A digestibility experiment was conducted in the Animal Nutrition Laboratory of the Veterinary School of the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Protocol ethics committee for work with animal experimentation CETEA/ UFMG 212/2010, in order to validate the instrumental techniques Laser Diffraction (Partica) and Infrared Spectroscopy with Fourier Transformer (FTIR) method, as replacement methods of the reference (Enzymatic Analysis) Technique, of starch quantification in diets of growing pigs. The experiment lasted 12 days (7 days of adaptation to the cage and diet and 5 days of total collection). Fifteen barrows with average weight of ±25 kg and 65 days old were used for this study. A completely randomized experimental design was adopted, with split plots and subplots. The plots were the diets (1—Reference, 2—Reference + inclusion of 30% micronized soybean and 3—Reference +30% substitution of plasma) and the subplots were the techniques (Partica, FTIR and Enzymatic Technique, with five repetitions (animals) per diet). The results obtained with the Partica and FTIR techniques were compared to the reference method. There was no statistical difference (p > 5%) between these techniques evaluated in comparison to the reference method to quantify starch. However, it was observed that the FTIR technique was different from the reference method for (p > 5%) overestimating the means of evaluated samples.


P/M/1, which models the service processes of self-similar GPRS packet traffic in GSM standard mobile telecommunication networks, including Pareto and limited Pareto distributions, and fBM/D/1/∝ type single-channel mass service system, which takes into account the self-similarity of this traffic, has been viewed. Development of telecommunication networks. has gone through many different stages of development to the current modern networks, which eventually resulted in a large number of different types of mobile telecommunication networks. One of such networks is GSM (Global system for mobile communication) standard mobile telecommunication networks. In these networks, the directions of rapid development of modern service services are observed recently, one of these directions is the GPRS (General packet radio service) superstructure service, which is considered the superstructure of the GSM mobile network and carries out the transmission of data in packets. Analytical models of these systems are developed based on them Analytical methods have been proposed for evaluating relevant quality of service characteristics such as the relative average waiting time of packets in these systems, average queue length, buffer volume, and packet dwell time in the system. As well as the nature of the dependence of the shape parameter of the Pareto distribution on the Herst parameter was determined based on the experiment.


ABSTRACT High .school lournalisis are beginning to look beyond the restrictions of reporting the news of the campus to the larger responsibility-of.reporting the news of the community. Such a functional approach to news gathering can help school journalists to see the relationship between their school and the coamunity and to discover that learning how to cover oie is training for covering'the tther in a later career. If students see how schools function in the total society and incorporate that into their concepts of news, there may be less of the split and historic contradiction between student and professional journallsm. As the borders between campus and community dissolve, iournalisi advisers might use their powers of control and guidance to test new approaches-to news gathering. The 'campus ai a set of beats, a locale of experts, and news course of general public interest can be utilized to show students that school and community are not separate and that the campus is a prototype of the worl:d. (Author/FL)


The communication cable has several video signal lines for transmitting video signals and earth lines corresponding to the signals lines. Each of the video signal lines has a filter with an inductor inserted into the signal line in series and a capacitor connected in parallel between the video signal and earth lines. The nodes between the capacitors and earth lines are connected to each other. The cable effectively eliminates electric noise and can transmit video signals free from fluctuation of signal levels.


AIM: To confirm the effect of piracetam compound (PC) on Alzheimer's disease.METHODS:Double-blind method was adopted on 28 patients(M15,F13,age 68±5 a) :14 patients received PC 2 capsules,po,tid for 60 d (group A) ;the other 14 patients received placebo(group B) .RESULTS:The memory quotient(MQ) and HDS(Hastgawa Dementia scale) in group A were + 5 ± 12 and + 4 ± 4,respectively,in group B were- 5±9and-0.7±2.0,respectively (P0.05).ADL(Activities of Daily living scale)of group A was-4±6,and + 1 ±3in group B,P 0.01.No significant difference was seen in side effects of mind, digestion,and blood pressure which occurred in several patients in both groups. CONCLUSION:MQ,HDS and ADL of patients with Alzheimer's disease were improved by piracetam compound,without severe side effects.


This paper explores the impacts of terrorism, and of consequent disability, on three people. Two participants have a direct, and one has an indirect, experience of terrorism, but all have been deeply impacted by their encounter in the physicality of everyday existence. Using storytelling, as described by Hannah Arendt (1998), as the medium for exploring the daily lives of people directly affected by a terrorist attack, I choose here to focus on the ways in which they describe their disability, or their relationship to disability, and the meanings they create around their direct experience of terrorism. I seek to understand the ethical struggles of life after a terrorist attack. I ask how does one live an ethical life, a life that seems 'right' in the eyes of the person concerned? Through two stories, that of "Phoenix", a victim of the 2002 Bali Bombings, and of Gill Hicks, a survivor of the 2005 London bombings, and her partner Karl Falzon, I explore how the long-term physical effects of terrorism play a significant role in the ways victims and survivors reassert themselves into their social world. Part of the agency implicit in the storytelling shared by these participants is encapsulated in the perceptions that these people are survivors, not victims; and this also impacts upon the various ways in which they approach living a good life with a disability and as a visible reminder of the randomness and extraordinary ferocity of terrorist attacks.


Tide gauge metadata catalogue V1.0 (EU-TGN or European and adjacent areas Tide Gauge Network Inventory); accuracy and precision review of the EuroGOOS Tide Gauge Task Team (TGTT) database of permanent monitoring nodes for European and adjacent coastlines. A metadata catalogue of all permanent, managed tide level monitoring stations across Europe and adjacent coastlines, including North Africa.


Our study evaluates the clinical efficacy of intravenous (i/v) amino acids in the prevention of lactation insufficiency and improvement of neonatal weight gain.

A prospective, randomized, open-label, placebo-controlled clinical trial is reported.

This study recruited 305 lactating mothers of age-group, 22–35 years.

Test group, n = 152, received i/v amino acid infusion, 500 mL, as study drug once daily for 4 days, and control group, n = 153, received normal saline as placebo, 500 mL od for 4 days.

We studied the efficacy and safety of i/v amino acids in the prevention of lactation insufficiency. We further evaluated the role of maternal amino acid supplementation in ameliorating physiological weight loss and overall neonatal weight gain.

Lactation onset was reported in 86.3% of mothers in the amino acid group at day 0 as compared to 32.23% in the control group (p value < 0.001). Lactation was achieved by all the mothers in the study group by day 1 itself with two doses of i/v amino acids (p value < 0.001). An increase in neonatal weight was observed in the amino acid group, (2.900 ± 0.488, p value = 0.001) compared with the control group at 2 weeks (2.716 ± 0.484, p value = 0.001).

Maternal amino acid supplementation is proven to be both efficacious and safe in augmenting breast milk production, thereby preventing lactation insufficiency. It effectively prevented neonatal physiological weight loss at 2 weeks and promoted substantial weight gain over a period of a month after birth.

Nagarathnamma R, Pooja Bhushan, Dutta T, Ezhil Arasan R. A Prospective, Randomized, Placebo-controlled Comparative Study of Amino Acid Supplementation in Lactation Insufficiency. J South Asian Feder Obst Gynae 2020;12(6):408–414.


gram evaluation and planning. Indeed, recent well-publicized lawsuits have shown that even individual misuse and abuse of IQ tests is still widespread. The book is composed mainly of articles reprinted from several 1975 special issues of Principal, the journal of the National Association of Elementary School Principals. The articles are gathered into two sections concentrating on IQ and on standardized tests. The authors, who include such well-known educators and psychologists as Sheldon White, Leon Kamin, Michael Cole, and Thomas Cottle, take a strong stand against current uses of IQ and standardized tests. The chief message of the essays is that, while these tests are important to the organizations that use them, the data they provide is so inaccurate and liable to misuse that the idea of measurability by the use of these tests alone is, as the title indicates, a myth. An important implication for those who work with visually impaired children is that these tests should simply not be used with them. The essays describe how standardized tests developed as a bureaucratic method for sorting and classifying large numbers of people. But with a very small and very heterogeneous group, such as visually impaired children, comprehensive individual evaluations are a feasible and far preferable alternative. The authors offer several reasons why these tests continue to be used despite the severe criticism they have encountered. The major reason is that large organizations need data on which to base decisions, so that, even if the quality or appropriateness of the data provided by standardized tests is questionable, the tests will continue to be used in the absence of alternatives. But perhaps the most interesting explanation concerns the historical context in which standardized tests were first used in the United States. As described by the experimental psychologist Leon Kamin, the first American translators of the Binet intelligence test were Lewis Terman, Henry Goddard, and Robert Yerkes, all enthusiastic eugenicists dedicated to improving the quality of the human race by identifying the "genetically inferior" to control their reproduction. Astonishingly, they hit upon the notion that Binet's test could be used to detect genetic "defectives," even though Binet himself had made no such claims for his test. The peak of misuse was reached in 1912 when Goddard administered the Binet test to groups of non-English speaking immigrants at Ellis Island, the U.S. Public Health Service receiving station in New York harbor. The test results "revealed" that 83 percent of the Jews, 80 percent of the Hungarians, 79 percent of the Italians, and 87 percent of the Russians were "feebleminded." Although the eugenics movement is defunct, standardized tests are still misused in attempts to identify "incompetent" individuals. As an example, take the following item from the widely used Lorge-Thorndike Intelligence Test:


Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) pollution in the soil of industrial legacy sites is a prominent problem when reusing urban land. To estimate the potential risks of PAHs, this study investigated 16 priority PAHs in the soil at different depths in a typical decommissioned industrial site in Tianjin. PAH concentrations were determined via gas chromatography-(tandem) quadrupole mass spectrometry. Incremental lifetime cancer risk (ILCR) assessment was applied to assess the potential risks to the population after land reconstruction. The total concentrations of PAHs in the soil at different depths ranged from 38.3 ng·g−1 to 1782.5 ng·g−1, which were below the risk control standard for soil contamination of development land (GB 36600-2018). Low-ring (two-three ring) PAHs exhibit a dominant component, and the variations in PAH compositions were closely related to the former production units and soil properties. Compared to silty clay layers, PAHs tended to accumulate in the permeable miscellaneous fill layers. Incremental lifetime cancer risk assessment values associated with different exposure pathways for children, adolescents, and adults were calculated. The results showed potential carcinogenic risks for people of varying ages in this area, but they were still acceptable. In general, this legacy site can meet the demands of sustainable land development.


This paper describes a method for eliciting componential analyses directly from monolingual native speakers. It extends Goodenough's (1951, 1956, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1970) pioneering work in the development of a method "for constructing a model of how kinship categories in a society are conceptualized by its members" (1964:221). Although there are alternative positions (e.g., Scheffler and Lounsbury 1971; Scheffler 1972), the approach taken here recognizes that more than one adequate structural semantic model of a single domain sometimes exists (Goodenough 1956, 1965; Wallace and Atkins 1960; Burling 1964; Wallace 1965) and that there is a consequent need to develop techniques for discerning which of competing models has the greatest cognitive validity (Romney and D'Andrade 1964; Wallace 1965; Wexler and Romney 1972; Rose and Romney 1979; Romney 1980). The method of elicitation ofa componential model directly from a native speaker is one answer to Wallace's (1965) call for techniques beyond the mechanics of the analysis itself for constructing psychologically-real componential models. Native speaker componential models directly serve two important functions. First, the semantic dimensions isolated by the native speaker, when they coincide with those discovered by the anthropologist, can be taken as evidence of the cognitive validity of aspects of both sorts of models. It is also possible to determine whether the native speaker's insider position permits the discrimina? tion of semantic features overlooked or ignored by the anthropologist. The second major function is whole model comparison both in the assessment of the cognitive validity of competing models and in the determination of the extent of variation among native speakers. The ultimate aim of the work is to contribute to the ethnological inventory of methods and techniques permitting replicable ethnography, an essential base for the development of cross-cultural (semantic) theory (Goodenough 1970, 1981). Described here are the results of a field experiment in which I sought to discover the minimum amount of instruction an intelligent Polynesian speaker required to do a componential analysis of Niutao kin terms.21 wanted to provide both an opportunity for a spontaneous analysis and, should this not be forthcoming, more explicit directions for accomplishing the task. Consequently, the specific method for eliciting the componential analysis developed out of a more general approach in which I encouraged my co-worker to approach the organiza? tion of the kinship domain in any way she chose. The first result was a model of kin terms organized in the form of a truncated genealogical tree; only later did we


The control rule of direct torque control(DTC) of inductive motor is summarized.The rule of flux orient control is analyzed,the strategy of inductive motor that using neural network for deal with complex calculate of DTC is put forward in order to improve performance on low speed.The performance of inductive motor DTC is improved which is verified by the simulation and experiment.


Abstract : National security planners naturally draw on insights and experiences when making decisions. Past examples, national doctrine, organizational realities, threat development, technical knowledge, and fiscal analysis are used. This article explores another useful insight, one on the dynamics of system change. The system of interest concerns force levels. An increase or a decrease in force levels can lead to production dynamics that are unforeseen, and sometimes even impossible to meet. During the buildup of the 1980s, for example, the intention to achieve a 600-ship Navy, and related increases in aircraft forces, led to procurement levels that were ultimately unattainable within the budgets available. Industry could not accelerate production levels enough to meet force level increases largely because unit costs rose dramatically as demand stressed supply. The intent is to see why such production difficulties arise. The theory will present two important concepts in dynamic thinking. The first concerns the "accelerator," a concept which leads to instability -- to bottlenecks and excesses. The second involves the distinction between "stocks" and "flows." Stocks and flows explain why accelerators occur. These concepts are not completely intuitive.


In 1924 in a study of the effect of rontgen radiation on pathological tissues, PRYM came to the conclusion that all the changes produced by rontgen rays could also occur spontaneously and that one could not tell histologically whether a piece of tissue had been radiated or not. The differences between non-radiated and radiated tissues were at most only quantitative. All the changes seen following radiation could be explained by a primary effect on the tumor parenchyma and secondary changes in the vascular apparatus and connective tissue. In both cases there was vacuolar degeneration of the nuclei and cytoplasm of the cancer cells and the formation of foreign body giant cells. The destruction of lymphocytes immediately after radiation could also occur spontaneously near non-radiated necrotic cancer. In his Caldwell lecture of 1925 EWING discussed tissue reactions to radiation. He felt that a large part of the destructive effect of rays upon tumors was caused by interference with the blood supply with resulting necrosis of the cancer cells and fibrosis of the capsule. When the tumor cells had invaded the lymph node capsule no radiation could control them. The plasma cell reaction was characteristic of radiation repair. Unless the plasma cell were derived from the endothelial leucocyte the latter cell was not important in the healing process although in the late stages it formed giant cells and foreign body tubercles which might resemble tuberculosis. After heavy rontgen doses he saw very cellular connective tissue develop in radiated nodes.


An evolution-type differential equation encodes the intersection theory of tautological classes on the Hilbert scheme of a family of nodal curves.


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NIKO JONATHAN TOBING. The Influence Of International Oil Prices, Exchange Rates and Gross Domestic Product On Import Of Oil Product In Indonesia Period 2004-2013. Faculty of Economic State University of Jakarta. 2015.

This research purpose is to find out the influence of international oil prices, exchange rates and Gross Domestic Product on import of oil product in Indonesia, either partially or simultaneously. This study uses data development begins first quarter (January-March) of 2004 until the fourth quarter (October to December) of 2013. The method used is exposed facto by the analysis of time series for 40 quarters. The data analysis technique used is multiple linear
regression, the classic assumption test, and test hypotheses consisting of t test and F test. Based on the research results of multiple regression, linear equation as follows: Import = 7766,379 – 0,025 P + 2,640 ER + 0,127 GDP. In addition, it is known that there is a partial effect of international oil price variable with oil imports variable, and GDP with oil imports variable. Can be seen from the results of data analysis showed tcount of (-2,437) greater than ttable (-1,68) for the international oil price variable to oil imports variable. Partially GDP also affect
the oil imports variable, it is seen from the results of data analysis showed tcount amounted to 4,213 greater than ttable of 1,68. But for a exchange rates variable no significant effect on oil imports variable. Simultaneously there is influence international oil prices, exchange rates and Gross Domestic Product on import of oil. Can be seen from the results of data analysis showed Fcount value of 10,720 is greater than the value of 2,80 as Ftable.


A series of 118 autoerotic asphyxial deaths, recorded by the Coroners or Medical Examiners from the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Alberta, were compared with the same number of asphyxial suicides matched by province, year of death (within 3 years) and method of asphyxiation. Comparison of the death scenes revealed major differences between the two groups, with nudity of the body, evidence of a wide range of sexual activity at the time of death, and absence of verbal or written indication of suicidal intent being characteristic of the autoerotic asphyxia group. The data indicate that autoerotic asphyxia and suicidal asphyxia can usually be readily distinguished by death scene features. Language: en


A semiconductor laser subject to delayed optical feedback is investigated in the limit of intense feedback power. Back-injection of light with variably rotated polarization reveals a symmetry breaking in laser emission spectra and output power when the rotation angle is changed in the vicinity of the orthogonal orientation. To explain the observed asymmetry we propose a simple geometric model which includes the relative contributions of both TE and TM lasing modes into the feedback light. In a range of feedback polarization rotation angles the emission spectra of the laser reveal a gap with width of more than a terahertz. The position of the gap and its width are shown to be regulated by means of feedback polarization rotation angle. We demonstrate that a theoretical approach, based on carrier density grating induced potential, explains our experimental results.


Surgical Pathology Dr Jon Ritter Case Presentation Dr Ciccone: The patient is a 47-year-old man who was hospitalized 16 years ago for "asthma." He had a less than complete response to initial therapy, and his treating physician's inclination at that time was that he had tuberculosis. That same year, a diagnosis of sarcoidosis was established after a lung biopsy. He had a history of systemic hypertension, osteoporosis, and gout. His condition remained stable until 3 years ago, at which time his symptoms of dyspnea worsened. He required increasing supplemental oxygen. Two years ago he was seen, evaluated, and eventually listed for bilateral lung transplantation. By spirometry, the forced expiratory volume in 1 second was only 0.55 L, 16% of predicted, and the forced vital capacity was 1.81 L, or 44% of predicted. Six months ago he was hospitalized for an exacerbation of his respiratory symptoms. He was treated and enrolled in our pulmonary rehabilitation program. On physical examination, the patient had poor chest excursion and coarse breath sounds bilaterally. The remainder of his physical examination was unremarkable. Perhaps we could review the relevant radiographic findings. Dr Glazer: Chest radiograph and computed tomographic images demonstrate findings consistent with the clinical diagnosis of end-stage sarcoidosis. The chest radiograph (Figure 1) shows extensive bullous formation and scarring, predominantly in the mid and upper lungs, with compensatory hyperinflation in the lower lungs. Superior retraction of the hila is seen. An opacity is seen within the dependent portion of a large cystic space in the left upper hemithorax, likely representing a fungus ball. Similar findings are seen on the computed tomographic scan (Figure 2). Large cystic spaces are noted with central bronchial distortion and angulation. A dependent opacity, likely a fungus ball, is seen within a large cystic space in the left lung. Dr Patterson: Dr Glazer, we typically think of sarcoidosis as being an inflammatory fibrotic lung disease. This certainly is not the picture of classic pulmonary fibrosis with decreased lung volumes. Would you describe the radiographic findings as being typical of a diagnosis of sarcoidosis? Dr Glazer: End-stage sarcoidosis is characterized by a variety of findings, including bronchial distortion, linear opacities, peripheral honeycombing, and in


Within the process of harmonizing and strengthening Europe as a competitive knowledge economy education is presented as a basic pillar of economic growth in a multitude of European policy papers. But how do individuals respond to incentives coming from European education politics? (How) are they appropriating given targets and how do they engage in making sense of them – or not? This paper addresses the difference between the programme and the experience of European education politics. Based on a selected case study of experiences with European Social Fund project work, the model of an 'education entrepreneur', situated in the context of the German education system, will serve to reconstruct what happens with the European policy programme when it meets concrete lived experiences and will provide an insight into the gap between programme and practice of European education politics.


Government budget balance data are only available at quarterly frequency and their release is particularly delayed coming, in general, later than national quarterly accounts. However, cash monthly data on the government borrowing requirement are published by o cial sources with a very limited delay. Though very timely, due to a di erent accounting methodology compared to the one for assessing the budget balance, monthly cash ows are a noisy indicator of the budget balance. This paper proposes a Bayesian Mixed Frequency VAR model aimed at extracting information on the budget balance while, at the same time, discounting the noisy content of monthly cashows. The proposed model allows to produce a monthly forecast of the annual budget balance, while forecasts from the government and o cial institutions are generally released only annually or bi-annually. An application based on Italian data shows that our parsimonious VAR model is characterized by a good forecasting accuracy, also in comparison with institutional forecasts such as the European Commission's one. JEL Classi cation: C11, E62, H68.


This paper demonstrate the influence of the Bolsa Familia Program in the eating habits of families of the Territory of Marajo, State of Para, Brazil. Cash transfer programs have been constituted as an effective tool in access to education, health and ensuring food security in Latin countries American and the Caribbean. Using a qualitative approach and procedures of semi-structured interviews and free list, it sought information which could allow the analyse of the influence of the Bolsa Familia Program on practices and eating habits of marajoaras families. It was observed that the benefit has a positive impact on access to better food, with more variety, both in quantity and quality and on lifting the life standard of respondents. However, the benefit has little relevance in the consumption of vegetables, indicating a need for educational activities with the beneficiaries on the importance of a more varied diet and rich in nutrients from natural products such as fruits and vegetables, making families direct agents in actions to combat food insecurity in the Marajo Territory.


Modern flow control methods which consist of influencing the flow in not classical but a more advanced way is one of the leading areas of research in recent years. One of the methods aims to control the load on the wing. The wing-loadcontrol systems are developed as a means to modify a distribution of aerodynamic load on the wing in extraordinary flow conditions. Particularly, it concerns the reduction of bending loads during accelerated flight manoeuvres or sudden strong gusts. In such situations, rising bending load may lead to impairment or damage of the wing structure. In addition, strong turbulences cause discomfort to passengers. A new concept of active flow control system based on blowing devices for the control of the aerodynamic load on aircraft wing was designed in the Institute of Aviation and tested in its low speed wind tunnel. As a result of the numerical studies, focused on alleviation of excessive aerodynamic loads, two concepts of the fluidic devices, as the most promising ones were chosen and tested experimentally, namely:the "FLUIDIC SPOILER" concept and the "DUAL TRAILING-EDGE NOZZLES" (DTEN) concept. The paper presents the results of the wind tunnel tests of these two above mentioned active flow control systems. The experimental tests were performed in low speed wind tunnel T-3 (5 meter diameter test section) in the Institute of Aviation. For these tests the model of semi-span wing (2.4 m span), situated vertically on the endplate in wind tunnel test section was used. The wind tunnel investigation were carried out at Mach number M = 0.1 which corresponds to Reynold's number Re = 2.410


Designers often have ignored the human and organizational element, and concentrated on the technical implementation of the hardware/software mix (Hutchinson, 2000). Every next wave of technology brings its own expectations and surrounding hype; the field of decision support is no exception: on one hand, the need for reliable decision-making clues stays permanently; and, on the other hand, substantial development supply of decision support tools does not seem to play in exact tune with the above need.


Objective To screen and identify differential expression proteins from pancreatic carcinoma and neighboring normal pancreatic tissues and to study their clinical significance. Methods Two-dimensional gel electrophoresis(2-DE) was applied to separate differential expression proteins among 12 pairs of cancer and their corresponding neigboring pancreas. MALDI-TOF-MS/MS was then applied to identify these differential expression proteins. Results The improved 2-DE map demonstrated effectiveness good reproducibility. Twelve pairs of cancer and corresponding neigboring pancreas were analyzed by 2-DE,and 30 proteins were found to be differently expressed between cancer and normal pancreatic tissues. Furthermore,24 proteins were identified by MALDI-TOF-MS/MS,including pancreatic stone protein,calgizzarin,and heat shock protein B6;15 proteins were up-regulated in cancer tissues,while 9 proteins were down-regulated. Conclusions Proteomic technologies,such as 2-DE and mass spectrometry,had clinical significance and important applications in the study of pancreatic cancer. These technologies could help to screen biomarkers and to elucidate mechanism. Many proteins were abnormally expressed in the tissues of pancreatic cancer. These proteins had relationships with pancreatic cancer and could be biomarkers or target proteins in the future.


' G. T. Trammell, Chemical Egecss of Nuclear Transformasions (International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, 1961), p. 75; C. Tzara, in Proceedings of Second International Conference on the Mossbauer E/ect (John Wiley R Sons, Inc. , New York, 1962), p. 14. 2 S. Bernstein and E. C. Campbell, "Nuclear Anomalous Dispersion in Fe57 by the Method of Total ReHection, " Phys. Rev. (to be published); see also S. Bernstein and E. C. Campbell, Rev. Mod. Phys. 36, 462 {1964)Ithis issue].


The photoreduction of tris(acetylacetonato)cobalt(III) (Co(acac)3) by 1-benzyl-1,4-dihydronicotinamide (BNAH) was examined with or without methylviologen in the wavelength range of 340–410 nm. The reaction rate of electron transfer from BNAH to Co(acac)3 was considerably enhanced by methylviologen, especially, in lower polar environments; The weaker the hydrophobic interaction between BNAH and the substrate become, the more effectively methylviologen acts as an electron mediator for the above photoreaction. The reaction mechanism is also discussed with particular reference to the participation of the electron mediator in the elementary steps of the present photoinduced reaction.


A review and critique of the book 'The Song Circle of Jacky and Selected Poems' by Colin Johnson. Review(s) of: The Song Circle of Jacky and Selected Poems, by Colin Johnson, Hyland House, Melbourne, 1986. rrp. $9.95.


Salinity fluctuations in lakes of semi-arid regions have been recognised as indicators of paleoclimatic change, and have provided a valuable line of evidence in paleoclimatic reconstruction. In the present study, fossil remains of Chironomidae were used to reconstruct lake salinity changes from the early postglacial, through the early, mid and late Holocene. In Vahoney Lake, a transition from head capsules typical of a freshwater community (Protanpus, Sergentia, Heterotrissocladius, Cladopelma, Dicrotendipes) during the early postglacial, to those indicative of saline environments (Cricotopusl Orthocladius, Tanypus) occurred in the early Holocene. The chironomid-inferred salinity values reflected the shift from freshwater (0.031 g/l) immediately after deglaciation, to saline water (2.4 to 55.2 g/l) in subsequent periods. A less saline period was found to have occurred after about 1000 years ago, suggesting a cooler or wetter period. Results from Kilpoola Lake indicate a similar early postglacial freshwater interval with an inferred salinity less than 0.03 g/', followed by a prolonged period of higher salinities (1 to 3.5 g/l) during the Holocene. A community of chironomids including Microtendipes, Sergentia, and Heterotrissocladius (typical freshwater chironomids) were found in the basal sediments, and Cricotopusl Orthocladius and Tanypus (saline environment chironomids) were found in subsequent intervals to the present. The peak Holocene salinity occurred during a period shortly after deposition of the Mazarna ash.


Lanthanide ions (Ln3+)-doped CaF2 luminescent nanoparticles exhibit unique optical properties and represent promising candidates for bioapplications; however, their inherent weak luminescence intensity greatly limits their application, especially for Nd3+-sensitized ones. We have doped Ln3+ ions along with Na+ ion into CaF2 lattice to maintain charge neutrality and investigated the influence of Na+ ion on the 800 nm triggered upconversion process. As compared with Na+-free (shell layer) nanoparticles, the crystallinity of Na+-ion-codoped ones has been improved greatly, and the average lifetimes of the excited Nd3+, Yb3+, and Er3+ states have been prolonged after Na+ ion codoping in the sensitizing shell. Thus the energy-transfer efficiency from sensitizers (Nd3+) to activators (Er3+) has been increased by 67%. As a result, the upconversion luminescence intensity of the nanoparticles with suitable Na+ doping reaches 67 times higher than Na+-free nanoparticles upon 800 nm irradiation, although fewer Ln3+ io...


Since the inaugural meeting of the Southeastern Association of Community College Research in 1975, the research conducted at community colleges, as well as the issues facing researchers, have remained fairly constant. Research has been consistently understaffed and the themes of research have tended to focus on relating student progress to placement, surveying local communities, reviewing programs, and conducting student follow-ups. Moreover, the general purposes for conducting institutional research have remained constant in that the first purpose is still public relations. The need to satisfy external agencies has caused the colleges to value anything that makes the school look good and to avoid anything that casts a negative light on the institution. Institutional researchers must also contend with the need for educators to believe what they want to believe. An example of this is the frequently reported study showing that problems with students in the 1990s have profoundly worsened since the 1940s. Even after the study was found to be a hoax, it was continually repeated. Finally, in approaching their task, institutional researchers should consider the following points: (1) make sure that data is readily understandable; (2) understand public relations; (3) employ valid methodology; (4) study important questions; (5) perform repeat studies; (6) make use of external resources; (7) include only the data that is relevant to the research topic; and (8) understand the resistance to outcomes data in higher education. (HAA) *********************************************************************** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made * from the original document. *********************************************************************** Trends in Institutional Research Written By Arthur M. Cohen ERIC Clearinghouse for Community Colleges University of California at Los Angeles U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office of Educational Research and Improvement EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER ;ERIC! this document has been reproduced as stewed from the person or organization originating it. 0 Minor changes have been made to improve ' reproduction Quality. o Points of view or opinions stated in this doc ment do not necessarily represent official OERI position or policy. PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE AND DISSEMINATE THIS MATERIAL HAS 13EcN A.M. Cohen TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Southeastern Association for Community College Research (25th, Panama City, FL, August 5-7, 1996).


Digital brain atlases define a hierarchy of brain regions and their locations in three-dimensional space. They provide a standard coordinate system in which diverse datasets can be integrated for visualization and analysis. They also enable building of data-driven computational models of brain regions. For atlases of the cerebral cortex, additional information is required to work effectively with its particular, layered architecture and curved geometry. Although some approaches have been employed in the literature, no usable method to produce such information is openly available. To fill this gap, we describe here methods to enhance a cortical atlas with three auxiliary, voxel-wise datasets: first, a field of cortical depth; second, a field of local orientations towards the cortical surface; and third, a flatmap of the cortical volume: a two-dimensional map where each pixel represents a subvolume of voxels along the depth axis, akin to a cortical column. We apply these methods to the somatosensory regions of a digitized version of Paxinos and Watson's rat brain atlas, and define metrics to assess the quality of our results. Among the many applications of the resulting flatmap, we show their usefulness for: decomposing the cortical volume into uniform columnar subvolumes and defining a topographic mapping for long-range connections between subregions. We also generate a flatmap of the isocortex regions of the Allen Mouse Common Coordinate Framework. Combining this with established two-photon tomography data, we then annotate individual barrels and barrel columns in the mouse barrel cortex. Finally, we use the flatmap to visualize volumetric data and long-range axons. We provide an open source implementation of our methods for the benefit of the community.


Cloud Bigtable, which is sparsely populated table to scale billions of rows and thousands of columns, enabling storing petabytes or terabytes of data across thousands of commodity servers. Google has had to resolve the challenges that many companies bearing the difference is the sheer scale of the problem. They"ve often had to design entirely new approaches to meet the demand of their businesses. Over the past decade, Google has developed many traditional solutions to carry their own products and services. They"ve proposed many of these internal solutions in white papers and so many have developed into open source projects that now are the footing of the Hadoop ecosystem. Five foundational Google projects that have changed the era of big data landscape forever. Many projects at Google store data in Bigtable, including Google MapReduce (Apache Hadoop), Google Bigtable (Apache HBase), Google "Borg"(Apache Mesos), Google Chubby(Apache Zookeeper), Google Dremel(Apache Drill). These are just a few examples of the ways Google has set the stage for the Bigdata revolution. Bigtable has successfully furnished a flexible, high-performance solution for all of these Google products. In this paper we represent the simple data model provided by Bigtable, which gives clients dynamic control over data layout and format, features of cloud Bigtable, and we describe the design and implementation of Bigtable. This paper describes overview of the client API, the underlying Google infrastructure on which Bigtable depends, fundamentals of the Bigtable implementation; We describe several examples of how Bigtable is used at Google.


This letter introduces a type of nonactive power characteristic for systems with randomly varying loads. The randomness power is a nonactive power component. It is due to the contribution of subharmonics with extremely low frequencies. It may produce additional power loss and power factor reduction. Factors like duration of intervals, the total number of intervals, the number and types of loads involved (arc furnace versus street lights for example), control the statistics that characterize the load randomness and the randomness power.


Inflation drives quantum fluctuations beyond the Hubble horizon, freezing them out before the small-scale modes re-enter during the radiation dominated epoch, and subsequently decay, while large-scale modes re-enter later during the matter dominated epoch and grow. This distinction shapes the matter power spectrum and provides observational evidence in support of the standard model. In this paper, we demonstrate that another mechanism, based on the fluctuation growth in the R_h=ct universe, itself an FLRW cosmology with the added constraint of zero active mass (i.e., rho+3p=0), also accounts very well for the observed matter power spectrum, so this feature is not unique to LambdaCDM. In R_h=ct, the shape of the matter power spectrum is set by the interplay between the more rapid decay of the gravitational potential for the smaller mode wavelengths and the longer dynamical timescale for the larger wavelengths. This combination produces a characteristic peak that grows in both amplitude and mode number as a function of time. Today, that peak lies at k approx 0.02 Mpc^-1, in agreement with the Ly-alpha and Planck data. But there is no need of an inflationary expansion, and a complicated epoch dependence as one finds in LambdaCDM.


The purpose of this project was to create a model curriculum for a certification program for the live arthropod exhibit industry. An overview of live arthropod exhibits and the current educational and training programs for the field were examined as well as reasons why a program of this type would be of value to the industry. The data for this project was collected using a web based survey instrument. The population consisted of 52 professionals from the live arthropod exhibitry field. These entomologists, USDA representatives, insect suppliers and educators were all members of a professional list serve which was a clearinghouse for the live arthropod display industry. The survey instrument consisted of four sections: demographic information about respondents; the respondents' level of agreement or disagreement regarding areas of training to be included in a proposed certification program; preferences on prerequisites for the program; written comments and input. A demographic profile of the respondents was compiled showing that the majority were experienced in the live arthropod exhibitry field and possessed a variety of educational backgrounds. Overall, respondents supported the proposed certification program and felt it would benefit the live arthropod exhibit industry. Only four respondents were pessimistic about the proposed program. A model curriculum for a certification program for the live arthropod exhibit industry was created from the data gathered by the survey instrument.


This work is devoted to the prepositioning of a spatial image sequence from facial feature labeling. The paper is focused on the feature point clustering, the clusters characterization and labeling, and the estimation of the interhemispheric plane. First results, obtained from a 3D MRI data base, are given.<<ETX>>


Business tourism is a special trend in tourism. Its goal are business meetings, seminars, conferences, exhibitions, corporate events. Peculiarities of business tourism are as follows: independence on the season, predictability, large amount of visitors, a wide range of high quality services. St. Petersburg has a unique opportunity to organize events on the historical sites. In order to make a qualitative development of business tourism it is required to develop a science-based layout of objects of business tourism including transport infrastructure (airports, seaports, railway stations, highways), existing objects of science and industry with convenient accessibility to the cultural centers of the city. The centers of business tourism should be multifunctional complexes which combine hotels, exhibition halls, meeting rooms for conferences and forums.


Measurements of the complex permittivity of dried proteinaceous material (white fish meal), *=prime-jdouble prime, at 10 GHz show a marked dependence on both temperature and moisture content. At constant temperature both components of * increase with increasing hydration with a change in the rate of increase around a value of hydration presumably related to completion of the first uni-molecular layer. It is shown however that the effective double prime of the system at all levels of hydration can be considered as arising from water molecules in the `liquid' multilayers. When the monolayer is incomplete, the multilayers arise through simple thermal activation from the lower energy monolayer. From the results, in particular the temperature dependence at low moisture contents, an activation energy for sorption of water molecules from the multilayer onto monolayer sites is determined as 64±30 kJ mol.−1


Objectiyes: Deep seawater (DSW) utilization technology has been developed for the fieads of medicine and health, among others. [[b clarify the health effects of DSW as compared with swrface seawater (SSW) or tap water (TW), we investigated the changes of immune cell distribution of the peripheral blood, or subjective judgment scores, after hot water bathing. Methods: [[bn healthy young men were immersed for 10 min in DSW SSW and TW heated to 42eC. Blood samples were eoLlected before bathing, immediately after bathing and 60 min after bathing. Total and differential numbers of leucocytes and lymphocyte subsets (CD3, CD4, CD8, (]D19, CD16, and CD56) were examined using an automated hematology analyzer and a flow cytornete4 respectivety. The subjective judgment scores were ebtained by an oral comprehension test. Results: Since the pre-bathing leukocyte count in the TW group was significantly different frem those in the DSW and SSW groups, we excluded the findings of TW bathing from consideration. On hot DSW bathing, CD8-lymphecytes increased significantly. immediately after bathing (p<O.05), in contrast to hot SSW bathing, in which no significant changes were detected in the lymphocyte subsets. Additionally, there were no significant changes between repeated measurements in the subjective judgment scores, thollgh the score of thermal sensation in SSW bathing showed a significant]y higher yalue immediately after bathing than before bathing (p<O.Ol). Conclusions: Our findings uggest that increased CD8-lymphocytes in hot DSW bathing may improve human immune function as well as hot springs do, as compared with SSW bathing. Although hot DSW bathing may haye the ability to change human immune cell distribution, well-designed studies are needed to clarify the health effects including not onty DSVV and SSW but also TW


Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are small double‐membrane plasma vesicles that play key roles in cellular crosstalk and mechanisms such as inflammation. The role of EVs in combined organ failure such as cardiorenal syndrome has not been investigated. The aim of this study is to identify EV proteins that are associated with renal dysfunction, heart failure, and their combination in dyspnoeic patients.


A device and a method for providing a guideline for forming an image arranged according to a story are provided to enable a user to make an image and an album having a professional story line by providing a guideline for forming the image arranged according to the storyline, and enable the user to manage contents conveniently by improving intuitiveness with relation assigned among contents. A guideline controlling module(120) controls the guideline selected by the user according to a user input situation or a contents obtaining situation. A device adaptor module(130) sets a state of a device automatically according to the selected guideline. A context processing module(140) obtains the contents for the guideline. A contents creating module(150) creates the contents related to each other based on metadata of the contents. The guideline is arranged along the storyline including a story item arranged along the storyline, and the story item includes an event or a subject formed based on knowledge of an expert.


This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of extracts from Nigella sativa and Salvia officinalis on some physiological and biochemical parameters of corn plants. The physiological parameters included seedling length and root seedling length whereas the biochemical parameters included total phenol, flavonoid, protein, tannin content and antioxidant activity in the roots and seedlings. The results of this study indicated that water extract from Salvia officinalis could stimulate the seedling length and root seedling length of corn plants (Russian sorts, Krasnodar and Povolgske), whereas the water extract from Salvia officinalis could inhibit the growth of these plants. Furthermore, the total phenol, flavonoid, protein, tannin content were increased in corn plants treated with Salvia officinalis extract compared with the control plants. From the other hand, the total phenol, flavonoid, protein content in plants treated with Nigella sativa extract were decreased while the level of tannin content was increased in these plants. Extracts from examined plants (Nigella sativa and Salvia officinalis ) stimulated the antioxidant activity in the roots and seedlings of corn plants.


Liang Qi-chao once stated his opinions in his book.The Generality of Qing literature that the contribution which the salt merchants in Huaihe River Area brought to the Qing literature under the reign of Qianlong and Jiaqing Emperors can be equivalent to the Southern European rich families of European Renaissance.The merchants have effected not only on the economy in Yangzhou but also the regional culture,gardening,education,food culture and so on.


A dyeing profile for a range of reactive dyes suitable for application to cellulosic knitwear is defined. Such a profile shows good level-dyeing, reproducibility and fastness properties together with potential for simplified dyeing processes.


Multi-sensor geophysical measurements including spectrometric natural γ-ray, spectral γ-γ density, full waveform sonic, resistivity, and temperature were made in two deep drill holes at McArthur River. The main objective was to expand our understanding of the geophysical characteristics of the basement rocks underlying the Athabasca Basin and to aid in the interpretation of surface high-resolution seismic and electrical survey data. There are significant differences in the physical rock properties between the basement rocks and the overlying sandstones that accurately define the sandstone/basement contact where there is minor alteration. Logging underground in the uranium ore zone indicates that uranium ore exhibits low velocities (<5 km/s) compared to the altered gneisses.


The paper deals with the organization and construction of cellular automata for the implementation of the basic operations of the pre-processing images. The methods of edge detection, zoom, filling inside area of images and also selection of objects are considered. The analysis of the impact of different forms of the neighboring cells for the effective execution of operations is carried. Programs that simulate the operation of CA are developed. Computer models of the main elements in CAD Active-HDL have been obtained by modeling the structure of the CA. The obtained models have passed the test and their analysis showed high reliability of operation. This allows us to implement them in modern CPLD and FPGA hardware. This hardware is easily reprogrammed under the given structure of CA. Implementing FPGAs allows us to use one chip for realization of the basic functions of the CA. The experimental results showed that the used methods and CA are highly effective. The use of CA allows to describe of the image with high speed highly effective.


We use a sample of about 48 000 Sloan Digital Sky Survey early-type galaxies to show that older galaxies have smaller half-light radii Re and larger velocity dispersions σ than younger ones of the same stellar mass Mstar. We use the age-corrected luminosity Lcorrr as a proxy for Mstar to minimize biases: below Lcorrr∼ 1011 L⊙, galaxies with age ∼11 Gyrs have Re smaller by 40 per cent and σ larger by 25 per cent, compared to galaxies that are 4 Gyr younger. The sizes and velocity dispersions of more luminous galaxies vary by less than 15 per cent, whatever their age, a challenge for current galaxy formation models. A closer check reveals that the lowering in the dispersion is caused by older galaxies that show a significant departure from the Re−Lcorrr and σ−Lcorrr relations at high Lcorrr. Such features might find an explanation in models where more massive galaxies undergo more minor mergers than less massive galaxies at late times, thus causing a break in the homology. In terms of the Fundamental Plane of early-type galaxies, the data indicate that all galaxies show a significant and similar increase in the dynamical-to-stellar mass ratio with increasing mass, independent of their age. However, older galaxies have smaller Mdyn/Mstar ratios than objects which formed more recently. These findings may suggest that lower mass galaxies and, at fixed stellar mass, higher redshift galaxies, formed from gas-richer progenitors, thus underwent more dissipation and contraction.


The aim of the present study was to synthesize and characterize of divalent metal ions of Nickel, Copper and Zinc complexes of 5-chloro 2-furaldehyde thiosemicarbazone. Firstly ligand was prepared from the reaction between 5-Chloro-2-furaldehyde and thiosemicarbazide, the second step involved the synthesis of Ni(II), Cu(II) and Zn(II) complexes of 5-chloro 2-furaldehyde thiosemicarbazone. The prepared compounds (ligand or complex) was characterized using different analytical techniques such as elemental analysis, and IR, UV, Mass and 1H NMR tests, the results obtained showed that the ligand and its Ni(II), Cu(II), Zn(II) and Co(II) complexes of 5-chloro 2-furaldehyde thiosemicarbazone were prepared successfully.


It is important to the treatment of water intended for human consumption, because it may contain some microorganisms, which if eaten, can cause various health problems. Thus, this study aimed to describe where originates the water used for human consumption in Mirassolzinho I settlement in the municipality of Jauru/MT, and if it has undergone some form of analytical quality. The participants were 103 producers, of which 65 % said they had direct piped water mines and 34 % said that the water comes from a common well and 1% of the artesian well. As for water analysis 95,1 % said they had not carried out any and 4,9 % said they had done analysis. Thus, it was concluded that there is low farmers understanding of the importance of performing periodic tests of the quality of water used for drinking, since this assists in preventing diseases.


A new ground-based hot-spot reflectance meter (HSM) has been developed and tested for the estimation of green crop biomass and for crop growth monitoring. The concept of the HSM is based on theoretical studies on canopy hotspot reflectance measurements for a selected oblique illumination and view angle of 52° with respect to the vertical. A prototype HSM with a flash lamp as radiant source has been built by the Institute of Applied Physics TPD, Delft. Calibrated near infrared/red and red/green reflectance ratios are acquired which are related to changes of the green leaf area index and the colour characteristics of the canopy leaves. The advantages of the HSM are the independence of solar illumination conditions and the reduced sensitivity to the leaf inclination distribution function. A first measurement programme has been carried out during the 1982 season on winter wheat test fields. A preliminary analysis of the experimental data has demonstrated a good agreement with, reflectance model predictions. A significant relation between the near infrared/red ratio and the development of the leaf area index and the corresponding biomass has been found. This new method can improve the selection of samples for non-destructive assessment of standing biomass for agricultural research and crop production forecasting and estimation.


The effect of differences in grain size on the initial growth of seedlings was studied in rice with two leading varieties of Jaekun and Nongkwang. The grains were classified into three classes of large, medium and small size by their specific gravity. The results observed at seedling stage are summarized as follows. 1. Higher percentage of seeds with larger size was observed to be normally developed into sound seedlings comparing with those with small seeds. This suggests the more effective maintainance of seedings. 2. Seedlings from larger seeds also showed higher values in the number of roots, leaves and tillerings where no varietal difference was observed. 3. Varietal speciality led to the lorger coleoptile of Nongkwang variety, with rather longer plant, than that of Jaekun, while higher value in coleoptile length was observed at the seedlings from larger seeds. 4. Thus larger seeds and the Aariety Nongkwang yielded heavier dry matter of upper part. These trends appeared more clearly at the late seedling stage. 5. There was constant decrease in the dry matter weight per unit coleoptile length until the seedling-selfsupportingstage while after this stage abrupt increase was observed. Seedlings from larger seeds showed higher value in the dry matter weight per unit coleoptile until this stage, thought the differences became insignificant after this stage. And no varietal difference was found.


Aim of the Work: to evaluate the efficacy of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (ESWT) in the management of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) and compare it with local steroid injection. Patients and Methods: 53 patients diagnosed with CTS successfully completed the study. Eleven patients were excluded due to non-compliance with study visits. Patients were randomized into two groups: a control group made up of 28 patients injected with one milliliter of Triamcinolone Acetonide (40mg) and a study group of 25 patients received two sessions of ESWT with one-week in-between of 2500 shocks at a frequency of 10Hz and intensity of 2 bars (BLT-5000 SWT power). Patients were assessed at baseline then after 2 and 4 weeks using VAS score, electrophysiological studies and Boston Carpal tunnel questionnaire (BCTQ) score. Results: Both groups were similar in age, sex distribution, and duration of symptoms at baseline. There was a significant improvement of symptoms assessed by pain VAS score and BCTQ score in both groups during follow-up. Nerve conduction studies of median nerves showed significant decrease of distal motor latencies and increase of amplitude in both groups after 2 and 4 weeks. Comparing both groups, there was no difference in pain VAS and BCTQ scores, distal motor latency and nerve conduction velocity of median nerves between both groups on the second and third visits. Conclusion: ESWT is as effective as local steroid injections in the management of CTS but ESWT is better being non-invasive.


Monoclonal antibodies targeting PD- 1 (nivolumab and pembrolizumab) and PD-L1 (avelumab, atezolizumab, and durvalumab) are FDA approved for the treatment of metastatic cancers. Immune-related adverse events (irAEs) are autoimmune diseases which occur following treatment with PD-1 and PD-L1 inhibitors. Neurological irAEs following PD-L1 blockade are rarely reported, and mainly consist of Myasthenia Gravis (MG) and myositis. MG induced by avelumab has not been previously reported. We present a 74-year-old female with stage IV ovarian adenocarcinoma who entered a clinical trial involving avelumab and entinostat after disease progression following extensive resection, chemotherapy with doxorubicin, then docetaxol and cisplatin. She developed progressive generalized weakness and fatigue two months after entering the trial, leading to respiratory weakness and hypoventilation, and resulting in intubation and mechanical ventilation. Exam showed head-drop, diplopia, and proximal > distal upper and lower limb weakness. Antibodies to acetylcholine receptors, muscle specific tyrosine kinase, and voltage-gated calcium channels (P/Q and N type) were negative, and serum creatine kinase was normal. Repetitive nerve stimulation showed significant decrement in the left spinal accessory nerve motor response with recording at trapezius. She was diagnosed with seronegative MG and was treated with IVIG, 2 grams/kg divided over 4 days, prednisone 60 mg daily, and pyridostigmine, which resulted in successful extubation, followed by gradual resolution of MG symptoms over a period of 3 months. At approximately 2 year follow-up, she remains on maintenance IVIG at 0.5 grams/kg every 3 weeks, as she develops proximal lower limb and neck extension weakness at the end of each IVIG cycle. We conclude that MG is a potentially life threatening but treatable irAE associated with avelumab. Our case also adds to the accumulating literature of the role of PD-1 signaling in the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases of the muscles and neuromuscular junctions.


On the basis of our previous work on the investigation of the subsolidus phase relation of the system ZnO- Li2O-MoO3, we for the first time successfully prepared single crystals of Li2Zn2(MoO4)3 (I) with dimensions up to 10 × 4 × 3 mm3 and Co-doped Li2Zn2(MoO4)3 (II) with a size of 15 × 10 × 3 mm3 by using the top-seeded solution growth method. The X-ray diffraction analysis shows that the Li+ cation and transition metal ion fill in the octahedral and trigonal prism interstice composed of surrounding MoO4 tetrahedrons. The UV−vis spectra show that by doping with Co2+, there is an obvious red shift of the absorption band at 276 nm with the steep absorption edge changing from 370 nm (I) to 430 nm (II). The band gaps of I and II calculated with CASTEP are ≪ 2.4 eV and ≪ 1.9 eV, respectively, indicating that Co2+ play roles in the change of the band gap of the host crystal. The X-ray powder analysis of the system Li2−2xZn2+x(MoO4)3 suggests the framework is stable over a range of composition for −0.1 ≤ x ≤ 0....


To evaluate the genotyping of Klebsiella isolates from enteral diets in public hospitals, as high-resolution support within epidemiological surveillance for controlling nosocomial infections. Methods: Klebsiella isolates were obtained from enteral diets at two public hospitals in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. These isolates were identified and serotyped. Total DNA of Klebsiella was extracted and subjected to three genotyping methods, to evaluate polymorphism between the strains and genetic diversity. Results: Twenty-one isolates of Klebsiella were obtained from the hospital enteral formulae; fifteen were identified as K. pneumoniae and six as K. oxytoca. The results from random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) and 16S-23S rDNA analysis revealed high polymorphism among the K. pneumoniae isolates and a low level of polymorphism among the K. oxytoca isolates. The 1420 base pairs of DNA fragments generated through amplification of the 16S rDNA region and digestion with eight restriction endonucleases resulted in identical restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) patterns for all isolates. Conclusion: Our data demonstrate that RAPD and 16S-23S rDNA analyses provide more reliable estimates of the genetic diversity among Klebsiella isolates than does amplification of the 16S rDNA gene. Therefore, we recommend that RAPD typing should be the preliminary method for fast and inexpensive investigation and that 16S-23S rDNA typing should be a confirmatory method if needed.


This study aims to investigate the measurement of flexible pavement overlay design using Benkelman beam (BB). In this case, pavement deflection, pavement overlay thickness, and pavement usage property parameters that reported from measuring tool. In this study, data of pavement deflection under load was collected. Selected pavements are in asphalt concrete type and under usage. The structure component, appearances, usage lifetime, and layer structure were also investigated. For case study, 10 pavements in central region of Thailand were selected and separated into 27 test section, each range of 2 kilometers. Then, test sections were grouped according to traffic volume, asphalt concrete pavement thickness and service lifetime. Tool used for measuring pavement deflection parameter under load are Benkelman beam (BB), For testing, data of deflection parameter, thickness and type of material in each structure layer, temperature, rut depth, percent of cracking, and traffic volume were collected and analyzed Benkelman beam according to DOH standard to determine the relationship. In this step, statistical programming was used to determine relationship and statistical parameter. Therefore, this design resulted in reduction of construction cost, and the maintenance cost could be reduced.


One of the factors causing the inaccuracy of writing diagnosis code is sometimes doctors do not write the diagnosis in the complete form so that medical record errors occur in determining the diagnosis code. Based on preliminary studies that researchers have done in UPTD RSUD Salatiga, the researchers found the results of encoding gastroenteritis disease is inappropriate. Researchers took a random sample, from 8 medical records of patients with BPJS gastroenteritis inpatient there were 6 medical records showing the inaccuracy of encoding diagnosis with 75% percentage of incorrect code and there was different writing of gastroenteritis diagnosis on admission discharge form and discharge summary form.The purpose of this study to determine the accuracy of coding disease gastroenteritis. The type of the research is descriptive quantitative research using cross sectional approach. The population in this research is medical record of inpatients of BPJS gastroenteritis case in january 2017 until october 2017, with the sample of 82 medical record by using simple random sampling method.The results showed the percentage of appropriateness of writing diagnosis on the outline forms form outgoing and returning home is 93.9%, the percentage of accuracy of gastroenteritis disease code is 91.5% and the percentage of appropriateness of diagnosis with the result of laboratory examination is 89%. Factors affecting the inaccuracy of coding results are that medical personnel (physicians) write incomplete and incompatible patients' diagnostic diagnosis of the form sheet, the coder does not check the results of the laboratory to determine the correct code, the lack of update activity of the ICD-10 coding latest version.Of these factors can affect the quality of medical records with the results of coding, claims results and analysis of hospital reporting data.


The paper aims to analyze the relationship between economic growth and income inequality in Romania in the period 1990-2019. The "Gross Domestic Product" (GDP) per capita indicator from the World Bank database was used to show the evolution of economic growth, and the GINI Coefficient was extracted from the Standardized World Income Inequality database to analyze income inequality. Romania's macroeconomic result (GDP per capita) registered a continuous growth trend in the period 1990-2019. The Gini coefficient has followed the same dynamics. At first sight, this fact highlights that the phenomenon of economic growth has widened the gap between the rich and the poor in Romania in the examined period.


The type of plant considered is one that can be modelled by a non-deterministic finite state machine P. The regulator is a deterministic finite state machine R. The closed loop system is formed by connecting P and R in a 'regulator configuration'. Formulae in a propositional temporal language are used to describe the behaviour of the closed-loop system. It is shown that there is a mechanical procedure which, for a given P and R, and a temporal formula Ψ, will determine in a finite number of steps whether or not Ψ must be true. This 'decidability' result could be proven using other known results on temporal logic. The proof given here shows that the behaviour of the closed-loop system may safely be assumed to be ultimately periodic. Formulae of a given complexity, say n, will be true in all possible 'runs' of the system just in case they are true in all ultimately periodic runs, with the period and the onset of periodicity bounded by a certain function of n. A 'synthesis' result follows immediately from th...


Soci o -conomic and nutritional status are nutrition problems in Indonesia. Solution to overcome this problem is therefore needed. Objectives of this study are 1) to asses  socio-economic, 2) to asess nutritional status of community and 3) to improve nutritional status  through conducting training on food, nutrition, sanitation and hygiene. Study was conducted in Central Lombok, Nusa Tenggara Barat , from December 1995 to November 2006. A sample of size 63 households was drawn randomly from household population of size 316. The households population is household farmer who are beneficiary of Special Program for Food Secutity, Food and Acgriculture Organization. Data were analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively and presented in table. Reseacrh results show that level of income of farmer is still very low. Average income of farmer is only Rp 99 . 141 per capita per month.  Most portion of expenditure or as much as 72% is spent for food. There are still many husb a nd s -wive s who have nutrition problem. As much as 30% of husband s are thin and 4% are overweight. As much as 11% wive s are thin and 11% are overweight. After attending trainning, the knowledge on nutrition and food of the farmers increase significantly, therefore it is hoped  that their knowledge can improve their nutritional status.


The article describes the far IR transmitting performance of substance. Based on the parameters of the single particle, the transmission relation that aerosol particle changes with the variety of parameters under certain conditions is derived,the lowest transmission rate of aerosol material under certain conditions and is calculated the theory of aerosol optimizing and processing is presented. Finally,the measure ment result is given.


11.03.2022 Abstract: Main purpose of this paper is to obtain fundamental relationships for the integrals and the matrix Wiener transforms on Hilbert space. Using some technics and properties of matrices of real numbers, we state some algebraic structure of matrices. We then establish evaluation formulas with examples. Furthermore, we define the matrix Wiener transform, and investigate some properties of the matrix Wiener transform. Finally, we establish relationships for the matrix Wiener


Trichomegaly may occur alone or secondary to various systemic diseases and medications or as a component part of several syndromes [Harrison and Mullaney, 1997; Gorlin et al., 2001; Hernandez-Nũnez et al., 2002; Almagro et al., 2003]. These are summarized in Table I. We have observed two sisters of Arab ancestry with trichomegaly at birth. The proposita, age 3 days, had trichomegaly but not synophrys. Her older sister also had trichomegaly at birth and had developed synophrys later, which wasevidentduringexamination atage 3years (Fig.1).No other abnormalities were noted and the parents were normal. Although consanguinity could not be established, marriage between relatives is deeply rooted in Arab culture and has been practiced for many generations. The overall rate is about 40% [Teebi and Farag, 1997]. Thus, autosomal recessive inheritance for the combination of trichomegaly and synophrys is possible. Familial trichomegaly has been reported by Harrison and Mullaney [1997], who noted this association in a family with first-cousin consanguinity in two generations compatible autosomal recessive (pseudodominant) inheritance.


e23063Background: To determine the clinical significance of plasma EGFR mutation by droplet digital PCR (ddPCR). Methods: Plasma DNA from 103 consecutive NSCLC patients, including 54 with mutated a...


Abstract Solutions containing acetate, propionate, and butyrate were placed into the ruminoreticulum of three calves in ten experiments to measure the extent to which butyrate, absorbed at different rates, is converted to ketone bodies by ruminoreticulum epithelium. In response to five different combinations of pH and concentrations of total volatile fatty acid in 18 liters of solution, absorption rates in millimoles per hour ranged from 170 to 600 for acetate, from 89 to 341 for propionate, and from 58 to 269 for butyrate. Specific absorption rates were in the order of butyrate>propionate>acetate at pH 4.8 and 6.0 but were about equal at pH 7.2. The extent of butyrate conversion to ketone bodies (calculated from portal-arterial concentration differences in butyrate, aceto acetate plus acetone, and yS-hydroxybuty-rate) averaged 49 (range 33 to 78)%. The extent of butyrate conversion was affected by pH and by concentration of volatile fatty acid in the ruminoreticulum and was negatively correlated to the rate of butyrate absorption. About three-fourths of the portal-arterial differences in ketone bodies were accounted for by β -hydroxybutyrate.


1. Theory An earlier treatment of line broadening in vibrational bands due to chemical exchange [2] was based on a second order perturbation theory. It dflers already for the case of non-exchanging systems from the density matrix procedure given by [1,3], although in this case the finite results are identical. To clear the issue it may prove helpful to derive the relevant equations using a pure classical method [4]. We consider a linear harmonic oscillator as a simple model for a vibrating molecule. Without a damping force the oscillator will vibrate monochromatically for an infinite time. The equation of motion including a damping term reads


We present a novel algorithm for science planning for the Microwave Radiometer Technology Acceleration (MiRaTA) CubeSat mission that reasons about onboard resource limitations and automatically produces timelines for onboard activities with minimal human involvement. The Resource-Aware SmallSat Planner (RASP) attempts to maximize total science data acquisition time while also maximizing onboard energy and data storage margin. RASP was demonstrated over a representative 24 hour simulation of MiRaTA's orbit with 19 timing and resource critical science acquisition opportunities. We showed that RASP successfully plans the science opportunities over varying planning horizon lengths, achieving at most 16 and at least 12 of the opportunities. Average onboard resource usage margins were examined, and ranged between 69.0 and 72.5% of the total range for data storage and 60.5 and 71.1% of the total range for energy storage. We examined the effect of ignoring resource storage margin, and found that energy margin dips as low as 42.3% and data margin as low as 33.6%. Finally, we found that RASP takes on the order of 10 seconds to create a feasible plan for the length of one orbit, suggesting that the algorithm is suitable for adaptation to a more computationally constrained onboard processor system.


In this review work, thermal and flow fields due to natural convection of in curvilinear enclosures was conducted for different geometries using nnaofluids. Different computational techniques are applied to get results for this geometries. The main difficulties on this problem is to obtain of grid distribution.It was found that the geometry parameter is an important control parameter on heat and fluid flow in natural convection. In general, heat transfer increases with the addition of nanoparticle into the base fluid.


THE AIM
to present some information-about the rare primary hypertrophy of the pylorus in adults and a clinical case of a patient with this disease.

MATERIALS AND METHODS
the patient A., 52 years of age, after which clinical-instrumental and laboratory research was diagnosed with infiltrative form of cancer of the pylorus with decompensated stenosis. The used: videothoracoscopy, fluoroscopy, peripheral computer electrogastrogram, local fluorescence spectroscopy. The General blood and urine tests, biochemical blood tests, PCR for the determination of tumor markers.

RESULTS
The resection of 2/3 of the stomach Billroth I. histological examination of the pylorus diagnosed with hypertrophy of circular muscle fibers, to a lesser extent, hypertro- phy of the longitudinal fibers with inflammatory changes.

CONCLUSION
in cases of suspected infiltrative form of cancer of the pylorus in adults differential diagnosis it is advisable to include the primary hypertrophy of his.


The effect of different salinity levels on the growth and survival of Clarais gariepinus fry was studied in indoor hatchery system for a period of three weeks. 1000 Clarias gariepinus fry of an average weight 0.37~c0.06g were stocked at 100 fry in five replicated 20 liters plastic bowls. Five salinity levels of 0.2, 0.4, 1.1, 2.1 and 4.2ppt were tested. The results indicated that significant difference P~.0.05 highest weight gain of 0.89~c0.05g was presented by fry in 0.2ppt medium. All fry raised in 4.2ppt died within 24 hours. No significant difference P~,0.05 in weight gain is presented in fry raised in 0.2ppt-2.1ppt. From this study, the weight gain decreases with increase in salinity. Also the survival rate decreases from 0.2ppt to 1.1ppt raised fry while the lowest significant difference P~.0.05 survivals were presented in fry raised in 2.1 and 4.2ppt. Based on these results and foregoing, salinity rate of 0.4ppt is favourable for growth and survival of C.gariepinus fry


The study reported in this article explored mathematical classroom pratices in four South African multilingual classroom settings. This paper sought to unpack both the use of language as well as the implementation of discussion as a technique in the teaching and learning of mathematics during and after the intervention The study followed an ethnographic design using four mathematics multilingual classrooms as individual cases, and the four mathematics teachers who participated in the study from each school were part of a larger case. Thus, the goal of this ethnographic research was to understand and describe the phenomenon surrounding the use of languages in the teaching and learning of mathematics from the perspectives of the four cases. Data collection strategies included a classroom observation schedule that took place over a period of six months at a research site. The findings revealed that teachers used both the language of learning and teaching and learners' home languages when explaining mathematical concepts being taught in the classrooms. It was further observed that the quality of discussions in small groups was high amongst group members, whereas the whole-classroom discussions were very low in quantity, particularly discussions between the teacher and the learners during the lesson. Although learners were afforded opportunities to use the language they preferred for discussion and problem-solving in their small groups, the use of English by their teachers suggested the teachers as a figure of a powerful authority, which had an effect on the language used by the learners in the classrooms.
 DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2013.v4n6p627


This article has four objectives: first to make a case for the significance of the Kosovo war in contemporary history; second, to present an overview of the crisis itself and the military confrontation which was its consequence; third, to survey the initial controversies aroused by military action—and, specifically, the debates surrounding NATO's Operation Allied Force; and finally, to reference the longer term significance of the Kosovo war in terms of the themes covered by the remaining contributions which make up this volume.


The teaching text(sb3yt),mainly existing from the Old Kingdom to the Roman Period,is the most important literature that elucidates the Maat ideal,which is the core of ancient egyptian ethics.We can see that ancient egyptian has a obvious character of modesty.Through the analyse of these important content in ethic education,we can comprehend ancient egyptian ethic rules and society tropism more accurate.


Mesoporous TiO2 thin films on ITO/PEN substrate were prepared from two substantially different sizes of TiO2 nanoparticles by low temperature heat treatment. Using these thin film electrodes, flexible dye-sensitized solar cells(DSSCs) were assembled and their photovoltaic characteristics were investigated. The cell of TiO2 film prepared from the larger nanoparticle of 16 nm showed, as expected, much better photoconversion effciency than that from the smaller nanoparticles of about 5 nm due to the increased porosity and surface area for the same amount of TiO2. However, the photocurrent for the former cell did not increase as much as the amount of the increased surface area compared with the latter cell, which means that the interconnectivity between the nanoparticles in the former cell became poorer than that of the latter cell. When TiO2 film was prepared by mixing the larger nanoparticles and the smaller ones in the ratio of 9:1, the prepared solar cell showed much better photoconversion efficiency than the cell with the larger particles only. This means that the smaller particles increased the interconnectivity between the larger particles by filling the void volume without decreasing the porosity and surface area of the TiO2 film.


This appendix is a supplement to the author's paper, Teacher Quality and Student Inequality, which can be found here: http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/workingpapers/162/


It is very difficult to define knowledge Management in a few sentence or in few word when it is itself is a treasure of all enriched and lavish thought which if starting pouring cannot have the sufficient model or the space to refine the elements of Knowledge management. The dynamics of the knowledge management is different in each one's life and it varies with age, sex, race, profession, need etc. The nature of Knowledge Management and ways of imparting Knowledge Management is new wave, which has regained from the birth of its ambitious theme of today. The algorithmic approach and rich nation entity has loosened its wall and flown in all direction to enrich all the nations of god gifted pie of land. The Knowledge Management system in the world has the objective of creating intellectual awareness of trends and growth of our economic, social, political and cultural activities and their ethos. Knowledge Management is regarded as a corporate cost savings process to enhance performance capabilities with broader availability and utilization of major corporate knowledge assets. This paper is an attempt to study the momentum of knowledge management, success factors, issues and challenges that are interwoven with knowledge management.


Abstract. Little is known about the clinical features and outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 infection in Africa. We conducted a retrospective cohort study of patients hospitalized for COVID-19 between March 10, 2020 and July 31, 2020 at seven hospitals in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Outcomes included clinical improvement within 30 days (primary) and in-hospital mortality (secondary). Of 766 confirmed COVID-19 cases, 500 (65.6%) were male, with a median (interquartile range [IQR]) age of 46 (34–58) years. One hundred ninety-one (25%) patients had severe/critical disease requiring admission in the intensive care unit (ICU). Six hundred twenty patients (80.9%) improved and were discharged within 30 days of admission. Overall in-hospital mortality was 13.2% (95% CI: 10.9–15.8), and almost 50% among those in the ICU. Independent risk factors for death were age < 20 years (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR] = 6.62, 95% CI: 1.85–23.64), 40–59 years (aHR = 4.45, 95% CI: 1.83–10.79), and ≥ 60 years (aHR = 13.63, 95% CI: 5.70–32.60) compared with those aged 20–39 years, with obesity (aHR = 2.30, 95% CI: 1.24–4.27), and with chronic kidney disease (aHR = 5.33, 95% CI: 1.85–15.35). In marginal structural model analysis, there was no statistically significant difference in odds of clinical improvement (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 1.53, 95% CI: 0.88–2.67, P = 0.132) nor risk of death (aOR = 0.65, 95% CI: 0.35–1.20) when comparing the use of chloroquine/azithromycin versus other treatments. In this DRC study, the high mortality among patients aged < 20 years and with severe/critical disease is of great concern, and requires further research for confirmation and targeted interventions.


This paper attempts to tackle a number of connected philosophical questions regarding the role of language in the debate surrounding sustainability. One of the most obvious effects of globalisation and our current ecological crisis is the disappearance of languages and the impoverishment of our linguistic resources. The paper initially contrasts the experience and nature of biological and linguistic extinction in order to better understand the effects of language death on sustainability. The paper then moves to examining the disempowering effects of predominant discourses and truncated repertoires in what is largely monolingual behaviour, with particular reference to current crises and attempts to alleviate them. Language teaching and practices are considered with a focus on the opposition of neoliberal globalising tendencies and policy on the one hand, and the actuality of the complexities of localised understanding on the other. It is suggested that sustainable policy and practice require sustainable linguistic means and uses, and will be informed by deeper, more detailed debate, rather than searching for sweeping solutions. The paper proposes a renewed approach to language policies regarding learning, teaching, testing and governance that are non-exploitative but, at the same time, respect the requirements of meritocratic values. The importance of receptive skills in (inter-)cultural interactions and the role of languages in the appreciation of truth values is also underlined.


The age‐related decline in cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) activity has been recognized for many years. Age‐related alterations in several immunologic events have been suggested to be partly or completely responsible for this decline. We had previously demonstrated (Bloom et al., Cell. Immunol. 1988. 144: 440) in mice that a deterioration in the lytic mechanism may be at least in part responsible for the decline in CTL activity. We now report that this decline correlates with an age‐related decrease in serine esterase activity released into the supernatant medium in the process of generating CTL. Northern analyses were then used to examine the effect of age on expression of genes encoding for perforin and two CTL‐associated serine esterases. The products of all three of these genes have all been postulated to play roles in CTL‐mediated lysis. We show that the expression of all three of these genes appears to decline with age in the process of generating allogeneic CTL. These alterations in gene expression correlated both with diminished cytolytic and released esterase activities generated by mixed leukocyte culture in spleen cells of old mice compared to young. The age‐related decline in gene expression could not be attributed to shifts in T cell subsets, but CD8+ cells generated by allogeneic stimulation of nylon wool‐passed spleen cells from old mice expressed significantly less cytolytic activity than those from young. This report is the first demonstration of an age‐related decrease in expression of a functionally related group of genes. In addition, these findings are compatible with the suggested roles for perforin and serine esterase release in CTL‐mediated target cell lysis.


We have read the comprehensive article by Hausser et al. [2004] with great interest. Since our own work has been cited, we would like to take the opportunity for a few remarks. The authors state that heparin interferes with the ligand binding activities of heparan sulfate chains by competing with binding sites on ''heparin-binding'' proteins, thus interfering with normal growth factor responses to cells. This facts is crucial and underlines a possible pathomechanism in heparin-induced osteoporosis. Other growth-factor interactions of heparin have been described: insuline-like growth factor (ILGF) binding protein-5 is expressed on the osteoblast surface and regulates osteoblast replication and proliferation [Song et al., 2000]. Heparin has the ability to bind to the ILGF binding protein 5, which reduces the affinity of this receptor for ILGF and possibly interfering with physiological osteoblast regulation [Andress, 1995]. Furthermore, the authors discuss the dual effect of low and high heparin concentrations described before [Kock and Handschin, 2002; Matziolis et al., 2002]. Inhibitory effects of heparin preparations were observed in both of these studies in high concentrations (50 and 100 mcg/ml), while low concentrations (0.1– 0.2 IU/ml) caused a stimulating effect on osteoblast proliferation in one study. The findings of Matziolis et al. [2002] do not contribute to explain to phenomenon of heparin induced osteoporosis, because inhibitory effects on bone in vivo have been predominantly observed in high dose and long term treatment (>10.000 I.E./day, several weeks of heparin therapy) but not in therapeutical doses used in their experiment. Short-term low-dose heparin administration does not change biochemical parameters of bone resorption [van der Wiel et al., 1993]. We suggest, that in future in vitro experiments on heparin osteoporosis, high doses should be chosen to reach a biological effect on osteoblasts.


Implementing machine learning techniques is receiving considerable attention in the educational technology research field. Different systems and techniques were proposed to predict student performance and gain insights regarding their learning needs. However, to the best of our knowledge, no previous research studies explored predicting student performance based on their interaction with different modalities in a real classroom context In this paper, we have proposed an adaptive learning engine to recommend embodied activities and interaction modalities according to students learning profile, prior knowledge, and academic performance. We have firstly conducted a comparative study by analyzing two educational datasets. Among five classification algorithms, Random Forest outperformed with 84% as accuracy. Thus, in a second phase, we have explored predicting students' performance with our dataset generated from embodied learning environment. The accuracy of the proposed model using student profile, academic, and behavioral features reached an accuracy of 62%. These results highlighted the potential of implementing machine learning techniques to classify and recommend embodied interaction.


The invention relates to a DC-DC control method of a hybrid power vehicle, which is particularly applicable to the hybrid power vehicle with a motor being coaxially coupled with an engine in parallelism; an ISG motor is provided; according to the status of the ISG motor and under the working modes of the supplementary driving mode, the power generation mode, the renewable braking mode, the idle stopping mode and the traditional working mode, HCU judges that whether opens or closes DC-DC; when DC-DC is on, the electric current flows from a high-voltage network to a low-voltage network and at the same time the output voltage of DC-DC is adjusted; when DC-DC is off, the electric current stops flowing from the high-voltage network to the low-voltage network, and the power of the low-voltage network is supplied by a low-voltage battery. The invention improves the utilization efficiency of the electric power, resolves the problems of the traditional controlling method, and can facilitate more reasonable energy flow of the entire vehicle.


BACKGROUND
Pyomyositis is the infection of skeletal muscle, a rare pathology in children. Aim To describe the characteristics of pyomyositis in pediatric patients.

METHODS
Prospective analytical study of hospitalized children diagnosed with pyomyositis from May 2016 to April 2017 at the Ricardo Gutiérrez Children's Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

RESULTS
Twenty-one patients with pyomyositis were identified. Annual rate: 21.5/10,000 admissions (95% CI 4.65-71.43). The median age was 5.4 years (range 1.25-11.6). The lower limbs were the most affected site. C-reactive protein (CRP) was elevated in all patients, with a mean of 124 mg/L (SD 96), being significantly higher in patients with bacteremia: 206 (DS 101) vs 98 (DS 81), p = 0.02. Bacterial cultures were positive in 17/21 (80.9%): 15 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), and 2 Streptococcus pyogenes. Blood cultures were positive in 5 (23.8%).

CONCLUSION
MRSA-community acquired is the predominant pathogen in our setting. In the selection of the appropriate empirical treatment, the local resistance pattern and the CRP value should be taken into account.


Estimations of separation factors for some metals other an Hg, carried out on the basis of comparative measureents of deuterium and hydrogen overvoltage at the metals n acid and alkaline solutions, are reported. Results are compared with some direct separation factor determinations. Some preliminary experiments on the effect of alloying components on the separation efficiency of some cathode metals are also reported. Only the binary alloy systems Ag - Pb, Cu - Bi, Pb-Sn, and Cu-Ni are included in the preliminary measurements. (P.C. H.)


It was difficult for user to identify e-books due to some problems such as duplicable bibliographic records and inconsistent descriptive cataloging when cataloging the bibliographic records of the e-book packages in OPAC. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to find the applicable methods of the provider neutral e-book(e-monograph) MARC record guideline for the standardization of the bibliographic records of the provider supplied e-book package. Through the literature reviews and homepage analysis of 15 university libraries in domestic, the theoretical background on cataloging e-book, the descriptive cataloging of e-book, the provider-neutral e-monograph MARC record guideline as new standard for e-book, and the libraries practices of cataloging bibliographic records of the e-book package were inquired. Based on these analysis, it was to suggest applicable methods of provider neutral e-book(e-monograph) MARC record guideline for the standardization of the bibliographic records of domestic e-book packages in aspect of cataloging rule, KORMARC, and neutral bibliographic records. This study will contribute to build FRBRization of the e-books in OPAC as finding the guideline for the standardization of the bibliographic records of the e-book packages for both providers and libraries.


The Diagnosis and Detection of Breast Disease Deborah E. Powell and Carol B. Stelling. 452 pages. St. Louis: Mosby-Year Book; 1994. $85.00. Written by eight physicians who consider a team effort to be the proper approach to the diagnosis of breast cancer and to their book. The authors include two radiologists, two surgeons, and four pathologists. For many breast diseases, including cancer, the appearances on mammography and on biopsy are shown. The technical aspects of mammography and other diagnostic techniques are presented, and illustrations are included. Recommended to physicians who examine women's breasts; they will be able to see how their colleagues conduct their parts of the diagnostic effort. Suggested readings and references. The radiographs could be a mite more clear but are still serviceable; many of them include arrows.


This paper describes the place of the book by Guckenheimer and Holmes (Nonlinear Oscillations, Dynamical Systems and Bifurcations of Vector Fields, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1983) in the research and literature on nonlinear dynamics.


The Raman spectra of HgX2(X = Cl, Br, or l), ZnX2, and HgXY (X,Y= Cl, Br, or l) are reported for the gaseous monomeric species. In no case was a deformation mode identified, although formally this mode is active for linear HgXY. When the compound 'GaCl2' was examined in the gas phase only bands due to GaCl and GaCl3 were identified. GaBr2Cl and GaCl2Br were identified in high-temperature gas-phase Raman studies of mixtures of GaCl3 and GaBr3.