Objective: To know the satisfaction degree of the medical service for the outpatients and inpatients in the military hospital,promoting the medical service for soldiers at ordinary times.Methods: Through investigating all kinds of medical services for the 121 military outpatients and inpatients in the hospital by the way of on-the-spot questionnaire and retrieve.Results: The general satisfaction degree of service item and medical process was higher.The degree of waiting time was the lowest and the service attitude should be improved.Conclusion: Not only should the hospital improve the medical technological degree,but also improve the service attitude and quality.It is the way to improve the comprehensive satisfaction degree for the hospital and to improve the medical work standard.


Inpainting, a set of techniques for making undetectable modifications to images, is as ancient as art itself. Applications of image inpainting range from the removal of an object from a scene to the retouching of a damaged painting or photograph. For photography and film, inpainting can be used to reverse deterioration (e.g., cracks in photographs, scratches and dust spots in film), or to add or remove elements (e.g., stamped dates, "red-eye," and, infamously, political enemies) from photographs. In each case, the goal is to produce a modified image in which the inpainted region is merged into the image so seamlessly that no one is aware that any modification has occurred. A fast image inpainting algorithm based on TV model is proposed on the basis of analysis of local characteristics, which shows the more information around damaged pixels appears, the faster the information diffuses. The algorithm first stratifies and filters the pixels around damaged region according to priority, and then inpaint the damaged pixels from outside to inside on the grounds of priority again. Experiment shows that the inpainting speed of the algorithm is faster and greater impact. Image inpainting technique has been widely used for restoring damaged old photographs and removing unwanted objects from images. Now many inpainting algorithms are introduced because of better filling results. However, there always exists a shortcoming, i.e. long filling time. I. PROBLEM DEFINITION An inpainting image is constructed by filling the target area usingthe surrounding regions in the same image; therefore, the key problem in recognizing the fake region is to search for similar regions in the faked image. However, a non-faked image may have some very similar parts in the background, especially uniform regions such as the sky or sea, which will interfere with the detection process. This paper proposes an effective forgery detection algorithm for inpainting forged images. Suspicious region detection searches for similar blocks in an image to find the suspicious regions and uses vector filtering to filter out non-forged regions. Forged region identification applies a multi-region relation (MRR) technique to recognize the forged region. MRR can effectively remove some suspicious regions from a uniform region. The technique has improved the recognition accuracy for the images containing a uniform background. Moreover, we propose a two-stage searching algorithm based on weight transformation to speed up the similarity computation. To improve the searching speed of similar blocks, we propose a two-stage searching algorithm based on a weight transformation. The method is able to reduce the searching time of the best matched block by examining key values for similarity detection. The experimental results show that the proposed algorithm can locate the forged region in forged images and performs well in terms of speed. In addition to the inpainting forgeries, our algorithm is also capable of detecting copy move forgeries. Figure 1: Restoration of an old photograph


The glassy alloy of Se83Te15Zn2 has been prepared by conventional rapid melt-quenching technique. The glassy nature of the prepared alloy is confirmed through X-ray diffraction (XRD) technique. A thin film of the aforesaid material was prepared by thermal evaporation technique. Coplanar indium electrode was used. Current–voltage (I–V) characteristics and photoconductivity measurements were obtained. At low electric field, ohmic, and at high electric fields (E ~ 10 V/cm), non-ohmic behaviour was observed. An analysis of the experimental data confirms the presence of space charge limited conduction (SCLC) in the glassy material studied in the present case. From the fitting of the data to the theory of SCLC, the density of defect states (DOS) near the Fermi level was calculated. Temperature dependence of conductivity in dark as well as in the presence of light shows that conduction is through a thermally activated process in both the cases. The activation energy is found to decrease with the increase in light intensity. This indicates the shift of the Fermi level with intensity. Transient photoconductivity measurements at different temperatures indicate that the decay of photoconductivity is quite slow, which is found to be non-exponential in the present case, indicating the presence of a continuous distribution of defect states in the aforesaid glassy alloy.


HER 2 positive breast cancers are the aggressive subtype of breast cancer which can be treated completely if early detected. According to the National Cancer Institute, localized or stage 1 female breast cancer patients have a relative survival rate of 99% and they can survive for more than 5 years after diagnosis but only 63.1% cases are diagnosed at this stage. In later stages when it's diagnosed, the relative survival rate becomes 29%. The overexpression of HER2 proteins can be detected by early diagnosis and screening through advanced technologies like 3D mammography, Positron Emission Mammography, Molecular breast imaging, Contrast-enhanced mammography. The specific diagnosis can be done by Immunohistochemistry (IHC) and Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) for confirmation of this type of breast cancer. Biomarkers such as Her2 heterogenicity, Her2 expression, Her2 mutations, Hormone receptor (ER positivity, PR positivity), PIK3CA mutation, PTEN, PD-L1, TIL, BRCA, miRNA can be used for detection of breast cancer. With successful early detection, which will be used to diagnose early and start the treatment as early as possible. Recently FDA has approved various individual and combination medications for treating the HER2 positive breast cancer and there are further research studies and clinical trials are going on to get more impactful treatment for providing complete cure of the deadly disease.


The present invention provides an illumination device (10) having a light emitting diode (20), comprising a luminescent material (51) of the transmissive support (50) and the translucent exit window (60). Luminescent material (51) LED (20) is greater than the distance dLL 0mm, and the luminescent material (51) exit window (60) is also greater than the distance dLW 0mm. The illumination device (10) using the proposed, and the lamp can be illuminated by a white light, especially in the off state appears white. Other advantages are: inherently efficient system may be provided and may provide a warm white option.


Urban air mobility requires safe and efficient airspace management, as well as effective path planning and decision-making capabilities to enable access to the urban airspace, which is predicted to be very densely populated. This paper tackles the problem of strategic and tactical path planning by presenting a framework specifically designed for accounting for several constraints and issues of the urban environment. Multi-objective and multi-constraint planner algorithms are developed to this aim, along with an innovative method for information simplification and manipulation. Navigation-aware and optimized trajectories were retrieved from the strategic approach. Tactical path planning was developed using three approaches that react differently to unpredicted conditions. The entire strategic–tactical pipeline was tested in two real-world use cases, representing common missions in urban environments, such as medical delivery and short-range air taxi. The results demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed methodology in generating the strategic path and show the different outcomes of the proposed tactical approaches, thus highlighting their advantages and drawbacks.


Nematospiroides dubius infection in the Webster strain of mice produces a marked leukocytosis with approximately a 6-fold increase in total white cell counts. The leukocytosis is characterized as a relative neutrophilia and lymphopenia, but absolute values show an increase in all cell types. The condition is of relatively short duration and reaches a maximal level during the emergence of larvae from the intestinal wall. Experimental evidence indicates that the etiological agent is the nematode and that bacterial infection and hemorrhage play little or no part. The gross and microscopic pathology of Nematospiroides dubius infection of Webster mice was previously described (Baker, 1954). The same author (Baker, 1955) reported on certain aspects of the alterations in erythrocyte patterns and spleens of infected mice. The purpose of the present paper is to present data pertaining to the alteration in leukocyte patterns and experimental evidence which indicates the nematode itself is the primary etiological agent responsible for the alterations. MATERIALS AND METHODS The strain of mice and nematode utilized, as well as the methods of inoculation and bleeding, have been described (Baker, 1954, 1955). Total white cell counts were made in the usual manner employing certified pipettes and the improved "Bright Line" Neubauer counting chamber. For the differential white cell counts, Wright's stain was utilized and 200 to 300 cells examined. In the interest of continuity, the experimental design used to elucidate the etiological agent of the leukocytosis is presented in conjunction with the results of these experiments.


The primary objective of this task is to determine the irradiance distribution of a spaceborne communication system at the surface of the ocean as a function of the laser properties, the optical configuration, diffraction propagation, and atmospheric scattering. In order to make best use of the energy available from the spaceborn laser communications system it is desirable' to have uniform illumination in the target region on the surface of the earth. If the illumination is significantly nonuniform, it will be necessary to specify the system parameters such as laser power and the area of illumination on the basis of the minimum irradiance. This will result in increased cost and reduced effectiveness of the system.


After  incorporation of International  Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights by Law No. 11I2005, Indonesia are legally binding to implement all state parties obligation as contained in the Covenant. This article describes and analyzes as well as shows example and practical illustration regarding State's obligation. It's formulated into 4 section, explain definition and mean of State obligation; violation of the obligation, including  its indicators, and; monitoring procedure and mechanism based on the Covenant.


Abstract Breeding success was investigated in a mixed colony of three species of Ardeidae (Black-crowned Night Heron, Nycticorax nycticorax; Little Egret, Egretta garzetta; and Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis) in the Karfestan colony, south Caspian Sea, during the 2006 breeding season. Black-crowned Night Herons occupied higher locations for nesting (4.39 ± 1.44 m) than both Little Egrets (3.07 ± 1 m) and Cattle Egrets (2.8 ± 0.84 m). Clutch size appeared to be independent of the height of the nest from the ground in all species. Mean breeding success was 0.82 ± 0.24, 0.80 ± 0.16 and 0.77 ± 0.17 in the Black-crowned Night Heron, Little Egret and Cattle Egret respectively. Overall breeding success did not vary significantly among the three species. Fledging success and overall breeding success were associated with nest height in the Black-crowned Night Heron, with a tendency for the higher nests to be more successful. Nest height was also correlated with fledging success in the Cattle Egret but had no effect on breeding success in the Little Egret.


In this paper we present a study of the THz electromagnetic properties of anisotropic eutectic metamaterials of cylindrical polaritonic LiF rods embedded in NaCl host and of polaritonic lammelas of NaF layers in BaF2. It is shown that such systems can be characterized by hyperbolic dispersion relation in the THz regime. Analysis of fields for different rod/layer orientations is carried out and superlensing and super resolution effects are demonstrated and analyzed. Principles of operation are also explained.


We review what is known on how the electromagnetic form factor for ..pi../sup 0/..-->..e/sup +/e/sup -/ and eta..--> mu../sup +/..mu../sup -/ should behave, and show that a recent proposal which claims to resolve the discrepancy between theory and experiment for ..pi../sup 0/..-->..e/sup +/e/sup -/ is actually equivalent to assuming a form factor quite contrary to its known properties.


defensive. Area studies still invokes hierarchies suggesting that feminist paradigms, in particular, begin in European and U.S. American studies and trickle down to the rest of us. Such notions are bolstered by intellectual genealogies exactly like my own. Trained as a historian in the 1980s and early 1990s, I first encountered women's history in undergraduate classes with Europeanist Natalie Zemon Davis and U.S. historian Christine Stansell. The bulk of my feminist history courses in graduate school-including Joan Wallach Scott's Gender and the Politics of History as required reading-were seminars with Nancy Cott, likewise a U.S. Americanist. Feminist scholarship on Latin America also profoundly shaped me, but most of it was not historical. By the mid-1980s, debates on third world development and socialist revolution had inspired a vibrant anthropological and political science literature on Latin American women's work and political participation.' I first discovered this scholarship in college anthropology courses with Kay Warren, a scholar of Guatemala who directed Princeton's first women's studies program and co-taught its introductory survey with Natalie Davis. Such a partnership between an anthropologist of Central America and a historian of France was indicative of a broader academic


Editing process of manuscripts is a process of correcting errors,unified expression,modifying chart and polishing,according to edition principles,reviewers' opinions and publication requirement,in order to make the manuscripts more fluent and prefect.The principles of editing process is eliminating mistakes,standardization and unification,unified form and polishing.The tasks of editing process have characters of political,scientific and popularity,and they require dealing well with contradictions relation between writer's responsibility and edition.It points out that the journal editors should have political,ideological,cultural and professional quality.


In AECO (Architecture, Engineering, Construction and Owner-operated) industry information are mainly defined and exchanged in natural language through textual files and documents. On the contrary, a Building Information Modeling (BIM) approach requires machine processable data and information. Natural Language Processing (NLP) allows to process textual information into structured format. About BIM in AECO industry, and NLP in different sectors, several literature reviews have been conducted. However, none of them highlighted the possible connections between the two topics. This study provides a scientometric analysis aiming to investigate possible combined applications of BIM and NLP. A quantitative literature review approach is employed, using data visualization and science mapping applied on bibliometric meta-data. The performed analysis uncovered possible directions for further research on NLP and BIM combined applications in AECO sector. Most active authors, key research patterns, and institutional affiliations are identified. The main applications areas of a combined NLP and BIM approach in AECO are: Information Retrieval and Information Enrichment of BIM models, Automatic Compliance Checking, and Safety and Risk Management. The keywords pattern analysis highlighted the main tools which allows to link Semantic BIM and NLP methods and technologies, i.e. Ontology and Machine Learning algorithms. The scientometric analysis also reveals a gap related to the Preliminary design and Requirement definition phases, highlighting a possible research area not covered by the Academia as of now.


Hydrochemical changes before and after earthquakes have been reported for over 50 years. However, few reports provide sufficient data for an association to be verified statistically. Also, no mechanism has been proposed to explain why hydrochemical changes are observed far from earthquake foci where associated strains are small (<10−8). Here we address these challenges based on time series of multiple hydrochemical parameters from two sites in northern Iceland. We report hydrochemical changes before and after M >5 earthquakes in 2002, 2012, and 2013. The longevity of the time series (10 and 16 years) permits statistical verification of coupling between hydrochemical changes and earthquakes. We used a Student t test to find significant hydrochemical changes and a binomial test to confirm association with earthquakes. Probable association was confirmed for preseismic changes based on five parameters (Na, Si, K, δ18O, and δ2H) and postseismic changes based on eight parameters (Ca, Na, Si, Cl, F, SO4, δ18O, and δ2H). Using concentration ratios and stable isotope values, we showed that (1) gradual preseismic changes were caused by source mixing, which resulted in a shift from equilibrium and triggered water‐rock interaction; (2) postseismic changes were caused by rapid source mixing; and (3) longer‐term hydrochemical changes were caused by source mixing and mineral growth. Because hydrochemical changes occur at small earthquake‐related strains, we attribute source mixing and water‐rock interaction to microscale fracturing. Because fracture density and size scale inversely, we infer that mixing of nearby sources and water‐rock interaction are feasible responses to small earthquake‐related strains.


Aspergillus flavus F5 was used to reduce AgNO3 to form silver nanoparticles (Ag-NPs) that were monitored by a color change from colorless to yellowish-brown. The characterizations were achieved by UV-Vis spectroscopy, FT-IR, TEM, SEM-EDX, and XRD. Data showed that there was a successful formation of crystalline, spherical shape Ag-NPs with a particle average size of 12.5 ± 5.1 nm. The FT-IR clarified the role of various functional groups in the reducing/capping process. EDX-SEM revealed that the main component of the as-formed sample was set to be mainly Ag with a weight percentage of 46.1%. The synthesized Ag-NPs exhibit antibacterial and anti-Candida activity against Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli, Candida albicans, C. glabrata, C. tropicalis, and C. parapsilosis, with inhibition zones ranging between 9.3 ± 0.5 to 20.8 ± 0.3 nm based on concentrations used and MIC values between 6.25 to 25 ppm. The mortality percentages of Tyrophagus putrescentiae mite species due to the mixing of their diet with different Ag-NPs concentrations of 0.5, 1.0, and 1.5 mg were 55.7 ± 2.1, 73.3 ± 1.5, and 87.4 ± 1.6% respectively after 20 days post-treatment. The catalytic activity of Ag-NPs to degrade methylene blue (MB) was investigated in the presence and absence of light irradiation. Data showed that a high photocatalytic degradation of MB compared with dark conditions at various times and concentrations. At a concentration of 70 mg/30 mL after 200 min., the dye removal percentages were 86.4 ± 0.4% in the presence of light irradiation versus 66.5 ± 1.1% in dark conditions.


Several key-value stores such as RocksDB and MongoDB are implemented on the file system using the Log-Structured Merge-Tree (LSM-tree). The LSM-tree involves high compaction overhead. To minimize this overhead, WiscKey, the state-of-the-art LSM-tree, separates key and value, appends the value to the Value Log file, and LSM-tree manages only the key and Value Log offset. This minimizes the compaction overhead by reducing the number of SSTables managed by the LSM-tree. However, WiscKey still has a high I/O stack overhead that must go through the OS file system and block-layer. Therefore, this paper proposes iLSM-SSD that implements WiscKey in SSD and supports near-data processing. iLSM-SSD has the following features: (i) iLSM-SSD implements a key-value separation based LSM-tree in a limited memory space inside the SSD. (ii) The Value Log offset update management overhead incurred during the Value Log cleaning has a significant performance impact on CPU and memory-constrained SSD environments. To minimize this overhead, iLSM-SSD implements Scattered Logging, which reuses invalidated Value Log pages on the Value Log. (iii) iLSM-SSD manages the data layout internally. This enables iLSM-SSD to eliminate the need for file system interactions to obtain the data layout for in-storage processing on traditional block-interface-based SSDs. We prototyped the iLSM-SSD on the Cosmos+ OpenSSD platform in a Linux environment. Extensive evaluations with synthetic benchmarks have shown that the PUT performance of iLSM-SSD is 1.6-4 times higher than that of WiscKey implemented in RocksDB.


The article discusses the user access technologies for various data services, and expounds the principles of the telecom carriers in selecting access technologies.


The '10/90 gap' was fi rst highlighted by the Global Forum for Health Research. It refers to the fi nding that 90% of worldwide medical research expenditure is targeted at problems affecting only 10% of the world's population. Applying research results from the rich world to the problems of the poor may be a tempting, potentially easy and convenient solution for this gap. This paper had the objective of presenting arguments that such an approach runs the risk of exporting failure. Health interventions that are shown to be effective in the specifi c context of a Western industrialized setting will not necessarily work in the developing world.


Due to possible complication and loss of function, surgery is not often indicated in pelvic Ewing's sarcoma (ES). The purpose of this study was to review our experience and evaluate the role of different local treatment in non‐metastatic pelvic ES patients.


In July 2007, the collapse of the investment bank Lehman Brothers in the USA, in addition to the announce of the deep economic crisis that we suffer for more than seven years, revealed the apparent inability of the existing supervisory and regulation systems to prevent, control and manage the effects of systemic risk in an increasingly global world. The creation in 2008 of the Financial Stability Board (FSB) by the G20 detected two problems which constitute the basis of the subsequent renewal of the global financial system. First, a need for a close coordination among states (to prevent risks) and second, the urgency to design the tools that are necessary to control the effects of the global crisis. Considering both circumstances, we are trying to rebuild the financial system focusing in re-establishing a supervisory and regulatory system with three main objectives: to create transparency, increase the solvency of financial institutions and create effective protection, especially at small investor. In this international context, the relevance of the EU as a participant member of that renewed global financial system is crucial, despite the loss of power that the EU has suffered after the global economic crisis. Since 2008, the EU becomes aware of the effects of not having effective and coherent economic governance, and the need for greater coordination of economic policy. As we know, the EU pre-crisis economic policy was mainly based on consensus, non mandatory standards, except in the context of budgetary policy, which was defined in the context of the Stability and Growth Pact (SGP).


Abstract: Foundry sand is used as a substitute of a fine aggregate for green concrete for the sustainable development of construction industry. Foundry sand may also used to develop a design mix for the concrete, and to check the properties of green cement used in concrete, the following properties of concrete were determine, Compressive strength of the concrete, Split tensile strength of the concrete and Flexural Strength of the concrete


Abstract We show that convergence of x ( t ) as t  → ∞ may be deduced from the limiting behavior of certain functions involving x ( t ) and its Cesaro averages. Dynamical systems methods are used to derive this "Mercerian-type" result.


Purpose The currently ongoing Epidemiological Strategy and Medical Economics (ESME) research programme aims at centralising real-life data on oncology care for epidemiological research purposes. We draw on results from the metastatic breast cancer (MBC) cohort to illustrate the methodology used for data collection in the ESME research programme. Participants All consecutive ≥18 years patients with MBC treatment initiated between 2008 and 2014 in one of the 18 French Comprehensive Cancer Centres were selected. Diagnostic, therapeutic and follow-up data (demographics, primary tumour, metastatic disease, treatment patterns and vital status) were collected through the course of the disease. Data collection is updated annually. Finding to date With a recruitment target of 30 000 patients with MBC by 2019, we currently screened a total of 45 329 patients, and >16 700 patients with a metastatic disease treatment initiated after 2008 have been selected. 20.7% of patients had an hormone receptor (HR)-negative MBC, 73.7% had a HER2-negative MBC and 13.9% were classified as triple-negative BC (ie, HER2 and HR status both negative). Median follow-up duration from MBC diagnosis was 48.55 months for the whole cohort. Future plans These real-world data will help standardise the management of MBC and improve patient care. A dozen of ancillary research projects have been conducted and some of them are already accepted for publication or ready to be issued. The ESME research programme is expanding to ovarian cancer and advanced/metastatic lung cancer. Our ultimate goal is to achieve a continuous link to the data of the cohort to the French national Health Data System for centralising data on healthcare reimbursement (drugs, medical procedures), inpatient/outpatient stays and visits in primary/secondary care settings. Trial registration number NCT03275311; Pre-results.


Machine-learning models for automatic interpretation of ECG signals require properly labeled datasets. However, manual annotation is arduous and time-consuming, particularly in long-term recordings. We propose a fast semiautomatic algorithm for facilitating long-term ECG analysis and annotation, free from fatigue-caused errors or exorbitantly long computations. Heartbeats are compressed to short strings using Symbolic Aggregation approXimation (SAX). Every unique string becomes a pre-cluster of all the beats represented by this string, dramatically reducing the amount of memory and computations required. Next, hierarchical clustering of signal-averaged beats of every pre-cluster is performed. Clusters can then be conveniently analyzed and annotated by the researcher. Our algorithm shows a precision and Fowlkes-Mallows index of 0.91 for both metrics on the Physionet's MIT-BIH database, and runs, on average, in less than one hour on a modern PC for three-day-long ECGs. The proposed algorithm is accurate and efficient enough to facilitate practical long-term ECG signal beat analysis and annotation.


1. The expression vector used in recombinant production of the polypeptide in a mammalian cell which comprises: (a) a mammalian promoter sequence; (B) a DNA sequence encoding the recombinant polypeptide; (C) to join poly A; and (d) GC-rich DNA fragment which enhances expression of the polypeptide. ! 2. The expression vector of claim 1, wherein the GC-rich fragment is fused to the 5'-flanking region of the mammalian promoter sequence. ! 3. The expression vector of claim 1, wherein the GC-rich fragment is fused to the 3'-flanking region of the mammalian promoter sequence. ! 4. The expression vector of claim 1, wherein the GC-rich fragment is fused to the 3'-flanking region of poly A site of the expression vector in mammalian cells. ! 5. The method of recombinant production of a polypeptide comprising expression of a polypeptide in a mammalian cell in conditions of high density cell culture growing under the control of an expression vector which comprises: (a) a mammalian promoter sequence; (B) a DNA sequence encoding the recombinant polypeptide; (C) to join poly A; and (d) GC-rich DNA fragment which enhances expression of the polypeptide. ! 6. The method of claim 5, wherein the GC-rich fragment of the expression vector is fused to the 5'-flanking region of the mammalian promoter sequence. ! 7. The method of claim 5, wherein the GC-rich fragment of the expression vector is fused to the 3'-flanking region of the mammalian promoter sequence. ! 8. The method of claim 5, wherein the GC-rich fragment is fused to the 3'-flanking region of poly A site mammalian expression vector. ! 9. A method for increasing the efficiency of the gene expression vector which comprises administering


Disturbing land to develop energy producing technologies in Mojave Desert areas usually destroys existing shrub vegetation that cannot be repaired by natural restoration processes within the time frame requried by environmental protection legislation. Such is the case, especially, for central receiver solar thermal power systems which perturb large areas of land. Once the natural vegetation is destroyed, the denuded land is more vulnerable to water and wind erosion, and the subsequent dust-prone environment generally becomes a nuisance to construction engineers and installation operators. The primary effort of the vegetation management project during FY 1980 was directed toward the development of cost effective methods of restoring native vegetation on disturbed Mojave Desert land. Emphasis was placed upon improving techniques for producing transplanting stocks of native shrub species, investigating different ways to protect and encourage regrowth from crown sprouting and new seedling germination, developing improved transplanting methods, and searching for more practical means of conserving seasonal soil moisture necessary for the survival of new plant seedlings and transplanted specimens. An overall project goal is to develop methods of restoring native vegetation on disturbed Mojave Desert land within a two or three year time frame in order to provide engineers with a usefulmore » tool to combat disturbed site erosion and fugitive dust problems.« less


This paper presents a theoretical study on terahertz (THz) radiation produced by the nonlinear interaction of two laser beams of Laguerre–Gaussian and Hermite–Gaussian profiles with axially magnetized ripple density plasma. The influence of the external magnetic field on the optimization process of the THz field amplitude and on the field profile of the emitted THz wave are investigated. Due to the dispersion and anisotropy of the magneto-active plasma medium, the effect of beat frequency on the electric field amplitude of THz radiation is also examined. The results reveal that the external magnetic field can enhance the THz field amplitude without significantly affecting the THz field profile.


In What Blood Won't Tell: A History of Race on Trial in America, Ariela J. Gross provides a compelling and nuanced account of race in America. Through her examination of ―racial trials‖—litigation in which racial identification plays a crucial role—Gross ties together the personal, social, and political dimensions of racial identity and classification. This discussion provides an important new perspective on the study of race in this country.


: Political condition of the country greatly influences sentiments of investors across the world which in turn affects economy of the country. Thus, elections results are also important factor behind movements of index. Investors' sentiments can be analyzed on the basis of the same. The purpose of the present study is to show the impact of the results of Lok Sabha Election 2019 on Indian Stock Market. Although various studies have examined this association on SENSEX and NIFTY but little attention has been given on the impact of General election on various sectors. Thus, the emphasis of this study is on S&P BSE SENSEX, NSE NIFTY and four Sectoral indices (Bank, FMCG, IT, Pharma). To identify the immediate impact of such an event, an Event study methodology is adopted by taking a period of 40 days prior and 40 days after the result got announced. This empirical study shows that collapsing stock returns around the election result is reversed by positive return on the next day, except some cases where negative responses are observed following the vote count. As per this study, the winners are SENSEX, NIFTY and Banking sector and the loser is FMCG sector whereas the IT and Pharma sectors are not affected by the result of Lok Sabha election 2019.


The choice of geometric space for knowledge graph (KG) embeddings can have significant effects on the performance of KG completion tasks. The hyperbolic geometry has been shown to capture the hierarchical patterns due to its tree-like metrics, which addressed the limitations of the Euclidean embedding models. Recent explorations of the complex hyperbolic geometry further improved the hyperbolic embeddings for capturing a variety of hierarchical structures. However, the performance of the hyperbolic KG embedding models for non-transitive relations is still unpromising, while the complex hyperbolic embeddings do not deal with multi-relations. This paper aims to utilize the representation capacity of the complex hyperbolic geometry in multi-relational KG embeddings. To apply the geometric transformations which account for different relations and the attention mechanism in the complex hyperbolic space, we propose to use the fast Fourier transform (FFT) as the conversion between the real and complex hyperbolic space. Constructing the attention-based transformations in the complex space is very challenging, while the proposed Fourier transform-based complex hyperbolic approaches provide a simple and effective solution. Experimental results show that our methods outperform the baselines, including the Euclidean and the real hyperbolic embedding models.


N AMINO the indigenous plants of a country for the public comes at the end of a long process of scientific endeavour a co-o~rative effort which ilicludes studying plant-life from every angle and working out systems by which to classify it. To 6e at the delivery end of this process, that is to supply identifications and information about the plants identified in a country like South Africa, is a great experience. The work is absorbing, full of interest and adventure. I have wondered whether the position is at all comparable with that of the man who feeds questions to one of the modem mechanical brains and then hands out the answers which it supplies. I am not sure whether this man has to understand all that went into the construction of the machine in order to put the questions correctly and does he have to use his own judgement when interpreting the answers? The practi· cal taxonomist, whose duty it is to try to satisfy the endless and urgent demand for . names of plants, must be well versed in what went before and must keep up with new developments--if he is to have any success. Early in my experience as one of these workers, faced with the rousing challenge of finding the name of any and every flowering plant in the country, it was impressed on me that taxonomy is a dull subject to most people, they do not want to hear of the prOblems or triumphs of those engaged in systematic work. In time I came to see how naturally this attitude developed and why so few students took up systematics as a career. It is com mon knowledge that the natural as well as the biological sciences have captured the imagination of the world. We learn that man is slowly but surely mastering all obstacles to his landing on the moon. In


End stage kidney disease is one of the most common diseases seen worldwide with high morbidity and mortality rate. Given current renal replacement therapies, the most effective method is renal transplantation compared to dialysis. Renal transplantation improves the patient's quality of life and complications related to dialysis are minimized. Long-term immunosuppressant therapy is applied to transplantation patients to ensure organ continuity by reducing the risk of acute rejection. Survival time after renal transplantation and increased use of immunosuppressive drugs increase the risk of developing metastatic tumors in these patients. It is predicted that immune checkpoint inhibitors applied to cancer patients can be used in patients with cancer development after transplantation. Ipilimumab is a cytotoxic T-lymhocyte-associated antigen 4 (CTLA-4) inhibitor developed specifically for use in metastatic melanoma patients and approved by the FDA in 2011. The effect of ipilimumab on allograft survival has been reported compared to other immune checkpoint inhibitors. Based on these data, we examined the renal case reports available in the literature to evaluate the relationship between cancer outcome and graft rejection.


This CJRC briefing paper provides background information on the intersections of three-dimensional (3D) printing technology, policing, and crime. It focuses on the opportunities and challenges of this technological innovation. Specifically, this report canvasses the role of 3D printing as a tool, as a source of evidence, and as a potential threat for police agencies and wider public safety. The emergence of 3D printed firearms is discussed in depth, and an overview of case studies where 3D firearms or firearm parts have been located and investigated by police is included. Finally, the legal and enforcement models implemented to address 3D printing technology to date in different jurisdictions are reviewed.


Objective: an evaluation of the quality of a cervical cancer early detection and control program being applied at a health care unit operated by Empresa Social del Estado Metrosalud, a public hospital network in Medellin (Colombia) during 2006-2008. Methodology: a transversal descriptive study conducted pursuant to the health program evaluation method proposed by Dr. Avedis Donabediam, spe


Aphasia is the loss or impairment of language caused by brain damage. Stroke is the most common cause of aphasia. The language function in most patients with aphasia will get recovery with different degrees no matter whether they have performed language training or not. In recent years, functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) technology has been widely used in neuro-lingttistic research. This article reviews the advances in research on investigating the recovery mechanisms of poststroke anhasia with fMRI.

Key words:
aphasia;  stroke;  magnetic resonance imaging


Introduction and User Guide Introduction and concept Contents How to use this book? Further literature Acknowledgements Generating Random Numbers Introduction Examples of random number generators Testing and analyzing RNGs Generating random numbers with general distributions Selected distributions Multivariate random variables Quasi random sequences as a substitute for random sequences Parallelization techniques The Monte Carlo Method: Basic Principles and Improvements Introduction The strong law of large numbers and the Monte Carlo method Improving the speed of convergence of the Monte Carlo method: Variance reduction methods Further aspects of variance reduction methods Simulating Continuous-Time Stochastic Processes with Continuous Paths Introduction Stochastic processes and their paths: Basic definitions The Monte Carlo method for stochastic processes Brownian motion and the Brownian bridge Basics of Ito calculus Stochastic differential equations Simulating solutions of stochastic differential equations Which simulation methods for SDE should be chosen? Simulating Financial Models and Pricing of Derivatives: Continuous Paths Introduction Basics of stock price modeling A Black-Scholes type stock price framework Basic facts of options An introduction to option pricing Option pricing and the Monte Carlo method in the Black-Scholes setting Weaknesses of the Black-Scholes model Local volatility models and the CEV model An excursion: Calibrating a model Option pricing in incomplete markets: Some aspects Stochastic volatility and option pricing in the Heston model Variance reduction principles in non-Black-Scholes models Stochastic local volatility models Monte Carlo option pricing: American and Bermudan options Monte Carlo calculation of option price sensitivities Basics of interest rate modeling The short rate approach to interest rate modeling The forward rate approach to interest rate modeling LIBOR market models Simulating Continuous-Time Stochastic Processes: Discontinuous Paths Introduction Poisson processes and Poisson random measures: Definition and simulation Jump diffusions: Basics, properties, and simulation Levy processes: Definition, properties, and examples Simulation of Levy processes Simulating Financial Models: Discontinuous Paths Introduction Merton's jump diffusion model and stochastic volatility models with jumps Special Levy models and their simulation Simulating Actuarial Models Introduction Premium principles and risk measures Some applications of Monte Carlo methods in life insurance Simulating dependent risks with copulas Non-life insurance Markov chain Monte Carlo and Bayesian estimation Asset-liability management and Solvency II References Index


Are management textbooks propaganda? Do textbook authors write to advance the interests of a particular group or groups (such as employees, organizations, and/or society)? Do they write to present the theory and research of the academic discipline? Do they write primarily to produce a product that consumers (faculty and students) will buy in sufficient numbers and at a price that will yield financial profit? This article explores these and related questions by asking four well-established management textbook authors—Kim Cameron, Duane Ireland, Bob Lussier, and Steve Robbins—to react to the metaphor of "management textbooks as propaganda or ideology." Their responses provide insights into the role of textbook authors in shaping the direction of management education.


Coccolithophores belong to the nano-phytoplankton size-class and produce CaCO3 scales called coccoliths which form the «shell» of the algae cell. Coccoliths are in the size range of a few μm and can also be detached from the cell in the water. This phytoplankton group has an ubiquitous distribution in all oceans but blooms only in some oceanic regions, like the North East Atlantic ocean and the South Western Atlantic (Patagonian Sea). At a global scale coccolithopore blooms are studied in regard of CaCO3 production and three potential feedback on climate change: albedo modification by the way of dimethylsulfide (DMS) production and atmospheric CO2 source by calcification and a CO2 pump by photosynthesis. As the oceans are more and more acidified by anthropogenic CO2 emissions, coccolithophores generally are expected to be negatively affected. However, recent studies have shown an increase in coccolithophore occurrence in the North Atlantic. A poleward expansion of the coccolithophore Emiliana Huxleyi has also been pointed out.


Lasers for many applications were established long ago. Recently, LIDAR became more important as very important sensor for autonomous driving. High resolution, high power and efficiency enable real-time environment surveillance. We present status and outlook on EEL and VCSEL for near IR light sources.


Ground-penetrating radar (GPR) crosshole tomography is widely applied to subsurface media images. However, the inadequacies of ray methods may limit the resolution of crosshole radar images, since the ray method is a type of high-frequency approximation. To solve this problem, the full waveform method is introduced for GPR inversion. However, full waveform inversion is computationally expensive. In this paper, we introduce a trained neural network that can be evaluated very quickly to replace a computationally intensive forward model. Additionally, the forward error of the trained neural network can be statistically analyzed. We demonstrate a methodology for a full waveform inversion of crosshole ground-penetrating radar data using the Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) method. An accurate forward model based on Maxwell's equations is replaced by a quickly trained neural network. This method achieves a high computation efficiency, which is four orders of magnitude faster than the accurate forward model. The inversion result of the synthetic waveform data shows a good performance of the trained neural network, which greatly improves the calculation efficiency.


Temporomandibular disorder (TMD) is a very common problem affecting up to 33% of individuals within their lifetime. It is a musculoskeletal disorder within the masticatory system. Many practitioners refer to TMD as a single disorder in spite of the fact that patients have various sub-diagnoses. Many severe TMD/Orofacial patients develop symptoms over many years, often starting with mild non-painful clicking of the jaws or tightness in the jaw/head/neck muscles. The goals of TMD management include decrease in pain, decrease in adverse pressure or loading on the jaw joints, restoration of function of the jaw and normal daily activities. These goals are best achieved by identifying all contributing factors and implementation of a well-defined management program to treat physical and emotional/psychological factors.


Today, the use of mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets has become truly ubiquitous. This has created an opportunity for mobile learning to prosper. Mobile learning applications have become so popular that there are thousands of developers and tens of thousands of educational apps on numerous subjects, including language learning, which can be easily downloaded and installed on mobile devices. One area of interest for Muslims is Quranic Arabic vocabulary learning. This qualitative exploratory study aims to examine all Quranic Arabic vocabulary learning applications provided on the Google Play Store website through content analysis in order to determine their features and the teaching activities. Data was gathered both from the 'product detail' page on the Play Store and from the testing of the application by the researchers. The findings of this study indicate that most Quranic Arabic vocabulary mobile apps deliver their lessons through a textual interface though there are several apps which also include pictures, audio, and videos in their lessons. Many apps also provide exercises in the form of translation, matching items, and sentence completion. However, only four apps provide assessments. As a conclusion, this exploratory study has shed some light on the current state of Quranic Arabic vocabulary mobile apps in terms of their features and activities and it is hoped that more apps will be developed in the near future to cater to the needs of millions of Muslim adults who want to improve their devotional practices.


Abstract Dupuytren's disease is characterized by fingers becoming permanently bent in a flexed position. Whereas people of African ancestry are rarely afflicted by Dupuytren's disease, up to ∼30% of men over 60 years suffer from this condition in northern Europe. Here, we meta-analyze 3 biobanks comprising 7,871 cases and 645,880 controls and find 61 genome-wide significant variants associated with Dupuytren's disease. We show that 3 of the 61 loci harbor alleles of Neandertal origin, including the second and third most strongly associated ones (P = 6.4 × 10−132 and P = 9.2 × 10−69, respectively). For the most strongly associated Neandertal variant, we identify EPDR1 as the causal gene. Dupuytren's disease is an example of how admixture with Neandertals has shaped regional differences in disease prevalence.


Theoretically, house prices will reveal greater disparities between regions than prices for more easily tradable goods and services. This contributes to regional disparities in inflation. In this report the author reviews a range of factors that are likely to cause greater disparities in house price inflation than in the price inflation of other goods and […]


A significant form of constitutional rights implementation by Russians is the institution of local self-government, which has an important role to play in the civil society formation. Federal Law dated on December 21, 2021, No. 414-FZ "On the General Principles of the Organisation of Public Power in the Constituent Entities of the Russian Federation" reveals the constitutional provisions for the public power unified system organisation in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation. Currently, a draft federal law reflecting the general principles of the local self-government organisation in the public power single system is being discussed. The article analyses the main provisions of this draft law related to the public self-government development, civil society and the representative power formation at the municipal level and identifies their imperfections.


In our rapidly changing world, existing technologies quickly obsolesce and new technologies continually emerge. While it is desirable that product platforms are designed for long life spans, state-of-the-art products cannot be developed on platforms with obsolete technologies. The purpose of this study is to develop a model to determine the optimal lifetime of platforms trading-off the cost efficiency of platform development and lost sales due to obsolete technologies. In order to predict sales revenue with respect to platform lifetime, a stochastic product introduction model is developed based on a diffusion model. A computational analysis is performed to reveals the influence of platform features and the market situation on the optimal lifetime and profitability of platforms. Furthermore, the economic value of retarding the speed of obsolescence is assessed in order to glean insights into the design of a robust or flexible platform.


Sustainability is a matter of time. For years, scientists have been warning us that our time is up, if we do not "bend the curve" of greenhouse gas emissions. Thinking about future generations calls into question our inherited relationship with nature and the time-scale shift to the Anthropocene. Arguably this trend began with the Industrial Revolution around 1750 and has reached catastrophic levels with the increase of tropical cyclones, wildfires, flash flooding, and heatwaves. The question on most people's mind is, do we have time to change? Change may occur over eons, such as geological events with the appearance or disappearance of significant life-forms. It may be momentary, such as a flash of insight where our perception of the world changes. Or, indeed, change can happen retroactively - as physicists conceptualize - time can be diffracted, changing the past. This suggests three ontological structures of time. Time is atemporal where things endure and preserve their identity through change. Time is subjective. Or entities have different temporal parts wherein entities unfold through time, referred to as perdurants. Our time is a time of a geological shift. Many geologists agree that we are moving from the Pleistocene to the Anthropocene, with the Doomsday Clock ticking ever closer to 12:00 midnight, deeply affecting the mood of the current generation. The battle cry for sustainability, already a contested word, has been appropriated by petroleum companies and big tech with promises of moving towards 50% lower carbon emissions by 2050. But when we read the fine print in their disclaimers, we find the language of "speculation," "projection," "forward looking," and "risk," rendering the term meaningless. This paper aims to extend the term sustainability to include all three ontologies of time. I will do this by (I) looking at Heidegger's interpretation of Kant's transcendental aesthetic in Section 3 of Heidegger's 1929 monograph Kant and the Problem of Metaphysics, where he overcomes subjective time and the ontology of endurance that accompanies it. (II) Heidegger interchanges between endurance and perdurance in, "The Principle of Identity" (1957) and "The Onto-theo-logical Constitution of Metaphysics" (1956) navigating a knife-edge between identity and difference. (III) I will conclude by suggesting, when thought in terms of perdurance, sustainability can bend the curve in our current trajectory towards ecological destruction, by reimagining a better world.


Background: Socioeconomic, environmental, and healthcare utilization factors are likely drivers of the persistent prostate cancer disparities between African-American (AA) and European-American (EA) men. Tumor molecular heterogeneity may also contribute, and Eurocentric studies and initiatives have the potential to widen disparities through the development of prognostic signatures and targeted therapeutics that do not account for genetic diversity. Methods: The Decipher Genomics Resource Information Database (GRID) contains tumor mRNA expression and clinical data generated through use of the Decipher test to predict prostate cancer prognosis. We matched 426 AA and 426 EA patients with localized prostate cancer using a propensity score accounting for age and tumor clinicopathological factors. We then applied five validated prostate cancer molecular subtype classifiers by Alshalalfa et al (Neuroendocrine, Adenocarcinoma), Kamoun et al (S1-S3), Tomlins et al(ERG+, ETS+, SPINK1+, ERG-/ETS-/SPINK1-), You et al (PCS1-PCS3), and Zhang et al (Basal, Luminal) to assign tumor subtypes. Heterogeneity in subtype frequency by self-identified race (SIR) was evaluated using chi-squared tests. Differences in subtype prognostic value by SIR were evaluated in logistic regression models using a high Decipher tumor genomic risk score of ≥0.6 as a surrogate for higher risk of metastases. Results: AA men were more likely to have a Decipher score ≥0.6 than EA men (25.6% vs. 20.0%, p Conclusions: Prostate cancer molecular subtype distributions differed by SIR, with AA men generally more likely to have aggressive subtypes across classification schemes. Furthermore, AA and EA had a heterogeneous risk of metastases (defined by Decipher genomic risk score) for several subtypes. Further research is needed to better define subtyping classifiers and the prognostic value thereof in AA men. Citation Format: Kevin H. Kensler, Mohamed Alshalalfa, Brandon A. Mahal, Yang Liu, Elai Davicioni, Shivanshu Awasthi, Kosj Yamoah, Timothy R. Rebbeck. Racial variation in molecularly-defined prostate cancer subtypes [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research 2020; 2020 Apr 27-28 and Jun 22-24. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2020;80(16 Suppl):Abstract nr 3509.


The Escherichia coli K‐12 nrf operon encodes a periplasmic nitrite reductase, the expression of which is driven from a single promoter, pnrf. Expression from pnrf is activated by the FNR transcription factor in response to anaerobiosis and further increased in response to nitrite by the response regulator proteins, NarL and NarP. FNR‐dependent transcription is suppressed by the binding of two nucleoid associated proteins, IHF and Fis. As Fis levels increase in cells grown in rich medium, the positioning of its binding site, overlapping the promoter −10 element, ensures that pnrf is sharply repressed. Here, we investigate the expression of the nrf operon promoter from various pathogenic enteric bacteria. We show that pnrf from enterohaemorrhagic E. coli is more active than its K‐12 counterpart, exhibits substantial FNR‐independent activity and is insensitive to nutrient quality, due to an improved −10 element. We also demonstrate that the Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium core promoter is more active than previously thought, due to differences around the transcription start site, and that its expression is repressed by downstream sequences. We identify the CsrA RNA binding protein as being responsible for this, and show that CsrA differentially regulates the E. coli K‐12 and Salmonella nrf operons.


Based on the situation of "three-waste" and energy consumption in the sulphuric acid industry in China,the major measures of saving energy and reducing pollutants discharges are discussed,such as decreasing pressure drop through optimization of plant,adopting high-efficient acid pump and blower,to increase recovery and utilization of waste heat,decreasing SO2 discharge of off-gas to increase SO2 conversion,recovery and utilization of low-concentration SO2 smelter off-gas arsenic in acid waste water.To carry out energy saving and pollutants discharges reducing,the sulphuric acid industry needs to get support and encouragement from governments of all levels,properly deal with relations between social responsibility and economic benefits and rationally select technology,equipment and parameters.


In the present study data was collect and analysed to gain evidence for the present situation of Legionella risk management and prevention of water systems in different buildings in the Canton of Zurich, Switzerland. These buildings comprise retirement homes, care homes and dwellings for people with a disability. According to given legislation, standards and technical rules, duty holders are liable for the quality of drinking water distributed by the water system in a building. Showers represent a frequently used, aerosol-generating device in the domestic setting and have been proposed as a source of Legionnaires' disease, caused by Legionella bacteria. This study investigated the prevalence of Legionella in showers which are recognised as a potential source of risk of contamination for users. During a field campaign, data from ten buildings were collected. Water was sampled from showers and analysed with reproducible sampling procedures. As a second source of data, information concerning technical specifications and operating parameters of the (hot) water systems and shower facilities was collected from the operating manager through a semi-structured questionnaire. Based on the microbiological results provided by the classical culture method, a Legionella contamination was detected in two objects. Three additional care facilities showed raised results according to a different method applied. Evaluation of the responses given in the questionnaire revealed that control functions and documentation seem to be either unsatisfactory within the institutions, or are missing completely. Although the small size of the sample in this study does not permit generalizable statements, the results provide a solid foundation upon which further investigations can be based.


The cathodic polarization characteristics of chromium plating baths, to which various anions had been added, were measured by potentiostatic method for the investigation of their cathodic reactions.The following results were obtained:1) The cathodic reaction of black chromium plating bath in the potential range of the 4 th branch consisted of electrodeposition of hydrated chromium oxide film and black chromium plating as seen in pure chromic acid solution.2) Metallic chromium was directly deposited from the stage of chromate film without parsing through the stages of hydrated chromium oxide film and black chromium plating.3) The deposition process and properties of the deposits were varied according to kind and amount of anions added to the chromium plating bath; and also they depended upon the conditions of electrolysis.


Stem cell injection is an effective approach for treating diabetic wounds; however, shear stress during injections can negatively affect their stemness and cell growth. Cell-laden porous microspheres could provide shelter for stem cells. We herein designed curcumin-loaded flower-like porous microspheres (CFPM) by combining phase inversion emulsification with thermally induced phase separation-guided four-arm poly(L-lactic acid) (B-PLLA). Notably, the CFPM showed a well-defined surface topography and inner structure, ensuring a high surface area to enable the incorporation and delivery of a large amount of stem cells and curcumin. The stem cell-carrying CFPM (BMSC@CFPM) maintained the proliferation, retention and stemness of BMSC, which, in combination with their sustainable curcumin release, facilitated the endogenous production of growth/proangiogenic factors and offered a local anti-inflammatory function. An in vivo bioluminescence assay demonstrated that BMSC@CFPM could significantly increase the retention and survival of BMSC in wound sites. Accordingly, BMSC@CFPM, with no significant systemic toxicity, could significantly accelerate diabetic wound healing by promoting angiogenesis, collagen reconstruction and M2 macrophage polarization. RNA sequencing further unveiled the mechanisms by which BMSC@CFPM promoted diabetic wound healing by increasing the expression of growth factors and enhancing angiogenesis through the JAK/STAT pathway. Overall, BMSC@CFPM represents a potential therapeutic tool for diabetic wound healing. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.


With the Industrial Revolution, the use of natural resources has improved a lot. Because their limitation, the necessity of dealing with development and environmental preservation creates one of the most important question of nowadays. Then the relation between enterprises and environment is a key point to try to decrease the impact of man over natural enviroment. The case of Hering Textil, one of the most important textil industries worldwide, is presented. Its relation with enviroment and the strategic view is considered.


Taking into account the strongly decreased interest of young people in science and mathematics, this study aims to propose a new creative pedagogic approach in order for this tendency to be reversed, developed in the framework of EU project CREATIONS. The first implementation activities of this approach, addressing both students and teachers, have been already taken place and the initial results of the implementation leads to quite positive conclusions, concerning the motivation and interest in learning science


It is suggested that family therapists question whether their energies should not be addressed to the arena of education and prevention rather than therapy


AbstractSince its completion in 1976, Osstrupen Bridge in Norway has sagged about 250 mm beyond its original precamber at the midspan hinge. Since the general state of the bridge is good, a solutio...


This paper presents a PVT-tolerant wideband injection-locked frequency divider with a 0.1 GHz to 67 GHz frequency range, implemented in 28nm CMOS. The design uses complementary injection to achieve a wider locking range and a supply-based PVT-compensation to drastically reduce PVT sensitivity. A replica-based automatic tuning scheme is introduced to achieve a very wide frequency range without the need for manual tuning, while also increasing the sensitivity and minimizing the additive jitter. The resulting design achieves a locking range of 199.4% and an additive jitter of just 17 fs at an input frequency of 30 GHz.


The nutritive value of the wet, dried and ensiled spent brewer's grains (WBG, DBG and EBG) was compared with soybean meal (SBM). The effective degradability (ED) of DM and CP in the feedstuffs were assessed using nylon bag method at rumen out flow rate of 0.08. An in-vivo digestibility trial was conducted with four wethers to determine the digestible organic matter content and to estimate the metabolisable energy content. ED of DM for DB, WB, EB and SBM were 39.3, 42.6, 52 and 48.8% respectively. The fill unit values for DB, WB, EB and SBM were 0.45, 0.42, 0.34 and 0.35 respectively. ED of CP for DB, WB, EB and SBM were 40.6, 45.8, 65and 62% respectively. The DOMD values were 633.5, 632.5, 642.5 and 838.5 g/kg DM for DB, WB, EB and SBM respectively. Drying and ensiling of spent brewer's grains are practical and suitable methods for preservation of this by product.


Cefiro is a graduate student organization at Texas Tech Univer.;ity committed to the investigation and diffusion of Latin American and Iberian literature and culture. The journal publishes critical and fictional works on a wide range of themes and authors.


Since the first documented case of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the United States in January of 2020, the number of confirmed cases has skyrocketed to over 20,000,000 with more than 350,000 deaths. At the time of this writing, no licensed therapeutics are available despite several clinical trials, including studies of passive antibody therapy. Administration of antibodies against a particular agent to protect or treat susceptible individuals has been used since the 1890s. In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody-containing plasma is obtained by apheresis or separated from whole blood donated by convalescent donors. In March 2020, the FDA published standards for convalescent plasma (CP) donation, and by August 2020 they recognized the potential efficacy of CP with issuance of an emergency use authorization (EUA) for CP in hospitalized COVID19 patients. Libster et al. recently showed early administration of high-titer CP to mildly ill infected older adults reduced the progression of COVID-19. At our institution, we actively recruited potential CP donors from patients previously hospitalized for COVID-19 in our healthcare system. Potential donors met criteria derived from the April 2020 FDA guidance: evidence of COVID-19 infection either by a diagnostic test or positive serological test for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies and complete resolution of symptoms for at least 28 days prior to donation. Investigational Review Board approval was obtained to contact prospective donors who met these criteria. During telephone recruitments, individuals' interest in donating CP was assessed, questions about CP and the donation process were answered, and, if interested in donation, their contact information was forwarded to LifeSouth Community Blood Center Inc. The outcome of each call including reasons for declining donation was recorded. LifeSouth then contacted the potential donors to set up collection screening. The CP units collected from recruited donors were returned to our healthcare system for use in future hospitalized COVID-19 positive patients. In total 545 individuals were contacted from April 29 – August 18, 2020. See Table 1 for prospective donor demographics. One-hundred and three individuals agreed to donate (18.9%) while 442 declined (81.1%). Rates of declination were similar between males and females. The average age of those who were willing to donate was 57 while the average age of those who declined to donate was 61 (p = .02) (Table 1). Of those amendable to donation, 15 individuals (2.8%) donated 45 units of CP between April and June 2020. By targeting patients who were sick enough to require hospitalization, we hoped to select for patients who would have a high antibody titer. Consequently, of the 34 units that had antibody data (titer and/or signal-to-cutoff ratio) available, 30 were considered high titer. Given the low yield from recruitment combined with lower than anticipated demand for CP at our institution, CP was simply ordered from LifeSouth starting August 2020 as opposed to relying on recruited donor CP. However, recruitment efforts have allowed the blood bank to keep a stock of CP in case of shortages. Reasons for declination were divided into 10 categories (Table 1). The most common reason was inability to contact the individual. After four unsuccessful attempted calls, we removed the individual from the call list and marked them as "declined to donate". Important to note is the number of attempts made by the recruiter was dependent on his/her motivation and persistence. Thus, not every potential donor was contacted a total four times if there was no response to prior attempts (see Figure 1). The second most common reason was ineligibility to donate blood products due to past medical history, e.g. anemia, sickle cell disease, or recent transfusion. This is in keeping with previously observed factors that hinder blood donation. Marantidou et al. cited "health problems" as the most commonly stated reason for self-deferral among donors in Greece. Notably, 5% of potential donors still felt symptomatic even though most were contacted an average of 42 days (6 weeks) after discharge, reflective of the potential residual effects of the virus, which are still largely unknown. From our experience, tremendous time and effort are required to identify, contact, and recruit eligible CP Received: 8 February 2021 Revised: 29 March 2021 Accepted: 7 May 2021


This paper addresses the concept in error correction of text editor. Error correction is an important feature that has been integrated in some widely used editors. It reduces time to create and modify documents efficiently. However, most error correction features employed address only some types of errors, namely misspelling, grammatical error, misuse of capitalization and de-capitalization, errors related to punctuation, and so on. This paper studies the correction of errors relating to language switching by proposing a concept that can be implemented and integrated into text editors. The concept is to construct an engine that has some learning capability. It recognizes and memorizes the key strokes entered and studies the patterns of errors that people makes. As it behaves like a learning machine, the more experience (or more errors) it encounters, the more error correction capability and precision it has. Our proposed error correction engine is a state machine that accepts typed Thai and English characters as inputs. The experimental results demonstrate this model is effective in correcting. In addition, the typing is much easier and enjoyable for Thais. This technique is expected to be able to apply to other Asian languages in the future research.


Profound changes in the production, acquisition and use of scientific and scholarly knowledge have occurred since World War II. This book explores a rich mosaic of issues -- from technical to ethical; science to humanities; authors to readers; students to scholars -- presented by electronic publishers, information specialists, librarians, government officials, scholars, scholars' associations, business consultants and researchers in the field. Their inspired considerations and recommendations are presented here along with a synopsis of the policy priorities and actions recommended by the participants.


BODY: Background: Prevalent and persistent disparities exist in care provided to minority children with major impact, including an estimated $35 billion in excess health care costs in 2015 alone. A significant body of research has identified disparities in care for racial/ethnic minority patients. However, the role that limited English proficiency plays in healthcare disparities is less well studied. Objective: We examined pain management prescribing practices and timeliness of analgesic administration in pediatric patients with LEP families hospitalized after surgical correction of a single limb fracture. Design/Methods: This 3 year retrospective cohort study examined post-surgical children admitted to an urban, tertiary care children's hospital with a single limb fracture. Family's language proficiency was determined by chart review. The primary outcome was time to first analgesia within 12 hours on the inpatient floor. Secondary outcomes included time to first opioid analgesia within 12 hours and four outcomes in the 24 hour post-operative period: any opioid administered, cumulative opioid dosing, number of doses of non-opioid analgesics, and number of pain assessments recorded. We compared the clinical and demographic characteristics of children from LEP vs. English proficient (EP) using t-tests or Mann-Whitney tests as appropriate. To analyze time to first analgesic and time to first opioid, method of Kaplan and Meier, log-rank tests, and univariate and adjusted multivariate Cox-proportional hazard models were used. Results: 337 charts were screened; 306 met inclusion criteria. Of these, 59 families had LEP and 247 were EP. LEP was significantly associated with delayed time to administration of analgesia in unadjusted analysis (HR=0.68, 95%CI: 0.50, 0.92) and after adjustment for age, number of fractures, meqs of morphine given in the PACU, if NSIAD was given in PACU, insurance status, and admit floor (HR=0.68, 95%CI: 0.50, 0.94). (Table 2, Fig. 1) No significant differences were found for secondary outcomes.(Table 3) Conclusion(s): In our study, hospitalized children with LEP families receive less analgesia immediately after surgery and had a delay to first analgesic. Studies are needed to identify mechanisms leading to these disparities.


In the optimal design of tax reform proposals, and in decisions about when and how to recommend them, it is useful to take explicit account of issues of political feasibility. In the United States—and probably around the world—important political barriers work against the enactment of major progressive tax reforms. A close look at US poll and survey data indicates that opposition by the general public is not a significant barrier: large majorities favour progressive taxation in general and favour a number of specific progressive tax changes, including higher top personal income tax rates; higher taxes on corporations; increased taxation of realized capital gains; and taxation of unrealized gains at death. But there exist other serious political barriers against tax reform, including an institutional status quo bias that makes any major policy change (especially any progressive change) very difficult; and strong political opposition from business corporations and wealthy individuals. The best available evidence indicates that nearly all US business firms, and most multi-millionaires and billionaires, oppose practically any sort of progressive tax reform. The best evidence also indicates that these firms and individuals exercise far more influence on policy-making than ordinary citizens do. We mention some possible strategies for dealing with this problem.


No definite agreement concerning the probable date of the Eneas exists in the studies devoted to this mediæval romance. Its editor, M. Salverda de Grave, originally placed the Eneas at about 1150, M. Faral believes it was composed about 1160, and one of its most recent critics, Mr. F. Guyer, considers it somewhat anterior to the year 1174. The last date can hardly be accepted, however, since the major part of Heinrich von Veldeke's translation of the Eneas into German was completed by 1175, and it seems reasonable to assume that the poem's dissemination and translation would require more than one year.


Empowerment is a new way of thinking and strategy for youth work.The Empowerment mode in the youth work is,on the basis of former youth work of Communist Youth League,a practical strategy for doing studies on youth and taking for granted the subject position of the youth in the individual and collective development.The application aims to improve the service of the youth and working method at present as to promote realization of youth rights and increase their capacities.


An analysis on the hydrodynamic instability of two-phase flow in parallel multichannels is conducted. Occurrence of instabilities and their modes of oscillations can be evaluated by investigating into a characteristic equation, its roots and composing channel transfer functions. It is also shown that a governing matrix is reduced to a diagonal one by using its eigenvalues, the oscillation modes being divided into N (number of channels) separate fundamental modes. Characteristics of each oscillation mode are given by examining corresponding characteristic equations. The derived equations are applied for the prediction of oscillation modes of systems composed of a few slightly different channels. The analysis successfully predicts the modes which have been experimentally observed.


[Objective] To develop the control measure of measles through the analysis of measles epidemiological characteristics.[Methods] Descriptive epidemiological analysis was conducted from 2004 to 2007.[Results] Data from 390 measles cases were collected through the regular reporting system of legal communicable diseases between 2004-2007 in Chaonan.The annual incidence rate of measles in 2004,2005,2006,and 2007 was 1.61,0.42,5.20,and 24.74 per 100 000 persons,respectively.The average annual incidence rate was 7.99 /100 000.The incidence peaked at March to June,accounting for 69.23% of the total cases.Male and female ratio was 2.17︰1.The living scattered children accounted for 85.64%.Less than 7-year-old group accounted for 81.03% of measles cases,less than 15-year-old group accounted for 93.85% of cases;only 7.44% of the subjects in this study had a definite history of measles vaccination,the non-immunity history and the immunity history were unclear accounted for 92.56%.[Conclusion] There is a tendency of increasing in the incidence of measles in Chaonan.In order to reduce the incidence of measles,measles vaccine should further improve the initial vaccination rate,and as soon as possible within the framework of the region of 8-month-old to 15-year-old children to carry out the initial immunization.


In this study, an automated method for predicting soccer events such as corner kick, free kick, goals and penalties has been developed using optical tracking data with random forest classifier. The study was conducted on a dataset of 140 matches from Turkish Football Federation Super League 2017–2018 season. The average accuracy on validation set is %93.8 and %91.4 on a separate held-out test set.


An adapted measurement covariance digital Kalman filter method was proposed to eliminate the locating noises caused by motion blurring,air-drag and camera image distortion.The method implemented a precise tracking of the target motion trajectory by dynamically changing the measurement covariance,and laid a foundation for target prediction and arm motion.Experimental data showed a good tracking result in condition of camera capturing rate over 70 frame/s and ball motion speed over 5 m/s since the method effectively suppressed interference of noisy measurement and data losing.The method can be employed in cases of fast object tracking for its low computation load and high tracking precision.


Health Workers constitute key component of the national health system thus central to planning, managing and delivering health services. Rarely do concerted efforts get made to address severe staff shortages in many Countries despite being of critical importance to the functioning of health service delivery. In addition to absolute shortage of Health Workers in Kenya, available workforce is often ill-distributed and attrition rates are high. Kilifi County, one of poorest rural Counties in Kenya experienced shortage of Health Workers. The goal of this study was to explore ways and means of scaling up Health Workers distribution in public health facilities to improve Health Workforce in Kilifi County, Kenya. The study was based on Human Resources for Health pillar. The objectives of the study included; to determine characteristics of deployment of Health Workers; and explore factors influencing retention rates of Health Workers. Information generated will be valuable to institutional planners in resolving mal-distribution of Health Workers and reinforce strengths in public health facility hence efficient and effective service delivery resulting to improved health. A descriptive cross sectional study design was used on four public health facilities with a target population of 232 Health Workers. Stratified sampling technique was used on health facilities by proportionately selecting the respondents in their stratified cadres. This resulted in a sample size of 109 health workers in total. Structured questionnaire and the Key Informant Interview guide were employed as data collection tools which attained quantitative and qualitative data respectively. Data analysis was done using SPSS version 20.0 and correlation analysis studied the relationship between staffing issues versus Health Workers distribution. The study found out that, only 35(35.4%) of staff applied tasks shifting while 43(43.4%) were not sure of satisfaction level with positions held. 48(48.8%) of staff disagreed that employees were recognized at individual levels and supportive policy frame work was missing. The study concluded that a supportive policy frame work to guide in job analysis, employee recognition and training needs analysis should be done. The study recommended that more task shifting be encouraged; skills training on retention methods and availability of supportive policy frame work should be put in place. The study also recommended that further research be done on the process of certification to highlight the degree of medical staff involvement in the process, value added to the facility and staff be accredited.


The need for regulation to protect the consumer from unsafe products stems from the lack of full information. The extent of these imperfections is examined and it is argued that there are market pressures on manufacturers to produce safer products and that voluntary regulation can play a useful role before mandatory regulations are introduced. In setting targets it must be acknowledged that there are differences between products and between consumers and particularly that there will be costs associated with attempts to cure the consequences of imperfections. Recent trends in the US and British safety policy are assessed in this light.


Editor—A g.133283G>A (nomenclature in accordance with Rowen et al 1) single base change in exon 3 of the cationic trypsinogen gene or T4, resulting in an Arg (CGC) to His (CAC) substitution at amino acid residue 122 (R122H, originally named R117H in the chymotrypsin numbering system; nomenclature discussed in detail in Chen and Ferec2) of the cationic pretrypsinogen, was shown to be associated with hereditary pancreatitis (HP, MIM 167800) in 1996.3 To date, this mutation has been shown to be the most frequent mutation in HP world wide.4-9 The occurrence of g.133283G>A could be attributable to a spontaneous deamination of 5-methylcytosine to give thymine in the CpG dinucleotides on the opposite strand.

In an effort to screen for possible cationic trypsinogen gene mutations in sporadic chronic pancreatitis, which was diagnosed on clinical features and pathological sonographic findings, we observed one altered migration pattern different from that of the g.133283G>A transition in exon …


The US-Mexico border comprises a de facto third nation where economic and social symbiosis exists in spite of the militarized security regime and political rhetoric. The border region is a paradox in that the regime that is supposed to keep people apart acts as a magnet drawing them together. In the center of this paradox, is the dysfunctional twin city of El Paso and Juarez. The graduation studio looks specifically at how specific border conditions can be utilized and to develop architectural, urban, ecological, economical, industrial, and political projects that address the simultaneous violence of the border and its amazing potential as a catalyst for any activity that takes place within its locale. Particularly, this thesis looks at water, the physical entity that separates USA and Mexico at the locality of El Paso and Ciudad Juarez. This thesis looks specifically at what kind of urban and architectural intervention to exploit the border conditions and deal with water issues at the same time. The objective of the graduation thesis is to tackle problems of water storage, flood prevention and lack of public spaces through an integrated architectural intervention. The goal of the thesis is to construct an interface between USA and Mexico to allow people of both nations to share the border while offering optimal separation


Summary:Tethered cord syndrome (TCS) is a clinical-neurological condition caused by an abnormally low conus medullaris, frequently defined as a malformative sequence of a dysraphic pathology. Clinical onset generally occurs in early childhood; adult onset is rare, accounting for ˜6% of cases. In the adult form, a triggering factor plays a determining role in the onset of symptoms. The clinical and neuroradiological features of this syndrome are discussed together with surgical outcome, pointing out the differences between the two age groups.


To the Editor: We read with great interest the large, multicenter series by van Mieghem et al, published in the September issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology. These data provide new and better-quality information than those already published on this question. In the absence of a randomized trial, we agree that monoamniotic pregnancies will need to be managed based on results from observational studies. However, we think that their results must be very carefully interpreted, and we would stress this sentence from the Discussion section: "Given the rarity of the primary outcome, however, strong management recommendations cannot be made based on this study." Here, the conclusion is based solely on the occurrence of two double intrauterine fetal deaths, at 33.9 and 34.1 weeks of gestation. The risk of neonatal death in the case of systematic cesarean deliveries at 32 or 33 weeks (one case in the series at 33 weeks) is not discussed. Moreover, it is a retrospective series in eight tertiary care maternity centers in six countries, where practices, organization of care, and patient behavior all vary quite substantially. This heterogeneity in recruitment and obstetric practices, certainly, limits extrapolation of the results. In addition, because cases were included regardless of gestational age at referral, some may well not have received the monitoring the authors propose and may even have been admitted late, with complications already developing. Finally, to justify their conclusion, the authors provide a curve (their Fig. 1) that visually reinforces the reader's impression that the risk of intrauterine death starts to increase at 33 weeks. This increase is nonetheless not significant, and the shape of the curve is determined by a mathematical formula that must be somewhat distant from the reality of the data. These points do not call into question the results the authors report. In our opinion, however, they should have resulted in greater care in the interpretation of the results and in a more prudent conclusion. In 2004, we published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology a single-center cohort of 19 women with monoamniotic twins that reached different conclusions. Since that publication, our cohort has grown from 19 to 38 women seen at our center by 22 weeks of gestation. No intrauterine fetal deaths occurred after 29 weeks. Among the 26 women reaching 32 weeks, 24 (88%) gave birth at or after 34 weeks and the mean gestational age at delivery was 35.1 week. We think that continuing monoamniotic twin pregnancies past 32 weeks and trial of vaginal delivery are both reasonable options if the parents agree and conditions are optimal.


Chitosan entrapped ENR-50 (CTS-t-ENR) biocomposites developed were studiedfor the absorption and desorption of 2-naphthol in aqueous media. Biocomposites comprising chitosan (CTS) immobilized or trapped in a partially crosslinked ENR (designated as CTS-t-ENR) was prepared by homogenising CTS in ENR-50 latex with curative agents in the presence of acetic acid. It was found that absorption increased with the increase in the initial 2-naphthol concentrations. Chitosan powder was found to be a poor absorbent compared CTS-t-ENR biocomposites. Desorption studyrevealed that the 2-naphthol diffusedslowly in water. The biocomposites exhibited a good slow-release properties and this was proven by the kinetic studyusing zero order, firsorder, Higuchi equation and Kosmeyer Peppas equation. Thus, these biocomposites with a good controlled release and swelling properties could be very useful in agricultural application.


Diabetes has developed as one the riskiest danger to the human world. Many are turning into its casualties and can't emerge from it paying little heed to the way that they are attempting to stay away from it for becoming further. Distributed computing and Internet of Things (IoT) are two devices that assume a vital part in the present life with respect to numerous perspectives and purposes including medical care checking of patients and older society. Diabetes Medical care Checking Administrations are vital these days on the grounds that and that too far off medical care checking in light of the fact that actually going to emergency clinics and remaining in a line is exceptionally incapable rendition of patient observing. On the off chance that a patient has exceptionally constant diabetes and he spends his/her time remaining in a line anything perilous can happen to him/her at any occasion of time. Thus, this paper concocted shrewd sensors and distinctive machine learning calculations like xgboost calculation, arbitrary woods. Diabetes can likewise go about as a implies for different infections like coronary failure, kidney harm and fairly visual impairment. This paper can utilize different AI calculations, for example, support vector machine, straight relapse, choice tree, xgboost and arbitrary woods with the assistance of which can without much of a stretch discover the all-out effectiveness and precision of foreseeing that a human will experience the ill effects of diabetes or not. There are differently numerous customary strategies which are entirely unexpected from programming techniques that can analyse diabetes and anticipate pre states of diabetic patients. Diabetics is caused because of a tremendous uphill in the blood divide containing glucose. There is an advancement plot accessible using train test split and K overlap cross approval utilizing Sklit learn strategy.


Glazed tiles are characteristic architectural ceramics traditionally used in ancient Chinese royal buildings. Studies on their chemical compositions have provided valuable information regarding their compositional classifications and the provenances of their raw materials. Existing studies have mainly focused on the Yuan dynasty (1271–1368 AD) or later. Research on earlier ages is limited because of a lack of samples. In this study, we used an energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometer to analyze the chemical compositions of 18 glazed tiles unearthed from an imperial mausoleum (the Xinli site) from the Liao dynasty (969–982 AD). The glazes of the tiles had a SiO2–Al2O3–PbO ternary oxidic system and the bodies of the tiles had a SiO2–Al2O3 binary oxidic system. Certain compositional differences were observed among the samples with different types of decorations. Compared with samples from the Yuan dynasty and later periods, the Xinli samples had higher SiO2 and Al2O3 contents and lower PbO and CuO contents in the tile glazes. The tile bodies of the Xinli samples had compositions similar to those of tile bodies from the Qing dynasty (1616–1912 AD). We speculated that the Xinli samples with different decorations came from different kiln sites.


Confocal endomicroscopy has been developed very quickly for its high resolution and high sensitivity. It could be used for early diagnoses of disease, such as cancer. In existing confocal endomicroscopy, fiber bundle or single fiber was used for transferring exciting laser and excited fluorescence signal. Neither of these technologies had high resolution nor high imaging speed. In this paper, a fast confocal endomicroscopy(FCM) is presented. In the FCM, a multi-fiber array with 9 fibers is used for light signal transferring, including exciting laser and excited fluorescence. In the distal end of the endomicroscopy, the fibers are arranged in two dimension and form a 3X3 area array. The fibers are not arrayed closely, but with space. Under driving of a MEMS scanner, the fibers move and scan tissue in parallel. Each fiber takes charge of 1/9 of the whole diagnoses field. Then the whole field is scanned and image is acquired. In the other end, the fibers are arranged in linear array. Exciting laser is coupled into the linear fiber array and transferred to the distal end of the area fiber array. Fluorophore molecules in tissue are excited and emit fluorescence. The fluorescence is collected into the 3X3 area fiber array and transferred to the linear array end. An imaging objective lens couples the fluorescence from the fiber end to a CCD, which converts the light intensity into electrical signal. Image of tissue is reconstructed from the electrical signal. By parallel scanning, the imaging speed of confocal endomicroscope is improved by several times, which is associated with the number of fibers in the array.


Nuh Manzar is one of the lesser-known educational narratives and the only parody of Nizami's Haft Peykar in Persian literature that was kept unedited and unpublished till recently. The present article attempts to criticize the fictional motives of Nuh Manzar and propose a rather comprehensive description of its characteristics. This research is basically in two parts. In the first section, the origin, time and place of the compilation, the narrator, reasons for its title, the subject and theme, the style, the expression, and the literary genre are identified. In the second part, for the qualitative analysis of the subject, the main motives of Nuh Manzar are criticized in three parts: influence of Shahnameh, Ayyari, and lyric motives.


Objective To observe the effect of sapylin local application during operation of breast cancer on post-operative recovery of the patients.Methods A total of 81 patients with breast cancer were randomly divided into two groups.One group was given local application of sapylin during operation.Another group was control group which was not given sapylin.The wound pain,changes of body temperature and the volume of post-operative wound fluid drainage was measured post-operatively and a comparative analysis was carried out.Results The quantity of post-operative wound fluid drainage in the observed group was significantly less than that in the control group and the patients recovered sooner in the sbserved group also.Conclusion Using sapylin during operation of breast cancer is helpful to reducing the volume of post-operative wound fluid drainage and may lead to the patient recovery sooner.


The present study aims to evaluate effect of irradiationatdoses 6 kGy and 10 kGy on chemical and biochemical parameters of nuts including almond (Prunusamygdalus)andhazelnut (Corylusavellana).70 albinoratsused in this study, the rats divided into 7 groups as following: Group (1): fed on basal diet, as a control group. Group (2): fed on basal diet containing un-irradiated almond. Groups (3 and 4): fed on diets containing the irradiated almond on 6 and 10kGy, respectively. Group (5): fed on basal diet containing unirradiated hazelnut. Groups (6 and 7): fed on diets containing the irradiated hazelnut on 6 and 10 kGy, respectively for 8 weeks.The statistical analysis of irradiated almond and hazelnutat dose 6 and 10 kGy at zero time and storage for 6 months on its approximate analysis showed no significant difference in protein, moisture, ash and lipid. The biochemical performance showed non-significant effect on organs weight, high density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-c), low Ayat L. K. Soude, Hania F. G. El-Neily And Ashraf A. Abd El-Megeid 134 density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-c), blood hemoglobin, total cholesterol, triacylglycerol's, glucose, serum alanine amino transferase (ALT), serum aspertate amino transferase (AST), liver superoxide dismutase (SOD), liver glutathione peroxidase (GPX) and liver catalase in groups applied doses of non-irradiated or irradiated almond and hazelnut, when compared with control group which fed on basal diet, whileserum alanine amino transferase (ALT) which showed increased in untreated almond and decreased at untreated hazelnut and there were significant increase in antioxidant enzymes at all groups.


The reaction mechanism and reaction condition of WTO(Wet Air Oxidation) are introduced in the paper.The investigations of a series of fat wastewater treatment technology conditions are carried out with testing devices.It is obtained that the COD stripping rate can reach over 90% at the reaction temperature of 200 ℃ and the reaction pressure of 3 MPa.This method can be used in engineering as a pretreatment means.


Density functional theory calculations were performed to study the effects of N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligands on the Rh-catalyzed hydroboration of styrene and to identify factors controlling r...