Neurointerventionalists have broadly adopted dual antiplatelet treatment (DAPT) strategies from cardiologists owing to the lack of highlevel evidence in the neuroendovascular field. 2 A pooled analysis on flow diversion treatment using DAPT estimated an overall risk of thromboembolic and hemorrhagic complications of 7% (95% CI 6% to 9%) and 5% (95% CI 4% to 6%), respectively. Surveys on DAPT strategies across major academic neurovascular centers in the USA demonstrated significant variation in the choice of antiplatelet regimen, the duration of administration of antiplatelet drugs, employment of platelet function testing, and the choice and duration of alternate antiplatelet therapy for hyporesponders and nonresponders to clopidogrel. 5 Recently, a randomized trial underpinned the value of antiplatelet therapy guided by platelet function monitoring to reduce thromboembolic complications in patients undergoing intracranial stent placement for cerebral aneurysms. We read the article 'Effect of body weight on VerifyNow Aspirin platelet function test: a retrospective review' by Sandler et al with great interest. Briefly, the authors analyzed VerifyNow assay results in 142 patients who had undergone neuroendovascular stent placement. Most patients were Caucasian (80.3%), nonobese (body mass index <30 in 64.8%), and received an aspirin dose of 300–325 mg (88.7%) with clopidogrel (94.4%) as the concomitant P2Y12 inhibitor. According to the authors' institutional protocol, dual antiplatelet therapy was initiated 5–7 days before the intervention in elective cases. A total of 83.8% of patients achieved an initial therapeutic VerifyNow Aspirin assay result (aspirin reaction units (ARU) <550) and 86.2% (119/138) an initial therapeutic VerifyNow P2Y12 assay (P2Y12 reaction units (PRU) <215). Thus, the authors concluded that body weight did not influence the likelihood of obtaining a therapeutic VerifyNow Aspirin result and, perhaps more broadly, the clinical usefulness of obtaining VerifyNow Aspirin assays for this patient population is unknown. We would like to point out several aspects that complicate the data interpretation in this study. First, of the 23 patients who did not obtain a therapeutic VerifyNow Aspirin assay, four patients (17.4%) had a bleeding complication, and another two patients instent stenosis. However, concomitant VerifyNow PRU assays in those patients were not reported, and handling of subtherapeutic ARU for potential urgent/emergent cases was not described in detail. Second, all VerifyNow PRU assays were reported to be therapeutic at the time of treatment (median PRU 127). However, the authors did not state the PRU ranges or provide information on a lower threshold indicating supratherapeutic ranges, which are associated with hemorrhagic complications. Third, the rate of major bleeding events was not obtained prospectively or through individual chart review. However, only ICD10 codes were used to assess the rate of any bleeding or thrombotic event. A subset of patients was lost to followup since bleeding, and thrombotic complications were available only in 126 patients. Collectively, 27/126 (21.4%) experienced bleeding and 6/126 (4.8%) thrombotic complications according to the authors ICD10 code chart exploration. As mentioned above, a lower PRU threshold (60 at our institution) may identify those patients who are hyperresponders and at risk for hemorrhagic complications. 9 Approximately 25% of the US population harbor a CYP2C19 genotype variant that causes increased metabolism and, therefore, increases the risk for hemorrhagic complications. Nuisance bleeding complications defined as easy bruising, bleeding from small cuts, petechia, and ecchymosis have been reported in 67/243 (27.6%) patients receiving DAPT due to Pipeline embolization for cerebral aneurysms. Older patient age was the predominant associated factor. Strikingly, these nuisance bleedings led to antiplatelet regimen changes, dose reductions, or medical noncompliance in 21% of patients, thereby highlighting potential repercussions of supratherapeutic ranges in a subset of patients. On the other hand, about 30% of the US population harbor a CYP2C19 genotype variant that dictates either impaired or even absent metabolism, putting patients at risk for thromboembolic complications. The individual clopidogrel responses within the population underpin the value of platelet function testing for P2Y12 inhibitors. The authors also state that eventually, all patients had received aspirin 325 mg daily and clopidogrel 75 mg daily, except for one patient who received aspirin 325 mg daily and ticagrelor 90 mg twice daily. A more detailed depiction of PRU ranges would therefore be of interest. Although ticagrelor or prasugrel was started in only four patients as concomitant P2Y12 inhibitor in the presented study, it deserves attention that target ranges for these newer P2Y12 inhibitors also require further exploration. Prasugrel and ticagrelor commonly yield low to very low ontreatment platelet reactivity quantified by low PRU values. We observed that the safe PRU range for patients receiving ticagrelor is probably <100, lower than that of clopidogrel. Based on the study observations, the authors call the usefulness of VerifyNow Aspirin into question. We believe, however, that a more nuanced conclusion might be in order. The effect of assessing the aspirin response might be of subordinate relevance. In contrast to clopidogrel resistance, aspirin resistance appears more variable and multifactorial. Poor definition of aspirin resistance underlines remarkable variances in rates of insufficient aspirin response in the literature. True resistance, clinical resistance, and laboratory resistance must be distinguished. True resistance is rare (1–2%) and describes the inability of aspirin to modify the enzymatic activity of the acetylate cyclooxygenase (COX). Experiencing ischemic events during aspirin use has been termed clinical resistance or treatment failure, which can only be assessed retrospectively. Laboratory resistance is defined as the inability of aspirin to inhibit platelet aggregation in vitro adequately. Distinct specific factors and limitations among the variety of platelet function tests complicate this further. Resistance or nonresponse to aspirin can be clustered as either genetic or nongenetic, with the latter containing factors such as poor compliance, dose, drug interactions (eg, concomitant statins, nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs), other sources of thromboxane A2 production Department of Neurosurgery, Geisinger, Danville and WilkesBarre, Pennsylvania, USA Department of Neurosurgery, Christian Doppler University Hospital, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria


Microbial volatile compounds (mVCs) are a collection of volatile metabolites from microorganisms with biological effects on all living organisms. mVCs function as gaseous modulators of plant growth and plant health. In this study, the defense events induced by plant-deleterious mVCs were investigated. Enterobacter aerogenes VCs lead to growth inhibition and immune responses in Arabidopsis thaliana. E. aerogenes VCs negatively regulate auxin response and transport gene expression in the root tip, as evidenced by decreased expression of DR5::GFP, PIN3::PIN3-GFP and PIN4::PIN4-GFP. Data from transcriptional analysis suggests that E. aerogenes VCs trigger hypoxia response, innate immune responses and metabolic processes. In addition, the transcript abundance of the genes involved in the synthetic pathways of antimicrobial metabolites camalexin and coumarin is enhanced after the E. aerogenes VCs exposure. MKK1 and MKK3 are identi�ed as the regulators of the camalexin biosynthesis expression, whereas the gene expression of the coumarin biosynthesis pathway is only regulated by MKK3. Moreover, we demonstrate that MKK1 and MKK3 mediate the E. aerogenes VCs-induced callose deposition. Collectively, these studies provide molecular insights into immune responses by plant-deleterious mVCs.


Tapesia yallundae is reported for the first time in the Federal Republic of Germany. Apothecia were found on wheat and rye stubble at two sites in the north of the country and one in the centre, in April 1988. Isolates of Pseudocercosporella herpotrichoides var. acuformis were obtained from germinating single ascospores, identified on the basis of colony morphology, mode of conidial production and pathogenicity to wheat and rye.


The development of science and technology in this era is increasingly rapid, it encourages the government to make changes and innovations to realize good governance, one of which is in terms of public services. One form of public service in Indonesia is land. The Ministry of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning / National Land Agency as a government agency responsible for land affairs make innovations through the West Kotawaringin Regency Land Office as a tangible manifestation of good governance in land services namely online certificate checking services to provide services that facilitate the community. The purpose of this study is to analyze how the implementation of the online certificate checking service innovation and what factors influence it. This type of research used in this research is descriptive research with a qualitative approach. The results showed that the innovation of online certificate checking services improved the performance of the West Kotawaringin Regency Land Office, which was faster, more precise, transparent and accountable in providing services to applicants. Internal factors that influence are vision and strategy, human resources, organizational structure and organizational culture. External factors that influence are technology, government policies and natural conditions.


Method of inversion of refracted traveltime curves by homogeneous function is very effective. This is fully automatic method of 2-D simple inversion and it has no limitations in respect to variations of velocity in horizontal and vertical directions and also in respect to existence of seismic boundaries - lines of sharp changes of velocity. This method is applicable to any system of observation: from minimal - (two reversal traveltime curves) to maximal when sources and receivers are spaced with equal intervals. In respect to details the resulting cross section always corresponds to the system of observation. Process of inversion consumes little time and thus this method is very useful for interpretation of data of shallow refraction seismic as well as for reinterpretation of old seismic data. In this paper we show efficiency of the method reinterpreting data (originally obtained in the 1970) of seismic investigations of geological structure of ignimbrite sheet of the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes (Alaska). Interpretation method Progress in interpretation of data of refracted waves is commonly associated with two methods: tomography and modifications of the method of ray tracing. The first one demands very detailed system of observations, which usually cannot be applied in the case of shallow seismic. The interpretation by methods of ray tracing is very time-consuming. Thus data of engineering seismic are usually interpreted by traditional methods. These methods postulate that the geological cross section consists of homogeneous layers that is not always in case. The traditional methods of interpretation are interactive and cannot be completely automatic Method of homogeneous functions (Piip 2001) is completely automatic procedure exercising simple inversion of traveltime curves of the first arrivals to 2-D inhomogeneous velocity cross section, which contains seismic boundaries as well as both steep and gentle faults. Method is based on local approximating of real velocity distribution by homogeneous functions of two coordinates. For each pair of reversal time curves a homogeneous function is calculated. Common cross section is a superposition of different homogeneous functions and in a whole it is practically arbitrary velocity function. Such interpretation consumes little time and the system of observations usually used in shallow seismic is sufficient. The resulting seismic cross sections are very detailed and informative. This method is very effective for reinterpretation of old data of engineering seismic. Seismic refraction profiles across the 1912 ignimbrite sheet in the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes, Alaska The 1912 Katmai eruption in Alaska deposited giant pyroclastic flow (ignimbrite) in the valley that later was named as Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes. To investigate thickness of


This study aimed to investigate Arab neologism in the field of technology in the al-Akhbar newspaper. Al-Akhbar newspaper is considered representative if it is used as a material object in research relating to the neology of the word technology. The perspective used in this study was morphological studies. The neologism theory is divided into five types and fifteen rules, including 1) phonetic neologism, which consists of: a) ibdal; b) al-qalbu al-makani; c) al-tamasul; d) al-tabayun; e) al-idqham. 2) morphological neology, which consists of: a) al-isytiqaq; b) al-naht; c) al-tarkib; d) al-mu'jamah. 3) neologically semantic, which consists of: a) majaz; b) literal speech. 4) neological spontaneity, which consists of: a) al-irtijal haqiqi; b) al-irtijal al-itba'. 5) borrowing neology, which consists of: a) dakhil; b) mu'arrab. The results obtained from this study are that the al-Akhbar newspaper uses many patterns: 1) morphological neology, namely isytiqaq, at-tarkib. 2) semantic neology, namely majaz, literally tarjamah. 3) loan neology, namely ad-dakhil and mu'arrab.


The concept of a laser heterodyne gravity wave antenna that would operate in solar orbit with a one million kilometer path length is discussed. Laser technology that would be appropriate for operation of this space-based gravity wave detector is also discussed. The rapid progress in diode laser coupled with the energy storage and potentially sub-Hertz linewidths of solid state lasers, and the possibility of efficient frequency conversion by nonlinear optical techniques defines a technology that is appropriate for laser interferometry in space. The present status of diode-laser-pumped, solid state lasers is summarized and future progress is projected in areas of linewidth control, high average power, operating efficiency, and operational lifetimes that are essential for space-based applications.


This paper proposes a new color image watermarking scheme based on coefficients modification in LL sub-band. Basically, the blue component of original color image is decomposed by the Discrete Wavelet Transform (DWT) to obtain the coefficients in LL sub-band in order for embedding a single watermark bit with a tuned constant value to achieve the optimum watermark strength. To extract this embedded bit, the original DWT coefficients in LL sub-band are predicted using the DWT, and then subtracted from the watermarked coefficient to obtain the extracted watermark bit. The same proposed concept is also extended to embed several bits into the whole image frame in order to improve capacity and robustness of embedded information. The efficiency of the watermarking scheme is evaluated by the Bit Error Rate (BER) from the extracted bits, and compared to the two previous schemes at equivalent image quality. The experiments show promising results in both accuracy and robustness of the extracted watermark.


A measurement of the p( 7 Li , 4 He ) 4 He resonant reaction on a thick mylar target was used to probe resonances in 8 Be in the excitation energy range 20–25 MeV. The 7 Li beams, of energies 25.8 and 58 MeV, were stopped in the target and the resulting α -particles were detected at zero degrees. Evidence was found for resonances at ∼ 20 and ∼ 25 MeV with J π = 0 + and 2 + character, respectively. A simultaneous measurement of the p( 7 Li , 4 He ∗ → p + t) 4 He reaction was performed, in which one of the two final-state α -particles was produced in the 20.2 MeV excited state. These events were observed to arise from an excitation energy region 23–25 MeV and have been associated with the decay of the 25.2 MeV 2 + 8 Be resonance. The 25.2 MeV resonance is found to have a dominant 4 He + 4 He ∗ reduced width. (Some figures in this article are in colour


The experimental results reported in this paper were obtained under the auspices of a U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Laboratories project during the period February to May 1956. The objective of the project was to investigate the possible application of a phase comparison radio system to the accurate measurement of distance. As a preliminary investigation relative to this objective indicated good prospects for success in an actual field test (completed in December 1955), the project field test was scheduled for early 1956. The Louisiana Gulf Coast was selected as a test area.


Student's work readiness is related to individual abilities such as creative thinking, problem solving skills, and self-efficacy. However, the readiness is sometimes not matched by the expected requirements from industrial world. Hence, this study strived to analyze the relationship between creative thinking, problem solving skills, and self-efficacy with the work readiness of Public Vocational High School students in Semarang City. Regarding sample, this study involved 372 students in 6 Public Vocational High School in Semarang City chosen using Cluster Random Sampling. The sample data were collected through the instruments of creative thinking scale, Problem Solving Inventory (PSI), General Self-Efficacy (GSE), and work readiness scale. The findings showed that; creative thinking, problem solving skills and self-efficacy had positive relationships with work readiness. In details, self-efficacy variable owned the strongest relationship among other variables. Thus, the higher the creative thinking, problem solving skills, and self-efficacy students have, the higher work readiness in facing the industrial world and the world of work would be.


The new hybrid approach for distribution grid planning presented in this paper combines a probabilistic load flow calculation with a deterministic contingency analysis. Thus, in this hybrid approach the maximum loading of each system line is obtained from the probabilistic load flow calculation, and then the contingency analysis is applied to those scenarios. Furthermore, the probabilistic load flow shows that the predefined deterministic scenarios – as used in the present-day approach – do not accurately represent the line loading. Thus, calculation of the necessary grid reinforcements in the contingency analysis can lead to sub-optimally dimensioned grids when using the presentday planning approach. The application of the proposed new hybrid planning approach can improve estimation of required transport capacity significantly.


While leading trade unions in India continue to be defined and constrained by their Statecentric historical development and bureaucratic-patriarchal internal organisational structures, the challenge of neoliberal restructuring has provided impetus for gradual strategic re-orientation. Several union federations, particularly on the Left, have sought to mobilise workers in national campaigns against State policies and to begin to direct union organising activities towards unorganised sector workers and women. Moreover, as this paper explores, there have been tentative, but noteworthy, interventions within civil society, including the exploration of linkages with non-union/non-party affiliated organisations and social movements. In examining these recent interventions, the paper provides a brief assessment of the interactions between Left trade unions and social movement and non-government organisations before and after the pivotal 2004 meeting of the World Social Forum (WSF) in Mumbai. In 2006 and 2007 the Left Front government in West Bengal attempted to acquire and clear land for the purposes of


Background: Thyroid disorders are often overlooked in pregnancy because of their non-specific symptoms and the hypermetabolic state of pregnancy. The laboratory measurements of thyroid function play an important role in the assessment of maternal thyroid health. Thyroid disorders can have grievous effect on mother and new-borne which can be prevented. The study was aimed to find the prevalence of thyroid dysfunction among pregnant females and its effect on maternal and neonatal outcome.Methods: A prospective study was conducted from August 2019 to October 2020 among 360 pregnant females in the rural fields practice area of a medical college. Thyroid function test was done in all pregnant females and the maternal and neonatal outcome was noted.Results: 20.31% of the pregnant females were found to be suffering from thyroid dysfunction which is approximately 1/5th of the total sample. Out the total females with thyroid dysfunction maximum females suffered from subclinical hypothyroidism that is 10.94% while 1.56% had overt hypothyroidism. 1.88% and 5.94% had subclinical and overt hyperthyroidism respectively. Postpartum haemorrhage, pre term delivery, abortion and neonatal deaths were more common in females with thyroid dysfunction as compared to euthyroid females although not statistically significant.Conclusions: Though pregnancy outcome was not found to be significantly adverse among females with thyroid dysfunction, very high prevalence of thyroid dysfunction among pregnant warrants its detection during antenatal care to be uniformly included in peripheral health care centres.


Diffuse Axonal Injury (DAI) can happen due to sudden motion of the head and loading and is a major cause of fatality and severe disabilities. This injury can be biomechanically translated in terms of change in axon geometry and its separation and distortion from the surrounding cells and the extra cellular matrix (ECM). To study DAI, a microscale biomechanical modeling of tissue is forwarded. This modeling benefits from the studies on fibrous composite modeling procedure to examine the tissue and the fibrous axonal injury. Employing a developed micromechanics failure analysis for fibrous composites, the white mater of the brain is assumed as the composite with axon as the fiber and ECM as the matrix. The focus here is on the interface and adhesion of the axon and ECM on the material characteristics of the tissue. The cohesive zone modeling (CZM) is employed to model the interface. The impact due to interface is studied in detail on the characteristics of the white matter tissue. This modeling method enhances the previously proposed micromechanics modeling of brain tissue and enable one to predict the impact due to sliding, and separation of the axons and ECM on the load transfer, stress and strain distribution of axon, ECM and tissue for a microstructural examination of DAI and tissue failure. This can improve the understanding of injury from mechanical perspective and help in detail predicting of any injuries in cellular level in brain tissue.Copyright © 2009 by ASME


Objective To study the therapeutic methods of cholecystic duct stones. Methods A retrospective analysis of the clinical data of 158 cases of cholecystic duct stones treated in the recent 6 years was made. Results 97 of the 158 cases of cholecystic duct stones were removed by open surgical operation and 61 cases by laparoscopic cholecystectomy(LC).In 49 of the 61 cases treated with LC,the cholecystic duct stones were removed together with removal of the gallbladder, and 12 by duodenoscopy after LC. Conclusions One should strive to extract the cholecystic duct stones while removing the gallbladder. If the stones or stone fragments escape into the common bile duct, they could be removed through a choledochotomy at the time of the open operation ,or by postoparative duodenoscopy in cases undergoing LC. The latter method of treatment is associated with minor trauma, quick recovery and definite therapeutic results.


Aim:  To investigate the presence of maspin in renal tumours in an attempt to improve our understanding of the underlying mechanism of renal carcinogenesis and for diagnostic purposes.


Introduction: Spiritual intelligence is on of the effective factors in improving the quality of nursing services and can play a fundamental role in the observance of patients rights because it provides nurses to deal with stressful situations and situations. The quality of work life is a degree of nurses' satisfaction with the level of individual's important needs and organizational demands being met. Quality of work life is a factor beyond the level of job satisfaction and is related to the goodness of the people. Therefore, this research was designed and implemented to determine the relationship between spiritual intelligence and quality of work life in nurses in the oncology departments of Ahwaz hospitals in 2017. Methods: This descriptive correlational study was performed on 95 nurses in the oncology departments of Ahwaz hospitals. Sampling was done by census method. Data collection was carried out using personal data form, King's Spiritual Intelligence Questionnaire and Richard Walton's Quality of Work Life, whose validity has been proved in numerous studies. The reliability of the questionnaires was calculated by Cronbach's alpha method. Cronbach's alphas for the spiritual intelligence and quality of work life questionnaires were 9.33 and 0.93, respectively. Findings: The results of this study showed that most of the subjects were female, married, expert, passing the human resource plan, with a mean age of 30.06, an average work record of 5.44 ± 5.40 years, and with an average employment record in the oncology department equal to 3.65 ± 4.36 years. The results showed that the mean spiritual intelligence was 58.07% and the average quality of work life was 89.23%. Conclusion: Pearson correlation test showed that spiritual intelligence and quality of work life in nurses in oncology departments were significantly correlated, and the quality of work life has been increased with increasing spiritual intelligence in nurses (P = 0.016, r = 0.246). In examining the relationship between spiritual intelligence and individual characteristics in nursing staff, there was a significant relationship only between age, job history, and work experience in the oncology department and spiritual intelligence (P < 0.05). In examining the relationship between quality of work life and individual characteristics in nursing staff, there was a significant relationship only between job history and work experience in the oncology department and quality of work life (P < 0.05).


Objective To improve the traditionary procedure of in situ hybridization in order to enhance signal intensity and speciality,then to analyze the expression of Pax3(pairedbox3) in Chick Embryo spinal cord with the improved method.Methods Molecular cloning of Pax3 into pCR-TopoII,Pax3 cRNA antisense probes synthesis with sp6 RNA polymerase in vitro,and the distribution of Pax3 mRNA was analyzed by the improved in situ hybridization.Results Pax3 cRNA probe was obtained.Pax3 mRNA was found that it appeared as region specifically according to the improved method.Conclusion The improved method enhance remarkably the signal speciality of in situ hybridization.The expression of Pax3 mRNA appeares as region specifically in Chick Embryo spinal cord,which indicates that Pax3 plays certain role during the development of spinal cord.


In modern history, international language changed from French to English. French was an important international language in modern history after France became a power in Europe. French became not only the language of high society in many European countries but also the language used in international business and diplomacy. With the rising of England, English, at first, became the lingua franca within its own nation, and later became an international language. It took a long time before it could replace French as the international language. Since the 20th century, the development of USA has sped up the spread of English, helped maintain its position and made English the global language.


Geological Survey of Finland has mapped surficial Quatemary deposits mainly at a scale 1:20000. These large scale maps cover only part of Finland. To fulfil the needs of the customers and the authorities a new mapping program begin in 2003 to produce maps and database at scale 1:250 000, covering whole Finland by the year 2007. The new database will contain geospatial distribution of sediment polygons and related attribute information. It will be produced by interpreting, modifying and generalising existing spatial data using GIS- and image processing techniques with minimum amount of field work (Nevalainen et al., 2002).


The categorisation of documents in large diverse collections poses a keen problem. The choice of a vector that may represent a document collection, and categories of documents within, is still an art form. We describe a study where four different types of term occurrence and document frequency metrices have been used with varying levels of success measured by classification accuracy statistics and average quantization error; TFIDF and its variant, term relevance, have been used together with a metric based on contrastive linguistics and another uses a finely-classified terminology data base. A novel method of term representation has been used - each element of the vector corresponds to the absence/presence of a set terms colocated within the element on the basis of frequency. In addition, we have defined a new baseline for comparison - a randomly selected set of terms for constructing a representative vector from within the collection. Categorisation was performed using the classic self-organising maps. We confirm that there is an optimum size of the input vector-c.100-200 terms- exists for each of the term-occurrence/document frequency metrices, and there appears to be a saturation point beyond that optimal limit


The kangkung (Ipomoea aquatica Forsk) is water spinach typical of Lombok Island, Indonesia with a crunchy texture and distinctive taste. It is very easy to be cultivated in the home garden organically in soil media, also to be planted hydroponically and aquaponically. Hydroponic system cultivation is the cultivation of plants by utilizing water without using soil with an emphasis on meeting the nutritional needs of plants. One of the nutrients that has good prospects is the Trichoderma bionutrient which is made from a mixture of bioactivator and biourin. The purpose of this study was to determine the agronomic response of water spinach plants typical of Lombok Island with a hydroponic system treated with Trichoderma bionutrients. The study used an experimental method carried out in a plastic house with a hydroponic system. The study used a completely randomized design with hydroponic nutrition treatment consisting of 6 levels, namely: without bionutrients, with bioactivator bionutrients, with biourin bionutrients, with a mixture of bioactivator and biourin, with AB mix nutrition, with a mixture of Trichoderma bionutrients and Ab mix nutrients. Each treatment was repeated 4 times so that there were 24 experimental units. The results showed that the treatment with a mixture of bionutrients with a mixture of bioactivators and Trichoderma biourin was as good as AB mix nutrition in promoting growth and wet weight of kangkung typical of Lombok Island.


AFFERENT LOOP SYNDROME (ALS) can occur as a well-recognized delayed complication after Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy, gastrectomy, or pancreaticoduodenectomy. It can be caused by multifactorial etiologies such as tumor recurrence, peritoneal metastasis, or adhesion. Recently, endoscopic treatment for ALS has emerged and has been associated with low mortality, although surgical bypass or re-anastomosis was regarded as standard treatment before the announcement of lumen-apposing metal stents (LAMS). Herein, we present a case of endoscopic ultrasound


Background: primigravidae are high-risk patients and are important regarding subsequent obstetrical performance. The world-wide incidence of Cesarean section continues to rise;nulliparity is a contributing factor for the rising as dystocia is a common reason for intervention in nulliparous parturient. Objective: to review, assess the Cesarean section rates, analyze the types and evaluate clinical indications, perinatal outcome of Cesarean section rates performed in primigravidae. Materials & Methods: a retrospective review of all primigravidae who underwent Cesarean section (2221) between 1st Jan. 2002 and 31st Dec. 2008; was done. The data were collected from the records of the labour room and the medical records. The most important indication was assigned to that patient. Results: Cesarean section rate was significantly increased and along the period of study changed by 109.5%. It is increased with increasing maternal age reaching 64.4% among mothers aged 35 years or more, and emergency Cesarean section during labour were significantly less frequent (42.6%) carried out in the oldest age group. Most sections are carried out as emergencies either during labour (53 %) or before labour (18.2%). Dystocia was the main indication in 26.7% of all Caesarean sections in present study. Malpresentations; mainly breech presentations; is the second dominant indication in primiparae. Fetal distress represented 21.4% of the indicated Cesarean sections. The perinatal mortality rate was reported to be 36.5/1000 live births and preterm Caesarean deliveries represented 13.2%. While low birth weight represented 15.4% of the total live births; macrosomia accounted for 8.7% of them. Conclusions: a dramatic increase in Caesarean sections rates among primigravidae explaining the annually increased primary Caesarean section rates. Increasing maternal age is strongly associated with increased Caesarean section rates and commonest indications were dystocia and breech presentaion.


Robots have been used in several new applications. In recent years, both academic and commercial research has been focusing on the development of a new generation of robots in the emerging field of service robots. Service robots are individually designed to perform tasks in a specific environment for working with or assisting humans and must be able to perform services semior fully automatically (Kawamura & Iskarous, 1994; Rofer et al., 2000). Examples of service robots are those used for inspection, maintenance, housekeeping, office automation and aiding senior citizens or physically challenged individuals (Schraft, 1994; Rofer et al., 2000). A number of commercialized service robots have recently been introduced such as vacuum cleaning robots, home security robots, robots for lawn mowing, entertainment robots, and guide robots (Rofer et al., 2000; Kim et al., 2003; You et al., 2003; Pineau et al., 2003; Kim et al., 2005). In this context, Public Service Robot (PSR) systems have been developed for indoor service tasks at Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) (Kim et al., 2003; Kim et al., 2004). The PSR is an intelligent service robot, which has various capabilities such as navigation, manipulation, etc. Up to now, three versions of the PSR systems, that is, PSR-1, PSR-2, and a guide robot Jinny have been built. The worldwide aging population and health care costs of aged people are rapidly growing and are set to become a major problem in the coming decades. This phenomenon could lead to a huge market for service robots assisting with the care and support of the disabled and elderly in the future (Kawamura & Iskarous, 1994; Meng & Lee, 2004; Pineau et al., 2003). As a result, a new project is under development at Center for Intelligent Robotics (CIR) at KIST, i.e. the intelligent service robot for the elderly, called T-Rot.


Objective: To determine the death rate or survival rate of patients who develop ruptured ventricular septum after myocardial infarction. Study Design: A Descriptive Study. Materials and Methods: This descriptive study was conducted between December 2016 and December 2017 in Mayo Hospital, Lahore's emergency department, coronary care units and cardiology ward. A total of 40 patients diagnosed with ventricular septal defect after infarction were selected. Myocardium for this study All patients were treated according to the treatment protocols of the Cardiology Department. The result (death / survival) was studied in the hospital for a week. Results: The mean age of the patients was 61.0 ± 9.9 years. There were 21 (46.7%) male patients and 24 (53.3%) female patients. Eleven (24.4%) patients were thrombolized. Twenty-one patients (46.7%) survived and 24 (53.3%) patients died at the end of the one-week hospital stay. Conclusion: This study shows high mortality rates in patients who have ruptured ventricular septum after myocardial infarction for a period of one week in the hospital. Old age and female sex have led to a significantly


Abstract : This project concentrates on the development of high efficiency Si micromachined antennas. Microstrip antennas are used in a broad range of applications from communication systems (radars, telemetry and navigation) to biomedical systems, primarily due to their simplicity, conformability and low manufacturing cost. With the recent development of microwave and millimeter-wave integrated circuits and the trend to incorporate all microwave devices on a single chip for low-cost and high density, there is a need to fabricate microstrip antennas in a monolithic fashion with the rest of the circuitry on semiconducting materials such as Silicon, GaAs or InP. These antennas, despite their planar character and low cost, suffer from high surface-wave excitation resulting in compromised efficiency, reduced bandwidth and degradation of the radiation pattern. Furthermore, in monolithic designs the feed lines share in most chases the same interface with the antennas and lead into parasitic radiation which deforms the antennas pattern and increases cross-talk. During the reporting period, our group has investigated the development of a variety of micromachined as listed below: (1) The antennas are Si micromachined for high efficiency and are excited by a corporate feed network which is packaged on-wafer to achieve reduced parasitic radiation and reduced cross polarization levels. (2) Micromachined antennas fed by a vertically integrated network, which excites the radiation elements by electromagnetic coupling through planar slots printed on the ground plane of the antennas. (3) Micromachined antennas, which can be reconfigured by use of a very fast, very low loss, MEMS switch. (4) Modeling of antenna and circuit structures using time domain multiresolution analysis. The study performed in each of these areas is described in detail in this report.


An objective of the utility model is to provide an LED light source device which can improve reflectivity in a long period even under a condition that light and heat influence each other. The LED light source device is characterized by comprising a base material, electrodes formed on the base material, a white inorganic corrosion resistant layer configured to cover a surface of the base material with the electrodes except the electrodes, and an LED component connected with one electrode. The white inorganic corrosion resistant layer contains white inorganic particles dispersed or mixed in inorganic binder.


This study of the cognitive-developmental approach to primary grade value education emphasizes the involvement of the reasoning process in solving moral dilemmas. This approach is in contrast to those which focus on clarifying values and developing an awareness of other cultures' values. Educational intervention in the cognitive-developmental approach is based on the principals of conflict and near-matching, and presented through the media of sound filmstrips, debate, and open discussion. Both "expert teachers" (those trained in cognitive developmental theory and experienced with primary grade children), and lay teachers conducted the study's biweekly sessions. Units presented covered the moral topics, of Truth Telling, Sharing and Taking Turns, Promise Keeping, Property,Rights, and Rules. Results show that, while change to a higher stage in reasoning say be greater with a teacher who is familiar with the stage theory and is interested in the program than with one who has just read the training manual, the two groups did not differ significantly. (CS) U S. DEPARTMENT OP HEALTH, EDUCATION II WELFARE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OP EDUCATION THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN REPRO ctucEn EXACTLY AS RECEIVED FR'..M THE PERSON OR ORGANIZATION ORIGIN AliNG i r POINTS OF VIEW OR OPINIONS STATED DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRE SENT OFFICIAL NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION POSITION OR POLICY An Evaluation of a Cognitive-Developmental Values Curriculum for Primary Grade Children Marcus Lieberman and Robert L. Selman


In the current digital era, print promotion media such as billboard is still widely used as a means to attract audiences attention to the content of advertising material contained within it. Billboard in many applications is placed in certain locations that are considered strategic and able to attract the attention of road users. This study examines the feasibility of umbulsiblarak billboard and analyzes it that is based on design principles. The techniques for collecting data through observation, documentation, and literature studies. The approach in this study uses outdoor media theory to analyze the design of whole layout umbulsiblarak billboard.


This paper reports the application of a scaled ab initio calculated harmonic force field to predict the frequencies, infrared intensities, Raman intensities, and depolarization ratios of benzofuran, benzothiophene, indole, benzothiazole, and benzoxazole. The theoretical calculations were made using the Hartree–Fock HF/3-21G* and HF/6-31G* basis sets and density-functional theory (DFT)B3-LYP/6-31G* levels. The equilibrium calculated force constants are scaled according to the method of Pulay and compared with the experimentally determined frequencies, intensities, and depolarization ratios to assess the accuracy and fit of the theoretical calculation. Methods for quantitative comparison of intensities were developed. The double numerical differentiation algorithm of Komornicki and McIver was analyzed and used to calculate the Raman intensities for the (DFT)B3-LYP/6-31G* model. The (DFT)B3-LYP/6-31G* model is approaching the harmonic limit in the planar and nonplanar refinement of these bicyclics with wave ...


To the Editor. —The excellent article by Kind et al in the AprilArchives(139:413-415, 1979) heightens the need for users of intravenous administration sets to be aware of a potential danger, that of poor flow regulation and its consequences. First, here are two pertinent facts: infusion sets with conventional pinch clamps afford very poor regulation. Typically, the flow rate will deviate some 40% or more just ten minutes after the final adjustment is made.1For every 1,500 hospital patients exposed to infusions, one dies due to pulmonary edema.2Nurses and others in the hospital charged with the actual settings of flow rates are, presumably, informed of such potential danger and take appropriate measures. However, leaving this task to a patient at home without including an appropriate warning may substantially increase the risk of an already hazardous procedure. In a recent article,3sets obtained from one major


The electrostatic chuck system for maintaining a desired temperature profile across the substrate surface is disclosed. The electrostatic chuck system comprises a pedestal supporting portion defining a substantially uniform temperature profile across the surface of the pedestal supporting portion, and an electrostatic chuck which is supported by the pedestal support. The electrostatic chuck includes a plurality of heating electrodes is controlled in the clamping electrode and independent. Heating electrode controlled independently, the internal heating electrodes defining an internal heating region, and a peripheral portion heating electrode defining a perimeter heating region being separated by a gap distance. Pedestal heat area, internal heating area, to change the thermal characteristic of the peripheral portion heating area, or by varying the size of the gap distance between the internal heating electrodes and the peripheral portion heating electrode, adjusting the temperature profile across the substrate surface it is possible to.


The development of technology and information requires local governments in particular to be able to innovate public services based on information technology. The problem in this research is the apparatus resources that deal with system problems and the apparatus that provides public services have not been able to optimize various public service applications that already exist and are still not integrated systems and applications that exist in all regional devices. The research method used is to use descriptive research models and designs and data collection techniques in this study, namely: interviews, documentation and joint/triangulation. Regional Governments with Business Entities and Local Governments with Communities are deemed to have not optimally utilized the existence of information technology, including the lack of integration of Electronic Government or called e-Government in the administration of regional governments, therefore the policies and strategies of the Provincial Government in organizing communications and information are needed. : Information and Communication Technology Master Plan; eGovernment utilization; data and information management; and organizing means of Communication and Information


The transverse particle beam emittance is a crucial accelerator parameter because it is directly related to the brilliance of a synchrotron light source or the luminosity of a particle beam collider. Therefore a precise online control of the beam profile is highly desirable from which the corresponding emittance can be calculated. Due to its non‐ destructive nature synchrotron radiation from a bending magnet is a versatile tool for beam profile measurements and is used in nearly every accelerator. There exist a number of different techniques in order to overcome limitations dueto resolutionbroadeningeffectswhichcanresult intheoretical resolutions down to the sub‐micron level. In the present article an overview over the methods presently applied in most accelerators will be given, and examples for non‐standard profile measurements like e.g. proton synchrotron monitors will be presented.


In the modern era of market liberalization, retailing is going through a significant transformation with growing disposable incomes, changing lifestyle and increasingly assertive consumers. This phenomenon of retail growth is bringing more Indian and International players on the scene. The steep competition is posing different challenges for the retailers. Traditionally various sales promotional schemes are introduced to increase the sales and profitability, along with this marketers are incorporating various in-store marketing strategies to trigger impulsive buying. In-store sampling has become an important arm of marketing strategies as it drives the product trials and furthermore induces the shopper to purchase the product. In-store Sampling of the product drives the product trails and distribution, it not only increase the sale of the day but brings the product into 'consideration set' of the shopper. For this research study, the data was collected from retail store where product sampling campaign was conducted by the marketers. With the help of appropriate statistical technique, present study tests the hypothesis proposed on the basis of secondary data. This research provides significant implication of the in-store sampling and its impact on impulsive buying in retailing.


Pedagogical Content Knowledge(PCK) presented by Schulman promoted the development of education research and practice.College PCK of teaching knowledge structure and content framework of communications theory courses includes seven aspects.Analysis on the teaching strategies from the perspective of PCK is of great significance both in theory and practice.


Problem-solving has been an integral tenet of school-based, agricultural education (SBAE) since its inception. However, in many ways, the pedagogy has changed considerably. This shift appears to have caused problem-solving's pedagogical dimensions and underlying philosophical foundation to become conflated with other methods of instruction. Consequently, fundamental questions persist:"Should problem-solving be practiced as a distinct pedagogy?" And if so, "What implications exist for its use in SBAE?" In response, this philosophical study sought to examine perspectives on problem-solving and explain how it has been advanced in the discipline. A product of this investigation was the emergence of three principles that appear to be foundational to problem-solving: (1) identify problems, (2) analyze information, and (3) evaluate solutions. Distinguishing such principles helped describe how problem-solving has been operationalized historically. However, it also revealed a need to expand its current understanding and use. In response, we proposed the Integrated Problem-Solving Model for Agricultural Education to illuminate how it could be reconceptualized as a guiding philosophy for SBAE to better navigate increasingly complex issues and problems in the 21st Century.


The article presents the influence of the angle of inclination cutting edge milling cutter on the milling process of AlZn5.5MgCu aluminum alloy. The study was carried out for two finger mills, three blades with different angle of inclination of the cutting edge. In experimental investigations, the components of cutting forces and surface roughness parameters were registered.


Analysis of the light curves and color-phase and polarization-phase relations of Geographos according to observations over an eight-month period in 1969. The light curves are relatively smooth with two distinct maxima and minima. The largest amplitude of 2.03 mag is the largest observed on asteroids to date. The average B-V is 0.87 and the average U-B is 0.50. A laboratory model that best reproduced Geographos' light curves was a cylinder having hemispherical ends with a length to width ratio of 2.7; on the basis of this model and a relation of Bowell and Zellner (1973), Geographos was calculated to be approximately 1.50 km wide and 4.0 km long.


A recent application domain of MEMS technology is in the development of microthrusters for micro-/nanosatellites. Among the various types of MEMS microthruster developed so far, the vaporizing liquid microthruster (VLM) has been widely explored for its capability to produce continuously variable thrust in the micro-Newton (µN) to mili-Newton (mN) range. This paper reports the design and experimental validation of silicon MEMS VLM consisting of a microcavity, inlet channel and converging–diverging (C-D) in-plane exit nozzle integrated in two micromachined bonded chips and sandwiched between two p-diffused microheaters, located at the top and bottom surface of the device. Structural configuration was designed using simple analytical equations to achieve maximum thrust force by controlling the inlet propellant flow and heater power of VLM in an efficient way. In addition, a 3D model using a computational fluid dynamics technique was constructed to simulate the aft section of VLM for the investigation of its aerodynamic behavior. The device fabrication and testing have been briefly described. The fabricated VLM is capable to produce 1 mN thrust using maximum heater power of 3.6 W at a water flow rate of 2.04 mg s−1 using an in-plane C-D exit nozzle of throat area 130 µm × 100 µm. A detailed thrust force measurement was carried out with the variation of input heater power for different mass flow conditions and exit to throat area ratio of the exit nozzle, and the results were interpreted with the theoretical model. The model gives considerable physical insight in the operation of the VLM. Finally, a performance comparison with other published VLM results indicates that the present design can yield comparatively more thrust force with much less input power. A performance comparison with other published VLM results indicates that the present design can achieve improved performance by integrating two heaters with appropriate chamber volume in respect of propellant flow rate and input power for obtaining a supersaturated dry stream.


The Atomic Decomposition (AD) of an ontology O is a compact representation of all the modules of O. Besides its theoretical value, it has some practical applications, which include optimised reasoning techniques. In this paper we describe the existing programming APIs that allow for the use of the AD of an ontology in Java and C++ programs.


A low frequency ballistocardiographic system based on the principle of the horizontal pendulum is described. By increasing the coupling of the body to the bed and by the use of an extended frequency range accelerometer, ballistocardiograms having clearly defined high frequency components were recorded. The physical principles of such a system are briefly reviewed.


The effect of EM on onion and sheep production on a commercial organic farm are reported, and the problems of broad acre application of EM are discussed. A trial in 1995 compared EM with a range of organic fertilisers in onion production, EM gave the second highest yield which was significantly greater than the control. In addition EM gave the highest percentage of first grade onions. In 1996 1.3 ha of onion were intensively sprayed with EM from 6 weeks post emergence to 4 weeks before lifting. The crop yielded much higher than previous onion crops (53 tonnes/ha). However fungal diseases became a major problem in storage causing loss of 50 % of the crop. A potential loss of US $ 15,000. Could this loss have been averted by the application of EM over the entire growing period including seed treatment with EM ? The growth rates of sheep and lambs grazing on EM treated pasture and drinking water were compared in a separate trial. EM lambs had higher liveweight gains for the first three and last weighing and has a higher overall liveweight gain. There was no significant difference between the ewe liveweights. Internal parasite faecal egg numbers were lower in the EM treated lambs. The EM application recommendations for Asia-Pacific Natural Agricultural Network (APNAN) countries are difficult to implement in a New Zealand farming context. Alternative application methods are discussed including the use of tractor mounted spraying equipment applying between 200 L to 1000 L of water per hectare, irrigation applying 250,000 L to 300,000 L of water per hectare and the use of EM in livestock water systems. Introduct ion Harts Creek Farm is farmed in partnership by Tim Chamberlain his wife Rose and his parents. The farm located in Canterbury in the South Island of New Zealand is a 160 ha mixed cropping and livestock operation with fertile heavy soils suited to both intensive cropping and sheep/cattle pastoral farming. It started a conversion programme in 1986 to organics and currently 132 ha of the 160 ha are managed and certified for organic production. Effective Microorganisms (EM) was introduced to the farm in 1994 by the visit of Professor Dr. Teruo Higa. Since then EM has been applied to pastures and crops and EM trials have been conducted on onions (Daly, 1995), and sheep (Chamberlain 1996) which are currently the most difficult production systems on the farm. Further on-farm trials are being conducted to increase the understanding of the use of EM on a large scale in order to improve the efficiency of broadacre applications and economic returns. Our aim is to use EM and Kyusei Nature Farming, to increase productivity, food quality and profitability under certified organic production. This paper outlines our farming operation, the results of using EM, our broadacre application techniques and our thoughts for the future. Materials and Methods Farm details Table 1 lists details of the physical and climatic attributes of Harts Creek Farm. Table 1. Details of Harts Creek Farm and Local Climatic Data Size : Average field size : Number of fields : Altitude : Rainfall: Temperature range: Soils : Irrigation: Crops : pasture Crops Livestock 160 ha 6 ha 26 20m a.s.l. 600 mm evenly distributed through year January mean 16.4 C; July mean 5.7 C. Heavy silt loam over clay (40mm topsoil), high natural fertility Overhead sprinklers from underground wells 45:55 ratio Peas, beans, carrots, onions, dandelion, linseed Sheep (1000) cattle (100) 1995 Onion Trial Onions (Alium capa cv. "Pukekohe Long Keeper") were grown on a "Wakanui" silt loam soil (Kear et al., 1967), prepared by rotary hoeing in August after a winter green feed crop. The field has previously been in ryegrass/white clover pasture for four years. Soil test values on 5 September for 0-15 cm. Depth were :pH 5.8; with quick test values of, phosphorus 15; sulphate-sulphur 9; potassium 5; magnesium 19 and calcium 8 (Lee et al., 1991). The trial was direct seeded using a precision seeder in 1.5 m wide beds with four rows at 300 mm spacing between the rows, and a spacing of 60 mm between seeds. There were four replicates with a plot size of 5m by 1.5 m. The treatments are listed in Table 2. Table 2. Onion Trial Treatments Treatment Application rate Control Reactive phosphate rock (RPR) Biophos Blood & Bone side dressing RPR plus Blood & Bone Seasure EM Farmers mix


This study was conducted to evaluate the prospects of Pekin ducks which is associated with socio-economic status of the duck farmers and to analyze costbenefit of Pekin duck farming. This work was performed in Bhola sadar and Doulatkhan Upazilla of Bhola district during 3 months from October to December, 2019. For this purpose the information was collected by direct interview using a questionnaire from 30 duck farmers. For cost-benefit analysis 50 numbers of Day Old Chicks (Pekin breed) were given to each 30 selected farmers. During 3 months of research feed and technical supports were provided from Grameen Jano Unnayan Sangstha (GJUS). Growth and body weight was observed and recorded in every week. The results reveal that most (50%) of the family were medium (5-7) sized. The majority of the respondents (46%) belonged to over 40 years aged group, about 43% of the farmers are illiterate, 33% received primary education, 24% of the respondents had secondary level education and no one of the respondents had higher level of education. In case of occupation we found that 67% of the respondents were housewives, rest 23% were businessman and 10% were service holders, and 80% of the farmers have no idea about duck diseases. In case of rearing, all (100%) of the farmers use semi-intensive method, most of the farmers (90%) use betel nut tree made house, 90% of the farmers use Sawdust as litter. In case of cost-benefit analysis, average body weight of Pekin duck in day-old 7 days, 15 days, 30 days, 60 days and 90 days were 60.43±2.08, 113±2.65, 282.87±9.26, 743.5±26.48, 1885±34.56 and 2732.83±40.45gm respectively and average Pekin duck rearing cost was Tk. 16041.83±420.12, income was Tk. 29400.4±896.44, net profit was Taka 13358.57±1037.15. Some problems were identified for duck farming including low price of duck meat. Therefore, if the problems are addressed properly, the Pekin duck farming in coastal belt of Bangladesh could be more profitable business for the farmers.


Abstract : Results of an investigation into methods of applying thin film technology to improve Gallium Arsenide (GaAs) Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit (MMIC) fabrication and packaging technologies are discussed. Progress in parallel research efforts to better understand the bonding of III-V compounds to substrates, to develop novel thin film deposition methods, and to design and synthesize new source compounds for III-V materials are reported. Techniques investigated include graphoepitaxy, upside-down structures, Ti bonding layers between metal and ceramic, and metal-organic chemical vapor deposition. The resulting interfaces of thin films and bulk materials were characterized in situ, where possible, by spectroscopic and diffraction analysis. A number of significant Rama spectra are provided.


DOI: 10.24292/01.OR.219270219 Copyright © Medical Education. All rights reserved. AbstrAct Lung cancer is associated with an increased risk of venous thromboembolism, including pulmonary embolism. In some situations, clinical deterioration in patients with lung cancer accompanied by elevated pressure in the right ventricle, usually measured by commonly used echocardiography, may support the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism. However, there are many other causes of increased pressure in the right ventricle in such patients, for example: progression of cancer, pre-existing lung diseases, surgical resection of pulmonary tissue, pnemotoxicity of radiotherapy or concomitant diseases of the left heart. The article presents 2 clinical cases of patients with lung cancer, in which elevated pressure in the right ventricle was resulted from other causes and accompanied the progression of cancer, despite the clinical picture suggesting a pulmonary embolism. Increased pressure in the right ventricle and usually associated pulmonary hypertension, significantly worsen already poor prognosis of patients with lung cancer. The differential diagnosis should, therefore, take into account the whole clinical picture, excluding venous thromboembolism as an important cause of pulmonary hypertension, but also take into account other potential factors to be able to make the right diagnosis and implement optimal treatment as early as possible.


Introduction: Adequate nutrition is one of the most important environmental factors that have an influence on human development and maintaining good health condition. It consists in meeting the demand of an organism for energy and all the necessary nutrients completely.
Material and methods: The survey was conducted in 2014. It covered 93 second year Physiotherapy and Physical Education students (48 females and 45 males) in Bronisław Czech University of Physical Education in Kraków. The average age of the surveyed students was 21. The Tanita scales were applied to define the value of BMI and to calculate the percentage of fat tissue in the organism.
Results: The research results have revealed that the respondents represent an average and good manner of nutrition. The majority of the subjects (73.1%) had a normal percentage of fat tissue. While examining the relations between the way of nutrition and fat percentage, it was found that 50% of females who fed themselves well had a low FAT%. Only 13.7% of males representing an average interval of nutrition manner were found to have a high percentage of fat tissue. Among the majority of the respondents (79.6%) the BMI level was within the norm. Overweight was more frequent among males than females, whereas underweight vice versa.
Conclusions: The majority of the surveyed students feed themselves in an average manner. The manner of nutrition had a significant influence on body fat only among females. The majority of respondents' BMI level was within the norm.


The WRKY transcription factors superfamily are involved in diverse biological processes in plants including response to biotic and abiotic stresses and plant immunity. Protein-protein interaction network is a useful approach for understanding these complex processes. The availability of Arabidopsis Thaliana interactome offers a good opportunity to do get a global view of protein network. In this work, we have constructed the WRKY transcription factor network by combining different sources of evidence and we characterized its topological features using computational tools. We found that WRKY network is a hub-based network involving multifunctional proteins denoted as hubs such as WRKY 70, WRKY40, WRKY 53, WRKY 60, WRKY 33 and WRKY 51. Functional annotation showed seven functional modules particularly involved in biotic stress and defense responses. Furthermore, the gene ontology and pathway enrichment analysis revealed that WRKY proteins are mainly involved in plant-pathogen interaction pathways and their functions are directly related to the stress response and immune system process.


We study the impact of imperfect channel state information (CSI) on the bit-error rate (BER) of QAM bit-interleaved coded modulation with iterative decoding (BICM-ID), in flat Rayleigh fading. The key parameter characterizing this effect is the power correlation coefficient /spl rho/ between the fading gain and its estimate. An accurate and efficient bound is developed to predict the asymptotic BER. We also show simulation results for QAM BICM-ID with 8-state and 16-state convolutional codes to provide the performance evaluation. For the 16-state code with modified set partitioning labeling and power correlation /spl rho/=0.95, a BER of 10/sup -6/ can be achieved at E/sub b//N/sub 0/=11 dB, with 4 passes of soft feedback. This corresponds to about 3.5 dB increase in the required E/sub b//N/sub 0/ compared to that of perfect CSI.


Current tactical communication systems require new approaches to provide adequate support for the growing number of services on a digital battlefield. The RF Communications Division of Harris Corporation has been developing a networking solution to meet these requirements. As a part of this solution, a robust, fully distributed protocol for VHF multi-frequency channel access has been designed. This protocol satisfies the mobility, capacity and integrated voice and data transfer requirements of the tactical environment without a fixed infrastructure. This paper presents an overview of the proposed distributed trunking mechanism, including network and node behavior and data movement. Throughput and delay performance of the protocol obtained using OPNET network in realistic tactical environments is presented.


This paper establishes the ship to ship missile weapon system's operational effectiveness assessment model,which is under the condition of the typical combat mission of ship to ship missile prescribed.The assessment method use the WSEIAC method,via is,thip operational effectiveness assessment is effective and converinent.


Due to its popular application in the design of LSI/VLSI circuits, testable PLAs have become an important topic. Bozorgui-Nesbat and McCluskey (1986) offered a low-overhead method which adds extra inputs rather than shift registers to design a fully testable PLA. However, to design such a PLA with a minimal number of extra inputs is an NP complete problem. A rule to modify an arbitrary irredundant PLA which needs fewer extra inputs than other existing methods to make the modified PLA fully testable is presented. It covers multiple stuck-at faults, multiple extra devices, and multiple missing devices, except multiple redundant extra devices in the OR plane of a PLA. In addition, the aforementioned problem is shown no longer NP complete for the modified PLA.<<ETX>>


According to the air compressor control system's request and characteristic,a kind of design method based on 51 SCM was introduced.The controller took the 51 SCM as the control core,combined the signal gathering circuit,the keyboard circuit,the display circuit and the relay control circuit and so on.Through cooperating with an air compressor sale company in hangzhou,validates the controller has the succinct function,simple operation,reliable performance and so on.It can inspect the real-time monitoring multi-groups' operational data,realize the unit's automatic maintenance and the protection function.


The utility model discloses an anti-condensation coal cutter electrical control box, belonging to the area of mining machinery equipment technology. A power controller, a radiator, and a temperature sensor are fixed and installed in the electrical box, one end of the switch of the radiator in the power controller is connected with the power supply, the other end is connected with the power supply; one end of the switch of the solenoid valve is connected with the solenoid valve, the other end is connected with the power supply; the left end of the solenoid valve is connected with the inlet pipe, another end is connected with the cooling pipe which goes through the electrical control box; temperature of the temperature sensor is provided, when the temperature of the sensor is below the set temperature, the temperature sensor sends an order to the electrical control box to turn on the switch of the radiator, the solenoid valve closes to shut the cooling water, the temperature sensor sends an order to the power controller to turn on the switch of the radiator, the radiator start heat elimination after getting through to the power supply to keep the temperature of the electrical control box; when the temperature of the sensor is above the set temperature, the temperature sensor sends an order to the power controller to turn off the radiator and stop heat elimination, the switch of the solenoid valve is turned off, thus the solenoid valve is cut to connect with the cooling water.


The driving philosophy for the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation (SPEC) is to ensure that the marketplace has a fair and useful set of metrics to differentiate systems is by providing standardized benchmark suites. This paper gives an overview of SPEC and its continuous drive for better benchmarks.


A species of aerobic, Gram-negative, coccobacilli shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum Proteobacteria. This species is nonmotile, non-spore forming, noncapsulated oxidase and catalase positive, urease and indole negative, reduces nitrite, but not nitrate, nonhemolytic, moderately fastidious, susceptible to penicillin, and does not produce pigment, odors or hydrogen sulfide, ferment or oxidize carbohydrates, or hydrolyze gelatin. O. ureolytica is commensal to the genitourinary, but can become pathogenic during long term catheterization or in immunocompromised individuals.


We briefly introduce herein a new form of distributed, multi-agent artificial intelligence, which we refer to as "tentacular." Tentacular AI is distinguished by six attributes, which among other things entail a capacity for reasoning and planning based in highly expressive calculi (logics), and which enlists subsidiary agents across distances circumscribed only by the reach of one or more given networks.


THE question as to the exercise of the power of pardon in the Roman Principate cannot be said to be one which has suffered from over-treatment. Mommsen in his first edition of the Staalsrecht (ii. p. 848, note 2) lamented that ' the whole subject of the rescission of sentences and of the power of pardon earnestly demanded a comprehensive revision.' The complaint was listened to by Johannes Merkel, who in 1881 produced his treatise Vber die Begnadigungscompetenz im Rimdschen Strafprocesse, a marvel of learning and clearness, and so complete that any attempt to revive the question must be largely a criticism of his work. Still the question deserves to be revived, for on at least one all-important point, the power of pardon possessed by the Senate, Mommsen and Merkel differ fundamentally from one another. Hence any attempt to weigh again the delicate balance of probabilities, which is the result not only of discrepant statements of historians but of conflicting utterances of jurists, is justifiable, in spite of the fact that little or no evidence can be added to the material already collected. The solution of questions such as this may be assisted by analogies gathered from other fields of inquiry as well as by the addition of positive evidence, however poor a substitute the former may be for the latter.


This is the story of how a Far North Queensland couple has turned a hazardous, eroded, two-metre deep and two-metre wide gully into a carefully engineered drainage swale.


The influence of the charge density of anionic copolymers and different primary polyectrolyte complexes with a negative surface charge on the process of binding to dodecylpyridinium chloride (DoPyCl) was investigated at 25°C by using an electrode selective to the surfactant cation. The binding isotherms thus obtained are indicative of a cooperative binding process, which depends mainly on the charge density of the polyanion used. On the other hand, cooperativity is hardly evident at all in the case of primary polyanion-polycation complexes. Static light-scattering measurements support the theory that the charge density of the polyelectrolytes used influences the structural parameters of the primary complex aggregates.


Preface This issue includes a paper and two responses from the November 2004 Polanyi society meeting. Some members of the Society have long talked about organizing a session that puts Polanyi and Whitehead together. Joe Bracken provided an interesting attempt to do so and Walter Gulick and Richard Moodey respond to Bracken. There is also a paper putting together Vico and Polanyi by Craig Mattson. This essay was first drafted as a paper for the Loyola Polanyi Conference in 2001. Finally, there is a review essay by Walter Mead on Polanyi and Oakeshott, as well as three shorter reviews. There are several interesting items in " News and Notes, " including a report on Society business and more about the digital archives of old issues of TAD and the availability of an electronic copy of new issues. The long-awaited Polanyi biography is scheduled to be published in May. The call for papers for the November 2005 annual meeting notes that there may be some special Polanyi-related programs this fall in connection with the publication of the biography and/or the interest of the American Academy of Religion in featuring thinkers from Eastern Europe. or from www.wipfandstock.com or www.amazon.com. Orders made directly from Wipf & Stock get a 20% discount on up to 4 copies and a 40% discount on 5 or more copies. The Way of Discovery was an early and important piece of Polanyi scholarship that grew out of earlier work. Richard Gelwick completed the first theological dissertation on Michael Polanyi in 1965 under the direction of Charles McCoy and Durwood Foster at Pacific School of Religion. Gelwick also published the first bibliography of Polanyi's social and philosophical thought with microfilm of Polanyi papers in 1963. He worked with Polanyi 1962-63 during Polanyi's preparation of the Terry Lectures that were published as The Tacit Dimension and also later with Polanyi in 1973-74 on the manuscript that became the Polanyi and Prosch book, Meaning. Technology. It may be still be possible to submit a proposal for this meeting. For information about presenting a paper or simply attending the conference, contact Richard Allen (firstname.lastname@example.com). Jere Moorman and Will Stillwell have written a paper which takes a contemporary look at the 1966 published dialogue between Carl Rogers and Michael Polanyi. The paper is published in The Person Cen-A quorum of members was observed. The meeting came to order around 11:45 AM. Walt Gulick …


The invention discloses a method and a device for constructing a switched network spanning tree. The method comprises that: a controller receives topological information and physical state information from each region bridge by a control channel, performs rapid spanning tree protocol (RSTP) calculation according to the information, and transmits calculation results to each region bridge by the control channel, wherein the region bridge is incapable of performing RSTP calculation. By the method and the device, the network deployment capability can be improved, and the rate of convergence is increased.


We describe a female infant with partial trisomy 8q who has rnicrophthalmia, a cleft palate, micrognathia and a heart defect. Her dysmorphogenetic features closely resemble the characteristic pattern seen in the 17 cases thus far reported in the literature. Her chromosomal defect was caused by an unbalanced translocation, inherited through her father, and found to have been transmitted through at least 5 generations. Recently developed models designed to predict the most probable mode of unbalanced segregation from the meiotic quadrivalent and the likelihood that a chromosomally unbalanced fetus will survive to term are applied to this family's translocation. Also, the frequencies of potential reproductive outcomes from carriers of this translocation generated from empiric data are considered as a requisite aid to genetic counseling.


The social, economic, and environmental impacts of climate change have been shown to affect poorer populations throughout the world disproportionally, and the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020–2021 has only exacerbated the use of less sustainable energy, fuel, and chemical sources. The period of economic and social recovery following the pandemic presents an unprecedented opportunity to invest in biorefineries based on the pyrolysis of agricultural residues. These produce a plethora of sustainable resources while also contributing to the economic valorization of first-sector local economies. However, biomass-derived pyrolysis liquid is highly oxygenated, which hinders its long-term stability and usability. Catalytic hydrogenation is a proposed upgrading method to reduce this hindrance, while recent studies on the use of nickel and niobium as low-cost catalysts, both abundant in Brazil, reinforce the potential synergy between different economic sectors within the country. This review gathers state-of-the-art applications of these technologies with the intent to guide the scientific community and lawmakers alike on yet another alternative for energy and commodities production within an environmentally sustainable paradigm.


The effects of different planting density and nitrogen level on yield,dry matter accumulation,leaf area coefficient and grains per ear of Shundan 7,a new hybrid maize variety with a big ear,were studied by using two-factor split plot design to provide the scientific basis for high yield of Shundan 7.The results showed that the yield of Shundan 7 could reach 745.4kg/667m2 with nitrogen fertilizing amount of 25kg/667m2 nitrogen fertilizer and planting density of 3400 plants/667m2.


Objective To explore the mechanism of effect of reinforcing kidney drugs on hemolytic anemia to provide the molecular morphological basis for the kidney producing marrow traditional chinese medicine. Methods By the method of Acridine Orange(AO) fluorescence dyeing in confocal laser scanning microscopy.Results The destroyed and irregular immature red blood cells in bone marrow in different degree,and weak fluorescence beamed by DNA and RNA were found with irregular shape like sawtooth in three dimensional image in hemolytic anemic mice.After treatment of reinforcing kidney drugs,especially in middle dosage group,the cells were regular in morphology with nearly perfect shape in DNA three-dimensional image,the fluorescence beamed by DNA and RNA was getting strong.Conclusion Reinforcing kidney drugs have recovery effect on the immaturity hematopoietic cells in bone marrow of the hemolytic anemia.


Background. There are few longitudinal data currently available detailing the normal changes in maternal cerebral hemodynamics during human pregnancy. This lack of information limits the study of pregnancy‐associated cerebrovascular adjustments and, in particular, preeclampsia, where the brain appears to be especially susceptible to ischemic and encephalopathic injury. Our objective was to define the hemodynamic changes, specifically velocity, resistance indices, and cerebral perfusion pressure, in the middle cerebral artery (MCA) distribution of the brain during normal pregnancy.


Introduction Dynamic Nuclear Polarisation (DNP) has recently been shown to increase the sensitivity of C magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) by several orders of magnitude [1]. The number of metabolites that can be hyperpolarized using this technique is increasing; here we show that [1-C]glutamic acid can also be polarized using DNP. The metabolism of hyperpolarized glutamate to αketoglutarate, catalyzed by the enzyme alanine transaminase (ALT), was detected in vitro and in vivo in tumor models. As nonpolarized α-ketoglutarate is below the threshold for MRS detection, this presents a new method for probing tumor metabolism.


A 47-year-old "Mexican mestizo" male who had 4-years past ocular history of insidious and painless visual loss, night blindness and progressive constriction of bilateral peripheral visual fields. The patient had a previous diagnosis of bilateral keratoconus and underwent a corneal transplantation in the right eye in 1986 because of hydrops sequel. Visual capacity with hard contact lens was counting fingers right eye and 20/100 left eye. Biomicroscopy right eye findings were clear corneal graft, posterior subcapsular lens opacity and clinical signs of keratoconus with a clear lens in the left eye. Fundus examination revealed symmetric findings: pigment in vitreous, optic disc pallor, attenuated retinal vessels, mottling and granularity of the retinal pigment epithelium, and bone-spicule intraretinal pigmentation. Visual field examination and electroretinogram were strongly altered bilaterally.


Subsurface temperature profiles measured in boreholes are one of the important archives of paleoclimate data for reconstructing the climate of the past 2000 years. Subsurface temperatures are a function of past ground surface temperatures (GST), however GSTs are influenced both by changes in land-use and changes in regional climate. Thus the history of deforestation at borehole sampling locations represents a potential uncertainty in the reconstructed temperature history at the site. Here a fully coupled Earth system model is used estimate the magnitude of the subsurface temperature anomaly from deforestation events from a global perspective. The model simulations suggest that warming of the ground surface is the dominant response to deforestation, consistent with the limited field data that exist. The magnitude of the temperature anomaly varies by environment with a global average anomaly of 0.85 °C with a range of −0.48 °C to 1.78 °C. The warming originates from a reduction in the efficiency of turbulent energy flux to the atmosphere overcompensating an increase in albedo. Overall our simulations suggest that deforestation has a large impact on subsurface temperatures for centuries following deforestation and thus GST reconstructions should take into account previous deforestation events.


A new species of the genus Bakerdania Sasa, 1961(Acari, Pygmephoridae)is described and illustrated from Japan under the name of B. nicrophori. It is known from the adult female and found attached to the membrane between pro- and mesothorax of the burying beetle, Nicrophorus concolor Kraatz. This new species closely resembles B. decumanus decumanus(Krczal, 1959)from Europe and B. decumanus gobiensis(Mahunka, 1969)from Mongolia, but is distinguished from them by the relative length of some dorsal body setae. Further, B. nicrophori differs from B. d. decumanus in the shape and position of stigma, the position of body seta h1 relative to h2, and the shape of apodeme IV and claw of leg I.


Testicular infarction is most commonly associated with acute testicular torsion. We present the sonographic findings in a case of segmental testicular infarction associated with epididymitis. The gray‐scale abnormalities included a round, well‐defined, hypoechoic intratesticular mass and heterogeneity and enlargement of the epididymis. Color Doppler sonography demonstrated only minimal blood flow in the intratesticular mass and increased flow in the epididymis. Recognition of acute testicular segmental infarction as a complication of epididymitis may prevent unnecessary orchiectomy. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 26:326–328, 1998.


The radiality of the electric distribution systems makes them different from the transmission systems. It leads to high R/X ratio which results in high active power losses in the distribution networks rather than the transmission networks. The world is facing energy crisis & there is a growing trend towards usage of natural resources over fossil fuels. Besides, the pollutants released due to combustion of fossil fuel are harmful for nature. Use of distributed generators based on PV, wind etc. not only reduce the consumption of fossil fuel leading to mitigation of environmental pollution but also make the distribution network economic due to lesser consumption of priced power. Battery energy storage systems make the power output of the DG more penetrable. An objective function has been formulated in this work considering the technical, economic & environmental benefits obtained in the case of IEEE 22bus radial distribution network after DG allocation along with BESS using Cuckoo Search Algorithm.


In this paper, the influence of pre-swirling parameters on the performance of the solar vortex power-desalination system is explored on the basis of the established mathematical model and numerical simulation method, to optimize the system performance and provide useful guidance for obtaining the optimal design parameters. The pre-swirl parameters mainly include the number of guide vanes and the inlet pre-swirling angle. The results show that the increase in the number of pre-swirling guide vanes enhances the pre-swirl effect and makes the vorticity distribution more uniform. It also helps to increase the vortex radius and maximum negative pressure in the collector center. However, the increase in the number of guide vanes is not conducive to freshwater production. It will also reduce the momentum of the airflow after pre-swirling, resulting in momentum loss and higher investment cost. The increase in the inlet pre-swirling angle can enhance the swirl effect to a certain extent, but an excessively large inlet angle will lead to excessive resistance, resulting in the appearance of more backflow vortices and the displacement of the vortex center. Hourly fresh water production is hardly affected by the inlet angle.


The insurance industry in Kenya has been recognized as a major player in the Kenyan economy. The insurance brokerage industry remains one of Kenya's most flamboyant financial sectors, especially in Nairobi County. However, there has been the saturation of intermediaries in the insurance sector, especially in Nairobi County. Thus, the study sought to examine the influence of innovation strategies on the performance of insurance brokerage firms in Nairobi County, Kenya. The study used the descriptive survey technique. The target population constituted 216 insurance Brokers companies within Nairobi as per the year 2019 (Commissioner of Insurance, 2018). The sample size was 140 institutions found using the Yamane (1967) formula. The questionnaire was used for primary data collection. Secondary data sources included IRA publications, company financial statements and company websites. Descriptive statistics and inferential statistics were used for the data analysis. The study established that product innovation, service innovation and market innovation had a positive and significant influence on the performance of insurance brokerage firms in Nairobi. The study concluded that the importance of product innovation in the company's growth and development could not be overstated. A new service idea is considered an innovation if it is a deliberate change in the service provided, provides a new or significantly improved benefit to the customer, significantly improves the service firm's profitability, and can be replicated from customer to customer. Market innovation improves the organization's performance because it operates at a lower cost as there is no need for inventing anything new. The study recommended that the organizations develop winning products, which are products that are in an appealing market, target a profitable customer segment, address the suitable unmet needs, and assist customers in getting the job done better than any competing solution. The organization should aim their marketing innovations to better address customer needs, open up new markets, or newly positioning a firm's product on the market to increase its sales. Keywords: Product innovation, service innovation, marketing innovation, performance, insurance brokerage companies, Nairobi County, Kenya


In this work, we introduce abduction in a (logic) multi-agent environment to achieve a basic coordination scheme among agents. In particular, we define and implement a distributed protocol to coordinate the reasoning of agents. Each agent performs hypothetical reasoning, achieved by means of abduction. To this purpose, each agent is character&d by a knowledge base represented by an abductive logic program. Agents coordinate themselves on the basis of knowledge represented by hypotheses posted into a tuple space. Agents might differ in their knowledge bases, but must agree on BS sumed hypotheses. We define a coordination protocol and tailor it for a basic abductive proof procedure. We also sketch an implementation, under development, obtained by using Java and SICStus Prolog.


Objective:The purpose of this study was to clarify the importance of therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM)at acute care hospitals using Diagnosis Procedure Combination (DPC)data. Methods:We used DPC data from about 3,500,000 inpatients at about 950 acute care hospitals. The investigation period was from July 2010 to December 2010. Patients were divided into 2 groups:TDM intervention(n=22,012);and non-TDM intervention(n=26,400). We compared the clinical indicators(length of hospital stay,payment based on performance and drug costs)and use of antimicrobials. Results:TDM intervention was carried out in 45.5%patients for whom an anti-MRSA agent was prescribed. The duration of anti-MRSA agent administration was significantly longer in the TDM intervention group than in the non-TDM intervention group. The total daily cost of anti-MRSA agents was significantly lower in the TDM intervention group than in the non-TDM intervention group. Conclusion:Our results suggest that TDM intervention is often performed for seriously ill patients who require continuous treatment. TDM intervention may prevent adverse reactions as a result of adjusting the dosage of the anti-MRSA agent.


Detecting traffic events using the sensor network infrastructure is an important service in urban environments that enables the authorities to handle traffic incidents. However, irregular measurements in such settings can derive either from faulty sensors or from unpredictable events. In this paper, we propose an efficient solution to resolve in real-time the source of such irregular readings by examining the correlation and the consistency among neighbor sensors and exploiting the wisdom of the crowd. Our experimental evaluation illustrates the efficiency and practicality of our approach.


The general paradigm is that toxic effects are based on threshold modes of action. This is due to the interaction with multiple target molecules (i.e. receptors, enzymes) in a signal transduction cascade, which have to be triggered to cause a toxic effect. Thus, this concept is basically applicable to endocrine effects which are determined by complex toxicokinetic, toxicodynamic and feedback regulation processes. An exception from this rule is given by i.e. DNA-reactive genotoxic substances causing irreversible changes in a single target molecule (DNA).


Background: Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) have been considered as a major health problem, in developing countries like India. Knowledge regarding pattern and prevalence of different STIs is very important to implement proper strategies to control the STDs. The aim of this study is to understand the pattern and prevalence of different sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in eastern Uttar Pradesh. Methods: This is a retrospective observational study. Records of all the patients who had attended the STI clinic from January 2013 to December 2017 in Tertiary care Hospital, Gorakhpur have been analysed. Results: The commonest STD was herpes genitalis 24.04% and condylomata acuminata 23.51% respectively. The prevalence of combined gonococcal/non gonococcal urethritis and bacterial vaginosis accounts for 23.84% and HIV was detected in 13.19% of the patients. There is a decline in occurrence of Syphilis with prevalence of 5.74%. Conclusions: There is increased prevalence of viral STIs and decline in bacterial STIs seen, probably due to easy access of antibiotics to common people.


A simpler model than the one which we reported in the previous paper has been proposed to economize the computer time. It is essentially based on the following three assumptions: (1) When the applied stress range is held constant, the effective stress range ratio U follows Elber's equation, i. e., U=0.5+0.4R, where R is the stress ratio. (2) When the applied stress varies, there appears a transition period during which the crack opening stress is affected by the previous load. This transition period continues until the cyclic plastic zone formed by the present stress range will pass over the cyclic plastic zone formed by the previous large stress range.


The invention discloses sealing rubber for a butterfly valve. The sealing rubber for the butterfly valve comprises the following raw materials in parts by weight: 60-70 parts of acrylic rubber, 20-25 parts of brominated butyl rubber 2222, 10-14 parts of chlorinated butyl rubber CBK139, 11-13 parts of chlorosulfonated polyethylene rubber, 8-11 parts of modified tree ash, 1-2 pars of ferrocene, 10-20 parts of carbon black N339, 20-25 parts of white carbon black by precipitation method, 5-10 parts of kaolin, 3-4 parts of zinc oxide, 5-7 parts of bauxite, 8-10 parts of modified iron tailings residue, 0.5-1 part of vulcanizing agent BP, 1-2 parts of accelerant TETD, 1-2 parts of 2-thiol benzimidazole, 1-2 parts of antiager M, 1-3 parts of isopropyl tri(dioctyl pyrophosphoric acyloxyl) titanate and 16-18 parts of DOTP dimethyl isophthalate. The rubber material provided by the invention has excellent ozone resistance, low temperature resistance, heat resistance, is large in using temperature range, better in process performance, lower in material and production costs, and good in mechanical properties and environment-friendly in process, and can be used to prepare various sealing gaskets.


In a typical seismic experiment (land or marine), the generated source wavelet is either unknown, or known only approximately. In order to solve many geophysical problems, an accurate wavelet estimation is crucial. This paper demonstrates a fast numerical algorithm which allows not only estimating the source wavelet but also its angular spectrum (radiation pattern) from plane‐wave decomposed seismograms. Surprisingly, literature on this subject is virtually missing, although a nonuniform angular spectrum of the generated wavelet can substantially affect the recorded data. The technique presented here is based on the downward continuation (DC) and reverse‐time extrapolation (RTE) of the recorded data (both pressure and its vertical derivative). The proposed method is iterative: The rate of convergence does not depend on phase characteristics of the generated wavelet. We demonstrate that both the wavelet signature and its angular spectrum can be estimated accurately from plane‐wave seismograms. We also illu...


In the last decade, a number of severe urban power outages have been caused by extreme natural disasters, e.g., hurricanes, snowstorms and earthquakes, which highlights the need for rethinking current planning principles of urban energy systems and expanding the classical reliability-oriented view. In addition to being reliable to low-impact and high-probability outages, power system should also have high level of resilience to withstand high-impact and low-probability (HILP) events. Compared with power system, multi-energy systems (MESs) have advantages in improving resilience through energy shifting across multiple energy sectors, a variety of generalized energy storage resources and thermal inertia of heat/cooling loads. This paper proposes a resilience-oriented planning method to determine optimal configuration of distribution level MES, e.g., urban energy supply systems, considering comprehensive impacts from supply, network and demand sides in MES. Impacts of energy shifting at supply side, pipe storage at network side and thermal inertia at demand side are described in the same linear modeling framework using energy hub (EH) model. Generalized energy storage resources including centralized and distributed energy storage devices, pipe network storage and building heat capacity are all modeled into centralized energy storage to facilitate an efficient configuration planning of MES.


: Due to the economic, political and social influences in the countries of the world, money laundering has emerged. Money laundering is a serious phenomenon, as this phenomenon faces many countries in the world and the international community in general. The liberalization of international trade facilitated the spread of this phenomenon, and the ease of movement of capital in various countries around the world increased the movement of funds of criminal organizations both domestically and internationally The purpose of this study is to expose the phenomenon of money laundering (in all its aspects) and to explain its effects and the efforts exerted to combat it at the international level, in addition to the exposure to the size of this problem and the methods used to treat it. Its negative effects on the social, economic and political aspects of the State. The prevalence of this phenomenon is attributed to a number of objective or procedural reasons, including the shortcomings of the legislative aspect of the lack of cooperation between the concerned parties. In view of the seriousness of this phenomenon, international, regional and local efforts have been combined to combat this phenomenon through conventions, international and regional conferences and the enactment of legislation.