students and faculty interested in American culture and music in the 1960s and 1970s, the sociology of religion, and the history of American evangelicalism. Furthermore, because of the historical perspective it provides on the rise of evangelical popular music, I would also recommend this book to seminary libraries. Indeed, precisely because it is an objective historical account of these musics rather than a "how to" guide for practicing musicians or a defense of a particular style of Christian worship, No Sympathy for the Devil should become required reading for seminary students and others preparing to lead music programs or worship services. While too specialized for an undergraduate course on American music, No Sympathy for the Devil would be an ideal supplemental text for a graduate course in American music or the history of American evangelicalism, and graduate students in the humanities and social sciences generally would benefit from exposure to Stowe's writing style and formal organization. The book includes 12 illustrations, substantive endnotes for each chapter, and a thorough bibliography, including a listing of Stowe's new interviews, a discography, and a filmography. Access to a dedicated and very useful Web site (http://nosympathyforthedevil.wikispaces.com, accessed September 9, 2011) with additional images and video excerpts is also provided.


In 1996 and 1998-2000 by permission of the Supreme Council of Antiquities of Egypt, the present writer, during three brief visits to the Valley of the Kings, carried out a survey of Greek graffiti in this tomb as an introduction to a more detailed study.


Early detection of faults in grid connected PV systems increases efficiency, reliability and costeffectiveness. However, due to the variability of solar irradiation and therefore of the energy yield these faults are difficult to detect for system operators. The European PVSAT-2 project will set up a fully automated performance check for grid connected PV systems. A central knowledge-based decision making system will analyse the performance of the PV system on a daily basis, and will be able to detect system failures and its possible causes. The actual system power output will be measured by a low cost hardware device and communicated to the central decision making system. The calculation of the reference yield is based on solar irradiance data derived from satellite images combined with additional ground data where possible. Improvements of the irradiance accuracy, achieved within this project, directly result in a higher accuracy of the overall scheme and thus in an earlier fault detection. In our paper we will present the structure of the PVSAT-2 performance check, improvements of the irradiance calculation scheme with a detailed error assessment, and the development of the tool for automated fault detection.


Epigenetic therapies have acquired a solid place in clinical armamentariums with the recent approval of enasidenib for isocitrate dehydrogenase 2 (IDH2)-mutated acute myeloid leukemias. This adds to previous approvals of 4 histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors for T-cell lymphomas or multiple myeloma in addition to the long-approved demethylating agents for myeloid disease. But, frustratingly, solid tumor indications have not emerged despite significant efforts, including numerous clinical trials with combination therapies. One recent strategy that has emerged bears perhaps more promise: the use of HDAC inhibitors and DNA-demethylating agents to upregulate components of the immune response and thereby enhance the efficacy of immunotherapy agents, particularly the immune checkpoint blockers. In this issue of Cancer, Smith and colleagues demonstrate the antitumor activity of entinostat in a murine model of ovarian cancer and indicate that efficacy requires adaptive immunity. Such a finding adds support to the ongoing combination studies with immune checkpoint blockade and suggests that this strategy could be applied in ovarian cancer. HDAC inhibitors are epigenetic agents that have been studied intensively for their ability to induce histone hyperacetylation and to upregulate the expression of genes of differentiation and cell cycle control. They do this by inhibiting the HDAC-mediated enzymatic removal of acetyl groups on chromatin, resulting in the aberrant silencing of important tumor suppressors in cancer. Entinostat follows a long history of drug development that began with butyric acid derivatives in the 1980s. Butyrates were the first agents for which histone hyperacetylation was linked with differentiation—eg, with the induction of hemoglobin synthesis in K562 erythroleukemia cells. Searches for other differentiating agents led to identification of the hydroxamic acid vorinostat, and its ability to inhibit HDACs was reported in 1998.. Romidepsin was identified for its ability target Ras; but, likewise its ability to inhibit HDACs was reported in 1998. Clinical activity and US Food and Drug Administration approval for vorinostat in 2006 and romidepsin in 2009 triggered the development of a spate of HDAC inhibitors, most of them hydroxamic acids like vorinostat. Two other hydroxamic acids gained US Food and Drug Administration approval: belinostat for peripheral T-cell lymphoma and panobinostat in combination with bortezomib and dexamethasone for multiple myeloma. A different drug class was added to the HDAC inhibitors, the benzamides, including entinostat/MS275 and mocetinostat, and, later, chidamide. The first clinical trials of entinostat were reported in solid tumors, leukemias, and lymphomas in 2006 and 2007. The enzyme targets for these are the HDAC enzymes, which are divided by structure into 4 classes: enzymes 1, 2, 3, and 8 comprise class I; enzymes 4, 5, 7, and 9 comprise class IIA; enzymes 6 and 10 comprise class IIB; and HDAC11 constitutes class IV. The enzymes are structurally different and also have different primary locations, with class I residing the nucleus and class II in the cytoplasm as well as the nucleus. Numerous cytoplasmic proteins are substrates for deacetylation as well as the eponymous histone proteins. The sirtuins, which comprise class III, are nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide-positive–dependent deacetylases and are insensitive to the HDAC inhibitors. Although the histone deacetylase inhibitors have differing potency, half-lives, and enzyme selectivity, their clinical activities and toxicities are consistent with a class effect. Entinostat is unique in being solely an inhibitor of the class I HDACs. The hydroxamic acid derivatives inhibit both class I and class II HDACs (Fig. 1), as does romidepsin, although the latter's potency against class I likely means that this is the dominant effect. Most HDAC inhibitors have short half-lives (<3 hours), and many of the chromatin effects are rapidly reversible. Entinostat is also unique in having a long half-life (34-80 hours) and is dosed weekly. Therefore, it has the potential for more prolonged epigenetic effects and thus may be more useful in combination studies. The side-effect profile for entinostat is similar to that of the other


The generation and variation of stress field and its effect on the saw cutting force is analyzed theoretically. Then it is concluded that the saw cutting force decreases with the stress field increasing. At last, the conclusion is validated through an experiment.


Transgenic plants have been applied world wide. Transgenic oilseed rape,cotton,and corn,which are three of five major kinds of transgenic plants,are very important nectar or pollen sources of honeybee.So their safety to honeybee should be taken into account.Many researches have showed thatonly at high concentration may two major insect-resistant genes expressing products(Bt toxin and proteinase inhibitor)and fungi-resistant gene expressing products do harm to honeybees' longevity,digest enzymes activity,and behavior.By now,transgenic plants haven't been found doing harm to honeybee in the field,so they are safe to honeybee.


The purpose of this paper is to provide practitioners of information exploration of the need for Business and e-Government Intelligence Systems (BGIS), the role such intelligence plays in competitive market research, industry, through the comparison of vendors, advantages and disadvantages, comparing the costs and benefits and some future insights. A review of the applied literature on topics that focus is on utilising Business Intelligence (BI) as a competitive tool in an online retrieval environment. The growth for BI systems may be dramatic [actual (2004, $5.3 billion; 2004, $5.6 billion) and predicted growth (2005, $6 billion; 2006, $6.5 billion; 2007, $7 billion and in 2008, $7.3 billion)], its associated costs may be equally stunning, especially in end-user query, reporting, analysis, data-mining applications and packaged data mart and/or warehousing applications. However, the figures reported in the paper should support the notion that BGIS-related systems' applications are potentially a good investment and worthy of considerable research in the knowledge management fields.


At present,many kinds of student behaviors at universities reveal a crucial and important issue,that is,education on university student career planning.The necessity of planning university student career is obvious,and the current situation reflects the urgency to solve the problem.But more important is to guide students properly and resolve the problem scientifically and rationally.


7554 Background: Lymphatic-vascular invasion (LVI) is not currently considered in staging of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). We assessed the impact of LVI on overall survival (OS), local/distant recurrence (LR/DR) and patterns of recurrence. Methods: 869 consecutive patients who underwent a definitive surgical resection ± adjuvant chemotherapy for NSCLC from 2000–2008 were qualified for analysis if they did not receive any adjuvant/neo-adjuvant radiotherapy, had at least three months of follow-up, and did not have a history of other cancers within 5 years. Tumors with LVI (N = 160) were compared to tumors without LVI (N = 705). LR/DR rates at 2,3, and 5 years were calculated by the methods of Kaplan-Meier. Association between LVI and OS and LR/DR were compared in the total population and in a propensity matched population (PS) by factors affecting OS and LR/DR (n=160 matched pairs). Results: OS, LR, and DR were significantly worse in patients with LVI in the total population and in the subset of patie...


Abstract:  Introduction:  Pre‐operative magnetic resonance tomography (MR) and MR‐angiography (MRA) have rendered favorable results for the assessment of renal anatomy preceding living‐related kidney transplantation. However, limited value of MRA in the detection of accessory renal vasculature is reported.


While the number of mobile applications are rapidly growing, these applications are often coming with numerous security flaws due to the lack of appropriate coding practices. Security issues must be addressed earlier in the development lifecycle rather than fixing them after the attacks because the damage might already be extensive. Early elimination of possible security vulnerabilities will help us increase the security of our software and mitigate or reduce the potential damages through data losses or service disruptions caused by malicious attacks. However, many software developers lack necessary security knowledge and skills required at the development stage, and Secure Mobile Software Development (SMSD) is not yet well represented in academia and industry. In this paper, we present a static analysis-based security analysis approach through design and implementation of a plugin for Android Development Studio, namely DroidPatrol. The proposed plugins can support developers by providing list of potential vulnerabilities early.


In this paper, we propose DNA-Genetic Encryption Technique (D-GET) in order to make the technique more secure and less predictable. In this technique, binaries any type of digital data and convert it to DNA sequencing, reshape, encrypt, crossover, mutate and then reshape. The main stages of D-GET are repeated three times or more. Transmit the encrypted data in text/image format file. In other side, the receiver uses the D-GET to decrypt the received data and reshape it to original format. This Technique also transforms the text into an image and vice versa to improve security and multiple key sequences to increase the degree of diffusion and confusion, which makes resulting cipher data difficult to decipher and makes to realize a perfect secrecy system. Experimental results demonstrate that proposed technique has multilayer protection stages against different attacks and higher level of security based on the multi-stages and genetic operations. Decrypted data are acceptable because of there is absolutely difference between it and secret data.


Analysis of events in 75 active territories spanning 21 breeding seasons, showed the majority of egg-laying occurred in July (64.0%), with a peak in the second week. A few egg-laying events were in June (9.3%), with the remainder through August and early September. Most young were fl edged by late November, with late egg-laying events extending the potential fl edging timeframe into early January. The mean duration from hatching to flin 12 territories averaged 83.1 days (range 80‐88 days). Haliaeetus spp. are prone to abandoning a nesting attempt early in the breeding season, with the period of greatest sensitivity and risk of abandonment for the White-bellied Sea-Eagle in South Australia extending from mid-May (intensive courtship) through incubation to mid-September (early nestling period). Habitat management prescriptions that include at least a seasonally imposed buffer zone refuge over breeding habitat, are advocated to mitigate further population declines among the White-bellied Sea-Eagle population in South Australia.


Objectives: ERP Implementations are known for high failure rates and crossing the defined budget and schedule. The alarming figures produced in various studies have called for the need of Framework for ERP implementations. The objective is to propose a framework hybrid of Lean Thinking and Agile Methodologies to implement ERP systems to curtail schedule deviation, effort deviation and increase the quality. Methods/Analysis: To achieve the objective a new framework called "GenNext" has been proposed. The framework is in inception stage and is evolving continuously. The framework was applied to few controlled environment projects. The results, thus obtained, prima facie approves the framework. Future Work: The framework can be applied to large scale ERP Implementations and can be refined further. Findings: GenNext framework was able to save effort in a range of 15-20% from the traditional models. Applications: GenNext Framework can be used to optimize the projects implementing any COTS software such as ERP or Business Intelligence Implementations.


Are learning communities just another fad or an idea whose time has truly come? The author considers what's going on in higher education research and practice—and in the philosophy informing our thinking—that makes the idea of learning communities resonate so strongly among its advocates. T HE STIMULUS for today's high interest in learning communities is coming from many sources, which often have differing motivations that nevertheless complement and reinforce one another. Most people are interested in learning communities because they offer hope of making college a more holistic, integrated learning experience for students. But learning communities can range all the way from loosely structured programs that offer students the opportunity to take a set of courses in common, to heavily structured programs of integrated courses that are team taught by faculty from different disciplines , to a cohort of students who may even live together in residence halls. Understandably there is thus considerable debate over the definition of learning communities. For the purposes of this article I shall simply define them as groups of people engaged in intellectual interaction for the purpose of learning. Why is there so much interest in learning communities? I think the reasons can be divided into three broad categories: philosophical (because learning communities fit into a changing philosophy of knowledge), research based (because learning communities fit with what research tells us about learning), and pragmatic (because learning communities work).


BACKGROUND
Caesarean section is carried out for the benefit of both mother and baby. Most obstetricians will permit vaginal birth after a previous caesarean. An unplanned vaginal birth after two previous caesareans section is reported.

METHODS
A case report utilizing the case records and review of relevant literature.

RESULT
A 32-year old housewife gravida3, para(2+0), both alive with two previous caesarean sections had a premature rupture of membranes and preterm labour. She had an unplanned successful vaginal birth.

CONCLUSION
Vaginal delivery is possible after two previous caesarean sections if careful selection of patients is made.


Palladium nanoparticles supported on reduced graphene oxide (Pd/rGO) catalyst was prepared by using alovera extract in sunlight. The catalyst (Pd/rGO) was employed for the Suzuki cross coupling reactions. The characterization of Pd/rGO was done by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD). The average particle size of Pd was found to be 7±2 nm. The compound showed excellent catalytic activity with good recyclability for C-C cross coupling reactions.


PURPOSE: A display module and a mobile terminal including the same are provided to prevent a light leakage phenomenon. CONSTITUTION: A mounting frame (155) comprises a backlight receiving unit, a panel supporting unit, and a shielding unit. The backlight receiving part receives a backlight unit. The panel supporting unit supports a display panel. The shielding unit is extended from the panel supporting unit in order to absorb the light which is emitted from the backlight unit. A rear case (102) is mounted on a front case.


This report presents the findings from the first year of a three-year investigation to develop a new bridge superstructure concept for spans varying between 200-400 ft (61-122 m). A state-of-the-art survey was carried out to compile information on new materials and technologies and to obtain examples of recently constructed innovative bridges. To identify deficiencies in existing Florida bridges, the maintenance records of several representative bridges were reviewed. Cracking of the deck slab was found to be the most common problem. A careful evaluation was made of over twenty concepts proposed in the literature by several of the Tampa Bay region's most prominent long span bridge designers. Four concepts were short-listed and a double composite concept selected for detailed study. In this concept, an additional bottom slab is cast in the negative moment region in continuous plate girder or box bridges to ensure composite action in the negative moment region as well. This leads to increased strength, stiffness and stability. This concept has not been used in the United States though it has proven to be successful in Europe. The double composite concept was evaluated using AASHTO LRFD (load and resistance factor design) specifications. An optimized conventional plate girder design, i.e., composite slab for positive moment regions, was used as a benchmark. Cost savings for the comparable double composite section were 6% and structural steel weight savings were 12%. Similar savings were also realized for box girder sections. Greater savings of 8% and 14%, respectively, were realized for hybrid girders utilizing high performance steel flanges and regular steel webs. The first phase of the study has demonstrated the potential of the double composite concept. The aim of the second phase is to conduct additional design studies, laboratory tests and numerical analyses to further refine and develop the concept. Proposed experimentation includes specific tests for developing new design criteria followed by a scale model test of a three-span hybrid double composite plate girder model implementing the criteria. To maximize economy, girder spacing will be kept as large as practical and alternate mechanisms for shear transfer (other than stud connectors) investigated. The elastic and ultimate response of the model will be assessed. An additional phase is recommended for the future to allow monitoring of stresses in a demonstration prototype structure.


Abstract Biltmore Mound, located on the Swannanoa River in Asheville, North Carolina, was constructed over a Connestee phase habitation, the earliest evidence dating to about A.D. 300. Mound construction began sometime between A.D. 400 and 550, with the second to last mound stage constructed about A.D. 580–600. Because of the diverse contexts and the excellent preservation of faunal remains, we are able to provide some insights into Connestee ritualism at Biltmore Mound. The Biltmore Mound was a platform used to support large public structures for ritual and ceremonial activities. It was constructed of varying colored and textured soils from a variety of source areas that arguably had symbolic importance. The mound was primarily built out (rather than up) with several mantles that may have comprised a complete ritual cycle of mound construction.


Multicomponent seismic data analysis enhances confidence in interpretation as it provides the mode-converted PS data for imaging of the subsurface. The integrated interpretation of PP and PS data begins with the identification of reflections corresponding to similar geologic events on both datasets. This identification is accomplished by carrying out well log correlation through the generation of PP and PS synthetic seismograms. Though it may seem to be a straightforward approach there are a few issues associated with it. One of them is the lower resolution of the PS data than the PP data which presents difficulties in the correlation of the equivalent reflection events on both the datasets. Even if few consistent horizons get tracked, the horizon matching process introduces some artifacts on the PS data mapped into PP time. In this exercise, we elaborate on such challenges with a dataset from the Anadarko Basin in the US, and then propose a novel workflow for addressing them.


Five-phase machines (FPIM) have recently gained notable interest in wind energy generation systems thanks to their additional degrees of freedom that keep the machine run steadily under fault conditions. In the available literature, postfault operation of multiphase machines is preferably implemented using two techniques: minimal losses (ML) or maximum torque per ampere (MT) techniques. In the ML scenario, the optimization problem aims at minimizing the stator Joule losses. This paper revisits a five-phase induction motor's postfault operation of under a single open phase fault with optimizing the stator loss machine optimal currents calculation over the full loading range. The proposed algorithm, which combines the advantage of both MT and ML techniques, attempts to minimize the five phase machine stator losses induced by the current components of both the fundamental aft and the secondary xy subspaces. A detailed simulation study to a 1.5kW five-phase induction machine based on MATLAB has been conducted to validate the proposed optimal controller.


: [Purpose] This study aimed to define the region where load is concentrated and to observe the temporal changes in the intervertebral angles of the lumbar spine of three types of sitting: lumbopelvic upright sitting, slump sitting, and thoracic upright sitting. [Subjects and Methods] The subjects were 16 healthy adult men who maintained each of the three sitting postures for 20 min with a 20% body weight load regulated by belts suspending the shoulders bilaterally. Intervertebral angle changes from L2 to S1 were measured using a three-dimensional ultrasonic motion analysis system. [Results] Significant kyphotic changes during lumbopelvic upright sitting were sequentially observed after 4, 5, 7 and 11 min from the upper segment downwards. In thoracic upright and slump sitting, no significant changes in intervertebral angles were observed. [Conclusion] The results of this study suggest that intervertebral angles of the lumbar spine during lumbopelvic and thoracic upright sitting converge with those of slump sitting. It is speculated that the mechanical demands of supporting the spinal structure are transferred from the spinal musculature to the passive tissues, which undergo elongation stress during slump sitting. Hence, sedentary workers should change their posture frequently.


The article considers a social function of the Old Russian state. The author demonstrates connection between the content of the social function and socioeconomic conditions of the state development. The state is to provide the integrity and unity of the country by implementation of the social function. The civilization specific feature of the Old Russia is the actual transfer of the social function execution to the Orthodox Church.


The double barrel (DB) is the essential functional part of continuous asphalt mixing equipment, which affects the mixing uniformity of asphalt mixture. To improve the mixing uniformity of the mixture, a double barrel with differential velocity (DBDV) was proposed. The structure of DBDV and its influence on the mixing uniformity of the mixture were described. The current double barrel is divided into single horizontal shaft DB and double horizontal shaft DBDV. The discrete element simulation is used to compare the mixing uniformity of two kinds of DB. The results show that the mixing uniformity of double horizontal shaft DBDV is better than that of the single horizontal shaft DB, proving the correctness and rationality of the above analysis.


Objective To compare the diagnostic value and safety of different methods for community acquired pneumonia.Methods Sixty patients with community acquired pneumonia were randomly divided into two groups,each group had 30 cases.Two groups received the detection of protected specimen brush (PSB) or quantitative culture of brochoalveolar lavage (BAL) with bronchoscopy respectively.At the same time sputum culture was made in all cases.Results The positive rates of PSB,BAL and sputum culture were 63.3% (19/30),80.0% (24/30) and 30.0% (18/60),respectively.Conclusions The sensitivity and specificity of PSB and BAL in diagnosing community acquired pneumonia are higher,and severe complication is infrequent.

Key words:
Community acquired pneumonia; Protected specimen brush; Bronchoalveolar lavage


A distributed space-time coding (DSTC) scheme based on amplify-and-forward protocol (AF-DSTC) is proposed in this paper. The Alamouti code is used by the source and relay node. Without decoding and receding at relay node, this new scheme avoids the interference on destination due to the decision errors at the relay and reduces the power consumption. Moreover, we derive the approximate outage probability of AF-DSTC. Theoretical analysis and simulation results show that AF-DSTC outperforms the suboptimum detector of DSTC based on decode-and-forward protocol (DF-DSTC). When the SNR between source node and relay node is high enough, AF-DSTC provides the same performance as the ML detector of DF-DSTC before the BER floor of AF-DSTC occurs and achieves full diversity gain. In order to minimize the BER of AF-DSTC and achieve high diversity gain, we should choose the idle node which is close to the source node as relay node.


to coincide very closely to form a new composite formula for differential evaluation. The process just sketched-the translation of technicways into modern Negro institutions-inevitably erased many of the older social distinctions based on secondary status criteria (white ancestry, skin color, absence of slavery tradition). In a folk society which was deprived of the opportunity either to develop autochthonous institutions or to assimilate those of its masters to any great extent, these distinctions were appropriate. But such a simple system of ranking could not adequately recruit members to perform the roles embraced in the complex institutional structure discussed above. Consequently, there has developed a scale of stratification based on primary status criteria and ultimately on the values which underlie Negro institutions. As we have already seen, superior status attaches to successful businessmen, professionals, and civic leaders. This is the group which performs the most important roles-roles which require the most training and talent. Intermediate status is accorded a somewhat functionally differentiated middle class which includes white collar workers, skilled industrial workers, and the more responsible service workers. Their status position depends somewhat on occupation and family stability, but differentials in education and income (in comparison with the upper class) place them below the upper ranges of the stratification scale. At the bottom are the unskilled, the chronically unemployed, the unadjusted recent migrants, who rank low on all prevailing status criteria. We have concentrated this analysis on larger urban areas, since the positive role of the technicways is clearest in that context. Yet the same general process seems to be evident in other communities on a smaller scale or in its negative aspects. We have no accurate indices of the presence of technicways, but general indications seem to confirm the hypothesis that they are weaker in rural than in urban areas, in the South than in the North, in the small town than in the large city. Correspondingly, as we have already seen, class distinctions are less evolved in rural than in urban areas, in the South than in the North, in the small town than in the larger city.


In this study, we propose an optimization method by the cooperative mechanism of ant and aphid as a new Ant Colony Optimization (ACO). This algorithm is named Ant Colony Optimization with Cooperative Aphid (ACOCA). In ACOCA algorithm, the aphid searches neighborhood solutions. This solution information is treated as a honey obtained from the aphid and the honey affects the search of ACO. Moreover, the aphid shares a solution information with the ant. We apply ACOCA to three Traveling Salesman Problems (TSPs) and confirm its effectiveness.


Kiwi fruit has a brown hair peel with white pulp and green flesh. It has tiny black seed and green creamy and yummy flesh. Immature fruits are hard while mature ones are softer and yield to little pressure. They are full of vitamin C and act as good appetizers in salads, fish, meat dishes, puddings, cakes and pies. In this experiment kiwi fruit were used in preparation of RTS in different ratio of pulp.. Highest score of 0,3 and 6 month storage period were 87.00, marks in T4 followed by 82.17,81.69,81.63,80.63 77.45 and 75.66 in T2,T5,T7,T3,T6 and T1 respectively. Key word: Kiwi fruit, RTS, Vitc, nectar, pulp.


Abstract The complete mitochondrial genome of the larvae Harpodon nehereus collected from Yangtze estuary was determined by next-generation sequencing. The mitogenome is a circular molecule 16,536 bp in length, including the typical structure of 13 protein-coding genes, two ribosomal RNA genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, and a control region. The TAS, central CSB and CSB were detected in the control region. The gene contents of the mitogenome are identical to those observed in most marine bony fishes. The NJ tree showed that H. nehereus clustered in a branch close to the species from the same genus.


............................................................................................................................... I Acknowledgments: ............................................................................................................. II Table of content ................................................................................................................. III Chapter 1 Introduction ......................................................................................................1 1.1 In-depth presentation of research question ...............................................................2 1.2 Outline of the paper ....................................................................................................6 Chapter 2 Context ..............................................................................................................6 2.1 Care orders .................................................................................................................7 2.2 European Court of Human Rights .............................................................................7 2.2.1 Background: ...........................................................................................................7 2.2.2 Changes in the European Court of Human Rights – Protocol No. 11 and No. 14 ....8 2.2.3 Judges .................................................................................................................. 10 2.2.4 Single judge formation, Committees, Chambers and Grand Chamber ................... 11 2.3 The European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms ......................................................................................................................... 12 2.3.1 Presentation of central articles in the ECHR ......................................................... 13 2.3.2 Children and the ECHR ........................................................................................ 13 2.4 The Convention on the Right of the Child ............................................................... 14 2.4.1 Children's rights in the CRC – Protection, Provision and Participation ................. 15 2.4.2 The ECtHR and the CRC ..................................................................................... 16 Chapter 3 Building a theoretical framework .................................................................. 16 3.1 Rights theory – do children have rights? ................................................................. 17 3.1.1 Will theory and interest theory ............................................................................. 17 3.1.2 Children's legal rights .......................................................................................... 18


Graphene is a newly discovered material and is considered to be the new wonder material for many applications. The recent possibility of obtaining pure and fully characterized graphene opens the door to the study of the adsorption of toxic materials on graphene. The adsorption behavior of p-nitrophenol on graphene was studied in aqueous medium. The effect of each of pH, temperature, and dosage was emphasized. The highest calculated adsorption capacity of 4-nitrophenol was found to be 15.5 mg/g, assuming Langmuir fitting starting from 11.1 mg/g initial concentration at 298 K and pH = 6. Fitting the data using the Freundlich isotherm model predicted a favorable adsorption process (n > 1). The rise and saturation areas of the isotherms were fitted as pseudo first-order and pseudo second-order processes, respectively, with relatively good fit (k1 = 0.0023/s, k2 = 0.68 g mg−1 s−1). The thermodynamic properties indicated a spontaneous and exothermic process.


Background: MRD therapy may improve BP in OSA pts with arterial hypertension (HTN).

Aims: ORCADES, a French prospective multicenter cohort study is evaluating the long-term effects of a custom-made MRD in OSA pts who refused or did not tolerate CPAP. Interim data are presented at 3-month follow-up.

Methods: Clinical benefits and side effects are evaluated in OSA pts fitted with a CAD/CAM MRD (Narval CC™). Patient was hypertensive (HTN) if office systolic and/or diastolic BP were respectively ≥140 and ≥90 mmHg.

Results: 77 HTN and 222 non-HTN pts treated with MRD were analysed. Sex ratio (75% male), age (53±11y) and AHI (29±15/h) were similar in both groups. In HTN group, body mass index was higher and nadir SpO2 was lower.

Therapy success (AHI reduction ≥50%) was higher in non-HTN group (84% vs. 66%, p=0.0012). Improvement in oxygen saturation, sleepiness or quality of life was equivalent in both groups with no weight change. In HTN group, SBP and DBP were reduced significantly and BP was normalized in 59% of pts. SBP decrease was correlated with mean SpO2 improvement (ρ=-0.30, p=0.022).

Only 8% of pts stopped MRD due to side effects and mean usage was similar in both groups (6.7 hours/night).

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Evolution of BP under MRD therapy

Conclusion: Custom-made CAD/CAM MRD is effective in OSA pts noncompliant with CPAP with additional benefits on blood pressure.


Abstract : Timoshenko's shear coefficient for flexural vibrations of beams was computed for circular, elliptical, parabolic, and oval cross sections. A formula for the shear coefficient was obtained by calculating the frequency (from the free-vibration equations of Timoshenko) at which an infinite beam vibrates without transverse deflections and by equating this with the frequency calculated from the 3-dimensional equations of small vibrations of an elastic body. Approximate frequencies obtained by Hidaka (Mem. Imp. Marine Observ., Kobe, Japan 4:99-219, 1931) were used for the ovals, but the other frequencies, as calculated from the equations for small vibrations, were exact. The calculated shear coefficients were tabulated, and all were within about 10% of the coefficient for the rectangular section.


An organic white light-emitting device, including a substrate; an anode and a cathode spaced from each other; a light-emitting layer including a yellow dopant for emitting yellow light; and first and second blue light-emitting layers, each blue light-emitting layer having at least one different material than the other blue light-emitting layer.


In today's technological developments really can not be dammed its existence. Everything in aspects of life began to apply the technological aspect in its application. Included in the field of information. In this field the majority of information has been taken by online media or often also referred to as social media. Youtube is one of the many media. Engaged in the field of video makes it increasingly shift television in everyday life. This is what makes one company in the service sector named Planet Ban start advertising it in the media. This research analyzes by criticizing the advertisement entitled "Servis Routine made by Planet Ban through the approach of form, content, and context.


The interplay between dipole-dipole interaction, magnetocrystalline anisotropy, and disorder on the magnetic hysteresis in two-dimensional square arrays of nanomagnets is studied by numerically solving the LandauLifshitz equation. The interaction-induced frustration gives rise to even-odd oscillations in the magnetic properties when the system size is varied. The oscillations persist to remarkably large arrays with fluctuating amplitudes, evidencing the significance of the boundary effects and the competition among a number of quasistable orders of the magnetic moments. The hysteresis is strongly affected by the magnetocrystalline anisotropy and disorder. While both of them broaden the hysteresis loop, the remanence in the disordered system bears a universal value: almost half of the saturation magnetization.


On a meta-analytical way, the study inventorizes and organizes the types of propaganda. It configures a communicational-persuasive taxonomy of types of propaganda. For this exploit relevant contributions of some outstanding communication authority propaganda: Sergei Chakotin, Jacques Ellul, Jean Cazeneuve, Garth S. Jowett, Victoria O'Donnell, H.-P. Cathala, J.-M. Sproule, J. E. Combs, D. Nimmo, Cristian Florin Popescu, Călin Hentea. As prototypes of propaganda are recorded vertical and horizontal propaganda; rational and irrational propaganda; propaganda of competition, propaganda of integration and propaganda of subversion; ideological, political, economy, moral, aesthetical, religious, oral, written, visual, audio-visual, organizational propaganda. The core propaganda will always find the target group. How relevant taxonomy is what is done according to the action on the target group: seductive propaganda, propaganda mythical false propaganda, propaganda fiction.


Meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) is one of the common ocular surface diseases in clinics.The pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of MGD have been the clinical research focus and challenge over the years.The traditional physical treatments for MGD consist of lid hygiene, warm compress and massage.The traditional medical treatments for MGD consist of artificial tears, topical and systemic anti-inflammatory agents and antibiotics.However, each treatment above has its deficiency because of transient and limited curative effects.With people's further acknowledgement of MGD, different kinds of treatment options have emerged.The emerging physical treatments include the LipiFlow thermal pulsation system, intense pulsed light, intraductal meibomian gland probing.The emerging medical treatments include N-acetyl-cysteine, omega-3 essential fatty acids and hormone.This review focused on wide-used and current emerging treatment options above, aiming to help clinicians to select appropriate treatments and provide reference for further study on MGD.

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Meibomian gland dysfunction; Physical treatment; Medical treatment; Emerging treatment


Pseudo-lens structures for a fully integrated, stacked open-slot on-chip antenna design for the frequency range around 180 GHz are presented. Due to the use of the silicon substrate as pseudo-lens no reflector or external dielectric lens is required. The antenna is using the multi-layered IHP 130 nm SiGe BiCMOS technology (SG13).


© The Author(s). 2017 Open Access This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. Aim: Production and purification and characterization of the antifungal compounds from Lactobacillus collinoides FG401. Methods and Results: The production for antifungal compound was done in MRS broth. The Antifungal compound was partially purified using ammonium sulphate precipitation followed by column chromatography. The relative molecular weight of purified antifungal compound was checked using SDSPAGE, found to be between 3KD to 5KD. From IR analysis, the functional groups were determined which may be hydrogen bond, chelated hydrogen bond, alkenes, aromatic alkenes, nitro group, alcohol, phenol, ester, ether or halo-alkenes. The compound was maximally absorbed at the wavelength of 212 nm and 225 nm in UV absorption spectrophotometer. The purified enzyme was quite stable at 40oC and pH range 5.26.8. The antifungal activity of the compound was lost after treatment with proteases. Conclusions: The antifungal compound produced by the Lact. collinoides FG401was found to be produced during late log phase. The purified antifungal compound is a low molecular weight protein and may be a cyclic peptide. Significance and impact of study: Antifungals from the Lact. collinoides can be exploited as biopreservative to prevent post harvest fungal spoilage of agricultural produce.


A Theory of Justice' is a remarkable book. It is learned and ambitious, deep (though multileveled), subtle (though lucid), rich and complex. It has been received with favor and fanfare by distinguished philosophical critics.2 Its topic can hardly be disdained by devotees of the law. Some books are like cathedrals. Depth, subtlety, richness and complexity may retard comprehension however much they reward it ultimately. It is impossible to grasp and absorb this book's architectonic, hence its meaning, by simply reading it through no matter how studiously. Some sort of focused interrogative strategy may help one come to grips with Professor Rawls' monumental utterance. I have chosen to seek understanding through this not-so-philosophical question: How does the book bear upon the work of legal investigators concerned or curious about recognition, through legal processes, of claimed affirmative rights (let us call them "welfare rights") to education, shelter, subsistence, health care and the like, or to the money these things cost? 3 On the face of it, the bearing would appear to be direct and profound. An apparent main purpose of Rawls' book is to advance and clarify discourse about claims respecting distribution, transfer, and provision of social goods including material social goods-income, wealth, and what you can buy with them. Opinion abounds (Rawls evidently shares it)4 that our society is marked by evident and severe distributive injustice. Followers of the law may fairly worry about seeming disconnection between our ingrained notions of a legal order and these urgent, if debatable,5 questions of distributive justice-at least insofar as we mean by "distributive justice" an outcome-oriented


The puzzling appearance of an ice cloud seemingly out of thin air has prompted NASA scientists to look for new explanations.


Several empirical studies have demonstrated the existence of intraspecific variation in age and size at reproductive maturity for organisms experiencing different food environments and predation risk. For some species, these changes have been shown to arise primarily through changes in foraging activity. Theoretically, changes in age and size at maturity can arise through either behavioural or physiological responses. Here we analyse two models. The first is a conventional life-history model with no explicit recognition of the physiology of energy utilization by the organism – growth (i.e. weight gain) is simply the difference between assimilation and respiration, and there are no physiological restrictions on the timing of maturation. The changes in age and size at maturity in response to food availability and predation risk predicted by this model are consistent with published experimental data for one particular species, the midge Chironomus tentans. Numerical calculations with parameters appropriate to this species suggest that the optimal response is purely behavioural. The second model is a general, dynamic energy budget model that takes account of the energetic costs associated with development to reproductive maturity. With that model, we prove that the optimum partitioning of energy between growth and development is independent of predation risk and food availability, thereby demonstrating the generality of the previous finding with the life-history model. On the basis of the combined insight from the two models, we propose that fixed allocation to growth and development, despite variation in food availability and predation risk, is optimal for a broad class of life histories. Consequently, the absence of an allocation response to experimental manipulation of food or predators should not necessarily be taken as evidence for physiological or other constraints on life-history adaptation.


This research extends thin film materials and processes relevant to the development and production of a next generation photovoltaic device.


Betrand Russell was a great thinker who had significant in fiuence on the 20th century western thinkers.His criticism and refiections of western religious traditions are the important symbols of contemporary enlightenism.He deepened the forerunners' achievements in sociology,anthropology and psychology into atheistic views so as to disclose the mental motive and social functions of religious origin.He analyzed the types,advantages and disadvantages of religion from the perspectives of historical development,social functions and religious forms,criticized the religious dogmatism and the atrocity of the churches in institution,and affirmed the emotive function of religion in human spirit.Through the analysis of Russell's enlightening thoughts,this paper points out that the origin and functions of religion most likely find expression in people's universal "desire for knowledge."


Identifying the state of stress around a concentrator is essential in a loaded structure. However, most studies are based on circular geometries, leaving aside complex ones such as fractals. In this paper, the effect of fractal concentrators are evaluated by means of digital photoelasticity by considering a circular disc of epoxy resin, a Canon color camera and a Baumer VCXU-50MP polarized camera. Additionally, a phase map was obtained with phase shifting, and phase wavelengths stepping algorithms. The digital photoelasticity executed detection of stress fields related to the fractal concentrator.


Humans use communication, language either by written or spoken to describe the visual world around them. So, the study of text description for any video goes increasing. In this paper, we are representing a framework that gives output as a description for any long length video using natural language processing. The framework is divided into two sections called training and testing section. The training section is used to train the video with its description like activities of objects present in that video. This data is stored into the database with features of scenario of video. Another section is testing section. The testing section is used to test the video and retrieve the output as description of video comparing videos stored into database (i.e., in training section). Using NLP processing sentences are generated from objects and their activities. For the evaluation, a maximum of 50-second videos are used.


A field experiment was conducted to find out the impact of wastewater irrigation on physical and microbiological soil health in marigold (Tagetes patula L. cv. Pusa deep) based on FDR sensor at Water Technology Centre farm of ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi during period of 2020-2021. Eight treatments T-1: Groundwater irrigation scheduled at 25% MAD (v =27%); T-2: Groundwater irrigation scheduled at 50% MAD (v =22.5%) T-3: Groundwater irrigation scheduled at 75% MAD (v= 18%); T4: Groundwater irrigation scheduled as per farmers practice/recommended POP; T-5: Wastewater irrigation scheduled at 25% MAD (v= 27%); T-6: Wastewater irrigation scheduled at 50% MAD (v= 22.5%); T-7: Wastewater irrigation scheduled at 50% MAD (v= 18%); T-8: Wastewater irrigation scheduled as per farmers practice/recommended POP were laid out in a Randomized Block Design (RBD) with three replications. Results indicated that soil physical properties such as bulk density, saturated hydraulic conductivity and porosity at both the sol depths of 0-15 and 15-30 cm in marigold were significantly not changed due to application of wastewater irrigations scheduled at various range of MAD and with the use of FDR sensor. Significantly higher population density of faecal coliform bacteria was observed in treatment plot T-7 where wastewater irrigations were applied at MAD 50% as compared to groundwater irrigations. Moreover, the yield of marigold came to be high in wastewater irrigated plots compared to groundwater. Thus, short-term application of wastewater has less impact and the different ranges of MAD can be used for further studies.


Theories ontheetiology and management ofmyositis ossificans vary greatly. Inthis article, possible causative factors andtreatmentoptions arereviewed. Wepresent asuccessful treatment regimen formyositis ossificans ofthebrachialis muscle ina15-year-old football player. Thetreatment program emphasizes using joint mobilization andeccentric strength- ening early inrehabilitation. Thepatient regainedfull elbow range ofmotion after nine weeks ofthis rehabilitation program. Follow-up atnine months revealed nearly complete maturation oftheheterotopic boneformation, full pain-free rangeof motion, normal strength, andasafe return toathletic competition.


This study analyzes the effect of bit rate on real time, wireless, and secure medical ultrasound video transmission quality. In order to achieve a thorough quality analysis, transmitted ultrasound video of varying bit rates was analyzed through both objective and subjective assessments. Objective assessment calculations of peak signal to noise ratio (PSNR) and structural similarity index (SSIM) indicate that as bit rate decreases, ultrasound video quality also decreases. For subjective assessments, ultrasound trained medical professionals evaluated the video and rated its quality using Mean Opinion Scores. The resulting data is used to develop a minimum bit rate threshold to ensure transmitted video is of adequate quality so that physicians may make an accurate diagnosis. A correlation is made and a minimum bit rate threshold of 1 Mbps is established. This bit rate threshold is the first quality standard for real time wirelessly transmitted ultrasound video, is needed to optimize quality and time delay, and can provide a reference bit rate for the transmission of other types of medical video.


Background: Patient safety culture is an important aspect of hospital health care. A good safety culture will create safer health services for patients so that unwanted events do not occur. Hospital stakeholders want to improve patient safety culture through existing problems, one of which is the lack of communication and collaboration between medical personnel in providing health care for patients. This problem can be solved by placing patient centered care in health services. It will form and develop medical personnel in providing care to patients, especially communication and collaboration so that the health services provided to patients are of high quality. Methods: This study used an observational analytic study with a cross sectional design which was conducted on 35 patients (16 men and 19 women) and 35 nurses (5 men and 30 women). Data analysis used Chi-square test and multivariate multiple linear regression test. Results: Patient centered care with PPIQ questionnaire gave a result of 71.31 with a good interpretation. Patient safety culture with HSOPSC questionnaire gave a result of 66% with moderate interpretation. The results of the Chi-square test was no significant influence with a p value =0.716. The results of the multivariate multiple regression test showed that there was a relationship between dimensions PCC and PSC namely interest in the patient's agenda with perception (p =0.05), interest in the patient's agenda with teamwork within units (p =0.007) and patient's involvement with teamwork across units(p =0.034). Conclusion: There was no influence between patient centered care on the implementation of patient safety culture. However, there is a relationship dimensions these two variables, namely interest in the patient's agenda with perceptions, interest in the patient's agenda with teamwork within units and patients's involvement with teamwork across units.


Modern tools of Crystal Structure Prediction output thousands of simulated structures, though only few of them can be really synthesized. This embarrassment of over-prediction can be resolved only if crystals are compared for similarity by invariants that are independent of crystal representations and preserved by rigid motions. To continuously quantify a similarity between crystals with the same chemical composition, these invariants should be also stable under atomic vibrations, while discrete invariants such as symmetry groups discontinuously change under perturbations. We define the infinite sequence of Average Minimum Distances (AMDs) that satisfy the above conditions and can distinguish homometric crystals, hence are stronger than powder diffraction patterns. The AMDs can visualize geometric similarities between any periodic patterns or crystals. The classification power of AMDs is validated on the dataset of almost 6K simulated T2 crystals reported in Nature 543 (2017), 657-664.


Objective: One important, though poorly described, manifestation of Extra-pulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) is that of splenic tuberculosis (TB). We aimed to identify the epidemiological, clinical and radiological characteristics of splenic TB in Southern Tunisia and to analyse its therapeutic and evolutionary modalities. Materials methods: TB-patients (pulmonary and/or extra-pulmonary) with abnormal splenic parenchymal lesion on radiologial exploration were scanned in the light of demographic, clinical, radiological features and response to treatment. Results: We included 10 patients. Most of the patients (70%) were aged more than 25 years and the sex ratio was 0.25. Immunosupression was noted in 3 cases. Constitutional symptoms were common presentations apart from other abdominal symptoms. Most frequent ultrasound (US) findings were multiple focal hypoechoic lesions and splenomegaly. Computed tomography (CT) scan allowed a better characterization of the splenic lesions showing mainly micronodular spleen and hypodense nodudes. All patients received anti-TB drugs for a median of 13 months and splenectomy was not indicated in any case. The outcome was mostly favorable and death occurred in one case. Conclusion: The splenic involvement in TB include both immunocompetant and immunosuppressed patients. It is mainly reported in disseminated form of the disease. Radiological findings are highly useful for the diagnosis but should always be correlated with overall clinical presentation with demonstration of tuberculosis at other body sites.


Background. The multifocality and multicentrality of breast cancer are the decisive factors influencing surgeon's choice between breast conserving therapy (BCT) and mastectomy.Methods. The analysis included 71 breast cancer subjects out of 727 patients initially operated on due to breast cancer from January 2013 to April 2019. MG, CESM and MRI were compared with one another in terms of the presence of multifocal/multicentral breast cancers (MFMCC), and assessed for compliance with the postoperative histopathological examination (HP), by calculating the sensitivity and specificity for each of the methods. The aim was to examine which histopathological types of breast cancer were characterised by a more frequent occurrence of MFMCC in relation to the general number of cancers identified in HP. It was also analysed if MRI and CESM changed the planned scope of surgery. Results. The sensitivity of MG in detecting MFMCC was 42.1% (26.31 – 59.18), its specificity, positive (PPV) and negative predictive value (NPV) were 93.9% (79.77 – 99.26), 88.8% and 58.5%, respectively. For CESM, the sensitivity was 84.2% (68.75 – 93.98), its specificity, PVV and NPV were 90.9% (75.67 – 98.08), 91.4%, and 83.3%, respectively. For MRI, all above mentioned parameters were higher, as follow: level of sensitivity 94.7% (82.25 – 99.36), specificity – 93.9% (79.77 – 99.26), PPV – 94.7%, and NPV – 93.9%. In 38 out of 71 patients (53.5%), histopathological examination (HP) confirmed the multifocal and multicentral nature of the breast cancer. Conclusion1. In patients with multifocal/multicentral breast cancer both CESM and MRI are highly sensitive in detection of additional cancer foci. 2. Both CESM and MRI change the extent of surgical intervention in every fourth patient. Trial registration: retrospectively registered


In this paper, we construct a stochastic differential equation for the quantum evolution of the large-scale or coarse-grained (>causal horizon) scalar field (inflaton) in de Sitter space that is valid to all orders in (h/2..pi..). This quantum Langevin equation is the equivalent of the Wigner equation for quantum probability distributions. We show that in general quantum fluctuations are associated with multicomponent multiplicative non-Gaussian Markovian noise. However, to order (h/2..pi..) this noise becomes simple white noise. This is the origin behind the observations of Linde, Starobinsky, and Vilenkin that the large-scale quantum evolution of the inflaton is similar to Brownian motion. In addition, we show that Starobinsky's Langevin equation arises from our quantum Langevin equation as an order-(h/2..pi..)--slow-rolling approximation. Finally we compute the random-number distribution associated with noise of the quantum Langevin equation. We conclude that the Wigner description based on quasiprobability distributions is probably more useful computationally than the quantum Langevin equation.


A low-pressure in electrical contact material and a preparation method, which is characterized in that: the nano-diamond and cerium Ce3 + salt solution is mixed with an ultrasonic precursor, this precursor was dried at 90-100 deg.] C for 4h, and then was charged a porcelain crucible in a vacuum sintering furnace, baking at 600-850 deg.] C 1-2h. The calcined product was pulverized using a ball mill or jet mill. The product was pulverized after adding wetting agents and mixing copper-tungsten alloy powder, to add a three-dimensional mixer uniformly mixed, added to the die pressing molding, sintering in a vacuum sintering furnace in 1000 ℃ 1.5-4h. Advantage of the present invention is that: the electrical contact material comprising the nanodiamond, not only has the effect of dispersion strengthening, and has superior hardness and wear resistance; superior thermal conductivity of diamond, the surface temperature can be reduced, and the electric welding can withstand ablation; cerium oxide coated with diamond, which lower electron work function, dispersing the arc motion, the arc concentration to reduce the erosion of the contact material; copper instead of silver significantly reduces the cost.


If there is one major gap in the public debates on immigration, it is surely the limited attention to migration as a profoundly human experience that affects people as individuals and as members of families and communities. In that gap, of course, lies the anthropological advantage. Who else would understand as instinctively and as completely that migration policy is family policy as well as labor, social, cultural and economic policy. This recognition makes visible that migration policy, as human policy, must be anthropologically-informed. Others in this special AN issue have commented on how the anthropological insights on this very human process of migration can enhance current policy debates. But it is also important to remember that one of the most important "publics" with which we deal involves students. How students are learning to think about migration today will set the tone for the public debate about migration through much of the remainder of this century. And the classroom may well be the best, broadest and most intellectually sophisticated forum that students will ever have for considering this subject. So how can we approach immigration in the classroom? One option is certainly to utilize the rich ethnographic accounts we have in our own discipline for demonstrating the complex human dynamics of migration. Another option, however, is to use anthropology not for its ethnographic richness but for its integrative breadth. Anthropology thus provides not simply an explication of the immigration process on the human level but an overall multidisciplinary framework for understanding it. In teaching immigration at the undergraduate level, my own experience is that this integrative role for anthropology is quite easily achieved. My undergraduate immigration course has, in fact, just become the core course for a new interdisciplinary minor in immigration studies. The course moves through a series of texts that present the perspectives of economics, literature, anthropology, sociology and history. These are illuminated by the students' own experiences in a region (northern Virginia) that includes a wide range of immigrants, foreign students and refugees. Class discussion is lively and undergraduates enjoy debunking stereotypes. Having read the preparatory texts, when the time comes to consider public policy on immigration, students are well prepared. They understand how rigid and narrow the formal public debates on immigration truly are and easily


The nature and status of abstract objects of the sort of properties, propositions, and numbers have been at the center of metaphysical debate for a very long time and they form a topic that bears a particular connection to natural language. Philosophers frequently draw on natural language to motivate properties, propositions, and numbers as objects, and it is generally taken for granted that abstract objects of this sort are well-reflected in natural language and in fact that reference to them in natural language is pervasive (Hale 1987, Wetzel 2009). In this paper, I will review and modify in a certain way the view I had advanced in Abstract Objects and the Semantics of Natural Language (Moltmann 2013a). This is the view according to which reference to abstract objects in natural language is much more restricted in natural language than traditionally held. More precisely, the thesis of the book, the Abstract-Objects Hypothesis, is that natural language permits reference to abstract objects only in its periphery, not in its core, that is, roughly, only with terms that involve some form of metaphysical reflection. To give an example, wisdom is a term of the core of English and it does not actually refer to an object that is a property, but rather it stands for a plurality of particulars (tropes or modes, that is, particularized properties). By contrast, the property of being wise is a term of the periphery of English, and it does refer to a property as an object. The core-periphery distinction has implicitly been made throughout the history of philosophy and is essential to uncovering what sort of ontology is reflected in ordinary judgments or intuitions that are manifest in natural language. Even though reference to abstract objects of the sort of properties, propositions, and numbers is available only in the periphery of language, natural language permits reference to other sorts of abstract objects in its core, in particular abstract artifacts of various sorts. Thus the Abstract Objects-Hypothesis has to be modified accordingly. I will also elaborate the


The main focus of this study is to explore the basics on the discrete Fourier transform (DFT) strongly. This article exemplifies few important fundamental concepts behind DFT with a hands-on approach. The understanding signal frequencies in terms of the sampling frequency (Fs) of the discrete-time system with many examples are detailed with interestingly. This one will establish a thorough knowledge to design digital filters appropriately. Also, a few more tips and tricks such as the DFT of the repeated sequence and spectral leakage are demonstrated with examples clearly using the Matlab R2016b tool. The computer-based learning style helps the student community a lot to apply and explore their mind in recent and innovative digital signal processing (DSP) applications. This kind of study motivates student group with self-learning and hence reducing the teaching load.


This paper presents the heat transfer and fluid dynamics analysis of a horizontal channel formed by parallel plates with periodic insertions of heated blocks, having curved deflectors to direct the flow. The heat transfer coefficient investigated is compared with that of the horizontal channel without deflectors. The aim of the deflectors is to lead the fluid to the space between the heated blocks increasing the dynamics in this area. This zone will normally, without deflectors, become a stagnant fluid zone in which low energy transfer rate occurs. The results show that the heat transfer coefficient is larger as compared to that of the case without deflectors. The increment in the heat transfer coefficient is due primarily to the fluid motion stirred in the area between the heated block due to the deflectors. However, it must be pointed out. This implementation also increases the pressure drop in the channel.Copyright © 2006 by ASME


The population structure of wild Litchi chinensis in Mt. Xiexie, located in Lianjiang, Guangdong province, was analyzed by the method of spatial variability for time series, while the spatial pattern was studied by means of t-test of variance/mean value radio. The results indicated that the spatial pattern of wild L. chinensis population was random distribution. As a result of the number of low age-class and high age-class was fewer than that of middle age-class in the population of wild L. chinensis, the population regeneration was insufficient, and the survival curve was closely to Deevey-Ⅰpattern. In other words, wild L. chinensis population of Mt. Xiexie was declining type and should be protected.


Emission and excitation spectra of C12 clusters isolated in solid Kr, matrix and freestanding crystal, are reported. A brooldened emission progression in the crystal is ascribed to dimeric A' X; additional molecular aggregates are evident in the matrix. The dimeric A' state relaxes radiatively with a lifetime identical with that of the monomer ( T = 49 f 1 ms), whereas the B state undergoes nonradiative relaxation on a time scale that competes with predisswiation. A significant difference in intermolecular binding between excited and ground states is inferred. The clusters do not undergo permanent dissociation at an excess energy of 1.5 eV.


This paper analyzes multiple-input-single-output fuzzy systems (MISO-FS) with unequally spaced, fully-overlapped, triangular membership functions for the input variables and equally spaced, singleton membership functions for the output variable. The Sum-Product inference method, linearization rules and the center of gravity method are used for defuzzification. Explicit analytical expressions are given for the MISO-FS along with explicit analytical expressions for binary-tree-type hierarchical fuzzy systems (HFS) to prove the equivalence between MISO-FS and HFS. Since the number of rules in HFS linearly increases with the number of input variables, HFS can be used to replace MISO-FS to solve the "dimensional disaster" problem in fuzzy multi-variable systems with large numbers of input variables.


Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) is the measurement of the power in the radio signal and a parameter for distance‐based measurements. Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) is an advance implementation for Internet of Things (IoT). BLE beacons‐based indoor positioning systems provide an easy and energy‐efficient, low deployment cost solution for wide variety of applications including smart phones. This paper presents an in‐depth experimental study of BLE RSSI in a dense indoor environment. Due to noise, fluctuations in RSSI occur, which produces distance estimation error, which ultimately affect position estimation accuracy. The main objective of this paper is to know the variations in RSSI and develop a radio propagation model in order to minimize the distance estimation and position estimation error. Based on our real‐time experimental analysis using BLE modules, there is an average 1.32‐m position estimation error in the presence of 10‐dBm variation in RSSI. Moreover, we also observed that environmental specific radio propagation constants greatly affect distance and position estimation accuracy in BLE modules.


This paper introduces the significance of the updating of colliery production technology and design theory. Based on the production development situation in Tiefa Coal Industry Group,expound the actual problem of the updating of design theory.


As traditional flex HVDC project has the disadvantage of high switching frequency,more content of harmonic,dynamic pressure balance,high energy consumption,small system capacity and so on,the modular multi-level technology is use to the flex HVDC project. In this paper,a detailed converter bridge arm topology is structured,and specific analysis of the charge-discharge process of sub-modules of the bridge arm is made. From the converter station topology,it analyses the active power and reactive power algorithm,and designs the converter controller based on HCM3000 platform. It builds a closed-loop simulation system simulation platform based on mainstream RTDS. The controller control function is simulated and tested and the results of which is analyzed and summarized. It it useful for the industrial flex HVDC control and protection system design. Finally it gives the prospect of the application of flex HVDC system.


This work reviews the body of research undertaken on Australian Muslim young people since the 1980s. While few studies set out to investigate identity directly, existing studies are considered for their contributions towards a better understanding of Muslim youth identity and development. It spans research undertaken since the 1980s, including the qualitative turn in research since Gulf War I and particularly since 9/11. It delineates the thematic lines of inquiry in relation to the factors affecting identity and the various forms of identity expression in young people. It also identifies some of the theoretical approaches adopted by various researchers, as well as the gaps in research that need further investigation.


The two‐body Hartree‐Fock potential for the ion‐water interaction and the two‐body Hartree‐Fock potential for the water‐water interaction have been used in the pairwise additivity approximation to study the Li+(H2O)n, the Na+(H2O)n, the K+(H2O)n, the F−(H2O)n, and the Cl−(H2O)n complexes, where n =2,3,4, ⋯ ,10. The complex configurations have been constrained to have either symmetrical geometries around the central ion or to be free to assume the lowest energy configuration. For n smaller than 5 (depending on the specific ion in consideration), the symmetrical configuration is the lowest energy configuration. For higher values of n, some of the water molecules tend to form a second shell of solvated water around the ion. The configurational optimalization was carried out only at T =0°K; but for a small cluster containing only four molecules of water, calculations have been performed at T =298°K. From the study at 298°K we have computed the correlation functions gI–O, gI–H, gO–O, gO–H, and gH–H (where the ...


Loratidine is an anti-histamine drug. Bitter taste of the Loratidine is a problem in ensuring patient compliance. Resinates of Loratidine were prepared with Indion 234 and loading process was optimized. A 32 factorial design was used for formulation development of orodispersible tablet of these taste masked resinates. The amount of subliming agent (camphor) and superdisintegrants (sodium starch glycolate) were taken as formulation variables (factors) for optimizing disintegration time, drug release after 15 minutes and friability as dependent or response variables. A mathematical model was generated for each response parameter. The disintegration time was found to linearly increase with the increase in the amount of superdisintegrants. The percentage friability showed no definite relationship with either amount of subliming agent or superdisintegrants. The optimum formulations were chosen by grid search method and their predicted results were found to be in close agreement with experimental findings.


Some embedded microprocessors do not have an FPU(Floating Point Unit) due to a circuit complexity and power consumption. The performance speed of MPEG-4 AAC decoder on this hardware environment would be slower than corresponding speed for playing back of the decoded results. Therefore, irritating and high-pitched noises are interleaved in the original the audio data. So, in order to play MPEG-4 AAC file on such PDA, a new algorithm that transforms floating-point arithmetic to one with integers, is needed. We have developed a transformation algorithm from floating-point operation to integer operation and implemented the PDA`s AAC Player. We also show the efficiency of our proposed method with the experimental results.


No reports of vasovagal reflex activity during robotic‐assisted laparoscopic hysterectomy (RALH) exist. We present a case of a woman who underwent a RALH for a uterine myoma with uterine adenomyosis. A lack of tactile feedback and a traction force sensor create unique risks of robot‐assisted surgery. Anesthesiologists should be aware of these risks.


I ntrathecal (IT) sufentanil provides profound labor pain relief without significant autonomic or motor blockade. Common side effects include pruritus, sedation, and nausea (1). More serious complications, such as high sensory level, respiratory depression, and apnea, have been reported (2-4). After observing a respiratory arrest after 10 pg IT sufentanil, we reviewed six years of labor anesthetics to estimate the frequency of serious complications accompanying IT sufentanil and epidural local anesthetics.


In this work, we prove a shape theorem for Poisson cylinders and give a power law bound on surface fluctuations. We prove that for any $a \in (1/2, 1)$, conditioned on the origin being in the set of cylinders, every point in this set, whose Euclidean norm is less than $R$, lies at an internal distance less than $R+O(R^a)$ from the origin.


The paper introduces the construction process of long spiral mixing waterproof curtain interlocking pile,which breaks the construction limitation of original mixing pile and curtain of rotary jet grouting in hard soil areas with lower construction cost,and especially has advantage for the curtain in shallow excavation.Based on the engineering case of the excavation for an underground garage in Beijing,the curtain construction was proved to be an appropriate technology.


Revelator has been designed as a game for improving collaborative inquiry, in a format that resembles familiar intellectual games, such as bridge, crossword puzzles, poker, and chess. Its purpose is to reveal the complex relations among conditional propositions, which players use to represent their conjectures as plays in the game. Plays in Revelator become players' 'logical agents' that attempt to adapt within complex conceptual environments. Revelator's design provides a context for computer agent technologies (including Semantic Web, Conceptual Graphs, ISO Common Logic, and other approaches) to evolve in iterative cycles of empirical testing, evaluation, and advancement. The game can be used to challenge knowledge capture technology in tournaments to improve capabilities that support the progress of inquiry.


The objective of a feed-water control system may seem simple: it is to supply enough water to the boiler to match the evaporation rate. But as is so often the case with boilers, this turns out to be a surprisingly complex mission to accomplish. There are difficulties even in making the basic drum-level measurement on which the control system depends. The design of the control system is then further complicated by the many interactions that occur within the boiler system and by the fact that the effects of some of these interactions are greater or smaller at various points in the boiler's load range. The control-system designer's task is to develop a scheme that provides adequate control under the widest practicable range of operational conditions, and to do so in a manner that is both safe and cost-effective. To do this it is necessary to understand the detailed mechanisms of the feed-water and steam systems and to be fully aware of the operational requirements. In all but the smallest and simplest boilers, each of the interrelated factors has to be taken into account, and it is insufficient to rely on simple responses to the three parameters which seem to be relevant to the supply of feed water: steam flow, feed-water flow and the level of water in the drum.


We present a model for how frequency fluctuations comparable to the total cavity linewidth may arise in tunable and nonlinear microwave cavities, and how these fluctuations affect the measurement of scattering matrix elements. Applying this model to the specific case of a two-sided cavity, we obtain closed-form expressions for the average scattering matrix elements in several important cases. A key signature of our model is the subtle deformation of the trajectories swept out by scattering matrix elements in the complex plane. Despite this signature, the fluctuating and non-fluctuating models are qualitatively similar enough to be mistaken for one another. In the case of tunable cavities we show that if one fails to account for these fluctuations then one will find damping rates that appear to depend on the tuning parameter, which is a common observation in such systems. In the case of a Kerr cavity, we show that there exists a fundamental lower bound to the scale of these frequency fluctuations in the steady state, imposed by quantum mechanical uncertainty, which can appreciably affect the apparent damping rates of the cavity as the strength of the nonlinearity approaches the single-photon level. By using the model we present as a fitting function for experimental data, however, one can extract both the true damping rates of the cavity and the effective scale of these frequency fluctuations over the scattering measurement's bandwidth. Lastly, we compare this new method for observing frequency fluctuations to other methods, one of which we extend beyond the regime of small fluctuations.


The importance of this research was to highlight the use of interactive digital presentations in the classroom that allow students to interact with the lesson content, work independently, and answer various questions presented on these interactive slides. We used the Pear Deck add-on to create these interactive presentations. The research had a quasiexperimental design and was conducted with two seventh-grade classes in the primary school "Naim Frasheri" in Prishtina, where one of them played the role of the experimental group while the other had the role of the control group. Data collection instruments were used in two tests (pre-test and post-test), a questionnaire for students in the experimental class, and the method of observation in both classes. From the data collected from the questionnaire, we measured the positive effects on students' motivation to learn and the positive effects on achievement were measured by testing students, while our attitudes as a teacher were reflected through the observation process. The results of this study have shown that the use of interactive digital presentations has a positive effect on the memorization of concepts and students' engagement and that this kind of presentations are more efficient to use during the technology class compared to traditional learning methods.


Ectodermal dysplasia is a genetic disorder that affects various aspects of a person's development. It is characterized by a triad of symptoms: hypodontia (lack of some teeth), hypotrichosis (sparse hair), and anhidrosis (inability to sweat properly). Individuals with this condition often face challenges related to their oral health, appearance, and ability to regulate body temperature. Managing ectodermal dysplasia through prosthodontics poses challenges due to inherent craniofacial dysmor-phology, and a diverse range of dentofacial irregularities, compounded by the fact that affected individuals are often evaluated for treatment at a young age. Early dental intervention is crucial for this population's physiological and psychosocial reasons. The oral expression of ectodermal dysplasia (ED) can encompass conditions such as anodontia or hypodontia, sometimes in conjunction with cleft lip and palate. The absence of teeth contributes to the diminished height of the alveolar ridges, causing a decrease in the vertical dimension of the lower face. This can lead to the vanishing of the vermilion border and the prominence of the lips, ultimately giving the affected individual's countenance a likeness to that of an older person. This article provides an overview of dental treatment choices for individuals with ectodermal dysplasia and presents an in-depth case study illustrating the tailored prosthodontic approach involving complete denture therapy, specifically adapted for a younger patient who reported issues with chewing and an unesthetic jaw appearance.


Pemphigus and pemphigus‐like reactions can be triggered by a variety of medications including topical therapies, such as imiquimod. While the association between imiquimod and pemphigus‐like reactions has been reported in adults, this is the first report of a generalized reaction beyond the site of imiquimod application in a child. The mechanism by which this occurs may be through a unique pathway, separate from the classic antibody‐mediated pathway. Our patient had a full recovery without recurrence after cessation of the inciting drug.


This paper analyzes the importance of dams for the socioeconomic development of the South Central region of the State of Ceará. Aims to identify the impacts caused by the construction of dams in the basin for municipalities that comprise it, and describe the public policies for the integration of watershed in this region, such as checking supply policy can affect the local economy. In this context, the study will have descriptive and shall take place by means of a literature review of the academic literature available on the subject and then through a field research, using data and information obtained qualitative interviews with the population benefited by the construction of dams in the districts of southcentral Ceará. The method used is a deductive analysis before data, tables and graphs, as well as information collected from official statistics provided by the Brazilian government agencies, such as: Company of Water Resources Management (COGERH), National Department of Works Against Drought (DNOCS), Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), Institute of Economic Research and Strategy of Ceará (IPECE). In this sense, the realization of this work becomes of great importance for demonstrating the positive aspects that dams bring to the economy of the South Central Region, mainly by the insertion of the population in activities related to the supply policies, and therefore to present a breakthrough in socio-economic development in this region.


By using of a laser profiler,the surface height variation trace of three types of road profiles,that is concrete,brick,soil,were obtained.Using these data the range of 、power spectral density function and fractal dimension were estimated.The results show that road surface is boundedness with the traditional estimated parameters,but the complex process related to the different road can be well described by fractal dimension.


Pyridyl amide functionalised gold nanoparticles have been used to bind and sense simple anions and ion pairs by means of shifts in the intensity and wavelength of the nanoparticles' surface plasmon resonance absorption. Amidopyridyl functionalised gold nanoparticles bind to both anions and cations.


The T2 building of Shanghai Pudong International Airport is a complex long-span spacial hybrid structure.Using NosaCAD2005,the structural analysis model,mainly composed of beams,columns and trusses,is established.Beams and columns are combined with three different stiffness segments.The beams mainly bear moment.The bilinear and tri-linear moment curvature hysteretic models are employed to simulate the behavior of nonlinear segments,while fiber model is employed to simulate the behavior of nonlinear segments of columns and trusses.The elasto-plastic time history analysis is carried out to study the seismic behavior of the structure under the frequent and rare intensity earthquakes.Based on the analysis,the deformations,internal forces and damage patterns of the structure are investigated.The results show that the structure can meet the code requirements of no damage under frequent earthquakes and without collapse under rare earthquakes.


In a recent paper we analyzed the space complexity of streaming algorithms whose goal is to decide membership of a sliding window to a fixed language. For the class of regular languages we proved a space trichotomy theorem: for every regular language the optimal space bound is either constant, logarithmic or linear. In this paper we continue this line of research: We present natural characterizations for the constant and logarithmic space classes and establish tight relationships to the concept of language growth. We also analyze the space complexity with respect to automata size and prove almost matching lower and upper bounds. Finally, we consider the decision problem whether a language given by a DFA/NFA admits a sliding window algorithm using logarithmic/constant space.


In this piece, I comment on Heather Boushey's David Gordon Memorial Lecture at the 2020 Allied Social Science Association meetings in San Diego. I identify the theory of change presented in Boushey's lecture and discuss it in the context of contemporary economic thought. I argue that Boushey's theory of change makes an important normative intervention in economics science. I evaluate Boushey's theory of change from the perspective of philosophy of science as well as drawing on historical evidence.


THE methods in use for the estimation of cholesterol and its esters in the tissues are liable to many quite distinct sources of error. These errors may arise through faulty sampling, unsuitable methods of preparing the tissues for extraction, inadequate extraction owing to the adsorption of sterols on the proteins & Gainsborough, 1927], incomplete hydrolysis of the esters & 1924], incomplete extraction of the alkaline fluids after hydrolysis and lastly through defects inherent in the methods of estimation of the cholesterol in the extracts, for example, the slight but definite solubility of cholesterol digitonide in the solvents used.


A comparison between two approaches of Singular Spectrum Analysis (SSA) methodology is presented: the Basic and the Toeplitz SSA. These approaches differ in assumptions about some SSA properties. Toeplitz SSA assumes time-series stationarity, which means that the process needs to be mean-reverting. However, such assumption is not a necessary condition for the Basic SSA. Therefore, the appli-cability of the Toeplitz SSA to non-stationary signals is still an under discussion subject. In this paper both approaches are applied to this kind of signal. Similarities and differences between these techniques are addressed. The frequency domain interpretation of eigenvectors as well as forecasting performance are presented for both methodologies. Several computer simulations involving both synthetic and actual data time-series, using the same parameters, were executed in order to compare the studied SSA approaches. The obtained results suggest the Toeplitz SSA should not be used for non-stationary time-series before removing their trend component.


ABSTRACT In recent years, radical changes such as rapid warming and ice retreat have become evident in the Arctic region, as recognised by the scientific community, as well as Arctic and non-Arctic states. Against this background, where the Arctic is accumulating economic importance and geopolitical significance for Arctic states and international stakeholders, the main regional actors have engaged in increased cooperation efforts, which is in contrast to the often invoked talk about an imminent conflict or 'race for resources in the region'. At the same time, modernisation and expansion of military activities and capabilities have been pursued by several Arctic states. While these measures cannot be exclusively attributed to a militarisation of the Arctic and require further discussion, a misperception of such actions may result in the destabilisation of regional cooperation efforts. Furthermore, when considered in a broader context, possible threats to peaceful coexistence in the Arctic are more likely to arise from the present global situation. For example, the invasion of Ukraine has provoked a partial shift in regional cooperation and an uncontrolled spillover effect of the conflict between Russia and Western countries could disrupt regional stability. Drawing on the perspective of International Relations (IR) literature, and considering the absence of a regional institution devoted to security issues, this article highlights the importance of adopting confidence- and security-building measures among all relevant actors in order to create a forum for the discussion of 'hard' security topics, to prevent any destabilising effect on Arctic cooperation and security. Such measures may be promoted within existing fora, primarily the Arctic Council.


Takaful is often presented as a system of cooperation and mutual help. This does not capture takaful realities properly. Islamic insurance schemes were not initiated by people looking for mutual protection against risks of life but by Islamic banks seeking protection for leased assets, collateral and outstanding debt. Most takaful undertakings are not organized as member-centred mutuals, but as hybrids with a profit-oriented shareholding company as the driving force. Regulators have stipulated that the solvency of the participants' risk fund has to be guaranteed by the takaful operator through an interest-free loan (qar_) in case of need. However, the repayment of a qar_ is highly unlikely in a competitive market. An unrecoverable loan implies the factual transfer of the underwriting risk from the participants to the takaful operator. Contrary to takaful rhetoric, the economic quality and socio-economic impact of takaful and conventional insurance do not differ in substance.


This paper extends resource-bounded alternating-time temporal logic (RB-ATL) with probabilistic reasoning and provides the syntax and semantics of the resulting logic, Probabilistic Resource-bounded ATL (pRB-ATL).


Wideband radio propagation measurements have been performed in Dallas with special emphasis on specular reflections from high-rise buildings as they typically appear in downtown areas of major US cities. The measurements were carried out at 908 MHz with the RCS 900 channel sounder. Specular reflections of groups of high-rise buildings, and in the vicinity of isolated buildings were measured. The results are presented both in the form of impulse responses and in a statistical manner along the chosen routes. It is found that reflections may give rise to two types of problems: they can cause considerable time spreads in a cell and significant signal levels in areas that are normally regarded as belonging to other cells.<<ETX>>


This study was conducted by the AFLM in order to determine the performance characteristics of 12 commercially available nebulizers (6 ultrasonic and 6 jet) used in the treatment of cystic fibrosis (CF


Chemotherapeutic drug resistance or relapse in acute lymphoblastic leukemia (r/r ALL) is a challenging problem, resulting in poor prognosis. Integrin alpha 4 plays a critical role in mechanism of cell adhesion-mediated drug resistance (CAM-DR), while expressing on most leukocyte surface broadly including lymphoblastic leukemia cell. We here review the mechanism of CAM-DR in r/r ALL, the role of integrin alpha 4 in mechanism of CAM-DR and the targeting of integrin alpha 4 as a novel strategy for treatment of r/r ALL.


As recent reports have confirmed, the UK is becoming more and more linguistically diverse, especially in urban areas. This article explores ways in which educational policy might respond to these changes. It begins by reporting on a small-scale research project designed to find out from a number of community language teachers in Nottingham what they consider to be the linguistic needs of their children and how these might be fulfilled in both mainstream and supplementary schools. Having identified these needs, the article then turns to a description of the Sheffield Multilingual City Project. An analysis of this project serves to identify some useful principles for the development of a coherent policy which would include the voices of the various community language speakers. The article concludes by arguing that there is a need for a national policy framework designed to promote appropriate language policies in all areas, and that this should ensure that the linguistic needs of all of our children are met, regardless of where they live.


Bifidobacteria are one of the dominant bacterial groups of human gut.Their physiological activity is thought to exert a range of beneficial effects on host health.The ability to adhere to intestinal wall is considered an indispensable pre-requisite of bifidobacteria in order to colonize the human gastro-intestinal tract and then to exert health promoting effects.Therefore,the detection of bifidobacteria adhesion ability is very important.This paper reviewed the method of the detection of bifidobacteria adhesion ability,such as in vitro model systems,cell surface hydrophobicity and autoaggregation ability.In addition,these methods were compared.


Efficacy of biocontrol agents and botanicals was evaluated for their potential to manage the basal rot of onion caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cepae. Six biocontrol agents such as, Trichoderma harzianum, Trichoderma viride Persex. Fr., Trichoderma koningii Oudern, Trichoderma virens Miller, Pseudomonas fluorescens Migula and Bacillus subtilis were tested for their antagonistic activity against the pathogen by dual culture technique. Among the tested isolates T. harzianum recorded the maximum (75.92%) inhibition. Among the tested botanicals NSKE (43.95%) was found effective in inhibiting mycelial growth which was followed by prickly chaff flower (34.81%).


This paper studies multilink drug warehouse temperature and humidity monitoring. Each monitoring terminal uses STH75 temperature and humidity testing, through the STC89C52 detection signal processing, The GPRS module and the Internet make the temperature and humidity monitoring host to make the monitoring terminal regulator for drug storage temperature and humidity real-time regulation, to ensure drug warehouse temperature and humidity conditions in line with the latest national pharmaceutical quality management requirements.