This article blends theory with empirical qualitative research to investigate the present practices of Community Case Management and develop a new and informed model driven by a whole of client approach rather than agency ownership. The Case Management Society of Australia presents an idealistic model that has never been fully implemented. Our exploration of the gap between this theory and the actual real-world practice demonstrates that a whole of client focus has been marginalized and frustrates full implementation. Recent Australian government policy changes to the Home and Community Care program have encouraged competitive, market-oriented delivery in an attempt to reempower the client, but it has come at the expense of collaboration. Introducing competition has added another dimension to impediments to client-centered care that include funding pressures, turf wars, territorialism, and organizationally induced gridlocked systems, all of which shift the focus from the client to the organization. In the face of this, it is paramount that case managers remain client focused and be willing to collaborate/communicate with all parties involved in the cares of the client. Failure to do so may lead to the eventual failure of the Home and Community Care program.


To address the shortage of oncologists in Malaysia, cancer care nurses are required to play a major role in caring cancer patients. Little is known, however, about how patients of cancer care nurses perceive the nurses' professionalism in carrying out their roles. A study was conducted to explore patients' perspectives on the role and expectations of cancer care nurses in Malaysia. Thirteen cancer patients were interviewed using an open-ended question guide in Peninsular Malaysia. Six role elements were described and major experiences were highlighted. Introduction The rise in cancer incidence has spread to developing nations such as Malaysia, where a total of 21,773 cancer cases were diagnosed among Malaysians in Peninsular Malaysia in 2006 alone (Zainal A etal., 2006). Despite the high number of cancer cases, the country still suffers from a severe shortage of oncologists. Yep et al. (2006) cited the high oncologist-patient ratio of 1: 650,000 as evidence of this claim. With such a severe shortage of oncologists, other cancer specialists, such as nurses, must do more to meet the needs of the growing population of cancer patients in the country. Despite the important role that nurses must play to provide care for cancer patients, little is known about their level of professionalism in carrying out their duties. Furthermore, few studies using an in-depth qualitative approach have explored this issue from the perspective of the patients, in an attempt to understand patients' experiences with nurses. With the increasing importance of cancer care nurses as evidenced by the growing number of cancer patients and the ongoing shortage of oncologists, efforts are needed to enhance the professionalism of cancer care nurses to ensure the highest quality care is provided.The aim of this study, therefore, is to explore patients' perspectives of the role and expectations of cancer care nurses in the Malaysian context. The study is guided by two research questions: (1) What are patient experiences with cancer care nurses; and (2) What are patient expectations on the role of cancer care nurses? Leila et al. (2009) reported that nurses who are capable of providing good care can fulfill patients' expectations, perceptions, and desires, all of which form important sources of knowledge that can guide nurses through their practice. Accessing the patient's perspectives on competencies needed by cancer care nurses is important for planning their continuing professional education. Previous research related to the roles of cancer care nurses identified eleven role elements central to nurses in hospital settings including supporter, educator, specialist nurse, counselor, adviser, team member, resource person, caregiver, public advocate, manager and researcher (Kate & Wilkes, 1998). Methodology To answer the above mentioned research questions, a qualitative approach using in-depth interviews was used. Thirteen patients undergoing cancer treatment in four public hospitals were


ABSTRACT
 The Library of Innerpeffray, in rural Perthshire, is the oldest free public lending library in Scotland and contains unique manuscript records which are invaluable resources for the fields of library and tourism history. This article argues that two key developments contributed to Innerpeffray's transformation from a lending library into a reference library and visitor attraction: the impact of one of the library's patrons, Robert Hay Drummond, and the growth of tourism in mid-nineteenth-century Perthshire, within the wider development of Scottish tourism. Two sources are explored for the first time: annual reports sent to the Governors of Innerpeffray between 1891–1904 by the then-Keeper of Books, Mrs Christian Birnie; and the first volume of the library's visitors' books, which contains visitor details from 1859-97. The article presents some preliminary findings about inscribed locations, gender, and repeat visitors to emphasise the value of visitors' books which primarily contain visitor details without additional commentary.


The concepts of division and rational number have come and evolved from the needs imposed by various different practices. The following stand out: quotitive division, measurement scenarios, comparison and conversion between units of measurement, record-keeping needs and the socialization of information. Brazilian and international studies on the teaching and learning of division and rational numbers performed between 1999 and 2006 stress that both students and teachers present conceptual difficulties. The same studies also suggest that teaching those contents has prioritized the use of rules in detriment of the conceptual development, neither broadening the understanding of number systems and interactions between operations nor engendering conceptual ruptures between rational and natural numbers. They also show that, regardless of formation and years of experience, Mathematics teachers do not have the necessary competencies to analyze notation produced by students and develop intervention proposals from them. They also still have notions of teaching related to the concept of transmitting knowledge. Studies on the training of Mathematics teachers highlight the coexistence of the technical rationality paradigm and the practical rationality paradigm in training programs in all levels, and the absence of intervention research in the context of these studies. Due to this scenario, we took up the psychopedagogical intervention proposed by Fávero (2000, 2001, 2005a) with the goal of developing conceptual competencies related to division and rational number curricular content among teachers and students. Two groups of subjects took part in the study. Group 1 consisted of three teenagers from a public school from Taguatinga, DF, Brazil, with a history of being held back, who had an age/grade gap and were part of an acceleration program. Group 2 was made up of eight women and two men who, when the study started, were undergraduate Education and Mathematics Education students (two were Education students, eight were Mathematics Education students), aged 25 to 34. Five subjects worked teaching primary and secondary education classes; of these, two worked in private schools and three in public schools. The others worked in other roles, mostly doing administrative work. Thirteen intervention sessions were developed; of these, one was performed in the presence of both groups. As for the others: six were


Orientation: Mainstream development theory views the informal sector as a shock absorber in an economic crisis. South Africa's informal sector is smaller than that of many developing countries and very little research has investigated underemployment in marginal informal economic activities. Purpose: This study investigated the prevalence of skills-related underemployment as well as the possible determinants and impact thereof on the income and poverty of car guards, day labourers and waste pickers in Potchefstroom. Motivation: There is a need to expand the debate on skills-related underemployment to the informal sector in order to improve our understanding of the shock absorber role of the informal sector and the implications of underemployment for the labour market. Research design and method: A cross-sectional survey design yielded the data for the analysis. Ordinary least square and probit analysis were used as the statistical methods of analyses to answer the three research questions. Main findings: Almost half (48%) of all the respondents experience skills-related underemployment (vocational over-skilling). Age and gender (for car guards), previous formal employment and day labour experience (day labourers) increase the likelihood of skills-related unemployment. Practical implications: The findings question the shock absorber role of informal employment and self-employment in South Africa in times of economic crisis. Alternative theoretical approaches deserve consideration. Contribution/value added: The prevalence of skills-related underemployment in the informal sector points towards the inefficient allocation of labour resources in South Africa. The study paves the way for studies with a broader geographical scope and qualitative focus.


M. Gomez-Mingot thanks the University of Alicante for her fellowship. T. Thiemann thanks funding from Global Centre of Excellence on New Carbon Resources, Kyushu University, Japan. J. Iniesta acknowledges Ministerio de Educacion y Ciencia MEC Spain (Project: CTQ2007-62345).


This article describes a stereochemical study on five-coordinate complexes of PtII containing a prochiral alkene (E-R1O2CCH=CHCO2R1) and a prochiral sulfide R2SR3, of general formula [PtMe(R2SR3)(dmphen) (E-R1O2CCH=CHCO2R1)]BF4. Through mono- and two-dimensional NMR spectroscopy, it was demonstrated that there is mutual recognition between the prochiral ligands in the presence of aryl sulfides R2SAr, whose origin was also explained. The equilibrium constants of sulfide exchange were also evaluated, which are in full agreement with the σ-donor properties of the ligands.


In Naples and the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies from the early nineteenth century, numerous magazines for the female public were printed, although the subject is still unexplored. The analysis attempts to highlight the model of women that the columns and images try to convey, letting the inevitable process of bourgeoisness emerge. The observation of the advertisements published also contributed to the knowledge of the local manufacturing, and to deepen its relations with the rest of Italy and the Europe of Belle Epoque. In Naples, from a shy debut in the French age, the magazines addressed to the female public increased, spreading a new culture and highlighting some local specificities. The interest to the promotion of manufacturing traditions, a theme promoted by National Fairs, encouraged advertising. From the second half of the century, small advertisments, still far from modern ones, indicate the location where it was possible to buy products, even by mail. At the beginning of the 20th century, the magazine Regina was the first periodical to update readers on style and, through modern advertising, suggested the purchase of clothes and accessories for quality clothing. In addition to fashion articles, sketches are frequently designed by often well-known artists.


With the continuous development of information technology, information management has been more and more applied in all aspects of production and life. Because of the complexity and universality of ideological and political education, it is very important to use science and technology and information management to relieve the pressure of research and improve the accuracy of data. Information technology infuses the power of science and technology into the research of ideological and political education, provides technical support, and plays an important role in the teaching mode of teachers. All levels of ideological and political education should start to set up information management thinking, so as to help the ideological and political research to get in-depth development. Researchers should quickly master the application of information technology and explore the path choice and value of ideological and political education research methods.


Analyses the problems in examination of higher vocational education, puts forward the guiding ideology and objective of examination improvement of higher vocational education, introduces the improvement practice and effects of method of examination in Shenyang Institute of Engineering.


ABSTRACT Background The 2021 has seen the publication of two practice-changing trials on second-line fluoropyrimidine-based doublet chemotherapy for advanced biliary tract cancer (BTC) patients. Herein, we conducted a meta-analysis aimed at assessing the overall survival (OS), disease control rate (DCR), and overall response rate (ORR) in ABC-06 and NIFTY trials. Methods We retrieved all the relevant trials through PubMed/Medline, Cochrane library, and EMBASE; additionally, proceedings of the main international oncological meetings were also searched for relevant abstracts. Outcomes of interest included OS, DCR, and ORR. Hazard Ratios (HRs) and their 95% Confidence Intervals (CIs) for OS, and Odds Ratios (ORs) and 95% CIs for DCR and ORR, were extracted. Results According to our results, fluoropyrimidine-based doublet chemotherapy significantly decreased the risk of death (HR, 0.63; 95% CI, 0.49–0.8) compared with control treatment. In addition, higher DCR and ORR were observed in BTC patients receiving fluoropyrimidine-based combinations. Conclusions Although ABC-06 and NIFTY have recently established fluoropyrimidine-based doublet chemotherapy as the standard of care, the role of second-line chemotherapy remains the object of debate in the BTC medical community. Further studies are required to clarify the role of second-line fluoropyrimidine-based chemotherapy in some 'neglected' populations, including BTC patients with poor ECOG-PS.


This paper introduces the "Golden Shield Project" (GSP), as well as the relationship between GSP and the " Intelligent Transportation System" (ITS) from the viewpoint of the management of public security science and technology. And what's more, in the light of specific conditions of the work of public security science and technology, views of constructing ITS in China is clarified. In advance, the developing direction and the overall thought about the construction of the " Intelligent Transportation Management System "(ITMS) are raised.


Bone deformities are typically identified through standard radiograms. Since X‐ray examinations are easily applied and offer high quality imaging, noninvasive techniques are not commonly used in bone diagnostics. Nevertheless, nonradiological techniques are considered necessary because of the harmful effects of X‐ray radiation.


At the phase of industrialization,land is expected to guarantee the supply of crops and other agricultural products,or the national security of food supply.At the social transfer of industrialization,the family co-ops cannot solve the employment and social insurance of the farmers.Likewise,the issue of the rural employment or social insurance should be boosted as that of the national security of food supply,to which the current land policy should adapt,and the land management should be reformed toward the large-scale farming in the private system.


Ultra‐high‐molecular‐weight poly‐γ‐glutamic acid (γ‐PGA) is a most promising biodegradable polymer that is produced by Bacillus subtilis (chungkookjang). Attractive properties of γ‐PGA are that it is water soluble, anionic, biodegradable, and edible. Development of γ‐PGA has pursued in terms of cosmetics/skin care, bone care, nanoparticle for drug delivery system, hydrogel, and so on. Very recently, our research has shown that γ‐PGA can be used as an immune‐stimulating agent, especially at high molecular weight. This review presents the synthesis and production of high‐molecular‐weight γ‐PGA and its various applications in industrial fields.


Francis H. Trainer, Jr. Jolly good Fellows. Groucho Marx wrote a letter of resignation to the Friars Club of Beverly Hills in which he explained, "I don't care to belong to any club that will have me as a member." A similar logic accounts for the early evolution of The Hastings Center. In the beginning were the founders, Dan Callahan and Will Gaylin, and the Fellows—a group of brilliant, intellectually adventurous scholars and professionals in philosophy, theology, medicine, law, the life sciences, and the social sciences. Dan and Will had two fundamental insights: first, that advances in medicine and the life sciences would create fascinating and difficult ethical challenges, and second, that no one discipline or profession could achieve a comprehensive understanding of those challenges. Instead, they needed somehow to share and integrate their respective insights. Accordingly, the founders recruited the first set of Fellows from among the leading thinkers of the day and set them to work on a variety of questions. The Fellows, of course, had day jobs elsewhere. It quickly became clear that The Hastings Center needed a dedicated research staff who would work exclusively at and for the Center. The original idea was that the Center's professional staff would act as handmaidens ("facilitators" is a nicer term) for the Fellows, who would provide the intellectual firepower. Here's where Groucho comes in: The Center wouldn't hire anyone who wasn't awfully smart and interesting, but anyone who met that description wouldn't want to be a handmaiden, even to a distinguished group like the Fellows. So, soon enough, the researchers who worked at the Center began to set the agenda and to provide intellectual leadership. This created an occasionally awkward relationship with the Fellows, who felt—not without cause—that their authority was being usurped by young whippersnappers. And so it has been, until now. The Fellowship has grown to 167 members. Becoming a Hastings Center Fellow remains a great honor—the confidential process requires nomination by a committee of Fellows, approval by the Center's board of directors, and "a distinguished contribution to the fields in which the Center is engaged." The current roster of Fellows (available on the Center's Web site) lives up to that lofty standard. Hastings Center Fellows continue to be involved in the Center's research projects and to publish in the Hastings Center Report, IRB: Ethics & Human Research, and other prestigious journals. At the 2007 annual Fellows meeting, we proposed a new role for the Fellows in our Public Interest Initiative. One way the initiative strives to enhance public understanding and public policy on ethical issues in medicine and the life sciences is to connect our target audiences—policy-makers, journalists, and opinion leaders—to the most thoughtful and knowledgeable experts. No surprise: the Center's Fellows comprise the deepest pool of such experts. So we asked them to help us identify those experts for each of a broad range of issues, and to work with the Center to connect with the initiative's target audiences. The wonderful insights that the founding Fellows created deserved a vastly larger audience than they could command at the time. The Hastings Center is committed to ensuring that the collective wisdom of today's Fellows gets the attention it deserves.


The effects of storage temperature on the qualities such as weight loss,content of soluble solid,total sugar,titratable acid and Vc of pitaya were studied during storage.The results showed that the weight loss rate increased and the content of soluble solid,total sugar,titratable acid and Vc of pitaya were on a delining curve.Storage temperature at(3 ± 0.5) ℃ could mitigate rapid weight loss and decay,reduce decreasing of soluble solids,total sugar,titratable acid and Vc during the whole storage period,which prolonged the freshness period of pitaya.The optimal storage temperature was selected to be(3 ± 0.5) ℃ acording to comprehensive assessment of storage effects.


The article highlights the problem of forming the construction complex personnel readiness for industry innovations while constructing nuclear energy facilities. The authors consider this problem in the light of the Knowledge Management methodology and the modern approaches of the Nuclear Energy Agency under the auspices of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD - NEA) to understanding the quality of human resources as intangible assets that affect the reduction in the cost of nuclear energy construction projects. The authors promote the idea of considering advanced training and retraining programs as a mean of "soft force" in personnel management in solving organizational tasks of implementing a construction facility, since the engineering literacy of specialists and accumulated experience contribute to increasing labor productivity and reducing investment costs. The authors critically assess the content of the programs and propose to increase the methodological potential with intellectual resources developed on the basis of the experience and practice of the world modern achievements of the NPP construction, including the practice of experimental work of developing and applying self-consolidating concrete. The article provides an overview of modern publications reflecting the advantages and problems of SCC from various sides.


Background: Anemia represents a significant problem to deal with in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) on haemodialysis (HD). This work aimed to determine the usefulness of measuring serum hepcidin level in patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD) on maintenance hemodialysis and anemia, and assess the possible correlation between serum hepcidin level and markers of iron status (serum iron, serum ferritin, total iron binding capacity and iron saturation), erythropoietin resistance and inflammatory markers (C-reactive protein). Methods: The study was performed on (50 patients) with end stage renal disease on maintenance haemodialysis. Patients were divided into two groups: group (I): 40 patients who have anaemia responsive to erythropoietin therapy and group (II): 10 patients who have anaemia resistant to erythropoietin therapy. All patients were subjected to thorough history taking, clinical examination, and laboratory investigations. Results: serum hepcidin level was higher in all patients with erythropoietin resistance index (ERI) < 15 compared to patients with ERI > 15. There was a highly significant positive correlation between serum hepcidin level and ERI and significant negative correlation between serum hepcidin level and serum iron, ferritin and transferrin saturation. But no significant correlation between serum hepcidin level and C-reactive protein. Conclusion: Hepcidin is associated with anemia, markers of iron status and erythropoietin resistance. If used as a diagnostic tool, it might improve iron therapy in patients with functional iron deficiency due to reticuloendothelial blockage of iron transport. This is important to avoid iron overload and to improve erythropoietin (EPO) response in patients with ESRD.


The study aims to estimate the prevalence of underweight, overweight and identified the gender differentials among various strata of 50 years and above older populations in India. A national representative cross-sectional data of n=7273 older adults from WHO's Study on global AGEing and adult health (SAGE wave1) India, was used. Underweight was defined as body mass index (BMI) <18.5 Kg/M2 and >25 Kg/M2 as overweight. A wealth index was created by cumulating the inverse proportion rate of assets acquired by individuals. The various stratifying axes comprised age, caste, and wealth. Bi-variable cross-tabulation with Chi-squared tests was used to test the differences in the distribution of nutritional status across various strata. 35.5% were underweight, 49.7% were normal weight and 14.7% were overweight. Most women were overweight (10.9% men~18.6% women, p<0.001), and fewer women were underweight (36.5% men~34.5% women, p<0.001) reflecting a gendered difference in nutritional status. Further, there was a dose-response relationship in nutritional status. The distribution across the caste groups was significantly graded, privileged being more overweight and less privileged being underweight. A similar pattern of hierarchical difference was seen for the wealth index.


Heat transfer between particles and that between gas phase and particle phase in gas-particle two-phase flow cannot be ignored. Smoothed discrete particle hydrodynamics, as a new method for solving the gas-particle two-phase flow, has been used in simulating the aerolian sand transport successfully. Based on the smoothed discrete particle hydrodynamics method, a heat conduction model is presented in this paper and is used to simulate the heat transfer processes and the particle evaporation in gas-particle two-phase flow. Firstly, the equations to be solved are presented in which the energy equations are introduced for each phase and the second derivative item in conduction is treated by combining a standard smoothed particle hydrodynamics first derivative with a finite difference approximation of a first derivative. The heat conduction between particle and gas is computed from temperature difference and heat transfer coefficient. The disc-type particle cluster problem and bubble fluidized bed are simulated and the results are in close agreement with the two fluid model simulation results. The vaporization law for discrete phase droplet is used to deal with the particle evaporation and then a jet evaporation is simulated. Numerical results all show a good agreement with the discrete particle model results. It is indicated that the new method is of good accuracy and practical applicability.


Abstract Hydatid disease is a parasitosis that occurs as a result of cystic tumour development in the liver of the echinococcus taenia. Hepatic hydatid cyst is a special and topical pathology especially for the Dobrogea region, which is an endemic area for this zoonosis. The particularity of this disease is represented by the benign character of the disease, but the aggressiveness of the complications has a dramatic influence on the whole organism due to the toxic-allergic action. Hydatid pathology, particularly hepatic pathology, remains and continues to remain in the frequency of hepatic pathologies with an increased degree of difficulty, both in terms of response to antiparasitic therapy and in terms of surgical conduct. Although hepatic hydatid cyst is often discovered by accident during routine paraclinical imaging investigations, the impact of this pathology on the biliary tree can be devastating. We propose to highlight the close link between antiparasitic and surgical treatment in the context of the complications that can arise in this disease.We are faced with a pathology that benefits from both drug treatment and surgical treatment, as well as minimally invasive techniques. According to several considerations, we can state that the disease itself is a complex one, because biological treatment can demonstrate its effectiveness when we discuss cysts smaller in diameter, but surgery complements this type of treatment in case of therapeutic failure or large cysts, in which the albendazole class is not effective, highlighting a relationship of interdependence.


In this work, we studied hollow ions produced in collisions of Ar ions with metallic targets of atomic numbers 12 ∼ 73, at incident energies 43 ∼ 95 MeV. We observed Kα hypersatellites and satellites of Ar ions and obtained L shell electron populations with vacant and half vacant K shell. The results are very different to those reported for hollow atoms formed in slow collisions.


Presently Mobile ad hoc network (MANET) is going more exoteric for its wireless structure, and its demand is increasing day by day. MANET is basically used in such type of application where the infrastructure of a cable connection is limited and restricted. There are different types of routing protocols are used in MANET for sending and receiving packets among the nodes. Because of its self-configuration nature, malicious nodes may join the network to breach the security. One of the common threats is Black Hole attack. In this paper, three major routing protocols, Destination-Demand Distance Vector (AODV), Sequenced Distance Vector (DSDV) and Optimized Link State Routing protocols (OLSR), are analyzed with and without Black hole attack, to check the performance by using different parameter matrices, such as - throughput, delay, packet drop ratio by using Network Simulator (NS2).


We have studied the Langevin description of stochastic dynamics of financial time series. A sliding-window algorithm is used for our analysis. We find that the fluctuation of stock prices can be understood from the view of a time-dependent drift force corresponding to the drift parameter in Langevin equation. It is revealed that the statistical results of the drift force estimated from financial time series can be approximately considered as a linear restoring force. We investigate the significance of this linear restoring force to the prices evolution from its two coefficients, the equilibrium position and the slope coefficient. The daily log-returns of S&P 500 index from 1950 to 1999 are especially analysed. The new simple form of the restoring force obtained both from mathematical and numerical analyses suggests that the Langevin approach can effectively present not only the macroscopical but also the detailed properties of the price evolution.


In this paper, the author discusses the conditions of the existence of Nash equilibria of discontinous game and proves the existence of pure strategy Nash equilibria using Kakutani fixed theory when payoff function ui(Si,s-i) is uppersemicontinous for Si and lowersemicontinous for S-i.


Gastrointestinal ultrasound (GIUS) can accurately assess disease activity in atients with ulcerative colitis (UC). The aim of this study was to determine the accuracy of GIUS in predicting IV corticosteroid (CS) failure in patients with Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis (ASUC) and the requirement for rescue therapy.

 We conducted a multi-centre prospective observational cohort study of adult ASUC admitted to hospital between November 2019 to July 2022. GIUS was performed at six time points for each patient: at hospital admission (SV1), day 3 (SV2), at discharge (SV3), and thereafter during outpatient review in the 10 months of follow-up. Medical rescue therapy was given at the discretion of treating physician according to best clinical practice.

 A total of 32 consecutive patients with ASUC were recruited with a median follow-up duration of 8.9 months: median age 32 years, 38% male and median duration of disease 19 months. Seven patients had newly diagnosed UC and six patients (19%) were biologic experienced. Sixteen patients (50%) were CS responders and the remainder required medical rescue therapy; two patients required colectomy. The median time to rescue therapy and colectomy was 3.5 and 11 days from admission, respectively.
 At SV1, the median BWT of the worst affected segment was similar between CS responders and non-responders (5.50mm vs 5.85mm, p=0.66), however at SV2, responders had a significantly lower BWT (3.85mm vs 5.05mm, p=0.02). CS responders demonstrated a significant reduction in width of the muscularis propria (p=0.02) and submucosal (p=0.006) layer, but not the mucosal (p=0.61) layer (Figure 1). CS non-responders had a smaller absolute and relative reduction in median BWT at SV2. Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis showed that an absolute reduction of <1.40mm (Sn 63%, Sp 75%, AUROC 0.76) or a relative BWT reduction of <20% (Sn 81%, Sp 75%, AUROC 0.78) predicted CS non-response and need for rescue therapy well. A reduction in BWT and the absence of doppler activity at SV2 further enhanced the predictive capability of GIUS (Sn 81.3%, Sp 87.5%, AUROC 0.91) (Figure 2).

 This study demonstrates the predictive utility of early GIUS in the management of ASUC. A reduction in absolute BWT of <1.40mm or relative BWT of <20% at 36-48 hours of admission identifies CS non-responders with good sensitivity and specificity. BWT reduction at SV2 in responders was driven mainly by decreased muscularis propria and submucosal thickness. Accuracy is further augmented when reduction in BWT and resolution of doppler signal are combined. This study suggests GIUS may allow clinicians to expedite initiation of rescue therapy for patients requiring salvage treatment.


Background Bipolar depression students may face various challenges during the learning process, such as emotional fluctuations and lack of concentration. Traditional teaching models may not achieve ideal results in response to the special needs of such students. Given this, the study aims to explore whether the interactive English translation teaching model can bring better learning experiences and effects to students with bipolar depression. Through an in-depth analysis of the characteristics of this teaching model, combined with the characteristics of students with bipolar depression, the study aims to provide educators with new strategies and methods. Subjects and Methods The study selected 120 students with bipolar depression as the research subjects and randomly divided them into an experimental group and a control group. The experimental group students were taught using interactive English translation teaching mode, while the control group students were taught using traditional teaching mode. The study used the Bipolar Depression Rating Scale (BDRS) to evaluate the intervention of students with bipolar depression. Results Before the experiment, there was no significant difference in bipolar depression scores between the two groups of students (P>0.05); After the experiment, the bipolar depression symptoms of the experimental group students were significantly improved and significantly lower than those of the control group students (P<0.05). Conclusions The interactive English translation teaching model shows promise in alleviating symptoms of bipolar depression among students. Furthermore, this model positively impacts both their learning experience and mental well-being. Acknowledgement Research Project on Teaching Reform of Chongqing Vocational Education, No. GZ223267.


A series of cyanate ester resin (CE) based organic–inorganic hybrids containing different contents (0, 5, 10, 15 and 20 wt%) of epoxy-functionalized polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS-Ep) were prepared by casting and curing. The hybrid resin systems were studied by the gel time test to evaluate the effect of POSS-Ep on the curing reactivity of CE. The impact and flexural strengths of the hybrids were investigated. The micromorphological, dynamic mechanical and thermal properties of the hybrids were studied by SEM, dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) and TGA, respectively. Results showed that POSS-Ep prolonged the gel time of CE. CE10 containing 10 wt% POSS-Ep displayed not only the optimum impact strength but the optimum flexural strength. SEM results revealed that the improvement of mechanical properties was attributed to the large amount of tough whirls and fiber-like pull-outs observed on the fracture surfaces of CE10. DMA results indicated that POSS-CE tended to decrease E′ of the hybrids in the glassy state but to increase E′ of the hybrids in the rubbery state. TGA results showed that CE10 also possesses the best thermal stability. The initial temperature of decomposition (Ti) of CE10 is 426 °C, 44 °C higher than that of pristine CE. © 2013 Society of Chemical Industry


Consideration of end-of-life issues is a relatively new phenomenon in the Indian context. It is difficult to assess the magnitude of the problem except the certainty that these issues will affect more patients and their families in the future. The approaches used in the West to prepare patients and public in general such as living will and durable power of attorney have not always been useful. The religious and social attitudes have an effect on facing end-of-life issues and yet these attitudes are in transition. The lack of education in bioethics and paucity of case law is reviewed. New approaches to the end-of-life issues in the light of experience gained in the West are suggested.


For the purpose of ensuring public security, automatic inspection of X-ray scanners has been deployed at the entry points of many public places to detect dangerous objects. However, current surveillance systems cannot function without human supervision and intervention. In this article, we propose an effective method using deep convolutional neural networks to detect objects during X-ray baggage inspection. As a first step, a large amount of training data is generated by a specific data augmentation technique. Second, a feature enhancement module is used to improve feature extraction capabilities. Then, in order to address the foreground–background imbalance in the region proposal network, focal loss is adopted. Third, the multiscale fused region of interest is utilized to obtain more robust proposals. Finally, soft nonmaximum suppression is adopted to alleviate overlaps in baggage detection. As compared with existing algorithms, the proposed method proves that it is more accurate and robust when dealing with densely cluttered backgrounds during X-ray baggage inspection.


A hydraulic drive device to help improve turbocharger wheel acceleration / turbine shaft assembly, and provides a means for driving the auxiliary compressor wheel at lower engine speeds, the exhaust gas which can not produce enough to form a single shaft speed significant intake boost. Dual displacement hydraulic circuit includes a motor provides high torque for acceleration, as well as into a single motor is used for high-speed operation. When the exhaust gas driven turbine compressor feature allows faster than can be achieved with a hydraulic system, the hydraulic slip clutch so that the drive means can be disengaged. Hydraulic circuit for saving energy in the power steering circuit and the supporting member, for example, binding conduit and the reservoir. In an alternative embodiment, no turbocharger, and the hydraulic drive apparatus is provided separately forced induction means.


Considering the actual situation in the securities market,this paper improves the definition of risk based on variable safety first criterion by adding the minimum trading unit and transaction costs constraints.Risk is defined as a curve associated with investors' will and transaction constrains.A new portfolio adjustment optimization model with general transaction costs function is proposed based on variable safety first criterion.Then a hybrid intelligent algorithm using genetic algorithm and stochastic simulation is employed to solve the optimization problem.In addition,under the actual situation of transaction costs,two specific models with linear transaction costs and second piecewise concave transaction costs are established respectively.Finally,according to the actual data from Shanghai Security,two numerical examples are presented to illustrating the feasibility and effectiveness of the new portfolio adjustment model.


Pioneer 10 and 11 and Voyager 1 and 2 observations are used to study global aspects of the solar wind interaction with Jupiter and Saturn. Solar wind measurements before and after the encounters are used to determine average upstream flow parameters at 5 and 9 AU. Bow shock and magnetopause position are found to vary as the fourth root of dynamic pressure at Jupiter and the sixth root at Saturn. The average distances to the nose of the magnetopause based upon the Pioneer and Voyager boundary crossings for Jupiter and Saturn are 68 RJ and 19 RS, respectively, after correction for varying solar wind pressure. In shape, the Jovian bow shock and magnetopause surfaces are similar to their terrestrial counterparts, but the width of the magnetosheath is 45% less than predicted by axisymmetric gas dynamic theory. This result is interpreted as evidence for strong polar flattening of the Jovian magnetosphere. The Saturnian magnetopause and bow shock boundaries are significantly more flared than at the earth with a subsolar magnetosheath that is 20% thinner than predicted by gas dynamic theory. On the basis of these results it is suggested that Saturn is intermediate between the earth and Jupiter in terms of polar flattening, with the unusual flaring of the Saturn magnetopause being due to the low ratio of static to dynamic pressure in the distant heliosphere.


Linear friction welding (LFW) of dissimilar near‐alpha TA19 (Ti–6Al–2Mo–4Zr–2Sn) to near‐beta TB2 (Ti–5Mo–5V–8Cr–3Al) titanium alloys is conducted with two preset axial shortenings to further explore the bonding mechanism of LFW. The microstructure evolution of the joints is analyzed by using an optical microscope, scanning electron microscope, and transmission electron microscope. The tensile properties and Vickers hardness of the joints are tested. The results show that there are obvious differences in the macro‐ and microstructure characteristics on both TA19 and TB2 sides of the joint resulting from the different thermomechanical coupling effects, and different dynamic recovery/recrystallization behaviors due to their differences in high‐temperature strength, thermal conductivity, and alloying elements. It is found that for a sound joint (larger axial shortening), a large number of high‐angle grain boundaries are formed in the weld zone (WZ) on the TA19 side through continuous dynamic recrystallization, and a large number of low‐angle grain boundaries are obtained in the WZ on the TB2 side via dynamic recovery. The mutual migration of grain boundaries on both sides of the weldline leads to the formation of intergrowth grains, making the dissimilar TA19 to TB2 joint a reliable bonding.


Artificial neural network (ANN) is applied to analysis and diagnosis of DGA data from power transformers. Both the quantum of characteristic gases and their ratios are used for health condition evaluation of the oiled transformers. Also, such principle as fuzzy data analysis is used for constructing multivariate input sets with original data from DGA. Finally, data analysis and fault diagnosis of the transformer are implemented by a special compound neural network, consisting of a neural principal component analysis (NPCA) and a multi-layer perceptron(MLP). The NPCA network execute information fusion and feature selection of the multivariate inputs, with which feature vectors sensitive to fault patterns to be classified are found. Subsequently, a MLP network is applied to fault patterns recognition. Results of experiment show that the proposed compound NPCA-MLP network has better performance and higher intelligence in fault diagnosis of power transformer.


Generally, the person performing the review activities should be different from the person(s) initiating, receiving and recording the transactions. In those cases where separation of duties is not possible, the supervisors over the business function should review the procedures performed sufficiently enough to determine that it was performed properly and then sign off on the review log. The completed monthly log or other documentation of the review process should be maintained by the department as evidence of the on-going monitoring effort.


This research aims to develop mathematics learning media on similarity and congruence material as an Android-based app and to analyze the level of validity and feasibility of these learning media. The research method used is Research and Development with the ADDIE five-step development model from the Branch which includes: (1) Analyze, (2) Design, (3) Develop, (4) Implement (trial), and (5) Evaluate. The Data was collected by interviews, documentation studies, expert validation sheets, and user response assessment sheets. The test subjects of this study were 73 9th-grade students of MTs Muhammadiyah Nalumsari Jepara. The results show that the app can be completed properly by using the ADDIE development model and based on the validation results of experts and student responses that the app is into the very feasible category.


Despite significant advances in hearing instrument technology, the use of hearing aids often cannot fully alleviate the communication difficulties of individuals with hearing loss. Rehabilitation services are frequently needed to provide optimum assistance for clients who are hearing impaired. 1–3 Far too many individuals with hearing deficits do not receive the information and support they need to gain maximum benefit from their hearing instruments. 4 Many individuals with hearing loss lack knowledge of hearing assistance devices, communication repair strategies and other assertive listening techniques. In addition, they frequently do not participate in group sessions that enable discussion of the impact of the hearing loss on their quality of life and on their significant others


The time that buses spend at stops, also called dwell time (DT), has a direct effect on transit service reliability and operational efficiency. A practical, coherent, and quantitative DT modeling approach is needed to identify the factors that contribute most to DT. Commonly used methods for studying DT to date involve manually collected field data or the use of automatic sensors to gather information on factors influencing DT. These approaches have often suffered from limited sample sizes or the inability to provide information on nonelectronic fare payment methods (e.g., cash payment and prepaid passes), which can contribute significantly to DT. To address these gaps, this study developed a genetic algorithm and regression-based modeling approach first to estimate transit fare transactions that do not have electronic records and then to quantify the effect of a number of factors on DT. Integrating information from multiple data sources, the combined approach of optimization and regression analysis offers a data-driven evaluation of existing fare payment structures and their individual effects on DT. With the 35M bus rapid transit line operated by the Utah Transit Authority as a case study, the method demonstrates the robustness and strong prediction power in DT modeling. Results quantify the magnitude of advantages of offboard over onboard fare collections and offer some insights into the operational effects of station placement, design, and the built environment. The modeling approach is transferable to any transit route or system that is equipped with automatic passenger counters. The fare payment analysis can assist transit agencies with service optimization and performance assessments.


The basic criteria of pneumatic tires of wheeled vehicles running on roads with relatively high movement speed are considered. It is shown that the study of statistical data, materials and publications of the industry experts and regulatory authorities, as well as research materials on the problems of tractioncoupling and dynamic properties of vehicles can form the basis of assessment the existing ones and serve as a stimulus to the development of new designs of technical means aimed to reduce slippage and increase steadiness of machines running along firm and icy surfaces.


In recent years, data clustering has been studied extensively and a lot of methods and theories have been achieved. However, with the development of the database and the popularity of Internet, a lot of new challenges such as Big Data and Cloud Computing lie in the research on data clustering. The paper presents a parallel k-means clustering algorithm based on MapReduce computing model of Hadoop platform. The MapReduce computing model has two phases: a map phase and a reduce phase. The map phase calculates the distances between each point and each cluster and assigns each point to its nearest cluster. All the points which belong to the same cluster are sent to a single reduce phase. The reduce phase calculates the new cluster centers for the next MapReduce job. Experiments on different sizes of datasets demonstrate that the proposed algorithm shows good performance on the speedup, the scaleup and the sizeup. Thus it fits to data clustering on huge datasets.


Learning independence is something that is expected in this digital era. So much knowledge can be obtained from various sources, not only from learning at school. For this reason, qualitative research is needed to analyze it. The purpose of this qualitative research with the case study method is to analyze student learning independence in online learning mathematics based on google classroom. The technique used is by giving questionnaires to students through a google form that is distributed in google classroom. This study was applied to 30 students grade VII-A of SMP Santo Yoseph Medan in the 2021/2022 Academic Year. Based on the learning independence questionnaire that has been filled out by students, the results show that the average percentage of students' dependence on others is 86.27, students have self-confidence is 71.07, students behave in a disciplined manner is 72.86, students have a sense of responsibility are 72.67, students have behaviour based on their own initiative is 91.33, students do self-control is 77.55. So, based on overall indicators of learning independence, it is concluded that students are independent in learning mathematics with an average percentage of 78.63. From several indicators of learning independence, it was found that the attitude on one's own initiative was more dominant than some other indicators.


In an asteroid soft landing mission, the irregularly distributed gravitational field and unexpected external disturbances may lead to a significant deviation of the actual landing trajectory to the predesigned trajectory. Therefore, the capability of trajectory onboard generation is essential to meet the requirements of landing accuracy and safety. To this end, this article proposes a rapid trajectory generation algorithm for the fuel-optimal asteroid landing. First, two important properties of the fuel-optimal landing trajectory are revealed in detail with the presented theorems. Then, based on these properties, the problem of landing trajectory generation is transformed into an onboard parameter searching problem, which is of significant benefit for the real-time performance and convergence. The effectiveness of the proposed algorithm is verified through the 433 Eros soft landing mission based numerical simulations. It is shown that the proposed fuel optimal asteroid landing trajectory generation algorithm is valid with deviated initial conditions and irregularly distributed gravitational field.


The invention discloses a remote control system and a method for controlling a wireless screen, comprising uploading and pushing materials by an IP content management system; pushing the materials to a server terminal system; scrolling to view, selecting, and opening the materials by a content selecting module of the server terminal system; sending an instruction to a display terminal system by a content sending module and receiving the instruction by the display terminal; controlling playing and pausing of the video materials in the display terminal system by a video controlling module; and realizing a wireless communication controlling and receiving between the server terminal system and the display terminal system by a remote serving module. The display terminal system receives materials from the server terminal system and displays the materials. The adoption of the technology solution provided by the invention enables the procedures in a studio to be processed more humanisticly and smoothly, reduces the needless repeated labor, increases the broadcast effect of a program, and promotes the audience rating.


A coated fertilizer rich in trace elements is disclosed. The coated fertilizer is characterized in that: the fertilizer is prepared from raw materials by weight comprising 1-2 parts of zinc sulfate, 3-5 parts of magnesium sulfate, 1-2 parts of sodium molybdate, 12-15 parts of calcium superphosphate, 23-28 parts of furfural residue, 35-39 parts of castor root powder, 45-48 parts of grape vine powder, 19-23 parts of potassium dihydrogen phosphate, 1-2 parts of boric acid, 1-2 parts of ammonium molybdate, 2-3 parts of citric acid, 2-4 parts of amino acids, 10-13 parts of peat soil, 8-10 parts of kaolin, 27-31 parts of urea, 7-9 parts of a soil modifier and a proper amount of water; the fertilizer contains nitrogen, phosphor, potassium, and other inorganic nutrients and also contains a large amount of trace elements and organic matters so that fertilizer efficacy is obvious; the soil modifier is added and has functions of enhancing the fertilizer efficacy, promoting plant nutrition absorption and improving the soil; and coating is performed by urea melting, so that slow release effects of the compound fertilizer are obvious and the crop production increasing effect is good.


13. Hall WW, Liu CR, Schneewind O, et al. Deleted HTLV-l provirus in blood and cutaneous lesion of patients with mycosis fungoides. Science 1991; 253:317-320. 14. Zucker-Eranklin D, Hooper WC, Evatt BL. Human lymphotropic retroviruses associated with mycosis fungoides: evidence that human T-cell lymphotropic virus type II (HTLV-II) as well as HTLV-l may play a role in the disease. Blood 1992; 80:1537-1545.


Department of Material and Commodity Sciences and Textile Metrology, Lodz University of Technology, ul. Żeromskiego 116, 90-924 Łodź, Poland E-mail: email@example.com Abstract In this study the authors proposed the introduction of chemical sensors directly on textile surfaces in the form of conductive transmission parts using the screen-printing technique. A liquid vapour-sensitive, printing surface made with the use of multi-walled carbon nanotubes was also evaluated. Carbon nanotubes show effective chemo-sensory properties because the chemical agent leads to changes in electrical conductivity. The research concerned the assessment of sensor efficiency for chemical incentives in the form of selected fluids and their vapours. The best sensory properties were observed for polar vapour at a level of relative resistance over 40%. In the case of vapours of non-polar fluids the sensory reaction of the printed fabrics is much weaker – at a level of relative resistance of about 25%. The printed textile backings subjected to the influence of a fluid show an immediate reaction, while in the case of fluid vapour the reaction occurs after a few seconds. Detection of the presence of dangerous chemical agents such as organic liquids and their vapour is possible by means of a structure composed of sensors.


The main purpose of the present study, investigate the availability of the informational entropy (IE) method as a drought parameters. For this purpose, the drought characteristics in the Northern Aegean Region in Turkey were investigated. Various drought indexes, which are widely used drought analysis methods, like the Erinc Index and the Standard Precipitation Index were performed for the region. In addition, the informational entropy (IE) method was also investigated and compared the common indexes in this study. The evaluated data in 29 stations are gauged by The Turkish State Meteorological Service (DMİ). For determining the drought indexes both long term precipitation and temperature data were used. The results of the study contributed to the identification of drought parameters for the Northern Aegean Region and consequently the missing information and data on this subject was completed. The entropy method provided similar results to the results obtained by other methods widely used in the literature regarding the data for the Northern Aegean Region. The results of the present study showed that entropy method can be an alternative to be used in the analysis of drought.


Passenger clustering based on trajectory records is essential for transportation operators. However, existing methods cannot easily cluster the passengers due to the hierarchical structure of the passenger trip information, including multiple trips within each passenger and multi-dimensional information about each trip. Furthermore, existing approaches rely on an accurate specification of the clustering number to start. Finally, existing methods do not consider spatial semantic graphs such as geographical proximity and functional similarity between the locations. In this paper, we propose a novel tensor Dirichlet Process Multinomial Mixture model with graphs, which can preserve the hierarchical structure of the multi-dimensional trip information and cluster them in a unified one-step manner with the ability to determine the number of clusters automatically. The spatial graphs are utilized in community detection to link the semantic neighbors. We further propose a tensor version of Collapsed Gibbs Sampling method with a minimum cluster size requirement. A case study based on Hong Kong metro passenger data is conducted to demonstrate the automatic process of cluster amount evolution and better cluster quality measured by within-cluster compactness and cross-cluster separateness. The code is available at https://github.com/bonaldli/TensorDPMM-G.


The difficulties and differences of the Hebrew speech of nine children (ages 7 through 11) with severe hearing impairments were compared with the speech of seven children (ages 4-8) without hearing impairments. Each child was asked to name the objects in 20 colored pictures. From the 20 objects, words were selected which included the five main vowels of the Modern Hebrew phonological system in unstressed and stressed syllables. The study analyzed the children's production of 10 syllables from six Hebrew nouns (five bisyllabic and one trisyllabic) in terms of the features of oral speech that are characteristic of individuals who have deafness, including: pitch; minimum and maximum values; ranges and standard deviations; and the duration of spoken segments. The following distinct differences between the two groups were found: (1) average pitch values were higher in the children with hearing impairments; (2) maximum pitch in accented vowels of children with hearing impairments was higher; (3) pitch ranges of children with hearing impairments were higher; (4) standard deviation values were somewhat higher in children with hearing impairments; and (5) vowel durations were larger in children with hearing impairment. An analysis of accent differences was also conducted. Attached figures show details of the comparison. (Contains 18 references.) (CR) *********************************************************************** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. ***********************************************************************


He read his poem, and it was good. The rock on the table he had written about Sat perfectly still, anticipating nothing. He had found it beside the sea, And found it, in some strange way, Aesthetically pleasing. Now his work was done, And the sun came warmly through the window. The day was blue. There was no need To speculate further about what the rock Might know. It was its own planet. It sat perfectly still upon the table. The poem described the little world Of which itself and the rock were one.


Objective The study was to investigate the changes of the plasma fibrinolytic parameters in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) and to determin whether simvastatin influence plasama fibrinolytoic parameters. Methods Plasma tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) activity and plasminogen activator inhibitor type-1(PAI-1) activity were detected in 87 normal controls and 108 patients with CHD. 108 patients with CHD were randomized to receive simvastatin 40 mg in additon to conventional therapy or only conventional therapy for 14 days. Plasma t-PA and PAI-1 activities were detected at baseline and 14 days after treatment. Results Compared with normal controls, CHD patients had decreased t-PA activity (P0.01= and increased PAI-1 activity (P0.01=. Administration of simvastatin was associated with increased t-PA activity (P0.01= and decreased PAI-1 activity (P0.01=. No significant changes were found on conventional therapy (P0.05). Conclusion Plasma t-PA and PAI-1 activities are abnormal in CHD patients. Simvastatin is associated with a singnificant improvement of plasma of plasma fibrinolytic parameters in patients with CHD.


Introduction: Sporadic cases of lung hydatid cyst is common in India apart from its endemicity in Mediterranean regions and other rural areas of developing countries. The patients of Hydatid cyst (HC) of lungs are often diagnosed incidentally. The definitive treatment of such lesions is surgery. Lung preserving surgery in such cases is generally the preferred technique unless there is considerable destruction of pulmonary parenchyma. Cystotomy and capitonnage are the two preferred techniques and generally followed. In this retrospective observational study it was attempted to analyze outcomes of cystotomy and capitonnage with regard to postoperative morbidity and mortality. Material and Methods: Between 1st May 2014 and 31st May 2019, a total of 73 patients with lung Hydatid cyst were randomly selected from all the hydatid cyst cases operated in a tertiary centre and the results and outcome analyzed. Out of 73 cases 39 (Group A) were operated by Cystotomy and closure of bronchial opening and 34 (Group B) were operated with Cystotomy, closure of bronchial opening and Capitonnage. Results: The mean chest tube removal time for Group A and B was 5.94 ± 3.17 and 3.41 ± 2.61 days respectively. The mean hospital stay was 10.02 ± 4.53 days for group A and 7.55 ± 2.66 days for group B. Prolonged air leak (>7days) was found in 15 patients in group A, 14 of which required prolonged chest tube drainage and 1 required surgical closure. 4 patients in group B had prolonged air leak and all closed with prolonged chest tube drainage. No abscess formation or mortality was observed in any group in this study. There was a significant difference between group A and group B with regard to chest tube removal time (P=0.000836), hospital stay (P = 0.047585), and all complications (P= 0.008214). Conclusion: In surgical management of pulmonary Hydatid cyst, capitonnage is superior to cystotomy without capitonnage because it reduces morbidity and hospital stay.


Cuba became the pre-eminent producer of sugarcane during the early twentieth century through the development of input-intensive, industrial sugarcane plantations. Pre-revolutionary and post-revolutionary plantations became extraordinarily reliant on imported inputs like chemical fertilizers to support high levels of production. Favorable trade deals with Soviet bloc countries assured Cubans of a market for their high-priced sugarcane. With the collapse of the Soviet bloc in the early 1990s, this market disappeared, and Cuba no longer had the foreign exchange it needed to purchase foodstuffs for Cuban citizens and chemical fertilizers for sugarcane plantations. Cuban citizens responded to the dearth of food through repeasantization. People began cultivating gardens in cities, and the state began to encourage the creation of small farms. Agro-ecological farming became the favored method of agricultural production because it did not require expensive, imported chemical inputs.


The paper analyzes the mode of concentrated inventory management of the coal enterprise to find its problems and effects on the current assets management.Especially it points out that the main cause is the information dissymmetry and shows the solution.


Biodegradation and technological treatment of the cooling water contained the corrosion and scale inhibitor of phosphorous series are studied in the paper.The process of O/A method chemical disposition(calcium salt) coagulant(Biopolymeric ferric sulfate)is determined.Many parameters are determined such as the reaction period,the optimum value and time of calcium salt used,the value of the BPFS,and so on.The results show that each of the CODcr, total phosphorous and organophosphorous removal is more than 90%.The experimental results required in the experiments are preferably ideal.


In this paper, we present a simple but effective algorithm to address the efficiency problem of video stream near-duplicate monitoring in a large-scale repository. In the algorithm, a similarity upper bound between two sequences is calculated incrementally and served as a rough filter to avoid time-consuming computation for the true sequence similarity. It makes the scan process more efficient and guarantees no true positive is missed. Our experiments demonstrate the proposed algorithm yields accurate retrieval result and efficient execution time.


A new device that divides the thermal-diffusion column into two passages by inserting a permeable-barrier resulting in improving the degree of separation of heavy water was investigated analytically. The theoretical model and analytical solution were obtained by using the variable separation with an orthogonal expansion technique in terms of power series. The theoretical predictions were represented graphically with the aspect ratio and channel thickness ratio parameters and compared with those obtained in the Clusius-Dickel column of the same working dimensions. Considerable improvement on heavy water enrichment was obtainable by employing such double-flow devices with inserting a permeable barrier, instead of using the Clusius-Dickel thermal-diffusion column. The effects of the permeable barrier locations as well as the aspect ratio, and channel thickness ratio on the separation efficiency enhancement of heavy water in double-flows thermal-diffusion columns have been also delineated.


It is proved that the groups of birational automorphisms are the same as the groups of biregular automorphisms for two series of Fano varieties of dimension 4 and higher: double spaces of index 1 and double quadrics of index 1. From this it follows that the varieties are not rational. The proof that the respective automorphism groups are the same extends the method of V. A. Iskovskikh and Yu. I. Manin (the method of isolating and excluding maximal singularities) to arbitrary dimension. Bibliography: 7 titles.


for those so inclined, while describing the relationship and its strength verbally for those who are not. Hence while a substantive treatise from these data is promised for the future, the current book spins neither story nor theory. It is intended purely as a reference tool. Being something of a do-it-yourself handbook for instant hypothesis-testing, it does not offer passive entertainment. Yet the active reader may lose himself for stimulating hours tracing out chains of reasoning through the output. The printed materials stop with the simple twovariable tables, but the raw codes for each country are provided so that the reader is free to make up more complex multivariate tables if he so desires. (For still greater flexibility, the authors make available the actual data cards as well.) A large number of the more striking two-way tables are printed with country names in the cells as well as the bare frequencies, a device particularly useful for the reader wishing to ponder deviant cases.


In November 2017, leaf spots were observed in a fresh market spinach crop of cultivar SV2157VB in New Jersey at ∼20% incidence but not in the adjacent crop of Unipack-151. Pale tan lesions (3 to 8 mm in diameter) had gray sporulation at the centers. Symptomatic leaf pieces were surface-sterilized in 0.6% NaOCl for 60 s, triple-rinsed in sterilized water, dried, and plated onto PDA and water agar (each with 100 µg of chloramphenicol/ml). Seven isolates all produced hyaline, straight to slightly curved conidia, mostly two- to three-septate, 20.0 to 82.0 µm (45.2 ± 11.3 µm, mean ± standard deviation) × 6.0 to 11.0 µm (8.1 ± 1.0 µm) (n = 312), with no significant differences among isolates. Spore characteristics matched those of Cercospora spp. (Świderska-Burek 2015). The consensus sequence of the calmodulin gene (cmdA) amplified from all seven isolates using primers CALDF1 and CALDR (Lawrence et al. 2013) (GenBank accession no. MN422444) was 99.78% identical to that of Cercospora cf. chenopodii (JX142839.1), which is not differentiated from C. chenopodii by this gene (Groenewald et al. 2013). Actin (actA) primers ACT-512F and ACT-783R generated an identical sequence for the isolates (MN422442) that was 99.55% identical to that of C. chenopodii (JX143081.1) (Carbone and Kohn 1999). The translation elongation factor 1-α (TEF1-α) sequence of the isolates (MN422445) had 99.45% identity to the sequence of a voucher specimen of C. chenopodii (JX143327.1). C. beticola-specific primers CbCALF and CbCALR did not amplify DNA of these isolates, only DNA of control isolates of C. beticola (Knight et al. 2019). Based on a phylogenetic tree inferred from concatenated actA, cmdA, ITS rDNA, and TEF1-α sequences, the isolates clustered with the voucher strain C. chenopodii CBS 132620. Six isolates were each tested for pathogenicity on four 33-day-old plants of each of spinach cultivars Mandolin, SV2157VB, Unipack-151, and Viroflay; sugar beet cultivar KDH4-9 (USDA National Plant Germplasm System PI 683513, homozygous susceptible to C. beticola), red beet cultivars Red Ace and Ruby Queen, and Swiss chard cultivar Silverado. Plants were enclosed in plastic bags for 24 h, atomized with a spore suspension (1 × 10⁴ conidia/ml) prepared from clarified V8 agar plates of each isolate, and returned to the bags for 24 h. Four non-inoculated control plants of each cultivar were atomized with water as control treatments. Beet and chard plants were placed in a greenhouse and spinach plants in a growth chamber with 10 h lighting/day to avoid bolting under 16-h summer days in Washington. Symptoms had not developed after 7 days, at which time spinach plants were moved to the greenhouse. By 9 days, leaf spots resembling those on the original leaves were observed on Mandolin and SV2157VB. By 14 days, there were leaf spots on all four spinach cultivars. Symptoms were most severe on SV2157VB (18.3 ± 2.0% mean ± standard error of leaf area), followed by Mandolin and Viroflay (8.8 ± 1.6%), and then Unipack-151 (2 ± 0.5%). Symptoms did not develop on non-inoculated spinach or inoculated and non-inoculated sugar beet, table beet, and Swiss chard. Cercospora could only be reisolated from symptomatic spinach plants, with the isolates confirmed as C. chenopodii based on actA sequences. Although C. beticola has been reported to cause Cercospora leaf spot of spinach (Knight et al. 2018), this is the first report of C. chenopodii causing a leaf spot of spinach in the United States. Research is needed to evaluate impacts of this species on additional spinach cultivars and management options.


Shadow banking,as a result of market choice,makes the financial system more active.However,because of lacking of regulation,shadow banking has a negative effect on financial stability.It makes credit rationing of commercial bank which is a tool of monetary policy transmission does not working as before.This article introduces the background and definition of shadow banking,analyses both positive and negative effects of Shadow banking on the credit rationing of commercial bank,offers some suggestions on shadow banking regulation.


Schools have seen an exponential increase in the range of Information Communication Technology (ICT) being utilised for learning and teaching over the past decade, especially with the advent of the internet. What is exciting is not just more technology but that there are more types of technology which teachers can pick and choose from, based on their own pedagogical preferences. Set in the context of a private school in Singapore, the study suggests that a best-fit approach across pedagogy, technology and collegiality may be a compelling proposition to implementing ICT in schools. The study recommends the use of two new terms `Technogogy' and `Teachnology' along with Collegiality in the iTEaCH (ICT-Technogogy-and-Collegiality Holistic) Implementation Model, to better describe the ICT implementation process in schools.


A GP who gave wrongly dated and misleading medical notes to police inquiring into the death of a 12 year old boy from undiagnosed Addison's disease has been suspended from the UK medical register for nine months.

Ryan Morse died in the early hours of 8 December 2012, hours after his mother rang the local Blaenau Gwent surgery twice in a day, reporting high temperature, extreme drowsiness, and involuntary bowel movement. The second time, she spoke to GP Joanne Rudling, telling her that the boy's genitals had turned black.

But Rudling failed to check the notes of the first call or give adequate weight to the fact that the mother was calling again, the tribunal found. She failed to obtain an adequate history or reach an appropriate conclusion about the change in genital colour, failed to offer a home visit or recommend …


A characteristic equation and a cutoff equation are derived for higher order surface-wave modes on lossless isotropic cylinders with arbitrary radial permittivity variation. The derivation, based on the use of the fundamental matrix of a set of differential equations, reduces analytical work and results in expressions well suited for digital computer evaluation of surface-wave eigenvalues and mode spectra. The theory is applied in an investigation of HE/sub 21/ and EH/sub21/ mode propagation for a particular set of models for the radially varying permittivity. Typical results showing eigenvalue variation, dispersion characteristics and radial field variation, including experimental verification of dispersion characteristics, are shown. The method of analysis can be extended to anisotropic cylinders with permittivity a function of both radius and frequency.


Acid mine drainage is highly acidic and often contains high concentrations of Fe, Mn, Al and SO42− in addition to traces of Cu, Zn, Mg, Ca and Na. This mining effluent has negative impacts on surface and groundwater and requires treatment before release to surface water bodies. Mining houses are in constant search of cheaper treatment technologies. This study evaluates the potential of applying bentonite clay as an initial remediation step in an integrated AMD management concept. A laboratory batch experimental study has been carried out to evaluate the passive treatment of Acid mine drainage with bentonite clay. A simulated AMD was used in these experiments. Powdered bentonite clay was mixed with simulated AMD at specific S/L ratios and agitated in an orbital shaker and its capacity to remove metals assessed over time. XRF analysis shows that the bentonite is a Na-Mg exchangeable type and with a CEC 100 meq 100g−1.Preliminary results indicate that contact of AMD with bentonite leads to increase in pH, and a reduction in EC and TDS. At constant agitation time of 30 minutes, the pH was observed to increase with dosage of bentonite. Removal of Mn2+ and Fe3+ was observed to be greatest at 30 minutes of agitation for S/L of 0.2g/100mL of AMD. The results indicate that bentonite can be applied for treatment of moderately polluted mine water.


Analysis of yield components to address inconsistent maize (Zea mays L.) grain yields across plant populations is limited in Europe and the United States. The research objectives were to compare maize yield components at low and high plant populations in eastern Nebraska and central Croatia using path analysis to better understand maize grain yield determination with changing plant population and determine relative importance among maize primary and secondary yield components. Research was conducted by planting three maize hybrids at 65, 000 plants ha(-1) to 105, 000 plants ha(-1) in 2012 and 2013 at Zagreb, Croatia, and Mead, NE. Grain yield, ears per square meter, rows per ear, ear circumference, kernels per ear, kernels per row, ear length, and kernel weight were determined. Average grain yield was 10.7 Mg ha(-1) and plant population influence on yield was inconsistent and <2 Mg ha(-1). Among yield components, the number of rows per ear (direct effect of 0.54 [P <= 0.01] with kernels per ear and 0.39 [P <= 0.01] with kernels per row) and the number of kernels per ear (direct effect of 0.54 [P <= 0.01] with grain yield) were of most importance for maize at high plant populations, while the number of kernels per row (direct effect of 0.93 [P <= 0.01] with kernels per ear and 0.61 [P <= 0.01] with kernel weight) and kernel weight (direct effect of 0.47 [P <= 0.01] with grain yield) were most important at low plant populations. Future maize management research for low plant population environments should focus on production of the number of kernels per ear and kernel weight, while for high plant populations, the focus should be on the number of rows per ear.


Describing the process of ruling through the Middle Ages, it seems that a behaviorial change from iti nerant rulership towards residential government took place. Therefore itineraries of late medieval rulers are characteri zed by mobility and local concentration of residence. Both structural elements of itinerary, although being seemingly contrary, should be viewed as alternative forms of coordi nation. Within the framework of neoclassical theory of the firm, i.e. assuming rulers tending to maximize their utility, which consists of executing power, the optimal long-range ratio of mobility to concentration of residence can be ex plained by relative prices of these coordination forms. Mea sures of power, mobility and local concentration are pro posed. Thereafter the aforesaid model has been tested with itinerary data of the burgundian dukes Philipp the Good


With the booming of e-commerce, the courier industry has grown rapidly. Students, as the main force of online shopping, make colleges and universities become the gathering place of express delivery, and the campus express service emerges as the times require. Nowadays, campus courier service is not complete. There are many problems such as scattered courier sites, distance between courier sites and dormitories, conflict between students' courier collection time and class time, and long courier collection cycle, which makes teachers and students have strong need for courier pick-up. In this paper, we design an SSM-based intelligent WeChat applet to meet the need of students and teachers, which improves college courier services, enhances the quality of campus life; and solves the last mile problem of the courier service on campus.


Glucose homeostasis and growth essentially depend on the peptide hormone insulin engaging its receptor. Despite biochemical and structural advances, a fundamental contradiction has persisted in the current understanding of insulin ligand–receptor interactions. While biochemistry predicts two distinct insulin binding sites, 1 and 2, recent structural analyses have only resolved site 1. Using a combined approach of cryo-EM and atomistic molecular dynamics simulation, we determined the structure of the entire dimeric insulin receptor ectodomain saturated with four insulin molecules. Complementing the previously described insulin–site 1 interaction, we present the first view of insulin bound to the discrete insulin receptor site 2. Insulin binding stabilizes the receptor ectodomain in a T-shaped conformation wherein the membrane-proximal domains converge and contact each other. These findings expand the current models of insulin binding to its receptor and of its regulation. In summary, we provide the structural basis enabling a comprehensive description of ligand–receptor interactions that ultimately will inform new approaches to structure-based drug design. In brief A cryo-EM structure of the complete insulin receptor ectodomain saturated with four insulin ligands is reported. The structural model of the insulin–insulin receptor complex adopts a T-shaped conformation, reveals two additional insulin-binding sites potentially involved in the initial interaction of insulin with its receptor, and resolves the membrane proximal region.


This study aimed to characterize the English diphthongs produced by the Japanese learners of English, compared to the native speakers of English. The target diphthongs were . The duration, trajectory length and spectral rate of change were measured. It was revealed that  was problematic to the Japanese learners.


Resetting the stage ~ Erika K. Gubrium New urban poverty and new welfare provision: China's Dibao system ~ Ming Yan Thick poverty, thicker society and thin state: Policy spaces for human dignity in India ~ Sony Pellissery & Leemamol Mathew Self-sufficiency, social assistance and the shaming of poverty in South Korea ~ Yongmie Nicola Jo & Robert Walker 'Not good enough': Social assistance and shaming in Norway ~ Erika K. Gubrium & Ivar Lodemel Pakistan: A journey of poverty-induced shame ~ Sohail Choudhry Separating the sheep from the goats: Tackling poverty in Britain for over four centuries ~ Robert Walker & Elaine Chase 'Food That Cannot Be Eaten': The shame of Uganda's anti-poverty policies ~ Grace Bantebya Kyomuhendo & Amon Mwiine Shame and shaming in policy processes ~ Sony Pellissery, Ivar Lodemel & Erika K. Gubrium Towards global principles for dignity-based anti-poverty policies ~ Erika K. Gubrium & Ivar Lodemel.


Experimental flow visualizations are presented depicting the flow behind a spherical body moving on a plane wall. In the Reynolds number range of 100<Re<350, four distinct wake modes occur which are dependent on the imposed rotation rate of the body. Five different rotation rates are examined: two with forward rolling, one with pure translation (zero rotation), and two with reversed rolling. As the sphere undergoes forward rolling, steady and unsteady wake modes are observed which bear similarities to the flow behind an isolated sphere in a free stream. However, for cases with reversed and zero rotation of the sphere, a new antisymmetric wake mode is discovered.


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Calculated Conflict?
The Cologne Election Dispute of 1688 and the Origins of the Nine Years' War
Historians have recently begun to focus on the relationship between elections and conflict during the Early Modern period. Against the backdrop of these debates, the article takes another look at one of the most conflict-laden elections of that era, the election dispute ("Doppelwahl") of Cologne in July 1688 involving Cardinal Fürstenberg and Duke Joseph Clemens of Bavaria. The spectacular failure of Fürstenberg, the candidate backed by King Louis XIV of France, in the succession struggle in Electoral Cologne was one of the major causes of the Nine Years' War (known in German as the "War of the Palatine Succession"), which impacted wide swathes of Western and Central Europe. The resolution of the succession dispute in the Archdiocese of Cologne occurred within the context of growing tensions between Louis XIV and his rivals, in particular Emperor Leopold I. Yet up to the summer of 1688, there continued to be opportunities – albeit diminishing ones – to resolve the conflict peacefully. It was only when Emperor Leopold decided to publicly and solemnly declare Fürstenberg ineligible, explicitly citing the cardinal's allegiance to Louis XIV, that open conflict became unavoidable. As a result, the very reputations of the protagonists were at stake in the Cologne succession, including that of Louis XIV; there was no longer any way to withdraw from the conflict without losing face. There are convincing reasons to believe that the emperor, by deciding to exclude Fürstenberg, was consciously accepting a conflict with France, with the prospect of a broad anti-French alliance that was already forming in Central and Western Europe.


The mass spectra of two isomeric methoxyfuranocoumarins have been investigated using electron-impact ionisation. Unambiguous distinction between the two isomers is possible through a combination of conventional mass spectra with collision-induced dissociations of the molecular ions and of selected fragment ions. The fragmentation mechanisms of these and related molecular systems were investigated in an attempt to identify the fate of each oxygen atom under electron-impact conditions. To this end, 2-pyrone, benzpyrone (coumarin), benzofuran, and some of its structural isomers were synthesised and studied via metastable spectra, collisionally activated spectra, appearance potentials, and kinetic energy release. Only partial success was achieved in this investigation, but it was possible to write a mechanistic scheme consistent with the present findings and literature data. If valid, this scheme permits identification of two of the four oxygen atoms in the methoxyfuranocoumarins.


This Note is devoted to a new proof of a recent result in global symplectic geometry. A method is introduced which might prove usfeul On donne une nouvelle demonstration d'un resultat recent en geometrie symplectique globale. La methode introduite semble pouvoir etre utile


Translation teaching is an important part in English education in universities, for the capability of translation is one of the basic ones of foreign languages. However, for a long time people do not pay enough attention to it and college students receive little formal training in translation in the course of four years. They do not know about what the correct translation is and are not capable of it. In the author's opinion, translation education functions at least as equally as the other items of English education, and should be enforced in a systematic way. This paper introduces some methods of teaching translation.


Food material shape is often closely related to its quality. Due to the demands of high quality, automated food shape inspection has become an important need for the food industry. Currently, accuracy and speed are two major problems for food shape inspection with computer vision. Therefore, in this study, a fast and accurate computer-vision based feature extraction and classification system was developed. In the feature extraction stage, a statistical model-based feature extractor (SMB) and a multi-index active model-based (MAM) feature extractor were developed to improve the accuracy of classifications. In the classification stage, first the back-propagation neural network was applied as a multi-index classifier. Then, to speed up training, some minimum indeterminate zone (MIZ) classifiers were developed. Corn kernels, almonds, and animal-shaped crackers were used to test the above techniques. The results showed that accuracy and speed were greatly improved when the MAM feature extractor was used in conjunction with the MIZ classifier.


Features generated and used by traditional face recognition algorithms can be considered as shallow features, and deeper high semantic features and their depth features cannot be obtained from the original image. Based on the development of deep learning in recent years, this paper proposes a beauty recognition model, which is named as FaceColor, based on advanced convolutional neural network (CNN) .The model is based on Tensorflow framework developed by Google to match different photos' beauty features through CNN network and form a beauty feature library by expanding-algorithm. Two special research directions are designed to evaluate the ColorLibrary. Simulations and evaluations show the FaceColor can identify the quantitative level of face beauty, as the feelings of different people of different nationalities or different countries shows different appreciations of the beauty, three improved methods for ColorLibrary have been provided to make the FaceColor more suitable for strong objective applicability.


The viability of using 13C NMR shift prediction as an aid to solving undergraduate spectral problems was tested. The chemical shifts of structures corresponding to four typical problems were calculated on a PC using two approaches: (i) a quantum mechanical method for calculating carbon shieldings and (ii) empirically based shift predictions. The quantum mechanical approach used GIAO B3LYP/3-21G (X, 6-31+G*) calculations of isotropic shieldings based on molecular mechanics geometries (MM3). Four commercial programs were used for the empirical predictions. The average shift differences between the predicted and known values were compiled and used to determine the correct structure. Results indicated that the quantum mechanical method could be used to identify the correct structure in all cases. The empirically based shift prediction software was much less effective. In particular, the important issue of stereochemistry is ignored in most of the empirically based predictions.The process of computing chemical...


Test apparatus 1 for evaluating the performance of the threaded joint for oil well pipes using the first steel pipe P1 and the second steel pipe P2 is the tip of the first steel pipe P1 is projected from the upper surface, the remaining portion upright a steel pipe to be located in the ground comprising a base 2 for fixing. The support member 3 attached to the base 2 is arranged beside the first steel tube. Second steel pipe P2 is suspended by suspension mechanism 4 to above the first steel pipe P1. Fastening and opening of the threaded joint is achieved by rotating the second steel pipe P2 by the first tongue 5 and the second tongue 6 relative to the first steel pipe P1. Steady rest 7 held between the support member 3 restricts the amplitude of the second steel pipe P2 to a predetermined value.


Phase-change memory (PCM) is currently regarded as the most promising new nonvolatile solid-state memory technology for applications that DRAM and NAND-Flash, today's incumbent memories, cannot address. Multilevel-cell (MLC) storage, the most effective way of reducing the cost-per-bit in memory technologies, is necessary for PCM to be competitive. MLC capability in PCM is challenging, as process and material variability in large memory cell arrays require iterative programming algorithms to achieve tight level distributions. Furthermore, MLC PCM is hampered by the phenomenon of resistance drift. In this paper, we describe a number of novel technologies that enable reliable MLC storage in PCM. First, various new programming schemes are described that achieve MLC with low power, low number of iterations and low latency. Notably, a new programming algorithm operating entirely in the analog domain is presented that promises large savings in latency and power, in addition to area savings in silicon implementation. Second, techniques to cope with drift are introduced. These include two new metrics of the cell-state, which are shown to be significantly robust to drift. In addition, a new drift-tolerant modulation coding scheme is introduced which offers reliable retention of MLC data over extended time periods. Experimental results on PCM test cell-arrays demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed methods in offering high resilience to drift. Most notably, 4 levels/cell storage with raw bit-error-rates in the order of 5× 10−5 is achieved in a 200 kcell array for over 150 days after programming at room temperature.


Renal dysfunction is associated with increased morbi‐mortality in heart failure patients. Data regarding functional and clinical efficacy of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) in this population are limited.


Post-OCR processing has significantly improved over the past few years. However, these have been primarily beneficial for texts consisting of natural, alphabetical words, as opposed to documents of numerical nature such as invoices, payslips, medical certificates, etc. To evaluate the OCR post-processing difficulty of these datasets, we propose a method to estimate the denoising complexity of a text and evaluate it on several datasets of varying nature, and show that texts of numerical nature have a significant disadvantage. We evaluate the estimated complexity ranking with respect to the error rates of modern-day denoising approaches to show the validity of our estimator.


Interactive technologies in senior secondary school at the lessons of History are analyzed. Using them can result in making the process more efficient as they contribute to students' cognitive learning operations development.


The system which acts according to user's current situation for providing the necessary services in that context is known as a context aware system. These systems as such don't require any explicit user intervention and thus aim at increasing usability and effectiveness by taking environmental context into account. Context is the information which defines an entity. An entity can be a person, a place, or a thing etc. Context is not about an entity but about the surroundings of an entity which provides the base for defining the entity. Such a Context has multiple dimensions like, i.e., time, location, identity, activity, environment, networks, devices, social situations, etc. The study of literature reveals that context aware system architectures has made use of limited context for providing context aware services to the user which are limited to a particular application domain. But it can be viewed that a architecture can be designed to cross cut multiple applications by viewing a combination of contextual elements there by providing application specific user centric services, Appropriate services pertaining to user from a set of services provided by application is identified and offered by way of assembling the atomic service patterns by taking the user context in to account.


We compiled 4-day dietary records with digital photographic images of meals to investigate the variation of frequently consumed foods which could enable the development of a dish-based database for dietary assessment in epidemiological studies. We also evaluated the validity of using a digital photographic image as a tool to assess the dietary intake of a food group. Participants in the study were 144 men and women living in urban areas of Japan who were asked to take pictures with a digital camera of all foods and beverages they consumed during 4 consecutive days. Simultaneous dietary records were used as the reference. The dietary intake was independently calculated from the two methods. We found that the variation in intake was high for such seasoning as salt which indicated that the degree of measurement error may be high when a representative portion size for such seasoning was used in a dish-based database. The estimated intake level by two methods was similar for green-yellow vegetables, fruit, fish, meat, eggs, milk and other dairy products, whereas the over/under-estimation for other food groups was too great to be used for accurate assessment. In contrast, the validity for ranking individuals by the estimated multiple-day intake was relatively high, with the exception of beverages, seasonings and spices. Jpn. J. Nutr. Diet.,


Financial reforms have, in the recent years, opened up several avenues for the households for savings. Since households are supposed to be concerned with return, risk and liquidity aspects of their investment, it is expected that they move from the low-yielding bank deposits towards the high-yielding financial instruments. With the objective to explore this possible shift and to identify the determinants of the savings, an analysis of 26 years data spread equally over the pre- and post-liberalization period has been attempted. The findings suggest that despite the reform, households are still preferring the safe channel of bank deposit schemes rather than switching over to high yielding but risky channels of savings. However, between the two phases a significant structural shift of savings in bank deposit is observed. Variables like income and inflation are found to be statistically significant determinants of savings in bank deposit of Indian households.


In this paper,dynamic characteristics of air-chuck are studied as a graduation thesis of college student. Mathematic model of the air-chuck dynamic characteristics has been presented and the correction has been verified by simulation and experiment study. The study result is useful for developing the application program of the pneumatic components. At the same time, the student's practical ability is trained and the analysis ability is improved by this study work.


Chapter in US textbook about ultrasound of scrotum with emphasis on differentiation of orchitis and torsion, as well as on various intra and extratesticular masses. Imaging the contents of the scrotum remains firmly within the realm of ultrasonography despite the introduction and extensive use of more sophisticated imaging techniques. Ultrasonography is the first-line and frequently the only imaging modality employed in the assessment of scrotal abnormalities. Technical advances in transducer design and image processing has further improved the quality of diagnosis of diseases of the scrotal contents, with colour Doppler adding important information and newer techniques (contrast-enhanced ultrasound and elastography) awaiting further evaluation. This chapter will deal with aspects related to the testis and epididymis, detailing with both normal sonographic features and those features related to disease processes.


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The generation of volatile compounds of four starter cultures composed of isolated microorganisms from traditional Suan yu was investigated. The cultures included two pure starters (PS1: Lactobacillus plantarum 120 and PS2: Pediococcus pentosaceus 220) and two mixed starters (MS1: L. plantarum 120, Staphylococcus xylosus 135 and Saccharomyces cerevisiae 31 at 1:1:1; MS2: P. pentosaceus 220, S. xylosus 135 and S. cerevisiae 31 at 1:1:1). Naturally fermented Suan yu was used as control. The volatile compounds were collected from the headspace of the samples by Solid-phase microextraction and analysed by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry. The type and total content of volatile compounds in the mixed-starter-fermented fish were higher than those of the pure-starter-fermented samples and control. A total of seventy nine and eighty volatile compounds were detected in Suan yu fermented with MS1 and MS2, respectively, with ethanol as the predominant compound and hexanal, ethyl acetate, 3-methylbutanol, 3-hydroxy-2-butanone, hexanoic acid ethyl ester and 2,3-butanedione as the other compounds. Furthermore, the sensorial acceptance of the different products with mixed starter cultures seemed to improve the quality of Suan yu products.