecules during irradiation with an efficiency which is strongly dependent on molecular chain length. The energy transfer is detected by addition of small amounts of suitable additives that ionize or dissociate into fragments which can be detected by visible and ultraviolet absorption measurements. Such energy transfer has hitherto usually been explained on a positive charge‐transfer model but the evidence here strongly suggests that excitation energy transfer is in fact the dominant mechanism and that some reassessment of the other model may be needed. Energy transfer occurs predominantly along the molecular chains, over distances at least ∼1500 A in long chain alkanes.


Contrary to the public cloud storage services that impose users to accept the security restrictions delivered by the service provider, users in the private cloud benefit from self-managed, authenticated data access services. However, this may lead to security issues. A critical challenge is the provision of secure and authenticated data storage for the data owner. Moreover, the data owner should be able to access the stored data and share it with others in a controlled manner. In this article, a secure and authenticated data storage, access, and sharing model is proposed for private cloud storage, which has three components. The data storage component provides the user with secure storage of information. The data-sharing component enables sharing the stored data under the control of the data owner. The data access component enables authenticated access to the cloud storage. The security analysis demonstrates that the model is secure against various attacks. The scheme is validated to be secure via the Scyther tool, BAN Logic, and in Random Oracle Model. The performance analysis regarding the computation and communication cost via simulation in OMNeT++ show that it obtains the required security goals and efficiency of computation and communication, compared to the related methods.


Solvation dynamics of Coumarin 480 (C-480) in dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine (DMPC) vesicles in water is studied using picosecond time-resolved Stokes shift. In sonicated unilamellar DMPC vesicles C-480 exhibits wavelength dependent fluorescence decays. At short wavelengths a fast decay is observed while at the long wavelengths a growth in the nanosecond time scale precedes the decay. The solvation dynamics of C-480 in DMPC vesicles is found to be bimodal with two components of 0.6 and 11 ns, which is similar to the solvation dynamics of C-480 in the large water pools of AOT/n-heptane/water (AOT = aerosol OT) microemulsions.


Icing/Aufeis processes are a typical feature of permafrost hydrology in mountainous regions. Regional databases of Aufeis have been compiled since the 2010. In this study, we attempted to create an initial Aufeis database for the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP) to evaluate the patterns of the icing processes in the arid and high mountain regions at low latitudes. In this article, the icings/Aufeis in the Kunlun Mountains on the northern edge of the QTP were investigated. A total of 65 Landsat 8 Operational Land Imager images for 2017–2020 of the key sites were acquired. Icings occur at elevations of 2500–5400 m a. s. l. More than 1600 Aufeis were identified with a total ice-surface area of 2670 km2. About 88% of these areas are related to a gigantic Aufeis (tarin) field. Artesian aquifers related to the active faults play an important role in feeding the Aufeis in the Kunlun Mountains. About 120 Aufeis fed on glacier-melt have formed in the West Kunlun Mountains. Icing development was found to vary with the order of river channels and more than half of all of the identified Aufeis are located along first- and second-order river channels. The significance of Aufeis at the QTP related to as an indicator of climate change, and a volume of surface and ground waters conserved into Aufeis should take into consideration of river runoff estimation of the region.


Starting from the observation that young people live their intimacies in everyday life as intertwined with digital media such as social networking sites, this paper inquires the mediatization of intimacy. Arguing that digital media cultures have become primary resources in the social and cultural organization of intimacy, new regimes of control are introduced. This contribution relies on the main conclusions of a four-year research project, exploring the social and cultural organisations of young people's (14-18) intimate stories. Intimate stories are seen as everyday communicative interactions that give meaning to a diversity of genders, sexualities, relationship and desires. Within this presentation, intimate storytelling will be related to the use of popular social networking sites. Drawing on an 18-months participatory observation of young people's (N=200) intimate storytelling practices in a popular social networking site, and focus groups (N=8, 51 participants) research that inquired young people's intimate experiences related to the use of popular social networking sites; this presentation explores intimate storytelling as a media practice. This contribution will argue how particular understandings of the intimate self and intimate identities in popular social networking sites, relates to strong claims about the existence of an authentic and real intimate self. These claims argue a coherent intimate self, instead of allowing, diversity and fragmentation. It is shown how these claims are connected to particular media ideologies; people's ideas about social media that have the power to shape intimate interactions broadly oriented towards digital networked media. These new regimes that are controlling intimacy draw on intensive peer control over communicative interactions in social networking sites, fear imagined audiences and eventually self-disciplining. These mediatized complexities have become increasingly important to understand young people's intimate sexualities, who are currently increasingly lived with ubiquitous digital media applications.


In the second half of twentieth century,the development of Megalopolis has been the mainbody of American urbanization.In megalopolis,each metropolitan has linked together by broad traffic and communication,a large variety of population,economic and social activities have concentrated,and plural urban system has formed,which promote megalopolis becoming the hinge of social and economic system in America,meanwhile,an "incubator" of new trend in urban evolution.Megalopolis represents the future of American urbanization.


Manuscript: The Vercelli Book (chapter library of the cathedral at Vercelli, Codex CXVII). Editions:Krapp, George Philip, ed. The Vercelli Book. ASPR 2. New York: Columbia UP, 1932; Dickens, Bruce, and Alan S. C. Ross, eds. The Dream of the Rood. Methuen's Old English Library. New York: Appleton, 1966; Swanton, Michael, ed. The Dream of the Rood. Manchester Old and Middle English Texts. New York: Barnes (for Manchester UP), 1970. Pope, John C., ed. Seven Old English Poems. 2nd ed. New York: Norton, 1981. It will be obvious that I have relied heavily on Swanton's edition in my notes (click on the hyperlinked superscripts in the text to go to the notes). A general observation should be made here: this poem is remarkable for its extensive use of hypermetric lines, "used contrapuntally to accommodate significantly more complex thematic material" (Swanton 61).


A feasibility investigation into modelling ER/MR devices in transient operation using CFD is summarised. This particular study is one part of a project which has previously included examining 1D and 2D steady state flow, heat transfer, and field distributions using CFD. Though developed piecewise, these various CFD approaches can be integrated to allow a full pre-prototype assessment programme for almost any device conceived, in any mode or sequence of operation. Solutions which include translating boundary motion and inertial boundaries are introduced. In order to verify the CFD results, some new experimental works were carried out on a hydrodynamic bearing and clutch apparatus.


ABSTRACT The present study was conducted to measure the elemental concentration and bacterial deposition in the firn-cores at the Midre Lovénbreen glacier, Svalbard. Firn-cores up to 1m deep were collected and divided into three subsections. These were subjected to elemental analysis using inductively coupled plasma mass spectroscopy (ICPMS). In all 20 elements were analysed. The crustal enrichment factors calculated for these elements on the basis of Fe values, demonstrate that the elements have derived from both crustal and anthropogenic sources. For certain elements there also exists a possibility of input from sea salt spray. Total bacterial counts in these firn samples ranged from 1.03 × 105 to 3.67 × 105 per ml of meltwater. Culturability of these bacterial cells, in comparison to the total count was very low. At 4°C the maximum culturability was <1.4% of the total count while at 15°C it was still lower (~1%).


Measurements of the normalized emittance of the beam produced by the Advanced Test Accelerator (ATA) injector yielded values near 0.4 Radian-Centimeters at currents up to 10 kAmps. The instrument was also used to obtain beam-current-density profiles in two dimensions at the entrance mask of the instrument.


OF THESIS The work considers some of the principal phenomena and problems which impose a lower limit on the presence of electrically active residual impurities and defects in epitaxial gallium arsenide, prepared in particular by vapour deposition in the As C2. 3 Ga H2 system. The text is presented in six subdivided sections rather than in chapter form to enable a more logical grouping of subjects. Section one is largely introductory and reviews the need for purity control in gallium arsenide intended for microwave devices, the appropriate material assessment methods and the growth methods and related impurity and defect incorporation mechanisms. In particular residual impurities arising from the reactor materials are considered and section two deals with the selection of suitable alternative refractory materials. The third section describes the design of an induction heated reactor system using vitreous carbon'and the work concludes with experimental work on the growth and assessment of epitaxial layers produced in such a reactor. No such reactor design has been reported by any other author.


The article analyzes the theory of state origin as viewed by the American Enlightenment philosophers (Nationalists). The connection between their views and Enlightenment ideological context and their originality is explored.


This article addresses the issue of geographically distributed work teams that carry out new product development projects. These are task-oriented, goal-driven, temporary teams that use ICTs. This exploratory study measures the moderating affect of team distributedness on the relationships between organizational and workforce management best practices and two measures of project success efficacy and effectiveness. Data were obtained from real teams working in Canadian companies in diverse high-tech industries. The results show a moderating effect of team distributedness, which is interesting in that the distributedness factor is examined from a different perspective, that is, as a moderating rather than an explanatory dimension.


Launch acoustic and vibration loads have the potential to damage sensitive payloads within a payload fairing, often requiring more structural mass to withstand these loads than would otherwise be necessary to survive launch. Experiments demonstrating several vibro‐acoustic mitigation technologies developed by AFRL/VS and its contractors flew on the Vibro‐Acoustic Launch Protection Experiment 2 (VALPE‐2) aboard a Terrier‐Improved Orion sounding rocket from Wallops Island Flight Facility in August 2003. Flight data collected in November 2002 from a nearly identical launch (VALPE‐1) was used to characterize the fairing environment for comparison. Preparations for the flight experiments are discussed along with the performance of the various experiments in flight. The several experiments include an Adaptive Vibro‐Acoustic Device (AVAD) to mitigate acoustic loads, an active/passive hybrid vibration isolation system using voice‐coil actuation and a ShockRing passive component, a voice‐coil regenerative electron...


This work shows results obtained by employing the linguistic method to identify biologically meaningful sites in Actinomycetes 5S rRNAs. The approach adopted identifies triplet-words, along the base sequence of 5S rRNA, located mainly at the alpha and beta domains of the 5S secondary structure. There are triplet-words representing universal protein binding sites that include important prokaryote signatures, and sites strategically located in critical regions related to the formation of the 5S ribonucleoproteins (RNP) complex. In those sites, where the GC pressure promoted substitutions, the analysis demonstrates that alterations did not affect their biological significance. Sites formed by GGY (or more rarely GGR), continued to play an important role as ribosomal proteins rpL18 and rpL5 protein receptors. The data suggest that instead of increasing the molecular variability, expected for the diversity in species and habitats occupied for the group, GC pressure functioned as a reducer mechanism for the inter-specific diversity.


Cite this article: Iheanyichukwu, O.R. & Orluwene, G. (2020). Application of Generalizability Theory in Estimating Variance Components in National Examinations Council Problem Solving Questions in Mathematics. European International Journal of Science and Technology, 9(4), 61-69. 61 APPLICATION OF GENERALIZABILITY THEORY IN ESTIMATING VARIANCE COMPONENTS IN NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL PROBLEM SOLVING QUESTIONS IN MATHEMATICS


t he ability of a strain of Alternaria tenuissima Kunze ( iMi 301005) Wiltshire to degrade and alter the nutrient profile of three common Nigerian cereals was studied. The grains involved were Pennisetum glaucum , s orghum vulgare and Oryza sativa . Fat, fibre and protein decreased in the inoculated substrates, and this was accompanied by an increase in ash content. The highest levels of cereal degradation by the mould were attained at pH 6.8 and at temperature range of 30-35 o C. Within 48 hours of incubation, extracellular proteases were detected in all the culture media.


The goal of this paper is to check the meanings in the derivative words of 'saeng(생)-', 'nal(날)-' and 'maen(맨)-'. The common meaning of prefix 'saeng-', 'nal-' and 'maen-' is 'naked'. The meaning of 'naked' is the basic meaning of 'maen-', but that is one of the applied meanings in 'saeng-' and 'nal-'. The frequency of 'saeng-' is higher than 'nal-' and 'maen-'. And the expansion of meaning is easy in 'saeng-'. So we coin new words, we choose 'saeng-' which has high productivity. It is difficult to find the derivative words of 'saeng-,' 'nal-' and 'maen-' which have the same root of the common meaning. In the derivative words of 'saeng-' and 'maen-' which have the same root, the meaning of prefix 'saeng-', is different from the meaning of 'maen-'. The 'nal-' and 'maen-' may have the same root within narrow limits.


The bursts of public crisis reporting have become a live topic recently.To handle sudden public crisis reporting correctly gives the word "society" a new understanding that society itself has a huge power to defuse crisis.It has been proved by history,as well as reality,that allowing the public to have "the right of learning the truth" should be one of the best choices to handle sudden public crisis and construct harmonious society.


Can you predict the reliability of your software system; understand what makes software reliable and how to make it more reliable with the least effort? If there was an analogue to the Hardware Bathtub curve with its period of constant failure rate we could apply classic reliability engineering theory and practices to certain classes of software-intensive systems. Then we could assess a system's availability and, if unsatisfactory, improve it. . This paper puts together the work of many researchers to show how this can be done.


This is a review of the international research conference conference "Civilizational identity in contemporary world. Philosophy. Culture. Politics", which was held at Moscow University for the Humanities on May 26-27, 2016.


Information System Audit is playing vital role in securing and safeguarding IT.but unfortunately the awareness and understanding about the IT audit is not up to the mark. The word IT Audit is new to many, and this concepts exist is also not known. Following paper explains what Information System Audit is. Why do we need it? And how one can implement IT audit as his/her Profession.


We have investigated compositional changes on GaN surfaces under Ar-ion bombardment using synchrotron-based high-resolution x-ray photoemission (PES) and near-edge x-ray absorption fine structure (NEXAFS) spectroscopy. The low-energy ion bombardment of GaN produces a Ga-rich surface layer which transforms into a metallic Ga layer at higher bombarding energies. At the same time, the photoemission spectra around N 1s core levels reveal the presence of both uncoordinated nitrogen and nitrogen interstitials, which we have analyzed in more details by x-ray absorption measurements at N K edge. We have demonstrated that PES and NEXAFS provide a powerful combination for studying the compositional changes on GaN surfaces. A mechanism for the relocation and loss of nitrogen during ion bombardment in agreement with some recent experimental and theoretical studies of defect formation in GaN has been proposed.


The application of membrane filtration in the food industry, and particularly nanofiltration (NF) in the drinking water industry, has attracted increasing interest in recent years. The main problem of membrane techniques is the reduction of permeate flux with time due to membrane fouling. To have a better understanding of the fouling mechanisms in a French drinking water production unit, we investigated the nanofiltration foulants composition and organisation between February and September 2005 by the combination of attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared (ATR/FTIR) spectroscopy, lectin analysis, epifluorescence microscopy and confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM). NF membranes were extracted from the filtration unit, one cm fragments were cut, and analysed. The comparison of ATR/FTIR spectra of clean and fouled NF membranes revealed a qualitatively homogenous deposition of biological matter onto the surface of the used membranes, high heterogeneity in the composition of the foulant matter but high temporal stability of this composition. Characteristic signals of mainly polysaccharides (900-1200 cm) and proteins (1300-1700 cm) were observed. CLSM analysis revealed that the stained part of the foulant layer varied in depth between 6 and 27 μm. Fluorescence microscopy observations after nucleic acid staining with DAPI and polysacharides staining with lectins labelled with FITC or TRITC indicated high spatial heterogeneity inside the foulant matter. Some microbial cells were localised in the superficial layer of the foulant material and were mainly organised as microcolonies interspersed on the membrane surface. The greater part of the microbial community was composed of bacteria but algae were also present. Lectin staining was non-homogenous, not only concentrated in areas where microcolonies were present but also extended in areas devoid of microbial cells, indicating staining of extra cellular structures. High staining with Arachis hypogaea and Bandeiraea simplicifolia lectins revealed high occurrence of galactosides residues in the polysaccharide component of the foulant matter. The Bandeiraea simplicifolia lectin staining pattern indicated a high degree of spatial organisation with the observation of long and tangled up fibers. Triticus vulgaris lectin staining showed short fibers and cloud stained areas. Arachis hypogaea and Concanavalin A lectins staining were more interspersed. In conclusion, the combination of ATR/FTIR spectroscopy with lectin analysis was efficient in studying the composition and spatial organisation of the foulant matter on the surface of a NF membrane. The NF foulant material was mainly composed of bacteria and extracellular biological molecules (proteins and polysaccharides) forming a highly complex and heterogeneous matrix. The next step of our study will be to check the sensitivity of this biofouling layer to digestion by several enzymes with different specificities.


Magnetic observatories monitor continuously the geomagnetic field at various latitudes and longitudes of the Earth. With the advent of rockets and satellites, it has been studied also in space.


It is an importance part in Chen Duxiu 's thought that he had discoursed upon Sun Yatsen and the Three People's Principles.Chen set a high value on Sun Yatsen and the Three People's Principles during the Communist Party of China built and the Great Revolution in China(1924-1927)taken;In order to negate the rationalization that the political power of Kuomintang existed,Chen took total repudiation to the Three People's Principles that was regarded the leading thought by Kuomintang after the Great Revolution in China failed;after the war of Resistance Against Japan broke out,Chen spoke highly of Sun Yatsen and the Three People's Principles.


Proficiency with fractions is one of the most significant predictors of later mathematics achievement. However, there are currently no meta-analyses that assess the literature base on fractions for students with or at risk for disabilities using quality indicators. We applied the 2014 Council for Exceptional Children Standards for Evidence-Based Practices in Special Education (CEC EBP) to 21 studies, both single-case and group designs, with instructionally based fraction interventions, published from 1986 to 2017. Ten of the included studies met all of the CEC EBP quality indicators, and effect sizes ranged from g = 0.42 to 11.51 across interventions. Publication bias was mixed but limited across the research base. Included studies examined the effects of anchored instruction, explicit instruction, graduated instruction, strategy instruction, and video modeling; explicit instruction was determined to be an evidence-based practice when applying the CEC EBP standards. We offer limitations and directions for future research in this area.


Test research was conducted on certain mixed calcareous collophanite with P2O5 grade of 22.79%,mass fraction of MgO and SiO2 being 7.01%、5.79% respectively.The reverse flotation process of one factor at a time was adopted according to properties of run-of-mine ores,and the test eventually produced concentrates with grade of P2O5 being 33.83% and recovery of 83.13%.


Letter from Phil R. Russell, executive secretary of the Texas Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons, to Amon Carter enclosing an original telegram from Lyndon B. Johnson to Amon Carter informing Carter that the Senate Armed Services Committee Preparedness Subcommittee agreed to include the recommended amendments to S. 1 proposed by the American Osteopathic Association that Carter supported


Why Marconi needed Sarnoff Our remarkable inability to see the future Even pioneers lack vision. Railroads were developed to feed canals Understanding uncertainty may help us place better bets on new technologies Few would disagree that technological change is a major ingredient of long-term economic growth, or that it is beset by a high degree of uncertainty. Understanding the nature of this uncertainty and the obstacles to surmounting it is not a trivial matter. It goes to the heart of how new technologies are devised, how rapidly and far they spread, and how they affect economic performance. The deep uncertainty associated with innovation makes it hardly surprising that innovating firms have historically experienced high failure rates. Indeed, the vast majority of attempts at innovation fail. But this is only part of the story. A more intriguing field of enquiry might be the apparently widespread inability to anticipate the future impact of successful innovations, even after their technical feasibility has been established. Uncertainty has a number of peculiar properties that shape the innovation process and hence the way in which technological change exercises its effects on the economy. In considering what has determined the trajectory of new technologies, I propose to focus on those that have made a powerful impact. A study that included unsuccessful as well as successful innovations might yield insights of a very different nature. It is easy to assume that uncertainties disappear after the first commercial introduction of a new technology. Indeed, by this point some uncertainties will have faded. However, after a new technological capability has been established, the questions change, and new uncertainties, especially those of an economic nature, begin to assert themselves. Historical perspectives Consider the laser, one of the most powerful and versatile technological advances this century. In the 30 years since its invention, its range of uses has been breathtaking. Lasers allow the reproduction of music in compact disc players, and of text via laser printers. They are widely used for precision cutting in the textile, metallurgy, and composite materials industries. The laser has become the instrument of choice in many surgical procedures, including eye, gynecological, and gall bladder surgery. Perhaps the most profound impact of the laser has been in telecommunications where, in combination with fiber optics, it is revolutionizing transmission. In 1966, the best transatlantic telephone cable could carry only 138 conversations simultaneously. The first fiber-optic cable, installed in 1988, could carry 40,000. Those installed in the early 1990s can carry nearly 1.5 million.(*) Yet despite what turned out to be a striking record of success, the patent lawyers at Bell Labs were initially unwilling to apply for a patent for the laser, believing it could have no relevance to the telephone industry. Many other case histories illustrate what now seems a remarkable inability to foresee the uses to which new technologies would soon be put. The inventor of the radio, Marconi, thought it would mainly be used between two points where communication by wire was impossible, as in ship-to-ship or ship-to-shore communication. He envisaged the users of his invention as steamship companies, newspapers, and navies needing to transmit private messages over long distances. The idea of communicating to a large audience of listeners rather than to a single point seems never to have occurred to the pioneers of radio. This failure of social imagination was widespread. One man, later to become a leader of the broadcasting industry, announced that it was hard to see what uses public broadcasting could serve. His sole suggestion was the transmission of Sunday sermons - the only occasion where one man regularly addressed a mass public. …


This paper examines organizational foresight from a relational perspective. In doing this, we present relational incumbency as a transient conceptual framework to explore how the organizing social relationships and interactions of lower participants may influence organizational foresightfulness. The research employed an exploratory case-based approach with three software organisations and their four new product innovation projects serving as the empirical research sites. Drawing on the case evidence, we provide an account on how normative organizing structures, rights and authority relationships constitutively influence the creative emergence of organizational foresight in practice. We conclude the paper with a discussion of the managerial implications and some directions for future research.


Heavy metals and metalloids like arsenic, cadmium, mercury acts as denaturing agent for biomolecules. They interfere with protein's physiological activity by forming a complex with the protein's side chain or removing the essential metal ions from metalloproteins and replacing them. Protein aggregation is an extensive phenomenon in a cell and is linked with various pathological conditions.

In this study, we aim to prove that proteins are highly susceptible to arsenite toxicity by arsenite-induced protein aggregation; and that naringin reduces the aggregation effect.

 Several biophysical techniques were employed to study the protein aggregation due to arsenite and its prevention by naringin.

 Through our experiments, the results showed that aggregation induced by arsenite was reduced in the presence of naringin at twice the concentration of arsenite.

In conclusion, our study showed that naringin plays a protective role during HSA aggregation due to arsenite.


Provided is a solar cell module laminating device having a simple and small-sized mechanism and capable of uniform pressing.
The solar cell module laminating device comprises laminating devices (10, 30). The laminating device (30) includes: a lower frame (32); a heat plate (38) mounted with a body-to-be-laminated (2) and heating the body-to-be-laminated; a press plate (31) for pressing the body-to-be-laminated; a sealing member (34) provided on the lower surface-side edge surface of the press plate to form a hermetically sealed chamber; a hydraulic cylinder (41) for supporting, lifting, and lowering the press plate; an inlet/outlet opening (39) formed to vacuum the chamber; and a central processing control unit (71) for controlling the operations of the hydraulic cylinder, etc. The chamber is vacuumed to drive the press plate by the pressure generated by the difference in atmospheric pressure, and the body-to-be-laminated is pressed at a temperature higher than in the laminating device (10).


Introduction: Medication errors outside the hospital have been poorly studied, despite representing an important threat to patient safety. Objective : To describe the characteristics of medication errors in outpatient dispensing pharmacists reported in a pharmacovigilance system, between the years 2005 to 2013 in Colombia, South America. Materials and methods : A descriptive study was performed; medication error reports from outpatient pharmacy services between January 2005 and September 2013 for a national medication dispensing company were reviewed and categorized. Variables considered included: involved process (administration, dispensing, prescription and transcription), wrong drug, time delay report, error type, cause and severity. Analysis was conducted in SPSS version 22.0. Results : A total of 14,873 medication errors were reviewed, of which 67.2% in fact occurred, 15.5% reached the patient and 0.7% caused harm. Administration errors (OR: 93.61, CI 95%: 48.510-180.655, p<0.001), dispensing (OR: 21.58, CI 95%: 16.139-28.870, p<0.001), transcription (OR: 5.64; CI 95%: 3.488-9.142, p<0.001), medicines for sensory organs (OR: 2.04, CI 95%: 1.519-2.756, p<0.001), anti-infective for systemic use (OR: 1.99, CI 95%: 1.574-2.525, p<0.001), confusion generated with the name of the drug (OR: 1.28, CI 95%: 1.051-1.560, p=0.014) and trouble interpreting prescriptions (OR: 1.32, CI 95%: 1.037-1.702, p=0.025) increased the risk for error reaching the patient. Conclusions . It is necessary to develop vigilance systems for medication errors in ambulatory care, focusing on the prescription, transcription and dispensation processes. Special strategies are needed for the prevention of medication errors related to anti-infective drugs.


The recent emergence of topological insulators in condensed matter physics has inspired analogous wave phenomena in mechanical systems. However, to date, the design of these mechanical systems has been limited mostly to discrete lattices or perforated structures. Here, we take a ubiquitous design of a bolted elastic plate and demonstrate that it can guide flexural waves crisply around sharp bends. We show that this continuum system eliminates unwanted in-plane plate modes and allows the manipulation of low-frequency flexural modes by exploiting the local resonance of the bolts. We report the existence of a pair of double Dirac cones near the resonant frequency of the bolts, one of which leads to the creation of a topological complete bandgap that forbids all the plate modes. These findings open new possibilities of managing multiple wave modes in elastic solids for applications in energy harvesting, impact mitigation, and structural health monitoring.


In modern conditions providing the continuity of technological processes as well as increasing the reliability and survivability of operation of computer systems with configurable structure and programmable logic is one of the main strategic directions of modern social-economic and technical complexes. This is conditioned by the need to maintain the resilience and stability in the operation of computer systems with a reconstructible structure and programmable logic under various conditions of adverse effects of external and internal factors, both natural and technogenic, as well as those human-induced. It has been found that neutralizing threats and minimizing losses caused by abnormal, critical, emergency and catastrophic situations leading to an avalanche-like increase in degradation processes and destruction of computer systems with a reconstructible structure and programmable logic, requires the development of new principles, approaches, ways and methods of operational monitoring, analysis and forecasting of situations, development of options for control decisions, procedures for their selection and implementation in the framework of theory of structural dynamics control. To solve the optimization problem of constructing scenarios for the structural reconfiguration of computer systems with a reconstructible structure and programmable logic, a method and an algorithm that implements this method are proposed. The novelty of the method is the combined use of the random guided search method and the method of cutting -off unpromising variants of structural reconfiguration of computer systems with a reconstructible structure and programmable logic such as « branch and bound». The proposed approach allows to solve the optimization problems of constructing scenarios for the structural reconfiguration of computer systems with a reconstructible structure and programmable logic, both unconditional and conditional, that can be described using various structural and topological indicators.


This letter is in reply to Hattori & Tomonaga (2020), who report that seven captive chimpanzees moved in response to piano sounds, more so than in silence. On this basis, they argue, "some biological foundation for dancing existed in the common ancestor of humans and chimpanzees ~6 million years ago". Music's universality suggests it has deep phylogenetic roots; understanding music-like behavior in non-human animals is therefore valuable for understanding the evolution of music. But the paper's claim of shared ancestry for music or dance is unjustified.


Mobile platforms can employ FPGA based hardware accelerators to address the ever-increasing demand for computing performance. Design flows offered by Xilinx and Impulse CoDeveloper allow for a flexible and rapid development of FPGA based hardware accelerators for SoC designs. For many applications, the use of an operating system on the hardware platform proves beneficial for reasons of better resource management and more robust security. This paper demonstrates the use of a framework that enables a hardware-software partitioned application to execute on Embedded Linux and evaluates the performance implications of the hardware-software partitioned system with respect to the introduction of Linux, caching and compiler optimization techniques. Results reveal that the degradation in the performance with the introduction of Linux OS is minimal. It is also found that compiler optimization and caching significantly affect the performance of the hardware accelerated system.


According to seismic interval and awaiting time,combining the seismicity in North China,during 1970~2003,the characteristics of earthquake awaiting time in different magnitudes are analyzed,and isolines are mapped by their changes.


The solving strategy of artificial intelligence (AI) is adopted with bottom-up design to solve its hard problems. To tackle end-to-end AI-hard problems, a highly self-adaptive control system-on-chip has been developed to self-learn its internal and external resources with the aid of sets of sensors and actuators. Inspired by biological cell learning theory, different approaches of modelling techniques have been derived together with machine learning methods to the embedded control systems so as to perform different tasks. Some experimental results have shown the developments.


In an exchange gate method, the dielectric covering layers of the gate electrode structures in a separate removal process, such as a plasma-assisted etching process are removed in order to provide better process conditions during the subsequent planarization of the interlayer dielectric material to expose the sacrificial gate material. Due to the improved process conditions, the selective removal of the sacrificial gate material is effected with increased uniformity, thereby contributing to a better stability of the transistor characteristics.


The utility model discloses a pallet cleaning machine, which comprises a machine body provided with a control device, a transmission device, cleaning devices and an air drying device, wherein the cleaning devices arranged in two continuous groups are located at the front end of the air drying device; the transmission device is arranged in the cleaning device and the air drying device in a penetrating manner; the transmission device comprises an electric motor arranged at the tail end of the machine body and a conveying chain driven by the electric motor; the conveying chain is extended from the front end of the machine body to the tail end of the machine body; water receiving trays used for receiving water drops generated by the cleaning devices and the air drying device are mounted at the lower part of the machine body, and the water receiving trays corresponding to the two groups of cleaning devices are separated; and a waterproof box used for preventing cleaning liquid from spilling outside the machine body is arranged at the upper part of the machine body. Due to the adoption of the pallet cleaning machine, various types of pallets can be cleaned by the cleaning liquid added with cleaning agent and ordinary clean water in sequence, the entire process is automatic, labor intensity of workers is reduced, operational cost of the factory is reduced, and product quality is improved substantially.


Conservation projects have limited resources and an ever expanding to-do list, presenting a significant leadership challenge. Mid-term evaluations can be informative tools to check how short term activities and resources are achieving long term conservation outcomes. This research study involved a programme evaluation of a successful species recovery project in Mauritius, using a systems-thinking approach to conservation management, and utilising a Theory of Change to assess the effectiveness of short term activities on long term impacts. This systematic method of evaluation gave greater clarity on resource planning, performance indicators and supporting processes, with observations that could be incorporated into ongoing plans. Such an approach could be used by funding organisations or by local management teams to review project performance without the need for a comparator, extensive benchmark data, nor a prescriptive management standards framework.


Background: Widespread use of organophosphate pesticides in rural agricultural communities has significantly contributed to increased incidences of acute organophosphate poisoning. The ease of organophosphate pesticide to degrade rapidly has made them more attractive alternative to resistant organ chlorine pesticides. Objective: To investigate the prevalence and management of acute organophosphate poisoning in Kenyatta National Hospital and hospitals in neighboring agricultural suburbs. Methods: The study was a cross-sectional study with retrospective review of medical records of 1564 cases of poisoning for three years between January 2004 to December 2007 at Kenyatta National Hospital (1215 cases), Nyeri Provincial General Hospital (255 cases) and Kiambu District Hospital (94 cases). The study further administered questionnaires assessing knowledge of healthcare providers on poisoning. Results: Out of the 1564 cases studied, 18.1% was organophosphate poisoning and it was the highest prevalence compared to other poisonings. Organophosphate poisoning prevalence was 17.9% at Kenyatta National Hospital, 12.9% at Nyeri Provincial General Hospital and 35.1 % at Kiambu District Hospital. Suicide contributed 68.2% of organophosphate poisoning while accidental poisoning accounted for 12% and homicide the lowest at 7.4%. Management of organophosphate poisoning using atropine was generally high (92.6%) and the use of oximes was relatively low (23.7%). Outcome of poisoning differed according to whether atropine alone or both atropine and oximes were used. Overall, 14.2% of the patients managed with atropine compared to 20.5% that were managed with both atropine and oximes died. Generally, 62.2% of the healthcare providers had low level of knowledge on management of poisoning and specifically organophosphate poisoning and only 5.4% reported high level of knowledge. 43.1 % of the healthcare providers attended training for poisoning management more than 6 years ago while another 31.1 % were trained more than 3 years ago. Conclusions: Organophosphate poisoning was more prevalent than other poisonings and suicide was the major among the circumstances that lead to J2.?isoning. The use of oximes seemed to result in poor outcome as compared to outcome wnen atropine alone is used. In addition, the level of knowledge of healthcare providers was low and the continuous professional development programme on management of poisoning was unavailable.


Delays are considered one of the most important burdens of air transport, both for their social and environmental consequences and for the cost they cause for airlines and passengers. It is therefore not surprising that a large effort has been devoted to study how they propagate through the system. One of the most important indicators to assess such propagation is the delay multiplier, a ratio between outbound and inbound average delays; in spite of its widespread utilisation, its simplicity precludes capturing all details about the dynamics behind the diffusion process. Here we present a methodology that extracts a more complete relationship between the in- and outbound delays, distinguishing a linear and a nonlinear phase and thus yielding a richer description of the system's response as a function of the delay magnitude. We validate the methodology through the study of a historical data set of flights crossing the European airspace and show how its most important airports have heterogeneous ways of reacting to extreme delays and that this reaction strongly depends on some of their global properties.


This research focuses on three main topics within the aims of FUNMAT, which are:Ohmic contacts to high-temperature chemical gas sensors.Studies of catalytic monolayers on active gate metal in SiC-based gas sensors.Investigating potential sensing properties of the nanoscale material MXene.Within the first research topic, we study the growth of Ohmic contacts to 4H-SiC for high temperature and corrosive environment applications, being a need in chemical gas sensors e.g. for automotive industry. For this purpose, common commercially-synthesized contacts are not suitable, due to either the presence of low-melting point elements or rapid oxidation. Improving the previously reported growth methods, designing durable oxygen-barrier capping layers, and synthesizing new contact-materials are our main focuses.For the second research topic, we investigate the improvement of the sensing performance of platinum-based sensing layers in silicon carbide field-effect gas sensors, which have many industrial applications. This project started with modification of field-effect-based metal oxide semiconductor CO sensors by the synthesis of one monolayer iron oxide on the platinum sensing layers of the sensors. Monolayer metal oxides have been reported to enhance the catalytic properties of platinum which is a promising result to be used in improving the performance of gas sensors.And finally, the third research topic covers studies of newly synthesized materials to be explored for any potential sensing property. Our focus is on metal carbide nano-sheets known as MXene phases and to study their gas adsorption properties. Due to several uninvestigated features of newly synthesized materials, ab.initio. theoretical studies are of importance.


This article discusses two existing different, contradicting views of Muslims about Hadith and offers a solution for this. The first view maintains that Hadith may contain local or temporal meanings that reflected the life of the Prophet in the seventh century of Arabia.
In this view, Hadith should be seen as a historical narrative that waist closely related to its contexts. The second view holds that Hadith is the second source of Islam after the Qur'an and has become the religious
reference for Muslims since early time of Islam until today, even up to the end of day. This article proves that both views are valid. It, however, proposes to find a method to understand best Hadith in contemporary
Muslim's lives. By contextualizing Hadith from its temporal meaning to its universal meaning, Hadith will be always meaningful for Muslim's contemporary lives.


The advisors were simply cautioning that 35 years may be a short time for all the biological effects of repowering and other actions, including adaptive changes to management or operations over time, to be clearly revealed. Ideally, adaptive management and monitoring would continue for the permit duration. Monitoring to date has revealed large inter-annual variation in mortality due to numerous factors. This variability suggests that monitoring must continue for at least a few years (perhaps 5-10) following an action (e.g., repowering or other changes to turbine locations or operations) to observe effects. The actual sampling duration should be based on a power analysis to determine what sample sizes and durations are necessary to reveal trends of, for example, 20% or 50% change in the dependent variable (e.g., mortality rates or population changes).


Sea levels are rising globally and the melting Antarctic ice sheet is attributed to be the primary contributor. Due to the deep uncertainty of the causal representative carbon pathways, the plausible range of sea levels rise varies between 0,26 - 2,43 m for 2100 and 0,50 - 15,52 m for 2300. To address deep uncertainty, decision making methods arise which struggle with including measures preparing the shift from incremental to transitional strategies required for the case of extreme sea level rise scenarios. This research addresses flood risk management in the Netherlands, a country which will face ecological, economical, technological and political challenges as sea levels climb. In anticipation to extreme sea level rise and its challenges, the Dutch process of coastline shortening and solidating can be carried through. Another viable option is a more gradual zone between land and water. To review both options, the distribution of systems sensitive to flooding is mapped. The overlay of systems facilitates the establishment of a framework which distinguishes elements based on their pace of transition and offers a multilayered image differentiating regions with an emphasis on either population or nature. This dichotomy structures the proposal for the transitional territorial outline by harmoniously applying a superimposed coastline and a dynamic coastline respectively. Tipping points of flood defence measures assess the physical feasibility of the transition which is mainly constrained by societal limitations. This results in incremental improvements, further increasing transfer costs, path dependency and the difficulty to shift to transitional strategies. Throughout history, only catastrophic floods were leading to transitional flood measures, but transition management is referred to as enabling development of a long-term sustainability perspective, linked to desired societal transitions, to guide accelerated social innovation in the short term. The theory's transition arena with frontrunners and a transition image is capable of opposing the resistance-giving, established standard and is instrumental for communication, discussion and evolvement of the transition of flood risk management.


Two methods based on the Weibull distribution were used to estimate the extreme wind speeds, with recurrent intervals of 50 and 100 years, from short-period data. Three years of data were separated into periods of one, two and three years. For each period we applied the least-squares fit method and the mean wind speed and the standard deviation method, and estimated the extreme wind speeds. Also, we used the classical method of moments to estimate the extreme speeds from the three years of data. The extreme wind speeds estimated by these two methods were found to be in agreement with those processed by the classical method of moments.


Centres (RPTCs) are expensive luxuries. The answer must surely be that they are. There is no convincing evidence that self-poisoned patients are more effectively treated in a special unit than in a general medical ward and we have shown that for psych iatrists to see every case is as unnecessary as it is impracticable. We did not find in our trial at Addenbrooke's Hospital, as Kennedy and Oswald state, that house physicians could match psychiatrists in their assess ment of self-poisoned patients. What we did find was that medical teams (consisting of house physicians, medical registrars and nurses under their respective consultant physicians) could match consultant psychiatrists and senior registrars in most instances, though they still needed a psychiatric opinion for about one in five of their self-poisoned patients. Kennedy and Oswald equate our study with the one at Charing Cross Hospital (Journal, April 1979, 134, 335—42). However, Newson-Smith and Hirsch not only used a rather small sample but also failed to show that social workers were as effective as psych iatrists. In their pilot study only the trainee psych iatrists offered patients help and made decisions about further care and it would require a larger randomized trial (similar to ours) to find how the social workers would have performed had they been given this responsibility. Kennedy and Oswald criticize the use of medical teams or of social workers to assess self-poisoned patients and produce some figures to show that they offer further treatment to more patients than the RPTC does in Edinburgh. Their figures are mis leading as far as the results of our study are concerned: only 40 per cent of our patients were recommended for psychiatric outpatient follow-up. In the study at Charing Cross Hospital social workers understand ably diagnosed twice as many patients as being mentally ill as did the trainee psychiatrists and were also more cautious about discharging patients from hospital. But at Addenbrooke's the medical teams made the same diagnoses as the psychiatrists and identified a similar number of patients for psychiatric treatment and social work support. Kennedy and Oswald believe that the difference between the hospitals is due to the trainee psych iatrists in Edinburgh being †̃¿ much more selective and sparing in the use of psychiatric after-care' than the consultants and senior registrars in Cambridge. There may be another explanation. At Edinburgh, all patients referred to the RPTC are admitted, whereas in Cambridge—as in the rest of the country many patients are screened out in the Accident Department. With these patients (who are offered less psychiatric treatment) excluded, it is hardly surprising that our figures should differ from theirs. If due allowance is made for this difference in the patient populations, the apparent disparity between the two hospitals largely disappears. In one respect, Edinburgh does differ from Cambridge, namely in the utilization of expensive psychiatric resources. At the RPTC in Edinburgh psychiatrists see all self poisoned patients for the purpose of selecting less than half of them for treatment. Compared to the Edinburgh model the liaison scheme at Addenbrooke's is not only cheaper but also teaches junior doctors and nurses how to evaluate suicidal risk and patients' psychosocial difficulties. It hashelpedtochangeadverseattitudes inthehospital. In addition, it may contribute towards the prevention of self-poisoning by training future general prac titioners, as well as psychiatrists, to assess such patients.


This article proposes a conceptual framework to explain faking behavior on self-report personality inventories. Unlike prior conceptualizations, this framework is simultaneously parsimonious yet inclusive. The theory posits that all determinants of faking behavior occur through valence, instrumentality, expectancy, or ability to fake. We review the faking literature to show how the multitude of factors found to influence faking can be concisely modeled within our framework. We intend for this theory to serve as a guide for future research on faking behavior, and we encourage researchers to explore and adopt the framework in the interest of enabling a more theoretically satisfying approach to the study of faking.


Abstract: The paper aims to propose a new system for conducting secure digital voting using blockchain technology. The existing voting systems face several challenges such as a lack of transparency, security vulnerabilities, and limited accessibility. To overcome these challenges, this research paper proposes the use of blockchain technology to provide a decentralized, transparent, and secure voting system. The paper outlines the technical design and architecture of the proposed system, highlighting the key features and benefits. The system is designed to ensure the integrity and confidentiality of the voting process, while also providing accessibility and ease of use for voters


The increase in the prevalence of obesity is one of the major public health problems. There is a weak relationship between nutritional knowledge and feeding practices. Studies have evaluated that the associations between obesity and the level of nutritional knowledge and feeding practices in children are scarce. The evaluation of nutritional knowledge and feeding practices should be carried out using validated instruments. Study showed the need to improve the instruments of habit research and feeding practices in children for better evaluation. Objectives: To develop and validate an instrument about nutritional knowledge and feeding practices for use in children from 7 to 11 years, based on the Food Guide for the Brazilian Population.

 The study filled all the steps expected to validate an instrument: review on the subject, instrument elaboration, Content's Validity (Content Validity Index – CVI) with two groups of judges: 1° – nutritionists and, after adjustments, 2° – multidisciplinary group), FACE Validity, reliability analysis [Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC) and Kappa (K), Internal Consistency Analysis - Cronbach's Alpha] and Validity of Construct (Exploratory Factorial Analysis - EFA) The sample was calculated, considering, at least, 10 subjects for each question of the questionnaire.

 Validation occurred in a final sample of 453 children, 46.4% boys and 53.6% girls, mean age 9.45 (SD = 1.44). The validity of the content presented CVI ≥0.80 for relevance in 62.3% of items for nutritionist group and 100% of items for multidisciplinary group), clarity (49.4%, 91.8%), Pertinence (58.8%, 98.4%), respectively. The test-retest had a level of agreement of 84.3% and K=0.740 for the Knowledge Dimension; and the ICC=0.754 for the Practices Dimension. Cronbach's Alpha, for internal consistency analysis, was α=0.589 for the Knowledge Dimension and α=0.618 for the Practices Dimension. The EFA with variance of 47.01% (7.81% at 10.85%), with varimax rotation, it defined five factors for the Practices Dimension: Involvement; Healthy Eating and drinking; Unhealthy eating and drinking; Basic food consumption; Attitudes during the meal.

 The instrument QCPA demonstrated validity and reliability to evaluate nutritional knowledge and practices in children aged 7 to 11 years.


Financial planners must oppose a system that allows institutions to drive the sale of product through their own networks without having to provide a solution that is in the consumer's best interests. By Matthew Rowe.


Uterine corpus endometrial carcinoma (UCEC) tightly correlates with dysregulated iron homeostasis. MGST1 (microsomal glutathione S‐transferase 1) involves in the regulation of oxidative stress and plays a key role in inhibiting iron‐mediated cell death in cancer cells. Hence, we aimed to illuminate the characteristics of MGST1 expression and prognosis in UCEC using bioinformatics prediction to provide novel perspectives for theoretical supplementation and ferroptosis‐based immunotherapy.


Introduction Performance level in wheelchair track events has increased steadily in the last few decades. In order to optimise training programmes and techniques recommendations, coaches need to have information about the performance limiting factors and characteristics of wheelchair propulsion. Previous studies have focused on the underlying mechanisms of wheelchair propulsion for experienced wheelchair users (1). A combined kinematic / electromyographic approach allowed to analyse the movement and muscular activity pattern in wheelchair propulsion. However, none of these have investigated the movement pattern modifications during a specific race effort generating fatigue. The purpose of this study was to investigate the propulsion techniques of elite wheelchair racers during a 1min 30s "all out" exercise (800m duration).


Abstract Objective: To evaluate the impact of unicornuate uterus on perinatal outcomes after in vitro fertilization and/or intracytoplasmic sperm injection (IVF/ICSI) cycles. Methods: We performed a retrospective cohort study including 160 women with unicornuate uterus and 1:1 matched controls with normally shaped uterus. They received IVF/ICSI treatment during January 2009 and December 2011. The perinatal outcomes were followed up till December 2014. Results: There were no significant differences in pregnancy rate, clinical pregnancy rate or live birth rate (53.6 versus 52.7, 41.4 versus 43.5, 33.8% versus 31.8%) between unicornuate uterus group and controls. Their biochemical pregnancy rate (22.8 versus 17.5%) and miscarriage rate (16.0 versus 18.8%) were similar. No significant differences were identified in preterm birth rate (18.3 versus 11.8%), birthweight (3.24 ± 0.60 versus 3.33 ± 0.54 kg) or birth length (50.47 ± 2.33 versus 50.06 ± 2.40 cm) among the singletons. However, lower gestational age (35.56 ± 2.68 versus 36.71 ± 1.73, p = .019), higher preterm birth rate (55.0 versus 34.4%, p = .038), lower birthweight (2.33 ± 0.58 versus 2.69 ± 0.38 kg, p = .001), lower birth length (45.33 ± 2.46 versus 48.88 ± 2.06 cm, p = .000), as well as higher rate of very low birthweight (13.2% versus 0, p = .007) were found for the twins from unicornuate uterus group. Conclusions: The results indicated unimpaired pregnancy and perinatal outcomes for women with unicornuate uterus conceiving one fetus. However, close attention should be paid to twin pregnancy in unicornuate uterus owing to increased risks of prematurity and low birthweight. Selected single embryo transfer is recommended for women with unicornuate uterus undergoing IVF/ICSI cycles.


This research aims to analyze and describe the innovation of Sugihwaras Village, Sidoarjo Regency as a smart village based on government policy. The research method uses descriptive with a qualitative approach. Data collection techniques were conducted through interviews, observation, and documentation. The results show that the smart village in Sugihwaras Village is in the form of government administration system applications and public services made by village officials, computer training for underprivileged village children, integrated landfill management, eco-enzyme training, and adequate access to education, health, and information technology. The implementation of smart economy in Sugihwaras Village is still not evenly felt. Innovation in Sugihwaras Village is supported by the leadership of the village head who is sensitive to the condition of children in Sugihwaras Village. Culture is also an important factor in innovating in Sugihwaras Village, namely care and excellent service. The ability to innovate is that the teachers who are village officials and the Village Community Empowerment Agency have qualified skills in the computer field. The work team is still within the scope of village officials and village institutions, but will work with Muhammadiyah Sidoarjo University in providing certification. The performance of the village government in the Griya Sinau Digital (GSD) program is that training participants have increased and some participants have found jobs.


Possible characteristics and requirements of future hypersonic aircraft, as determined from a current NASA Flight Research Center study, are examined. The effect of hypersonic speed on range is shown to offer sufficient potential to warrant serious consideration for future missions. Some hypersonic propulsion systems and their regions of operation are reviewed. Several possible configurations of hypersonic aircraft are presented, and the effect of various fuels is considered. Sonic-boom overpressures for future hypersonic aircraft are examined.


We propose a retinal projection type near-eye display with multiple viewpoints. A new optical design can expand the eyebox, a physically constrained problem in the retinal projection display. The proposed method utilizes a MEMS mirror to generate multiple viewpoints based on time multiplexing method. Since the multiple viewpoints are toward the center of the eyeball, it is possible to provide a continuous image corresponding to the eye rotation without eye tracker. We demonstrate proof-of-concept that provides expanded eyebox through the simulation.


The invention discloses a switching network virtual link traffic control function testing device. The device consists of a test configuration evaluation module, a serial port bus interface, a test sequence injection module, an information capturing and analysis module and a switching network interface, wherein the test configuration evaluation module is positioned in an upper computer; and the serial port bus interface, the test sequence injection module, the information capturing and analysis module and the switching network interface are positioned in an upper computer. A tested switching node in a tested switching network is connected with the device through a switching network interface, and the upper computer and the lower computer are connected through the serial port bus interface.The device supports switching network traffic control function testing flow design and automatic generation and injection of test traffic based on aerial electronic bus network testing technology, observes the control result of data frames by counting the data frames where the switching node enters and exits, and compares the control result with the theoretical calculation result so as to realizespecific test and evaluation of switching node traffic control function.


The general pattern of facial and nasal development is well known. The two regions are so intimately associated that, especially in the early stages, the development of one cannot be considered apart from that of the other. Our knowledge of their embryology is based upon the classical work of Wilhelm His (1892, 1901), which was carried out in the closing decades of the last century. This has been supplemented and extended by the studies of Hochstetter (1891, 1892, 1944, 1950), Peter (1913, 1950), Frazer (1911, 1931), Boyd (1933), Streeter (1948), Politzer (1951-3) and others. Where relevant their views will be summarized and discussed later in this paper, but it should be pointed out here that Peter's Atlas of 1913 provides a most extensive and detailed review of the whole field. While there is substantial agreement between the various investigators, divergences of view upon some points still exist. Certain interesting descriptions put forward by Frazer have been widely accepted by British embryologists and because of their important theoretical implications it seemed desirable that they should be re-examined. The main contentions of Frazer that will be studied in the present investigation are: (I) That the maxillary process grows across the open hinder end of the nasal pit and fuses with the fronto-nasal process thus converting the nasal pit into a primitive nasal cavity by making a new 'floor' for its hinder part, at the same time marking off the anterior naris and the site of the primitive posterior naris. Subsequently the maxillary process overgrows and buries the lower end of the fronto-nasal process. Eventually the two maxillary processes meet and fuse in the mid-line, thus providing a basis from which the whole of the upper lip later develops, the lower end of the fronto-nasal process having been completely excluded from the surface. (II) That a layer of maxillary mesoderm, which he terms the 'septal process', spreads medially from the maxillary process across the roof of the primitive stomatodaeum and replaces the paraxial mesoderm of this region. The 'septal processes' of the two sides meet in the mid-line and they provide the mesoderm for a part of the roof of the nasal cavity and for a large portion of the nasal septum.


This paper describes three forms of microwave circuit investigated for application in a miniature crossed field amplifier. All three are suitable for manufacture in the cylindrical geometry required for operation in continuous cathode, re-entrant beam devices, and are intended for forward wave interaction. A strapped vane circuit, developed from the conventional magnetron circuit to provide broadband space harmonic interaction, has been manufactured at X-band and incorporated into operating test amplifiers. A square section helix circuit has been manufactured at X-band for cold test experiments, and an L-band scale model of a ring and bar type structure has been constructed, also for cold test work. Results of dispersion measurements on all three circuit types are presented, and the suitability for crossed field amplifier application discussed.


The application of the cyclohexanone-hydroxylamine process using preformed hydroxylamine is widespread in the caprolactam industry, a crucial step to produce nylon-6. However, with strict demands on sustainability and safety, two shortcomings in this process-harsh reaction conditions and the potential danger posed by explosive hydroxylamine-need to be urgently overcome. In this study, we presented a direct electrosynthesis method for cyclohexanone oxime using nitrogen oxides and cyclohexanone with almost 100% yield, which eliminated preformed hydroxylamine and demonstrated a simple strategy for green production of caprolactam. Combining theoretical calculations and in situ characterizations, the high efficiency of electrocatalysts is attributed to their ability to accumulate adsorbed hydroxylamine and cyclohexanone. Fe electrocatalysts can meet the above requirements and achieve a production rate of 55.9 g h-1 gcat-1 in a flow cell with almost 100% yield of cyclohexanone oxime. Beckmann rearrangement of the resulting cyclohexanone oxime produced 8.6 g/cycle of caprolactam. This study not only provides a theoretical basis for electrocatalyst design for C-N coupling reactions but also illuminates the tantalizing possibility to upgrade the caprolactam industry toward safety and sustainability through direct electrosynthesis of cyclohexanone oximes.


Palbociclib (Ibrance) for breast cancer, secukinumab (Cosentyx) for plaque psoriasis, meningococcal group B vaccine (Bexsero) to help prevent meningitis, and lenvatinib (Lenvima) for differentiated thyroid cancer.


In this paper, we report a facile chemical route to fabricate polymer nanofibers under ambient conditions using aqueous/organic polymerization. The chemical structures of obtained polymers were inv...


Physician organizations expressed relief, but also renewed their calls for action, following last-minute negotiations by lawmakers to stave off 28.5% in Medicare reimbursement cuts.


: The paper presents some results of computer simulations and density functional theory calculations of the energetic and structural characteristics of few-layer graphene nanostructures as storing cells for Li. Modeling and calculations allow to reveal some peculiarities in such systems, which can be considered as causes of known dimension instabilities and shortening of the life-time of Li-based electrical power devices. Results of the computational study and calculations predict, that all these problems can be in significant measure solved by modifying of few-layer graphene nanostructures by bridge –like defects, which make them much more stiffer and stable against the deformation.


Using a unique database of 41 U.S. cities, this paper reports the results of research that examines the effect of market structure on the supply of taxicabs in local municipal markets. The results suggest that more concentrated markets have significant, negative impacts on the availability of taxicabs. Regression analysis reveals that reducing the concentration of cabs owned by the top three firms in a local market could increase the number of cabs for the average city between 259 and 370 cabs, representing an expansion of the fleet size by between 10.9 percent and 26.8 percent. If market concentration could be reduced by one standard deviation, the estimated increases in the total number of taxis increases to between 565 (40.9 percent) and 806 vehicles (58.4 percent) for the average city. These results imply that failing to account for increased market concentration significantly under-estimates the inefficiencies created in the taxi market by regulatory restricts on the supply-side of the taxi market. * Samuel R. Staley is Director of The DeVoe Moore Center at Florida State University. Benjamin Douglas is a research assistant in the DeVoe Moore Center. This paper was prepared for presentation at the Association of Private Enterprise Education Annual Conference, 15 April 2014, Las Vegas, Nevada. The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the Institute for Justice in conducting this research as well as research assistance on the statutory elements of taxi regulation. Staley & Douglas: Market Structure & the Supply of Taxis APEE, 15 April 2014 DRAFT: FOR DISCUSSION PURPOSES ONLY 2


Background: Candida vaginitis is a major fungal infection of the female genital tract ranging from mucosal to systemic infection.  Candida species has remained a major public health issue affecting women globally.
Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of Candida albicans and its associated risk factors among married women with signs and symptoms of vaginitis referring to Obstetrics and Gynecological Hospital at Zakho City, Iraq.
Methods: Vaginal samples were collected from 150 symptomatic women aged 18-48 years from October 2021-to April 2022 using two sterile cotton swabs. Wet mount was initially performed from first swab for the presence of budding yeast cells, and pseudo-hyphae of Candida infection. The second collected swabs were cultured on Sabouraud dextrose agar and incubated at 35°C for 24-48 hrs. C. albicans was then detected using morphologic characteristics of the colony.  Candida colonies were finally confirmed by germ tube test.
Results: Overall, 58 (38.67%) C. albicans were diagnosed. The highest rate of infection was reported in the age group of 31-40 years (45%) and non-educated people (37%), but statistically not significant (p>0.05). C. albicans was also higher in women who used pills as a contraceptive (45.45%) than other types of contraceptives. Women who had low number of births were significantly associated with C. albicans (OR; 1.01, 95% CI; 0.94-1.26, p=028). C. albicans was also significantly associated among symptomatic patients with vaginal itching (67.19%) (OR; 9.69, 95% CI; 4.52-20.79, p=0.001) and vaginal pH level > 4.5 (OR; 0.39, 95% CI; 0.19-0.82, p=0.001). C. albicans was also significantly higher among participants who had whitish vaginal discharges (96.67%) (OR; 8.0, 95%CI, 3.8-16.85, p=0.001), and yellow-green vaginal discharges (58.62%) (OR; 0.12, 95% CI; 0.01-0.93, p=0.007).
Conclusions: C. albicans is a relatively common gynaecological problem among married women in our region. C. albicans is significantly higher among child bearing age women who had vaginal discharges and itching in our study. These results call for preventive measures to protect women against Candidiasis. Therefore, public health education and campaign should be implemented.


Hybrid perovskite solar cells with different crystalline grain size have been characterized by conventional techniques and additionally by low-frequency electrical noise spectroscopy. A clear correlation between the morphological structure of the perovskite grains, the energy disorder of the defect states, and the device performance has been demonstrated. In addition, the analysis of the temperature dependence of the noise amplitude has been also used to clearly identify the low-temperature transition between the orthorhombic and the tetragonal phases in perovskite solar cells and to extract important electronic parameters for both crystalline configurations.


Groundwater containing high amounts of products of pyrite weathering as a consequence of lignite mining flows into receiving waters for a number of years. Iron hydroxides causing turbidity and silting will strongly affect the river Spree for many decades. In addition to liming acidic surface waters and the conventional treating of mine waters, microbial sulphate reduction of the inflowing anoxic AMD groundwater is tested for long-term remediation. During a pilot project at Lusatia / Germany, glycerin as a carbon source and nutrient solutions of N and P are infiltrated into an anoxic AMD groundwater stream by lances. Planning and operations were carried out based on the model as proposed below. Doi: 10.28991/HEF-2022-03-03-02 Full Text: PDF


Carbazepine, Tegretol (5-carbamyl-dibenz (b,f)azepin), originally known as G.32883 and introduced in 1959 as an anticonvulsant, was first shown to have some effect in relieving the pain oftrigeminal neuralgia by Blom (1962, 1963). Since then Spillane (1963, 1964), McArdle (1963), and Taylor (1963) have confirmed that this drug has a specific effect in relieving the pain of trigeminal neuralgia in some 60 to 80% of patients. This paper describes a controlled trial of carbazepine carried out simultaneously at The National Hospital, Queen Square, London, Cardiff Royal Infirmary, and Guy's Hospital, London.


We present a simple yet powerful analytical approach for calculating the four-wave mixing signal and idler wavelengths in a graded-index multimode optical fiber using the core radius, core-cladding index step, and mode group numbers.


South Africa has been an important case in both scholarship and the public eye for decades. The anti-apartheid struggle saw mass international participation, and there was significant international optimism about the South African transition to multiracial democracy in 1994. Yet in the years since the advent of the new democratic dispensation in South Africa, a kind of pessimism has set in about the prospects for the country and for its democracy. Into this conversation Evan Lieberman's book, Until We Have Won Our Liberty, inserts a new perspective, arguing that South African democracy has been remarkably successful. Relying on a largely descriptive analysis of progress in infrastructure, rights guarantees, and dignified development, Lieberman argues that democratic performance in the country, especially given the starting point for democracy, has exceeded reasonable expectations. Lieberman's focus on what has gone right in South African democracy bucks many disciplinary and scholarly norms but presents a compelling argument for introspection on the part of the field.


Basalt samples from the vicinity of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge near 45 °N have been examined by electron microscopy, since many of the magnetic properties could be due to the fine structure of the tita...


Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)‐independent bilateral adrenocortical macronodular adrenocortical hyperplasia (AIMAH) is a rare cause of Cushing's syndrome (CS). Traditionally, bilateral adrenalectomy with subsequent lifetime steroid replacement has been considered to be the treatment of choice. In the present study, we evaluated the long‐term results of unilateral adrenalectomy in subclinical CS (SCS) due to AIMAH, with regard to the main laboratory and clinical abnormalities. Two patients with confirmed SCS due to AIMAH underwent unilateral laparoscopic adrenalectomy to reduce the cortisol‐secreting tissue. These procedures were successfully conducted in both cases without open conversion, and no surgery‐related morbidity occurred. In both cases, the size of the remaining adrenal gland appeared quite stable, and neither of the patients showed a Cushingoid appearance. Unilateral adrenalectomy achieved satisfactory and prolonged control of cortisol secretion, and also reduced the risk of metabolic disorders and cardiovascular disease after surgery. It can be a safe and effective treatment for SCS due to AIMAH, while maintaining the patient's quality of life.


AIM: To assess which variables of a resistance training program could be associated with greater reduction in resting blood pressure among elderly. METHODS: Literature survey was conducted in MEDLINE, SciELO a LILACS databases, covering years 1990 to 2010, using the key words: aging, elderly, blood pressure, strength exercise and resistance training. Following pre-established selection criteria, 16 articles were selected for this review. RESULTS: Regular resistance training decreases resting blood pressure in elderly individuals. The magnitude and duration of the hypotensive effect varied among studies, so the positive effect of resistance training was more evident when training included: moderate intensity, greater number of repetitions and at least 16 weeks of duration. CONCLUSION: Resistance training promotes lowering blood pressure, but the characteristics of the training protocol influence this response. Moreover, there is still controversy on the subject, and further investigations are necessary.


Clopenthixol decanoate and flupenthixol palmitate, both depot neuroleptics belonging to the thioxanthene group, were studied during double‐blind conditions for 12 months using four week intervals between injections. The 60 patients included in the study were chronic schizophrenics and treated as outpatients after earlier admission to hospital and rehabilitation training periods. They had all been treated with depot neuroleptics in the last three years and they had been free from relapse for at least 15 months. The main aim with this trial was to study the two depot drugs during maintenance treatment conditions in an outpatient setting.


A new method is described for rapidly quantitating phagocytosis by adherent macrophages in culture using computer image analysis (CIA) of video light microscopic images. Ingestion of fluorescent microspheres by peritoneal murine macrophages is used to model phagocytosis. The grey levels of digital phase contrast and fluorescent microscopic images are used to quantitate the number of microspheres per cell. The method is semi‐automatic, analyzes approximately 2 × 103 cells/hr, and simultaneously measures phagocytosis (microspheres/cell), cell area, and density (number of cells/mm2). CIA obtains the same microspheres/cell average as manual microscopic counting and an analytical precision of 5%. As expected, CIA found that the number of microspheres/cell linearly increases with increasing macrophage‐microsphere co‐culture time or increasing microsphere concentration until macrophages become saturated. CIA finds increased phagocytosis by interferon‐gamma‐treated cells and suppressed phagocytosis by cytochalasin B‐ or 4°‐treated cells relative to controls, which demonstrates that CIA can resolve biological changes in macrophage phagocytosis. CIA also provides quantitative data on macrophage morphometry and density and found an increase in the cell area and density of INF treated macrophages. CIA provides significantly more phagocytic, morphometric, and density data than conventional manual microscopic counting methods or flow cytometric methods. The limitations, improvements, and future applications of this method are discussed.


Summary: The Irish botanist Dr Thomas Coulter (1793–1843) sent a collection of living cacti, which he reckoned contained around 57 different ones, from Zimapán, Hidalgo province, Mexico, in February 1828 to Augustin Pyramus de Candolle. These plants reached Geneva by July 1828. Using Coulter's consignment, A. P. de Candolle described 63 species and varieties in the genera Cereus, Echinocactus, Mammillaria and Opuntia. Hitherto unpublished letters from Coulter to Candolle help to confirm the type locality of all Coulter's cacti as Zimapán, Hidalgo, and allow us to reconstruct the history of this important, early collection, which substantially increased European knowledge of cacti.


Nine commercial cultivars of okra were evaluated for a number of agro-botanical traits. The analysis of variance for all the traits showed highly significant variations among the genotypes. The phenotypic coefficient of variation (PCV) was found higher than the genotypic coefficient of variation (GCV) for all characters. Maximum GCV and PCV were observed for branches/plant (42.54 and 42.60) and leaves/plant (27.93 and 27.99) respectively. Heritability as well as genetic advance was found maximum for branches/plant recorded as 99.72 and 87.50 respectively. Based on D 2 statistics 9 genotypes were grouped into 4 clusters, namely cluster I, II, III and IV. Highest inter-cluster distance (1.18) was observed between cluster II and cluster IV. The genotypes of cluster IV possessed heterogeneous nature and showed highest intra-cluster distance (0.65). Titanic-1, BARI Derosh-1 and Green Finger genotypes were found superior to the rest of the genotypes due to their highest cluster mean for yield/plant (955.8g), plant height (208cm), leaves/plant (60.8) and fruits/plant (31.4). These information could be useful in recombination breeding programme. Jahangirnagar University J. Biol. Sci. 3 (2): 25-32, 2014 (December)


The Conference, held in Paris, on the left bank in the famous Institute Pasteur, was attended by 177 participants from all over Europe and the USA. The Conference was graciously opened by Prof. Eugene Myers with an overview of the history of parotid surgery which was a wonderful introduction to the Proceedings of the Meeting.


The influence of management at diary production enterprises on the organization of cost accounting by the responsibility centers has been considered.


mimo zmian zakresu, są one uważane najważniejsze wsparcia dla przedsiębiorstw w specjalnych strefach ekonomicznych w Polsce. Summary: In the preferential zones around the world, there is a wide range of investment privileges. As the most important incentives, researchers and representatives of entities operating in the zones very often mention fiscal incentives. In the Polish SEZ, there are also various tax incentives, the form and scope of which evolved. The aim of this article is to present the evolution and character of fiscal incentives in 1995–2017 in SEZ using the author's division into five phases. It should be noted that over the analyzed period the scope of incentives has been gradually reduced. However, it should be emphasized that, despite changes, they are still considered the most important forms of support for enterprises in special economic zones in Poland.


Colossal magnetoresistance (CMR) phenomena are observed in the perovskite-type hole-doped manganites in which the double-exchange ferromagnetic metal phase and the charge–orbital ordered antiferromagnetic phase compete with each other. The quenched disorder arising from the inherent chemical randomness or the intentional impurity doping may cause major modifications in the electronic phase diagram as well as in the magnetoelectronic properties near the bicritical point that is formed by such a competition of the two phases. One is the phase separation phenomenon on various time-scales (from static to dynamic) and on various length-scales (from glass-like nano to grain-like micron). The other is the enhanced phase fluctuation with anomalous reduction in the transition temperatures of the competing phases (and hence in the bicritical-point temperature). The highly effective suppression of such a phase fluctuation by an external magnetic field is assigned here to the most essential ingredient of the CMR physics. Such profound and dramatic features as appearing in the bicritical region are extensively discussed in this paper with ample examples of the material systems specially designed for this purpose. The unconventional phase-controls over the competing phases in terms of magnetic/electric fields and photo-excitations are also exemplified.


Disclosed are a content provision device, a content provision method, a program, a terminal device, and a content provision system, with which rapid zapping between channels can be implemented. A content provision device according to one aspect of the present disclosure is equipped with: a first provision unit that generates zapping-use streams by segmenting streaming data in accordance with a time length and a uniform timing with respect to other channels, and then provides the zapping-use stream to the receiving side via a network; a second provision unit that generates a viewing-use stream by segmenting the streaming data with a time length which is an integer multiple of the time length of the zapping-use stream, and then provides the viewing-use stream to the receiving side via the network; and a metafile generation unit that generates a metafile for enabling the zapping-use stream and the viewing-use stream to be received on the receiving side. The present disclosure can be applied to a system for streaming distribution of content.


Since 1960, rural Burma has borne witness to three consecutive governments which came up with their respective rural development programmes. The "clean" AFPFL (U Nu's faction of the Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League), after overwhelming victory in the third national election in February 1960, took over from the caretaker government which ruled Burma from 1958 to 1960. Then, in March 1962, the Revolutionary Council overthrew the constitutional government. The rule of the Revolutionary Council government lasted until 1974 when a new constitutional government was installed. Although all of these three governments formulated their own rural development programmes, they had one common goal, that is, to transform rural Burma into a modern and prosperous socialist society. This study describes and analyses the changes which have occurred in rural Burma within this larger political setting. This is a longitudinal study of a Burmese village, Mayin, situated in lower Burma. It attempts to trace the extent to which social and economic changes have taken place in the village over two decades,


Objective To observe the clinical effect of Twin-block appliance on Angle Class II division 1 malocclusion.Methods Seventeen children with Angle Class II division 1 malocclusion and mainly with mandibular retrognathia were selected.Twin-block and MBT appliances were used to correct in the first and second phases,respectively.Clinical effect was evaluated by cephalometric analysis before and after treatment.Results There were obvious mandible changes such as the increase of SNB angle and decrease of ANB angle and overjet after treatment with Twin-block,suggestive of mandible growth,increase of facial angle,reduction of mandible process angle,mild adduction of upper incisors,and mild anteversion of lower incisors.Conclusion Twin-block appliance possesses the orthopedic effect on Angle class II division 1 malocclusion.


lsvpd is a serviceability package written for Linux running on IBM pSeries r © systems, although it also runs on other architectures with at least a Linux r © 2.6 kernel. Developed as a look-alike for the AIX r © tool of the same name, lsvpd includes a hardware inventory database, scanning components that populate the database, and a variety of query tools. The focus is on listing Vital Product Data (VPD) for components as part of hardware service calls in such cases knowledge of model numbers, engineering versions of circuit boards, and microcode versions can be critical in determining the the correct fix for a problem. Use of a database, rather than querying hardware directly is an important requirement since it may not be possible to get required information from a faulty component. Certain problems with the current version of lsvpd can't be reliably fixed without proper hotplug support. The current version of lsvpd for Linux is a combination of bash scripts and "helper programs" written in C. Therefore, due to the large number of processes that are spawned, it is unlikely to cope well with a large number of hotplug events in a short amount of time. A decision has been made to "migrate" the current implementation to C the plan is to make the helper programs incrementally larger so they eventually replace the entire bash implementation. One feature of the current bash implementation is run-time loadable modules that can provide additional functionality depending on available system features, such as sysfs. Implementing this as elegantly in C will be interesting. This paper discusses the above in a number of contexts, including: • The need for a small, efficient hardware inventory system for Linux. Other systems, such as OpenPegasus, also do hardware inventory, and could use a lower-level implementation if it were available and suitable. • The use of a hardware inventory system as part of a persistent device naming system. This would involve generalising something like the scsi id program, but would use general VPD values for many different types of devices. A prototype has been demonstrated using the current implementation of lsvpd. • The level of success migrating the current implementation to C. Some part of the migration will be complete by the time the paper is due. • The trend towards writing system utilities in scripting languages. As a serviceability tool, lsvpd may be required to help diagnose problems when only a partial system is available there may be no /usr filesystem.


Type II diabetes (T2DM) is one of the most epidemic metabolic syndrome. Guava (Psidium guajava) has been reported anti‐oxidant, anti‐inflammatory, and anti‐diabetic ability in type I diabetic rats. To further improve the metabolic parameters, we added trehalose, which can reduce apoptosis, endoplasmic reticulum stress and oxidative stress. The present study was designed to explore the protective mechanisms of guava juice combination with trehalose in the T2DM rats.


Mobile health applications can allow for care providers to reach a broader audience than in-person interventions can. Additionally, in times of a pandemic like COVID-19, care can be provided in a safer way for providers and for patients. A mobile health app was developed to teach about the prevention and treatment of hypertension and diabetes. This app was specifically designed and tailored for an Indian population since these noncommunicable diseases are large contributors to death in Indian adults. Previous work targeted an Indian population in India, but this work explores the impact of the app with a migrant Indian working population in Hong Kong. Participants showed statistically significant learning gains in knowledge about both hypertension and diabetes as a result of using the app's animations and games. This demonstrates the effectiveness of mobile health apps at providing targeted healthcare education.


In the past ten years or so, a lot of work has been performed on the synthesis of novel ternary and more complex nitrides. This review summarizes the ternary and multinary nitrides with the coordination numbers of nitridometallate groups that are contained in the crystal structures. Subnitrides and novel compounds having Zintl anions or polyanions and nitridometallate groups are mentioned briefly.