The Z-syn-locked 1,1′-methylene-2,2′-pyrromethen-5(1H]-one 1, prepared in 45% yield in a one-pot reaction from the previously reported 1,1′-methylenebis(pyrrole-5-carbaldehyde) (8), exhibits a brilliant fluorescence with a high quantum yield (1.0) in contrast to the parent 2,2′-pyrromethen-5[1H]-one systems. The λmax of emission and the quantum yield are solvent dependent. Catalytic reduction of 1 affords the 3,4-dihydro derivative 2 in 80% and the 2,3,4,6-tetrahydro derivative 3 in 80% and 95% yields, respectively. Compounds 2 and 3 exhibit no fluorescence, however 2 shows a very efficient photoFries-type rearrangement. Advanced 1H NMR techniques had to be applied in order to obtain the complete analysis of the 1H NMR spectrum of 3, which showed the conformational details of its reduced bicyclic moiety.


Petrography, mineral chemistry and bulk-rock major and trace element data of 42 kimberlite samples from 17 pipes covering three clusters of the Wajrakarur Kimberlite Field (WKF) of southern India allow recognition of similarities and differences in their mineralogy, and provide constraints to be placed on their genesis. The samples examined are from KL1 to KL3 pipes of the Kalyandurg cluster, P1 to P13 (except P6, P7 and P9) pipes of the Wajrakarur-Lattavaram cluster, and CC1 to CC5 (except CC3) pipes of the Chigicherla cluster. The kimberlite pipes were emplaced into the eastern Dharwar craton at ~ 1100 Ma. Most of the WKF pipes are diamondiferous.


Electromagnetic waves in magnetized (gyromagnetic) ferrite spheres are investigated by using coupled wave theory. Fields are expressed by means of superposition of modes in isotropic case. Some basic rules are obtained and some numerical results are calculated, which are in good agreement with experiments.


Water below the ground surface is usually referred to as groundwater. Groundwater has recently become a major source of water supply in almost every sector. Over-dependence on it for many purposes has led to its' over-exploitation, and this has led to much concern for groundwater assessment and management. For a proper assessment and management of groundwater resources, a thorough understanding of the complexity of its processes is quite essential. Expansion of human activities causes dispersion of pollutants in the subsurface environment. The fate and movement of dissolved substances in soils and groundwater has generated considerable interest out of concern for the quality of the subsurface environment Groundwater flow and transport analysis have been an important research topic in the last three decades. This is as a result of many geo-environmental engineering problems having direct or indirect impact by groundwater flow and solute transport. Solute transport by flowing water (dissolved suspended particles) has broad impact in environmental protection and resource utilization via groundwater contamination. The leaching (displacement) of salts and nutrients in soils also has an impact on agricultural production. To predict the contaminant migration in the geological formation more accurately, many analytical solutions for partial differential equations exist but because of the difficulty in obtaining analytical solutions, numerical solutions are more generally used. Numerical solutions are often more difficult to verify, so mathematical model error has to be kept as small as possible. Many techniques for solving numerically the solute transport (advection-dispersion) equation are used such as the Finite Element Method (FEM), Finite Difference Method (FDM), Boundary Element Method (BEM), Fuzzy Sets Approach (FSA), Artificial Neural Networks method (ANN), Particle Tracking Method (PTM), Random Walk Method(RWM), Integrated Finite Difference Method (IFDM) etc. Conventional analysis of groundwater flow is generally made by using the relevant physical principles of Darcy's law and mass balance.


The fire-proof safety of organic thermal insulation materials could be improved by setting up fire-proof conformation in high-rise buildings.The fire-proof grade of external thermal insulation system with reasonable fire-proof conformation is of A grade.However,the fire-proof conformation will increase the cost of the whole system.This paper described the cost change when the general external thermal insulation systems were added with the fire-proof conformation. The results indicated that the cost was increased within a limited range and the fire-proof capability were obviously improved.


How to cite this article Goonasekera C, Karalliedde L. Laryngeal Dysfunction and Acute Organophosphorus Poisoning. Indian J Crit Care Med 2022;26(2):155–156.


This article represents a consideration of the way in which the Jewish past in two key areas of Poland is obfuscated by the historical processes that led to the creation and re-creation of the urban space.  Focussing on the district of Muranow in Warsaw and the Majdanek site in Lublin, the authors argue that the juxtaposition of the horrific past and a more mundane present create a destabilizing disjunction – what Suzanne Knittel calls the "historical uncanny" – that unsettles and stands in the way of a Polish reconciliation with its Jewish past.


Al2O3 composites reinforced with (0-40)mass% SiC whisker were prepared at a temperature range 1673 K-2123 K for 3.6 ks under 40 MPa by hot-pressing and the effects of pretreatment process of SiC whisker and SiC whisker content on the mechanical properties of the composites were mainly investigated. The toughening mechanism of Al2O3 by addition of SiC whisker was also discussed.The results obtained were summarized as follows: The bending strength of the Al2O3-30 mass% SiC whisker composites with SiC whisker pretreated by ultrasonic disperser and filtration was remarkably improved comparing with that of the composites with untreated SiC whisker, then it showing about 1 GPa. The desification temperature to get full density of each composite increased with SiC whisker content. The SiC whisker in the composites was preferentially aligned in normal direction to the hot-pressing axis and the directional dependence of the mechanical properties was observed. The mechanical properties at room temperature and the failure resistance of the composites with pretreated SiC whisker increased with SiC whisker content. The toughening mechanism of Al2O3 by the addition of SiC whisker was considered to be due to the increase of fracture energy generating suppression against crack growth and crack deflection.


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 Implantation with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) is for some patients associated with body image concerns (BICs). The associations of BICs with other patient-reported outcomes (PROs) have not yet been investigated.

 The purpose of this study was to investigate the associations between BICs and other PROs in a cohort of ICD-recipients.

 A cross-sectional survey design was used. Patients who had the ICD in minimum 3 months up to 2 years, age >18 years, implanted with a first-time ICD (both VVI-ICD, DDD-ICD and CRT-D) completed the 39-item ICD Body Image Concerns Questionnaire (ICD-BICQ) together with the Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale (GAD-7), Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), Type D Scale (DS14) and the Florida Patient Acceptance Survey (FPAS). Data were analyzed using linear regression to compare personality constructs between patients with and without BICs. Logistic repression and Reciever Operating Characteristic (ROC) curves were used to predict patients with BICs based on other PROs.

 In total 331 patients completed the ICD-BICQ and other PRO questionnaires. Five patients were excluded due to re-operations, and one patient did not complete the ICD-BICQ, leaving 325 patients in the analyses. As anticipated 20% of patients reported body image concerns with a cut-off at the recommended 36 points. We found that patients with BICs reported higher anxiety and depression levels, lower device acceptance using the FPAS, and lower health status, while they were more likely to have a Type D personality as compared to patients without BICs. We observed that FPAS was moderately able to predict BICs, while other PROs only had limited ability to predict BICs in patients, hence indicating that the ICD-BICQ provides relevant clinical information.

 In this study, we found that patients with BICs generally reported worse PRO scores. The included PRO instruments were not able to predict BICs the ICD recipients, hence in clinical practice, health care professionals can use the ICD-BICQ to identify and obtain a nuanced picture of patients with BICs. In case of implementing new operation techniques, the ICD-BICQ can be used as a tool for evaluation.


Air reactivity and CO2 reactivity result in the excess consumption of carbon anode in aluminum electrolysis.To reduce air/CO2reactivity of carbon anode,aluminum oxide as additive was studied.The results show that carbon anode has the best of air reactivity and the best of CO2reactivity when Al2O3addition is 1.0%and 2.0%,respectively.


OBJETIVE: To determine the growth curve of the fetal cerebellum in twin or impaired fetal development pregnancy. DESIGN: Prospective, cross Preliminary study. MATERIALS AND METHODS: the transverse cerebellar diameter was determined in 73 pairs of twin fetuses, 13 fetuses with IUGR and 12 large for gestational age fetuses. The study was conducted at the Department of Obstetrics ultrasound Edgardo Rebagliati Martins National Hospital, EsSalud, Lima, Peru. For statistical analysis, the Epi-Info version 6.0 software was used. RESULTS: The growth curve of cerebellar diameter (DC) found in fetal twins seemed somewhat higher than in singleton pregnancy until week 30, after growing at a similar rate of singleton pregnancy; the correlation coefficient was r = 0.89 and confidence limits 95%, 0.83 <r <0.93. In the growth curve in the DC term fetuses with IUGR (preeclamptic mothers), no difference was observed between measurements 50 percentile in IUGR fetuses compared with normal singleton fetuses, except slightly smaller diameter at 38 and 39 weeks. In large fetuses for gestational age (LGA) of non-diabetic mothers, DC seemed somewhat higher in fetuses GEG weeks 38 and 40. CONCLUSIONS: The DC can determine fetal growth in multi-fetal pregnancy, is diagnostic clinician growth restriction and does not seem to overestimate, gestational age of the fetus GEG. Larger studies on the growth of fetal cerebellar diameter in complicated pregnancies, in order to corroborate these findings is required.


According to cross-domain personalized learning resources recommendation, a new personalized learning resources recommendation method is presented in this paper. Firstly, the cross-domain learning resources recommendation model is given. Then, a method of personalized information extraction from web logs is designed by making use of mixed interest measure which is presented in this paper. Finally, a learning resources recommendation algorithm based on transfer learning technology is presented. A time function and the weight constraint of wrong classified samples can be added to the classic TrAdaBoost algorithm. Through the time function, the importance of samples date can be distinguished. The weight constraint can be used to avoid the samples having too big or too small weight. So the Accuracy and the efficiency of algorithm are improved. Experiments on the real world dataset show that the proposed method could improve the quality and efficiency of learning resources recommendation services effectively.


The Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPI) has recorded approximately 50,000 (Fifty Thousand) workers/laborers laid off since the beginning of 2021 due to the impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic. Therefore, the authors researched this problem. This study aims to analyze the process of resolving layoffs due to the effects of the Covid-19 Pandemic following Law Number 2 of 2004 concerning Industrial Relations Dispute Settlement (UUPPHI) based on Pancasila theories of justice aspects of legal change. This article concludes that layoffs are one type of industrial relations dispute regulated in Law Number 2 of 2004 concerning Industrial Relations Dispute Settlement (UUPPHI); there are 2 (two) categories of causes for layoffs, violations of the law, or absence of law violations. The Covid-19 pandemic does not include layoffs in the category of legal breaches, layoffs due to the Covid-19 pandemic an effort to prevent companies from losing money or closing, however layoffs for any cause must be stopped, employers, workers/laborers, trade unions/labor unions with all their might and efforts must be made in order to avoid layoffs, for workers/labourers layoffs are the beginning of suffering, layoffs must be carried out in very forced conditions (force majeure) while still maintaining harmonious industrial relations (industrial peace), in the event that layoffs cannot be avoided, then the purpose of layoffs must be resolved by deliberation (bipartite), if the bipartite settlement is not successful, termination of employment can only be carried out after obtaining a determination from the Industrial Relations Dispute Settlement Agency (LPPHI) in accordance with UUPPHI accompanied by granting rights to workers/laborers in the form of working conditions, both normative (labor legislation) as well as terms of employment as regulated in Law Number 13 of 2003 concerning Manpower (UUK) and Law Number 11 of 2020 concerning Job Creation (UUCK) following aspects of legal change (Standard of conduct, as a tool of social engineering, as a tool of social of control, as a facility on human interaction) based on Pancasila Industrial Relations (HIP) and theories of justice (Distributive, Commutative, Utility, Protective) so that workers/laborers are laid off due to the Covid-19 pandemic in addition to receiving protection to obtain the working conditions as described above, as well as getting empowerment and utilization to have work competencies so that they can work for other companies or be able to do entrepreneurship independently.


Introduction: As Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is the primary investigation for the management of thyroid lesions, its interpretation is very crucial.The Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology (TBSRTC) for clarity of communication recommends that each case should be reported in 1 of 6 general diagnostic categories facilitating communication among the managing team of doctors and leaves almost no confusion regarding the management of thyroid lesions. Aim: To study utility of The Bethesda system of reporting thyroid cytopathology. Materials and Method: During period of 1 year from 1st January to 31st December 2012 aspiration cytology has been carried out in 160 thyroid swellings referred to cytology department of a tertiary care hospital in Surat. Fine needle aspiration cytology was performed using mainly non-aspiration and aspiration techniques. All the cases were reported using TBSRTC. Cases were followed whenever possible.


An order-disorder theory of the first-order cubic-trigonal transition in a superionic conductor RbAg 4 I 5 crystal is presented. Under a suitable choice of parameter values the fractional site occupancy by silver ions could be reasonably reproduced. The temperature dependence of an elastic stiffness constant c 44 is discussed.


The new cancrinite-group mineral balliranoite was found in a metasomatic rock from Monte Somma – Vesuvio volcanic complex, Campania, Italy. Associated minerals are orthoclase, phlogopite, clinohumite, calcite, diopside, pargasite, hauyne and apatite. The mineral is named for the Italian crystallographer Paolo Ballirano. Balliranoite is transparent, colourless. It occurs in the cavities of the rock as coarse prismatic crystals up to 1 × 1 × 2 mm and as anhedral grains up to 1 cm in the groundmass. The mineral is brittle, with Mohs hardness 5 and perfect cleavage on (10–10). D meas is 2.48(1), D calc is 2.486(12) g/cm 3 . Optically, the new mineral is uniaxial (+), ω = 1.523(2), e = 1.525(2). IR spectrum is given. The chemical composition is (mean of 5 analyses, wt%): Na 2 O 13.05, K 2 O 3.08, CaO 12.70, Al 2 O 3 27.28, SiO 2 32.38, SO 3 1.96, Cl 7.43, – O=Cl 2 −1.68; CO 2 (determined by selective sorption of ignition products) 3.24; H 2 O (determined by Penfield method) 0.19; total 99.63. The empirical formula based on 12 (Si + Al) is: Na 4.70 Ca 2.53 K 0.73 (Si 6.02 Al 5.98 O 23.995 )Cl 2.34 (CO 3 ) 0.82 (SO 4 ) 0.27 ·0.12H 2 O. The simplified formula is: Na 5 KCa 2 (Si 6 Al 6 O 24 )Cl 2 (CO 3 ). The crystal structure was refined ( R = 0.0396). Balliranoite is hexagonal, P 6 3 ; a = 12.695(2) A, c = 5.325(1) A, V = 743.2(2) A 3 , Z = 1. Balliranoite is an analogue of cancrinite with . . .–Ca–Cl–Ca–Cl–. . . chains in narrow channels instead of . . .–Na–H 2 O–Na–H 2 O–. . . and an analogue of davyne with prevailing of (CO 3 ) in the broad channels instead of (SO 4 ). The strongest lines of the powder diffraction pattern [ d , A ( I , %) ( hkl )] are: 4.797 (100) (101), 3.669 (57) (300), 3.281 (73) (211), 2.754 (16) (400), 2.662 (58) (002), 2.446 (31) (401), 2.120 (18) (330). The holotype specimen is deposited in Fersman Mineralogical Museum of Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia, with the registration number 3756/1.


The nonlinear Boltzmann equation for the steady planar Poiseuille flow generated by an external field g is exactly solved through order g2. It is shown that the pressure and temperature profiles, as well as the momentum and heat fluxes, are in qualitative disagreement with the Navier–Stokes predictions. For instance, the temperature has a local minimum at the middle layer instead of a maximum. Also, a longitudinal component of the heat flux exists in the absence of gradients along that direction and normal stress differences appear although the flow is incompressible. To account for these g2-order effects, which are relevant when the hydrodynamic quantities change over a characteristic length of the order of the mean free path, it is shown that the Chapman–Enskog expansion should be carried out three steps beyond the Navier–Stokes level.


Redox-active Metal–Organic Frameworks (MOFs) are considered as promising platforms for assembling high quantities of solution-accessible molecular catalysts on conductive surfaces, toward their utilization in electrochemical solar fuel related reactions. Nevertheless, slow redox hopping-based conductivity often constitutes a kinetic bottleneck hindering the overall electrocatalytic performance of these systems. In this work, we show that, by a systematic control of MOF defect site density, one can modulate the spatial distribution of post synthetically installed molecular catalyst and hence accelerate charge transport rates by an order of magnitude. Moreover, the improved MOF conductivity also yields an enhancement in its intrinsic electrocatalytic activity. Consequently, these results offer new possibilities for designing efficient MOF-based electrocatalytic systems.


We propose to use an extended Gaussian image (EGI) for interpreting 2-1/2-D representations for recognition of 3-D objects. The EGI is constructed by mapping each surface normals of an object to the Gaussian sphere.

The freedom in viewer directions caused by incomplete observation Is greatly reduced by applying constraints derived from a global distribution of surface normals on the EGI. One constraint on the viewer direction is derived from the ratio of the projected area to the original surface area. The other constraint comes from the direction of the principal axis. After reducing the possible viewing directions with these constraints, we will apply a matching function to ESls of a candidate set for a final decision.

We also propose an algorithm for reconstruction of the original shape of a convex polyhedron from its EGI. This algorithm is based on the analysis-by-synthesis method.


The invention discloses a method for recycling polyester waste by normal-pressure alcoholysis, which comprises the following steps: 1) preparing polyester waste, glycol and zinc acetate; 2) adding the prepared materials into a reactor, introducing inertia gas for protection, heating to 180 to 197.5 DEG C with stirring, and keeping the temperature for 5 to 9 hours; 3) after keeping the temperature, cooling to 90 to 105 DEG C, and filtering the hot materials under vacuum to remove non-degraded polyester waste; 4) refrigerating the filtrate at 5 DEG C for 5 to 10 hours to allow the degradation products to precipitate in form of crystals, and filtering under vacuum; and 5) drying the crystallization product under vacuum to obtain a recycled product. The method shortens flow, reduces production cost, protects environment, realizes chemical recycling, changes waste into valuable material and saves resources. The method has the advantages of simple reaction conditions, easy implementation, normal-pressure operation, low equipment requirements and low recycling cost.


Combined with status quo of urban sewage plan in our country the predicted method of sewage quantity is elaborated. meanwhile, from determination of collecting ratio of urban sewage, general planning and adjustment and other aspects the method to determine the design scale of wastewater treatment engineering in city is proposed.


According to classification standard of corrosivity categories of atmospheres (ISO 9223) and the corrosion data obtained from the testing stations of atmospheric corrosion in China, the fuzzy method of comprehensive assessment is used and the appropriate membership function is selected to evaluate the atmospheric corrosivity, the final results can reflect the atmospheric corrosivity in some typical areas in China rather well as compared with the results of single factor assessment.


Background: Studies show that about 90% of accidents occur because of unsafe behavior and human errors. Even if workers do not have the right knowledge toward safety measures in a safe workplace, all efforts for an accident-free workplace will be in vain. Maintaining a safe working environment is reflected on a healthy worker. Some reasons for not implementing the safety policy by most developing countries is lack of basic professional training in occupational health and safety. Objective: The purpose of the study is to assess the impact of the Occupational Health Education Program on the worker's knowledge. Methods: A quasi-experimental, nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design was used to assess the impact of the Occupational Health Education Program (OHEP) on the worker knowledge. A convenience sample of a total of 38 workers participated in the study, with 20 in the experimental group and 18 in the control group. Results: The findings from the study indicate that OHEP did have significant positive impact on the Jordanian worker's knowledge, but it didn't have comparable impact on the Foreigner worker's knowledge. A comparison of means for the Jordanian experimental group pretest (M =14.25) and posttest (M =18.60) revealed a significant improvement in mean scores (df = 9, Tukey a = 2.98), whereas the control group pretest (M = 14.40) and posttest (M = 14.90) did not statistically significantly (df = 9, t =.64). Findings shows that both the Jordanian and Foreigner experimental and control groups were comparable in relation to their occupational health knowledge before the implementation of the OHEP. Conclusion: The findings support the need for implementation of the OHEP within this population. This study shows that nurses can design, implement and evaluate Health Education Programs for targeted population.


The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB), the Convention on Biodiversity (CBD) and various international environmental agencies have developed the concept of 'ecosystem services' and 'natural resources' todescribe ways in which humans benefit from healthy ecosystems. Biodiversity was recognized to be of great social and economic value to both present and future generations. According to its critics, resource approach of naturemight be inadequate in protecting non-human species that are not directly used for human welfare since the economic capture gives no grounding for prohibiting or even restricting their destruction. This article aims to examine environmental challenges through contesting discourses of sustainability and to discuss implications of these conceptions for the sustainable future for human security.


Radar pulse radio wave environment was briefly analyzed.To the difficult question of accurate prediction radar pulse radio wave's loss characteristic in rough terrain and complicated meteorological circumstance,a method of construction radar pulse radio wave environment was put forward.By way of convolve parabolic equation produced monochromatic wave fields with the radar pulse signal spectrum,this method based on parabolic equation and digital elevation model could scientifically predict radar pulse radio characteristic in the condition of rough terrain and complicated meteorological circumstance.A simulation based on true Fujian some area's geographical environment and meteorological circumstance was done by means of this method.The simulation results are consistent with radio wave propagation's theory.The simulation's conclusion is that this method is of science and practical application value.


Global economic crisis that hit the world economy, demands countries to improve its market strategy. A country needs to manage its country image as a company managed its brand image. Because a powerful nation brand, will bring a great inbound and outbound effect as well. Inbound effect is related to investment and tourism, whereas outbound effect is related to export and human resources. Korea is one of those countries that are serious about building its Nation brand through the spread of its pop culture (Korean Wave) and spends million annually to the Korean Wave. It suggests a real discussion about the influence of the Korean Wave towards the Nation brand of South Korea.The aims of this research to determine the influence of the Korean Wave among the students of the Faculty of Social and Political Science, University of North Sumatra towards the Nation brand of South Korea.This research is an associate research with quantitative approach, carried out at the Faculty of Social and Political Science, University of North Sumatra from December 2016 to January 2017. Data collection was done by spreading the questionnaire to 148 respondents who knew and or like Korean pop culture, in this case, its music and drama.The research result shows that the Korean Wave has significant influence towards the Nation brand of South Korea. The amount of influence is equal to 48.6%, while the remaining 51.4% is influenced by other factors which were not examined in this study.


The aldolase activities of crude rat tissue extracts were separated by starch gel electrophoresis. Aldolase was located on the gel by a specific staining method. Nine bands of different electrophoretic mobility were stainable by this technique. Organ specific isoenzyme patterns could be demonstrated.


"Empire State Injustice" evaluates some areas where New York law fails to meet the minimum recommendations for criminal justice reform advocated in capital punishment studies done in Illinois and Massachusetts. This Article shows the necessity of a thorough analysis of a state's criminal procedure laws to protect the innocent, provide fairness, and improve the quality of justice. For every state, and especially for states that retain the death penalty, legislatures must consider serious reform of their criminal justice systems.This Article discusses rules regarding informant testimony, rules regarding witness testimony and scientific corroboration, the importance of videotaped interrogations, rules regarding lineup procedures, the value of independent review of scientific evidence, the need for a narrower list of death penalty eligibility factors, the importance of different juries for each stage of a bifurcated capital trial, the need for a heightened burden of proof, the need for judicial discretion to overturn death sentences, and the need for an ongoing capital punishment review commission. "Empire State Injustice" is a published version of a report by the Committee on Capital Punishment of the New York City Bar Association. The report was submitted to members of the New York Assembly Standing Committees on Codes, Judiciary, and Corrections in January 2005 as the Committee was deciding whether or not to pass a new death penalty law.


Forty-eight fish species belonging to 38 genera and 10 families were collected along the Dongjin River from July 1982 to May 1984. The dominant species of them were Rhinogobius brunneus and Zacco platypus in the main stream and Abbottina springeri, Hemiculter eigenmanni and Moroco oxycephalus in the tributaries respectively. It was remarkable point in the distributional study of freshwater-fishes of Korea that both species of Pelteobagrus nitidus and Lefua costata were observed in the present studied areas for the first time. It was found that 6 species of Hypomesus olidus, Hemiculter eigenmanni, Pseudobagrus sp., Liobagrus mediadiposalis, Cobitis taenia striata, and Lepomis macrochirus inhabiting the seomjin River were unstably incorporated into the fish communities at the upper reaches of the Dongjin River which the Seomjin River flow down for the water power generation. It is suggested that the integradation between two subspecies of C. taenia occurs at the intermediate water areas in the mainstream of the Dongjin River, whereas C. t. striate is remained only at the upper reaches and C. t. lutheri is lived in the lower parts of the river. Population of C. koreensis found in the mainstream was exhibited considerable differences in the color patterns on the body sides of them in comparison with other populations, which was discussed in relation to the habitat variations adapted to the confluent condition of joining the Seomjin stream with the Dongjin River.


Theileria parasites are eukaryotic pathogens that cause diseases in cattle in sub-Saharan Africa, with serious economic consequences. In his Perspective, [Roos][1] discusses how newly reported genome sequences for Theileria ([ Gardner et al. ][2], [ Pain et al. ][3]) give insight into Theileria biology.

 [1]: http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/309/5731/72
 [2]: http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/short/309/5731/134
 [3]: http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/short/309/5731/131


This report explores some of the key issues associated with the assessment in vocational education and training (VET) and reflects on some possible solutions. The authors provide examples from three industry areas where concerns have been raised about the quality of provision and assessment and some conclusions are drawn on the issues raised; specifically Childcare and Aged Care Services and the Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (TAE).


In the few studies that have been published, prognosis seems worse in symptomatic coronary artery spasm patients with significant coronary artery stenoses versus those patients with no significant coronary stenoses and coronary artery spasm. I suspect. but can't prove, that the same is true for coronary artery spasm patients with known coronary artery disease and asymptomatic cardiac ischemia.


8098 Background: IASLC/CAP and NCCN guidelines recommend molecular testing for non-squamous non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) patients. Testing is usually performed upon request by medical oncologist. Reflex testing by pathologists for ER/PR/HER-2 is routinely done in breast cancer patients. We instituted reflex molecular testing at Montefiore Medical Center (MMC) on all non-squamous NSCLC patients in Jan 2012. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed our cancer registry database from Jan 2009 to July 2013 and analyzed all non-squamous NSCLC patients with pathology in our system. We examined annual molecular testing rates as well as testing rates before and after institution of reflex testing. Integrated Oncology (Labcorp) performed EGFR and KRAS testing by PCR-based technology. For patients with wild type EGFR and KRAS, the MMC cytogenetics laboratory performed ALK testing by FISH (Vysis assay). Results: From 2009 to July of 2013, 1,910 patients with lung cancer were identified in our cancer registry and...


Language as a means of human interaction is related to human speech acts, especially in the use and selection of language when communicating. Traders in the market are identical to using certain language codes to sell their goods to attract buyers. Using speech codes during buying and selling transactions shows the trader's self-identity in the market environment. Market traders use various speech codes to talk to buyers. This paper focuses on the speech codes the traders use to convince customers. This research uses a descriptive qualitative research method. The research data source comes from the speech of market traders, especially herbal medicine traders in the Magetan Market. The data were collected with the support of recording, note-taking, and interview techniques. The data analysis starts by grouping the speech data based on the speech code used and then analyzing the speech code based on the problem formulation. The results of this study show that traders in the market interacting with buyers use speech codes of Javanese 'ngoko' and 'krama' and Indonesian. In addition, jamu sellers also code-switch and code-mix in communicating with buyers.


This paper reviews the development of nitrogen alloyed stainless steels. Nitrogen alloying of austenitie stainless steels started at an early stage and was to a large extent caused by nickel shortage However, direct technical advantages such as increased strength of the nitrogen alloyed steels made them attractive alternatives to the current steels It was not until the advent of the AOD (Argon Oxygen Decarburisation) process in the late 1960s that nitrogen alloying could be controlled to such accuracy that it became successful commercially on a broader scale. The paper describes production aspects and how nitrogen addition influences microstructure and the resulting properties of austenitie and duplex stainless steels. For austenitie steels there are several reasons for nitrogen alloying. Apart from increasing strength nitrogen also improves structural stability, work hardenmg and corrosion resistance. For duplex steels nitrogen also has a decisive effect in controlling the microstructure during thermal cycles such as welding.


In this article, the authors have discussed how to implement Fleming Harrington version of weighted log-rank (WLR) test in a group-sequential clinical trial design with time-to-event endpoint to evaluate Ho : HR = 1 vs H1 : HR < 1 (HR: hazards ratio). The proposed strategy for a group-sequential clinical trial with one interim look (with DIA events) and one final look (with DFA events) can be summarized as follows:


Wedetermined thephenotype andgenotype ofmurine leukemia viruses associated withthedevelopment of spontaneous nonthymic lymphomas inthehigh-leukemia mouse strain CWD/J.ByT,oligonucleotide fingerprint analysis oftheviral RNA,theecotropic viruses recovered fromthespleen orthymus ofpreleukemic CWD/Jmicewere foundtorepresent theprogenyofthetwoendogenous ecotropic proviruses present inthis strain. Polytropic murine leukemia viruses wereproduced bytissues fromone-half oftheleukemic mice, and fresh tumorcells fromone ofthetwoanimals tested expressed recombinant envelope glycoproteins. The genomic structure oftherecombinant viruses resembled those ofclass II polytropic viruses ofNFS*Akvmice anddiffered fromthose ofclass Irecombinant viruses that arecommonly isolated fromother high-leukemia strains suchas AKR andHRS.Acquired retroviral sequenceswiththestructural features ofclass II recombinant proviruses were detected intheDNA fromeachCWD/JtumorbytheSouthern blottechnique. Finally, theinjection ofamixture ofCWD/Jecotropic andclass IIrecombinant polytropic viruses into neonatal CWD/Jmiceaccelerated theonset oflymphoma, whereas theendogenous ecotropic virus was inactive inthese assays. CWD isarecently described strain ofmicethatdevelops spontaneous nonthymic lymphomas atahighfrequency (1; unpublished observations). Asisthecaseformanyother high-leukemia strains, CWD miceexpress endogenous murine leukemia viruses (MuLVs)early inlife. Angeland Bedigian previously reported thatthespleens from93%of 3-month-old CWD/Aglmiceexpressed ecotropic MuLVs, whereas thesplenocytes fromallanimals overtheageof7 months released xenotropic viruses (1). Inthestudies reported here, itwasfoundthatecotropic viruses fromCWD micewerederived fromthetwoendogenousecotropic proviral loci that arepresent inthis strain, Emv-1andEmv-3(21). Inaddition, recombinant polytropic viruses wereisolated fromsomeoftheleukemic animals, andrecombinant proviruses werepresent inthetumor DNAs.Thegenetic structure oftherecombinant viruses differed fromthose oftheclass Ithymotropic leukemogenic polytropic viruses ofAKR/JandHRS/Jmice(2,16,26,34, 35). TheCWD recombinant viruses wereoftheclass II genotype andcontained extensive substitutions bynonecotropic virus sequences within the3'endoftheviral genome. Injection ofamixture ofecotropic andpolytropic viruses into neonatal CWD miceaccelerated theonsetoflymphoma inthese animals. Although class IIpolytropic viruses isolated fromother strains arenotthought tobepathogenic (5, 33), theresults ofourstudies suggest that theCWD recombinant MuLVs mayplaya roleduring theinduction of spontaneous nonthymic lymphomas inthese mice.


Cities account for approximately two-thirds of global primary energy consumption and have large heat and power demands. Combined heat and power (CHP) systems oer signicant primary energy eciency gains and emissions reductions, but they can have high upfront investment costs and create nuisance pollution within the urban environment. Urban planners therefore need to understand the tradeos between limitations on CHP plant size and the performance of the overall energy system. This paper uses a mixed-integer linear programming model to evaluate urban energy system designs for a range of city sizes and technology scenarios. The results suggest that the most cost-eective and energy-ecient scenarios require a mix of technology scales including CHP plants of appropriate size for the total urban demand. For the cities studied here (less than 200000 people), planning restrictions that prevent the use of CHP technologies could lead to total system cost penalties of 2% (but with signicantly dierent cost structures) and energy-eciency penalties of up to 24%


A new, sensitive, qualitative technic is described for detecting small left-to-right and right-to-left circulatory shunts. Advantages over other sensitive shunt detection devices are: (1) the use of a readily available, nonradioactive, nonexplosive, nontoxic gas, namely Freon 22; (2) the ability to sample through standard cardiac catheters as small as 5F; (3) an immediate answer due to recording of the gas concentration in blood; and (4) extremely high sensitivity allowing the detection of the smallest left-to-right and right-to-left shunts.


The purpose of this research is to find out training frequency done by a firm to increase selling volume and how far the influence of training to selling volume, and what obstacles the firm faces in increasing salesman's quality. The result of this research shows that training frequency done by the firm has low influence to selling volume. It can be proven by low correlation score, that is 0,426. From regression counting result, it can be found out Y = 231,87 + 49,47 X. It means, if training influence (X) moves up to 1 unit, selling volume will move up to 49,47 units. If there is no training, selling volume is 231, 87. Statistical test works in t-test. T-count score = 1,333 and t-table score = 1,860. Because of t-count score is lower than t-table score (1,333 < 1,860), the influence of training frequency to selling volume is not significant.

Keywords: Training; Selling volume.


Computed tomography is the undisputed gold standard in the imaging of acute trauma, despite the introduction of focused assessment with sonography for trauma and magnetic resonance imaging. However, the role of computed tomography is far wider than just polytrauma imaging: its high spatial resolution, short scan times and very high sensitivity and specificities make computed tomography useful in the diagnosis of subtle injuries, as well as providing a general overview of other compartmental injuries. Three-dimensional reconstructions illustrates complex injury patterns clearly, aiding surgical planning and permitting accurate orthopaedic hardware follow-up. This article outlines some of the basic properties of computed tomography using examples from musculoskeletal trauma, to illustrate to clinicians what computed tomography can and cannot do for their practice.


The most noteworthy feature of the outlook for the resources sector in the year ahead is the likely improvement in prices for many of the metals. The recovery in prices is expected to reflect the better balance of global production and consumption as both producers and consumers respond to lower prices in the past year and to expectations of relatively modest price and income gains in 2003.


With the fast development of information technology and industry's environment changes rapidly, a lot of firms hope to win out the competition advantage of creating enterprises in the environment so with keen competition. The strategy which depended on the price in the past is not the only way to get more consumers. Proper marketing channel which makes consumers realize production service easier is a key factor of successful business. Therefore, the manufacturers and brokers need to establish good relation. Although channel conflict is unavoidable, if the firms can increase the functional conflict and improve the trust and relation between each other and to reach the win-win situation, it is the key that the business nowadays in the violent environment of competition for globalization must exist and develop and then promote the whole channel performance further. Due to the change of technology, consumers focus on digital products promoted gradually, and the progress of industry's technology of the semiconductor improve constantly, so the application of NAND Flash is multifarious, especially in the market of flash memory card. Besides digital camera, almost all the consumer electronic product need to use the flash memory card. So the manufacturers and brokers ought to cooperate to create the highest channel performance. In brief, this research which uses LISREL to analyze is expected to provide some suggestions to NAND Flash industry for improving marketing channel relationship. Main empirical findings are summarized as follows: 1. Economic and non-economic power have effect on channel conflict. 2. Non-economic power has positive effect on channel climate but economic power doesn't have effect on that. 3. Channel conflict is obvious to channel climate. 4. Both channel conflict and channel climate have positive effect on channel performance. To Sum up, this research is expected to provide some suggestions to NAND Flash industry for improving marketing channel relationship.


The procedure for humanitarian land mine removal varies greatly. However, one central element is detecting and marking suspected mine locations using sensors such as trained dogs and metal detectors. This step is expensive, tedious, and dangerous. In order to improve the land mine detection process, a reliable, low-cost robotic manipulation system has been constructed. The system consists of long-reach manipulator mounted on a commercially available All-Terrain Vehicle. The system is capable of autonomously scanning for mines with different types of sensors. An electromagnetic induction metal detector is used in conjunction with ground-penetrating radar to detect metal and larger heterogeneities in the ground, i.e. mine detonators and mine casings, respectively. This sensor combination greatly reduces the number of false alarms over the traditional single-sensor approach. Given the long reach of the arm, the endpoint is susceptible to unwanted oscillations that corrupt the scanning information. This paper describes a control system that utilizes input shaping to improve endpoint tracking. The result is a system that generates high-quality sensor information for precise mine identification.


A 49 year old black female patient with progressive systemic sclerosis (scleroderma), multiple organ system involvement, uremia and malignant hypertension, was treated with maintenance hemodialysis and bilateral nephrectomy. Bilateral nephrectomy controlled refractory hypertension and appeared to alter the natural course of systemic sclerosis.


In 2008 and 2018, the International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) asked respondents from 44 countries if they self-identify as 'I don't follow a religion, but consider myself to be a spiritual person interested in the sacred or the supernatural' (Spiritual But Not Religious, SBNR). This paper compares issue positions on same-sex relations and gender roles between SBNR respondents and religiously active, marginally affiliated and nonreligious and nonspiritual respondents. Previous studies show that more religious individuals tend to hold more right-leaning stances on many sociopolitical issues, due to more conservative religious and political socialization as well as influences from surrounding social environments. However, these previous studies have not looked at the potentially distinct category of SBNR. Our study finds that progressive attitudes extend to both the SBNR and the nonreligious and nonspiritual, the attitudes among respondents of both these categories being very similar when it comes to same-sex relations and gender roles.


This paper attempts to demonstrate how speakers' identities are shaped, negotiated, and performed through linguistic practices in a South Korean...


Human robot collaboration is a concept under development that will be applied within manufacturing environments in the near future to increase efficiency and quality. While there have been significant advances in technology to enable this progress there is still little known about the wider human factors issues of employing such systems in High Value Manufacturing environments. This paper sets out our current understanding of key organisational and individual factors which need to be explored.


A vote is one of the basic human rights of any person in a democratic nation. By exercising the right to vote, individuals appoint the best leader to guide them. In order to exercise this independence, virtually all election programs include previous measures: electoral identification and recognition, voting and recording of ballots, counting of votes, and posting of election results. During the voting system, which is central to the e-voting system, voter identification and security are required. Therefore, the need to design a secure e-voting system is very important. A secure electronic voting system that uses a unique ID number, ie aadhaar amount. Creating a set of metrics to identify unusual customer habits by recognizing their client and cognitive characteristics is a significant problem. In this work, additional security is used to replace these problems with the Aadhaar Multi-Model Biometric Range with Cognitive Characteristic Detection. When participating in elections, election recognition can be done using multimodal biometric models such as the head, iris, finger, palm print, finger nerve, ear, and seal. If the voter's biometric data matches the Aadhaar database, the individual is allowed to place their ballot. Coupling is done using the proposed new classification system, the Advanced Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System (IANFIS). Recommended Plan is a highly electronic, technology based and guaranteed program.


The intensity of the water cooling in direct chill casting affects the process heat flow and therefore performance of the casting process. The intensity depends on the boiling behaviour on the ingot surface. The basic mechanisms of boiling, the different boiling modes (nucleate, unstable film and stable film boiling) and application to DC casting are discussed. The published effects of water compositional and physical factors (flow rate, temperature etc) on cooling intensity and the methods used to measure these effects are reviewed. A newly developed technique for quantifying heat transfer coefficients and heat fluxes for DC water sprays and new results on the effect of composition, temperature and flow rate are reported. Practical implications for controlling the effect of water cooling on DC casting are suggested.


The present article examines several biblical passages which have been interpreted as portraying Joseph as functioning, inter alia, as a pedagogue. On the basis of these passages a new translation of Aramaic Levi (4Q213, frag. 1 i, ll. 11-12) is proposed.


Monofunctional arylazophosphonates p-X–C6H4N12N2PO(OCH3)21a–f with X=H (1a, 1b), Cl (1c), CH3O 2a–c with X=–(2a), O (2b) and CO (2c) were prepared. They showed relatively high photochemical and thermal stability. Monofunctional compounds 1a–f were reversibly reduced at the cathode in the region -0.85 to -1.35 V (vs. SCE) and the corresponding peak potentials correlated well with Hammett constants of the substituents. Bifunctional compounds 2a–c were reversibly reduced at -0.68 to -1.34 V. The first peak was reversible, and the second peak, following closely, was quasireversible. Generally, the anodic oxidation was irreversible. Using EPR spectroscopy, stable anion radicals were generated from the monomeric arylazophosphonates 1a–f. The unpaired spin density was centred on the azo and phosphonate group, with average splitting constants aN10.80, aN20.37 and aP0.88 mT, and nonequivalent ortho and meta protons aHo,o0.31 and 0.39 mT, aHm,m0.11 and 0.12 mT. Splitting constants aN1, aN2 and aP correlated well with the Hammett constants of the substituents X with a positive slope for aN2 and aP and a negative one for aN1. The EPR spectra of anion radicals from the bifunctional compounds 2a–c are more complex and indicate a consecutive rearrangement of primary anion radicals.


The subject of women empowerment is increasingly occupying a significant place in GO and NGO discussions and priorities. It is easy to get impressed with the number of symposia and discussions taking place all over the country. In many cases the leading role is played by NGO. GO is also not far behind in making new regulations and declaring umpteen number of relief and safeguard for the women. Print and electronic media have also helped in the process of wide scale voicing for the rights of the women. Is there truly change to the magnitude it is apparent? Are women really getting closer to the desired goal of emancipation? My response is rather cynical and full of skepticism. It has nothing to do with the intention (even that should be examined honestly) or the ultimate vision. My understanding of the whole issue is full of contradictions. (excerpt)


The township of Uranquinty is situated near Wagga Wagga, on the NSW-Victoria border. The town's 715 residents live on a flat catchment without a flood gauge. There is often little warning of a flood other than rainfall predictions and observations. Heavy rainfall falls in the surrounding area and flooding affects up to 80 properties and frequently cuts access routes into Wagga Wagga. In 2010 homes in Uranquinty were flooded and in 2012, flooding caused significant evacuations. Residents realised that a collaborative effort to preparing for floods would produce better property protection and evacuation results in future.


We approach the task of computing a carefully synchronizing word of optimum length for a given partial deterministic automaton, encoding the problem as an instance of SAT and invoking a SAT solver. Our experiments demonstrate that this approach gives satisfactory results for automata with up to 100 states even if very modest computational resources are used. We compare our results with the ones obtained by the first author for exact synchronization, which is another version of synchronization studied in the literature, and draw some theoretical conclusions.


Strategy is one of important elements needed to make all plans of company activities. Strategy is used whether in internal activities or external activities. By choosing and implementing the right strategy can increase company performance and efficiency. The company discussed is a distributor for chemical and printing inks company that have main customer in Java, Indonesia. The company needs efficiency in every aspect to be more competitive with other competitors that mainly have manufactured factory in Indonesia. This thesis discuss about choosing and implementing the right strategy for company activities by passing 3 phases that are inputting IFE AND EFE matrixes, matching SWOT and IE matrix, and last is choosing strategy by using QSPM Matrix. Therefore, choosing the best strategy is a must to increase performance and efficiency in every decision making in the company. The analysis result is by choosing integration strategies or diversification strategies can help the company to maintain their competitiveness and become more efficient in every decisions making.


pump power. Despite the fact that the exciting radiation hough the side One of the basic features of TLS is that walls, the distribution of metastables is both Population and coherence, i.e., almost uniform in r.direction and quantum interference effects, contribute roughly cosineshaped in z.direction. to the observed signals. With an approm i s is due to the particle difhrsion and priate choice of the directions of propagation of the light fields, velocity averwall quenching. Summarizing, we have presented a aging in a vapour ensures that the two numerical for the computation contributions may be distinguished in the


The objective of this work is to design and develop tools for monitoring and control systems with variable structures with multiple energy sources (wind, solar, ...). The proposed approach aims to develop appropriate models for the control and management of each part of the system. The different models take into account of the random nature of the production of energy outcome from different available sources, while ensuring optimum overall management of system. The main advantage of this system is the coexistence of resources and storage system in order to secure the supply to the consumer. The thesis deals with three main phases: a phase of modeling and implementation of controls, followed by a simulation phase and a phase of validation and testing. So the model of each subsystem production was developed with consideration of its different characteristics (physical and geometrical), for the control section conventional approaches were applied automatically to ensure the maximization of the production, the stability of the assembly and the functioning of the system. for the part concerning the management and control, conventional approaches in automatic have been applied to ensure the maximization of production, the stability of the overall system and its proper functioning. Once control strategies validated, we have processed in simulations Hardware In the Loop, by implementing strategies to maximize energy on the benchmark in real time, using a DSPACE1104 card, then we assembled the different sources of energy by coupling them through the program of energy management proposed and developed.


The issue of sedimentation in Liujiaxia hydropower station is mainly come from the Tao River that shows serious threat against safety operation of the station. Although measures such as sediment delivery through density flow, sediment delivery under low water level and so on have been adopted and that have made positive effect in decrease sedimentation in front of the dam, it can not stop at all the sedimentation step by step to the dam. The essential solution for the sedimentation is to implement soil and water conservation in the Tao River basin. At present, the most urgent task is to construct sediment delivery tunnel at the Tao River mouth to directly deliver the sediment from the river to lower reach.


Researchers: Paul Gertler Lynnette Neufeld Lia Fernald Sector(s): Education, Health, Social Protection J-PAL office: J-PAL Latin America and the Caribbean, J-PAL North America Location: Mexico Sample: 2,449 children between 24-68 months old Target group: Children Outcome of interest: Food security Health outcomes Nutrition Intervention type: Early childhood development Preventive health Conditional cash transfers Research Papers: 10-year effect of Oportunidades, Mexico's conditional cash transfer program, on..., Wealthy, healthy and wise: does money compensate for being born into difficult ... Partner organization(s): Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), Government of Mexico, National Institutes of Health (NIH)Fogarty International Center, Prospera, University of California Institute for Mexico and the United States (UC MEXUS)


Self-determination has recently become an important concept in special education and disability services. The concept of self-determination is defined and component skills delineated. Some of the component skills of self-determination may pose particular challenges to people with autism and other developmental disabilities due to the difficulties in communication skills and social relationships experienced by many people in this population. Family involvement is an important variable affecting the development and expression of self-determination in people with autism and other developmental disabilities. Strategies to promote and support parental involvement in self-determination instruction are discussed.


Alternative equilibria dominated by either submerged plants or phytoplankton have been described for communities in shallow lakes. A nutrient-mediated increase in periphyton (algae attached to plant surfaces) is often described as being responsible for the loss of plants from shallow lakes, yet this violates the stochastic assumptions of alternative equilibria. To determine if periphyton is capable of forcing a switch between these communities, the factors governing the success of aquatic plants were surveyed in 17 plant-dominated shallow lakes in Norfolk (United Kingdom) that varied in nutrient concentration and fish biomass. In these lakes, plant biomass was negatively related to the density of periphyton. However, the density of periphyton on the plants was correlated with the density of grazing invertebrates, not nutrient concentration. In turn, the biomass of fish determined the density of invertebrates. This cascade from fish to periphyton via invertebrates appeared to be evident even though plant-dominated lakes are heterogeneous and complex. Under conditions of plant dominance, periphyton appeared to have a stronger influence on plant growth than phytoplankton. Our data support a model where, within the range of nutrients where alternative equilibria are possible, fish are the prime determinants of community structure in shallow lakes, through a cascading effect of predation on grazing invertebrates influencing the biomass of periphyton and hence, plants. We suggest that the stochasticity required for alternative equilibria in shallow lake communities is often derived from the vagaries of fish colonization and reproduction.


Check valves play a vital role in the operation and protection of nuclear power plants. Check valves failure in nuclear power plants often lead to a plant transient or trip. An overview of the failure history of check valves needs to identify key area where resources can be best applied to further improve their reliability, and provide cost effective means for failure reduction. The analysis of historical failure data gives information on the populations of various types of check valves, the systems they are installed in, failure modes, effects, methods of detection, and the mechanisms of the failures. The results presented are based on information derived from operating records, nuclear industry reports, manufacturer supplied information. A majority of check valve failures are caused by improper application. Failure modes are identified for swing and lift check valves. Failures involving improper seating and valve disc stuck comprised the largest percentage of failures.


Primary liver cancer (PLC) presenting as pyogenic liver abscess (PLA) is potentially life‐threatening, but has been occasionally reported, especially for cholangiocarcinoma.


Observes that much of pastoral care appears preoccupied with obstructions to the fullness of life rather than the possibilities of joy, even though there is a broad biblical base for emphasizing joy. Notes that an emphasis on joy may lead to a greater appreciation of perspectival modes of seeing. Explicates two pastoral issues related to joy: learning together how to be joyful, and experiencing how joy can move persons, including the pastoral care giver, toward the sort of humanity exemplified in Jesus Christ.


The ecological concern over soil and groundwater pollution caused by agricultural activities has led to the growing interestin precision agriculture. One of the most common types of fertilizer is the nitrogen fertilizer which needed in major amount for plant growth. Over fertilization will contaminate soil and groundwater which can have adverse effect on environment and human health.The main purpose of this research is to measure soil nitrate concentration using nitrate ion-selective electrode (ISE) sensor and Arduino programmable microcontroller. The optimum soil-to-water ratio and the effect of soil solution clarity will be investigated. Standard sampling procedures was conducted at oil palm plantation area, Felda Bukit Goh, Pahang, Malaysia. Validation of the results were carried out in the laboratory. The recorded data indicated accurate readings for Nitrate ISE Arduino wasR² = 0.84. The soil-to-water ratio of 1:2.5 was observed as an optimal proportion ISE analysis. A clear soil solution was crucial for maintaining the accuracy of ISE sensor, to avoid declining of 46.2% accuracy.These results could assist researchers and farmers to accurately monitor the concentrations of soil nitrate on the field effectively as well as an insight to ISE sensor with Arduino technologies.


A planar circuit realization of a frequency discriminator based on single‐mode operation of the dielectric resonator is presented. Drawing on the phase‐shifting action of the dielectric resonator, the discriminator function can be achieved with one detector diode, thus adding to the simplicity of the design. It is demonstrated with measurements on the performance of discriminators implemented with dielectric resonators having different temperature coefficients that effective frequency stabilization by thermal compensation for the substrate material can be facilitated by the additional degree of freedom brought about by the dielectric resonator. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 36: 87–89, 2003; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/mop.10682


Although qualitative research methods remain marginalized in certain disciplines, qualitative inquiry has within the last couple of decades become generally accepted as a legitimate scientific way of working. Today, society at large is making more use of qualitative research than ever, not just in laudable social justice research, for example, but also in relation to market and consumer research and focus groups for different political parties. With this in mind, I wish to discuss three current questions for qualitative researchers: The first I will refer to as "ethical progressivism versus new ethical challenges". Is qualitative research as such more ethical and progressive than quantitative research (as some have argued), or do qualitative researchers on the contrary face more elusive and perhaps difficult ethical challenges? The second question is called "solid evidence versus subjective anecdotes". How should qualitative researchers respond to the current call for evidence? Should they seek legitimacy by accepting the dominant politics of evidence, or should they play by their own rules with the risk of increasing marginalization? The third question is "method versus intuition". Should qualitative researchers strive for maximum transparency by following accepted methods, or should they proceed more intuitively like artists to create their stories? Both sides of the questions have their influential advocates today. I will argue that all three questions are handled most fruitfully by conceiving of qualitative research as a craft.


Purpose
This research addresses how companies develop a process of transformation to a more family responsible behaviour and the role that women play in this process. This paper aims to propose a model in which a female workforce is seen as contributing to the development of the family responsible firm. The model includes two paths for transformation, the supportive work–family culture and the managerial strategy for work–family using a mediation model. The analysis was performed in a sample of 1,048 Spanish firms.

Design/methodology/approach
The hypotheses are tested using Baron and Kenny's (1986) mediated regression technique, the Sobel's test (1982) and a bootstrap re-sampling with 5,000 and 10,000 iterations to determine the significance of the mediation.

Findings
The results confirm the impact of the proportion of women in the workforce on organizational culture and managerial strategy, factors that lead to a real increase in the accessibility of work–family policies. The mediation effect is total.

Research limitations/implications
Limitations stemming from the survey used and from the cross-sectional data.

Practical implications
The role of women, the culture and managers in promoting work–family policies appears clear. The need for the active reinforcement of the supportive work–family culture in companies and managerial strategy, diffusion, planning and involvement are all key factors in the development of work–family policies.

Social implications
Governments and society as a whole should urge firms to use all means at their disposal to guarantee the formal adoption of work–family policies.

Originality/value
Research that analyses the way in which work–family culture and the managerial strategy for work–family generate change does not usually incorporate the female component of the labour force as an explanatory element.


In the tropical region where the occurrence of a thick profile of weathered zone is common, ripping is always accepted as the limit of mechanical breaking before blasting works is opted. However, the nature of rock and its weathering profile play a very significant role in evaluating the excavation assessment. Many issues have emerged in ripping work for sedimentary area where the occurrence of bedding, foliation and the inhomogeniety of rock can greatly influence the excavatability of the weathered rocks. This chapter aims to highlight some of the problems that arise in weathered sedimentary areas and as what have been experienced during the implementation of surface excavation works.


This paper is mainly about that the relative merits on presumption of guilt and presumption of innocence in Criminal Law from economics.Making use of the principles of economics to compare these two principles of Criminal Law.Presumption of guilt as a natural result of history had a certain function.But its abuse is big in the benefit.Presumption of innocence is the civilization progress from the law.But we can't exactly weigh the cost and the income under the principle of presumption of innocence from economics.


Abstract This paper presents a novel zoom transform algorithm for a more reliable frequency estimation. In fact, in many signal processing problems exact determination of the frequency of a signal is of paramount importance. Some techniques derived from the Fast Fourier Transform (FFT), just pad the signal with enough zeros in order to better sample its Discrete-Time Fourier Transform. The proposed algorithm is based on the FFT and avoids the problems observed in the standard heuristic approaches. The analytic formulation of the novel approach is presented and illustrated by means of simulations over short-time based signals. The presented examples demonstrate that the method gives rise to precise and deterministic results.


Dengue is an infectious mosquito-borne viral disease. Dengue or dengue-like epidemics ranks highly among new and newly emerging infectious diseases in public health significance and may affect persons of all ages in dengue endemic area. Dengue virus infections Montip Tiensuwan and Timothy O'Brien 2 may lead to dengue fever (DF), dengue haemorrhagic fever (DHF) and may lead to hypovolaemic shock (dengue shock syndrome, DSS) then we separate dengue data by severity of dengue disease, i.e., DF, DHF and DSS. The objective of this study is to find factors which affect the dengue virus infection patients for each severity of dengue disease in Thailand by using multiple regression models. Amongst the models fitted, the best are chosen based on the analysis of variance, F-test and t-test. The results of this study show that the factors are time, seasonal factors, and monthly multivariate ENSO index for dengue fever (DF) and dengue haemorrhagic fever (DHF) while the factors for dengue shock syndrome (DSS) are population in each month, seasonal factors, and monthly multivariate ENSO index.


The Swedish municipalities of the 21st century are faced with a paradoxical problem in how they need to deliver a higher value to its population with less funding. This is due to the percentage of ...


Objective To study the prevalence of thrombocytosis in patients with gastric cancer and its correlation with clinicopathological features. Methods Platelet count (PLT) and hemoglobin concentrations (Hb) were analyzed retrospective in 366 patients with gastric cancer from 1986 to 1996. Thrombocytosis was defined as PLT at or 400×109/L and anemia was defined as Hb120g/L in men and110g/L in women. The survivals of gastric cancer was compared between normal PLT group and thrombocytosis group. Results Thrombocytosis was found in 24.6% patients, and anemia in 54.1% patients. PLT was negatively correlated with Hb. There was a positive correlation between tumor size, lymph node metastasis and serosal invasion and PLT. One-, 3- and 5-year survivals in patients with or without thrombocytosis were 50.4%,32.7%, 20.2% and 82.8%,69.3%, 40.1%, respectively. PLT was identified as an independent prognostic factor after lymph node metastasis and serosal invasion. ConclusionThrombocytosis is an independent prognostic indicator of survival in patients with gastric cancer undergoing gastrectomy.


The article makes a definitive analysis of the conceptual construct "professional self-realization of primary school teachers". In particular, the essence of the terms "self-realization", "professional selfrealization" in the works of Ukrainian and foreign scholars is studied. The peculiarities of understanding and interpretation of the content of these definitions by researchers are analyzed. It is noted that the definition of "self-realization" is an interdisciplinary multifaceted concept, which in psychology is considered in the context of human self-consciousness; in philosophy – in self-improvement of the human spirit and body; in pedagogy – in the desire for the fullest possible manifestation of capabilities, inclinations, abilities, qualities; in acmeology – in the achievement of acme-peaks in any activity. Specific features and differences in approaches to the interpretation of the essence of professional self-realization and its role in the activities of primary school teachers are identified. The concept of "professional self-realization" in the article is defined as an important component in the path of professional development of an individual, through which the socio-psychological space of human functioning in the profession is implemented. It is established that the professional self-realization of primary school teachers is associated with the desire to become the best in the professional aspect, the organization of the educational process in the primary grades of general secondary education and the creation of conditions for each student. The scheme of interrelation of basic concepts of research on the problem of professional self-realization of the teacher of primary classes is constructed. Professional self-realization of a primary school teacher is considered as a complex, purposeful, multilevel process of gradual transformation of professional potential into reality by involvement in professional and pedagogical interaction that occurs throughout the life of the individual. Primary school teacher's self-realization lies in the professional and personal growth, awareness of their actions, of themselves in society and in professional activities. Prospects for further study in this direction of the factors influencing the professional self-realization of primary school teachers are outlined.


Cultural identity refers to the characteristics or sign possessed by a cultured group. Cultural identity will be attached to the identity of members of the cultural group. One of the cultural identity inherent in Surabaya is the term "Bonek". At first, the Bonek call was only intended for football supporter of Persebaya in Surabaya, but later it become the one of the stereotypes inherent in the people of Surabaya as a whole. Image of Bonek can not be separated from the abbreviation of the word itself, ie bondo nekat or it means dare to do anything to support them despite not having capital (material). Bonek appearance that tends to 'quirky' and not neatly also create a negative impression. Bonek also often reported getting into fight with other supporters, security apparatus, or journalists so that create a fanatical supporters image can not be separated by the riots that happen inside or outside the stadium. This prejudice will obviously disadvantageous to Surabaya supporters who are sportive and orderly when their support Persebaya Surabaya. Bonek Campus is one of the community of Persebaya Surabaya supporters who has been established since 2011. Their existence will give its own color to the diversity of football supporters in Surabaya, even Indonesia. For that the researcher is interested to conduct phenomenology study about Bonek Campus as a community of Persebaya supporters in Surabaya. Data collection through participatory observation, indepth interview, focus group discussion and literature study to explore more in depth how perception of Bonek Campus members to their role and function as football supporter community? Furthermore, researchers will identify how the cultural identity Bonek Campus as a community of football supporters Persebaya in Surabaya? Given the image of football supporters, especially Persebaya Surabaya is often considered arrogant, as do actions that result in fights and vandalism of public facilities. The output of this first phase of research is the data of Bonek Campus cultural identity as one of football supporter community in Surabaya. Further, the results will used as the basis of the preparation and development of the model of cultural identity learning as an effort to formation of Indonesian football supporters who have ethics and sportive.


The paper argues that crises of capitalism are rooted in its secularparadigm. Therefore, it is not possible to overcome social, economic,moral, environmental crises of modern societies through somemodification of free market capitalism. We need an alternative modelbased on a new paradigm. The paper presents "moral market" as analternative economic model to free market capitalism. This is takenfrom the writings of Said Nursi. It argues that the moral marketdiffers from free market capitalism because while the former relieson the Tawḥīdī paradigm, the latter on secular paradigm withcorresponding ontology, epistemology, anthropology, and teleology.The paper provides extensive discussion of the Tawḥīdī paradigmfrom Nursi's perspective. It also attempts to redefine maqāsid-i sharīaand maqāsid-i iqtisād based on the Tawḥīdī paradigm. It concludeswith a comparison of the moral market and free market capitalism interms of their guiding principles, which are derived from theircorresponding paradigm.


Water resources is a natural element that has an important role in the development of a city. Not only on the land, development of the city can be done up to the water's edge. Among the aquatic and urban development zone of interaction it is called waterfront. the principle on planning a waterfront region is to build a public open space in urban areas that are physically and visually facing to the water (beach/river/lake) and can be a forum for community activities. To establish the identity and character of the city, Cibinong Raya was designed with Situ-front City because the city has 17 lakes on its territory. Those lakes in Cibinong Raya has different size and physical condition distinct from one another that could affect the priorities in its development. The study was conducted to evaluate the area around lakes in Cibinong Raya in accordance with waterfront development concept. Assessment on the condition of lakes in Cibinong Raya applies the criteria waterfront, riparian ecosystem status criteria, and the criteria for the status of aquatic ecosystems. The results showed that there are 3 lakes is in good condition and 4 lakes in passably condition to be developed into waterfront area.


Variable temperature proton and carbon-13 dynamic n.m.r. spectroscopy has been used to study the inversion barriers and preferred conformations of 3,5-dimethyl-1-oxa-3,5-diaza-, 5-methyl-1,3-dioxa-5-aza-, and 1,3,5-trimethyl-1,3,5-triaza-cyclohexane. The conformational consequences of consecutively replacing O with NMe in passing from 1,3,5-trioxacyclohexane to 1,3,5-trimethyl-1,3,5-triazacyclohexane are discussed. The observed effects of increasing size of alkyl substituent on the 1,3,5-triazacyclohexane system are also discussed.


Physical activity is defined by World Health Organization as "any bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles that need energy expenditure including activities undertaken while working, playing, completing household chores, travelling, and engaging in recreational pursuits." Thus, physical activity shouldn't be confused with "exercise", which may be a subcategory of that's planned, structured, repetitive, and aims to enhance or maintain one or more components of physical fitness.1 Both moderate and vigorous-intensity physical activity improve health. Insufficient physical activity is a key risk factor for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) like cardiovascular diseases, cancer and diabetes. Approximately two-billion people aged 18 years and above are overweight, and more than half a billion are obese.2 Inadequate physical activity and unhealthy dietary habits are among the factors contributing to the increasing number of the overweight and obese population.1 The trend must be addressed as it contributes to the development of cardiovascular disease and its risk factors, which increases the burden on the economy and contributes toward psychosocial consequences.3


Matter in debate is the content of debate. Matter is seen as the main thing in conveying the arguments. However, the students often do not attentive on their matter in which reduce the quality of their debate performance. The aim of this study is to identify how students' matter ability in speaking for debate at fourth semester in Muhamadiyah University of Bengkulu. The data were taken from three steps, namely ; exercise, middle test, and final examination and were analyzed on elements of matter following Simon Queen (2005). This research used a descriptive method. The subjects of this research were 34 students at fourth semester who attended the course as speaking for debate at the English Study Program, Muhammadiyah University Of Bengkulu. The result showed that the students is low criteria with a percentage of 27%. Not all the students have understood about use of the elements of matter. It is suggested that English students need to learn more about the elements of matter and evaluate their arguments.
Keywords: Speaking, debate, matter ability


Objective:To study the treating effects of crude extract of Rubus alceaefolius Poir(CERA)on experimental liver injury and probing its partial mechanism. Methods: In haste liver injury models induced by carbon tetrachloride(CCl 4)and interfered by CERA of three different dose to observe the change of the serum ALT,AST,hepatic tissue SOD,MDA,NO and the change of pathological tissue slices of liver. Results: CERA can significantly decrease the serum ALT,AST of abnormally high levels induced by CCl 4,increase SOD activity and lower MDA,NO in liver tissue,ameliorate the pathological injure of liver. Conclusion: CERA shows some degree of treating effects on experimental liver injury in rats.Inhibiting lipid peroxide and prohibiting the cytotoxic effect of NO may be its partial mechanism.


The present invention is, because of the condition characterized by low bone mass treating or preventing such as osteoporosis, and for increasing bone mass in an individual, the use of GPR119 receptor agonists. The present invention further provides for a low bone mass treatment or prevention of conditions characterized by such as osteoporosis, and for increasing bone mass in an individual, dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPP-IV) inhibitor combination and relates to the use of GPR119 receptor agonists. GPR119 receptor agonist, and a combination of a GPR119 receptor agonist and DPP-IV inhibitor promotes bone formation in an individual.


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A new inscription from Attaleia, which mentions Iulius Tarius Titianus as Governor of Lycia-Pamphylia, which makes it possible to identify this Senator with the honorand of inscriptions in Caesarea and Hippos, two cities in the Province of Syria-Palaestine, probably dating from the reign of Caracalla or Elagabal.


Carburization and dusting of Ni-Cr/BN mixed powder during sintering in graphite boat were analyzed by SEM, XRD and DTA(differential thermal analysis). The causes and mechanism of both carburization and dusting, and carburization kinetics were discussed by means of Grabke Model. Measures to prevent carburization and dusting were proposed.


Purpose – Temporary agency workers (TAWs) are regarded as experiencing employment conditions that tend to facilitate high strain. In this study, the authors view this situation as not being inevitable and dependent on the opportunity of having positive experiences in the professional context. The purpose of this paper is to propose that perceptions of the human resource management (HRM) practices system are positively related to work engagement, which in turn, is positively related to context free well-being. Design/methodology/approach – These hypotheses were tested with two samples of TAWs, from Portugal (n=241) and Brazil (n=228), contracted by the same international agency. Data were analyzed with multiple group analyses. Findings – Results confirmed that in both the Portuguese and Brazilian samples the HRM practices system is positively related to TAWs' context free well-being and their work engagement mediates this relationship. However, the authors also verified that the relationship between work e...


The methods of construction control survey and construction setting-out for Dong-hai Bridge are determined in accordance with the specific conditions at site in consideration of the particularity of the Bridge project and the complexity of construction survey. In this paper, the methods of the control survey and setting-out for erection of the precast concrete pier shafts and box girders of the 70-m spans of Donghai Bridge are described.


We analyzed the phenotype and VB-T cell receptor (TCR) repertoire, together with interleukin 7 receptor (IL-7R) expression in unfractionated thymocytes stimulated in vitro with IL-7. This culture system results in a specific proliferation of mature thymocytes belonging to the CD3+CD4 -, CD4+8 -, and CD4-8 + subsets. IL-7 induced a preferential expansion of V38.2 + CD48and V38.2 + CD48thymocytes. This phenomenon is not observed in 32microglobulin-deficient mice, showing that a fraction of CD4+8 thymocytes, enriched in V38.2 § cells, is selected by class I molecules in normal mice, as are a large proportion of CD4-8-o~BTCR + thymocytes. Our findings also establish that IL-7 plays a major role in the expansion of rare thymocyte subsets, which could exert important functions in inflammatory and immune responses.


Culinary traditions have already secured a place as an element of the tourist offer in Poland. The paper reviews the role that local foods and traditional recipes play in the process of development of agrotourism and rural tourism on the example of two selected regions: Podhale in Lesser Poland (Ma ł opolska) and Upper Silesia (Górny Ś l ą sk). Authors observe that rural culinary tourism seems to respond better to the needs and expectations of tourists in Poland than the mainstream rural tourism offer. One of the possible explanations of the trend points to the popularity of established culinary brand products, events and culinary trails that correspond well with the interests of a wide range of audiences.


Some physical properties, such as color, melting point, moisture content, loss in weight on heating, solubility, and extinction coefficients, of five commercially available bilirubins have been determined and compared. The visible and infrared absorption spectra of the bilirubins also were recorded and are discussed.


A general approaches to the line shape calculations in a frame of classical mechanics is based on Fourier analysis of Rydberg electron trajectory in electric fields of two types, namely atomic (in particular Coulomb) one and the fields which are responsible for broadening phenomena. Three cases to apply a classical approach for line shape calculations are considered, namely: 1) adiabatic approximation, 2) binary approach, and 3) Model Microfield Method (MMM).


Abstract Previous studies on long-term gyrodactylid infections on isolated fish have shown that for the majority of Gyrodactylus–fish interactions, infection intensity peaks and then declines as the host mounts an effective immune response. In the current study, juvenile chub collected from the wild still harbored Gyrodactylus lomi infections after 6–10 mo in the laboratory despite being individually maintained at 12 C.


A Prins condensation of formaldehyde with alkene for synthesis of 1,3-dioxane and its derivatives catalyzed by a series of functional acid ionic liquids has been investigated.The influences of different ionic liquids,reactants ratio(mole ratio of alken to formaldehyde),reaction temperation,reaction time were studied.High conversion and selectivity of the desired products were achieved under optimum reaction condition.The produces can be easily separated,the catalyst can be reused for six times without any apparent loss of catalytic activity.


Paleomagnetism of Neogene rocks in the Goto Islands and fission-track (FT) geochronology of Miocene igneous rocks in the Goto and Tsushima Islands were investigated in order to reveal Miocene tectonics in the Tsushima Strait area. Untilted directions of primary magnetic components from early to middle Miocene sedimentary rocks in the Goto Islands dominantly showed counter-clockwise (CCW) deflections to the expected direction of the geocentric axial dipole field, while paleomagnetic directions from Miocene igneous rocks and Quaternary basalts were concordant with the expected direction. Zircon FT ages determined on sixteen Miocene igneous rocks show good agreement at about 15Ma. These results, in conjunction with previously-reported paleomagnetic data in the Tsushima Islands, suggest that the Goto Islands were rotated at the early to middle Miocene before about 15Ma and that the CCW of the Tsushima islands occurred after about 15Ma. The CCW rotations of these islands imply that the Tsushima Strait area did not belong to the Southwest Japan block in terms of clock-wise (CW) rotation at about 15Ma, constraining the western margin of the CW-rotated block. The FT ages confine the time of the compressive deformation of pre-middle Miocene sediments in the area to be at the early to middle Miocene before about 15Ma. The CCW rotations of these islands probably took place in response to the movement of the fault system in the area associated with the compressive regime, especially a sinistral motion of the Tsushima-Goto tectonic line. The early to middle Miocene compressive deformation in the area occurred almost coeval with the opening of the Japan Sea. The compressive tectonic regime implies the convergence of the western margin of the Southwest Japan block to the Korean Peninsula during the CW rotation of the block at about 15Ma, which gives a new constraint on the position of the rotation pivot of the block.


The synthetic precursor Ia of lipid A (compound 406), lacking dodecanoic and tetradecanoic fatty acids, is inactive in inducing IL-1, but is able to modulate the production and the release of LPS-induced IL-1.


Peroviskite lead magnesium niobate [Pb(Mg_(1/3),Nb_(2/3))O_3] and its homotypesare the relaxor ferroelectrics.This paper discusses the preparation of monosized PSNpowder through hydrolysis and coprecipitation methods.The controlled hydrolysis of Nb(OC_2H_5)_5 dilute solution produced a fine pow-der.Coprecipitation of a mixed aqueous of Sc_2(NO_3)_3 and Pb(NO_3)_2 with an excessof (NH_4)_2CO_3 solution developed a coating layer of Sc_2(CO_3)_3 and PbCO_3 on theas-hydrolyzed Nb_2O_5 particle surface.Calcining the layered particles resulted in amonosized PSN powder.


In this software development era it is a key point to make software in such a good way so that it earns reliability and stability with a satisfactory level of standard that enhances easy modification and tailoring. By definition in the context of software development a framework is a tool for developing any software quickly and to gain most architectural advantages. However to use any framework developers or programmers who are just starting-out will find it difficult to use as it requires a descent level of understanding of various Object Oriented Programming (OOP) techniques and principles. Never the less, frameworks improve quality, consistency and even allow junior programmers to have good contribution in a large scale project with minimal guidance. So it is very important that frameworks are understood by the developers to promote good practices for maintaining a better structure of the software. The aim of this thesis is to develop a full functional Model View Controller (MVC) driven framework (PHPWebPad) based on Object Oriented Programming in PHP5. This research is categorized as Design Science Research (DSR) and I use a subset of Hevner's evaluation method to explore different design artifacts in PHPWebPad. I explain several distinguishing differences and improvements in PHPWebPad compare to other well-known frameworks. Further this project is released as open source program under General Public License (GPL).


Managing responsibly is one of the concerns of today's society. All economic actors are concerned and are speaking about his matter on a daily basis. Employers feel conditioned with the skills' gap their employees outshine and consider that this hinders back better performance and greater commitment from the employee. For their part, employees are still unaware of the existence of holistic skills, which are different from traditional skills, and which boost and enhance sustainability to personal and company performances. As this unawareness is common in employers and employees, it is urgent to reflect on the organizational behaviour construct, because companies, regardless of their sector of activity, aim at reducing absenteeism and stimulating motivation and responsibility in their employees and stakeholders. The question is, are these organizations built on a culture of inclusion and respect for "the other" and towards society? Can individuals, personally and professionally, envision a meaning and purpose for what they do, how do they do, who they do with and who they do to? Will there not be a lack of spiritual capital in business environments that hinders processes aimed at balancing the employee and the company? Is not this spiritual deficit preventing professional and social performances of excellence? And the leaders of these companies, are they giving good examples of experience and guidance for the spiritual capital, as a way to leverage responsibility in performance and produce harmony in relationships? Spirituality produces productivity gains through the alignment of behaviors and other potential workplace benefits [1]. In this regard, although focused on a specific window of productive activity that is nursing, Elkins & Cavendish [2] consider that spirituality is private since its output is a "care". In addition, they say that it is urgent to promote spiritual intelligence amongst nurses, as a profession, so that these professionals can improve their performance and witness the well-being of people/patient. However, this reality is inherent in all activities, regardless of whether the scientific field of the employee is in health, education, economics, business, social sciences, computational science, life sciences, inter alia. Underlying this reality are the skills that structure productivity and that gives greater longevity to corporate competitiveness.


Corrosion is a common problem for several metals. Once corrosion initiates, it propagates rapidly, most dangerous is the loss of strength by corrosion, but it can be considerably reduced using various effects have been made corrosion control and prevention. Our modern societies and resulting losses each year are in the hundreds of billion U.S. dollars. The annual corrosion cost ranged from approximately 1-5 % of the Gross National Product (GNP) of each nation. Very popular and recent trend was used as green or eco-friendly inhibitor, is one of best practical method to protect/reducing corrosion attack [1-5]. More researchers have been reported for synthetic organics [6-10], polymer [11-17], heterocyclic compounds [18-25] plants extract [26-35] and various parts like leaf, flowers, seeds, fruits [36-39] as corrosion inhibitor for mild steel, aluminium, carbon steel, zinc, copper and alloys in various medium. The present work is designed as a contribution to the growing interest on environmentally benign corrosion inhibitory study to cheap, environmentally safe, less toxic and easily available substance and simple procedure [40-48]. In this study, the extracts of same medicinal plants but various parts like leaves, stems, tubers and flowers were used to investigate the corrosion protection efficiency on the corrosion of mild steel in 1 N HCl medium. Gloriosa superba Linn. Extract as Eco-friendly Inhibitor for Mild Steel in Acid Medium: A Comparative Study


In-depth study on rock failure mechanism is necessary in order to find a drillability evaluation method suitable for different kinds of drilling conditions.Through thorough study of the rotary drilling,an evaluation method for calculating drillability by drilling parameters is established which is based on the specific power of rock failure.A rock drillability vs.depth profile can be set up by this method to analyze the variation law of the rock drillabiltiy and to evaluate the differences of rock's anti-cracking capability under overbalance and underbalance drilling conditions.That will supplement the national drillability standard.Calculation example shows this model can exhibit the differences of rock's anti-cracking performance under different differential pressures.Further analysis is also made regarding the effects of differential pressure on rock drillability.The rock failure mechanism under these two drilling conditions is studied in aspects of holding effects,rock strength,specific power of rock's macro-cracking,etc.


In this study, solid particle erosion behaviors of AA-1070 and AA-6101 alloys used in high-voltage power transmission lines for energy transfer were investigated.During their service life materials used in power transmission lines are exposed to extreme atmospheric conditions.Meteorological events, such as sand storms, especially cause these materials to wear due to solid particle erosion. Material loss due to solid particle erosion and cross-sectional narrowing in wires lead to a reduction in their service life whichcauses large scale losses in power transfer lines.In this study solid particle erosion behaviors of AA-1070 and AA-6101 aluminum alloys used in power transfer lines were investigated at various impingement angles (30°, 45°, 60°, 75°, 90°) and compared.Surface morphology of eroded samples was examined by using scanning electron microscope (SEM) and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) and dominant erosion damage modes were determined.


Objective To explore the mechanism of ultrasound-mediated microbubbles on nitric oxide(NO)and nitrogen synthase(NOS) of endothelial progenitor cells.Methods Bone marrow-endothelial progenitor cells(EPCs)of Chinese minipigs were extracted,separated and cultured in vitro.The EPCs were divided into 3 groups:control group,ultrasound group and ultrasound-mediated microbubble group.After the EPCs suffered from intervene for 90 seconds,the NO concentration in the supernatant of EPCs and NOS relative activity were measured by nitrate reduction and fluorescent probe with spectroscopy respectively.Results Compared to the control group,NO concentration in the supernatant of EPCs and NOS relative activity of EPCs were enhanced in ultrasound-mediated microbubble group,but no change was found in ultrasound group.Conclusion 1 W/cm2 ultrasound-mediated microbubbles might enhance the effect of stem cells treatment for myocardial infarction through increasing NO generation and enhancing the NOS activity.