Abstract Study abroad culture is constantly changing (Kinginger, 2013), involving new challenges such as easier access to the first language culture via technology. There has been little research done on technology use abroad and its relationship with both linguistic gains (Coleman & Chafer, 2010; Kelly, 2010) and motivation (Allen, 2013; Irie & Ryan, 2015). To explore the role of motivation in developing a successful study abroad culture in the digital age, we documented technology use in the first language and second language of 15 college students during their summer sojourn in Argentina. We quantitatively evaluated participants' motivation (Gardner, 1985; Ushida, 2003) and proficiency (Seibert Hanson & Carlson, 2014), and qualitatively analyzed their responses to open-ended questions about goals and culture shock. We found that higher motivation levels were correlated with greater linguistic gains and less technology use in the first language (specifically internet-related). Lower motivation levels matched increased technology use in the first language, and perceptions of failure to achieve study abroad goals and integrate into the host culture. Resume La culture de l'etude a l'etranger est en pleine evolution (Kinginger 2013), ce qui entraine de nouveaux defis comme l'acces facile a la culture de la langue maternelle grâce a la technologie. L'usage de la technologie a l'etranger, y compris son rapport aux acquisitions linguistiques (Coleman et Chafer, 2010 ; Kelly, 2010) et a la motivation des etudiants (Allen, 2013 ; Irie et Ryan, 2015), est un sujet peu etudie jusqu'a present. Afin d'explorer le role de la motivation dans le developpement reussi d'une culture de l'etude a l'etranger, nous avons documente l'usage de la technologie dans la premiere et la deuxieme langues d'etudiants universitaires lors de leur sejour d'ete en Argentine. Nous avons analyse quantitativement la motivation des participants (Gardner, 1985 ; Ushida, 2003) et leur maitrise linguistique (Seibert Hanson et Carlson, 2014), et avons analyse qualitativement leurs reponses aux questions ouvertes posees au sujet de leurs objectifs et du choc culturel. Nous avons trouve que des niveaux de motivation plus eleves etaient en correlation avec de meilleures acquisitions linguistiques et avec moins d'usage de la technologie dans la langue maternelle (specifiquement la technologie liee a l'Internet). Des niveaux de motivation plus bas etaient en correlation avec un usage plus eleve de la technologie dans la langue maternelle, aussi bien que la perception d'avoir echoue a atteindre les objectifs de leur etude a l'etranger et de bien s'integrer a la culture d'accueil.


Sorafenib,a multikinase inhibitor,is the first and only drug,which improves significantly the overall survival in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC).However,many patients experience diverse side effects,some of them severe and unexpected.To date,acute acalculous cholecystitis has not been documented in association with a HCC patient treated with sorafenib.Here,we report the case of a 43-yearold woman with hepatitis C virus-related advanced HCC.She received sorafenib,and later complained ofa sudden onset of severe right hypocondrial pain with rebound tenderness and muscle defense.Laboratory examination showed mild elevation of transaminases,biliary enzymes,bilirubin,inflammation markers,and a marked peripheral eosinophilia.Abdominal computed tomography(CT) revealed a swollen gallbladder with exudate associated with severe inflammation without stones or debris.Consequently,sorafenib treatment was stopped immediately,and steroid-pulse therapy was performed.Steroid therapy drastically improved all clinical manifestations along with normalization of CT findings,eosinophilia,and liver functions.In summary,we herein report a rare case of acute severe acalculous cholecystitis associated with sorafenib in the patient with advanced HCC.


The growth of the population's incomes during the period from 1995 to 2009 was assisted by a high level of their differentiation. The article aims at analyzing the reasons of this situation


The article is devoted to the important modern problem the job satisfaction of the modern subject of the work. This problem is considered from the point of view of professional graphic approach. This approach is consideration of the matter professionally important qualities that reflect the content and the subject of professional activity and psychological peculiarities of the subject of the work.


The aim of this paper is to examine the transport supply of the public tram passenger transport services in the City of Zagreb for a five-year period from 2004 – 2008. In addition to the transport capacities supplied (the total number of trams, the total number of passenger seats, and the total number of seat- kilometers available), the traffic indicators under consideration include: total mileage dynamics, average age, and operational reliability. The research problem is focused on the study of the correlation between indicators of transport supply and passenger transportation demand trends and dynamics, as expressed in the number of passengers carried in the system. The research problem and subject matter of research is based on the hypothesis that claims that transport services provided correspond to the passenger transportation demand. The hypothesis has mostly been confirmed. The methodology applied in this paper includes: mathematical and statistical methods, analysis and synthesis methods, modeling method, and the Microsoft Excel computer software. Since this is a quantitative research, dynamic parameters are used for determining the average annual growth rate and the trends in transport supply and demand indicators in the public passenger transport system.


The present study was conducted for estimation of metabolites and enzymes of Pongamiapinnata abiodiesel plant of great economic importance.The hypertrophy and hyperplasia of plant tissues result in theformation of galls in some plants.Pongamiapinnata has Leaves galls induced by Aceriapongamiae.Biochemical analysis revealed hyperauxiny and hypoindole 3 acetic acid oxidase activity in the gall tissues.


Despite growing concern and research interest in plant invasions, we know very little about ecological processes involved during invasion episodes. Understanding these dynamics is especially important for habitats subject to reestablishment of historical disturbance regimes; because many invasive species respond positively to disturbance, interactions between colonizing natives and nonnatives at the seedling stage may determine success of invasions. In the American Southwest, reduced flood disturbance in this century has been associated with the invasion of nonnative Tamarix ramosissima, with Tamarix appearing to displace native flood-dependent species of Populus and Salix. We studied two riparian communities of these woody species that had established after over-bank flooding was allowed to occur in two protected areas in New Mexico. Growth and mortality were monitored for each individual within 1-m2 plots of seedling communities within these sites for 2–4 yr. Abiotic conditions measured for each plot in...


The purpose of this paper is to study the operational competitiveness of Chinese state-owned manufacturing enterprises (CSOME) by analyzing the case CSOME and comparing with other global manufacturing companies in a global manufacturing strategies (GMSS) database. Analytical models are used to analyze the operational competitiveness of the case CSOME based on the weights of the multi-criteria manufacturing strategies. The results show quality is most important competitive priority of the case CSOME and the value of flexibility is very low. The ranking of operational competitiveness implies the case CSOME have some advantages competing in prospector group, however it have some gap comparing with top manufacturing companies of the world.


The immanent opportunities and threats from digital business transformation significantly affect the role of the IT function. Line functions increasingly expect that the internal IT function provides support for digital value creation in addition to traditional IT services. This dual focus bears the potential for tensions as competing in digital business environments means to act fast and to explore, while managing traditional enterprise IT requires stability, reliability, and exploitation of existing resources. Therefore, our study empirically examines the role of two key capabilities—IT agility and IT ambidexterity—on the IT function's digitization support. Based on a survey including 258 IT executives, we find that IT agility is a main driver of the IT function's ability to support digitization. Furthermore, our results show that an ambidextrous focus of IT functions is best suited to find a balance between opposing demands.


Synchrony is a pervasive concept relevant to diverse domains in physics, biology, and the social sciences. This article reviews some of the evidence both from natural and human systems. Our main focus is on the role of synchrony in psychotherapy research. Its association with empathy, rapport and the therapeutic relationship has been pointed out repeatedly, yet close evaluation of empirical studies suggests that the evidence remains inconclusive. Particularly in naturalistic studies, research employing synchrony as a specific measure is still lacking. We suggest a new approach to studying synchrony in psychotherapies under field conditions: Image-differencing is a video-based algorithm quantifying the amount of movement in pre-selected regions. Our methodology can be compared to the approach from the seminal work of Condon & Ogston (1966). The statistical analysis we employ detects synchrony on a global level, irrespective of the specific body parts moving. Synchrony thus defined is considered a general measure of coordination of interacting individuals. Exemplary data show the feasibility of this approach and its potential contribution to psychotherapy research.


Turkiye'de yas meyve ve sebze pazarlamasinda cesitli kanallar mevcuttur. Ancak cogunlukla yas meyve ve sebze pazarlamasi Toptanci Hal'lerinde yapilmaktadir. Calismada, uretim bolgesi olarak Mersin Yas Meyve ve Sebze Toptanci Hali'nde faaliyette bulunan aracilarla anket yapilmistir. Turkiye'de yaygin yas meyve ve sebze pazarlama kanallarindan, en uygun olani saglik, maliyet, sure ve kayit altina alinma kriterlerine gore belirlenmeye calisilmistir. Bu amacla Analitik Hiyerarsi Prosesinden (AHP) yararlanilmistir. AHP sonuclarina gore, Mersin Toptanci Hali'nde en uygun pazarlama kanali; "Uretici → Uretim Merkezi Komisyoncusu → Tuketim Merkezi Komisyoncusu → Perakendeci → Tuketici" %42,68 oranla ilk sirada yer almis bunu "Uretici → Tuketim Merkezi Komisyoncusu → Perakendeci → Tuketici" %35,90 ile takip etmistir. AHP sonuclari Tobit model ile analiz edilmistir.

DETERMINATION OF THE MOST SUITABLE MARKETING CHANNEL IN TERMS OF MARKRETING AGENTS FOR FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PRODUCE :
A CASE OF MERSIN PROVINCE

There are various fresh produce marketing channels in Turkey. But marketing activities are more commonly performed in wholesale fresh fruit and vegetable markets. In this study, middlemen in Mersin Wholesale Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Market, which is the location for production area, were interviewed. In the study, we tried to determine the most suitable fresh produce marketing channel according to criteria of health, cost, time and legal procedures such as recording. Analytical Hierarchy Process method (AHP) was used in this study. According to AHP results, the most appropriate marketing channel in Mersin is; "producer → middleman in production area → middleman in consumption area → retailer → consumer by 42,68%. The second most appropriate marketing channel is; "producer → middleman in consumption area → retailer → consumer" by 35.89%. When we evaluated criteria for Mersin province, the recording was determined to be the most important criterion with 48,05% in wholesale market and cost was the second with 35.04%. The results of AHP were analyzed by Tobit model.


Europe's Sentinel-1A spacecraft and its extraordinary images of slip from the South Napa earthquake herald a new era of space-based surveillance of faults.


The relationship between Technology and Human Health isn't new concept. Over the years healthcare sector is encountering flurry of issues such as data in consistency, v.i.z, lack of proper system for data management and maintainance. According to a research by WHO, the trade of counterfeit medicines raised by 40% as the global supply chain got deeply affected with it.Covid-19 has exposed scores of problems encountered by the healthcare sector. People were afflicted with the problems in the healthcare domain. Scores of people weren't able to get timely treatment which led to unfortunate and untimely casualties. The rationale was lack of data, v.i.z, History of patients data. All these eventually created a havoc in the world of Healthcare. In order to handle these issues, Swasthya Mitra an Ethereum based Blockchain Dapp , which eventually fixes the appointment with the doctors. Due to lockdown, many weren't able to go to the hospitals. Over the years , counterfeit tablets are also one of the concern in the Healthcare domain. It's high time to rethink, revamp and renew the global supply chain management. It consists of Supply Chain management system which makes it possible to track the supply of tablets or drugs in order to curb the trade of counterfeit tablets.Supply Shocks rippled around the world. Due to the ongoing pandemic of Covid-19 , the supply chain sector was one of the worst affected. It led to the tremors of lack of supply of medicines and medicinal products .Since the supply of the medicines was less, Demand Shocks surged. As the lockdown deepened, the Lack of supply chain, the shortage of stuff came and eventually the demand shock started hitting hovering each and everyone. This resulted in the aftershocks. However, the situation has improved but people are still enduring the agony of the covid-19, resulting in the bullwhip effect.


Objective To explore the clinical feature and initial treatment strategyof laryngeal obstruction in the neck trauma. And analysis clinical incidence rate and etiological factors for effective remedy and prevention and cure of the disease. Method A total number of 85 cases were seen All were patients whose age range was from 6 years to 72 years with a mean age of 28.2 years.closed 52 cases and opened neck trauma 33cases; combined type 15 cases;road accident 33 cases; lance trauma 18 cases etc. Results About 1.7% of the total patients were neck trauma. within the patients about 61.2% was closed neck trauma;38.8% opened neck trauma;17.6% combined type trauma ;38.8% road accident; complicated laryngeal obstruction in the closed neck trauma was 44 cases; 14 cases in opened neck trauma.the clinical expression of laryngeal obstrucion divided into the acute and lately stage.Treachotomy plays important roles in the treatment of laryngeal obstrucion.but in the lately stage appear the complications of deadth and abscess of neck hemorrhagic shock . Patients with attempted suicide had deep open wounds exposing the pharynx, larynx or both with horizontally positioned incision wounds while homicidal cases had obliquely positioned incision wounds. Restoration of normal neck, pharyngeal and laryngeal architecture was carried out through meticulous surgical repair of various tissue layers with nasogastric tube in situ for 7-9 days. Conclusion Significant proportion of emergencies from anterior neck cut throat injuries in this study. Prompt surgical repair and concurrent psychiatric evaluation in attempted suicide and homicide is required. Treachotomy plays important roles in the treatment of laryngeal obstrucion in the early stage.Doctor takes attention of the laryngeal obstruction which appears in the lately stage.The etiology of death and complications lie in the not obvious clinical expresions and symptoms which cover up the situations of patients and produce diagnostic errors.


DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/noti2599 development of mathematics underpinning statistical learning theory coupled with advancements in approximation theory, numerical analysis, technology, and computing gave rise to new-generation AI transforming our life. These systems show great promise in cancer diagnostics [MSG+20], they are a part of autonomous cars [22], automated face recognition and biometrics [KE21], image segmentation [SBKV+20], language processing and translation tools [DZS+22], and as such become our new reality. Availability of unprecedented volumes of data, citizens' expectations and participation are further driving this change.


It is important to realize during an upper respiratory tract evaluation of the weanling and yearling that there are subtle differences from such an evaluation of the adult horse. It can be difficult to predict future pharyngeal and laryngeal function based on one endoscopic exam of the upper respiratory tract of the weanling and yearling. Author's address: Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital, 2150 Georgetown Rd., P.O. Box 12070, Lexington, KY 40580. r 1998 AAEP. Upper respiratory tract (URT) endoscopy has become a common part of presale or postsale examinations of the young horse. At Thoroughbred sales, this has become an expected part of the presale or postsale examination of the 2-year-old in training, the yearling, and even the weanling. The author has gained familiarity with this topic through examinations of Thoroughbred yearlings and weanlings, and the subjective comments in this text are based primarily on this breed. Opinions regarding the suitability of URT endoscopy for the intended use of the horse usually have to be rendered quickly in the sales environment. Generally, this assessment is easily made. However, some URT findings are of debatable significance. Therefore, an understanding of what is normal and what is acceptable for the young horse is essential in making these decisions. 2. Upper Airway of the Young Horse 1 In the upper airway of the young horse, there is a tendency to use the ideal anatomic picture of a


Is practical performance laboratory work feasible within an institutional academic setting? The possibilities for practice as research in contemporary academia is examined through an ongoing research project that focuses on the area between training and performance.


AbstractA new numerical method for a singularly perturbed boundary value problem using fitted operator and fitted mesh methods is presented in this paper. The specialty of this problem is, it is a problem with a boundary layer at left end of the domain. The method is stable, uniform and optimal with respect to the parameter (singularly perturbation parameter) in the problem. This method is computationally faster and takes less storage space in modern digital computer. Experimental results are presented to view the applicability of the method with the help of real time problems, using MAT-LAB.


This paper explores the effect of Organizational Project Management Maturity (OPMM) on the Relationship Between Entrepreneurial Orientation and Organizational Performance (EO-OP) in Egypt. The research foundation of this paper is the Resource-Based View (RBV) theory. Data was collected from senior managers from 244 Egyptian organizations and regression analysis, ANOVA testing and a series of moderated hierarchical multiple regression analysis were used to test the hypotheses. The results revealed that the relationship between EO and OP is much more dependent on the organizational context and environment and that OPMM has positive effect on OP and antecedent effect on EO.


In higher accounting education, We must take training aim as reforning thoughts, to develop higher accounting students' qualities. The students should grasp not only professional theory knowledge, hut also get a good professional moralities, and practical operationd abilities. Therofore, we must quiken the step of adounting teaching reform from the aspects of teachers training, designing courses, setting up experiments, and teaching methods, to build a set of new rmeforming made for training newly and high quality higher accounting talents.


This survey study examines the use of patient portals to enhance the ability of family members to participate in communication with health care professionals.


In high-throughput screening (HTS), compounds can be tested in mixtures using the orthogonal pooling strategy. However, several experimental studies that used two-way orthogonal pooling have shown that the rate of false negative testing errors is still not negligible. Because replicate screening is prohibited due to the large number of compounds that need to be tested, the false negative results eventually lead to loss of active compounds. This article generalizes the two-way orthogonal pooling strategy to a three-way pooling and develops statistical methods to evaluate the false negative rate (FNR) and the false positive rate (FPR) for the two-way and three-way pooling strategies. Calculations show that the three-way pooling strategy decreases the FNR but increases the FPR to approximately three times that of the two-way pooling strategy. In terms of strategy selection, three-way pooling requires 50% more tests than two-way pooling but gains benefit when the testing technique has low sensitivity and high specificity, while two-way pooling may be preferred when the technique has high sensitivity and low specificity.


The aim of computer simulation studies is to answer research questions by means of experiments. For providing reliable evidence, the procedure of the study needs to be aligned with the question and the steps of the study need to be adjusted and combined accordingly. Supporting this process is challenging as the identification, customization, and combination of adequate tools and techniques for the systematic design of simulation experiments with respect to a hypothesis is not trivial. Hence, for providing computer-aided assistance, a language for the specification of hypotheses with respect to the credible and reproducible testing of research questions in computer simulation is needed. In this paper, we propose an approach for formally specifying hypotheses that allows for automated hypothesis testing. Based on specified hypotheses, we demonstrate the assistance of simulation studies in terms of model parametrization and analysis of results with respect to the statistically sound evaluation of hypotheses.


Very promising results of preliminary tests that concern the mechanical behavior of new structural sandwich wood panels for house floors are presented. It is of great significance that manufacture and utilization of such sandwich wood panels would contribute directly to conservation of our national forest resources through more efficient wood utilization. For cores, wood of lower quality, species of less commercial demand, and wood residue from other wood industries are utilized. Of equal importance is the fact that cost in place of these sandwich panels for house floors is expected to be considerably lower than cost of floors currently used.


This study proposes a tone experiment using multiple smartphones or tablets to assist Fourier series teaching combined with a pedagogical strategy of the Visible Thinking framework. Fourier analysis is widely applied in many fields; therefore, it is an important subject in many professional courses of colleges, especially in engineering. While Fourier analysis is the core theoretical foundation of various experimental techniques, undergraduate courses often teach Fourier analysis from a mathematical perspective, leaving students with little intuition about how Fourier analysis works. The proposed tone experiment requires teamwork for students to manipulate smartphones to synthesize harmonic tones to simulate a periodic wave so that students can intuitively understand the physical meaning of the Fourier series formula. In addition, we conducted a pedagogical study on this course to evaluate the effects. The proposed method successfully improved the learning outcomes of beginner students and reduced the anxiety associated with learning Fourier analysis. Compared with the class that did not use the proposed tone experiment, the quiz scores improved by an average of 3.77 points. The students gave positive feedback and comments on the proposed experiments and teaching methods.


Word of epidemic is a very popular term in modern world which social media has affect almost all people along all over the world. Modern World's social networks are very sophisticated networks and learning information is very crucial for analyze user behaviors. Finding user's effect on other users/people is very interesting point in complex networks. Almost all related works only focus on finding and analyzing user behaviors for creating user profiles. However, in real life, all posts actually have different effect so have different influence values. Our proposed method that based on fuse motif analysis (FMA), focus on finding most effective posts for Instagram Social Network which one of the most popular social networks. Proposed method firstly calculate all posts influence values on other people. In our method, it is take into account variety of factors include users' other posts popularity, emotional based sentimental analyze on comments and tag frequency. It has been proposed that to create a model to predict most influencing posts including all determined factors. Proposed method applied and analyzed on Instagram data which gathered by us and share our experimental results in the paper.


Sixth-generation (6G) mobile communication networks are expected to have dense infrastructures, large-dimensional channels, cost-effective hardware, diversified positioning methods, and enhanced intelligence. Such trends bring both new challenges and opportunities for the practical design of 6G. On one hand, acquiring channel state information (CSI) in real time for all wireless links becomes quite challenging in 6G. On the other hand, there would be numerous data sources in 6G containing high-quality location-tagged channel data, making it possible to better learn the local wireless environment. By exploiting such new opportunities and for tackling the CSI acquisition challenge, there is a promising paradigm shift from the conventional environment-unaware communications to the new environment-aware communications based on the novel approach of channel knowledge map (CKM). This article aims to provide a comprehensive tutorial overview on environment-aware communications enabled by CKM to fully harness its benefits for 6G. First, the basic concept of CKM is presented, and a comparison of CKM with various existing channel inference techniques is discussed. Next, the main techniques for CKM construction are discussed, including both the model-free and model-assisted approaches. Furthermore, a general framework is presented for the utilization of CKM to achieve environment-aware communications, followed by some typical CKM-aided communication scenarios. Finally, important open problems in CKM research are highlighted and potential solutions are discussed to inspire future work.


The Goddess and Fox Spirit are classic Chinese dream images in ancient literature.Both the Goddess and the Fox Spirits are well known as females,representing traditionally the aesthetic tendency in ancient culture.Ostensibly,Goddess is inviolable elegant,while Fox Spirit is amorously wild.According to Carl G Jung,both are the incarnations of Anima with kindness and evil,representing the whirligig of male aesthetic ideas over female images.


The nucleoplasmic autoantigen RNP and Sm are of particular interest because of their association with cerium symptoms of mixed connective tissue disease and systemic lupas erythematosus. The RNP is generally thought to be a ribonucleoprotein and there is evidence that its RNA may be single‐Stranded Experiments presented in this report are in support of the concept that the Sm‐antigen may also be an RNA protein. Purified Sm anti‐Sm precipitates were shown to have high RNA contents and treatment Of Sm‐antigen with RNAse in a hypotonic medium strongly reduced its antigenicity. The latter effect indicates that the Sm‐antigen may in contrast to the RNP contain double‐stranded RNA, a possibility also suggested by the finding that the Sm‐antigen in soluble in 2m LiCl. The Sm‐antigen was found further to differ from RNP in being selectively absorbent on BD‐Sephadex, while RNP remained active in the supernatant. Cytochemical studies Involving stimulation and Inhibition experiments with lectins and RNA polymerase inhibitors showed that the Sm‐antigen was, in distinction to RNP, sensitive to rifampicin but not to α‐amanitine. Tins suggests that the RNAs of the nucleoplasmic antigens may be synthesized by different RNA polymerases.


Lumbar intervertebral disc herniation is a common orthopedic disease, mainly manifested by low back pain, weakness, paralysis of lower extremity sarcomere, or abnormal distribution of dermatomes. Surgery is required in 10%-18% of patients. For lumbar disc herniation, the common ones include posterior small incision discectomy, percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy, posterior microendoscopic discectomy, and foraminal endoscopic nucleus pulposus removal, Intervertebral fusion, etc. However, it is often accompanied by residual symptoms such as lumbar mobility disorder, lumbar swelling and pain, abdominal distension, constipation, lower limb strength, and hyperalgesia in the nerve root innervation area of the lower limb. Acupuncture has the characteristics of simple treatment, effective effect, and high acceptance. It can relieve postoperative pain and improve various physiological and biochemical functions by regulating qi, blood, yin, and yang. With the continuous development and change of acupuncture techniques, traditional acupuncture treatments and various innovative acupuncture treatments have achieved good clinical effects in rehabilitation.


This paper studies the framework of fault prognostics and health management for complex systems. Aiming at the problems of lack of effective organization and management of fault diagnosis resources and low resource sharing rate, this paper analyzes the characteristics of complex system and the shortcomings of traditional diagnosis mode, puts forward the service-oriented PHM system architecture, studies the system service mode and characteristics, analyzes the key technologies and main function modules of establishing the system, and carries out public PHM system service level for complex equipment field Taiwan research provides a new way of thinking.


Under sponsorship of the US Department of Energy, Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) is developing high-performance energy transmission fluids that have the potential to substantially reduce frictional losses and improve heat transfer in a variety of thermal systems, allowing the use of smaller piping, pumps, heat exchangers, and storage tanks. This paper presents experimental results and discusses the pressure drop and heat transfer characteristics of non-melting slurry flows. The experimental data obtained in this study improve the fundamental understanding of slurry fluid mechanics and heat transfer, and provide support for the use of slurries as an advanced energy transmission fluids in thermal system applications. 6 refs., 9 figs.


M ore than two decades have passed since Edward Said's "Orientalism" .first came out in print. At that time Said made the assertion that the orient was an invention of western scholars and writers, a power-technique which compelled the colonialized to submit to the discourse of the Europeans. In this process the culture of colonial peoples had been marginalized and orientalized. Said thus referred to the cultural preconditions of understanding. But he disregarded the fact that the colonialized influenced the way in which they were seen by Europeans. They were not merely passive objects of foreign rule which could be manipulated and marginalized at pleasure. The same is true of the perception of Europe by the Orient, which developed from the encounter of cultures. Yet it is still true what Said said about the representation of the Orient in western literature: that it created a feeling of superiority and exclusiveness among Europeans. Ewa Thompson tries to apply the model of orientalism to the colonial history of tsarist Russia and the Soviet Union. Thompson asserts that Russia and the Soviet Union were colonial empires, which represented themselves towards the West as European powers. In these selfrepresentations national minorities simply had no place. This was the reason why in the West Russia was not perceived as a multi-national empire. Thompson tries to show that non-Russians were orientalized not only by the ruling elites but also by almost all the writers of Tsarist Russia and the Soviet Union. Thompson refers to Karamzin, Pushkin, Lermontov, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Nikolaij Gumilev, Valentin Rasputin, Anatolij Rybakov and Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn in order to demonstrate the colonial character of the multi-national empire. Jews, Poles, Germans, Georgians, Muslims and other minorities had been represented negatively in Russian literature. This was the reason why educated people in Western countries had had no possibility to develop an alternative perception of Russia and its minorities. Thompson mentions the Polish rebellion of 1863. In her view this rebellion was seen in the West only through Russian eyes. On the whole I find Thompson's assertions unconvincing. Tsarist Russia and the Soviet Union were multi-national empires but not colonial empires. Poland and the Baltic region were neither colonies nor were they marginalized by a Russian colonial discourse. The assertion that the western perception of Poland and the Baltic region was deeply influenced by Russian literature, is absurd, to say the least. On the contrary Polish and Baltic-German discourses formed the European perception of Russia as


Protection of power systems against the effects of faults, mainly short circuits, is a complex domain that involves the knowledge of several branches of power system engineering. The type of protection required for a particular plant depends not only on the characteristics of the plant itself like the type, size, ratings, etc, but also on the manner in which the plant is to be configured into the system, the role it plays in the system, the policy and the budget of the authority operating the power system. The authors report on the development of an expert system, using Personal Consultant Plus (Texas Instruments package) for transformer protection. The system plays an advisory role in suggesting the necessary protection scheme for a given transformer setup. The user is given the option to choose between the relays of two available manufacturers. The suggestions are based on ASEA Brown Boveri and GEC relay catalogues and application guides, but is designed to include other relays as the solution options in future.


would or could right herself. One gentleman asked what was to be done in cases of preternatural presentations. It is a curious fact that, in puerperal fits, the presentation is never preternatural-at least, it has never been so in my practice, and I am not aware of a single case on record. Nevertheless, if such cases should occur, it is clear that, if the child could not be delivered without manual help, manual help must be employed, let the circumstances assume what form they might. I am far from wishing to establish or uproot a principle: I simply wishi to state my practice and its results, not knowing how soorn I may be called upon to change it altogether, which I should not hesitate to do if, in my judgment, the case or cases imperatively demanded it.


Drug abuse has come into the public spotlight again as the Australia21 group recently released several documents arguing for an end to the prohibition of drugs like cannabis, heroin, cocaine, ecstasy and amphetamine. The arguments are not new, and those who advance them probably think it is only a matter of time before they achieve their goal.


This paper presents the results of an evaluation of the trip reduction strategies implemented by the Coronado Transportation Management Association (CTMA). Coronado Island, is located across the bay from downtown San Diego, and it possesses many fine hotels, beaches, and a small, resort town "feel" that hosts over a million visitors per year. Coronado is also home to two large US Naval bases, including the homeport to several aircraft carriers and almost 35,000 military and civilian workers. Finally, Coronado is home to over 29,000 residents. The City of Coronado contracts with the CTMA to implement a trip reduction program for the island. One primary goal of the CTMA is to reduce traffic congestion to and on the island by promoting alternatives to driving alone among Coronado workers and residents. In so doing, the program contributes to energy conservation, cleaner air, and improved economic vitality. In anticipation of the curtailing of funds and to impart the experiences of the CTMA, this report was commissioned by the Board of Directors of the Coronado Transportation Management Association (CTMA). The purpose of the Coronado TMA Trip Reduction Program Evaluation is to report the activities of the CTMA and measure the impact of trip reduction strategies on traffic and air quality.


Parkinson's disease( PD),a chronic degenerative disease of the central nervous system and aggravating gradually with the progression of disease,may cause disability and affect patients' quality of life( QOL) seriously.The common treatments can only improve symptoms but can rarely stop the disease progresses,let alone cure.Early diagnosis and nerve neuroprotective treatment can delay disease progression and control patients' symptoms.Some progress in early diagnosis has been achieved through the master of non- motor symptom( NMS) and various new diagnostic technology,but it is difficult to do early diagnoses in a wide range due to lack of specialists and high costs of new diagnostic technology.Community doctors can play an important role in PD early diagnosis due to their enormous quantity and their unique work nature.Strengthening community doctors' awareness of PD early diagnosis,fully mobilizing their enthusiasm,exploiting their advantages,participating in PD early screening and diagnosis will be in favor of PD patients' early protective treatment and improve their QOL.


A brief note on the causes, problems and the contribution by government to tackle obesity is provided. The progress of promise by the Federal Government to make a significant investment to combat obesity is analysed, and satisfaction is expressed over the recognition by government on the need for a whole-of-government approach to the problem.


The results of the experimental and numerical study of the influence of obstacle geometry on the conditions of flame stabilisation in the turbulent boundary layer with fuel injection near a porous surface are presented. The features of the detachment zones formation in the turbulent reacting flow behind the obstacle are studied. The obtained results are compared with the data on flame-off conditions when flowing over a flat surface.


We present a stochastic formulation of the Kadanoff-Baym or Keldysh theory to calculate the conductance of a finite Kitaev chain coupled to two electron reservoirs. We study the dependence of the conductance on the number of sites in the chain and find that only for sufficiently long chains and in the regime that the chain is a topological superconductor the conductance at both ends tends to the universal value 2e(2)/h, as expected on the basis of the contact resistance of a single conducting channel provided by the Majorana zero mode. In this topologically nontrivial case we find an exponential decay of the current inside the chain and a simple analytical expression for the decay length. Finally, we also study the differential conductance at nonzero bias and the full current-voltage curves. We find a nonmonotonic behavior of the maximal current through the Kitaev chain as a function of the coupling strength with the reservoirs.


......................................................................................... v VITA AUCTORIS ................................................................................. vii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ...................................................................... viii LIST OF TABLES .................................................................................. ix CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION .............................................................. 1 Background of the Problem ................................................................ l Statement of the Issue ....................................................................... 7 Specification of Research Questions ...................................................... 8 Definition of Major Concepts .............................................................. 9 Importance of the Study ................................................................... 11 CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE ................................. 13 CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGY ........................................................ 29 Subjects and Respondents ............................................................... .. 29 Research Design ........................................................................... . 29 Instrumentation ............................................................................. 30 Procedures ................................................................................... 31 Operational Definitions of Relevant Variables ....................................... .. 32 Treatment of Data/Data Analysis ......................................................... 34 Limitations of the Study ................................................................... 35


L'art. 31.2. of the current code of zoological nomenclature states that a species name
is a Latin or latinised adjective in the nominative singular and that its grammatical
gender must agree with the name of the genus it belongs to.
Recently Murex syracusanus L., 1758 and Fusinus luteopictus (Dall, 1877)
traditionally assigned to the genus Fusinus Rafinesque, 1815, was moved (Russo,
2016) to the genus Aptyxis Troschel, 1868, originally defined by its author as a
subgenus of Latirus Monfort, 1810.
This name was treated as masculine by Monterosato, 1884 (as Aptysis: a spelling
mistake), Grabau, 1904, Pallary, 1919, Coen, 1933 (Aptyxis syracusanus var.
abbreviata Coen, 1933) and by various websites such as Encyclopedia of Life, World
Register of Marine Species and Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
But the name aptyxis is femminine, being derived from the Neolatin ptyxis,
femminine, in turn derived from the Greek pt?? [-????, ?], meaning fold, which is
also femminine and accompanied by the prefix "a-", meaning without fold [on
columella].
This was only noticed by Abbott (1954) and the website Integrated Digitized
Biocollections.
The correct name is therefore Aptyxis siracusana (L., 1758) and Aptyxis luteopicta
(Dall, 1877).


This paper presents a new system architecture and test-bed application implementation called sheep manager. Sheep manager system uses near field communication (NFC) technology and custom NFC data exchange format records for the identification and attributes recording of sheep inside a flock. Sheep manager system also utilises sensors for real-time measurements and recording of raw milk extraction per ewe. All recorded information are then stored into an application server following an HTTP representational state transfer protocol specification. The authors also propose an algorithm for sheep breed selection that uses feedback information from past successful breeds in order to increase herd milk productivity.


This study was carried out to find an environmental friendly and effective way to leach Au and Ag from scrap of Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) using sodium-hypochlorite solution. In an EDS analysis, valuable metals such as Cu, Sn, Sb, Al, Ni, Pb and Au were all found in PCBs. The highest leaching rates obtained were 1% of pulp density with a chlorine:hypochlorite of 2:1 and a concentration of NaCl at 2M. The highest Au recovery was observed with the addition of sodium metabisulfite to make a 3M solution. It is confirmed that the leaching agent (chlorine-hypochlorite) could effectively leach Au and Ag from Printed Circuit Boards (scrap parts) and the additive reagent sodium metabisulfite could easily precipitate Au from the chlorine-hypochlorite solution.


The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of word of mouth on consumers' attitudes toward the product and its purchase probability. Furthermore, we examine the moderating influence of susceptibility to interpersonal influence, which is a personal characteristic of the receiver of word of mouth information. A quasi experiment was conducted, in which subjects were asked to evaluate a product, while being subjected to positive or negative word of mouth. Our results indicate that negative word of mouth has an impact on consumers' attitudes and purchase probability, while the influence of positive word of mouth was not significant. Interestingly, susceptibility to interpersonal influence does not play a moderating role. While the experimental design with an unknown word of mouth source and fictitious brand allowed the comparison of results for the positive, negative, and control group, such conditions do not correspond to an actual market setting.


We present a theory and experimental evidence on pricing and portfolio choices under asymmetric reasoning. We show that under asymmetric reasoning, prices do not reflect all (types of) reasoning. Some agents who observe prices that cannot be reconciled with their reasoning switch from perceiving the environment as risky to perceiving it as ambiguous. If they are ambiguity-averse, these agents become price-insensitive. Results from an experiment show that, consistent with the theory, (i) without aggregate risk, mispricing decreases as the fraction of price-sensitive agents increases; and (ii) with aggregate risk, price-insensitive agents trade to more balanced portfolios.


An analysis of trials that looked at the effectiveness of exercise in treating depression found it to be of moderate benefit, but when the analysis was narrowed to only good quality trials it found no additional benefit in exercise.

The review, from the Cochrane Library, concluded that more large trials are needed to find out whether exercise is as effective as antidepressants or psychological treatments and to pinpoint how much and what type of exercise helps people with depression.1

The last Cochrane review …


We are writing in response to a series of three interesting articles on the above subject that were published last year in this Journal (Benington, 2002; Franken, 2002a,b). Our interest to participate in this debate was motivated by results that we recently reported on rapid eye movement sleep (REMS) rebound following selective deprivation in cats with a permanent midbrain transection (de Andrés et al., 2003). Although the immediate goal of the experiments was other than answering the main question of the debate, we believe that the results are highly relevant to the subject. The focal issue on this debate is whether the need for REMS, as expressed by rebound and propensity (pressure) after deprivation, merely accumulates in the absence of REMS, i.e. during both wakefulness (W) and non-rapid eye movement sleep (NREMS), as Franken proposes, or builds up exclusively during NREMS, as Benington hypothesizes. This controversy is not new because, within a broader context, it has involved other scientists, notably the authors of another four-paper series published in 1999 (Benington and Heller, 1999; Feinberg, 1999; Rechtschaffen and Bergman, 1999; Rechtschaffen et al., 1999). The obvious implication regards the physiological role of these two sleep (S) states. On the one hand, if REMS is regulated in relation to NREMS, this would greatly limit the hypothetical functions for REMS and would suggest that REMS serves a function related to NREMS rather than to W (e.g. built up during NREMS of a propensity to enter REMS). On the other hand, if REMS recovery is only tied to its own absence, this S state could be treated as a fully independent process, with its own homeostatic regulation. Generally, pressure and rebound have been regarded as a unified response to REMS deprivation. The increased number of attempts to enter REMS during deprivation is seen as a build up of a pressure that homeostatically regulates REMS, while the rebound is interpreted as the actual expression of that regulatory/compensatory process. Our study (de Andrés et al., 2003) offers a different approach to this problem than the papers quoted above because, instead of examining the interactions between NREMS and REMS following different design models and different schedules of deprivation, we anatomically separated the main brain sites that control the two states such that REMS rebound and pressure following selective deprivation could be analyzed entirely independently from the occurrence of NREMS. The study was performed in cats with a permanent midbrain transection. In the isolated forebrain of these animals, periods of electrocorticographical (ECoG) and behavioral arousal, NREMS and drowsiness alternate with ultradian periodicity much as in intact cats (Villablanca, 1962; Villablanca, 1965; Villablanca, 1966a). While the decerebrate cat (truncated brain stem behind the section) shows typical and periodic REMS episodes (Villablanca, 1966b) which also alternate with arousal and with a quiet state (to be discussed later on). As expected, the isolated forebrain and the brain stem sleep–wakefulness (S-W) events evolve independently from each other, therefore having a different timing. These results have been replicated in a number of labs and in several animal species (see Villablanca et al., 2001 for references and details). The cats, all implanted with electrodes for polygraphic recordings, were studied when they all were in stable, behavioral-performing conditions (i.e. 3–4 weeks after midbrain transection). Using non-stressful sensorial stimuli, we REMS-deprived decerebrate and intact control cats for a 6-h period which was followed by 18 h of unrestricted sleep. A 24-h session of undisturbed sleep, or baseline session, preceded the deprivation experiment and was used for comparisons. The deprivation procedure was similarly effective in the two groups of cats because during the 6-h deprivation block REMS amounted to a mean of only 1.3 and 1.8% of the time for intact and decerebrate cats, respectively (a 90.1 and 87.8% REMS loss, respectively, relative to baseline values). In terms of REMS, pressure-intact and decerebrate cats behaved similarly. During the 6-h deprivation, all animals showed a marked increase in the mean number of aborted (by the awakening stimuli) REMS episodes. This frequency largely exceeded, by threefold in intact and by fivefold in decerebrate cats, the numbers of REMS episodes during the same time block of the baseline day in the same animals (P < 0.05, post hoc Fisher test). The intensity and frequency of the stimuli needed to maintain deprivation also increased as deprivation progressed. Correspondence: Jaime R. Villablanca, M.D., Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, The D. Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90024-1759, USA. Tel.: (310) 825-5195; fax: (310) 206-5060; e-mail: jvillablanca@ mednet.ucla.edu J. Sleep Res. (2003) 12, 259–262


The recently completed performance testing of a conjunctive-use operation has demonstrated the applicability of combined landfill gas and Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) removal with overall contaminant migration management. The extraction of landfill gas (with subsequent control of off-site gas migration) and the removal of VOCs from the landfill gas/soil air environment will minimize VOC solubilization in the underlying groundwater. This, in turn, will permit cost efficient management of contaminant migration at the site.


ABSTRACT The paper reports a study of the responses of fishing communities, Regência and Povoação, located at the mouth of the Doce River, to the collapse of the Fundão dam, owned by Samarco Mineração, in 2015. After the disaster, the fishermen's social and cultural practices have undergone drastic changes. The arrival of tailings in the river has impaired their routines and income. The fishermen and their families indicate a sense of loss of identity and insecurity because of the uncertainty. They do not know if they will be able to resume fishing in these waters. This feeling contrasts with the results of a study conducted before the disaster.


ABSTRACT Since 1990, an irregular migration industry has flourished in different cities of Indian Punjab because of the eagerness among young men to emigrate at any cost and increased border controls imposed by the European Union. In Europe, the majority of irregular immigrants from Punjab end up in Spain or Italy due to continuous regularisation programmes, support from social networks and the availability of informal jobs. In this paper, with a thematic analysis of 72 in-depth interviews with irregular immigrants from Punjab in Italy or Spain, their relatives in Punjab and members of the host community, this paper explores the main causes and consequences of Punjabi irregular immigration in Italy and Spain.


Energy-dispersive X-ray diffractometry has been applied to observe directly the phase transformation process (liquid→solid phase Ia→solid phase Ib→liquid) of carbon tetrachloride and the premelting process of benzene. Dynamic changes of diffraction patterns in transformation processes have been observed.


Abstract : Project Quick Find is a recovery system that consists of two men, a rubber boat, a reel of nylon line, a pinger receiver, a grabber device, and a California sea lion. It was developed to provide the Navy with an effective alternative to the use of civers and submersibles for the underwater recovery of small objects. During training sessions four California sea lions demonstrated the ability to locate and recovery pingered objects from a depth of 500 feet. In an actual system demonstration they recovered an inert depth charge from 180 feet of water. The depth charge was 6 feet long and weighed approximately 500 pounds, but the breakout force required to pull it out of the ocean bottom was greater than 500 pounds. Recovery hardware was designed and fabricated that can be used by the sea lion to recover objects weighing approximately 2000 pounds.


In the hope of supporting the Minamata Convention Parties in implementing its provisions in a more coordinated matter, the "Waste Mercury Perspective" report provides a forecast of the volume of waste mercury in electric and electronic products, and in a set of other non-electronic product categories, in the next 15-20 years. As a general trend, the volume of mercury-added product waste increased by an average of 7% per year in 2010-2018, reaching a 2018-2025 plateau of around 6.4 Mt. After 2025, which corresponds to the average date in which countries will not be producing, importing or exporting mercury-added products anymore – according the the Minamata Convention – the mercury-added product waste is expected to decrease rapidly.


In this paper, we study on the initial-boundary value problem for nonlinear wave equations of higher-order Kirchhoff type with Strong Dissipation: . At first, we prove the existence and uniqueness of the local solution by the Banach contraction mapping principle. Then, by "Concavity" method we establish three blow-up results for certain solutions in the case 1): , in the case 2): and in the case 3): . At last, we consider that the estimation of the upper bounds of the blow-up time is given for deferent initial energy.


Mutual funds seek alpha, but residual coskewness is also an important performance attribute. Alpha and residual coskewness relative to the market are negatively correlated in theory, so funds may generate undesirable residual coskewness in the pursuit of alpha. Empirically, the trade-off exists for mutual funds and is driven by both fund composition and actions of managers. Sorting funds by proxies for active management generates positive alpha, but also undesirable coskewness. Investment styles also carry skewness consequences, but only partially explain the trade-off in funds. A minority of funds overcome the trade-off. Thus, seeking alpha generally comes at a skewness cost.


The gold standard for the determination of the erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) is the Westergren method. Other methods to measure the ESR have become available. They range from modest modifications of the Westergren method to very different methodologies. The ICSH therefore established a Working Group to investigate these new approaches and compile recommendations for their validation and verification.


Neutral-point-clamped (NPC) inverters are the most widely used topology of multilevel inverters in high-power applications (several megawatts). This paper presents in a very simple way the basic operation and the most used modulation and control techniques developed to date. Special attention is paid to the loss distribution in semiconductors, and an active NPC inverter is presented to overcome this problem. This paper discusses the main fields of application and presents some technological problems such as capacitor balance and losses.


The need to increase the level of quality of indoor environments requires an extremely accurate definition of the microclimatic requisites to guarantee, in the spaces where people live and work, global and local conditions of comfort, considering, at the same time, the aspects related to energy savings and environmental sustainability. In this framework, the paper proposes a comparison of indoor parameters for three different types of heating emitters: fan-coils, baseboards heaters, and radiant floor systems. The comparison is based on seasonal monitoring performed in a test-room located in a Mediterranean climate; it can simulate an insulated room with office usage. The proposed indices demonstrate that the floor radiant system is characterized by lower horizontal and vertical differences in air temperature distribution that can guarantee more comfortable conditions and lower heat losses. The operative temperature is often higher than the neutral point; thus, management with a lower set-point temperature should be experimented with in further studies. More generally, the introduced method could help designers to choose the proper system and management strategy with the dual purpose to select a comfortable but energy savings-oriented operating temperature.


1.0 INTRODUCTION Investment casting technology is one of the foundry technologies enabling to achieve both very narrow dimensional casting tolerances (so called "net shape technology") and also very complex casting shapes [1, 2]. The whole concept of the three years research joint project of Fimes,a.s.aluminium investment c asting foundry in Uherske Hradiste and the Brno University of Technology, is focused t o evelopment of this technology [3]. The main goal of this research is the implementat ion of the achieved results into daily Fimes foundry practice and thus to increase t he foundry chances to address customers from aircraft, aerospace, defence and sim ilar hi-tech industries [4].


The glial scar that forms at sites of CNS injuries is a molecular and physical barrier to axon regeneration. The cellular composition of the glial scar is complex: in addition to reactive astrocytes, it contains oligodendrocyte precursor cells, macrophages, and meningeal cells. These later three cell types all express the NG2 proteoglycan. Previous studies have shown that immuno-affinity purified NG2 and recombinant fragments of NG2 inhibit axon outgrowth from postnatal rat cerebellar granule neurons and induce the collapse of the growth cones of newborn DRG neurons. Thus the deposition of NG2 at sites of CNS injury may contribute to the creation of a growth-inhibitory environment. To test the role of NG2 as a scar associated inhibitor of axon regeneration, we hemisected the adult rat spinal cord and applied anti-NG2 antibodies using small pledglets of gelfoam. The growth of mechanosensory neurons at 7 days postlesion was measured after retrograde labelling the axons with cholera toxin B subunit. In control animals, mechanosensory neurons end 300–500 µm caudal to the lesion border and have enlarged end-bulbs. After treatment with anit-NG2 antibodies, labelled axons penetrated the caudal border of the lesion, growing through the glial scar and into and past the lesion centre. These axons have relatively straight trajectories and end in hook-shaped growth cones. Thus, neutralizing NG2 with antibodies allows axons to grow through regions of the glial scar that they normally avoid. NG2 is a multidomain, multifunctional protein that is associated with both the surfaces of oligodendrocyte precursor cells and with the extracellular matrix. Since multiple regions of the NG2 core protein can inhibit neurite outgrowth, we generated domain-specific monoclonal antibodies that neutralize this growth-inhibitory activity. The application of these neutralizing antibodies also fostered the regeneration of mechanosensory axons, whereas the application of other monoclonal antibodies that bind to NG2 but do not neutralize its activity had no effect on axon growth. NG2 is one of several growth-inhibitory molecules found at glial scars. Levels of NG2 increase rapidly at injury sites, reaching maximum levels by 7–8 days post-injury. Preventing interactions between damaged neurons and NG2 with specific antibodies during the time of NG2 accumulation leads to axon regeneration.


Refiners and petrochemical producers spend millions of dollars each year trying to improve the mechanical-integrity record of the processing industry. But the challenge lies in determining where to focus the industry's limited resources to effect the largest impact on equipment safety. A new risk-based inspection program has been developed to help processors determine the highest-risk equipment and design an inspection program that not only finds corrosion, but also reduces the risk of equipment failure. Engineers know that all equipment contains flaws. Fortunately, most flaws are innocuous and comprise what might be referred to as a ''fortuitous collection'' of flaws. The processing industry's equipment also contains many flaws: most are harmless, a few might lead to leaks, and extremely few may lead to catastrophic failures. The challenge is to cost-effectively find those few critical flaws that could lead to major failures. The paper describes this risk-based inspection method using a hypothetical case of a refinery gas fractionation plant.


An innovative active noise reduction method for mixed-signal design is presented. This active method which uses a negative feedback technique can reduce the substrate coupling noise by up to 83%. Test results from the MOSIS 1.2 /spl mu/m CMOS process and SPICE simulation are reported.


AIM:To observe the effect of Qianjinnaokangning capsule on discordant motion in mice model of Idiotic 、 Yang Deficiency、 Spleen week.METHODS:Through the model of AlCl3 induced idiotic in mice,hydrocortisone induced deficiency of yang in mice,the reserpine induced spleen week,to observe the Effect of Qianjinnaokangning Capsule on discordant motion in mice model of Idiotic 、 Yang Deficiency、 Spleen week.RESULTS: Qianjinnaokangning Capsule could significantly reduce the frequency to ground,significantly reduce the discordant motion frequency.CONCLUSION: The Qianjinnaokangning capsule had the pharmacological role of strengthen physique in deficiency of yang in model mice and spleen week in model mice.


Conventional bioassays for environmental assessment frequently rely on nonindigenous single species. We employed an assay in which whole environmental samples were distinguished by the ability of the native heterotrophic microbial communities to oxidize 95 different sole carbon sources generating a community‐level physiological profile (CLPP). The average metabolic response (AMR) to the 95 variables defining the CLPP was used in laboratory bioassay studies with copper to construct dose–response curves over several different periods of exposure: 1 h (acute), 1 d, 2 d, and 4 d. The acute dose–response of Snake River bacterioplankton communities measured by AMR was compared to the dose–response of Photobacterium phosphoreum (used in the Microtox test) and a proprietary mixed consortia (used in the Polytox test). In laboratory bioassay studies, CLPP AMR exhibited acute dose–response behavior over a greater range in copper concentrations and with less variability (per dose) than Microtox and Polytox. The acute sensitivity of CLPP AMR to copper was roughly equal to Microtox and much greater than Polytox. After a longer exposure (1 d) to copper, Snake River communities became more sensitive to copper but no additional effect was observed when the exposure was increased to 2 and 4 d. Snake River communities pre‐exposed to copper (1 mg/L) for 4 d prior to acute dose–response experiments showed no difference in AMR with respect to doses up to 10 mg/L, indicating the ability of the assay to detect adaptation. Several metal‐contaminated streams in Idaho were used to field validate the CLPP approach for detecting impacts of metals in the environment. The response profiles of the bacterioplankton from two downstream sites receiving metal laden mine drainage were compared to those from reference sites upstream and further downstream of the location receiving the mine drainage. The AMR of the communities at the stream reference sites were greater than sites just below the mines. We ascribed this finding to acute physiological insult near the mines and subsequent recovery downstream. Multivariate analysis revealed differences in the pattern of carbon source utilization between chronically stressed (mine waters) and unstressed communities (reference stream sites). At the third site, treatment of mine drainage by an artificial wetland was assessed above and below the wetland; water exiting the treatment wetland had a higher AMR than water that was untreated. The CLPP approach has sufficient sensitivity to detect acute contaminant impact on physiological processes of the indigenous microbial community while providing data for evaluation of chronic stress‐induced adaptations in microbial community structure.


The author suggests to introduce into the system of additional professional training the effective mechanisms of personality harmonization affecting the alteration of specialist's motivation, development of key competences, professionalism, and emotional intellect.


T theory for flow about wings of large aspect ratio has been worked out rather completely along the lines suggested by Prandtl. This flow is of interest for the main lifting surfaces of present day airplanes. However, for some unconventional airplane wings and especially for the control surfaces of dirigibles, the lifting surfaces have generally a very small aspect ratio and the existing theories have so far been inadequate. Moreover, the dirigible as a whole exhibits very much the same behavior, at least as far as the dynamic lift is concerned, as a wing of small aspect ratio. In view of this, Th. von Karman suggested to the author making a theoretical analysis of wings of small aspect ratio. The first step was the limiting case of a rectangular wing of zero aspect ratio, that is, finite span but infinite chord. Such a wing is hydrodynamically equivalent to a constant distribution of bound vortices whose axes lie along the span (Fig. 1). At the ends of the span these vortices separate, the flow downstream following the resultant velocity vector. The inclination of the vortices to the wing was found to be about half the angle of attack. As an approximation, in order to simplify the calculation of the induced velocities, it was assumed that the trailing vortices formed straight lines at some effective inclination to the wing. This effective inclination was taken equal to the initial angle at which the vortices separate, on the assumption that the part of the vortex nearest the wing is the most influential in inducing downwash at the wing. With this approximation, three important results were obtained for the wing of zero aspect ratio:


This research is a methodological proposal to facilitate the implementation of a system that manages quality control in university education for the development of soft skills in the Industrial Engineering Program in the peruvian university, which in turn ensures compliance with University Law No. 30220 regarding the quality improvement.With this methodology, we hope to contribute to the promotion of quality integral training in the Industrial Engineering Program in peruvian universities, which is so necessary to make that great leap that is required to make our country, a country of integral citizens.


A 13-month-old Negro girl, suspected of having a tumor of the palate, was found to have half of a pistachio nut wedged between the ridges of a high arched palate. The foreign body was detected during a physical examination and was removed in the clinic.


I make an attempt to reexplain and reanalyze the institution of marriage and consortium from the perspective of originating theory,being construed as a sort of property system concerning sexual resource,the marriage institrtion is firstly an agreement for peace between same sex individuals,and secondly an agreement for mutual convertience and cooperation between opposite sexes.Therefore,the consortiam should be,first of all,regarded as a sort of right of a husband to other men or of a wife to other women,and then as a sort of right of the husband to wife or of the wife to husband.


Consultative democracy is of profound political and social value to the system and practice in China.Being the form of socialist democratic politics,it essentially aims to achieve people's democracy and personal free development in an all-round way.With respect to social governance,the system of consultative democracy will optimize the political ecology in the reform,and improve scientific level of state governance.In order to further improve the consultative democracy system,we need to pay attention to systematic thinking and detailed design and constantly increase the effectiveness of consultation.


We focus on regression models that consist of (i) a model for the conditional mean of the outcome and (ii) a distributional assumption about the distribution of the outcome, both conditional on the regressors. Generalised linear models form a well‐known example. The choice of the outcome distribution is often motivated by prior or background knowledge of the researcher, or it is simply chosen for convenience. We propose smooth goodness of fit tests for testing the distributional assumption in regression models. The tests arise from embedding the regression model in a smooth family of alternatives, and constructing appropriate score tests that correctly account for nuisance parameter estimation. The tests are customised, focussed and comprehensive. We present several examples to illustrate the wide applicability of our method. A small simulation study demonstrates that our tests have power to detect important deviations from the hypothesised model.


Abstract : This report summarizes the field activities conducted at Travis AFB (TAFB), CA, Area G or Jet Fuel Storage Area 1 (JFSA-1) for a short-term field pilot test of vacuum-enhanced free-product recovery (bioslurping) in comparison to traditional free product techniques. The field testing at TAFB is part of the Bioslurping Field Initiative which is funded and managed by the U.S. Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence (AFCEE). The AFCEE Bioslurper Initiative is a multisite program designed to evaluate the efficacy of bioslurping technology for (1) the recovery of light, nonaqueous-phase liquid (LNAPL) from groundwater and the capillary fringe; and (2) enhancing natural in situ degradation of petroleum contaminants in the vadose zone via bioventing.


The invention belongs to the field of power system detection and in particular relates to a fusion tube for detecting high-voltage line fault. The fusion tube comprises a fusion tube shell, a metal cap, a fuse element, spring locating pins, a signal body, an energy storage spring, a fusing warning indicator and a metal cap base, wherein the metal cap is buckled at the upper end of the fusion tube shell and the metal cap base is buckled at the lower end of the fusion tube shell; the upper end of the fuse element is fixed on the metal cap and the lower end of the fuse element is fixed by the spring locating pins and the signal body; the energy storage spring is installed between the signal body and the metal cap base; and the fusing warning indicator is also fixed on the signal body. The fusion tube has the following beneficial effects: by adopting the fusing warning indicator and other structures, the state of the fuse element is easy to intuitively observe through the fusing warning indicator when the circuit or the equipment in the circuit is overloaded or has fault, without dismantling the fusion tube, thus greatly improving the efficiency and reliability of judging whether the line has fault by the staff.


The accumulation and transmission of Sr/sup 90/ in the milk of rats and the implanting of the isotope in embryos and progenies in relation to the time of its uptake by female rats are studied. Measurements of Sr/sup 90/ content in three successive generations are tabulated. The results indicate high strontium mobility in organisms of pregnant and especially lactating animals. The uptake of radiostrontium during the intra-abdominal development or during suckling is retained by growing organisms and are transmitted to future generations. (R.V.J.)


The LLL lattice reduction has been widely used to decrease the bit error rate (BER) of the Babai point, but its running time varies much from matrix to matrix. To address this problem, some fixed-complexity LLL reductions (FCLLL) have been proposed. In this letter, we propose two greedy selection-based FCLLL algorithms: GfcLLL(1) and GfcLLL(2). Simulations show that both of them give Babai points with lower BER in similar or much shorter CPU time than existing ones.


In this paper dynamic particle-shape measurements are presented using a near-field optical sensor. The sensor consists of two elongated photodiodes that are illuminated from the top. When a particles moves over the sensor it will partially block the light, which results in a drop of photocurrent proportional to the width of the particle. We have performed measurements using irregularly shaped PVC test particles having a diameter of 30-80 microns. The measurements prove that accurate size and shape information is obtained under the conditions that are found in a cytometer.


The investigation of neuron structures is an incredibly difficult and complex task that yields relatively low rewards in terms of information from biological forms (either animals or tissue). The structures and connectivity of even the simplest invertebrates are almost impossible to establish with standard laboratory techniques, and even when this is possible it is generally time consuming, complex and expensive. Recent work has shown how a simplified behavioural approach to modelling neurons can allow "virtual" experiments to be carried out that map the behaviour of a simulated structure onto a hypothetical biological one, with correlation of behaviour rather than underlying connectivity. The problems with such approaches are numerous. The first is the difficulty of simulating realistic aggregates efficiently, the second is making sense of the results and finally, the models often take days to run therefore it would be advantageous to have a model which can be synthesized onto hardware. In this paper we present a synthesizable VHDL implementation of Neuron models that allow large aggregates to be simulated. The models are demonstrated using a post synthesis system level VHDL model of the C. Elegans locomotory system.


The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) Crash Injury Research and Engineering Network (CIREN) program collects crash and injury data from seriously injured occupants of motor vehicle crashes in the United States. While vehicle and scene data are collected using standard NHTSA field crash investigation protocols, the multi‐disciplinary CIREN case review process establishes detailed injury causation scenarios according to a formalised procedure referred to as BioTab. Case data are available for public use via an Internet‐based case viewer and in tabular data sets. The objectives of this paper are to introduce and demonstrate the capabilities of the tabular data sets. In addition to high‐level examination of the public data set, several in‐ depth analyses, made possible by the case viewer, will be presented as examples of how the data can be used for occupant protection research.


The invention mainly relates to a method for automatically detecting acupuncture points on the back of a human body by an image processing technology mainly, so that the current situation that doctors artificially and subjectively determine acupuncture points is improved, the efficiency of detecting the acupuncture points is improved, unnecessary manpower is reduced, the foundation for automatic diagnosis and classification systems of diseases and human health automatic analysis systems are laid, and necessary technical support is provided. The method comprises the following steps of calculating YCbCr value of an input image; performing skin color segmentation by an elliptical model to acquire a human body back figure; acquiring the upper edge curve and the lower edge curve of the human body back by using a Canny edge detection algorithm and seeking white points from inside to outside; calculating a midpoint to fit a straight line so as to acquire a human body spine line; rotating the image to acquire a target image; performing grayscale standardization on a sample image; summating and averaging to acquire a template image; matching the target image with the template image; and determining the positions of the acupuncture points of the target image through the positions of the acupuncture points in the template image.


This paper presents the modeling and simulation of a VCM electrostatic micrmotor with a new FEM analysis and implementation method, in order to determine the electrical parameters of the model and the generated electrostatic torque. Both the modeling and the simulation have been achieved using several software programs. In particular, the geometric model created with AUTOCAD has been imported to the FEMM program for the finite-element-method analysis. Then, with the LUA and MATLAB simulation programs, the parameters of the model and the related electrostatic torque have been calculated. The results obtained from this work have been compared with those reported in other scientific papers, showing accordance in terms of results. Thus, the model of the VCM micromotor has been successfully validated. This type of microactuators could become very promising for several applications in medicine.


We have investigated the effect of quantum dot (QD) concentrations, spin speed and temperature on the self assembly of CdSe/ZnS QDs on substrate for the optimisation of QDs used in organic light-emitting devices (OLEDs) applications. The atomic force microscopy (AFM) results showed that surface morphology and coverage are varied with different process parameters. There is also a tendency for the formation of aggregates/islands on a smooth substrate that could be caused by spinodal phase separation. The uniform distribution of QDs with controllable density was achieved using the conventional spin-coating method. We fabricated and investigated the effect of CdSe/ZnS QD concentrations on the self-assembly hybrid organic/inorganic light emitting diodes (QD-OLEDs) for the tuning of performance. There was a QD threshold concentration below which there was no emission from the QDs. The estimated QD concentration was around 9 × 1011 cm−2 for the best performance of QD-OLED. The annealing of QD-OLED increased the QD emission about three times. No wavelength shift was observed in the electroluminescence spectra from the QD before and after the annealing of QD-OLEDs. The mechanism of this emission improvement is discussed.


The strong field approximation (SFA) formulated in terms of so-called 'quantum orbits' led to much insight into intense-laser driven ionization dynamics. In plain SFA, the emitted electron is treated as a free electron in the laser field alone. However, with improving experimental techniques and more advanced numerical simulations, it becomes more and more obvious that the plain SFA misses interesting effects even on a qualitative level. Examples are holographic side lobes, the low-energy structure, radial patterns in photoelectron spectra at low kinetic energies and strongly rotated angular distributions. For this reason, increasing efforts have been recently devoted to Coulomb corrections of the SFA. In the current paper, we follow a similar line but consider ionization of metal clusters. It is known that photoelectrons from clusters can be much more energetic than those emitted from atoms or small molecules, especially if the Mie resonance of the expanding cluster is evoked. We develop a SFA that takes the collective field inside the cluster via the simple rigid-sphere model into account. Our approach is based on field-corrected quantum orbits so that the acceleration process (or any other spectral feature of interest) can be investigated in detail.


Background: There is limited scientific evidence concerning the effect of rider weight on pressures under the saddle and equine performance. Objectives: To assess pressure distribution and magnitude in horses ridden by four riders of similar ability, but differing in bodyweight and height. Study Design: Prospective, cross-over, randomised trial. Methods: Six horses in regular work were ridden by four riders (rider bodyweight: horse body weight percentage >10-≤12 [L=Light], >12≤15 [M=Moderate], >15 20 [VH=VeryHeavy]), performing a purpose-designed dressage test (30 minutes). The test was abandoned for ≥grade 3/8 lameness or ≥10 behavioural markers (assessed in real-time). A calibrated force mat (Pliance) was used to record pressures under the saddle in walk, trot and canter on left and right reins. Rider position was assessed. Results: All 13 H and VH rider tests were abandoned (lameness, n=12; behaviour, n=1), as was one of 12 M rider tests (lameness). At walk, the seat of rider VH extended beyond the cantle of the saddle; rider H sat on the cantle of the saddle. At trot and canter the heels of rider VH were consistently cranial to the tubera coxae and shoulders. Pressures were significantly higher under the caudal aspect of the saddle compared with cranially for rider VH in walk (P<0.05, Anova, Bonferroni). At rising trot pressures were higher cranially for riders L, M and H (P<0.05, Anova, Bonferroni), but were similar cranially and caudally for rider VH. The highest maximum peak pressure was recorded for rider VH in canter. Limitations: Speed can alter pressure measurements, but was not controlled or recorded. Conclusions: There were differences in magnitude and distribution of pressures among the four riders according to their size, which may have contributed to the development of musculoskeletal pain. This may also have been influenced by saddle fit for riders and their positions.


ABSTRACT Suellen Shay's work on higher education curricula foregrounds the importance of professional curricula which face inwards to disciplines and outwards to practice. This paper builds on her framing of professional curricula, distinctive in the differentiated knowledge base and the social relations which legitimate them. I extend Shay's work deeper into the internal governance structures underpinning curriculum decisions in engineering. Two dimensions of governance are explored: central control from the Faculty of Engineering over its departments; and the authority of individuals in department-level curriculum and accreditation roles over their colleagues. The empirical focus is on curricula reform towards 'graduate attributes' in engineering education, through a comparative study of eight universities in the United Kingdom, South Africa, Singapore, and Australia. The findings show that research-intensive universities are shielded from the full implications of accreditation requirements, while teaching-intensive universities are more likely to invest in developing the governance processes and systems demanded by professional bodies.


Infectious gastroenteritis is one of the most common diseases in most people . To clarify the infectious etiology of diarrhea in some patient aged from 8-30 years, we collected in clean suitable container stool samples from 78 patients with diarrhea from general teaching Hilla Hospital from September \2014 to April\2015. From 78 diarrheal cases, only 38 (48.71%) cases are caused by bacteria and 27 (34.6 %) cases are caused by parasites , also there are 13 (16.66%) cases have mixed infection between them. Gram negative bacteria formed 76.31% (29 cases) represented by E. coli 16 cases (55.17%), Salmonella spp.6 cases (20.68%), Shigella 3 cases (10.34%), Klebsiella pneumoniae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa 2 cases (6.89%) for each one. While gram positive bacteria consists 23,68% (9ases) represented by Clostridium spp. 4 cases (44.44%), Bacillus spp. 3cases (33.33%) and Staphylococcus aureus 2cases (22.22%), while parasitic infection were Giardia lamblia appears as the most frequent parasitic causative agent 11cases (40.74 %) followed by Entamoeba histolytica 9 (33.33% ), Entrobius vermicalaris 4 (14.81%) , Hymenolips nana 3 (11.11%). Increased rate of infection were falls on the first and second age groups, and also high rate of infection were recorded in females than in males.


We explore several problems in drawing causal inferences from cross-sectional relationships between marriage, motherhood, and wages. We find that heterogeneity leads to biased estimates of the "direct" effects of marriage and motherhood on wages (i.e., effects net of experience and tenure); first-difference estimates reveal no direct effect of marriage or motherhood on women's wages. We also find statistical evidence that experience and tenure may be endogenous variables in wage equations; instrumental variables estimates suggest that both ordinary least squares cross-sectional and first-difference estimates understate the direct (negative) effect of children on wages.


Oxcytocin massage were solutions to help maximize the proplactin and oxytocin receptors so as to facilitate the process of maternal milk production.. This study aims to determine the effectiveness of the Oxcytocin massage in post partum mothers. Method: Pre- experimental research with one group pretest and posttest design approach. The population was all normal post partum mothers with the first child at Aura Syifa Kediri Hospital. A sample of 8 respondents with accidental sampling technique. Data collection used observation. Results: The results of data analysis used Wilcoxon test revealed that there was no effect of Oxcytocin massage. While the implementation of acupressure was known that there was an effect of acupressure therapy on milk production on. The results of data analysis used the mann whitney test was known that the value of Sig. 2- tailed (p value): 0.040 and alpha value (a): 0.05 so that the p value <a means that H0 was rejected and H1 was accepted. Conclusion: there are differences in the effectiveness of the Oxcytocin massage methods in increased milk production in Post Partum Mothers. Suggestion: The results of this study can be used as an alternative intervention in treating the physical and psychological needs of Postpartum Mothers. Nurses need to teach this technique to Postpartum Mothers to be more independent in dealing with milk production problems.


Objective:To investigate the clinical effects of Pizhen (铍针) for the treatment of thoracic lateral cutaneous nerve entrapment syndrome. Methods:From March 2004 to April 2008,among the 320 patients with thoracic lateral cutaneous nerve entrapment syndrome,160 patients(105 patients were male and 55 patients were female,ranging in age from 26 to 66 years,with an average of 46.00±0.79 years ) were treated with Pizhen(铍针) for 3 to 7 days,and 160 patients(98 patients were male and 62 patients were female,ranging in age from 19 to 64 years,with an average of 47.00±0.35 years) were treated with massage for 1 to 2 months. The therapeutic effects of the two groups were compared based on changes of tension test of local soft tissues,local pain and tenderness. Results:All the patients were followed up and the duration ranged from 7 to 12 months,averaged in 10.3 months. Among the patients in Pizhen (铍针)group,119 patients got an excellent result,27 good,12 fair,and 2 poor,and the tension test of local soft tissues decreased from preoperative(3.68±0.28) to postoperative(2.13±0.35). In the control group,73 patients got an excellent result,38 good,40 fair,and 9 poor,the tension test of local soft tissues decreased from preoperative(3.59±0.22) to postoperative(3.17±0.19). The therapeutic effects and tension test of local soft tissue in the two groups had statistical differences(P0.01). The therapeutic effects of Pizhen(铍针) group was better than that of the control group,and the postoperative tension test of local soft tissues of patients in Pizhen (铍针) group was lower than that of the control group. Conclusion:The clinical effect of Pizhen(铍针)is better than the massage for the treatment of thoracic lateral cutaneous nerve entrapment syndrome. The Pizhen(铍针)is effective to decrease the pressure around nerve,relax the adhesion,so as to eliminate the stimulation and compression of sensory nerve endings to relieve the pain quickly. But massage need longer course of treatment. So Pizhen(铍针) therapy is safe,good and easily to practice,which is better than massage therapy.


The purpose of this study is to ascertain and analyze the mechanism for resolving the crime of adultery (Umoapi) in the Tolaki Mekongga customary law community, as well as the efficacy of law enforcement in resolving the crime of adultery (Umoapi). The research method utilized is empirical, with data gathering approaches including interviews, questionnaires, and document studies, in which data are extracted directly from documents containing information about the study topics, such as laws and regulations, books, and journals. The findings indicated that (1) the mechanism for resolving adultery (Umoapi) in the Tolaki Mekongga customary law community was through the imposition of customary penalties by customary speakers (tolea), and (2) law enforcement was successful in resolving adultery (Umoapi) in the community. Tolaki Mekongga customary law is influenced by elements like as law, law enforcement, facilities and infrastructure, community, and cultural influences.


Part 1. Introduction. D. Cervone, Y. Shoda, G. Downey, Construing Persons in Context: On Building a Science of the Individual. Part 2. Conceptualizing the Person. G.H. Bower , The Trait versus Situation Debate: A Minimalist View. J. Kagan, The Power of Context. R.E. Nisbett, Eastern and Western Ways of Perceiving the World. R.A. Shweder , From Persons and Situations to Preferences and Constraints. Part 3. Self-Regulation: From Willpower to a System. O. Ayduk, Delay of Gratification in Children: Contributions to Social-Personality Psychology. E.T. Higgins, In Search of Generative Mechanisms: The Case of Value from Engagement Strength. A.M. Isen, Positive Affect, Cognitive Flexibility, and Self-Control. E.E. Smith, Expectancy and the Perception of Aversive Events. Part 4. Incorporating Situations into a Science of the Individual. S.M. Andersen, J.S. Thorpe, C.S. Kooij, Character in Context: The Relational Self and Transference. N. Bolger, R. Romero-Canyas, Integrating Personality Traits and Processes: Framework, Method, Analysis, Results. R. Mendoza-Denton, S.H. Park, A. O'Connor, Toward a Science of the Social Perceiver. P.S. Mischel, Toward a Science of the Individual: A Molecular View of Personalized Medicine. R.J. Sternberg, Intelligence as a Person-Situation Interaction. Part 5. Paradigm Change in Psychological Models of Human Nature (1950-2000-2050?). W. Mischel, Toward a Science of the Individual: Past, Present, Future? W. Mischel, Toward a Cognitive Social Learning Reconceptualization of Personality. Y. Shoda, From Homunculus to a System: Toward a Science of the Person.


The results of a first systematic study of spatial distribution of different elements in surface soil over of the Kicevo region, Republic of Macedonia, known for its coal mine and thermal power plant activity are reported. The investigated region (148 km2) is covered by sparse sampling grid of 2×2 km; but in the urban zone and around the thermal power plant the sampling grid is denser (1×1 km). In total 52 topsoil samples (0–5 cm) were collected. Inductively coupled plasma – atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES) was applied for the determinations of 18 elements (Al, As, Ba, Ca, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, K, Li, Mg,Mn, Na, Ni, Pb, Sr and Zn). Based on factor analyses three natural geogenic associations of elements havebeen defined: Cr-Ni-Li-Co-Fe-As; Al-Ca-Mg-Sr; Ba-K-Cu and Ba-K-Cu). Even the distributions of typical heavy metals such as Pb and Zn which are not isolated into anthropogenic geochemical association by multivariate statisticalmethods but they still show trends of local anthropogenic enrichment. First of all the distribution of Pb is influenced by the coal open pit and thermal powerplant "Oslomej" but also by river transport of eroded material from the ironmine "Tajmiste" in alluvial sediments of the river Zajaska. The distribution of Zn is influenced by the "Metal industry Kicevo" operation and this distributionis result of atmospheric transport.


We present direct measurements of the coherence time of a laser beam after propagation through an underdense plasma. At an intensity of 10(14) W/cm(2), a large decrease of the coherence time is observed, from 300 ps to a few picoseconds. This decrease is larger as the plasma density is increased or as the light is scattered at larger angles. The amount of temporal decorrelation as well as the effect of the plasma density, laser intensity, and scattering angle all coincide with trends observed in recent numerical simulations.


Under benign operating conditions, High Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) filter units serve as reliable and relatively economical components in the air cleaning systems of nuclear facilities worldwide. Despite more than four decades of filter-unit evaluation and improvements, however, the material strength characteristics of the glass fiber filter medium continue to ultimately limit filter functional reliability. In worst-case scenarios involving fire suppression, loss-of-coolant accidents (LOCA's), or exposure to shock waves or tornado induced flows, rupture of the filter medium of units meeting current qualification standards cannot be entirely ruled out. Even under so-called normal conditions of operation, instances of filter failure reported in the literature leave open questions of filter-unit reliability.


The objective of the experiment was to evaluate the effect of the feeding of 80 g/kg (R8) and 100 g/kg (R10) of untreated rapeseed (RS) on egg quality including sensory quality in comparison with a control diet without rapeseed (R0). The addition of iodine (I) was also evaluated (1 mg/kg (R10) vs. 3 mg/kg (R10+I)). "Double zero" RS was used. The contents of energy and crude protein were almost the same in the diets. Laying hybrid ISABROWN was used in the experiment. The quality of eggs was analyzed 11 times every 28 days, from 19 to 64 weeks of age. 30 eggs per each group were always analyzed. Boiled eggs were assessed twice around the peak of egg production. Egg weight decreased ( P < 0.001) with the increased level of RS (62.9 g, 61.8 g and 60.7 g, respectively). A reduction in egg weight in R8 and R10 diets resulted in the lower weight of albumen and eggshells. The addition of I to R10 diet increased ( P < 0.001) egg weight (62.1 g vs. 60.7 g). The yolk proportion in egg weight was the highest (26.0%, P < 0.001) and the albumen weight ratio was the lowest (64.2%, P < 0.001) in group R8. Iodine supplementation improved ( P < 0.001) yolk weight (15.7 g vs. 15.3 g). The proportion of RS in the diet did not affect the eggshell strength. An increase in the level of I improved ( P < 0.001) eggshell quality (strength 36.1 N vs. 34.0 N and thickness 0.386 mm vs. 0.363 mm). Taste and overall acceptability were lower ( P < 0.05) in eggs of hens fed RS. The addition of


The structure of employer's vicarious liability is one of the contentious issues during the legislative process of liability for torts enactment. Both Chinese law and the drafts only stipulate employer's vicarious liability and ignore the actor's liability from methodological wholism,this path is followed by the panel's recommended drafts. The article demonstrates that it is justifiable and necessary to impose liability of the actor individually and provides some recommendations for amendment to the corresponding articles of the draft from methodological individualism.


a 62-year-old woman with a prepyloric gastric ulcer. On the seventh hospital day the patient had a pulse rate of 28 per minute, and electrocardiogram showed a junctional bradycardia. 'Maalox&dquo; was discontinued and an aluminum-containing antacid was substituted. Rhythm reverted to normal sinus during the next 2 days. A magnesiumcontaining antacid every 2 hours was again started on the, eleventh hospital day, and junctional bradycardia redeveloped on the sixteenth day. The magnesium-containing antacid was again withdrawn, and aluminum-containing antacids were begun. Rhythm