ABSTRACT 30Cr13Nb0.1 martensitic stainless steel was quenched and tempered at different temperatures. The influence of heat treatment on microstructure and carbides evolution, mechanical properties and corrosion resistance was analysed by means of optical microscope (OM), scanning electron microscope (SEM) and optical hardness tester. The results showed that the content of carbides increased, the hardness values first raised and then declined slowly with increasing quenching temperature; the amount of carbides and impact ductility rises up, the hardness values and tensile strength declined with increasing tempering temperature. The microstructure of the tested steels tempered at different temperatures was characterised systematically and the change of test steel properties was closely related to the number, distribution and morphology of carbides, and finally affected the corrosion resistance of test steel. Eventually, 1050°C quenching and 300°C tempering could make 30Cr13Nb0.1 having good comprehensive performance.


The purpose of this study was to examine the ability of several state characteristics to predict progress in the implementation of Part H of P.L. 99–457. This analysis utilizes two scales developed by investigators at the Carolina Policy Studies Program. One is intended to measure four potentially influential characteristics of the states: political climate, resources, policies, and interagency systems related to Part H. The second scale is an indicator of the progress states are making in the three stages of policy implementation (policy development, policy approval, and policy application). This study reports findings regarding the relationships between geographic region and state progress, as well as between influential characteristics and progress in the three stages of policy implementation. No statistically significant differences were found in state progress by geographic region. However, the four influential characteristics together predicted overall state progress and progress in each of the thre...


The article presents an analysis of reflections of the Western philosophical anthropology and anthropological oriented philosophy of education upon the digital culture as a new stage of the mass culture development inherited from industrial society. It was done with the aim to show the heuristic potential of the conceptualizations of the digital culture in philosophical anthropology and philosophy of education. The orientation function of the concept "homo digitalis" is unveiled, which is wide-spread using in the West-European, especially in Germany, and in the provocative philosophy of education. The ideal-typically construct of the human as the creation and the creator of the digital culture explains the distinctiveness of the communications in the space of this culture which is represented generally as a visual culture making provocation on purpose making close of the traditional writing culture. There is settling a comparative analyze of human figures created of the different generations of the German philosophical anthropology with accentuating on the semantics of homo digitalis, homo faber and homo creator which are partly complementary. The spatially and temporally characteristics of the digital culture are described, its forms of the communication are explicating in their singularity where the phatic communication predominates and risks of the digital alienation exists. The digital culture changes the self-recognition of the post-industrial societies which need world-view and moral orientation including expertly moral evaluation that is necessary for the prevention of the modernization risks. The pathologies of the digital culture, especially the digital dementia can be observed in the practices of the digital education else, but the blended Learning, if it is rationally organized and adequately administrated available resources, can minimizes those pathologies.


A Study on the Right-Turn-On-Red (RTOR) issue funded by the Federal Highway Administration recommends that a nationwide generally permissive RTOR policy be adopted, i.e., that RTOR be allowed except where signs prohibit the movement. This recommendation is based on a consideration of safety, fuel consumption, vehicle emissions, motorist time, driver and pedestrian attitudes, legal aspects, law enforcement and signing aspects. /Author/


The experiments for cold rolling of stainless steel sheets were made in order to clarify the effect of methods of roll polishing and surface roughness of rolls on the surface characteristics of rolled sheets such as surface gloss, surface roughness, ratio of flat area and so on. As a result, it has been shown that the surface gloss of a rolled sheet is the largest in the case of the roll polished in the axial direction with the roll roughness of 0.08 μm, and that the surface gloss is not directly affected by methods of roll polishing, roll roughness and surface roughness of rolling material but directly affected by ratio of flat area.


Four tepache samples (a traditional fermented fruit beverage) from four different sources obtained by different fermentation processes were sensory evaluated. A paired comparison test between the samples was carried out in a monadic sequential fashion in six sessions with 70 consumers each. A sample processed by double fermentation received the highest mean scores for the first impression and overall acceptance and in the sensory attributes of appearance, consistency, odor, flavor and sweetness/sourness ratio. Principal component analysis indicated that appearance, odor, flavor, first impression and overall acceptance are highly intercorrelated. That sample was also the most preferred beverage in the comparative test. Flavor intensity was significantly different in all of the paired comparisons. No significant differences were found in the overall acceptance evaluations between genders. A fairly good correlation was found between overall acceptance and consumers who drank the beverage once a week.


In article abuses of civil complainants in un-reasonable increase of monetary expenditures by repre-sentation of doubtful data concerning expenses for treat-ment, term of treatment, necessity of treatment, the list of medical services are analyzed. Ways on counteraction to similar illegal actions in practice are resulted.


In this article we propose a simple mechanism through which elementary excitations in spin ice, namely magnetic monopoles, lead to spontaneous macroscopic electric polarization through breaking of space inversion symmetry in the spin configuration. We show either the direction or the magnitude of associated electric polarization vector can be conserved in hopping, but both cannot be simultaneous constant of motion, while magnetic charge is constant throughout its movement. A plausible explanation for abnormally large time scale of relaxation for some monopoles reported by Giblin is also demonstrated.


A peat deposit (Zennare basin, Venice coastland, Italy) was monitored in previous field studies to investigate the hydrological response of organic soil to meteorological dynamics. Field tests and modelling predictions highlighted the risk of the complete loss of this peat layer during the next 50 years, due to oxidation enhanced by the increased frequency of warmer periods. Unfortunately, despite the considerable impacts that are expected to affect peat bogs (in this area and worldwide), only a few experimental studies have been carried out to assess the hydrologic response of peat to severe water scarcity. Because of that, an undisturbed 0.7 m3 peat monolith was collected, transferred to the laboratory and instrumented. The total weight (representative of the water content dynamics of the peat monolith as a whole), and two vertical profiles of matric potentials and water content were monitored in controlled water‐scarce conditions. After an extended air‐drying period, the monolith was used as an undisturbed peat lysimeter and a complete cycle of wetting and drainage was performed. Supplementary measurements of matric potential ψ and water content θ were collected by testing peat subsamples on a suction table apparatus. A set of water retention curves was determined in a range of matric potentials broader (ψ down to −7 m) than the current natural conditions in the field (minimum ψ = −1 m). While water content at saturation showed values similar to those in the original natural conditions (θ ≅ 0.8), a remarkable loss of water holding capacity (even for low potentials) has been highlighted, especially in deep layers that are now permanently below the water table. The retention curves changed shape and values, with a more pronounced hysteresis visible in an increasing distance between wetting and drying data. Hydraulic non‐equilibrium between the water content and water potential could be a possible cause and it is worth modelling in future studies. The parameters of the van Genuchten retention curves were obtained for the wetting and the drying phases.


The recent transition of literary giant Albert Chinualumogu Achebe has led to an uncommon outpouring of encomiums. Achebe's transition came less than a year after his last major work, THERE WAS A COUNTRY: A Personal History of Biafra (2012) has stirred controversy in the country. His critics argued that the work diminished him from being Nigeria's gift to the literary world to an 'Igbo-phile'.


The first trimester, mostly defined as the first 100 days of pregnancy, is characterized by many important landmarks heralding the ultimateoutcome of pregnancy. Woman becomes aware of her pregnancy after missing her period, being already two weeks postconception at thattime. A positive pregnancy test opens Pandora�s Box, raising more questions than giving answers. Although a positive pregnancy test mostlikely suggests an intrauterine pregnancy, production of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) occurs as well in tumors (dysgerminoma,choriocarcinoma) or maldeveloped pregnancies, such as ectopic pregnancy, blighted ovum or mola hydatidosa. Other early pregnancycomplications and failures, like subchorionic hematoma, missed abortion, incomplete miscarriage, retained products of conception, arelikely to be accompanied by clinical symptoms such as lower abdominal pain and/or vaginal bleeding, and suboptimal beta hCG serumlevels. Transvaginal ultrasound probes with frequencies of up to 14 MHz have lowered the threshold for US-detection of intrauterinepregnancy to 1200 mIu/ml beta hCG/serum (discriminatory zone), and enable identification of all above-mentioned 1st trimester pregnancydisorders earlier than ever before. Furthermore, the additional interrogation of the region of interest (ROI) with color Doppler (CD) andpulsed-wave Doppler (PW) supplies important information about characteristics of vascularization and flow indices, which assists in furtherdifferentiation and prognosis of abnormal early pregnancy findings. With the introduction of transvaginal three-dimensional (3D) sonography,and real-time 3D ultrasound (4D), in vivo studies of the early fetal life became possible. The developmental progress of the embryo andearly fetus, its anatomy, and first movement patterns, have been explored by means of ultrasonic 3- and 4D imaging, which can beconsidered as nonteratogenic as long as investigators adhere to certain safety rules. The new field of sonoembryology has emerged, andresearchers are penetrating the mists hiding the beginning of human life. Another area of remarkable expansion has been the 1st trimesterscan between 11 and 13/6 weeks of gestation. It includes not only the early diagnose of fetal structural anomalies, like acranius-anencephalussequence, and the screening for fetal aneuploidies such as trisomia 21,18 and 13, but also offers likelihood ratios for hypertensive pregnancydisorders (pre-eclampsia) and intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR).


Written in Jeff's characteristically witty style, this refreshing and practical guide offers an overview of his approach to teaching editing within the writing workshop as well as ten detailed sets of lessons covering everything from apostrophes to verb choice to serial commas. These lessons can be used throughout the year to replace daily oral language or error-based editing strategies with a more effective method for improving student writing.


In order to enhance the water resistance of polyurethane coating agent,waterborne polyurethane modified by fluorinated polysiloxane was synthesized with isophorone diisocyanate(IPDI)and polyether(N210) as raw materials,hydroxyl terminated fluorinated polysiloxane as modifying agent,dimethylol propionic acid(DMPA) as hydrophilic monomer,and trimethylolpropane(TMP) as chain extender.The effect of the dosage of DMPA,the molecular weight and dosage of modifying agent on the properties of emulsion and its film were discussed,and the modified polyurethane was applied to coat the polyester fabric.The results showed that the stability of the emulsion increased,the particle size of the emulsion decreased,and the hydrophobicity of the film decreased as the dosage of DMPA increased.The stability of the emulsion decreased,the particle size of the emulsion increased,and the hydrophobicity of the film increased as the molecular weight and dosage of modifying agent increased.The performance of waterborne polyurethane achieved the optimum value when the dosage of DMPA was 5%,the molecular weight of modifying agent was 1 694 and its dosage was 6%,the water contact angle of the coated fabric with modified waterborne polyurethane was 138.2°,the hydrostatic pressure of the coated fabric was6.32 kPa.Compared with the unmodified polyurethane,the water resistance of the fabric coated with modified waterborne polyurethane was improved significantly.


Like the United States, the United Kingdom1 started a literacy campaign in the early 1970s characterized by dependence on volunteers, one-to-one tutoring, and ad hoc, often creative approaches to teaching and learning.2 The British Right to Read campaign, initiated by volunteer activists and supported by politicians and the broadcasting services, aimed to mobilize national and local government resources, raise public awareness, and achieve widespread involvement in the teaching and learning of adult literacy. Although first seen as a temporary response to a short-term crisis, the campaign in fact laid the groundwork for a new, publicly funded adult basic education (ABE) service. In the process, some distinctive styles of provision were created, including an emphasis on writing as a way to develop reading ability and self-empowerment, a commitment to equality between students and teachers (or tutors),3 and informal approaches to working with adults in small groups and community settings.


Method of HCCI combustion detection using ion current signal was researched on a gasoline direct injection(GDI)engine.Results show that the reduced signal-to-noise ratio of ion current signals ap-peared on GDI engine due to the effect of background noise.However,good linear correlation between ion current signal and combustion phase is presented when excessive air coefficient is less than 1.6.When the mixture gets even leaner,the signal amplitude diminishes dramatically,and the linear correlation deteriorates evidently.Fuel injection strategy also strongly affects the combustion phase detection.The signal amplitude falls if the two stage fuel injection coefficient decreases,which accordingly enhances the error of combustion phase detection.Engine speed elevation reduces the detection error of combustion phase because of the correspondingly strengthened signal.Furthermore,ion current signal gives highly non-linear relationship with the in-cylinder peak pressure and indicated mean effective pressure(IMEP).Thus,it is hard to reflect such combustion parameters directly through ion current signal.


Objective To investigate the clinical significance of E-cadherin expression for the prognosis of breast cancer and triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). Methods We randomly enrolled 280 cases of invasive breast cancer in our hospital from 2003 to 2005 (the patients with invasive lobular carcinomas were exempted). E-cadherin expression was determined by immunohistochemistry. Log Rank survival curve was used to analyze the correlation between E-cadherin expression and the prognosis of breast cancer and TNBC. Results In all the 280 cases, the prognosis of E-cadherin-negative patients was significantly worse than that of E-cadherin-positive patients (overall survival: Log Rank=19.99,P=0.00; disease-free survival: Log Rank=21.42, P=0.00). In the 32 TNBC cases, the prognosis of E-cadherin-negative patients was significantly worse than that of E-cadherin-positive patients (overall survival: Log Rank=4.67, P=0.03; disease-free survival: Log Rank=6.54, P=0.01). Conclusion E-cadherin is a prognostic factor for breast cancer and TNBC, which might be useful to further classify the subgroups of TNBC.


ABSTRACT This reflexive thematic qualitative study explored the meaningful experiences of 24 masters' level clinical interns from diverse intersecting social locations about their experiences being trained during the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus two (COVID-19) pandemic. Although there is a robust body of literature on the pivot many interns made to using telehealth, less is known about educating and supporting therapists-in-training holistically during a global pandemic. Researchers used an open-ended survey to ask current students and recent graduates who were enrolled in accredited clinical training programs during the COVID-19 pandemic about their experiences and recommendations regarding future training. Four themes delineated the crosscurrents of participants' experiences. Participants articulated the benefits and hardships of being trained during a pandemic. They were lonely and longed for connection from the professional community and peers. Interns wrote about the importance of establishing and maintaining boundaries and attending to self-care. Using a feminist hermeneutic of participants' voices, we offer collaborative recommendations for training programs and their governing bodies to prepare for future regional, national, or global crises (e.g., codifying self-care and supervision requirements for interns who work from home).


Energy prediction for different cluster structures is the basis for finding and predicting the global optimal structure of clusters. The current methods for predicting the energy of the ground state structures of different clusters include theoretical prediction methods and optimized simplified potential energy function methods. The accuracy of the theoretical prediction method is high, but its calculation amount is too large. Therefore, this paper proposes a PSO-BP neural network three-dimensional cluster energy prediction model based on atomic coordinates, and uses different types of Euclidean distances between atoms as input variables, and the energy of clusters with different structures as output variables. Select gold cluster Au20 and boron cluster B45-part of the sample data as the training set to build the model, and predict the rest of the samples, and finally get: the prediction accuracy of the PSO-BP neural network model is higher than that of the traditional BP neural network model. The cluster energy prediction model is feasible.


The prevalence of hypocalcemia and hypomagnesemia was evaluated in horses with gastrointestinal diseases. For that, 12 animals were examined at the UVV Veterinary Hospital. Age and gender of the animals, as well breed clinical diagnosis, adopted therapy and outcomes were recorded. Serum determinations of total calcium and magnesium were done on the day of admission and during the period of hospitalization. They revealed the presence of low levels of calcium and magnesium. The comparison between survivals and non-survivals on the admission day had shown a significant result only for serum calcium.


In the paper,the relations between exponent number of mechanical linkage curve equation and its corresponding four-bar linkage are studied by means of algebra geometry,the general equations of plane four-bar linkage on three different conditions are deduced,and the descending law about the exponent number of mechanical linkage along with the reduction of lower pair are obtained by replacing revolute pair with sliding pair.


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Objective To assess the quality of life(QOL)in patients with stroke at the acute stage,and to determine whether all the dimensions of the Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey(SF-36)are applicable to the stroke patients.Methods Fifty stroke patients at the acute stage were studied.The SF-36 was employed to assess the quality of life of the patients,and a self-designed questionnaire was used to record the general information of them.The data obtained from the patients was compared with the Chinese norm reported in literature. We also calculated the percentage of subjects who achieved the lowest possible score(score of 0,floor effect)and the percentage of subjects who achieved the highest possible score(score of 100,ceiling effect).Results The QOL of the acute stroke patients,as reflected by scores with all the dimensions of the SF-36 scale,was significantly reduced when compared with the norm data(P0.05),especially with the dimensions of the physical function,the role physical and the role emotions.In addition,ceiling effects and floor effects were revealed in some dimensions of the SF-36 scale when applied to the stroke patients.Conclusion The acute stroke affects the QOL of the patients sub- stantially,and the disease has different influences on different dimensions of the scale,indicating that intervention should be selected and applied accordingly.It is advisable to keep in mind the floor and ceiling effects of SF-36 and to use other QOL instruments for those with either very mild or severe stroke.


In October 2017, the Queensland Sentencing Advisory Council (QSAC) received a Terms of Reference from the Attorney-General and Leader of the House to examine community-based sentencing orders, imprisonment and parole options. This reference was made in response to recommendations made in the recent review of Queensland's parole system (Sofronoff, 2016). In particular, QSAC was tasked with considering recommendations 2-5 of the report (Sofronoff, 2016, p. 23): • Recommendation 2: Court ordered parole should be retained. • Recommendation 3: A court should have the discretion to set a parole release date or a parole eligibility date for sentences of greater than three years where the offender has served a period of time on remand and the court considers that the appropriate further period in custody before parole should be no more than 12 months from the date of sentence. • Recommendation 4: A suitable entity, such as the Sentencing Advisory Council, should undertake a review into sentencing options and in particular, community based orders to advise the government of any necessary changes to sentencing options. • Recommendation 5: Court ordered parole should apply to a sentence imposed for a sexual offence. In response to Recommendation 4, QSAC commissioned a literature review to assist in informing its broader advice to the government. This report presents the findings of the review.


The authors analyse The antihypoxic treatment and comparative estimation of efficiency of reamberin for corrections of enteral insufficiency at sharp intestinal impassability complicated with a peritonitis.


Moisture testing instruments for use in heaped, loose material include a neutron source and a detector. The instrument is calibrated by duplicating the test volume as calibrating container and by radiometrically as well as gravimetrically detecting the moisture content, which is varied either by evaporation while the moisture is spread or by adding determined quantities of water.


Culture integration in enterprise merging is a key link in the management of merger.As China's enterprise merger reorganization is being carried on in the process of enterprise reform and system transformation,there are some characteristic as well as universal problems on the culture conflict and integration in merger.This paper puts forward some principles and measures which China's enterprise should master in merger reorganization: reinforcing the analysis of the basic point in culture conflict;being more flexible to choose the proper modes of cultural integration;implementing new corporation cultural strategy;and stimulating the middle administrative personnel and workers to take part in the cultural integration through wide communication.


Optimizing water dissociation energy and hydrogen adsorption Gibbs free energy of active sites through redistributing charges in heterostructures are a promising strategy for improving alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). Herein,...


Objective To investigate the clinical application and value of the T-tube spiral CT angiography biliary imaging( spiral CT cholangiography,SCTC). Methods From Jan 2013 to Jan 2015,98 cases of patients with the common bile duct exploration run the spiral CT scanning three-dimensional reconstruction by dripping 50-100 ml of 5% meglumine diatrizoate into T-tube after operation for 3 weeks and take the conventional X-ray imaging of the T-tube,Results The SCTC is better than T-tube conventional angiography in the bileduct,biliary tree morphology,intrahepatic bileductremnant stone( P 0. 05),but it is similar to conventional angiography with T-tube in the extrahepatic bile duct remnant stone( P 0. 05),and the results of residual stones found Choledochofiberscope. Conclusion SCTC make up for lack of asimple T tube angiographyandshow bile duct three-dimensional conformation structure,display liver,pancreas structure at the same time,surgery work to provide objective radiological anatomy information,but also one of the objective indicators to evaluate the surgical approach.


Highly localised carbon doping is demonstrated within the active region of strained InGaAs/GaAs MQW lasers. As predicted by numerical beam propagation simulations, the smaller linewidth enhancement factor arising from the combination of strain and p-doping leads to reduced filamentation in tapered laser structures, as compared to devices fabricated from otherwise identical epilayer structures containing undoped active regions.


A visual acoustic high-pressure cell was constructed for the determination of critical data of multicomponent mixtures. The cell was specially designed to include two piezoelectric transducers and two sapphire windows that make this cell well suited to investigate the critical behavior of mixtures, simultaneously using the acoustic technique and the direct visual inspection of the critical opalescence. Critical data obtained on the binary mixtures of CO2+CHF3 were used for comparison with values given in literature using the traditional methods. The acoustic results are in agreement with those obtained by the conventional methods, within the combined experimental errors. Comparison of visual and acoustic data enabled the evaluation of the applicability of the acoustic technique to study the critical behavior of multicomponent mixtures.


Recent media coverage spotlights the burgeoning mental health crisis among adolescents and teens, amplifying the need to understand influences on student mental health. This secondary-source research project details findings from built-environment-focused studies of factors found to influence student mental health and studies published in top educational psychology journals examining the relationship of schools' built and learning environments to K-12 students' mental health. The study employs an ecological model as its framework, whereby students are conceptualized as affected by varying levels of environment ranging from micro to macro systems.1 The influence of the built environment on student mental health is often ignored; existing research linking student mental health to the built environment is scant. Factors in educational environments that impact student mental health include the presence of vegetation or nature, pleasant vistas, day-lighting, noise, material qualities of the environment, and classroom organization. Just as presence of nature and interior materiality have an impact on mental health, so do factors on which educational psychologists focus, such as social relationships, stress, and academic achievement. Current educational psychology literature fails to address the potential of the built environment for mental health, instead focusing primarily on the learning environment. Broadening the discussion in educational psychology to include built environment factors might reduce students' anxiety levels, among other significant impacts on students' health and wellbeing. Many people, decisions, programs, and initiatives can positively impact student health outcomes. In presenting this research, we hope to increase awareness and fuel discussions about the positive influence that the built environment of schools can have on student mental health and to propagate fruitful interdisciplinary dialogue and initiatives. Collaboration has the potential to engender a situation where students are educated in environments more supportive of positive mental health outcomes and contribute to reversing the mental health crisis among youth.


The current research aims to test the role of virtuous leadership in reducing organizational silence at the headquarters of the National Retirement Authority, as well as diagnosing the level of the retirement authority's interest in the research variables and its dimensions, to come up with a set of recommendations that contribute to improving its practice and adoption of these variables, based on the importance of variables in administrative thought. In addition to its urgent importance for the retirement authority and its employees and leaders, the research adopted the descriptive analytical method in completing its chapters and discussion, as the research was applied at the headquarters of the National Retirement Authority. The search was distributed (170) questionnaires, 161) were returned), and (160) questionnaires were valid for statistical analysis, and the research used statistical programs (AMOS V.52, SPSS V.26) to analyze the primary data with (arithmetic mean, normal distribution test, Exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, validity and reliability test, standard deviation, relative variance coefficient, relative importance, Pearson correlation coefficient, simple linear regression coefficient, regression coefficient Multiple, structural modeling test for the mediator) to test the four research hypotheses. The statistical analysis showed a number of results, the most prominent of which was the adoption of the Employment Authority of its virtuous leadership by adopting asceticism and prudence to reduce organizational silence in its negative type and directly improve its positive type.


this population of learners has become one of the most challenging groups to teach; therefore, investigating the processes involved in teaching children with ASD is an important and relevant area of research. This study focuses on teachers' self-efficacy, the beliefs teachers hold about their ability to affect student learning (Bandura, 1997), specifically when teaching students with ASD and aims to provide a psychometrically strong measure by disseminating validation methods other researchers can rely on. The scale produced by this study is called the Teacher Self-Efficacy Scale for Autism (TSEA). This particular study worked to ensure the validation of scores derived from the TSEA, which included an assessment of the TSEA's dimensionality and construct validity. Therefore, we asked: What is the internal structure of the TSEA? What is the relationship between the scores derived from the TSEA and measures intended to assess the same (teacher self-efficacy), related (job satisfaction), and different (self-regulation) constructs? Method An online survey was administered to a convenience sample of 134 certified teachers from the United States, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand, (25 men, 109 women). Self-reports indicated that 92% of the samples were White, 3% Black or African American, 2% Asian, and 3% from other ethnic groups. The mean age of the teachers was 37.81. Teachers indicated their primary teaching role as 38% elementary education, 20% high school, 12% special education, and 30% other subject areas such as physical education, music, or art. Teachers responded not only to the newly developed teacher self-efficacy scale (TSEA), but also to three different scales to provide evidence of validity: a 14-item job satisfaction


The process of teaching and learning activities uses problems in daily life as a form of improving thinking skills and problem solving, as well as gaining important concept knowledge by using student achievement motivation on computer systems subjects on computer system attitude competencies, computer system knowledge competencies, and competency skills computer system. Teachers at SMKN 10 Surabaya on average use the STAD cooperative model and students' competencies are taught low while researchers use the Problem Based Learning model and make student competencies increase.The design of this study uses 2 x 2 factorial analysis design with independent variables Problem Based Learning models and STAD cooperative models, moderating variables of high achievers motivation and low achievers motivation, and dependent variables competency in computer system attitudes, computer knowledge of computer systems, and computer system skills competencies.The results of this study in Multimedia 10 class students who were taught using PBL learning models were very significant competency compared to STAD cooperatives


Laparoscopic surgery has gradually become the routine means of surgical treatment of colon cancer. Once the damage is caused due to the improper treatment of the anatomical relationship of the blood vessels around tumors,it will cause difficulties to control bleeding in surgery,in which case laparoscopic surgery may evolve into open surgery. The relationship between blood vessels supplying the colon and peripheral vessles is complex and there are plenty of variations,therefore a safe,easy,accurate way to check the course and variation of colon cancer-related vascular is needed for accurate preoperative evaluation. Here is to make a review of the value of multislice spiral CT angiography for laparoscopic colon surgery preoperative assessment.


Background: We have previously demonstrated that endothelium-derived hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2 ) is an endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor and plays a crucial regulatory role in canine coronary microcirculation in vivo. However, the role of endogenous H 2 O 2 in coronary collateral vasodilatation during myocardial ischemia before and after erythropoietin (EPO) remains to be examined. We thus examined whether endogenous H 2 O 2 is involved in vasodilatation of native collateral microvessels during ischemia before and after EPO in vivo. Methods: Canine subepicardial native collateral small arteries (CSA ≥100 μm) and arterioles (CA 2 O 2 into water and oxygen, 1000 U/ml, 10 min), (iv) EPO+L-NMMA (NO synthase inhibitor, 2 μmol/min for 20 min ic), (v) EPO+L-NMMA+catalase, (vi) EPO+L-NMMA+apamin+charybdotoxin [K Ca channels blockers; apamin 1 μmol/min and charybdotoxin (CTX) 100 nmol/min, for 20 min ic] and (vii) EPO+wortmannin (an inhibitor of PI3 kinase, 1.5 μg/kg/min for 30 min ic). Results: Myocardial ischemia caused significant vasodilatation in CA (19±3%) but not in CSA (2±1%) under control conditions. After EPO, the vasodilatation was significantly increased in both-sized arteries (CA 27±5%, CSA 8±2%) compared with control, and was significantly decreased by catalase in CA (13±2%). The enhancing effect of EPO was decreased by L-NMMA (−1±1%) but not by catalase (8±1%) in CSA and the inhibitory effect was more pronounced after L-NMMA+catalase (CA 9±2%, CSA -3±2%), L-NMMA+apamin+CTX (CA 7±2%, CSA −3±1%) or wortmannin (CA 7±2%, CSA −3±1%) in both-sized arteries. EPO ameliorated ischemia-induced impairment of myocardial Akt phosphorylation, which was abolished by L-NMMA+catalase or wortmannin. EPO also ameliorated oxidative stress and myocardial injury compared with control, as assessed by plasma 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine and troponin-T in the coronary sinus, respectively. Conclusions: EPO enhances H 2 O 2 -mediated dilatation of canine coronary collateral arterioles during myocardial ischemia in vivo.


Abstract We show that the theory of elliptic integral transformations may be employed to construct iterative approximations for π of order p (p any prime). Details are provided for two, three and seven. The cubic case proves amenable to surprisingly complete analysis.


The learning process was dominated by meetings between teachers and students in the classroom. The learning process is often plagued with the problem of time and boredom. Math particular geometry material is considered one of the more difficult by a number of elementary school students (SD). This is because so many formulas and forms that must be learned and memorized by students
 With the application of learning geometry and up space that can be accessed by mobile enabling students to learn anywhere and anytime. So that the student is expected to improve the understanding of the material and the flat wake-up space. The programming language used to build applications using J2ME. The database is used to store data using RMS.

Keywords: learning, math, formulas, mobile, J2ME.


It looks like the moment of truth will come in the Russian pharmaceutical retail in the coming year after several years of relatively stable development and several waves of feverish demand this year: next year may become a period of the most severe crisis, against which all the current challenges with the introduction of the marking system will seem a mere trifle.


A general procedure is presented for computing the best, 2nd best,..., Kth best solutions to a given discrete optimization problem. If the number of computational steps required to find an optimal solution to a problem with n(0, 1) variables is c(n), then the amount of computation required to obtain the if best solutions is O(K nc (n)). The procedure specializes to published procedures of Murty and of Yen for the assignment problem and the shortest path problem, respectively. A method is presented for reducing the required amount of storage by a factor of n, compared with the algorithms of Murty and of Yen. It is shown how the K shortest (loopless) paths in an n-node network with positive and negative arcs can be computed with an amount of computation which is O(Kn 3 ). This represents an improvement by a factor of n, compared with Yen's algorithm.


Evaluation is an important means to promote the development of college education. At present, scholars have carried out research on college education and have also proposed some evaluation indicators for college education. The purpose of this article is to study the educational level evaluation model based on deep learning algorithms. First, based on deep learning, the AGA-BP model is proposed, which outlines the concept of education level, builds an evaluation index system with output and input resources, and designs corresponding questionnaires to establish a university education level evaluation model based on deep learning algorithms. Taking Province M as an example, this model can provide powerful tool support for the practice of evaluating the educational level. The experimental results show that the lowest scoring higher education efficiency score reached 1.2 in 2018, and higher quality output can be obtained through reasonable adjustment of higher education input. Evaluation practice provides guidance and suggestions for the development of higher education level, and provides decision-making support for higher education.


Over the past few years, electron ptychography has drawn considerable attention for its ability to recover high contrast and ultra-high resolution images without the need for high quality electron optics. In this Letter, we focus on electron ptychography's other potential benefits: quantitatively mapping phase variations resulting from magnetic and electric fields over extended fields of view. To this end, we propose an implementation of near-field ptychography that employs an amplitude mask located in the electron microscope's condenser aperture plane. We demonstrate the capabilities of our method by imaging a magnetic Permalloy sample and compare our results with those of off-axis electron holography.


Background: CMML has a poor prognosis with a median overall survival of about 30 months and a 15-20% risk of transformation to acute myeloid leukemia. For high-risk patients the median survival is 9 months. The only curative therapy is allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT). While several prognostic models have been proposed in CMML, their predictive value in allograft recipients is not well established. We report the outcome of allo-HSCT in 28 patients (pts) with CMML, and the relationship between five CMML prognostic scoring systems and post-transplant disease-free survival (DFS). Methods: 28 pts with CMML underwent allo-HSCT at MSKCC between 1/2002 and 2/2014. Pt and transplant characteristics are summarized in Table 1. Of the 28 pts, 6 had progressed to CMML-2 and 7 to AML pre-transplant. Except for 3 pts, all received chemotherapy before cytoreduction to decrease disease burden and all patients had Results All pts had sustained donor engraftment. The cumulative incidences of day 100 grade II-IV acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) and 1-year chronic GVHD were 18% (95%CI:3-32) and 17% (95%CI:1-33), respectively. The 1-year incidence of transplant-related mortality was 7% (95%CI:0-17) with the most common transplant-related cause of death being infection. Three pts relapsed for a 1-year incidence of 13% (95%CI:0-26). These patients died of their disease. With a median follow-up of survivors of 3.3 years (range 3 months-11.6 years), the 3-year Kaplan-Meier estimate of overall survival is 74% (95%CI: 51-88) and DFS is 71% (95%CI: 47-85). All pts classified as having high-risk disease had similar survival to low risk disease pts (Table 2). Conclusion: This preliminary data suggests that allo-HSCT can achieve a high DFS in pts with CMML, even in the setting of high-risk disease. Thus, allo-HSCT should potentially be considered in all patients with CMML including pts who have a dismal prognosis based on current prognostic scoring systems. Disclosures Boulad:Genzyme Sanofi: Trials partially funded by Genzyme Sanofi Other.


In order to speed up network modeling in distribution network automation,overall network was divided into five layers with different date structures on the basis of distribution network characteristics.The space for the data was saved.And the object-oriented technology was used in the network modeling.Both static global topology and dynamic local topology were used to reduce searching range and speed up network modeling.The experimental results show that the method improves the speed of network topology,and it illustrates a good prospect of application and extention.


We present a perspective of the industrial realization of plasmonic devices especially for life science and in vitro diagnostic applications. The main focus is on the manufacturing technologies Nanoimprint Lithography and injection molding as scalable processes for high volume manufacturing. Both technologies have their individual strengths and technical restrictions, which are discussed along different examples for plasmonic applications especially for biosensor applications.


Synthetic data generated by text-to-speech (TTS) systems can be used to improve automatic speech recognition (ASR) systems in low-resource or domain mismatch tasks. It has been shown that TTS-generated outputs still do not have the same qualities as real data. In this work we focus on the temporal structure of synthetic data and its relation to ASR training. By using a novel oracle setup we show how much the degradation of synthetic data quality is influenced by duration modeling in non-autoregressive (NAR) TTS. To get reference phoneme durations we use two common alignment methods, a hidden Markov Gaussian-mixture model (HMM-GMM) aligner and a neural connectionist temporal classification (CTC) aligner. Using a simple algorithm based on random walks we shift phoneme duration distributions of the TTS system closer to real durations, resulting in an improvement of an ASR system using synthetic data in a semi-supervised setting.


This doctoral thesis is focused on sterilized processed cheese. The aim of the work was to study the effect of sterilization and storage parameters on the quality of processed cheese and attempt to disguise the cooked flavour of the sterilized processed cheese. Processed cheese both industrially manufactured and produced in the laboratory was analysed. Storage experiments with various storage temperature (6, 23, 40 °C) and sterilization tests using different sterilizing regimes (110 °C 100 min, 115 °C 32 min, 120 °C 10 min, 125 °C 3,2 min) in cheese with various lactose content were applied. Furthermore, processed cheese with paprika and meat flavours was produced. Chemical (pH, content of dry matter, ash, crude protein, fat, ammonia, amino acids, available lysine, SDS-PAGE analysis), spectrophotometric (evaluation of colour), microbiological and sensory analyses (scale assessment, pair comparative test, ranking test) were performed. During storage of sterilized processed cheese protein degradation, amino acid losses and sensory quality deterioration (especially at 40 °C) occurred. Regimes 125 °C 3,2 min and 120 °C 10 min appeared to be the most suitable for production of sterilized processed cheese; in the case of lower sterilizing temperatures and adequately prolonged exposure time more significant hydrolytic changes of proteins, amino acid drop and sensory quality decline took place. These negative changes deepened with the lactose addition - the only acceptable products were those with maximum lactose concentration 1 %. Cooked flavour masking attempt was successful in the case of fresh paprika, paprika powder, paprika paste and ham extract inclusion into the processed cheese blend.


The paper presents the transformational design of a transmission component that straddles an incoming stream of messages such that each two proper messages in the output stream are separated by a specified number of pauses. We refine the communication-oriented input/output behaviour to a state-based implementation exploiting two major transformations. The first transformation refines the component's infinite behaviour to a finite behaviour by imposing a fixed input/output ratio. The second transformation implements the component's finite behaviour by a state transition machine. Here we extract the component's control state and data state from the input history by a history abstraction function. Throughout the paper, we explicate formal methods for the spefication and refinement of interactive components in the setting of stream functions. Altogether, we present a general methodology how to implement a specified infinite input/output behaviour of an interactive component by a state transition machine in a correctness preserving way.


Modern psychology advocates foundationalism,essentialism,representation doctrine,rationalism,centralism,individualism,etc.Modern way of thinking caused the crisis of modern psychology to a great degree.To walk out the trap,modern psychology must reform the way of thinking and reconsider the objects,methods and other related things about psychology research.


In the early 20th century, around 98% of Christmas trees came from the forest. Today, most Christmas trees are grown on tree farms, which can both benefit and harm the environment.


In this paper, 3D modeling of In-situ soil tester is discussed particularly enhancing the features of cone, vane and Vibration Sinkage Test Assembly (VSTA) operations. Initially 3D models are created and shared by OpenGL (Open Graphics Library) and VRML (Virtual Reality Modeling Language), then the virtual scene is displayed on 3D picture display by importing the same into LabVIEW by 3D graphics toolbox, which can be controlled as required. The 3D virtual model of Soil tester is driven by the real time data and the results reflect the motion of the In-situ soil tester underwater. The main work is focused on the 3D software modeling, instead of complicated programming; it greatly reduces the difficulty of the virtual scene modeling and shortens the development cycle of the interactive simulation system. At the same time, the system based on these methods is easy to maintain and transplant. It will find wide applications in the fields such as military, entertainment, medical and robotics.


It has been suggested in the literature that the F74113 solar spectrum for the solar minimum condition needs to be modified to explain the production of photoelectrons in the Earth's atmosphere. We have studied here the effect of another solar minimum spectrum, SC#21REF, on the Jovian upper atmosphere emissions and we have compared the predicted photoelectron excited H2 airglow with the 1973 Pioneer 10 observations, analyzed according to the methodology of Shemansky and Judge (1988). In this model calculation we find that in 1973, the Jovian H2 band emissions can be accounted for almost entirely by photoelectron excitation, if the preflight calibration of the Pioneer 10 ultraviolet photometer is adopted. If the SC#21REF flux shortward of 250 A is multiplied by 2 as proposed by Richards and Torr (1988) then the Pioneer 10 calibration and/or the airglow model used must be modified in order to have a self consistent set of observations.


An embedded GIS under VxWorks operating system platform is designed and implemented. This EGIS integrates GPS position function and GSM communication function. In this paper, the key problems of designing VxWorks-based EGIS, such as data storage and data index and so on, are resolved, the main function and the design of the kernel of EGIS is given. Especially, in order to improve the real time performance of map display with the limited computing and memory resource of the embedded environment, a parallel dual-buffer of EGIS data is defined and a preloading mechanism is designed. At last, the important method of communication between GUI task and Non-GUI task through the GSM/GPRS network is discussed. The experimental result demonstrates that EGIS integrating GSM and GPS has approvable real time performance and can be used in many application areas such as traffic monitoring and so on.


Celadon, a pale green glaze was originally prized in China and South East Asia for its jade-like quality and the glaze of the Longquans of the Song Dynasty, the classic celadons. Celadon is mainly a Western concept, which was made popular by the 20th century studio potters and first appeared in Europe in the 17th century.


Scene analysis and scene understanding are acknowledged to require not only the matching of individual object shapes and texture, but also to involve reasoning about the spatial and contextual relationships among objects, so as to provide the basis for a general, real-time knowledge-based interpretation system1. In this paper, semantic information and pragmatics are used to identify and classify both individual objects and sub-scenes (concepts) in the scene analysis process. The use of an interactive concept classifier for scene analysis permits the study of adaptive concept classification and model-directed reasoning for image understanding. A reasoning engine that automatically generates (proposes) recognition strategies is now in prospect based on this approach.


9525Background: First-line immunotherapy (IO) and chemo-immunotherapy (chemo-IO) are approved for PD-L1-expressing advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), but PD-L1 expression does not reliabl...


With the current level of pollution in atmosphere caused by fossil fuel emissions, coupled with the ominous fuel scarcity, efficient generation at the power stations is necessary. This paper proposes a multi-objective optimization model to maximize social welfare using the Bees Foraging Algorithm (BFA) and Estimation of Distribution Algorithm (EDA) highlighting the importance of treating generator efficiency parameters along with generation bid. This is because the generator bids alone are a poor representation of efficiency, being influenced by economic attitudes. Along with Economic Load Dispatch (ELD), the model reduces fossil fuel emissions and increases the efficiency of operating generators through curtailment to shift the operating point of generators to a more efficient region, while maintaining constraints of the system. The generation side curtailment is reflected on distribution side, where curtailment schemes based on the willingness to pay of the consumer and priority based incentive is used, thereby performing environmental dispatch. The improved efficiency reduces fuel consumption per MW thereby reducing fuel cost (Rs/h) and emission (ton/h), therefore maintaining generation efficiency with profit retention. The paper therefore establish that Independent System Operator (ISO), by real-time control of incentives and curtailment, encourage efficient consumption pattern among consumers and production among generating companies (GENCO). The results confirm that the proposed model benefits the society i.e. consumers, power producers and the environment.


Based on the concept to build a floating bridge being the mixture of bridges and tunnels on anchored submarines, this paper tells a conceptual design of 3x50 Archimedes bridge underwater of BaiYangDian Lake, and also of prospectives on the same type of Archimedes bridge for TaiWan Strait.


Classical antiquity has been deployed in contemporary Greece as an agent of national-identity forging, and images of archaeological artifacts often feature in the public discourse, used to support state ideologies and promote national culture at home and abroad. This article, however, deals with a number of recently circulated images, designed in the margins of modern society in order to convey a defiantly anti-state message. Such images are manipulated according to the strategies devised and repeatedly applied by nationalist rhetoric in the nineteenth and the twentieth centuries, though their outcome is markedly different: rather than promoting historical continuity and social cohesion they create a disturbing sense of rupture. These irreverent images are projected as 'minority reports' against hitherto established ideologies, challenging their hegemony by adopting their own technologies of normalization and assimilationism. As weapons against the supremacy of the state, these performative declarations of a peculiar anti-state nationalism seem to threaten the integrity of the nation state considerably more than other, external forces are feared to do.


A high-resolution study of a marine depositional record (43 m long), dated by accelerator mass spectrometry, from Goteborg (Gothenburg), southwestern Sweden, shows biostratigraphical and sedimentological changes of environmental significance during the Lateglacial and early Holocene. High accumulation rates are recorded from the onset of the deglaciation of the area, ca. 13 500 yr BP, until 10 300 yr BP, by which time approximately 100 m of marine sediments were deposited. The early Holocene is represented by 10 m only of sediment.

The influence on the Skagerrak-Kattegat coastal area of the dramatic, final drainage of the Baltic Ice Lake, at 10 300 yr BP, is re-evaluated. Its impact on the distal Swedish west coast was limited and sediments that were previously related to this drainage are reinterpreted. Here, it is suggested they reflect resuspension and redeposition of sediments from the large inland Lake Vanern basin between ca. 9500 and 9000 yr BP. At 10 200 yr BP a general climatic change and a sudden incursion of warm and saline Atlantic water into the Norwegian Sea occurred and the Skagerrak altered environmental conditions, with more temperate bottom-water conditions in the investigation area.


Brief description, overall objective and project objectives with indicators The reform of private and state-owned companies which began in 1991 involved extensive redundancies. To cushion the social effects, support was provided for the creation of sustainable employment opportunities. However, this comprehensive programme ('National Renewal Fund – Support for Business Start-ups' – DEM 55.70 million/EUR 28.48 million), which aimed to help those affected by redundancies avoid slipping below the poverty line by creating opportunities for generating income, was not completed, and was eventually restructured to a large extent. Only the 'SEWA component', for which DEM 2.40 million/EUR 1.23 million was allocated from the total National Renewal Funds amount, reached implementation. Part of the programme for reducing poverty through indirect action, this component was specifically aimed at women in the informal sector. Microloans, refinanced from FC funds, were to be issued


In this fast growing world of communication, we proposed a non-linear array which works at frequency 2.48GHz. In this design we placed 4 corner patches at 45 degree with respect to central patch. Central patch is excited with TE01 mode which derives other corner mode to TE11 mode. We apply switching concept by cutting the arms of the corner patches. By switching different arm of antenna it work at different frequency with different gain. We also get beam steering of pattern by cutting arm, but this steer is small. We analyze and simulated the design by Zealand Integrated Electromagnetic 3-Dimension (IE3D) software.


Mitraphylline, a pentacyclic oxindolc alkaloid, has bcen isolatcd from the !caves of Uncaria gui:mcnsis. Furthermore, scven phenolic compounds ha ve lxen detccted as being present in thc bark of this plant; two of them ·.vcrc separatcd as glycosides and isolated as aglycones; wc proposc th,; structurcs of kacrnpherol and dihydrokaempherol for them. INTRODUCCION


As a person who blazed a trail in the history of Chinese modern literature and aesthetics,Liang Qichao developed many subjects and fields,the study of the Book of Songs was no exception.To be more specific,firstly,he brought forward the issue that how to comprehend the Book of Songs and made multiple interpretations from the aspects of literature,history and application;secondly,taking the Book of Songs for example,he explored the representation of emotions of Chinese ancient poems;thirdly,he discussed the influence of the Book of Songs to the latter literature proceed from the changes of ages,psychology and aesthetic taste.In addition,since attaching the great importance to the use of collection and inductive methods,the research of the Book of Songs by Liang Qichao achieved some noteworthy results as well.


Stamping technology is used in industry field broadly . Drawing is the common stamping technical . Failure wrinkling is the main obstacle of drawing. Blank holder force is one of the important parameters in sheet metal forming process. How to protect the wrinkling is the problem that the workers pay close attention to. In this paper, wrinkling in drawing of sheet metal and the method to avoid wrinkling are detailed discussed, the blank holder force can be reasonable changed with the wrinkling law and lead to the concept of variable blank holder force.


The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ( HTSA) in 2015 recalled 28 million vehicles equipped with Takata air bag due to inflators rupturing during deployment.' It was determined that moisture could penetrate the inflator canister and make the propellant more explosive over time. Disciplines Probability | Statistical Methodology | Statistical Models Comments This article is published as Doganaksoy, N., Hahn, G.J., and Meeker, W.Q., (2016), Identify and Act: Performing product life data analysis with unidentified subpopulations, Quality Progress, 49, December, 61–64. Posted with permission. This article is available at Iowa State University Digital Repository: https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/stat_las_pubs/323 HAHN AND WILLIAM Q. MEEKER


combustion factors about2 years old conifers of main pine trees in Qin-ling Mountains and Pinusponderosawas measured,and studied by pairs comparison method of the analytic hierarchy process( AHP) .The results showed that Pinustab- ulaeformis,P. thunbergii,P.bungeana have higher conifer combustion than P.ponderosa.


The present invention constitutes a unique hardware zero overhead interrupt and task change system for reducing or eliminating a computer architecture change processing overhead delays tasks interrupt latency. Without loss of time, the system completed all the tasks to save and restore the state between a cycle and the next cycle without software intervention in the case. For each central processor (1), the present invention uses one or more auxiliary latches (3, 4) wherein one latch (4) is used as "running" latch, the secondary latch connected to one of the task storage memory. The present invention is switched connections between alternate "running" registers and auxiliary register while other tasks to and from task memory (2). The present invention provides a task link allows connection system tasks, tasks for mandatory sequential execution of the linked. Further, the present invention includes a priority "no resistance" counter system to near its different tasks the task deadline of which is increased relative priority.


an experienced operator and considerable manipulation of the catheter. We require an average of two minutes of fluoroscopic time per patient and have failed to enter the hepatic vein in 5 of over 70 attempts in cirrhotic patients.


The invention discloses an energy-saving air-conditioning/hot water triple-supply system, comprising a compressor (1), a hot water heat exchanger (4), an air heat exchanger (6), an air conditioning heat exchanger (10) and other parts; using main components of a heat pump system, the system adopts a structure with three heat exchangers interconnected in a mixed manner and double four-way reversing valves and has four working modes including refrigeration and water heating, water heating, heating and water heating, and defrosting, thus the triple supply of refrigeration, heating and clean hot water can be realized; the system has high heat exchange efficiency and simultaneously enhances energy efficiency ratio of system as well; by adopting the heat pipe exchangers, the system solves the problem that the heat exchanger is liable to leakage so as to pollute water, and overcomes the deficiency of large resistance when a plurality of heat exchangers are connected with each other in series.


By using multi-dimensional particle-in-cell simulations, we investigate the stabilization of proton beam acceleration in a two-specie ultra-thin foil. In this two-specie regime, the lighter protons are initially separated from the heavier carbon ions due to their higher charge-to-mass ratio Z/m. The laser pulse is well-defined so that it doesn't penetrate the carbon ion layer. The Rayleigh-Taylor-like (RT) instability seeded at the very early stage then only degrades the acceleration of the carbon ions which act as a "cushion" for the lighter protons. Due to the absence of proton-RT instability, the produced high quality mono-energetic proton beams can be well collimated even after the laser-foil interaction concludes.


On the basis of carrying out analytical classification on the lever force increasing mechanisms bearing a length effect and the hinge-rod force increasing mechanism based on an angle effect,utilizing the innovative deduction method of series connection,symmetry,reversion,two-way centering output,two-way floating output etc.,the systematic single sided hinge-rod and lever series connected combination force increasing mechanism and double sided hinge-rod and lever series connected combination force increasing mechanism were innovatively designed.Thus the complete atlas of this typed mechanism was formed,and the mechanics analyses were carried out on every kind of mechanisms and finally let the atlas be applied into practice.


Mixers comprising series-connected distributed Superconductor-Insulator-Superconductor tunnel junctions (SDJ) are analyzed. Compared to mixers consisting of parallel-connected distributed junctions (PDJ), SDJ mixers offer wider instantaneous bandwidth and higher dynamic range as well as easier magnetic field tuning. However, SDJ mixers are more complex in operation and in design as well. The reason lies in the fact that the large-signal nonlinear equations containing 3N unknowns, with N the junction number, are difficult to be solved. We propose a fixed-point iterative method to solve the nonlinear equations. This method is verified to be effective and efficient and a case study is done to clarify the uniqueness of SDJ mixers in operation.


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The structural and electron transport properties of the pure and $\mathrm{Co}\text{\ensuremath{-}}$, $\mathrm{Ti}\text{\ensuremath{-}},$ and $\mathrm{Zr}\text{\ensuremath{-}}$substituted $\mathrm{FeVSb}$ half-Heusler phases have been investigated using x-ray diffraction, M\"ossbauer spectroscopy, and Electron Probe Microscopy Analysis as well as resistivity, thermopower, and Hall effect measurements in the $80--900\phantom{\rule{0.3em}{0ex}}\mathrm{K}$ temperature range. In a parallel study, the electronic structures of $\mathrm{FeVSb}$ and the aforementioned alloys were calculated using the Korringa-Kohn-Rostoker method with the coherent potential approximation (KKR-CPA) in the LDA framework. The electronic densities of states and dispersion curves were obtained. The crystal structure stability and site preference analysis were addressed using total energy computations. Most of these experimental results correspond to electronic structure computations only if they take into account extra crystal defects such as antisite defects or vacancies present to various extents in the samples. Indeed a remarkable variation of KKR-CPA density of states occurring both in $\mathrm{FeVSb}$ and ${\mathrm{FeV}}_{1\ensuremath{-}x}{\mathrm{Zr}}_{x}\mathrm{Sb}$ including defects may explain why $\mathrm{FeVSb}$ is not fully semiconducting as well as why there is a change of the thermopower sign in the ${\mathrm{FeV}}_{1\ensuremath{-}x}{\mathrm{Zr}}_{x}\mathrm{Sb}$ versus $\mathrm{x}$ content.


We present a system which grows and manages a network of remote viewpoints during the natural installation cycle for a newly installed camera network or a newly deployed robot fleet. No explicit notion of camera position or orientation is required, neither global - i.e. relative to a building plan - nor local - i.e. relative to an interesting point in a room. Furthermore, no metric relationship between viewpoints is required. Instead, we leverage our prior work in effective remote control without extrinsic or intrinsic calibration and extend it to the multi-camera setting. In this, we memorise, from simultaneous robot detections in the tracker thread, soft pixel-wise topological connections between viewpoints. We demonstrate our system with repeated autonomous traversals of workspaces connected by a network of six cameras across a productive office environment.


This report discusses the development of Lego vehicle using two behaviour based methodologies. Both lateral control and the subsumption architecture are considered and evaluated as a way to control a Lego vehicle. These two architectures are compared to each other. The author comes to the conclusion that the lateral control is easier to implement and more practical to adjust.


PV cell model is necessary both for software and hardware simulators in analyzing and testing the performance of PV generation systems. To get the characteristic non-linear I-V Curve of a PV cell, 5 characteristic parameters Rs, Rsh, I0 and vt should be extracted from the three remarkable operation points of the manufacture's datasheets, Isc, Voc, IMPP and VMPP. This paper analyzes conventional three representative PV modeling algorithms by comparison, and proposes a novel PV modeling algorithm which is fast, accurate and applicable to all kinds of PV cells such as Cr-Si type and thin-film type PV cells. Proposed theory is verified by simulations for various PV cell types such as Cr-Si type and thin-film type PV cells.


Some time ago I was listenening to a presentation on the use of internet in education. Concentrating on the internet as a source of information, the presenter stated that it would be important if students could combine search criteria, by the laws of logic, to perform more efficient searches. Perhaps the proponents of the "new math" had been too early in time for mathematics education? Over the years I had realized that many uses of computers build strongly on logic – forms of programming are obvious examples. Many uses of application programs such as word processors and spreadsheets would also be more efficient by the use of logic. Computers are "logic machines", so why not logic in basic mathematics education?


AbstractConsolidating previous research on the development of novel microcapsules for self-healing in cementitious systems, this work forms a base for developing an implementation strategy and guid...


C. F. B., MALE, aged 67. He has had no pain and has only been aware of the condition for three months. There is a hard, somewhat elastic swelling apparently, attached to bone, in the upper and outer part of the right orbit. There is proptosis downwards and forwards. There is limitation of miovement upwards, and diplopia on looking upwards. Right vision: 6 + l'0 sph. =6 partly c + 4 0 sph. =1J. Left vision: partly, + 10 sph. = 6 partly a + 4 0 sph. -1J; fundi normal. Pre-auricular and submaxillaty glands not enlarged, small gland in neck on the right side. There is no history of syphilis; Wassermann reaction proved negative. He was examined by Dr. Hawthorne, and no evidence of any general disease was found. I think the tumour is growing from the periosteum, and I shall be glad if anyone will give me the benefit of their experience in dealing with these growths. A skiagram shows no affection of the frontal bone.


The thesis discusses the structural framework in central Hunan province by applying remote sensing interpretation method and analyses the relationship between structure and magmatic rocks, structure and mineralization. It points out the direction of exploring for mineral.


In terrestrial vertebrates the cornea is the main refractive component of the eye. Its remarkable mechanical
toughness and almost 100% light-transparency are largely a consequence of the unique collagenous
architecture of the corneal stroma. We have used WAXS methods to investigate stromal remodelling in the
embryonic chicken cornea in the latter stages of development. Collagen organisation at day 13-15 of
embryogenesis is dominated by a four-fold orthogonal arrangement of fibrils. Thereafter this preferential
alignment recedes, seemingly because further collagen is deposited in a more isotropic manner, masking the
initial orthogonal template. In contrast, the mean lateral spacing of fibril-forming collagen molecules
remains unaltered over this developmental period. Our observations have important implications for the
biomechanical strength and shape of the cornea.


At a book talk at the University of Chicago's Seminary Co-op Bookstore a few years ago, an eager student asked Professor Jonathan Lear, "Why does psychoanalysis take so long?" Lear replied, "Well, if I just tell you what's wrong with you, it's only going to make you mad, especially if I'm right." Lear's response was an efficient and very amusing introduction to the clinical quandary of resistance, to which Fred Busch's latest book, A Fresh Look at Psychoanalytic Technique, also addresses itself. Aptly appearing on the eve of the centenary of The Ego and the Id (1923), A Fresh Look elaborates what Busch sees as the unmined clinical implications of Freud's structural model and 1926 revision of the theory of anxiety,2 in particular striving to integrate the concept of unconscious resistances into a coherent theory of clinical technique. In papers spanning the past 30 years, newly collected here, Busch's book offers an erudite examination of the clinical ramifications of the shifts in Freud's theorizing during the 1920s, while it also evinces some limitations of adhering to a century-old model of the mind. Busch seeks to address the "developmental lag" between theory and technique identified by Paul Gray (1982): the widespread persistence of a clinical stance based on Freud's topographic model and committed to uncovering unconscious content, despite the greater clarity Freud provided with the structural model and second theory of anxiety. In Freud's topographic model, forbidden wishes are censoriously repressed, yet continually striving for expression, resulting in a damming up of libidinal impulses that ultimately gives rise to psychic pressure and symptoms. According to this picture, the therapeutic task is to bring repressed wishes into the light of consciousness so BOOK REVIEWS


Abstract The ventilated ceiling is a flexible solution for kitchen ventilation where heat loads are relatively low and aesthetics is a concern. By using a capture jet in the ventilated ceiling, it is possible to improve the total effectiveness of the ventilation system. This means better indoor air quality and thermal comfort. In addition, the energy consumption of a capture jet ceiling is lower than that of a traditional ceiling concept. This paper demonstrates that the supply air distribution strategy has a remarkable influence on pollution removal effectiveness and the thermal environment in kitchens. For a ventilated ceiling, the capture jet could improve the total effectiveness of the ventilation system by reducing the average contaminant level in the occupied zone by 40 %. In addition the estimated energy saving potential can be as much as 23 %.


Although we have advanced our understanding of the molecular underpinnings of glioblastoma pathobiology, the median survival for GB patients is still around 15 months. In order to improve patient care, there is a critical need for objective interpretation of visual data in the form of histological and radiological images.


In recent years, the quality practitioners have concentrated on exploring the effect of measurement errors on the performance of control charts. To the best of our knowledge, the effect of measurement errors on simultaneous monitoring of the process mean and the process variability is neglected in the literature. In this paper, the effect of measurement errors on detecting and diagnosing performance of one of the most common simultaneous monitoring approaches in the literature is investigated. Two approaches namely multiple measurement approach as well as increasing sample size are suggested for compensating for the effect of measurement errors. The results of simulation study show that the measurement errors can adversely affect the detecting performance of maximum exponentially weighted moving average and mean squared deviation (MAX-EWMAMS) control chart while the effect of measurement errors on diagnosing performance of this control chart is negligible. The results also represent that both tasking multiple measurement on each sample point and increasing sample size can adequately compensate for the measurement errors effect.


-Background: Acute myocardial infarction (IMA) is a heart disease caused by coronary arteries, and thus myocardium has lack of oxygen resulting in myocardial tissue death. In Indonesia, the prevalence of acute myocardial infarction (heart attack) has increased by 25% to 40%, and the highest prevalence of non-communicable diseases is in North Kalimantan (2.2%), Gorontalo (2.1%), and Central Java (1.8%). Objective: To determine the clinical characteristics of patients with acute myocardial infarction patients in Prof. Dr. Margono Soekarjo Purwokerto. Method: The research type used was a retrospective descriptive approach using the medical records of patients. The sampling technique used was a total sampling technique. 59 respondents were selected. Data analysis used was the frequency distribution and the Standard Deviation, the mean, and Min-Max. Results: It was found 59 IMA respondents, 58 people with risk at the age of ≥40 (98.3%), 1 person with no risk at the age of <40 (1.7%), 45 men (76.3%), and 14 women (23.7%). 39 people (66.1%) had a history of hypertension and 20 people (33.9%) did not have a history of hypertension. The mean of IMT was 23.47 ± 2.555. The mean of pain scale was 7.02 ± 1.603. It was also found 35 people with anterior infarction (59.3%), 18 people with inferior infarction (30.5%), 5 people with lateral infarction (8.5%), and 1 person with posterior infarction (1.7%). The mean of CK-MB was 181.76 ± 278,323. The Troponin mean was 3,234 ± 4,326-10. Conclusion: Patients with acute myocardial infarction mostly were a risk at the age of 40 (98.3%) and males (76.3%). Moreover, they had a history of hypertension (66.1%). The mean of IMT was 23.47 ± 2.555. The mean pain scale was 7.02 ± 1.603. It was also found 35 people with anterior infarction (59.3%). The mean of CK-MB was 181.76 ± 278,323. The Troponin mean was 3,234 ± 4,326-10.


Nearly 200 materials, primarily noninsecticidal carbamates and related chemicals, were evaluated as synergists for carbamate and organophosphate insecticides against several strains of the house fly, Musca domestica L. About half of the compounds, many of them new, were especially prepared for this study. Others were obtained from commercial sources or from the chemical files of the Entomology Research Division, Agricultural Research Service, USDA.

Many materials were active as synergists. The most effective reduced resistance to Isolan® (I-isopropyl-3-methyl-5-pyrazolyl dimethylcarbamate) and to a mixture of carbaryl:piperonyl butoxide in carbamate-resistant strains from 10-fold to 2-fold or less. With the organophosphate malathion, the most effective synergists reduced resistance from 300-fold to 5-fold or less. Synergism of carbaryl against a susceptible fly strain was demonstrated in limited tests.

The synergists compared favorably with piperonyl butoxide as carbamate synergists and favorably with DEF® ( S,S,S -tributyl phosphorotrithioate) as malathion synergists. The results support the hypothesis that different alleles of the same major gene confer resistance to carbamates and organophosphates in the house fly.


This paper introduces the operating principle and structure for auxiliary electrical system in multiple unit,expands on the feature of the system design,introduces the technical data of main components,and stressly introduces the redundancy design of auxiliary electrical system.


TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY Master's Degree Programme in Materials Engineering HAKONEN, PASI: Firearm suppressors – structures and alternative materials Master of Science Thesis, 47 pages October 2011 Major: Metallic materials Examiner: Professor Tuomo Tiainen


Abstract : A numerical artifice for accelerating the numerical convergence of series whose terms are of fixed sign is discussed.


This paper presents a high step-up boost converter with diode capacitor technique. In this topology an additional stage of voltage multiplier cells (diodes and capacitors) is incorporated into the conventional boost converter which will increase the voltage gain and efficiency of the converter. The peculiarity of this new method is that the switching losses, ripples and the stresses are low. Another important feature of this converter is the lower blocking voltage across the controlled switches compared to the other existing circuits. By using the metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistors (MOSFETs) with reduced on-resistance further minimizes the conduction losses. The simulation is done using PSIM and the simulation results prove that the converter can be applied to high performance, high voltage applications.


FPGA becomes more and more attractive as accelerator platform. Many FPGA accelerators use frame oriented transmission. As there is no standard frame-oriented Host-FPGA communication framework, FPGA accelerator developers have to write significant amount of code on both FPGA side and Host side. In this paper, we present a frame-oriented high-performance Host-FPGA PCIe / USB communication framework EPEE 3.0, implements the communication library using Xilinx Kintex-7 with PCIe Gen2 X8 and USB 3.0. Simulation shows that EPEE 3.0 achieves a high throughput and can be easily used by FPGA developers.


Thermoplastic composites have long been seen as the future of composite materials. After many years in development and testing, they are beginning to reach their potential to become the present. A major driver for the growth of continuous fibre-reinforced thermoplastic composites is the continuing development of new low-cost, high-volume manufacturing processing that best take advantage of the physical and mechanical benefits that thermoplastic composites offer.


In current curvature mode theory for damage diagnosis of bridge,the bridges are simplified as straight beams or rods,then significant error can be brought up.In the paper,the FE damage modal for a highway bridge is computed by 3-dimensional cubic element.The curvature modes under several damage cases are analyzed.The results show that the low grade of curvature modes and curvature mode difference are sensitive to the location and level of damage.However the sensitivity will be lowed when the position of damage is near to the joint or far to measure point.


Obvious contrast between ideal and reality still exists in current arbitration system,which is faced with a dual embarrassment of being marginalized in system and in theory.To develop arbitration system,judicial supervision system of arbitration must be reformed and reconstructed.Arbitration committee's autonomous authority must be expanded;administrative feature of arbitration organizations and arbitration setup must be scientifically divided.Arbitration scope should be properly expanded and the demand for arbitration agreement documents should be properly softened.The concrete development goal of China's arbitration is to layout of arbitration organizations in a national scope,to build up a large quantities of outstanding arbitration committees,to cultivate some regional arbitration centers which are influential in domestic and even international arbitration circle and to further realize the standardization,scientific and modernization of arbitration work on the basis of steady development.


The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of human echinococcosis in nine communities of the district of Yanahuanca, Pasco, through abdominal echography and thorax radiography. In addition, the association between age, gender, and community with the disease was evaluated. Echographic examination was conducted in 949 persons (52% of the population over 5 years of age) and X ray test was performed in 829 (45.6%). The overall prevalence of human cystic echinococcosis was 5.5% (52/949) and the 95% confidence interval varied from 4.1 to 7.1%. There was statistical association (p<0.05) between age with positive results when using the ultrasound exam. The liver / lung hydatid cyst ratio was 5:1. Partial or total calcified cysts were detected by


the medium of instruction in English subject and what learners really need in teaching and learning process in a maritime English classroom.This study used a qualitative research method, with interviews and observations as data collecting techniques. The participants of this study are 15 students of grade eleven of the maritime vocational school in Cilacap.The result of this study shows that the students find some difficulties in understanding English as a medium of instruction used by the teacher in the teaching-learning process. This study also identifies what the students expect from their English classes. Students need more interesting teaching methods, such as games to foster their motivation. Games can reduce students' boredom in the classroom and can refresh their mind. In addition, they also want to have fun in the classroom and therefore their teacher can use songs as students' motivation enhancer. The original song lyrics can be replaced with maritime terms to help them learn more. In addition, visiting vessels guided by their English teacher was also a help for them to learn. Besides, their English teacher and vessels crews help them to learn directly about the terms related to shipping or maritime. Instead of using English only as a medium of instruction, the students suggest using bilingual language in classroom activities. KeywordsVocational Education, Teaching English, Medium of Instruction, Maritime English Classroom.


A package machine of the utility model has the functions of the automatic moulding plastic box, filling, vacuum, filling fresh-keeping gas, sealing, and slitting. The utility model comprises a machine frame with a conveyer belt, an upper and lower coating material delivery system, a basement membrane preheating device, a plastic box thermoforming assembly, an air adjusting heat seal assembly, a slitting assembly comprising a crosscut device, a cutting angle device, and a length cutting device, and a control system provided with the conductive electric connection with every device. The conveyer belt is provided with a chain clip device. The plastic box thermoforming assembly and the air adjusting heat seal assembly can form a plurality of plastic boxes at the same time. The differential pressure gas displacement technique that the fresh-keeping gas is filled after the pumped vacuum can ensure the air displacement in the packaging, furthest guarantee the remaining air does not exist in the packaging box, and change the storage environment of the food in the packaging, so as to attain the goal of repressing the accretion and the propagation of the bacteria and the microbe, or the rate of metabolism of the food such as fresh fruit and vegetable. Therefore, the food refreshing time and the keeping time of the goods shelf can be prolonged and packaging process can be automotive, so that the functions of the moulding plastic box, filling, vacuum, filling fresh-keeping gas are integrated. Furthermore, the production efficiency is high, and the possibility of the food contamination can be effectively avoided.


acknowledgements I: SPEECH ACT THEORY AND FORMAL SEMANTICS 1. The primary units of meaning 2. Illocutionarily significant sentence types 3. Intensional logic and illocutionary logic II: A GENERAL SUCCESS AND TRUTH CONDITIONAL SEMANTICS 1. Main features of general semantics 2. Philosophical interest 3. Criteria of adequacy 4. The place of general semantics in semiotics III: ON THE LOGICAL FORM OF PROPOSITIONS 1. Historical remarks 2. Propositions and truth values 3. Propositions and illocutionary acts 4. The law of propositional identity 5. Logical operations on propositions IV: ON THE LOGICAL FORM OF LOCUTIONARY ACTS 1. Analysis of the notion of illocutionary force 2. Recursive definition of the set of all illocutionary forces 3. The semantic concepts of success and satisfaction V: FUNDAMENTAL LAWS FOR MEANING AND USE 1. Laws for illocutionary points and sentential types 2. Laws for illocutionary forces 3. Laws of entailment and analyticity VI: SEMANTIC ANALYSIS OF ENGLISH PERFORMATIVE VERBS 1. English assertives 2. English commissives 3. English directives 4. English declaratives 5. English expressives Conclusion Notes Appendix 1. List of symbols 2. Index Bibliography


In this paper there are described the effects of the current and voltage variations' distortion on the three-phased power transformers; the methods of evaluating the additional power losses in the three-phased power transformers given by the harmonics and some records necessary for the evaluation and the measurement of the harmonics, corresponding to a consumer powered from a transformer station. Keywords-harmonics; distorsion; magnetic core; threephase power transformer; power quality


18 The Peruvian upwelling system is a highly productive ecosystem that could be altered by 19 ongoing global changes. We carried out a mesocosm experiment off Peru, with the addition of 20 water masses from the regional oxygen minimum zone (OMZ) collected at two different sites 21 simulating two different upwelling scenarios. Here we focus on pelagic remineralization of 22 organic matter by extracellular enzyme production of leucine aminopeptidase (LAP) and alkaline 23 phosphatase activity (APA). After addition of the OMZ water, dissolved inorganic nitrogen (N) 24 was depleted, but the standing stock of phytoplankton was relatively high even after nutrient 25 depletion (mostly >4 µg chlorophyll a L -1 ). During the initial phase of the experiment, APA was 26 0.6 nmol L -1 h -1 even though the PO 43- concentration was >0.5 µmol L -1 . Initially, the dissolved 27 organic phosphorus (DOP) decreased, coinciding with an increase in PO 43- concentration 28 probably linked to the APA. The LAP activity was very high with most of the measurements in 29 the range 200-800 nmol L -1 h -1 . This enzyme degrades amino acids, and these high values are 30 probably linked to the highly productive, but N-limited coastal ecosystem. Also, the experiment 31 took place during a rare coastal El Niño event with higher-than-normal surface temperatures, 32 which could have affected the enzyme production. Using a non-parametric multidimensional 33 scaling analysis (NMDS) with a generalized additive model (GAM), we found that 34 biogeochemical variables (e.g. nutrient and chlorophyll a concentrations), phytoplankton and 35 bacterial communities explained up to 64% of the variability in APA. The bacterial community 36 explained best the variability (34%) in LAP. The high hydrolysis rates for this enzyme suggests 37 that pelagic N remineralization supported the high standing stock of primary producers in the 38 mesocosms after N depletion. a (chl- a ) determination were filtered onto GF/F filters (Whatman) and 190 flash frozen in liquid nitrogen and stored at -80 ℃ (or dry ice for a brief period during air 191 transfer; ~2 days) until measurement. The chl- a concentration was measured using high- 192 performance liquid chromatography. The chl- a autofluorescence of the phytoplankton 193 community was measured with a handheld fluorometer (AquaPen, Photon Systems Instruments)


A common goal in statistical ecology is to compare several communities and or time points with respect to taxonomic diversity (usually species diversity). For this purpose, the current literature recommends the application of traditional ANOVA techniques to "replicates" of diversity indices. This approach is not even asymptotically correct because diversity index estimates have unequal variances, even when sample sizes are equal and even when the hypothesis of equality of diversity indices is true. It is shown that transformations of the data can not be used to remedy this situation. We construct an asymptotically correct method and illustrate its implementation using dinosaur extinction data.


In many countries, paracetamol ranks at the top of all known poisoning agents implicated in accidental or intentional poisoning. In general, liver injury caused by drugs is known to be either type A "dose dependent" (intrinsic toxicity) or type B idiosyncratic. Perhaps with the exception of single high dose of drug induced liver injury, most drug induced liver injury (DILI) cases evaluated in clinical practice are considered as idiosyncratic. Hepatotoxicity is the major manifestation of paracetamol poisoning, although kidneys and heart may also be affected in severe poisoning. N-acetylcysteine prevents toxicity if given within the first eight hours but is also of benefit in patients presenting late or with established hepatotoxicity. doi: 10.4038/cmj.v54i1.467 Ceylon Medical Journal Vol.54(1) 2009 p.16-17


Abstract Aims Cardiac involvement in Fabry disease (FD) occurs prior to left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) and is characterized by low myocardial native T1 with sphingolipid storage reflected by cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) and electrocardiogram (ECG) changes. We hypothesize that a pre-storage myocardial phenotype might occur even earlier, prior to T1 lowering. Methods and results FD patients and age-, sex-, and heart rate-matched healthy controls underwent same-day ECG with advanced analysis and multiparametric CMR [cines, global longitudinal strain (GLS), T1 and T2 mapping, stress perfusion (myocardial blood flow, MBF), and late gadolinium enhancement (LGE)]. One hundred and fourteen Fabry patients (46 ± 13 years, 61% female) and 76 controls (49 ± 15 years, 50% female) were included. In pre-LVH FD (n = 72, 63%), a low T1 (n = 32/72, 44%) was associated with a constellation of ECG and functional abnormalities compared to normal T1 FD patients and controls. However, pre-LVH FD with normal T1 (n = 40/72, 56%) also had abnormalities compared to controls: reduced GLS (−18 ± 2 vs. −20 ± 2%, P < 0.001), microvascular changes (lower MBF 2.5 ± 0.7 vs. 3.0 ± 0.8 mL/g/min, P = 0.028), subtle T2 elevation (50 ± 4 vs. 48 ± 2 ms, P = 0.027), and limited LGE (%LGE 0.3 ± 1.1 vs. 0%, P = 0.004). ECG abnormalities included shorter P-wave duration (88 ± 12 vs. 94 ± 15 ms, P = 0.010) and T-wave peak time (Tonset – Tpeak; 104 ± 28 vs. 115 ± 20 ms, P = 0.015), resulting in a more symmetric T wave with lower T-wave time ratio (Tonset – Tpeak)/(Tpeak – Tend) (1.5 ± 0.4 vs. 1.8 ± 0.4, P < 0.001) compared to controls. Conclusion FD has a measurable myocardial phenotype pre-LVH and pre-detectable myocyte storage with microvascular dysfunction, subtly impaired GLS and altered atrial depolarization and ventricular repolarization intervals.


The invention provides an encapsulating method for an organic light emitting diode (OLED) device and the OLED device encapsulated through the same. The method comprises a first step of providing an OLED substrate (20), and forming an OLED unit (22) on the OLED substrate (20); a second step of utilizing an insulating material to form a first frame (24) on the OLED substrate (20), and enabling the first frame (24) to be arranged on the periphery of the OLED unit (22); a third step of providing an encapsulating cover plate (40); a fourth step of utilizing low-temperature metal conductive adhesive tape to form a second frame (42) at the position of the second frame (42) corresponding to the first frame (24), and enabling the frame width of the second frame (42) to be smaller the frame width of the first frame (24); a fifth step of under vacuum, enabling the encapsulating cover plate (40) where the second frame (42) is formed to be in alignment adhesion to the OLED substrate (20) where the first frame (24) is formed; and a sixth step of melting the second frame (42), and enabling the encapsulating cover plate (40) to adhere to the OLED substrate (20).


Abstract This paper focuses on thermal stability of molten salts, operating temperature range and latent heat of molten salts at a high temperature. In this experiment, multi-component molten salts (purified Solar Salt) composed of purified NaNO3 and purified KNO3 were prepared by statical mixing method. Compared with unpurified Solar Salt, purified Solar Salt had a higher thermal stability. The optimal temperature would be increased from 500°C to 550°C, and the upper limitation temperature increases from 577.5°C to 593.7°C. Meanwhile, thermal stability and thermal cycling analysis showed the purified Solar Salt had a lower melting point and the deterioration time of molten salts was reduced. The melting point of purified Solar Salt decreases sharply to 223.8°C and the latent heat increases from 74.39 J/g to 80.79 J/g. Besides, the XRD and chemical analysis test indicated that the degree of degradation reduced and the thermal storage efficiency of purified Solar Salt was improved.


ABSTRACT Over the last few years, Japanese investment in the U.S hotel industry has increased significantly. Spurred by favorable tax structuring and interest rates, last year alone they expended $4. 16 billion on the purchase of hotels and resorts (Kenneth Leventhal & Co., 1989. Barron's 1990), nearly triple the amount spent in 1986. (Most of the capital went to the states of California and Hawaii.) This level of investment has raised interest and concern about potential domination by the Japanese of the U.S lodging and commercial real estate market.