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Highly excited atoms with a lifetime short in comparison with the period of plasma waves are analyzed. The state density of these atoms is calculated in the semiclassical approximation; the random potential caused by fluctuations of the density of the larger number of charged particles is taken into account. Fluctuations reduce the populations of the bound states; when this effect is taken into account, the calculation yield population distributions in good agreement with several experimental studies. The applicability limits of the theory are estimated for conditions under which the lifetime of the excited atom is determined by inelastic collisions with electrons.


An equidistant digital pulse firing scheme is proposed for use in three phase thyristor converters. The scheme has the ability to correct the firing angle within one-sixth of the supply cycle for a step change in the control input. This faster response is possible over the entire range of firing angle. The scheme uses single-phase sensing or generation of equidistant pulses and uses relatively less number of components. A read only memory (ROM) is used to generate the firing sequence of the thyristors. The experimental results obtained with the proposed scheme are presented.


We report on our progress from April 2002 through March 2003 on determining the effects of mitigative measures on productivity of white sturgeon populations in the Columbia River downstream from McNary Dam, and on determining the status and habitat requirements of white sturgeon populations in the Columbia and Snake rivers upstream from McNary Dam.


Young men in prison constitute a unique population living with a dichotomous identity. Inside the prison, and from a dominant cultural perspective, the young men are criminals. In their communities, they are the "homeboys." This essay explores the complications of identity in the context of a communication education course in performing personal narratives. The naming of the criminal, the criminal body as a site of punishment, urban mythology, and language are issues addressed. The analysis is based in principles of labeling, class struggle, and corporal punishment. The essay argues for the construction of personal narratives that are based in the identity of the story teller as a homeboy rather than a criminal.


Contents: Introduction The Deleuzian model and the masochistic contract Masochism, feminine 'goodness' and sacrifice Self-mutilation and (a)signification Transgressive reconfigurations Heterocosms, spectres and the world remade Postscript. Bibliography Index.


The article deals with some issues addressed by the very recent Romanian historiography of Christianity in the ancient space of Romania. The innovative interpretive aspects brought by some researchers and the exceptional role of archaeological research in the study of the history of Pontic-Danubian Christianity in the first millenni-um are highlighted. At the same time, there are some debatable approaches and interpretations, even exagger-ated or erroneous, based only on archaeological discoveries interpreted without any literary and doctrinal sup-port (the antiquity of Christianity in certain areas of ancient Romanian space, the Christian character of some objects, the relationship between Gnosticism and Christianity, etc.), but also some outstanding issues (the rela-tionship between Christianity and ethnogenesis) or still not properly addressed (Christian prosopography, a serious, scientific synthesis of the history of Christianity in the Pontic-Danubian space in the first millennium).


From surveillance data of patients hospitalized with laboratory-confirmed influenza in the United States during the 2015-2016 through 2018-2019 seasons, initiation of antiviral treatment increased from 86% to 94%, with increases seen across all age groups. However, 62% started therapy ≥3 days after illness onset, driven by late presentation to care.


In 2021 August, the Fermi Large Area Telescope, H.E.S.S., and MAGIC detected GeV and TeV γ-ray emission from an outburst of recurrent nova RS Ophiuchi. This detection represents the first very high-energy γ-rays observed from a nova, and it opens a new window to study particle acceleration. Both H.E.S.S. and MAGIC described the observed γ-rays as arising from a single, external shock. In this paper, we perform detailed, multi-zone modeling of RS Ophiuchi's 2021 outburst, including a self-consistent prescription for particle acceleration and magnetic field amplification. We demonstrate that, contrary to previous work, a single shock cannot simultaneously explain RS Ophiuchi's GeV and TeV emission, in particular the spectral shape and distinct light-curve peaks. Instead, we put forward a model involving multiple shocks that reproduces the observed γ-ray spectrum and temporal evolution. The simultaneous appearance of multiple distinct velocity components in the nova optical spectrum over the first several days of the outburst supports the presence of distinct shocks, which may arise either from the strong latitudinal dependence of the density of the external circumbinary medium (e.g., in the binary equatorial plane versus the poles) or due to internal collisions within the white dwarf ejecta (which power the γ-ray emission in classical novae).


Based on the evolution of conveying ways of Chinese media in the linguistic globalization after the Opium War,this paper tries to demonstrate that media,especially news spreading plays an important role in the Chinese globalizing movement,and it also reflects the interaction of globalization and nativization in China.


This work concerns causal acoustical wave equations which imply frequency power-law attenuation. A connection between the five-parameter fractional Zener wave equation, which is derived from a fractional stress-strain relation plus conservations of mass and momentum, and the physically well established multiple relaxation framework is developed. It is shown that for a certain continuous distribution of relaxation mechanisms, the two descriptions are equal.


Introduction The first, and in many cases the greatest, problem in the correct clinical management of mycoses is their recognition. In general, delay in the diagnosis of mycoses results primarily from failure to consider that a fungal or actinomycetous infection may be the cause of a patient's symptoms. In this respect the problem is a commonplace one, not confined to mycoses: its solution lies in greater knowledge and greater awareness of diagnostic possibilities. Among the 353 cases of 'imported mycoses' in the accompanying table, the possibility of a mycosis was among the initial diagnostic considerations in just under 15%.


【The carbon dioxide( $CO_2$ ) released while producing building materials is substantial and has been targeted as a leading contributor to global climate change. One of the most typical method to reducing $CO_2$ for building materials is the addition of slag and fly ash, like pozzolan material, while another method is reducing $CO_2$ production by carbon negative cement development. The MgO-based cement was from the low-temperature calcination of magnesite required less energy and emitted less $CO_2$ than the manufacturing of Portland cements. It is also believed that adding reactive MgO to Portland-pozzolan cements could improve their performance and also increase their capacity to absorb atmospheric $CO_2$ . In this study, the basic research for magnesia cement using $MgCO_3$ and magnesium silicate ore (serpentine) as main starting materials, as well as silica fume, fly ash and blast furnace slag for the mineral admixture, were carried out for industrial waste material recycling. In order to increase the hydration activity, $MgCl_2$ was also added. To improve hydration activity, $MgCO_3$ and serpentinite were fired at $700^{\circ}C$ and autoclave treatment was conducted. In the case of $MgCO_3$ as starting material, hydration activity was the highest at firing temperature of $700^{\circ}C$ . This $MgCO_3$ was completely transferred to MgO after firing. This occurred after the hydration reaction with water MgO was transferred completely to $Mg(OH)_2$ as a hydration product. In the case of using only $MgCO_3$ , the compressive strength was 3.5MPa at 28 days. The addition of silica fume enhanced compressive strength to 5.5 MPa. In the composition of $MgCO_3$ -serpentine, the addition of pozzolanic materials such as silica fume increased the compression strength. In particular, the addition of $MgCl_2$ compressive strength was increased to 80 MPa.】


Recently, highly accurate positioning devices enable us to provide various types of location based services (LBS). Since location information may reveal private information, preserving location privacy has become a significant issue in LBS. Lots of different techniques for securing the location privacy have been proposed, for instance the concept of Silent period, the concept of Dummy node, and the concept of Cloaking-region. However, many of these were not focused on information leakage on the servers. In this paper, we propose a user location management method based on the secure computation algorithm which protects information leakage from the location management servers. This algorithm is based on the multi-party computation and the computation complexity is not so high. We evaluated the proposed scheme in comparison with the method based on the homomorphic cryptographic method.


Comparison of type 2 diabetic subjects identified for CHD primary prevention with statins by Adult Treatment Panel III Guidelines and Framingham Model


What is ancient Greek ethics' In his recently published book, Shenming Yu Luogesi, Prof. Bao sets out to give an account of the history of ancient Greek ethical thought This paper, based on some of Prof Bao's assertions in the book, attempts to critically explore some of the characteristics in ancient Greek ethics. The three main characteristics, in my point of view, in the ancient Greek ethics are virtue, happiness, and life as a whole. I shall in this paper focus my discussion on these notions in different philosophers and poets. This paper has put its emphasis on the following topics: firstly, is there a systematic structure in ancient Greek ethical thought? It is easy to see that structure featuring in the modern moral theories, whereas it might not be the case for the Greek ethics. Secondly, why is Homer particularly interested in the heroism? What kind of moral problems will arise from his heroes? Does Homer himself offer any answer to them? Thirdly, in the age of politics of polis what would be the relation between the citizens and the state? How does Plato, as an ingenious political and moral philosopher, deal with this problem? And why does Plato think that living in a society will bring benefits to men? Fourthly, What is the relation between virtue and happiness in Aristotle's thought? Why does Aristotle insist the fact that the mean has to be decided by the man of practical wisdom?


Background
Stroke has been considered one of the most common life-threatening neurological disease and a global health problem. It causes disability in adults and ranked as the third leading causes of human mortality worldwide.
Objectives
The aim of this study was to compare the quality of life in patients with stroke in both treated and not-treated groups with recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA).
Methods
We conducted a cohort study on 126 patients with stroke, including 42 and 84 patients treated with rt-PA and without rt-PA, respectively. We used a disease-specific questionnaire for stroke, including (SSQOL) and EQ5D. Both groups were tested for potential differences regarding socio-demographic characteristics. A multiple linear regression model was exerted to find factors that affected the different aspects of QOL of the whole samples of the patients.
Results
The result of this study showed a significant correlation in the intensity of stroke and patients' quality of life between two groups of patients with stroke. In other words, the severity in the patients treated with rt-PA is less than a stroke three months after a stroke, and the desirability of living in this group is higher. The results of regression models for each subscale showed that age, sex, utility, hemisphere, and NHISSS were associated with several subscales of the SSQOL; NIHSS was significantly relevant to "language", "mobility", "personality" "social roles" and hemisphere damaged significantly correlated with "energy", "thinking"," language" (P < 0.05). The patient's utility was significantly associated with "energy", "family roles", "language", "mobility", "mood", "personality", "self-care", "social roles", "upper extremity function", "work productivity", and "third severity" subscales (P < 0.05).
Conclusions
In this study, it was seen that there are significant differences between QOL of with rt-PA and without rt-PA, but the limitation of our study was that the results may be different in other countries and even various areas in Iran.


The national sentiment-based marketing strategy is an effective marketing tool,but not well-developed in the Chinese context.To successfully implement national sentiment-based marketing strategy,local firms need to(i) work with governments through public relations to foster ethnocentrism in the whole society,(ii) make appeal in the advertising campaign,through emotion rather than empty patriotic slogans,and(iii) endow the brands in their image designing with the connotation and the promotion slogans that correspond to the universal values of human beings.


Abstract The metallic and non-metallic behaviour of certain transition metal oxides is discussed, taking into account the effects of crystalline structure and of polaron formation as well as those of correlation. It is shown that the former have an important role in explaining recent experimental results.


FIELD: medicine. SUBSTANCE: invention refers to medicine. A two-component stoma care device comprises a carrier plated attached to the skin surrounding the stoma, and a removable collecting bag for discharge collection from the above stoma. The carrier plate is detachably connected to the collecting bag by means of a first ring flange on the carrier plate, and a second ring flange on the collecting bag, and wherein at least one of the flanges is coated with a glue at least partially. The device additionally comprises a first through hole passing through the first ring flange along a first axis, and a second through hole passing through the second ring flange along a second axis. The first ring flange is attached to the carrier plate by a first ring attachment zone wherein a first free external portion of the flange passes in a radial direction towards the first axis. The second ring flange is attached to the collecting bag by a second ring attachment zone wherein a second free external portion of the flange passes in a radial direction towards the second axis. The device additionally comprises an auxiliary guide for the first ring flange and the second ring flange in the guide configuration, wherein translation of the first and second flanges is limited in relation to each other by one plane defined by the first and second axes, and rotation about at least one of the first or second axes. The auxiliary guide comprises a sheet and a socket. The sheet comprises at least a partial round notch having a radius equal to or more than a radial distance from the second axis to an external border of the second ring attachment zone. The above sheet comprises a guide projection extending in the radial direction from the centre of a round notch. The socket is provided on the first ring flange and has a size adequate to enclose the guide projection. EFFECT: invention enables directing both sides of the device so that they fit correctly before gluing. 5 cl, 20 dwg


Electrocardiographic(ECG) criteria for left atrial enlargement (LAE) are considered to accurately reflect left atrial dimensions. No data are available correlating left atrial size (LAS) and ECG criteria for LAE in children. ECG and echocardiograms (Echo) of ninety-five patients(pts) (age-1 day to 18y, median 7mos.)were studied to determine if LAE as manifested by four different ECG criteria accurately reflect LAE as determined by LAS and LA/AO ratio on echo, clinical and catheterization data. Four cardiac defects known to cause LAE were selected for study. There were 27 pts with ventricular septal defect(Group 1); 15 pts with mitral insufficiency(Group 2); 25 pts with patent ductus arteriosus(Group 3); and 28 pts with cardiomyopathy(Group 4). Our results show that 1)in pts with no ECG criteria for LAE 67% and 96% had increased LAS and LA/AO ratio on echo respectively. 2)in pts with LAE on ECG 67% and 73% had increased LAS and LA/AO ratio on echo. 3)66% and 57% of pts with increased LAS and LA/AO ratio by echo showed LAE by ECG. 4)with increasing magnitude of LAS by echo, LAE by ECG became more predictive. Overall sensitivity, and predictive value of LAE by ECG criteria were 66% and 67% and for the groups, Gr 1: 100%, 33%, Gr 2: 75%, 90%, Gr 3: 21%, 100%, Gr 4: 81%, and 81% respectively. We conclude that current ECG criteria for LAE in children are not as sensitive or predictive as previously suggested.


Effects of various physical and chemical treatments of Colorado potato beetle [Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)] eggs on parasitization and development of the egg parasitoid Edovum puttleri (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) were investigated. UV irradiation did not affect host acceptance but reduced host suitability for UV exposure times ≥90 min. Susceptibility of host eggs to UV irradiation varied with host age; eggs were most vulnerable to damage from irradiation at 12, 18, and 24 h post‐oviposition. The rate of parasitization also was influenced by host age. Percent parasitization was greatest in freshly laid eggs and 24–30 h old eggs. Seventy‐seven percent of host eggs frozen at −20 °C (5 min) were parasitized by E. puttleri, but extended exposure of eggs to −20 °C reduced both acceptance and suitability. Host eggs that had been washed with hexane (removal of kairomone and sticky layer) also were parasitized. After 5 min of washing, application of kairomone significantly increased the rate of parasitism (from 74.7% to 88.2%), but with longer periods of washing, kairomone application had no significant effect on percent parasitism. Thus, the sticky material(s) coating the egg did not appear to be essential for parasitization to occur. Our results provide effective methods and times for treating Colorado potato beetle eggs to maximize parasitization and development of E. puttleri.


We present the results of a measurement of the total rate and photon energy spectrum in b -> sγ transitions using the entire BABAR data set, 429 fb -1 . These results use a "sum of exclusives" approach in which we reconstruct a subset of the final states of the s-quark system and correct for the final states that are missing. We find B(B - -> X s γ)=(329 ± 19 ± 48)x10 -6 for Eγ>1.9 GeV. We also measure the mean and variance of the photon spectrum and find =2.346 ± 0.018 +0.027 -0.022 and 2 > - 2 = 0.0211 ± 0.0057 +0.0055 -0.0069 . Finally we fit two classes of models for the photon spectrum and extract their respective HQET parameters.


Results of investigation rare-earth elements solvation on example neodymium (III) in water and in ethylacetate a given. Showed that replacement of water to ethylacetate is accompanied by reconstraction of neodymium ion coordination sphere. Conducted calculation of interatomic distances indicated to increase of a covalence part of link Nd (III) O in organic solvent of ion polar. At addition in a solution of rare-earth elements salt 2,2′-dipiridyl complex connections of structure Ln(III): 2,2′-Dip, where Ln La, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Ho, Er, Yb and Lu a generated. Stability of complexes at therious temperature is appreciated. In change of thermodynamic characteristics of complexing process it is observed secondary periodicity, conducts of compensating effect a shown.


This paper presents the Cybernetic Education Centre (CEDUC) as a hybrid e-learning and training centre for higher education of Cybernetics and Automation fields. If we consider Cybernetics we consider basically (1) controlled systems and (2) control systems. In case of controlled systems learner is focused on the process of analyze, identification, design of the mathematical model and simulation of the controlled system. Therefore this paper deals with controlled models in the laboratories of our department (a) real laboratory models, (b) simulation models and (c) virtual models which creates one integrated hybrid architecture what represents one of new ideas in the paper (Fig. 1). Learner of control systems is focused mainly on design of control parameters, design of control algorithms, design of hardware, software and communication architectures of control systems. Overall control system is represented by Distributed Control System (DCS) which serves for learners to verify designed control systems. The verification of the control systems is very important from safety point of view to prepare learners for real production conditions. Second new idea of the paper is implementation of the Coloured Petri Nets as automata to control access to the resources (not only typical study resources but also access to the components of hybrid DCS architecture) as well as to monitor the learner activities during the study. CEDUC is supported by intensive industry-university partnership. Conclusion of the paper summarizes the results of the study process of learners in DCS environment.


One needs no very wide acquaintance with the ancient commentaries on Aristophanes to know that the explanation in the scholia has no authority. Explanations of the identity of KW/JLCOV'/LEVOL are very often guesses, based solely on the text of the play itself. If the Antileon whom Demos has in mind is none other than the tyrant of Chalcis, the joke is not without point. I regret my failure to equal Maas's matchless brevity.


The Taxodium 'zhongshanshan' is one of the main wetland plants of lakeside of a plateau Dianchi Lake, in Southwest of China. The sediments and overlying water samples of the T. 'zhongshanshan' wetland were collected. The temporal and spatial distributions of the total nitrogen (TN), total phosphorus (TP) and total organic matter (OM) were analyzed by principal component analysis (PCA) and correlation coefficient method. The pollution risk assessment of T. 'zhongshanshan' in Wetland. The results showed that: (1) There were differences in the temporal and spatial distributions of nutrients in the dynamic groundwater of T. 'zhongshanshan' wetland. In overlying water, the TP, TN and SS were higher in rainy season than in dry season. The removal rates of TN and TP were higher in dry season than in rainy season. The pollutant in the upstream were higher than the downstream. (2) The sediment pollution sources of nitrogen and phosphorus in wetland were also different in the rainy and dry seasons. The TP in sediment were higher in rainy season than in dry season. (3) The comprehensive pollution index was combined with the organic index to provide an evaluation method. The TN and TP content reached a heavy pollution level and the organic contaminants were at a medium level.


The article is devoted to the topical problem of modern Russian party system formation taking into account basic federalism principles. The author undertakes the attempt to analyze the normative-legal base of the process of the Russian Federation party system reformation and to find out to which extent it corresponds to generally accepted democratic standards and to the conception of creating effective relations between the federal centre and regions itself.


Private equity investments in partnerships such as funds and joint ventures are more complex than the traditional residual interest common equity that we teach in corporate finance. Cash distribution rules between operating and investing partners incorporate proprietary returns on invested capital and equity IRR-dependent residual cash flow distributions. IRR is in turn impacted by management decisions over financial leverage and investment horizon, apart from investment performance. The economic consequences of these structures is complicated and often not well understood. Using simple models of real estate development, this paper is intended as a primer on the economics of private equity structures.


New complex combinations of Os(III) complexed with thiourea and ethyl thiourea, as well as of complex anions of Cr(III) analogues of Rcineke's salt, [Cr(CNS) 4 (amine) 2 ] - , where the amine is aniline, benzylamine, morpholine etc., were synthesized. New gravimetric, oxidimetric and spectrophotometric analytical methods are proposed for the determination of Os(III). The experimental data were statistically processed and are not affected by systematic errors.


With the feature of high precision, strong reliability, and long life, hemispherical resonator gyro (HRG) has a broader prospect in the field of inertial navigation. However, the electrical gain (EG) and electrical phase (EP) between the two control channels in whole angle mode operation are usually unbalanced, which inevitably lead to drift error in the output angle of gyro. In this paper, the analysis of angle drift error in circumferential range from 0 degree to 90 degree caused by EG unbalance and EP unbalance is conducted theoretically and verified by experiments. To deal with the problem of electrical unbalance, a single-channel control strategy based on time division multiplexing and demultiplexing is proposed. Compared with the traditional dual-channel control, the single-channel control can fundamentally eliminate the angle drift error caused by both EG unbalance and EP unbalance and suppress the peak-to-peak value of angle drift error by 5x. What's more, the proposed single-channel control strategy can also achieve reducing the cost, size, weight, and power (CSWaP) of gyro control system, which is beneficial to HRG miniaturization.


Abstract. Seismic imaging while drilling (SWD) technology offers
possibilities of imaging ahead of the drill-bit, which could be useful for
determining when to go from hammer drilling to core drilling. Also, seismic
images of the surrounding rock can improve geological models which could be
then used to guide drilling programs. An SWD field test was carried out in August 2020 at an exploration drilling
test site in Örebro, Sweden, with the aim to determine if the signals
from hammer drilling can be used for seismic imaging around the drill-bit in
a hard-rock environment where the strong drill-rig noise interference is one
of the main challenges. The test site had previously been investigated with
various geophysical methods, geological mapping and diamond core drilling,
and it therefore represented an ideal location to perform this feasibility
study. After data pre-processing and cross-correlation with the trace from the
geophone closest to the rig, the shot-gathers were vertically stacked over
the length of a drill pipe to achieve further signal improvement. A
comparison with the active seismic data shows reasonable agreement, in spite
of the fact that the noise level is significant even after careful
processing. However, the lack of clear reflections in the active seismic
data, indicating no detectable changes in the bedrock lithology in the near
surface, hinders the full assessment of the seismic signal generated with
hammer drilling at this site.


1 This article is an experimental meditation on an ongoing work on the visual dimension of on the Gigli . This one hundred year-old feast takes place annually in Nola, near [?] Naples, in the Campagna region of southern Italy. The analysis of this event started as a visual ethnography, a meeting point between the researcher's modality of "watching" with that of the investigated protagonists, which include the hundreds of men who carry imposing ritual structures on the day of the feast. 1 It argues that the use of videocamera is essential to achieving the objectives of long-term ethnographic research. Furthermore, the camera legitimates the researcher's access to the community under investigation, from field work to the construction of knowledge itself. Issues concerning vision and knowledge through images are at the centre of contemporary scientific debates, making the development of analytical approaches to the modalities of watching a key challenge for anthropological disciplines 2 . The literature on visual anthropology 3 questions issues related to the methodology of visual ethnography and precisely from the main questions on the multiplicity of looks and the positioning of the researcher this article will produce some remarks. 2 The argument that visual research can produce results central to ethnographic knowledge through collaborative and participative methods had already been suggested by Rouch in the 1970's. Through the process of feedback , he observed that a researcher could collect a larger number of data by reviewing the filmed material with informers than what he could collect through months of direct observation and interviews. In the light of this, this article proposes a horizontal perspective of sharing of the interaction between different experiences and multiple voices; a sort of "polyphonic anthropology", a tendency to interact with the investigated subjects in the framework of a collaborative analysis, based on the functional use of the video camera. In other words, an anthropological analysis will assume political value through a visual methodology that attends to observable details of the ritual as well as the perspectives of the protagonists, including the anthropologist.


ON Saturday, October 26th, about I P.'m., I was called to attend 'Mr. P., a farmer in this district. On my arrival at his residence, I found him in violent convulsions with trismus, and blood passing from the mouth in consequence of the teeth having wounded the tongue. He was quite comatose ; the face and neck were livid ; the breathing stertorous; the extremities and surface of the body were cold; the pulse was scarcely perceptible. I had him put into a warm bath immediately. In forty minutes the convulsions ceased, sensibility partly returned, the face and neck had assumed their natural hue, the breathing became quieter, the extremities and body were warm, and the pulse much stronger. Ile was then removed to bed, wrapped in blankets; a bottle of warm water was put to the feet, cold applications to the head, and a strong mtustard stupe to the nape of the neck. I saw the patient again at 7 P. M.; he was then perfectly conscious; the convulsions had not returned ; the breathing was calm ; the body and extremities had increased in temperature; the pulse was 88 ; the tongue moist and clean, but sore. I-le had passed about half a pint of urine, which was more acid than normal urine ; but I could not detect in it the odour of carbolic acid. HIe complained of giddiness, but no pain, in the head ; he had pain in the face and neck, with the taste of carbolic acid in the mouth and throat, and a great deal of gastric irritation. I gave him an aperient, and afterwards a mixture composed of nitrate of bismuth, dilute hydrocyanic acid (P.L.), acacia mixture and water, a gargle for the mouth of chlorate of potash and tincture of myrrh, and a liniment of equal parts of belladonna and soap liniment, to be applied to the neck and face. At my next visit, on the 27th, at 10 A.M., I found him much better. The mixture, gargle, and embrocation, were continued ; and he was allowed a light diet of boiled chicken, sago, and milk. He improved daily, and was quite convalescent on the 30th. Had the warm bath not acted so beneficially in restoring my patient, I should at once have resorted to venesection. Mr. P. told me that on the day he became ill he was engaged in his usual occupation amongst the cattle, and had been exposed for three hours to the fumes of strong carbolic acid ; and that as he was going to the house to dinner he was seized with giddiness, stupor, and convulsions. In the case of poisoning by carbolic acid, quoted in the TOURNAL October 26th, from Dr. Alosler, the symptoms were similar to those under which my patient laboured.


: Stabilization of the soil with additives is an economical and efficient solution to the problem, because during construction of motorways in Pakistan waterlogged soil was excavated due to poor engineering properties and was substituted with suitable material which lead to massive budget consumption. My objective in this research was to increase the strength of poor road subgrade with different additives by chemically stabilizing soil with different percentages of the additives and getting the optimum content of that stabilizer which is efficient and economical too. Subgrade was stabilized with different locally available inexpensive additives such as brick powder, cement, Bentonite and lime. Tests involve in this research were finer sieve#200 passing, Plasticity Index, modified proctor compaction test, CBR test to find the strength of road subgrade, Unconfined compression and triaxial compression test to find the shear strength of soil, all these tests were done in both untreated and treated condition and then comparison of results in different percentages were evaluated. During research it was observed that the engineering properties at optimum content of additives of poor subgrade soil can be improved efficiently where more strength is achieved at low cost hence economical solution to a problem.


It presents the general goal and the main function of GSMA RCS,as well as service capability updating and function extension.It analyzes the challenges for RCS in interoperability,and finally summarizes the commercial progress of RCS.


Under the background of "western learning",it is not an occasional coincidence of translation that the translation of "fine art" shows in the exhibition space,because there are close connection between the western modern "art","fine art" and the art system in the public sphere.If we understand clearly that the cross-context practice of the historical generation of "fine art",and that the dilemma and choice from the national subject in the cross-context practices,it is not difficult for us to comprehend the promotion from cultural consciousness of artistic modernity from the beginning of history of national modernity.This is the root that the art development in China always crosses over to the state ideology and has often been criticized by modern artists in the later 20th century.


The paper studies the assessment issues of the quality of transmitted speech in packet-switched networks. A hybrid method that simplifies the assessment process of the quality and reduces the result errors in comparison with existing methods is proposed.


Building materials belongs to the sources causing direct radiation exposure, therefore the natural radionuclide content of building materials is necessary to be still discussed over the world. Cements cause direct radiation exposure because of their radium (Ra), thorium (Th) and potassium (K) content. Like other construction materials, the natural level of radioactivity in cement gives rise to external and internal indoor exposure. This work is focused on the assessment of natural radioactivity of cements commonly used in the Slovak Republic. The cement samples of CEM I, CEM II, CEM III and CEM V types from the significant Slovak cement producers were analyzed in the experiment. The samples were tested for the radionuclides content by using gamma spectroscopic measurements. The radionuclides activity in the Portland cements ranged from 5.8 – 21.6 Bq kg, 16.0 – 38.23 Bq kg and 52.0 – 733.6 Bq kg for Ra, Th and K, respectively. The measured radionuclides content was compared to the specific requirements in relation to the Slovak eco-labelling process. The index of mass activity of natural radionuclides (gamma index) in cements was calculated in the range from 0.122 – 0.484.


Thin films of the narrow gap semiconductor α‐Sn and α‐Sn1−x Gex alloys have been successfully grown on CdTe(100) and InSb(100) substrates by molecular‐beam epitaxy (MBE). The quality and homogeneity of these metastable epilayers depend strongly on the structural perfection of the substrates. The influence of the crystalline properties of CdTe and InSb wafers on the quality of α‐Sn1−x Gex films has been investigated using several x‐ray diffraction techniques. Double crystal rocking curves and topographs provided information on lattice perfection and homogeneity of both substrate and film as well as the strain distribution in the α‐Sn and alloy overlayers. The diffraction patterns obtained with a Read camera revealed the presence of the stable β‐Sn phase in most of the α‐Sn1−x Gex films.


This study aims to simulate water seepage and identify areas of weakness in the foundations through the right and left sides of the proposed Makhool dam in northern Iraq, using the finite element method by advanced computer software (SEEP/ W, 2012). The earth fill dam is 3670 m long on the Tigris River. Many attempts were made to ascertain the program results on the supposed earth dam and compare the results with those of other analytical methods to verify the program. The results are comparable, showing that the program is suitable for use in the seepage analysis at the proposed Makhool dam. According to the seepage analysis, the quantity of seepage through the left side of Makhool is acceptable within permissible limits; however, the right side has a lot more than the left side because of the presence of cracks, fractures, and cavitations in the stratigraphic sequence of  Fatha formation at great depths in the gypsum beds under the diaphragm. The results indicate the need to lower the diaphragm about 6 m extra in the foundation's zone to a level of 49 m.a.s.l until reaching the low permeability clay bed within the foundations' zone. This action will reduce the amount of seepage and flow velocity and avoid using more grouting during the dam life. The design limits of the piezometric head (total head) were also determined, which are supposed to be read by the monitoring devices when operating the dam at the maximum level of the reservoir and the normal operating levels.


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Paired chuck, rib, round and flank cuts were taken from carcasses of 12 Angus steers (454 kg live weight). Fatty acid composition of subcutaneous, seam (intermuscular), total intramuscular, intramuscular phospholipid and intramuscular neutral lipid fractions was determined on the raw and cooked (70°C) meat. On the basis of the fatty acids analysed (C14, C14:,1. C15, C16, C16:1, C17, C18, C18:1, C18:2, C18:3, C20:4) no significant differences were found between the lipids of the raw and cooked meat. In addition, the drip resulting from the cooked meat was not significantly different in its fatty acid composition from the seam, total intramuscular, or intramuscular neutral fractions.


I am pleased to introduce a group of articles which are related to the practice of medical information and which celebrate 25 years of the annual forum dedicated to medical and scientific communications (the Medical and Scientific Communications Annual Form). Each March, pharma industry professionals gather to share ideas and concepts about the ever-changing world of health care communication. The 3 articles in this special section, along with another article published in the DIA's Global Forum, represent a wide selection of thoughts and ideas about the usefulness and value of medical information groups, especially in the ever-changing health care arena. Topics ranging from transformation and evolution of medical information over time to contact-center efficiency to globalization of medical information showcase the expansion of industry-based medical communications. There is also an article that highlights the importance of new technologies in safeguarding medications. The article by Giffin, Baumeister, and Bowers looks at the efforts of globalization of medical information and offers considerations for providing patient-focused responses, evaluating the impact in a global framework of customer satisfaction measurement. In contrast, the article by Bordoloi, Gažo, Savulich, and Verzosa looks at transformative changes that have occurred in operations and demographics, outsourcing, diversity of responsibility, value, and health care within the medical information environment. The related article published in the Global Forum, by Jones and Fox, discusses a systematic approach involving redefinition of strategic direction and creation of a transformation plan within the medical information organization to meet the needs of health care changes. Lastly, the article by Greenberg investigates the real issue of safety concerns and the legitimacy of pharmaceutical products through the supply chain, highlighting systems and processes for safeguarding products. The medical communications community, through DIA, has offered many opportunities for collaboration and ultimately has shaped the practice of medical information as a discipline. I am happy to have been involved with this endeavor for 25 years as changes in the structure and function of medical information have opened up a new world of opportunities, both in the US and globally. As product experts, both home office and fieldbased medical information professionals are considered a trusted source of accurate and scientifically balanced medical and pharmaceutical information, which allows health care professionals and consumers to make informed decisions about treatments and ensures safe and effective use of medications and devices. Although 2014 is about 25 years of past collaboration, expectations for expansion of the medical information function and closer cross company collaborations will lead to even greater opportunities in the next 25 years and beyond.


To realize driving support systems friendly to drivers, it is important to detect driver states (dozing, glancing away, etc.). This paper describes the development of a technique to detect driver gaze direction during driving by time-vary ing image processing. In this method to detect the gaze direction, the facial direction and the eyeball direction can be detected separately. Verification experiments proved that the developed method is applicable to glance away detection. Moreover, verification experiments concerning glance away behavior were performed using a driving simulator. Some information effective for system development was obtained.


nowadays, mobile development for each different platform has become a critical challenge, due to the fact that it is still time and budget consuming. The cross-platform approaches are emerging as an alternative solution that many companies are starting to embrace, since it allows the development of mobile applications once for all platforms. The aim of our work is to give an exhaustive survey of cross platform approaches and tools, since to the best of our knowledge there is no paper similar to our work. In this paper, we will enhance our previous work of cross-platform approaches by giving an overview of recent tools and platforms for each approach and discussing the advantages and limits of each one.


The objectives of the study were to develop a sea use plan which would be appropriate for the emerging marine economy in the years 1977 to 2000, and to determine the possible Coast Guard roles within sea use management. The probable uses and activities of and within the marine economy were described to the year 2000. Concepts and criteria were developed for a sea use plan which could enhance the management of the marine economy. A sea use plan/sea zoning process was developed for the projected marine economy along with alternative strategies for national implmentation of the sea use plan. Finally, possible Coast Guard roles were described in implementing the sea use plan and the sea zoning process. The appendix contains tailored macro/marine environmental forecasts related to sea use planning and sea zoning.


Landmine detection with GPR, is conditioned by a properly focusing of the detected anomaly in the subsurface, and this is theoretically possible only if the data have been acquired fulfilling the spatial Nyquist criterion. An under-sampled data will suffer from missing features, thus will carry a lower informative level. Especially in extreme and adverse environments, this constraint could be a huge issue. In addition, target complexity or soil heterogeneity could introduce the need for 3D acquisitions, thus significantly enhancing the time spent by an operator on the field. The aim of this paper is to provide a comparison between images obtained relaxing the Nyquist criterion, to show that even if it does not hold, the informative content of the final radar image will not be too much corrupted.


Superresolution image reconstruction technique uses single or a series of lowresolution images to reconstruct a high resolution image without changing the hardware devices, while improving image quality and the spatial resolution of the image. High resolution means the image with a higher pixel density, can provide more details. In this paper, a novel image superresolution algorithm based on sparse representation is studied. During over-complete dictionary of the training phase, the proposed method improves two aspects including feature extraction and dimension reduction. In the feature extraction process, combining the second derivative with the gradient direction, we construct a new descent direction to improve gradient method. The convergence speed of the new algorithm is faster than the gradient method and can get better results. Then improved two-dimensional Principal Component Analysis (2DPCA) algorithm is used to reduce the dimension, it could eliminate the correlation of the image lines and column. Experiment results show that this method of image reconstruction is better and faster for high resolution image reconstruction.


Objective
To investigate clinical effect of mild hypothermia therapy assisted intracranial hematoma evacuation in treatment of cerebral hemorrhage.

Methods
One hundred and ten patients with cerebral hemorrhage were selected in Affiliated Hospital of North China University of Science and Technology from December 2011 to December 2013, and were randomly divided into two groups.Fifty-five patients treated intracranial hematoma evacuation as control group.Another 55 patients treated mild hypothermia therapy assisted intracranial hematoma evacuation as observation group.Treatment effect was compared between two groups.

Results
Serum S100β, neuron specific enolization(NSE) enzyme, tumor necrosis factor α(TNF-α), c-reactive protein(CRP), cognitive function score, daily life ability score, neurological function defect score before and after treatment in control group were (0.82±0.12) μg/L and (0.53±0.09) μg/L, (19.42±2.30) μg/L and (10.36±1.07) μg/L, (3.62±0.57) mg/L and (1.54±0.30) mg/L, (29.43±4.36) g/L and (10.25±1.07) g/L, (13.42±1.58) points and (25.03±1.19) points, (21.45±3.27) points and (37.92±5.83) points, (13.27±1.35) points and (4.84±1.08) points, the differences were significant(t=8.471, 11.834, 17.026, 22.539, 12.230, 10.619, 25.531, P 0.05). Serum S100β, NSE, TNF-α, CRP, neurological function defect score after treatment in observation group were lower than control group(t=5.926, 4.839, 6.162, 10.054, 6.714, P<0.05). Cognitive function score, daily life ability score after treatment in observation group were higher than control group(t=4.008, 5.973, P<0.05). Postoperative Glasgow prognosis classification in observation group (14 cases of grade Ⅰ, 27 cases of grade Ⅱ, 11 cases of grade Ⅲ, 2 cases of grade Ⅳ, 1 case of grade Ⅴ) was better than control group(8 cases of grade Ⅰ, 12 cases of grade Ⅱ, 23 cases of grade Ⅲ, 7 cases of grade Ⅳ, 5 cases of grade Ⅴ), the differences were significant between the two groups(Z=17.085, P=0.002). Total effective rate in observation group 94.5%(52/55) was higher than control group 78.2%(43/55), the differences were significant between the two groups(Z=6.253, P=0.012).

Conclusion
Mild hypothermia therapy assisted intracranial hematoma evacuation in treatment of cerebral hemorrhage, can significantly reduce inflammatory factor and S100βlevel, improve neurological function, has significant effect and good prognosis.It is worthy of clinical use.

Key words:
Mild hypothermia therapy; Intracranial hematoma evacuation; Cerebral hemorrhage; S100β; Prognosis


Understanding the relationship between land use and land cover and thermal environment has recently become an emerging issue for urban planners and policy makers. We chose Belgrade, as a case study, to present a cost- and time-effective framework for monitoring spatiotemporal changes of green spaces in relation to the land surface temperature (LST). Time series analysis was performed using Landsat 5 TM and Landsat 8 OLI/TIRS imagery from 1991 to 2019 with an approximate 5-year interval (18 images in total). Spectral vegetation indices and supervised land cover classifications were used to examine changes of green spaces. The results showed a fluctuating trend of the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) and the normalized difference water index (NDWI). The highest values were recorded in 2019, indicating vegetation recovery in the last decade. A significant positive correlation was determined between the spectral vegetation indices and the amount of precipitation during growing season. The land cover classification showed that the share of vegetated and bare land decreased by 11.74% during the study period. The most intensive conversion of green and bare land into built-up land cover occurred in the first decade (1991–2000). To assess spatiotemporal changes in the LST, Landsat Collection 2 Surface Temperature products were used. We found a negative correlation between change in the spectral vegetation indices and change in the LST. This indicates that the reduction in vegetation was associated with an increase in the LST. The municipalities that were the most affected in each decade were also identified with our framework. The findings of this study are of great relevance for actions targeting an improvement in urban thermal comfort and climate resilience.


Objective: To observe the clinical effectiveness of a topical application of Xiaozheng Zhitong : To observe the clinical effectiveness of a topical application of Xiaozheng Zhitong Paste (消 止痛方, XZP) in alleviating the cancerous pain of patients with middle/late stage cancer. Paste (消 止痛方, XZP) in alleviating the cancerous pain of patients with middle/late stage cancer. Methods: By adopting a random number table, 124 patients enrolled were randomized into the treatment group (64 patients) adopting a random number table, 124 patients enrolled were randomized into the treatment group (64 patients) and the control group (60 patients). In addition to the basic therapy (including the three-ladder (3L) analgesia) and the control group (60 patients). In addition to the basic therapy (including the three-ladder (3L) analgesia) used in both groups, topical application of XZP was given to patients in the treatment group for pain alleviation. used in both groups, topical application of XZP was given to patients in the treatment group for pain alleviation. The analgesic efficacy was recorded in terms of pain intensity, analgesia initiating time and sustaining time, The analgesic efficacy was recorded in terms of pain intensity, analgesia initiating time and sustaining time, and the optimal analgesic effect revealing time. Meanwhile, the quality of life (QOL) and adverse reactions and the optimal analgesic effect revealing time. Meanwhile, the quality of life (QOL) and adverse reactions that occurred in patients were recorded as well. that occurred in patients were recorded as well. Results: The total effective rate in the treatment group was : The total effective rate in the treatment group was 84.38% (54/64), and in the control group it was 88.33% (53/60), showing no significant difference between 84.38% (54/64), and in the control group it was 88.33% (53/60), showing no significant difference between them ( them (P>0.05), but the analgesia initiating time and the optimal analgesia effect revealing time in the treatment >0.05), but the analgesia initiating time and the optimal analgesia effect revealing time in the treatment group were signifi cantly shorter (both group were signifi cantly shorter (both P<0.01). Moreover, XZP was better in improving patients' QOL, showing <0.01). Moreover, XZP was better in improving patients' QOL, showing more significant improvements in the treatment group than those in the control group in aspects of mental more significant improvements in the treatment group than those in the control group in aspects of mental condition, walking capacity, working capacity, social acceptability, sleep and joy of living ( condition, walking capacity, working capacity, social acceptability, sleep and joy of living (P<0.05 or <0.05 or P<0.01). Lower incidence of adverse reactions, such as nausea, vomiting, mouth dryness, dizziness, etc., especially Lower incidence of adverse reactions, such as nausea, vomiting, mouth dryness, dizziness, etc., especially constipation, was noted in the treatment group ( constipation, was noted in the treatment group (P<0.05 or <0.05 or P<0.01). Conclusion: Applying an external compress : Applying an external compress of XZP showed a synergistic action with 3L analgesia for shortening the initiating time and the optimal effect of XZP showed a synergistic action with 3L analgesia for shortening the initiating time and the optimal effect revealing time, and could evidently enhance patients' QOL with fewer adverse reactions. revealing time, and could evidently enhance patients' QOL with fewer adverse reactions. KEYWORDS EYWORDS cancerous pain, Xiaozheng Zhitong Paste, Chinese medicinal external therapy, clinical study cancerous pain, Xiaozheng Zhitong Paste, Chinese medicinal external therapy, clinical study


Abstract : K-dimensional (KD) trees use binary space-partitioning algorithms to organize and store data points in K-dimensional space. They are particularly useful for efficient nearest-neighbor search algorithms. This report presents a set of functions, written in C++, that is designed to be used to create, search, and delete KD trees. All of the functions are based on recursive algorithms. Tests for measuring function performance are included, as are examples for creating Voronoi diagrams.


Artificial light fishing technology has been used in marine fisheries for thousands of years. The light source with multi‐color adjustable output is expected to become a new generation of fish‐attracting lamps. Herein, a new method of crystal‐site engineering through reducing atmospheres is proposed for the development of Eu2+ doped single‐phase phosphor with multi‐excitation and multi‐emission properties. Following this approach, the distribution ratio of Eu2+ at Ca2+ and Sr2+ sites in CaSrSiO4 (CSO) can be modulated. Importantly, Eu2+ at both lattice sites exhibit non‐interfering optical properties, CSO:Eu2+ phosphor realizes multi‐color output from green to yellow and then to red when Eu2+ occupies the Sr2+ and Ca2+ sites in a relatively balanced ratio. Benefitting from the tunable color range covering the spectral sensitivity regions of most marine fishes, this phosphor may eventually be applied in futuristic innovative fish‐attracting lamps.


primary or secondary electrochemical generator of large capacity in which at least one electrode (4, 5) is composed of nanocrystalline particles of an electroactive material, said particles being electrically connected together, or by sintering a colloidal film of said electroactive material, or by compressing a mixture containing said nanocrystalline particles in powder form.


Modem advances in health-care knowledge and technology have resulted in complex modalities of treatment. As a consequence children suffering conditions, once incompatible with survival, are now experiencing a lifetime of chronic health care and treatment. Acute paediatric health care can be simultaneously life-saving and terrifying for the child. Children's expression of emotional and psychological distress through somatoform symptoms can be confusing and perplexing for clinicians. If unrecognized, particularly in the acute care setting, somatoform symptoms may lead to abnormal illness behaviour and abnormal treatment behaviour with the child being subjected to unnecessary `abusive' investigations and treatment. The complexity for paediatric nurses lies in recognizing the child's distress and interpreting the symptoms for the child, the parents and other health-care professionals. This is different from the intervention that a psychologist or social worker might provide because of the experienced nurse's understanding of the child's illness environment. Nursing demands that the biological, the psychological and the psychosocial are woven into the structure of daily care. Quality nursing care is dependent on expert nursing knowledge and understanding of this illness environment. The expert nurse, by connecting with and understanding the child, fulfils a twofold role: the child's advocate, facilitating the coordination and integration of management plans, and the child's interpreter. Increasingly developed nursing expertise enables an appreciation of the particular needs of the child from the child's point of view.


This study aims to examine the effect of institutional ownership and differences in the average dividend payout policy in the presence of a political connection variable. The population in this study are all companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in 2008-2017. The sample in this study was based on purposive sampling. The sample of this study were 1157 observations. The analytical method used is a dummy covariance analysis (ANCOVA) regression model. The results showed that institutional ownership had a coefficient value of 0.039768. political connections have a coefficient value of 0.042068. That is, institutional ownership and political connections have a positive influence on dividend payment policies in Indonesia. Article Information


The author formulates some statements about culture, which is not a marginal and secondary aspect of human life, but a field of structural and semantic performance which limits the scope of those personal relationships and values which govern personal and collective life. Culture makes its appearance as a system of signs. There is its structural and semantic value. Speaking of Neohellenic culture, we must understand it as a culture which has as linguistic reference the Greek language. After this, the author studies Neohellenic literature, applying general criteria: nature-culture relationship, nature-good relationship, mysticism-rationalism relationship, individual-society relationship, etc.


New amphiphilic hyperbranched polymers possessing hydrophobic skeletons and hydrophilic terminal groups have been prepared and characterized. The synthetic strategy involved the formation of a new stable matrix with aromatic units within a carbosilane backbone, as well as the use of a classical polycarbosilane matrix. Both of them with allyl groups on the surface have narrow polydispersity values. Molecular weight and polydispersity of the hyperbranched polymers were obtained using gel permeation chromatography with multi-angle light scattering, and determination of the average number of functional groups present on the surface was achieved using 1H NMR spectroscopy. The introduction of ionic groups was carried out via thiol–ene reactions with various thiol derivatives. The thermal properties of the polymers were also analysed using differential scanning calorimetry and zeta potential measurements. © 2013 Society of Chemical Industry


In this paper, we proposed a multi-hand segmentation on exhibition. In exhibition there are many objects with similar color such as skin clothes and the decoration close to skin color. First we made a lot of virtual image to make the datasets closed to the exhibition, and combined the palm and back of hand into same picture. Secondly we proposed a robustness neural network call "Unet- Encoder Network (Unet-EN)" to train this datasets. We use pruning method to reduce the parameter and increase the speed. We implemented on NVIDIA¯ Jetson™ TX2. As a result, it can be implemented on some skin color space and supported multi-hand segmentation.


semicircles to represent horse hooves, for example, are part of a codified system for preserving war accounts and winter count calendars. Notable nineteenthcentury ledgers are mostly from Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, Southern Cheyenne, Arapaho, and Kiowa nations. From 1875 to 1878, some Southern Plains prisoners of war at Fort Marion created ledger art, and these included one Caddo. The artists in Women and Ledger Art are members of Caddo, Kiowa, and Lakota nations. Pearce asserts convincingly that these artworks continue specific and detailed tribal traditions. Details of ledger art from four different traditions (Caddo, Kiowa,


After the Second World War participation of women in industrial and service sector has increased due to evident need for producing more and providing services. In developed countries, the numbers of self employed women have also phenomenally increased. It is true that women were most attached with kids, kitchen and knitting. This was replaced by powder, pappad and pickles. In due course of time women became both small and medium entrepreneurs. However, women have been facing lot of challenges and barriers. As far as India is concerned, women in rural areas had been confined themselves to small business and micro level or cottage industries found in the village side. Majority of rural women entrepreneurs are concentrated in low-paid, low-skilled and low-productivity jobs. They have basic indigenous knowledge, skill and potential to establish and manage enterprises. "Any rural woman or group of rural women who innovates, imitates or adopts an economic activity may be referred as a rural women entrepreneur. Similarly an adult women who creates, who owns and runs an enterprise in rural area can be defined as rural women entrepreneur." As far as India is concerned, women's participation in trade, industry and commerce, requiring entrepreneurship is still not up to mark because of the various problems and stigma associated with their gender roles. Thus promotion of entrepreneurship and economic empowerment of women pose a challenge to the government funding agencies and non-governmental organizations. Dealing with government agencies, knowing the government regulations, and the taxations, time management, balancing life and family ,negotiating skills, networking and stress management skills are necessary for them. Some of the issues challenging the women entrepreneurs particularly rural area are shortage of finances, limited mobility, male dominance, lack of education, performing motherly duties and lack of achievement motivation.3 Another important finding is [Rizvi and Gupta, (2009)], that government sponsored entrepreneur development activities have benefited only a small section of urban middle class women because of their level of education, access to information and their family support. Despite a new work culture and increased participation of women in workforce, women in entrepreneurial roles are very limited. The probable reason may be their conflicts between competing work demands, personal and family needs. However, entrepreneurship


Polarization lidars transmit polarized laser pulses and collect both parallel, P/spl par/ and cross-polarized, P/spl perp/ backscatter. The degree of depolarization, D= P/spl par//P/spl perp/, depends on refractive index, size, phase and number density of the scattering medium. Lidar studies have shown values of D ranging from 0.02 to 0.04 in high number density of spherical liquid aerosols, due to multiple scattering, and values ranging from 0.4 to 0.7 in ice crystals. In some special cases, D may be zero and greater or equal to one in oriented crystals and complex crystals respectively. In the absence of aerosols and particles, Rayleigh scattering by air molecules generates a small amount of depolarization of about 0.014. Polarization lidars have proven to be an effective diagnostic tool in the assessment of cloud and aerosol properties. The paper aims to infer aerosol and cloud properties from extinction coefficient and depolarization measurements and extend the observations to the relationship between aerosol concentration and cloud characteristics, particularly in low-lying cloud layers. Aerosols are believed to feed clouds with nucleons necessary for condensation. Sulfate particles in particular act as CCN (cloud condensation nuclei); increasing the CCN may lead to more cloud droplets, hence high depolarization values in the cloud.


Dr. MCILROY (in reply) said that the case records and charts were not at present available. Her notes were merely a preliminary communication on the uses of a drug which deserved consideration. The administration of morphia caused diminution of the abdominal muscular contractions while the patient slept, but after she had rested these contractionis returned with greater vigour. Apart from the progress of the labour, Dr. McIlroy could give little definite evidence as to the presence of uterine contractions and their amount. A clinical recording apparatus on the lines of those used by the physiologists was greatly needed for measurinlg uterine contractions.


This study aims to present a state-of-the-art review pertaining to the topic of multi-actor innovation in the music industry. Because of the changing nature of the marketing paradigm from product dominant to service dominant, as well as the emerging paradigm of open, collaborative and co-innovation, this study attempts to integrate and map the previous papers that have examined the concept of multi-actor innovation in the context of the music industry.,A systematic review is carried out to produce the analysis. Various scholarly articles from well-known databases are taken into considerations in this study. These papers are then classified based on the types of innovation, category and sub-category of innovation, value capture and value creation, as well as its general characteristics. This classification is primarily aimed at mapping the development of previous studies in the current field and examining the current research gaps to propose future research agendas.,Previous researchers have shown that innovation concepts have been developed into various streams, namely, closed, open, collaborative and co-innovation. In addition to this point, the debates regarding the consumers' roles in the market have pinpointed that innovation also calls for more participative forms rather than isolated. Nevertheless, discussions that pertain to open, collaborative and co-innovation in the context of the music business, have still been lacking and, therefore, demand more explanations.,This study is the first to present the topic of multi-actor innovation in the music business to the scholarly literature. Based on the review carried out in this study, scholars that are particularly interested in the field of open, collaborative and co-innovation within the context of the music industry can comprehend the development of previous discussions and, therefore, justify future research agendas.


Abstract The Bannockburn basin is the southern extension of the Upper Clutha basin, one of a series of prominent northeast‐trending structural and topographic basins in Central Otago. Post‐Miocene structure within the Bannockburn basin is shown up by deformation of an unconformity cut into schist basement beneath Miocene terrestrial sediments. The post‐Miocene deformation has been accommodated largely by flexure, and the structure consists of broad north‐trending synforms and antiforms in schistosity, mimicked by folds in the overlying sediments. The northwestern margin of the basin trends northeast, and the unconformity is steeply dipping or locally overturned, but there is no major fault separating the basin from the range immediately to the west. Minor faults in this area have normal, reverse, or strike‐slip senses of movement. The southwestern margin of the basin trends northwest and is marked by distinct faults which offset the unconformity. The present‐day Bannockburn basin coincides with a complex ...


A detailed analysis of the characteristics and stability of the trajectory of a high-speed projectile during water entry is investigated numerically. The Zwart–Gerber–Belamri cavitation model and the shear stress transport k–ω turbulence model based on the Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes method are employed. The numerical method is validated by comparison of its results with the experimental images of cavity shape and with measurements of the penetration distance. Using this numerical method, the influences of rotational speed, initial velocity, and water-entry angle of the projectile on the stability and characteristics of its trajectory are investigated. The variations in projectile trajectory, total drag, and velocity reduction are analyzed. In addition, the cavity characteristics at water entry are presented and analyzed. The results show that the rotation of the projectile has an adverse influence on the stability at water entry, although the magnitude of the rotational speed has little effect on the reduction in projectile velocity. The initial velocity of the projectile has a direct effect on the trajectory stability. It is also found that in practice, there should be a critical water-entry angle for the stability of a projectile.


This paper unrolls some preliminary results of a spaceborne-airborne bistatic SAR experiment, conducted in October, 2020 in Zhejiang, China, using GF-3 SAR satellite as the transmitter. Some important aspects of the experiment are firstly introduced, including bistatic acquisition geometry, receiving system, signal synchronization and theoretical spatial resolution. Then, the imaging processing flow is given, with emphasis on the data synchronization. A modified BP imaging method is proposed, which is suitable for direct signal synchronization scheme commonly used in spaceborne-airborne experiments. Finally, the imaging result is given with evaluation of the spatial resolution.


Knots are idealized 1-dimensional loops that tangle themselves in 3-space. They have been studied, for more than 100 years, primarily as abstract mathematical objects even though the original interest in the subject seems to be based in physics. There is now interest in reinvesting the mathematical abstractions with physical-like properties such as thickness L] Si] DEJ] St] LSDR] or self-repelling energy Fu] O1-O4] BS] BO1-2] Si2] Lo] DEJ]. The motivation is partly chemistry/biology and partly the lure of the mathematics itself. By modeling knots with physical properties, new invariants of knots can be deened and there is hope for better understanding of how knotted and tangled laments (simple loops, links of several loops, or tangled spatial graphs) behave in real systems such as DNA gel electrophoresis DSKC] DC] DC2] Ketc] SSC] This paper considers and relates several notions of energy and other measures of geometric complexity for knots. Some of the results described here were announced in B] and Si4]. The discussion of Theorem 4 given here is a summary; the detailed proof is presented in BS2]. We may hope to show that various energies are related to each other, e.g. by inequalities saying that one energy is less than some function of another, and that they also are related to intuitive geometric measures of knot complexity such as compaction (a long knot contained in a small ball) or average crossing number. Another idea, thickness (or, rather, its reciprocal, the rope-length of a knot) may be viewed either as an energy or as a naive geometric measure of complexity; in any case, it also may be related to the others by various inequalities. The general pattern of the theorems is that knots which seem complicated according to one measure, also must be complicated according to others. This leads us to believe that while the various energies etc. are deened diierently (and are diierent), they all are capturing, at least approximately, the same intuitive idea of one knot being more complicated than another. One theorem common to the various energy functions is that there are only nitely many knot types that can be realized by knots below a given energy level, and that all knots below some level are unknotted. There also are interesting questions about existence, uniqueness (and/or rigidity) of minimum-energy conformations. The situation is clearer for polygonal knots (minima The authors are supported in part by NSF Grant #DMS9407132 …


The possibility to apply a proteomic approach for biomonitoring of marine environment contamination with mussels as indicator organisms was discussed. The protein expression profiles and posttranslational modifications of mussel proteins could use as biomarkers.


through, for example, inclusion of reflection phases. Second, the learning processes during the simulation should be systematically assessed to improve our understanding of the cognitive, metacognitive and affective mechanisms involved in promoting learning from simulations. Third, learning outcomes that are relevant for professional performance (like the clinical setting used to test transfer in this study) should be considered more routinely in simulation studies. In addition, it might also be valuable to consider the use of realistic patient cases during a simulation. Fourth, learning prerequisites (such as the professional knowledge base, motivation and other cognitive abilities of learners) should be included in studies and theoretical models, as some of these prerequisites are moderating effects of simulationbased learning. Fifth, contexts should be considered more systematically. In learning with simulations, the context (e.g. if a competence is demonstrated individually or in a group of learners) may play a role in how to foster that specific competence. Considering the domain would offer the possibility of gaining more insight into the generalisability of effects of instructional support methods used in support of specific simulations.


Preface Introduction: the 'picture theory of science' PART ONE: REPRESENTATION 1.1 Representation of, Representation as 1.2 Imaging, Picturing, and Scaling 1.3 Pictorial Perspective and the Indexical PART TWO. WINDOWS, ENGINES, AND MEASUREMENT 2.1 A Window on the Invisible World (?) 2.2 The Problem of Coordination 2.3 Measurement as Representation (1) The Physical Correlate 2.4 Measurement as Representation (2) Information PART THREE. STRUCTURE AND PERSPECTIVE 3.1 From the Bildtheorie of science to paradox 3.2 The Longest Journey: Bertrand Russell 3.3 Carnap's Lost World and Putnam's Paradox 3.4 An Empiricist Structuralism PART FOUR. APPEARANCE AND REALITY 4.1 Appearance vs. Reality in the Sciences 4.2 Rejecting the Appearance from Reality Criterion APPENDICES BIBLIOGRAPHY NOTES


This paper presents a review about the brain, biological neuron, brainwave and electroencephalograph or EEG. Human Brain produces four bands of frequency such as delta, alpha, beta and theta. Every frequency bands have different range delta (0.2- 3 Hz), theta (3- 8 Hz), alpha (8-12 Hz) and beta (12-30 Hz) can be used for analyzing brain activities. Additionally, the brain is also divided into two hemispheres; right and left and every part has their own function of activities for human. Electroencephalogram (EEG) is a technique to measure signal by studying and evaluating the pattern of the brainwaves. The neuron transmitted signals in the brain and the populations of neurons form networks that produce brainwaves visible in EEG.


【Objective】 To investigate the clinical effects of minimally invasive percutaneous plate fixation for the treatment of comminuted tibial fractures.【Methods】 80 patients were randomly divided into two groups: control group and treatment group,40 patients each.Control group received intramedullary nail fixation,while treatment group received minimally invasive percutaneous plate fixation.Operation time,hospital stay,fracture healing time and postoperative complications were observed and compared in patients of the two groups.【Results】 The operation time,hospitalization time and healing time were less than the control group,the difference was statistically significant(P 0.05);4 cases in the treatment group and 5 cases in the control group had complications,with complications occurrence percentage at 10.0% and 12.5% each.Statistical results showed that there was no significant difference between the two groups(P 0.05).【Conclusion】 Compared with intramedullary nail fixation,minimally invasive percutaneous plate fixation is an effective treatment for comminuted tibial fractures,with advantages of short surgery and hospitalization time,fast healing,and which could effectively alleviate the suffering of patients.


Although factor analytic models have proven useful for covariance structure modeling and dimensionality reduction in a wide variety of applications, a challenging problem is uncertainty in the number of latent factors. This article proposes an efficient Bayesian approach for model selection and averaging in hierarchical models having one or more factor analytic components. In particular, the approach relies on a method for embedding each of the smaller models within the largest possible model. Bayesian computation can proceed within the largest model, while moving between sub-models based on posterior model probabilities. The approach represents a type of parameter expansion, as one always samples within an encompassing model, incorporating extra parameters and latent variables when a smaller model is true. This results in a highly efficient stochastic search factor selection algorithm (SSFS) for identifying good factor models and performing model-averaged inferences. The approach is illustrated using simulated examples and a toxicology application.


Systematic reviews of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) aim to synthesize existing evidence on the efficacy and safety of health interventions (1, 2). Dissemination of findings may be influenced by many factors, including the direction and strength of results (35). Previous studies showed that trials with statistically significant results are more likely to be publishedand published more quicklythan those with negative results (3, 6, 7), leading to dissemination bias. To prevent this bias from affecting the results of systematic reviews and meta-analyses, methodological standards recommend extensive literature searches, including searches for unpublished studies in trial registries, regulatory documents, and conference proceedings (810). Retrieving unpublished data uses time and resources (1113); whether the effort is worth the value remains controversial (1416). Such data are frequently incomplete (17), and risk of bias is difficult if not impossible to evaluate (15). In addition, conference proceedings may report preliminary or intermediate results, which may be misleading (18, 19). It is generally believed that searches should not be restricted to the English language (8), but evidence on the association between publication language and treatment effect estimates is conflicting. In 1998, Egger and colleagues (20) showed that German authors were more likely to publish RCTs in English if results were statistically significant, which suggests an English-language bias. In contrast, 2 meta-epidemiologic studies suggested larger treatment effects in trials published in non-English languages than in English (4, 21, 22). These studies were published many years ago, before widespread use of the Internet, which modified publication patterns. Most Cochrane reviews search for nonEnglish-language publications and unpublished data (11, 23, 24), although these represent a low proportion of included studies (15, 23). Using a large sample of Cochrane reviews, we aimed to compare treatment effects between published and unpublished RCTs and between trials published in languages other than English and English. Methods We did a meta-epidemiologic study using a large sample of Cochrane reviews. This study was based on a protocol developed on May 2017 (available on request) and was not registered in PROSPERO. Data Sources We initially obtained data from the 2796 intervention reviews published in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews between March 2011 and September 2014. Data were provided as 1 XML file per review and included all elements entered by review authors in RevMan, the software developed by Cochrane for preparing and maintaining its reviews. A review file contained information on each included study, including methods summary, references, risk-of-bias assessment, and results (that is, number of events in each group and number of participants analyzed for binary outcomes). Using the XML package in R, version 3.2.2, we combined all individual XML files in a single database. For the purpose of this study, we manually updated this sample by searching the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews via PubMed for reviews published up to 1 January 2017. Study Selection Selection of Systematic Reviews We excluded withdrawn or empty (that is, including no study) reviews and those including fewer than 3 studies. We focused on reviews of RCTs only and excluded those with observational or nonrandomized studies. We excluded overviews, umbrella reviews, network meta-analyses, and reviews focusing only on continuous outcomes. We then selected reviews reporting a risk-of-bias assessment for the following items, which we aimed to take into account in sensitivity analyses: sequence generation, allocation concealment, blinding, and incomplete outcome data. For the update, we also excluded systematic reviews for which we already included a meta-analysis in the initial sample. Selection of Meta-analyses and Trials Within Reviews From eligible Cochrane reviews, we identified all comparisons that included at least 1 meta-analysis of binary outcomes with 3 or more RCTs because a meta-epidemiologic analysis requires at least 3 trials. We manually selected comparisons between an experimental intervention and placebo, usual care, or no intervention because of uncertainty about the direction of bias for comparisons of 2 active interventions. We also excluded comparisons that corresponded to sensitivity analyses. From each eligible comparison, we selected the first meta-analysis of binary outcomes that included at least 3 RCTs. We did not consider meta-analyses of adverse events because of uncertainty about the direction of bias. We considered subgroup analyses only when the forest plot reported a combined estimate of treatment effects across subgroups. When meta-analyses overlapped across comparisons (within or across reviews), defined as sharing 3 or more trials, we selected the meta-analysis with the most trials. If they included the same number of trials, we selected the first meta-analysis reported if the overlap was across comparisons within the same review and the one included in the most recent review if the overlap was across reviews. We included all trials that were included in the selected meta-analyses. We relied on data extracted by review authors, and for each trial we extracted the medical condition, interventions in experimental and control groups, outcome evaluated in the meta-analysis, year of publication, sample size, references as reported in the review, and results (number of events and number of participants analyzed in each group, as reported in the forest plot for the selected meta-analysis). We also extracted the risk-of-bias assessment for each of the following items from the Cochrane Risk of Bias Tool: sequence generation, allocation concealment, blinding, and incomplete outcome data. According to the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions (8), blinding and incomplete outcome data should be assessed at the outcome level. Therefore, for reviews reporting an assessment of these items by outcome or type of outcomes, we manually identified the outcome evaluated in the selected meta-analysis and chose the corresponding risk-of-bias assessment. Evaluation of Publication Characteristics For each trial, we identified the primary reference as reported by the review authors. If several or no primary references were reported, we manually checked references to identify which one reported the main results of the trial. We combined approaches to evaluate the type of primary reference reported for each trial. First, we scrutinized the journal and number of pages for each primary reference to identify any trials not reported as full journal articles. We also evaluated whether the review authors relied on published or unpublished data, as reported in the references of included studies. Finally, we screened the characteristics of included studies reported by review authors, including support of judgment for the risk-of-bias assessment, for any information about the type of data they used (such as abstract only, thesis, or company document). We searched the reference in Google Scholar whenever necessary and, when in doubt, checked all other references reported for that trial. We classified each primary reference as a journal article, conference abstract, thesis, personal communication, company document, report (such as World Health Organization report), registry information, book, or unpublished data without precision. Articles in press were considered journal articles, but we systematically checked that they had actually been published. A single reviewer (C.R.) did this evaluation, and a senior reviewer (A.D.) checked the initial sample and did the evaluation for the update. The reviewers discussed all doubts to reach a consensus. Definition of Unpublished Data Unpublished trials were considered those for which results were available only as conference abstracts, personal communications, books, theses, reports, company documents, or information from clinical trial registries (such as ClinicalTrials.gov). This definition is consistent with previous studies (4, 12). Evaluation of Characteristics of Journal Articles For trials with a journal article as the primary reference, we evaluated whether this reference was indexed in MEDLINE by searching MEDLINE via PubMed with the title, authors, journal, and year of publication. We also evaluated language of publication by searching the National Library of Medicine catalog or the journal Web site for articles not indexed in MEDLINE. Data Synthesis and Analysis Descriptive analysis involved frequencies and percentages for qualitative variables and medians and interquartile ranges (IQRs) for quantitative variables. We compared treatment effect estimates between published and unpublished trials and between published trials and those available only as a conference abstract. For trials published as a journal article, we compared treatment effect estimates by MEDLINE status (not indexed vs. indexed) and publication language (language other than English vs. English). The same analytic strategy was used for all comparisons. We used odds ratios (ORs) as the measure of treatment effect, which is common in meta-epidemiologic analyses of binary outcomes because of the symmetrical properties of ORs. Outcome events were recoded so that an OR less than 1 indicated a beneficial association with the experimental intervention. The difference in treatment effect estimates was expressed as a ratio of ORs (ROR). For the comparison between published and unpublished trials, the ROR was the OR in published trials to that in unpublished trials, so an ROR less than 1 indicates larger treatment effect estimates in published than unpublished trials. We applied the 2-step method, also called the metameta-analytic approach, described by Sterne and colleagues (25). In the first step, we estimated the ROR


This paper establishes a methodology for deviations of performance indicators that provides industrial and regulatory strategies to be implemented in view of traditional achievements of industrial environmental performance, which would be resulted into reduction in pollution levels and waste loads. The performance indicators could become an important foundation of environmental information, which would promote environmental efforts in the entire society. This study will assist in allowing environmental performance to become a factor in business planning and holistic view of any organization.


Variables which have a major impact on the appraisal of radiation hazards from fallout include: (1) nonuniformity of fallout within a given isodose area; (2) the shielding factor; (3) the conversion of these variables into terms of absorption of energy from varying external gamma radiation over a period of time at six critical areas within the human body; (4) evaluation of these different energy absorptions in terms of different functional responses, including direct local and indirect whole body responses, both in the acute and delayed phases; and (5) the variables of internal emitters as well as direct surface contamination. It is possible that attenuation factors in buildings may increase the lethal limit in the sense that there may be sufficient survivors to constitute a medical problem in a fallout field in the event of a thermonuclear attack.


. We prove that for a projective manifold with Picard number equal to one, if the manifold admits a K¨ahler metric whose holomorphic sectional curvature is quasi-negative, then the canonical bundle of the manifold is ample.


Exposing head lettuce (Lactuca sativa L., crisphead or Iceberg type) leaf tissue to hormonal levels of ethylene (10 μl l−1) at 5°C promotes the de novo synthesis of phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL, EC 126.96.36.199) and an increase in its activity. It also promotes the appearance of the postharvest physiological disorder called russet spotting (RS). Discontinuing ethylene exposure after 4 days resulted in a rapid decline in PAL activity which was delayed by treating excised midrib leaf tissue with actinornycin D or cycloheximide at 5°C. Only cycloheximide delayed the loss of PAL activity in tissue that was transferred from 5 to 15°C. Activity of PAL from Rhodolorula glutinis was. slowly lost during incubation in buffer alone, but there was a logarithmic decline in its activity over time when it was incubated with aliquots of the resuspended 10000 g pellet from homogenized, lettuce tissue affected with RS. The in vitro loss in PAL activity was 9–fold higher in extracts from lettuce showing RS symptoms than from control lettuce, boiled samples or the buffer control. The PAL-inactivating factor isolated from lettuce affected with RS had a pH optimum around 8.0. It appears that the rapid loss in PAL activity after the discontinuation of exposure to ethylene is dependent on the de novo synthesis of a PAL-inactivating factor.


The carbon isotopic composition in carbonates at Guangxi and adjacent areas shows an isotopic increasing from Lower Devonian to upper Devonian and Carbonifer- ous,The range of δ ̄18C values vary from a low of一1‰~一4‰in the Emsian to a hi of+0.5‰+2.5‰in the Famennian and Toumaisian(C_1).The δ ̄18O trend for Devo- nian carbonates reveals a variety with geologic time,showing a"W"shape as two nega- tive shifts in the Eifelian (D_2) and the Frasnian(D_3) ,and three positive shifts in the Emsian(D_1 ),Giverian(D_2),and Famennian and Toumaisian,respectively。The carbon isotopic trend in the Devonian carbonates of south China reflect that the great vicissi- tude of biosphere and then the atmosphere and sediments happened during the Devoni- an。Both trends ofδ ̄13C and δ ̄18O values in carbonates at Guangxi and adjacent areas are similar to that of trend s originally preserved in the low-Mg calcite brachiopoda shells from same latitude,the tropical sea of North America during Devonian。Therefore,both carbon and oxygen isotope compositions in the Devonian carbonates of south China are originally preserved either and could be a potential tool for stratigraphic correlation。


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Hydrogen sulfide is one of the most serious corrosion agents encountered in oil production. Dangerous problems result from sulfide cracking failures. As a general rule, such failures can be prevented by restricting the steel yield strength to 90,000 psi maximum. Widespread corrosion in waterfloods and low pressure crude production can often be controlled entirely by rigorous exclusion of dissolved oxygen. If not, corrosion inhibitors can be used to hold corrosion rates to acceptable levels. Hydrogen sulfide corrosion can take several forms: (1) aqueous weight loss corrosion (conversion of iron into iron sulfide and the loss of metal and strength); (2) pitting; and (3) sulfide stress cracking. There are a number of other problems associated with or resulting from the corrosion problem, the foremost being the general aspect of safety. The problems considered are as follows: (1) drilling operations; (2) completion operations; (3) production operations; and (4) water handling.


In this study, the kinetics of desorption of adsorbed hydrogen from an ideal metallic surface is modelled in Cellular Automaton (CA). The modelling is achieved by downgrading the surface to one dimension. The model consists of two parts that are surface migration and desorption. The former is attained by randomly sorting the particles at each time, the latter is realised by modelling the thermally-activated process. For the verification of this model, thermal desorption is simulated then the comparison with the chemical kinetics is carried out. Excellent agreement is observed from the result. The results show that this model is reasonable to express the recombinative desorption of two chemisorbed adatoms. Though, the application of this model is limited to the second-order reaction case. But it can be believed that the groundwork of modelling the transport dynamics of hydrogen through the surface under complex conditions is established.


The Objective During the past few years, increasing attention has been directed toward examining sex-based differences in attitudes toward the computer. The purpose? Generally, to determine whether something akin to the often cited "math filter" discourages females from using computers, particularly in elementary and secondary schools and in colleges and universities. The concern is that computer avoidance during these years will result in career limitations. To test the conclusions which were being reported in the literature, a questionnaire was administered to 35 female and 23 male business technology students enrolled in an introductory computer class on the first day of class in 1985. The students were questioned again on the last day of class and changes in attitudes were measured.


We present the experimental demonstration of a pulse repetition frequency tunable passively mode-locked laser using semiconductor optical amplifier as the gain medium. The laser is designed for the 1550-nm telecommunication applications. The mode-locking mechanism is explained in terms of normal mode splitting of the continuous-wave spontaneous emission signal from the semiconductor optical amplifier. The splitting arises from the coupling between a quantum cavity, represented by the semiconductor gain medium, and an optical cavity comprised of a high-birefringence fiber in line with a Faraday mirror. Experimental results are presented for pulse repetition frequency tunability ranging between 93 and 1400 MHz, as well as for the pulse width which is measured to be 343 ps. These results are shown to compare favorably with theoretical calculations.