The pollution has become a very serious problem at the present time. The problem of the haze forest firest that accur on 25 agustus 2015 in Riau can also lead air pollution in village Tuah Karya district Tampan city's Pekanbaru occurance air pollution is also to disturb some sector such as : 1) Health society in the Kelurahan Tuah Karya district Tampan city's Pekanbaru province. Of Riau at the haze classified as it is not good with the rate of achievement respondents of 76,07%, 2) Economic affairs society in the village Tuah Karya distrct Tampan city's Pekanbaru Province of Riau to income per month an average of Rp 1.000.000 – Rp 1.500.000 with the rate of achievement 76,27% of respondents, 3) Enviroment society in the village Tuah Karya district Tampan city's Pekanbaru Province of Riau as haze happened classified as it is not good where air quality that is not good for the people with the rate of achievement respondents 85,59% so, it can be taken the conclusion that the public health as haze influential on the condition of thepublic health, so many people who are sick like ISPA, coughing, allergies and irritation eyes. Not only health but smog also effect the social condition of the economi and environment residents where in come of a very plummeted an fall air quality also makes activities come disturbed. Key Word : Health, Economic and the Environment


An elemental powder mixture corresponding to the Al3Ni2 phase stoichiometry was subjected to mechanical alloying in a high-energy ball mill. Products of this process after various milling times were investigated by differential scanning calorimetry. The phase transformations occurring in the material throughout milling and during heating in a calorimeter were investigated by X-ray diffraction method. This study revealed that a metastable nanocrystalline NiAl intermetallic phase was formed during the mechanical alloying process. Heating of the synthesised powders in the calorimeter caused phase transformations, the product of which was an equilibrium Al3Ni2 intermetallic phase or a mixture of NiAl, Al3Ni2 and Al3Ni intermetallic phases, depending on the milling time and the temperature up to which the material was heated.


The ideologeme is responsible for the category of interpersonality in the political discourse. The authors studied ideologemes in blogs published on the Yandex.Zen platform to identify their role in the discursive modeling of the social and personal opinions of the blogger, the recipient, and the political referents. The category of interpersonality revealed two models associated with the transformation of meaning. The first group was connected with recontextualization and included mocking, comparison, and referent replacement. The second group transformed the form and structure of the intentional component of the meaning by adding or replacing an element, as well as by demetaphorizing or secondary metaphorization.


Home-stay is new model of tourism development in Nepal which provides an excellent opportunity to share, see and feel the diverse countryside lifestyle, local culture, and tradition. It promotes the rural economy through the promotion of rural tourism. The article aims to assess the economic contribution of home stay entity of Nepal, based on the descriptive and exploratory research design. Data were collected from the 8 homestays out of 45 listed in Nepal Tourism Board. 55 households were selected randomly from 8 home-stays from different locations from the hinterland of Kathmandu valley. The result based on statistics reflects the significant increase in income and expenditure of local people in study areas. It is found that majority of respondents have managed their household expenditure from the income from home-stay. The income status of homestays in study areas was found good. All home-stay operators have reported the increment in their savings and credit activities which directly contributes to the improvement in their economic status. However, it is also found that there need to improve the quality in home stays to increase the income of home-stay operators. The inequality pattern of male is more than women and have equal decision-making status.


The daughter and wife of Hamakua Sugar Company workers talks about her father, childhood activities on the plantation in Laupahoehoe, and meeting her husband. She talks about how her family is coping with hardships brought on by the sugar company's closure. Interviewed with Donald Lee.


double the size of the injection bleb, and which shows signs of erythema surrounded by ̄are. The IDT is compared to a positive control (codeine phosphate: 50 mg/ml) and a negative control (saline solution). In our subjects, the rate of the mediators had increased. The prick tests to ICMs were 50% negative, whereas the IDTs were positive every time (Table 1). The severity of and time lapse in the onset of clinical signs, prior exposure, increase in tryptase level which seemed to be correlated to the severity of the reaction (3), positivity of IDTs, and reintroduction of a nonreactive ICM in cutaneous tests without incident all support the hypothesis of IgE mediation. Thus, cutaneous tests appear to be of prime importance in identifying the culprit ICM. ICMs are viscous and spread with dif®culty into the epidermis. This may explain the negativity of prick tests. On the other hand, IDTs seem to be more appropriate for a reaction that provokes every time a wheal at least double the injection wheal. However, this test is positive according to the degree of sensitivity of each patient: the more the patient is sensitized, the weaker the reactive concentration is. The test starts at 10 and goes to 10, a concentration that does not produce histamine release, even with hyperosmolar ICMs, as proved by negative IDTs at 10 for ioxitalamate (Telebrix) in nonallergic patients who presented an incident of mild severity to this ICM (1). Therefore, we suggest that patients who have had an anaphylactoid reaction to an ICM injection should have their tryptase level measured (considered as the marker of mast-cell activation) (5) and should undergo intradermal tests so as to identify and eliminate the culprit ICM in order to avoid any subsequent allergic accidents. Searching for cross-sensitization seems to be necessary. In two cases, this has enabled us to determine to which ICMs the patients were not sensitized and to inject them with these safely.


In this study, we sought to identify and characterize a collection of 101 lactobacilli strains isolated from natural whey starters used in Uruguayan artisan cheese production, based on their capacity to produce gamma‐aminobutyric acid (GABA) and their probiotic potential.


larvae over swaths as wide as 300 feet. Excellent control of A. quadrimacuaius adults in their diurnal resting plaese wa also obtained with this unit at application rates of about 0.5 pouifd DDT per acre. 14. DDT dusts and thermal aerosols gave no evidence of injury to fish or other aquatic organisms when applied by airplane at rates of 0.1 pound DDT per acre. Five-percent solutions of DDT in kerosene applied at rates of about 0.25 pound DDT per acre were quite destructive to aquatic insects living in close contact with the water surface, particularly Hemiptera and Coleoptera.


Abstract : Application of algorithms based on advanced mathematical & engineering disciplines has the potential of creating an interdisciplinary field of Command & Control. Careful application of the ideas of differential games combined with stochastic processes gives an effective means of countering enemy action in a timely manner and achieving specified goals. This work describes the results of experiments examining the combination of feedback control and game theory, particularly continuous feedback of the Nash solution to a zero-sum game. The work includes a model of air mission dynamics, and applies nonlinear continuous-time deterministic differential equations using an iterative method based on successive local linear or quadratic approximations to reduce complexity. Additional work includes results of Kalman filtering used to estimate enemy state from partial measurements.


The Red-cockaded Woodpecker (Picoides borealis) is an endangered species endemic to the pine forests of the southeastern United States (Jackson 1971). Deforestation and habitat alteration have severely affected Red-cockaded Woodpecker populations; current populations are isolated and most are declining (Jackson 1971, Lennartz et al. 1983, Conner and Rudolph 1989, Costa and Escano 1989). The species has been extirpated from significant areas of suitable or potentially suitable habitat. The cooperative-breeding social structure (Ligon 1970, Walters et al. 1988) and the dependence on the availability of adequate roost and nest cavities (Walters et al. 1992) strongly influence the biology of the species. A direct consequence of this social structure in remnant populations is the demographic collapse resulting from the failure of or extended lag time involved in the natural replacement of breeding individuals. This effect becomes increasingly severe as individual woodpecker groups become more isolated in the declining populations (Conner and Rudolph 1989). Potentially, the recently available techniques of artificial cavity construction (Copeyon 1990, Allen in press) and translocation of first-year adults (DeFazio et al. 1987) have provided managers with the ability to minimize this problem. A major void in management procedures is the current lack of a technique to artificially establish woodpecker groups and populations de novo. Previous efforts to relocate Red-cockaded Woodpecker breeding pairs met with limited success (Odom et al. 1982, Jackson et al. 1983). The recent improvements in cavity-construction techniques and experience in translocating individual birds convinced us that it was time to revisit the issue of the reintroduction of breeding pairs to vacant habitat. An inactive cluster of cavity trees on the Davy Crockett National Forest in eastern Texas was chosen for the attempt. The site had been inactive for about two years. The site contained two natural cavities. One had a metal restrictor to reduce the enlarged entrance (Carter et al. 1989), and the other was a single artificial cavity (insert type). Cavity competitors, flying squirrels (Glaucomys volans) and Red-bellied Woodpeckers (Melanerpes carolinus), were removed as necessary before and during the reintroduction. Resin wells were reopened using a wood chisel prior to introduction of the birds. The chosen site was approximately 3.5 km from the nearest woodpecker group, which consisted of a breeding pair and a helper male. All three birds were color banded, and the helper had joined the pair during the previous six months. The helper male was known to have visited the reintroduction site at least once prior to the reintroduction. Due to the familiarity of this helper male with the site, we elected to use him as the reintroduction male. The reintroduction female was a bird of unknown origin associating with a male/female pair on the Davy Crockett National Forest. Eight additional clans were located within 10 km of the reintroduction site. Standard translocation techniques (DeFazio et al. 1987) were employed. Briefly, the birds were netted from their roost cavities, transported in mesh cages, and placed in a natural cavity (male) and insert (female) on the night of 17 February 1991. The respective cavity trees were approximately 20 m apart. Wire mesh was tacked over the entrances to contain the birds until dawn. A nylon cord attached to the mesh allowed the birds to be released by a person stationed at the base of each cavity tree. The birds were released simultaneously at dawn on 18 February. The birds immediately established vocal and visual contact, and remained in the immediate area for approximately 30 min. During this period, vocalizations and following behavior were similar to that which we have come to associate with successful translocations of juvenile birds to an established mate. It started to rain at this time, and we left the site. The two birds returned to the site on the evening of 18 February and roosted in the immediate vicinity, but not in the cavities. The birds were next checked on the evening of 20 February. The female was still present and roosted in the open. The male had returned to his original group and was roosting in his original cavity. Rather than relocate the male a second time, or depend on his voluntary return, we decided to obtain a second male. During the night of 21 February, we translocated a juvenile male (fledged 28 May 1990) from his natal group on the Angelina National Forest, Texas. The male was released from the introduction cavity shortly after the female became active on the morning of 22 February. Due to the distance (150 m) between the roost site of the female (still roosting in the open) and the introduction cavity for the male,


CABELLO, T. y HERNANDEZ, M. D., 1988: Actividad de alimentacion de las larvas de Agrotis segetum (Denis y Schiffermuller) y A. ipsilon (Hufnagel) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) y niveles de danos en maiz. Bol. San. Veg. Plagas. 14 (2): 295-305. The feeding behaviour of Agrotis segetum and A. Ipsilon larvae was studied on corn plants with two series of tests. One of them was performed to evaluate cutting potential of fourthto sixth-instar on corn plants (2or 4-leaf species). The results showed that the larval activity of both species was similar. The number of cutting plants per larva decreased as cutworm and plant ages increased. In the second test, the percentage of damaged plants by A. segetum and A. ipsilon was studied in a corn field plot at four levels of larval infestation and three development stage of the plants. The results for each species were similar. The percentage of tunneled plants was affected by the number of larvae per plant, and not by the plant development. However, the plant age and the number of larvae per plant had effect on the percentage of cut plants.


In this research we investigated the effect of composition on the fabrication and morphological characteristics of a hybrid polymeric solar cell which consists of an electron donating conjugated polymer, namely is poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) combined with an electron-accepting component, which is a type of inorganic compound of TiO 2 nanocrystals. The composition of TiO 2 in the blends is varied and the optimum performance of the devices are studied. The optical and morphological characterizations are carried out via UV-Visible absorption spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), atomic force microscopy (AFM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The electrical characteristics of the devices are measured by using Keithley 2400 SMU and solar simulator with light intensity of 100 mW/cm 2 .


To the Editor:— In the article entitled "Vitamins for the Prevention of Colds" by Cowan, Diehl and Baker, on page 1268 in the Dec. 19, 1942 issue ofThe Journal, the following paragraph appeared: "Most of the studies for the prevention of colds have been limited to vitamin A alone or to vitamins A and D as contained in cod liver oil. The experiments with vitamin A have resulted almost uniformly in negative results, while cod liver oil has been reported by a number of authors to reduce the severity and by some the frequency of colds. Most of the latter reports, however, are based on inadequately controlled studies. 1 " Under footnote 1 appeared a reference to a paper by Drs. Alfred F. Hess, J. M. Lewis and L. H. Barenberg entitled "Does Our Dietary Require Vitamin A Supplement?" published inThe Journal, Aug. 26, 1933, page 657. The implication,


The structure of albumin 2 protein fraction of amaranth was investigated. It was formed by several major polypeptide subunits of molecular masses of 52.3 ± 0.8, 54 ± 2, and 56 ± 1 kDa. The former and the latter subunits were composed of a peptide of molecular mass between 31 and 38 kDa linked by S−S bonds with another peptide of molecular mass between 19 and 23 kDa. The 54 kDa subunit together with the 31−38 and 19−23 kDa subunits formed S−S-linked aggregated polypeptides. Lyophilized albumin 2 was highly polymerized, having a complex monomer component with a molecular mass of 300 ± 10 kDa. The polymers were partially stabilized by SS linkages. Because of these structural characteristics, albumin 2 was very similar to amarantin except for the presence of the 54 kDa subunit and its tendency to polymerize. Two components were obtained by gel filtration of globulin fraction. The major one exhibited heterogeneity of species and showed some common features with albumin 2. The minor component eluted at a lower ...


We use a Floquet theory for quasi-periodic linear ordinary differential equations due to Zhensheng Lin to obtain results on the quasi-periodic solutions of quasi-periodic nonlinear ordinary differential equations. First we obtain an existence result, secondly we obtain a result on the continuous dependence by using a parametrized fixed point theorem, and thirdly we obtain a local result on the differentiable dependence by using an implicit function theorem in function spaces.


The pineal gland functions as a neuroendocrine transducer that coordinate the organism response to changing environmental stimuli such as light and temperature. The main and best known pineal neurohormone is melatonin that is synthesized and released in a circadian fashion with a peak during the night darkness hours. We have recently reported that melatonin exerts important immuno regulatory functions. Here we describe the astonishing property of exogenous melatonin which is able to counteract completely the depressive effect of anxiety-restraint stress and/or of corticosterone on thymus weight, andibody production and antiviral responses. This effect seems to be mediated by antigen-activated T cells via an opiatergic mechanism.


Mechanisms underlying the negative inotropic response to α-adrenoceptor stimulation in adult mouse ventricular myocardium were studied. In isolated ventricular tissue, phenylephrine (PE), in the pr...


Although there is an increase of career opportunities in science and technology fields, various research continues to reflect the under-representation of women in these areas. Panelists will report on their experiences in hosting summer math, science and/or technology camps being used to try and reverse this trend. They will discuss how data collected from camp sessions indicates that efforts to reverse this trend must be initiated at ages earlier than previously noted. The panelists will share successful and unsuccessful ideas and camp age appropriate activities, as well as advertising and implementation details.


Abstract An aperture-coupled dielectric resonator antenna loaded with a rotated strip is proposed as a new circularly polarized reflectarray antenna element. The unit cell is fabricated, and its phase response is validated using the waveguide simulator method, where the finite integration technique is used to analyze the 256-element array. Excellent results are obtained with the proposed antenna, with 3-dB axial ratio bandwidth of 30% and 3-dB gain bandwidth of 18%. These results were validated using the transmission-line method.


Actual values of bulk laser damage thresholds of optical glass are rarely found in literature. Therefore SCHOTT has started a project for the characterization of the bulk laser damage threshold of various optical glasses over the wavelengths 532 nm and 1064 nm with pulse lengths in the pico- and nano-second range.


Accurate positioning in global navigation satellite system (GNSS)-denied environments, such as tunnels and underpasses, remains a challenge. Navigation systems for such environments need to strike a balance between price and precision. In this paper, we propose magnetic vehicular positioning (MVP), a navigation system that guides drivers in GNSS-denied environments. The key idea of MVP is to extract magnetic fingerprints from geomagnetic field anomalies. By comparing the measured magnetic field against a magnetic map, positioning can be achieved without GNSS signals. Our proposed matching algorithm allows MVP to provide 5.14 m positioning accuracy. We conducted large-scale real-road experiments for 36 months in two countries and 56 tunnels to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed system. Because MVP can be deployed on off-the-shelf smartphones, our approach makes accurate navigation in GNSS-denied environments affordable.


Patau syndrome is the least common and most severe viable autosomal trisomy. First identified as a cytogenic syndrome in 1960, Patau syndrome is caused by extracopy of chromosome 13. It is characterized by holoprosencephaly, cleft lip, cleft palate, cyclopia, polydactyly, congenital heart disease, and intrauterine growth retardation. Because of severity of congenital defects, extremely short survival time is expected. The rare survivors have profound mental retardation and seizures. So life sustaining procedures are generally not attempted. We report a case of Patau syndrome, which was diagnosed by prenatal ultrasonography at 25 weeks gestational age.


C l i n M e d International Library Citation: Albougami AS, Pounds KG, Alotaibi JS (2016) Comparison of Four Cultural Competence Models in Transcultural Nursing: A Discussion Paper. Int Arch Nurs Health Care 2:053 Received: May 26, 2016: Accepted: June 27, 2016: Published: July 01, 2016 Copyright: © 2016 Albougami AS, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Albougami et al. Int Arch Nurs Health Care 2016, 2:053


Tracheal intubation under general anesthesia is common. In clinical practice, intubation may be carried out on patients in various positions, depending on the situation. Most patients are intubated in a supine position, while the lateral position is used infrequently, and prone-position intubation is rare. This report describes three patients who were intubated in the prone position. The three were undergoing elective surgery and initially received spinal anesthesia, but because the surgeries were unexpectedly prolonged, general anesthesia was required and intubation had to be carried out in the prone position. From our experience in these cases, we have found that bronchoscope-aided intubation of prone patients is quite similar to bronchoscope-aided intubation of supine patients.


In an early model of generative phonology the lexicon of a language contained entries with as few feature specifications as possible in the interest of economy. The blank feature specifications representing both nondistinctive features and those rendered redundant by sequential constraints were filled in by the same 9honological rules. At this point, the concept of ~ rules changing feature values was unclear. When the distinction between rules that fill in blanks and those that change feature values became clear, it was zmbodied in the concept of morpheme structure rules and P rules. The MS rules were further split into feature redundancy (segment structure) rules and sequ~tial constraint rules. The MS component bore a striking resemblence to the earlier "pkonotactic" sections of autonomous phonemic analyses, but the claim was made for I~S ~les that they explained what phonotactiee merely described. The MS rules formed a major part of Chomsky's "readjustment component" which rendered th~ output of the syntactic component fit to be the input to the phonological component. A fairly current version of ~his model is the following one from Harms' Introduction t__oo Phonological


Discolaimus constrictus sp.n. is differentiated from D. mucurubanus Loof, 1964, the only other species in the genus in which the basal bulb is set off by a constriction, by its larger size, relatively shorter oesophagus, relatively shorter tail and more posteriorly situated vulva. In general appearance it more closely resembles D. affinis Loof, 1964, D. similis Thorne, 1939 and D. silvicolus Sauer & Annels, 1985. A large population of D. monoplanus Heyns, 1963 is described from Namibia. The remarkable similarity between D. monoplanus , D. texanus Cobb, 1913 and D. brevis Siddiqi, 1964 is pointed out, and the biometrics of all recorded populations of these three species are tabulated and briefly discussed.


The Journal of Optics (JOPT) annual highlights are always an exciting time when the journal ' s editorial team look back on the great content published over the past year and the new innovations in optics that have been accomplished. Particularly as we embrace the International Year of Light and Light-Based Technologies 2015, it is the perfect time to celebrate and recognise the achievements of our authors from the photonics community. Naturally it is a challenge for the editors to shortlist articles into a limited and exclusive collection. All articles are chosen on the basis of referee endorsement, novelty, scienti fi c impact and broadness of appeal. This does not take anything away from those articles not featured, as needless to say that the selection process has been dif fi cult. Rather, it is a com-mendation and testimonial to those few articles that have been chosen for each topical section of JOPT. We believe the articles give an excellent and strong representation of the pioneering and state-of-the-art research disseminated by the journal. One can access the full Highlights of 2014 collection online [1], with a synopsis of those highlighted to follow.


The utility model relates to the technical field of electric connectors and particularly relates to a crown spring and a crown spring connector. The crown spring comprises a waist-drum-shaped crown spring body; the crown spring body is provided with an opening and the crown spring body is provided with a plurality of spring sheets; a through hole is formed between the two adjacent spring sheets; each spring sheet is provided with at least two contact parts which are concave along the axis direction of the crown spring body; the crown spring connector comprises a male needle and a female needle; the female needle is provided with an inserting hole and the female needle is matched with the inserting hole in an inserting manner; the crown spring connector further comprises the crown spring; the inserting hole is provided with a clamping groove and the crown spring body of the crown spring is arranged in the clamping groove; and an insulating part is arranged at the front end of the male needle. The crown spring and the crown spring connector can transit greater current and have good connection stability; and the current is stably transmitted so that inserting and pulling forces of the male needle and the female needle are uniformly distributed, and the practical applicability is strong.


Microscopic observations are made on newly grown liquid columns in quartz capillaries under saturated water vapor pressure and the produced columns are classified into four types: normal water, normal water containing impurities, anomalous water containing impurities, and anomalous water. The freezing behavior and thermal stability are compared for the anomalous water and for an aqueous salt solution containing carboxylic acid and some salts. The distinction between the anomalous water and salt solution is clearly observed in their thermal stabilities at elevated temperatures. It is confirmed that the anomalous water is analyzed to consist of water, silicon, and carbonmon oxide by using a mass-filter. The anomalous water is vaporized in the temperature range between 200° and 400°C.


The state estimation algorithm estimates the values of the state variables based on the measurement model described as the system of equations. Prior to applying the state estimation algorithm, the existence and uniqueness of the solution of the underlying system of equations is determined through the observability analysis. If a unique solution does not exist, the observability analysis defines observable islands and further defines an additional set of equations (measurements) needed to determine a unique solution. For the first time, we utilise factor graphs and Gaussian belief propagation algorithm to define a novel observability analysis approach. The observable islands and placement of measurements to restore observability are identified by following the evolution of variances across the iterations of the Gaussian belief propagation algorithm over the factor graph. Due to sparsity of the underlying power network, the resulting method has the linear computational complexity (assuming a constant number of iterations) making it particularly suitable for solving large-scale systems. The method can be flexibly matched to distributed computational resources, allowing for determination of observable islands and observability restoration in a distributed fashion. Finally, we discuss performances of the proposed observability analysis using power systems whose size ranges between 1354 and 70 000 buses.


Mefenamic acid is an antiinflammatory drug. It has been classified as Biopharmaceutical Class II (BCS II) which has poor solubility in aqueous media and high permeability through membrane. Mefenamic acid-nicotinamide cocrystal with ratio of (1:1) and (1:2) has been studied by researcher as a method to improve mefenamic acid dissolution rate and stability. The aim of this study was to investigated phase diagram from physical interaction mefenamic acid-nicotinamide by differential thermal analysis (DTA), investigated physical characterization of co-crystallization product mefenamic acid-nicotinamide (1:1) and (1:2) by thermal DTA, powder X-ray diffraction and FTIR analysis spectroscopy and compare dissolution rate of co-crystallization product mefenamic acid-nicotinamide (1:1) and (1:2) with physical mixtures mefenamic acid-nicotinamide (1:1) and (1:2). Co-crystallization product mefenamic acid-nicotinamide (1:1) and (1:2) were made by melting method.
The investigation phase diagram from physical interaction mefenamic acid-nicotinamide showed phase diagram type simple eutectic. The physical characterization result of co-crystallization product mefenamic acid-nicotinamide (1:1) and (1:2) was not formed cocrystal, but it showed the eutectic mixture. Dissolution rate showed significant increase in co-crystallization product mefenamic acid-nicotinamide (1:1) and (1:2) as eutectic mixture compare to the physical mixture and mefenamic substance.


Results of an experimental and computational study of CO2 adsorption onto a CeOX(100) thin-film surface are reported. For both oxidized CeO2(100) and reduced CeO1.7(100), a 5 L dose of CO2 at 180 K resulted in mainly carbonate ([CO3]2–) on the surface with a minute amount of physisorbed CO2 that desorbed by 250 K based on C 1s and O 1s photoemission and C k-edge NEXAFS. No evidence for the formation of a carboxylate intermediate was indicated. Angle-dependent C k-edge NEXAFS revealed that the carbonate species was oriented parallel to the surface suggesting a tridentate configuration. Various adsorption geometries were tested using DFT PBE+U calculations. The most stable configuration was a carbonate with its molecular plane parallel to the surface and each O atom bonded to two Ce cations. Through temperature-programmed desorption (TPD), it was determined that CO2 was the sole reaction product. CO was not detected in the TPD for the reduced surface, indicating that reoxidation of a reduced CeO2-X(100) sur...


Abstract The Eulor-Lagrange equations for a nematic liquid crystal are solved numerically for the boundary conditions which give a twist wall. An approximate solution deduced in previous work is found to represent the numerical solution well.


The rainfall, runoff, soil content in water on the hilly area of the central Sichuan basin have been stud-
ied in paper, debited the mathematic mode forecasting the sand and soil eroding. There has been analyzed connec-
tion to the differing forests types with by the numbers and synthetically. What's more, parallel synthesis the law
of the loss about the sand and soil. It is studying the sand and soil loss that make protect the sand and soil on the
hilly area of the central Sichuan basin, so the law can help farmers to change the protect forests in the future.


Fish oil was extracted from yellow fin tuna(Thunnus albacares)head by protease hydrolysis.The process parameters affected on the extraction rate of fish oil were studied regarding the extraction rate of fish oil as the index and choosing the suitable protease.The optimal process parameters were that the temperature of trypsin hydrolysis was 50℃,the amount of trypsin 1%,the substrate concentrate 1∶1,the hydrolysis time 4h,the hydrolysis pH 8.Under these conditions,the extraction rate of fish oil was 4.22%,the physical and chemical properties accorded with the second grade of crude fish oil for SC/T3502-2000 standard.The total content of PUFA was 38.47% in fish oil,the content of DHA and EPA was 23.63% and 4.84% respectively.


The author seems to be a prolific writer, having written these three books in 1996 and 1997, besides many other books earlier. The book on Benazir gives the background which created Pakistan and the role of Bhutto family thereafter. Benazir's visit to Shimla along with her father in 1972 has been heralded by the author who hails from Shimla. Her remarks then that there should be no hatred between the two countries belie her later bellicose attitude towards India.


This study was conducted to know the odor characteristics and compounds in neutral, acidic and basic fraction from the essential oil of Valerliana fauriei root. Among the fraction from the essential oil of V. fauriei root, the content of neutral fraction was 92%, that of the acidic fraction, 6%, and that of basic and phenolic fractions, less than 1%, respectively. The neutral fraction was characterized by sweet-balsamic, woody, musky and medicinal odor. The acidic fraction had sweat-socks, valeric-like and cheese-like odor characters. The netural fraction of essential oil was fractionated by solvents with different polarities, resulting in 44% of ethyl ether fraction, 34% of pentane-ethyl ether fraction, 11% of pentane fraction and 11% of methanol fraction. The ethyl ether fraction was characterized by woody and medicinal odor and the pentane-ethyl ether fraction, by sweet-balsamic, woody and herb-like odor. The fractions were fractionated again by different solvents, and 12 chemical components including valeranone, 26 components including bornyl acetate, and 43 components including camphene were identified in the ethyl ether fraction, the pentane - ethyl ether fraction, and pentane fraction, respectively. In the acidic fraction, n-butanoic acid and other 44 components were identified, among which the most abundant ones were 3-methyl butanoic acid(42.1%), dimethoxy-2-propanoic acid(11.5%), and 5-ethyldihydro-2H-furanone(5.7%).


How does democratization affect environmental politics? This paper examines four polities in East Asia that run the full spectrum of political regimes from authoritarian (mainland China) to newly democratic (South Korea and Taiwan) to mature democracy (Japan). Surprisingly, the role of civil society and its relationship with government is found to be remarkably similar across the region in spite of the very different forms of government found in each of the four societies. This paper argues that while environmental advocates in democratic countries have access to more opportunities for activism than those in authoritarian countries, the main differences in environmental politics in the four polities has resulted primarily from the timing of their environmental movements. An interesting paradox revealed by the study is that places where environmental movements were linked to democratization movements (South Korea and Taiwan) led to the politicization of environmental politics, often hampering the ability of environmental activists to access government policy makers when compared to countries where there was no link between environmental advocacy and democratization movements (e.g. China and Japan).


Aortic reservoir function is a measure of the aorta's ability to distribute blood during diastole, attenuating the pulsatility of blood flow, and is important in balancing cardiac flow. Effects of acute high versus moderate exercise intensity on reservoir function and cardiac energetics is unknown. Eighteen athletes completed a interval (INT) and steady‐state (SS) cycling bout at 60% of VO2 peak. Reservoir function was calculated as the ratio of diastolic run‐off to stroke volume and expressed as a percentage. Coronary perfusion pressure was derived from tissue Doppler imaging and echocardiography. Systolic tension–time integral (TTI) from the aortic pressure waveform served as a measure of myocardial oxygen consumption. All measures were made at rest, 30‐min postexercise and 60‐min postexercise. Average reservoir function before SS was 76%, which was reduced to 62% 30‐min post‐SS and 67% 60‐min post‐SS (P<0.05). Significantly greater reductions in reservoir function were seen following INT (from 71% pre‐INT to 45% 30‐min post‐INT and 53% 60‐min INT, P<0.05). Estimated coronary perfusion pressure was reduced 30 min following INT but not SS; both bouts reduced coronary perfusion pressure at 60‐min postexercise (P<0.05). TTI increased following both INT and SS at 30‐ and 60‐min postexercise with greater increases following INT (P<0.05). Following exercise, reservoir function was associated with TTI (P<0.05), but not coronary perfusion pressure (P>0.05). We conclude that reservoir function is attenuated following acute SS and INT, but these reductions were greater post‐INT, suggesting that exercise intensity affects reservoir function. Reduction of reservoir function following exercise is related to TTI, a reflection of myocardial oxygen consumption but apparently not associated with coronary perfusion pressure.


Published to coincide with Technicolors centennial in 2015, The Dawn of Technicolor recounts the beginnings of one of the most widely recognized names in the American film industry. Following its incorporation in 1915, Technicolor developed a series of two-colour processes as necessary steps toward full-colour photography and printing. Despite success in the laboratory and in small-scale production, the company was plagued by repeated disappointments. With the support of patient investors and the visionary leadership of Herbert T. Kalmus, Technicolor eventually persevered against daunting odds to create the only commercially viable colour process for motion pictures. The Dawn of Technicolor investigates the vital make-or-break years, as the firm grew from a small team of exceptional engineers into a multimillion-dollar corporation. The authors chart the making of pivotal films in the process, from the troubled productions of Ben-Hur (1925) and The Mysterious Island (192629), to the early short films in Technicolors groundbreaking three-color process: Walt Disneys animated Flowers and Trees (1932) and the live-action La Cucaracha (1934). The book spotlights the talented engineers and filmmakers associated with Technicolor and the remarkable technical innovations that finally made color films practical, changing the film industry forever.


To characterize causal pathogen of Sansevieria trifasciata anthracnose through morphology and molecular analysis; to evaluate the host range of the pathogen; and to explicate the infection process by the pathogen histopathologically.


I would like to thank Professor Parchure for inviting me to deliver this year's Kale Memorial Lecture. The lecture has been instituted to honour of the Rao Saheb R.R. Kale, who was instrumental in setting up this great institution, the Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics. Despite his professional achievements as a lawyer, he was apparently a rather modest and humble person. Given his financial contribution to the establishment of the institution, it would have seemed perfectly appropriate for it to have been named after him. But he demurred and it was named after Gopal Krishna Gokhale, a somewhat more recognizable name for readers of Indian history.


AbstractPrediction of future bridge conditions is essential in bridge management as this provides guidance for strategic planning. The National Bridge Inventory (NBI) database has been used by researchers for this purpose by utilizing Markov Chains and regression approaches. This paper introduces a hybrid method for predictions based on multiway data decomposition and simple exponential smoothing (SES). Multiway decomposition is used due to the multidimensional nature of the utilized bridge data. The simple exponential smoothing technique is utilized to predict the future proportions of structurally deficient bridges, known as the structural deficiency ratio (SD ratio) across the United States. The mean absolute error (MAE) values declined with increasing smoothing factor values, which implies bridge conditions can be reliably predicted based on recent SD ratios and not on distant past ones. With prediction metrics yielding relatively low values, this hybrid approach involving multiway data decomposition ...


Orphanin FQ(OFQ) is a novel endogenous opioid peptides, it distributes in center nervous system, especially widespread in hypothalamus and linbic system. OFQ have many physiological functions such as nocieption, cardidvascular, locomtion, feeling and learning-memory, neuroendocrine, immune response et al.


ABSTRACT Several theories postulate that private ownership of land is necessary to encourage investment and adoption of new technologies. However, empirical studies do not always confirm those theories, as the case with the present study, conducted in the Zoghmar community, located in the semi-arid region of Tunisia. Statistical analyses suggest that land tenure conditions are unrelated to alternative production systems and to the community's socio-economic dynamics. Several production systems were identified in the community but no statistically significant relationships were established between alternative types of land tenure and production systems. Moreover, net farm income did not seem to be related to land tenure, nor to alternative farming systems. However, the way farmers acquired their land did show a slight relationship with net farm income.


Maze solving has been used as an example parallel-programming problem for some years. Suggested solutions are often based on a sequential program, using work queues to allow multiple threads to explore different portions of the maze concurrently. This paper analyzes such an implementation, but also explores an alternative implementation based on strategies long used by human maze solvers. This alternative implementation outperforms the conventional approach on average, and furthermore exhibits large superlinear speedups. The paper uses insights into the cause of these superlinear speedups to derive a faster sequential algorithm, and finally considers further implications and future work.


This study aims to determine and understand the law of marriage with lafaz grants according to the jumhur of scholars and Imam Abu Hanifah. In this study, the authors used a library research type using a normative juridical approach and comparative analysis. The research results found are as follows; First, a grant-based marriage is not recommended according to the jumhur of scholars because the number of scholars only allows lafaz of marriage with lafaz al-nikah and al-tazwij as usual. Second, a marriage with a grant name may be in the Imam Abu Hanifah mazhab because while it is still in the form of ownership transfer, the name may be used in the implementation of the marriage contract. So the use of lafaz grants in a marriage contract is not allowed in the view of the jumhur of scholars, but it is okay for anyone who wants to use Imam Abu Hanifah's opinion about permitting to use the lafaz grant in a marriage contract, because this is just a difference in fiqh issues that sometimes the scholars differ in interpreting or understanding an argument.


a year. At the time the manuscript was being researched and written, contemporary pirates were a minor issue. Moreover, Leeson is clear that his focus is on seventeenth and eighteenth century pirates. Given the differences between past and current pirates, a complete analysis would be beyond the scope of a single volume. The good news is that there is plenty of material for Leeson to write a second book focusing on contemporary pirates. One can only hope that he chooses to do so.


Monoclonal antibodies obtained after immunization of mice with human C5 were screened for activity against native C5 and SC5b‐9. Clone 568 reacted with the C5 β‐chain in western blotting and with purified native C5 in double antibody enzyme immunoassays. The reactivity of done 568 against serum decreased markedly when serum was activated with zymosan. The residual activity was found to be against free C5, whereas the antibody did not read at all wish the SC5b‐9 complex. Thus, the antibody 568 reacts with an activation‐dependent C5 epitope, which is concealed when C5 is incorporated into the terminal complement complex


The purpose of this research was to develop beach volleyball learning product using blended learning model integrated with E-learning of State University of Malang (UM). The research method used was the research and development method (R&D), with the following steps (a) needs analysis, (b) initial product development and expert judgment in the form of (1) video of beach volleyball learning, (2) textbook (E-book) of beach volleyball, and (3) blended learning model of beach volleyball integrated with learning in UM. The result of the research obtained a valid product from beach volleyball experts, teaching media experts, and blended learning experts. This product was effectively used by a small group which was 84% and a large group which was 95%. The product created by the blended learning model was integrated with learning management system of State University of Malang which consists of a video of beach volleyball learning, E-book of beach volleyball learning. Keywords— Learning, beach volleyball, blended learning


To solve the identifiability of partial combinational permutation intercomparison in checking angular bias of the regular polygon and the angle dividing table,aiming at prime-sided polygon and composite-sided polygon respectively,the checking series selecting was studied.At first,the prime-sided polygon checking series was studied,the conclusion was drawn that arbitrary two or above series combinatory measurement could identify the angular biases of the regular polygon and the angle dividing table.While aiming at composite-sided polygon,if the difference between the numbers of the two checking series is the factor(or integer times of the factor) of the side number of the polygon,the biases are not identifiable.The multi-series selecting problem was also researched.According to the practical measurement data about 23-sided and 24-sided polygon,checking accuracy appraisal of identified biases was studied.The theoretical standard deviation and the practical calculated standard deviation were given.The results show that only the number of measurement data should be four times greater than the number of the identified bias,the statistic standard deviation will be effective.


Abstract Scanning electron microscope (SEM) observation shows that tumblebug's elytra are a kind of chitin fibre reinforced biocomposite. In the biocomposite, the chitin fibres possess a laminated microstructure and distribute in a kind of particular helicoidal pattern. More careful observation indicates that there is a kind of fibre helicoidally rounding hole in the elytra. Based on the SEM observation, a kind of composite laminate with biomimetic fibre helicoidally rounding hole was fabricated through a special mould and moulding process. The extrusion strength of the biomimetic fibre helicoidally rounding hole was investigated and compared with that of the conventional drilling hole in the composite laminate. It is shown that the extrusion strength of the biomimetic fibre helicoidally rounding hole is markedly larger than that of the conventional drilling hole.


Objective: To investigate the epidemiological characteristics of the pathogens of sexually transmitted disease(STD) in patients attending to STD clinic.Methods: 1 124 cases were detected as STD,including Chlamydia trachomatis(CT),Ureaplasma urealyticum(UU),Treponema pallidum(TP),human papillomavirus(HPV),Candida albicans(CA),Neisseria gonorrhoeae(NG) and human immunodeficiency virus(HIV).Results: The STD infection rate was 59.0%,among which the mixed infection rate was 36.0%.The infection rate of CT was highest(40.1%).HPV infection rate in women was higher than that in men(P=0.005).STD patients were mainly concentrated in the 21 to 30 age group,high school or less education degree,workers and cadres.Compared with non-infected people,the difference of gender,average age and marital status in infected people were not statistically significant(P0.05).The education degree in infected people was lower,while the average number of sexual partners were more than that in non-infected people(P0.05).Conclusion: The infection rate in STD clinic is quite high and CT infection is the most common one.HPV infection rate in women is higher than that in men.The 21 to 30 age group,low educational degree,workers and cadres are the main groups for STD infection.People who had more sexual partners are more easily infected STD.STD mixed infections should be emphasized.


For the cross stays provided in the neighbourhood of the line where the semi-circular crown plate of a loco-type boiler and its flat side plates are joined, no designing formula has been specified in any Rules or Regulations. Therefore, the authors, carrying out the theoretical analyses and experiments, could establish the designing formulae and moreover make the following matters clear. (1) The semi-circular crown plate itself, if not connected to the inner firebox by crown stays, is in equilibrium with internal pressure. Consequently it is sufficient for cross stays to be designed so as to support only the flat portion below the stays. (2) In the case of a boiler having crown stays, the design of cross stays should be carried out considering the additional force due to the downward pull of crown stays acting on the crown plate. (3) The lower part of fireboxes must be carefully designed to prevent the early substantial destruction of vessel.


The theoretical methods for modeling the photovoltaic systems available in the literature describes the perfect behavior of the solar component _cellimoduleistring_ as a generator working in the environmental conditions regarding the temperature of the cell and the emitted irradiance. This last is symbolized in the named PV characteristics. This way of modeling passes over many parameters that might influence on the electrical output of the photovoltaic unit. In the recent year other methods start using the experimental measurements to characterize the losses. In the present paper an upgraded method of modeling the photovoltaic unit will be presented. As the current-voltage characteristic curve do not still remain the same during the years of operation due to aging. Moreover, sometimes the overall shape is deviated due to the occurrence of temporary defaults; this method of modeling will permit a comparison between the in-situ measurements and a previous saint reference curve of the same system, as long as a perfect matching is expected. In the case of non-matching, which refer to system failure, a diagnosis algorithm is developed based on key parameters comparison, to detect malfunctions on the system based on curve deviation analysis.


In order to improve spectral distortion and the problem of lacking details, a pixel-level image fusion method based on the Non-subsampled Shearlet Transform (NSST) is proposed. Firstly, the Principal Component Analysis (PCA) transform is applied to the multispectral image with low spatial resolution to obtain the relatively independent component containing the most abundant information, which can represent the original multispectral images. Secondly, the panchromatic image after linear stretching and the first PCA transform component of multispectral image are respectively decomposed into different coefficients to better approach the image edge according to NSST, which is translation invariant. Thirdly, fusion rules for different decomposed coefficients are established to merge the source images. Finally, the fusion image is obtained by inverse NSST and inverse PCA. The experimental results show the efficacy of the proposed method in details preservation and the spectral distortion reduction.


It includes a first channel, and the first Rank to the input / output data through said first channel; A second channel and a second rank to the input / output data via the second channel; The test channel connected in common to said first and second channels; And when a control mode using a combination of the external control signal and a common mode signal and a separate control signal generated in the applied on the outside, the control mode is set to the common control mode, the test channel through the test channel but delivers a signal at the same time in the first rank and the second rank, the control mode for controlling the transfer of signals from the test channel to the first rank or the second rank when needed, some individual control mode, while the common control mode, and provide a semiconductor device including a, by measuring the exact parameters by selectively controlling the individual operation as needed at the time of a parallel test can improve the reliability in the semiconductor device.


Abstract Four groups of subjects, each consisting of 30 male college students, were assigned either to the rho motor learning test (speed) or the pursuit rotor motor learning test (accuracy) under either control or experimental conditions. Practice on each task lasted approximately 30 min. and resulted in large amounts of learning. Interpolated severe local physical fatigue was induced by exercising the experimental groups on an arm ergometer halfway through the learning of each task. The experimental groups suffered a 40 percent decrement in performance as a result of the interpolated fatigue, but the amount of learning was not influenced.


The aim of this study was to investigate whether declines in inhibitory functioning could influence older adults' beliefs about false or suspicious information presented to them. Participants included 40 older adults (29 female, mean age = 72.2 years) and 40 younger adults (30 female, mean age = 19.38 years). Participants first read a suspicious story and were required to generate words from letter strings periodically throughout the task, some of which were prefixes of words describing apparently truthful statements, apparently untruthful statements, or neutral statements from the story. Participants then read a crime report containing both true and false information about a criminal defendant, and then made guilt and character judgements about the target. It was hypothesised that older adults would be unable to inhibit the 'suspicious' claims made in the story (as evidenced by the fact that they would generate more apparently untruthful words than younger adults in the word completion task), and that older adults would believe the false information from the crime report and incorporate it into their impressions of the criminal. It was expected that both of these relationships would be mediated by inhibitory deficits. Contrary to predictions, results indicated that younger adults showed more activation for apparently truthful, apparently untruthful, and neutral words than older adults. Findings also revealed that while older adults' ratings of the criminal did not appear to be influenced by the false statements, younger adults appeared to over-correct for the false information. However this effect was not mediated by inhibitory deficits. These results failed to indicate that inhibitory functioning affects older adults' beliefs about misleading information. Reasons for these findings are considered, along with suggestions for future research. Ageing, Inhibition and False Belief viii


Carbon farming in paddy soil is an important strategy to improve soil organic carbon and soil health to decrease greenhouse gasses (GHG) as support for the 4 per mile program initiated in COP21. This review paper will describe the improvement of C-organic content and soil health in paddy soils when carbon farming is implemented to mitigate the increase in temperature due to GHG. This paper was created based on a literature review from google scholar and other providers' articles that can be accessed using the internet. The results showed that carbon farming cultivation management could improve soil C organic content, soil health and reduce GHG in the atmosphere. Differences in perspectives between land owners, land cultivators, and external parties are challenges in carbon farming. Supporting and implementing the carbon farming program by all parties is a critical success in implementing carbon farming on paddy soils


As crews have been unable to collect waste and recycling as scheduled today (revised date from Monday 25 December) residents are asked to take any bins, boxes and sacks back in and present their appropriate waste on the next scheduled collection day.


ABSTRACT Objective: Extended pelvic lymph nodes dissection (EPLND) allows the removal of a higher number of lymph nodes than limited PLND. The aims of this study were to describe our robot-assisted EPLND (RAEPLND) technique with related complications, and to report the number of lymph nodes removed and the rate of lymph nodal metastasis. Materials and Methods: 153 patients underwent RAEPLND prior to robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP). Indications were defined according to Briganti nomogram, to predict risk of lymph-nodal metastasis. Lymphatic packages covering the distal tract of the common iliac artery, the medial portion of the external iliac artery, the external iliac vein and the internal iliac vessels, together with the obturator and the presacral lymphatic packages were removed on both sides. Results: Median preoperative PSA was 7.5 ng/mL (IQR 5.5–11.5). Median operative time was 150 min (135–170). Median RAEPLND alone operative time was 38 min (32.75–41.25); for right and left side, 18 (15–29) and 20 min (15.75–30) (p=0.567). Median number of lymph nodes retrieved per patient was 25 (19.25–30); 13 (11–16) and 11 (8–15) for right and left side. In 19 patients (12.41%) metastasis was found at the level of pelvic lymph nodes. Median number of positive lymph nodes was 1 (1–4.6) per patient. Complications occurred in 11 patients (7.3%). Conclusions: the number of lymph nodes removed was comparable to published data about open series, allowing the increase of detection rate of lymph nodal metastasis for minimally invasive approach without compromising complications' rate if performing the procedure following reported technique.


Background: Sciatica due to lumbar disc herniation is one of the most common diseases in the world as well as in Viet Nam, sciatica impact on patient's quality of life, ability to work and social interaction. Currently there are many methods of treatment with modern medicine and traditional medicine.
Objectives: To investigate some clinical and paraclinical characteristics of sciatica due to herniated disc without surgery and to evaluate the effects of electronic acupuncture combined of with "Than thong truc u thang" remedy in the treatment of sciatica due to lumbar disc herniation.
Methods: The sample is 27 patients diagnosed sciatica due to lumbar disc herniation. We examined and treated at Traditional Medicine Department of Hue Central Hospital. A prospective study, assess the results before and after the treatment.
Results: Good level occupied 44.4%; fair good level occupied 37.0%; averge good level occupied 18.5%.
Conclusion: This combination is effective treatment for sciatica due to lumbar disc herniation.

Key words: Sciatica, lumbar disc herniation, electronic – acupuncture, "Than thong truc u thang" remedy


Mechanically pumped 2-phase fluid loops often have the problem of getting sufficient sub-cooling to operate the pumps without cavitation. This paper describes developments done at NIKHEF for the creation of a secondary CO2 loop with forced sub-cooling and accurate evaporator control using 2-phase accumulators. The technique of using 2-phase accumulators for mechanically pumped loop control is adopted from techniques used in satellite cooling. Two accumulator controlled loops have been successfully developed. One CO2 loop for cooling the AMS particle detector which will study cosmic radiation onboard the International Space Station and a second CO2 loop is developed for cooling the LHCb-VELO particle detector which will study CP-violation at the CERN laboratory in Geneva (Switzerland). A 2-phase accumulator has the advantage of controlling the evaporator and condenser pressure independent of the primary cooler temperature. Therefore it is possible to create as much sub-cooling for the pump as desired. It is even possible to opera te the loop in single phase, a feature which turns out to be very convenient during start-up and cooling-down procedures. A 2-phase accumulator for evaporator pressure control in combination with an internal heat exchanger between the liquid feed and the 2-phase return line creates a very stable evaporator with a guaranteed evaporation at low vapor qualities. This way the evaporator heat transfer can be tuned and evaporator dry-out can be easily prevented.


The genus Bacillus bacterium isolated from soil and tests their ability to produce glutamic acid, the bacteria are diagnosed by traditional methods and VITEK-2 system. And we studied the optimal conditions for production and try to improve the productivity of the isolation by manipulating the components of the production medium and of the circumstances environmental of production medium. There is 43 isolates of the 70 bacterial isolates belonging to the genus Bacillus depending on phenotypic characteristics of the colonies and microscopic characteristics and found that 13 isolated revert to species B.subtilis depending on physiological and biochemical characteristics. As well as on microscopic and biochemical tests, 13 isolates were subjected to the diagnostic by VITEK-2 system. The results showed that EN5 and EN3 diagnosed as B.subtilis as well as a commercial isolate A1 was also diagnosed as B.subtilis was selected EN3 isolation, as highest productivity (2 mg/ml).then optimal conditions was studied to produce glutamic acid by using the semi synthesis medium contained waste of extract dates (DE) as best Carbone source at 10% and use of ammonium nitrate as the best source of nitrogen at 2% from the production medium, and achieved better productivity of glutamic acid amounted to 7.2 mg/ml, at the temperature 34°C, pH initial 6.5, ventilation and agitation increase concentration of glutamic acid product when the proportion of medium size to the size of the flask 5:1 in the shaker incubator speeds of 180 rpm, for incubated period of 72 hours, were obtained,  improvement rate was amounted to 360% from what was produced wild isolation.


In view of the high electrical consumption with TPA,high quality phosphate rock with WPA, and the characteristics of domestic low -grade phosphate rock, the process theory, flow sheet and development experience of KPA are introduced,the KPA has great advantage and wide development prospect in China.


A number of methods have recently been described for enhancing silver grain production in light microscope autoradiography by impregnating the emulsion with a 2,5‐diphenyloxazole‐based fluor system. After extensive testing of these methods it was found that none gave a significant increase in silver grain count. In the course of this work a number of observations were made which seem to account at least partially for these failures, and which question the feasibility of this type of fluorography.


William Anderson Burnett, B.Sc., M.B., Ch.B. Thesis?"A route by which the electric impulse is facilitated in its passage through the human epidermis." (In absentia). TiiomJts Gilchrist, M.A., M.B., Ch.B. Thesis?"The duplication of male and female external genitalia?with records." Peter Hutchison, M.B., Ch.B. Thesis?"A study of the osteochrondritides." Albert Sharman, B.Sc., M.B., Ch.B. Thesis?44 Studies on the bacteriology and chemistry of the vagina."


The nonlinear Thomas–Fermi–Dirac equation is solved variationally for positive and negative point charges in various III–V compound semiconductors. The parameters are presented, and the results are compared with those obtained numerically.


The invention provides a back pressure and straight condensing switching heat supply system, which comprises a high-pressure cylinder, a medium-pressure cylinder, a low-pressure cylinder and a condenser which are sequentially communicated, and also comprises a steam extraction pipeline and a heater for heating network, wherein the steam extraction pipeline is respectively communicated with the medium-pressure cylinder and the heater for heating network. The back pressure and straight condensing switching heat supply system is characterized in that in the heating period, a rotor in the low-pressure cylinder is set to be a back pressure rotor, and the back pressure rotor is an optical shaft without an impeller; and in the non-heating period, a low-pressure rotor with an impeller is used to run under the straight condensing condition. Compared with the traditional heat supply system, the back pressure and straight condensing switching system provided by the invention has the advantages that: in the heating period, the heat supply quantity of a unit is greatly increased, the exhaust heat of the medium-pressure cylinder is fully utilized, and the problems that the negative work and the cold source loss of steam are caused by decline in quantity of steam introduced into the low-pressure cylinder in the heating period are solved.


The present invention is to provide a herbal treatment with the wishes bullet on atopic skin disease that relates to a process for the preparation of herbal remedy, especially skin food and atopic skin diseases, which may be separately prepared in pibuyak. That is, the present invention is atopic, but the composition of the skin food for skin diseases, the composition and composition components peony 5% by weight, licorice 3% by weight, broiler 1.5% by weight, and air chamber 6% by weight, Puerariae Radix 3% by weight, woobangja 4.5% by weight of Salvia miltiorrhiza 3% by weight, 3% by weight of gold, cheukbaekyeop 6% by weight, obtained by the skin jwinunyi beans 60% by weight, 5% by weight of mulberry extract daryeoseo after mixing the composition with food, But the composition of pibuyak for atopic skin disease, the compositions and composition components Astragali 10 parts by weight of broiler 4 parts by weight of liquorice and 4 weight parts of Puerariae Radix 6 parts by weight, and air chamber 6 parts by weight, Gugija 10 parts by weight of Angelica 5 parts by weight of safflower 4 parts by weight of Acanthopanax 5 parts by weight, jicho 10 parts by weight, sewage 6 parts by weight, jigolpi 7 parts by weight, baekchul 5 parts by weight of gold, 5 parts by weight of Salvia miltiorrhiza 6 parts by weight, Cnidium 5 parts by weight, peony 5 parts by weight, cheukbaekyeop 10 parts by weight, yugeunpi 6 parts by weight, wooseul 9 parts by weight, woobangja 8 parts by weight of Cassia tora 6 parts by weight, sukjihwang 5 parts by weight, bokbunja 5 parts by weight of Schisandra chinensis, 3 parts by weight, Poria cocos, 5 parts by weight of a tosaja 6 parts by weight, Shiho 4 parts by weight of Pine 8 parts by weight, kelp, 20 parts by weight, jicho 6 parts by weight of evening primrose 6 parts by weight, gwakhyang 6 parts by weight, Houttuynia cordata 9 parts by weight, injin 10 parts by weight then mixed composition to pibuyak that daryeoseo extract It characterized. Atopic skin disease treatment, skin food, pibuyak, Chess, peony, Bupleurum, Licorice, Astragalus


Power management with voltage and frequency control of isolated micro-grid (MG) using permanent magnet synchronous generator (PMSG) based hydro –photovoltaic (PV) with a battery energy storage (BES), is dealt in this work. In this system, a bi-directional DC/DC converter (BDC) is used to connect the battery to DC-link of voltage source converter (VSC). The BDC controls the charging and discharging of the battery and provides the DC-link voltage control. The BDC enables to use a BES with reduced rating along with BES is able to manage power flow between hydro and PV array based energy sources. An active power balance is always maintained in the MG between the connected energy sources, thereby maintaining a constant frequency. The VSC along with voltage control also takes care of other power quality problems like reactive power requirement, harmonics and load unbalancing. A combined second and third order generalized integrator (CSTOGI) based control algorithm is proposed for VSC control. In this proposed algorithm, the outputs of third and second-order based generalized integrators (GIs) control structure, are reconstructed and combined together to obtain CSTOGI. It requires tuning of only one damping parameter, Ks. This control algorithm has a very simple structure, good dynamic response and good stability.


1.Two experiments of Latin square design were made, each with four Friesian bull calves fitted with re-entrant duodenal and ileal cannulas at 4–10 d of age. The calves were used to studythe effect of giving milk-substitutes containing 0, 300, 500 and 700 g bacterial protein (Pruteen)/kg total protein on apparent digestibility of nitrogen fractions and amino acids and true digestibility of 3H-labelled milk protein and 35S-labelled bacterial protein in the small intestine. A third experiment of Latin square design with four intact Friesian calves was used to measure apparent digestibility of nutrients throughout the alimentary tract and retention of N, calcium and phosphorus. 2.At the duodenum, volume of outflow, its pH, and outflow of total-N (TN), protein-N (PN) and non-protein-N (NPN) decreased with time after feeding. At the ileum, volume of outflow and TN outflow were unaffected by time after feeding but PN outflow decreased; NPN outflow at the ileum increased to a maximum 6 h after feeding and then declined. 3.Increased inclusion of Pruteen did not affect the volume of outflow at the duodenum or ileum, but duodenal PN outflow increased. At the ileum, pH values were lower and TN, PN and NPN outflows were higher with increasing concentration of Pruteen in the diet. Apparent digestibility in the small intestine tended to decrease with greater amounts of Pruteen, but was only significant for NPN. Apparent digestibility from mouth to ileum significantly decreased for TN and PN as Pruteen inclusion increased. 4.Amino acid concentration in duodenal outflow, with the exception of that of arginine, reflected intake. The total amount of each amino acid in ileal outflow increased and the apparent digestibility of most amino acids decreased with greater amounts of Pruteen in the diet. Apparent digestibility of nucleic acid-N from Pruteen was very high. 5.True digestibility in the small intestine and between mouth and ileum of 3H-labelled milk protein was high and did not differ between dietary treatments. True digestibility of 36S-labelled Pruteen was low for the milk-protein diet and tended to increase linearly as more dietary Pruteen was included. 6.Dry matter concentration in faeces and a high apparent digestibility throughout the whole alimentary tract of carbohydrates did not differ between treatments. Apparent digestibility of dry matter, organic matter, crude protein and fat, apparent absorption of Ca, P and ash throughout the tract, retention of N, Ca and P and biological value of the protein decreased with inclusion rates greater than 300 g Pruteen/kg total dietary protein. The amount of N apparently absorbed in the large intestine was estimated as 0.9 g/d. 7.Comparison of intake of apparently absorbed essential amino acids with requirement suggests that histidine is likely to be the limiting amino acid, assuming that arginine is synthesized in the body. 8.Efficiencies of utilization of protein for tissue synthesis and to cover obligatory loss are estimated as 0.80, 0.75, 0.66 and 0.47 for diets containing 0, 300, 500 and 700 g Pruteen/kg total protein in the diet. Efficiencies of utilization of individual essential amino acids were also estimated.


The purpose of this work is to anticipate the most important consequences generated by the installation of a micro-hydropower plant on mountain rivers, on the main components of the environment, and also to identify and locate the potential disruptions caused by the implementation of these projects. In addition, the authors would like to clarify certain aspects regarding the changes brought to the natural setting, the extent to which they affect the components of the environment, the capacity of nature to withstand these micro-hydropower plants and to naturally or artificially recover after the project is put into operation. Another aim is to establish measures for limiting the modifications that appear in time due to the installation of the micro-hydropower plants in order to ensure the good functioning of the respective plants. The main anthropic factors, that represent the subject of the analysis, act synergically, thus making it difficult to understand the impact of this project on the environment, especially since nature recovers itself under certain circumstances.


The creation of hunger Sudan - fortunes and famine Aid - the poisoned gift? losing the trade game Brazil - miracle or mirage? exporting recession - the USA pays the price.


(1) it is derived from polyethylene terephthalate component selected from the group consisting of polyethylene terephthalate and polyethylene terephthalate copolymers, comprising at least one residue derived from (2) The polyethylene terephthalate component, polytrimethylene compositions containing terephthalate random copolymer. The copolymers, and methods of manufacturing an article made from the copolymers.


Background Alcohol use disorder is a chronic disorder with a high likelihood of relapse. The consistent monitoring of blood alcohol concentration through breathalyzers is critical to identifying relapse or misuse. Smartphone apps as a replacement of or in conjunction with breathalyzers have shown limited effectiveness. Yet, there has been little research that has effectively utilized wireless or Wi-Fi–enabled breathalyzers that can accurately, securely, and reliably measure blood alcohol concentration. Objective The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of a wireless blood alcohol concentration device in collaboration with long-term treatment on dropout rates, psychological distress, treatment motivation, quality of life, and need for higher levels of follow-up care for patients with alcohol use disorder. Methods The randomized clinical trial will include two arms, access to the wireless breathalyzer versus no access to the breathalyzer, while both groups have access to treatment. Evaluation will last 3 months with a 6-week follow-up, during which each participant will be interviewed at admission, 1 month in, 2 months in, 3 months in, and follow-up. Individuals will be recruited online through a secure telehealth meeting invitation. Outcomes will focus on the impact of the wireless breathalyzer within the alcohol use disorder population, and the combined effect on psychological distress, treatment motivation, and quality of life. In addition, we intend to investigate the impact of the breathalyzer on dropout rates and participants' need for higher levels of follow-up care and treatment. Results The recruitment of this study started in July 2020 and will run until 2022. Conclusions This information will be important to develop cost-effective treatments for alcohol dependence. Ongoing monitoring allows treatment providers to take an individualized disease management approach and facilitates timely intervention by the treatment provider. Trial Registration ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04380116; http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04380116 International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID) DERR1-10.2196/30186


Colombia has a great variety of biomasses, whether there is, no, great potential, agroindustry, in which it is evaluated, and taken into account. and the higher calorific value (PCS) these parameters determine the clean and efficient use of these fuels, different ways of predicting the (PC) of fuels have been published through the next and last analysis. The objective of this study is to develop an empirical model to estimate the calorific value of agricultural waste based on its content of chemical elements, in addition to the sample of the best correlation form for these fuels. It is a correlation of the biomasses, most produced in Colombia, using the linear regression analysis with the different samples of the published articles publications.


Fifteen morphometric ratios in 29 samples of the Malabar sole Cynoglmus semifasciatus Day from
five centres of the west coast of India were studied by means d/o test after substituting the sample mean
values for the sing!e specimen values, and the overall mean value of all samples together for the single
sample mean of the original method for calculating the value of d/a. The results have shown a very
high degree of homogeneity in the population along the coast, in confirmation of the general findings of
the earlier work on this fish. Morphometric ratios and meristic counts are still the most practical criteria
available to fish taxonomists in their day to day work.


Desferrioxamine") is a chelating agent with a greater affinity to iron than to any other metal (Bickel, Gaumann, Keller-Schierlein, Prelog, Vischer, Wettstein & Zahner, 1960). Its formula is C&,HmN608 and it has a molecular weight of 561. In recent years this substance has been widely and successfully used in the treatment of general idiopathic haemochmmatosis, transfusion siderosis and iron poisoning (Wohler, 1962, Boye Nielsen, 1963, Moeschlin & Schnider, 1964). The present study was undertaken in order to ascertain whether desferrioxamine might be of value in the treatment of ocular siderosis and haematogenous pigmentation of the cornea.


Background: A cross-behaviour taxonomy of 93 BCTs (taxonomy v1) has
 been developed, providing a systematic method for specifying intervention components. This
 study aims to explore its applicability to chronic illness management (CIM) interventions.
 Methods: Sixteen experts in CIM participated in an online survey, rating each of the 93 BCTs
 from taxonomy v1 in terms of perceived relevance to CIM interventions (response options: not
 relevant, of little relevance, moderately relevant, very relevant, don't know). A subsequent
 consensus panel meeting was held to discuss the applicability of taxonomy v1 to CIM. Findings:
 Consensus regarding the relevance of BCTs from taxonomy v1 to CIM was not reached for 44% of
 BCTs. Numerous issues relating to this were raised (e.g. definitions of BCTs are directive but
 CIM techniques are often more collaborative, CIM techniques often target behaviour change via
 emotional adjustment to illness) and potential ways forward to increase relevance identified
 (e.g. agree CIM definition, adapt the taxonomy for CIM). Discussion: The development of a guide
 to increase the relevance of BCTs in taxonomy v1 for CIM may improve its applicability to CIM
 interventions.


An optimisation technique is applied to the design of three-dimensional radomes of revolving symmetry. A design example for an ogive radome is given. The best possible thickness profile of the radome is found and the boresight error is reduced significantly. Both B-spline modelling and polynomial modelling for the thickness profile are considered.


The UK's two-tier immigration system ((1) free movement for citizens of the EU and (2) controlled migration from the rest of the world) has now ended. Mobility rules post-Brexit have resulted in a three-tiered system of rights: (1) those with settled status; (2) those covered by the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) who will enjoy limited mobility rights as part of trade in services liberalisation commitments between the UK and the EU; and (3) the rest who will compete for access on the basis of their skills. The TCA cements the transformation of the UK-EU relationship from one of a union of states tied by a common supranational citizenship to that of an economic partnership. The mobility regime under the TCA reflects this new dynamic: there no longer exists a stand-alone right to move; instead mobility is a composite part of trade. Trade-related mobility, however, is not new in international relations; in fact, it is a global right under the WTO's GATS agreement. The question for this paper is whether the new UK-EU mobility framework under the TCA provide for a more generous mobility regime given the unique UK-EU history and geographical proximity or is it merely re-establishing what is available under the WTO rules between any, even the most distant, trading partner? The working paper tries to answer this question, using a case study of musicians, to consider how the TCA's rules affect this particular, highly mobile group.


Objective To summarize the experiences in prehospital care of elderly patients with thoracic trauma. Methods Seventy-eight patients with thoracic trauma,aged 60-89 (68.9±4.1) years,were transported to the hospital after pre-hospital emergency treatment. The traffic accidents and high falling were the two leading causes,which accounted for 80% of all trauma cases. The rib fracture accounted for 77%,1/3 of which also suffered head injury. Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular sequelae were the most common complications. Results Five cases dead in hospital (6.4%),and no case dead on-scene or during transportation. The reflex time of first-aid ranged 2-35(9.7±3.7)min,and the prehospital time duration ranged 16 min-4.5 h(38.5±9.5) min. Conclusion Knowledge about characteristics of thoracic trauma in elderly patients and rapid and effective prehospital care are critical to improve the outcome of elderly patients with thoracic trauma.


This paper aims to examine the labor absorption in the real sector, including three essential determinants, namely Non-Performing Financing, Third Party Funds, and Profit-Sharing Financing. The object of this research is the Islamic Commercial Bank in Indonesia. Data analysis techniques in this study use path analysis. The results showed that (i) Profit Sharing Financing and Non-Performing Financing directly had a positive and significant effect on the Real Sector Labor Absorption variable; (ii) Third Party Funds are insignificant to the variable Real Sector Labor Absorption; (iv) Third Party Funds have a positive and significant effect on the variable Real Sector Labor Absorption through Profit-Sharing Financing; and (v) Non-Performing Financing is not significant to the Real Sector Labor Absorption variable through Profit-Sharing Financing.


Egg quality, those characteristics of the egg that determine its capacity to survive, is a significant problem for many species of fish currently being farmed. Little is known about the determinants of egg quality and there is little agreement regarding reliable methods for its assessment. To be of practical benefit, assessments should be simple to perform and should be carried out as early in development as is possible. Fertilization rates are often used as measures of quality. For the Atlantic halibut Hippoglossus hippoglossus, fertilization rate and assessments of cell symmetry at early cleavage stages provide reasonable indicators of quality. Regardless of assessment method, it is strongly recommended that performance data from all batches of each broodfish be examined when surveying the overall quality of a stock. The misleading effects of pooling such information are demonstrated for a rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss broodstock. Although a large number of factors have been implicated as possible determinants of egg quality, only 1) bacterial colonization of the eggs, 2) nutritional status of the broodfish and, 3) overripening, the process of aging that occurs when eggs are retained within the broodfish after ovulation, have been clearly shown to affect egg quality.

The effect of overripening on fish egg quality is discussed in detail. Species-specific differences in the time scale of overripening are pointed out and related to spawning strategy and water temperature. Rainbow trout eggs and those of other salmonids should be fertilized within approximately one week of ovulation. Overripening proceeds much more rapidly in warm water species, e.g., tilapia eggs must be fertilized within an hour or so of ovulation. Egg viability also decreases rapidly for batch spawning species. Fertilization data are presented for Atlantic halibut demonstrating that egg quality decreases 4–6 h after ovulation. The rate of overripening was comparable for eggs held in vitro in ovarian fluid to those retained within the ovarian lumen. These halibut data, combined with information from other marine and freshwater fish, indicate that overripening is a significant determinant of egg quality for many if not all fish.


Meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials that started from 1963 to 1991 reported a decrease of breast cancer mortality associated with mammography screening. However, the effectiveness of population based screening programmes conducted nowadays may have changed, due to the better effectiveness of treatments for late stage cancers and the better diagnostic performance of mammography. The main objective of this study was to predict the reduction of breast cancer mortality associated with mammography screening in the French current setting. We compared breast cancer mortality in 2 simulated cohorts of women, which differed from each other solely by a 70% biennial participation in screening from 50 to 74 years old. The micro-simulation model used for predictions was calibrated with incidence rates of breast cancer by stage that were observed in Isère and Loire-Atlantique départements, France in 2007-2013. The model predicted a decrease of breast cancer mortality associated with mammography screening of 18% (95%CI: 5% - 31%) and 17% (95%CI: 3% - 29%), for models calibrated with data from Isère and Loire-Atlantique départements, respectively. Our results highlight the interest of biennial mammography screening from 50 to 74 years old to decrease breast cancer mortality in the current setting, despite improvement in treatment effectiveness.


Significance This paper addresses light-driven dynamic motions of microrods suspended in a liquid crystal (LC) host. The results presented in this paper advance molecular-assisted manipulations of colloidal particles and their assemblies, which is a key concept for smart microdevices, using their interplay with the topology of the nematic director field. Almost all previous studies on colloids in LC (except some work by Yamamoto et al.) have dealt with the observation and analysis of defect structures around colloid particle(s) with fixed anchoring conditions. Herein we use a photoactive surfactant, which enables control of the LC anchoring by light irradiation. The induced reversible anchoring transition is accompanied by a reorientation of the rods and/or their translational motion. A small amount of azo-dendrimer molecules dissolved in a liquid crystal enables translational and rotational motions of microrods in a liquid crystal matrix under unpolarized UV light irradiation. This motion is initiated by a light-induced trans-to-cis conformational change of the dendrimer adsorbed at the rod surface and the associated director reorientation. The bending direction of the cis conformers is not random but is selectively chosen due to the curved local director field in the vicinity of the dendrimer-coated surface. Different types of director distortions occur around the rods, depending on their orientations with respect to the nematic director field. This leads to different types of motions driven by the torques exerted on the particles by the director reorientations.


In this paper we address the timing verification for processing graphs used to implement autonomous driving systems by the company Perceptin. We demonstrate how to extend our previous results on end-to-end timing analysis in terms of maximum reaction time and maximum data age for cause-effect chains in automotive systems for the posed challenge.


Abstract Morozov's discrepancy principle is one of the simplest and most widely used parameter choice strategies in the context of regularization of ill-posed operator equations. Although many authors have considered this principle under general source conditions for linear ill-posed problems, such study for nonlinear problems is restricted to only a few papers. The aim of this paper is to apply Morozov's discrepancy principle for Tikhonov regularization of nonlinear ill-posed problems under general source conditions.


14.00 This paper aims at an appraisal of the scientific production, achieved from the perspective of social sciences applied to health. The author uses for it the concept of Collective Health, indicating an area of knowledge circumscribed by the specific nature of its subject and by the employed methodology. The chosen subject is the "collective" which, while heterogeneous, always refers to the social, as a field for analysis and intervention. As to methodology, one starts from the controversial hypothesis of the social field being constituted because a historicstructural method was adopted. An analysis is made of the following themes, under which may be subsumed the scientific production specific of the field: · State, Social Policies, Accumulation and Legitimacy; · Health Institutions and the Social Organization of · Medical Practice; · Capitalism, Work Process and Reproduction of Manpower; · From Communitarian Medicine to Urban Social Movements.  Finally, a recent retrospect of investigations within the area is presented involving institutions, thematic fields, human resources, governmental programs and means for disclosure of the scientific production. Normal 0 21 false false false PT-BR X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */
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Imidazolium-labeled (ITag-) glycosides have been used to harness the glycosyltransferase activity directly from human breast milk (HBM). The technology is exemplified in the synthesis of biologically relevant oligosaccharide analogs, ITag-LacNAc, ITag-Lewisx and ITag-Lewisa, in a matter of days from (HBM) without isolating the enzymes.


DIRECT CURRENT (DC) SHOCK is one of the most effective ways to terminate various tachyarrhythmias. However, it has been pointed out recently that the procedure is relatively dangerous when used during digitalis therapy because DC shock may provoke serious cardiac arrhythmias, particularly ventricular fibrillation or ventricular standstill. < The purpose of this paper is to present an illustrative case, to discuss some of the pertinent problems associated with cardioversion in the presence of digitalis glycosides and to reemphasize the fact that the application of DC shock is extremely hazardous during digitalis therapy. The clinical pharmacology of cardiac glycosides and the prophylactic value of antiarrhythmic agents before the application of DC shock during digitalis therapy will be briefly discussed.


We have already reported the correction of a spectrum observed by a monochromator by means of the optical transfer functions (OTF). In these reports, the grain of a film produced a noise which could be contained in the line profile of a corrected spectrum and the line spread function was used to determine OTF. Therefore, in this study the process of smoothing noise by means of the method of least squares was performed, and then the correction of the spectrum was made. We already knew that the signals and the grains make products which represent the intensity of the light which transmits through films. After considering and examining these relationships, we conclude that the correction of a spectral image by means of OTF is difficult to make, unless the process of smoothing is performed on the noise included in signals.


A partnership with the Hmong American community produced "The Wildlife and Wilderness Exploration Show," a DVD that puts a modern twist on traditional Hmong storytelling. Key educational messages in the DVD were identified through interviews with Hmong natural resource professionals. The messages are delivered in entertaining segments in the DVD, which was created through collaboration with the Hmong arts and theater community. In contemporary Hmong American culture, DVDs are a popular form of entertainment and cultural learning, making the format appropriate for new refugees and elders with limited English proficiency, as well as the broader and multigenerational Hmong community.