Topic classification is a foundational task in many NLP applications. Traditional topic classifiers often rely on many humandesigned features, while word embedding and convolutional neural network based on deep learning are introduced to realize topic classification in recent years. In this paper, the influence of different word embedding for CNN classifiers is studied, and an improved word embedding named HybridWordVec is proposed, which is a combination of word2vec and topic distribution vector. Experiment on Chinese corpus Fudan set and English corpus 20Newsgroups is conducted. The experiment turns out that CNN with HybridWordVec gains an accuracy of 91.82% for Chinese corpus and 95.67% for English corpus, which suggests HybridWordVec can obviously improve the classification accuracy comparing with other word embedding models like word2vec and GloVe.


Measurements of several parameters of demographic performance for 16 field-derived Australian populations of Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller) were obtained under laboratory conditions. Fecundity, female weight and low temperature development rates were the most important parameters contributing to differences between populations. It is suggested that the increased fecundity and female weights found in warmer regions may be selected for in part by the continuous high mortality imposed by parasitoids, which have a reduced impact in the colder parts of P. operculella's range. A more rapid development rate in populations from colder areas is probably due to selection for a decreased lower threshold temperature in these areas, indicating better survival characteristics under cold conditions.


Two new fungi are described from rotting leaves collected in Sierra Leone and Nigeria. Minimidochium setosum n. sp. is typified by superficial, hemispherical, brown, setose sporodochia and unicellular, hyaline, setulate phialospores formed from monophialides. It is compared and contrasted with Mahabalella, Menisporopsis, Colletotrichum, and similar genera. Dinemasporium aberrans n. sp. is characterized by superficial, discoid, brown, setose fructifications and unicellular, lenticular, pale brown, setulate phialospores formed from monophialides. Its relationship with described Dinemasporium species is discussed.


The paper studies the key problems that should be solved about characteristic and engineering application of porous Ni - Ti shape memory alloy.The current development of the alloy is introduced.The characteristics about its excellent mechanical property,shape memory effect,superelasticity,damping property and biocompatibility are re- viewed.Finally,the application foreground and development tendency in the fields of medicine and shakeproof are expected.


Distinct neuronal pathways mediate empathy with different affective states Empathic behaviors play crucial roles in human society by regulating social interactions, promoting cooperation toward a common goal, and providing the basis for moral decision-making (1, 2). Understanding the neural basis of empathy is crucial to understanding not only the human mind but also the neural mechanisms that give rise to social behaviors and the principles of our societies. Functional imaging studies in humans have identified essential brain regions that are engaged when people empathize with the affective experiences of others. However, human neuroimaging studies provide only limited spatial resolution and are solely correlative in nature. It has thus remained unclear how empathy with distinct affective experiences is set apart within the brain. On page 153 of this issue, Smith et al. (3) investigated the social transfer of pain, pain relief, or fear in mice to address how the sharing of diverse affective states is differentiated within the brain.


We extend in this paper several results of E. Kirchberg, S. Wassermann and the author dealing with continuous fields of C*--algebras to the semi-continuous case. We provide a new characterisation of separable lower semi-continuity C*--bundles and we present exactness criteria for C(X)-algebras and unital bisimplifiable Hopf \cst-algebras.


The aim of this study was to determine the differences in life expectancy and causes of death after primary intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) relative to general population controls.


This paper presents an improved single-phase adiabatic circuit for CAL (Clocked Adiabatic Logic). In the improved CAL circuits, the auxiliary clock uses the sinusoidal wave to recycle the charge of auxiliary clock lines, while the auxiliary clock of conventional CAL circuits adopts the square wave. Pre-adiabatic flip-flops and sequential circuits based on improved CAL circuits are proposed. With TSMC 0.18 mum CMOS process, the energy loss of the proposed circuits is greatly reduced compared to the conventional CAL circuits and the CMOS implementation.


The diffusion of plasma electrons in velocity space has been measured using the plasma wave echo as an experimental tool. The measurements were made for velocity space diffusion due to noise impressed on the plasma and that due to background noise.


In this present era of information technology and rapid technological advancements, the Internet is increasingly playing a role in the offering of multimedia resources through digital networks. This poses a threat of unauthorized possession and usage of digital material. An additional threat is the illegal tampering and modification of digital material. The need for techniques to protect the copyright of digital material thus arises. The present challenges and factors that need to be taken into consideration are the protection of ownership rights against illegal activities in such a manner that the ownership of the digital material is beyond dispute. The previous literatures used least significant bit technique directly into image pixels, this degrade the perceptibility of image and also decreases the security of watermarking scheme. It is better if one put the secret message using LSB technique in any other domain e.g. in spatial domain, so that, no one can modify or alter the original message information. Furthermore, to increase the security of secret message, message should be encoded before embedding it in cover image. The Huffman coding used in proposed work in order to increase the security of secret message by encoding the message into Huffman code before embedding it using least significant bit in spatial domain.


The article describes the impact of the use of polyurethane insulation on the tubes sclerosis by hydrate when gas is taken from the "dome-separator", installation that designed for emergency hydrocarbon collection at the bottom of the ocean. Such an installation collects hydrocarbons directly above the breakthrough point at the bottom of the ocean, and their transportation is carried out through pipes to the collecting vessel. Currently, in the conditions of the development of the Arctic shelf in order to increase the level of oil production, such breakthroughs can cause enormous damage to the ecosystem, in particular, in the Arctic Ocean, since living organisms that exists in the harsh conditions of these latitudes are more sensitive to changes in the environment. But during the passage of gas through the exhaust pipe in the presence of moisture and corresponding thermodynamic conditions, a hydrate formation process occurs. This phenomenon can cause the pipeline to overlap and impede the normal operation of the selection of hydrocarbons from great depths. To prevent these consequences, work suggests possible options for warming the pipeline. It is shown that sclerosis of a pipe extending to great depths can be prevented even with small values of polyurethane foam insulation.


In this article we utilise the notion of right waist and right comparizer to study the ideal theory of semigroups. We also consider which of the properties of right cones can be carried over to right P-comparable semigroups. We give sufficient and necessary conditions on the set of nilpotent elements of a semigroup to be an ideal, and we provide several equivalent characterizations for a right ideal being a right waist. In one of our main results we show that in a right P 1-comparable semigroup with left cancellation law, a prime segment P 2 ⊂ P 1 is Archimedean, simple or exceptional. This extends a similar result pertaining to right cones.


The dispersing mechanism of coal water slurry dispersant and the classification are summarized briefly. On this basis,the research status of coal water slurry dispersant at home and abroad is analyzed.Finally,the research and development of coal water slurry dispersant and industrial application prospect are analyzed and discussed in detail.


This final report discusses the implementation of protection and security of
izin sewa-menyewa tanah kas desa as vital records in Dinas Pengendalian
Pertanahan Daerah Kabupaten Sleman. The implementation of protection and
security of izin sewa-menyewa tanah kas desa as vital records was started from
the protection method which was used and its security. The purpose is to analyze
the implementation of protection and security of vital records in Dinas
Pengendalian Pertanahan Daerah Kabupaten Sleman.
The data were collected by interviewing some employees who worked on
the object which was being studied, taking a part in the protection and security of
vital records, and collected the theories from various sources of data, literature,
and books which are related to the problems studied. These methods were used to
get the correct and accurate data.
The conclusion of this final report is Dinas Pengendalian Pertanahan
Daerah Kabupaten Sleman has been done the protection and security of vital
records but it was not good. In the implementation of the protection and security
of vital records, the problems faced are the limited facilities and infrastructure
which is used, the lack of compliance with existing standards, and the lack of
knowledge in the field of archives archivist


Multi-Intensity Illuminated Infrared (MIIR) video is a new type of infrared video which solves the problem of improper illumination conditions for ordinary infrared cameras for nighttime surveillance. However, its time-varying intensity makes it hard to be compressed with traditional video coding methods. In this paper we use MV-HEVC and 3D-HEVC video coding standards, which are originally designed for Multi-view and 3D video coding, to compress the MIIR videos. With the proposed encoding method, the coding structures of MV- and 3D-HEVC can be employed to compress the MIIR video in a more efficient way. Experimental results show that the coding structures of MV- and 3D-HEVC can compress such video in a more efficient way, i.e., up to 43.8%/50.1% bitrate reductions with MV/3D-HEVC compared with standalone HEVC compression and 74.3%/80.5% bitrate reductions compared with simulcast HEVC coding in the enhancement layers.


Shrinking and swelling play important roles in the utilization and seasoning of wood. The mechanics of shrinking and swelling and the influence of wood structure are discussed. Emphasis is placed on the variability of shrinking and swelling, and the chief reasons for variability. The effects of shrinking and swelling on wood during seasoning and in use are discussed, along with methods of minimiz ing these effects.


Floods are one of the common natural phenomena that can cause a huge danger to people and building objects located in flood plains. The particularly severe effects of such disasters are felt in heavily urbanized areas [1, 2]. The development of river valleys causes difficulties in the flow of flood water and the protective embankments limit the possibility of the temporary accumulation of water. The consequence of this situation is increasing the level of the flood wave and thereby intensifying its negative impact. Damages to the building during inundations can be the result of not only the direct activity of the flood wave and surface water, but also changes in groundwater flow conditions, including the increase of their piezometric level [3, 4]. An increasing of groundwater pressure can intensify or initiate new phenomena related to permeability (suffosion, colmatation, etc.) and consequently conduce disadvantageous changes of soil substrate parameters [5]. The influence of such processes can be revealed later, after the floods stage recede. The local conditions of water flow and the ground structure have a direct impact on the probability of occurrence of specific phenomena threatening construction objects (initiated by floods).


Gamma ray irradiation with the dosages of 20, 50 and 100 Krads was applied to an imported hard wheat (Manitoba) and a domestic wheat (Norin-27), and its effects on breadmaking properties were investigated. After preparing 60% extraction flours with a Buhler test mill, maltose value (M.V.), sedimentation value (S.V.), characteristics af dough, and breadmaking properties of the flours were evaluated. The maximum viscosity of Amylogram, M.V. and S.V. decreased with dose. However, little changes were observed on Farinogram and Extensogram.As the results of baking trials, the effect of irradiation were recognized regarding loaf volume, flavor, and total score of bread. Loaf volume of the bread made immediately after the irradiation was not influenced by the treatment. As for the breads prepared from the flours milled after three month storage of the irradiated wheats, hawever, the increases in loaf volume were recognized in all the irradiated samples. Organoleptic evaluation of the bread was performed by experienced taste panels. In the test carried out immediately after the treatment, off-flavor was found distinctly in all the breads made from treated wheats. However, the off-flavor was fairly diminished when the test was performed on the breads made from the wheats stored for three months. On the whole, the effects of irradiation were observed more intensely in Manitoba than Norin-27.


OBJECTIVE
To assess the reliability and validity of a new instrument, the Family Burden of Injury Interview (FBII) was designed to assess the impact of childhood traumatic head injuries (THI) on the family.

PARTICIPANTS
99 Mothers of school-age children who experienced THI.

RESULTS
The FBII Total Score revealed group differences between families of children with severe THI and families of children with moderate THI. The measure also showed concurrent and predictive relationships to measures of the general impact of injury on families and maternal and child functioning.

CONCLUSION
The FBII is a promising tool for measuring the impact of injury-related stressors on the family.


How to simulate experimentally the air flow and heat transfer under microgravity on the ground is important, which has not been completely solved so far. Influence of gravity on air natural convection results in convection heat transfer on ground difference from that on orbit. In order to obtain air temperature and velocity deviations of manned spacecraft during terrestrial thermal test, dimensionless number analysis and numerical simulation analysis are performed. The calculated temperature distribution and velocity distribution of the horizontal test cases are compared to the vertical cases. The results show that the influence of gravity is neglected for facility drawer racks and more obvious for vertical cabins. Keywords—Gravity, Convection heat transfer, Manned spacecraft, Dimensionless number, Numerical simulation


A Rockfall is a mass instability process frequently observed in road cuts, open pit mines and quarries, steep slopes and cliffs. It is frequently observed that the detached rock mass becomes fragmented when it impacts with the slope surface. The consideration of the fragmentation of the rockfall mass is critical for the calculation of block's trajectories and their impact energies, to further assess their potential to cause damage and design adequate preventive structures.


In recent years, the advances in Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) have shown impressive results for image generation and translation tasks. In particular, the image-to-image translation is a method of learning mapping from a source domain to a target domain and synthesizing an image. Image-to-image translation can be applied to a variety of tasks, making it possible to quickly and easily synthesize realistic images from semantic segmentation masks. However, in the existing image-to-image translation method, there is a limitation on controlling the style of the translated image, and it is not easy to synthesize an image by controlling the style of each mask element in detail. Therefore, we propose an image synthesis method that controls the style of each element by improving the existing image-to-image translation method. In the proposed method, we implement a mask style encoder that extracts style features for each mask element. The extracted style features are concatenated to the semantic mask in the normalization layer, and used the style-controlled image synthesis of each mask element. In the experiments, we performed style-controlled images synthesis using the datasets consisting of semantic segmentation masks and real images. The results show that the proposed method has excellent performance for style-controlled images synthesis for each element.


Background Modern methods of treatment of osteoarthritis have mainly anti-inflammatory action. A few studies show the effectiveness of centrally acting drugs for chronic pain inosteoartritis (OA) of the knee. Objectives To study the efficacy of Pregabalin in treatment of chronic pain in patients with knee OA. Methods The study involved 60 female patients with knee OA having neuropathic pain component (NPC; DN4 >4). Mean age 59.82±4.46 y (min 49, max 65 years). All patients were randomly divided into two groups to be treated with 2 therapeutic regimens: aceclofenac +pregabalin (Group I) or aceclofenac (Group II) for 5 weeks (3 visits). All patients were subjected to clinical and neurological examination, total WOMAC score assessment, verification of neuropathic pain (NP) (questionnaire DN4 and Pain DETECT), and VAS pain intensity assessment at rest. Results The therapy was successful in both groups with respect to WOMAC score [figure 1] (Group I – 1385,30±365,83 vs 1034,70±402,37 vs 886,64±456,31; Group II – 1206,04±358,72 vs 1016,45±428,52 vs 976,55±408,02 respectively, p=0.01). Significant reduction of pain intensity at rest was documented in both groups [figure 2]. Group I 61,60±14.91 vs 45,34±16,14 vs 36,24±18,09; Group II 56,07±22,58 vs 44.86±18.68 and vs of 41.96±of 24.04, p=0.01, respectively). Therapeutic regimens in both groups had positive impact on NPC based on DN4 questionnaire and Pain DETECT scores. However, a combination of a NSAID with anticonvulsants agent (pregabalin) resulted in a more pronounced effect. Changes in DN4 values in Group I (visit1/visit3) were: 5.97±1,24/2,97±1,83 p=0.001; and in Pain DETECT values – 17,93±3,87/9,34±6,18, p=0.001; while in Group II DN4 scores were 5,35±0,93/3,79±2,29, p=0.001; and Pain DETECT – 15,03±5,26/12,24±6,29 p=0.02. [figures 3–4] Conclusions Complex therapy with the use of Pregabalin in patients with OA of the knee, with signs of NPC, allows not only effectively reduce pain intensity and improve functional activity of patients and, consequently, the quality of life. Disclosure of Interest None declared


Gary R Mirams, Mark R Davies, Yi Cui, Peter Kohl and Denis Noble Computational Biology, Department of Computer Science, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK, Computational Biology, Discovery Sciences, AstraZeneca, Alderley Park, UK, Safety Pharmacology, Safety Assessment, GlaxoSmithKline, R&D Ware, UK, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK, and Department of Physiology, Anatomy & Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK


A compact ECR ion source was used to investigate the effect that the shape of the plasma electrode (PE) has on the surface production of negative hydrogen (H−) ions. A C12A7 electride PE produced ten times more H-ion current compared with a molybdenum (Mo) PE of the identical design. Four times more H- ion current was obtained when the ion source plasma faces the 45-degree tapered hole opened on the surface of the electride PE as compared to the current obtained from a plasma facing the flat side of the PE. This enhancement in H- ion current may indicate larger surface production of H− ions by the enlarged surface area. A Mo PE also showed a similar effect but with less pronounced H- ion current enhancement. A beam trajectory study showed that the beam divergence was larger when the source plasma faced against the tapered side of the PE.


BACKGROUND
One of the strategies used to reduce the risk of haemolysis due to ABO-minor incompatible platelet transfusions is to perform a screening test to identify group O donors with high titres of anti-A and anti-B. However, critical immunoglobulin M/ immunoglobulin G (IgM/IgG) titres remain unclear.

OBJECTIVE
This study aimed to determine IgM titres of anti-A and anti-B in individual donor serum vs platelet products plasma and identify a possible association between IgM/IgG titres, haemolysin test and IgG subclasses in Brazilian blood donors from group O.

METHODS
IgM anti-A and Anti-B titration tests were performed on single-donor serum and platelet product plasma by gel agglutination (GA) at room temperature. For IgG anti-A and anti-B titration, serum was first treated with 0.01 M dithiothreitol (DTT), and the test was performed by GA with incubation at 37°C. Dilution of 1:64 as the cut-off was considered for both IgM/IgG. The qualitative haemolysin test was performed in tube, adding AB fresh serum, with incubation at 37°C. IgG subclasses were determined by GA using specific monoclonal antibodies.

RESULTS
An association between anti-A and anti-B IgM titres and haemolysin were demonstrated (P < .001). IgM titres in plasma samples from platelet components correlated to those in single-serum samples. IgG1/IgG3 subclasses were associated with total haemolysis and titres above 64, whereas IgG2/IgG4 subclasses were associated with the absence of haemolysis and titres below 64 (P < .001).

CONCLUSION
Our data suggest that a value of 64 as a critical titre can be used as a screening test of anti-A and anti-B IgM to prevent transfusion reactions. This can be a safe and cost-effective approach for managing ABO-incompatible platelet transfusions.


This paper presents another example of the usefulness of clouds as an aero logical aid in forecasting [cf. reference 1].

Blue Hill Observatory is expected to be Harvard University's watch-dog for snow-storms, ice-storms, and cold waves. The highly Harvard towns of Brookline and Milton also ask for similar service; Ernest B. Dane, of Brookline, generously provided funds for a study of forecasting winter snow-storms. Though the principles of forecasting snow from synoptic charts are well known, cloud-observations have been found of decided help in adding details and, not infrequently, in conjunction with temperature, pressure, and winds on Blue Hill and on Mt. Washington, in telling on a synoptic forecast of "rain or snow" whether it will be "rain" or "snow," n a difference of great practical importance.


The literature suggests that twenty first century schools must pay as much attention to how students learn as they do to what students learn. Part of the `how students learn' encompasses attempts to address student mastery of the processes of becoming informed. At one time it was considered the role of the teacher librarian to teach students information skills or an information process. At one time it was assumed that class teachers could teach these skills and this process. In more recent times it has been suggested that teacher librarians and class teachers must form partnerships to enable the building of a school culture that facilitates an emphasis on ways of learning rather than on what is learned.

A number of writers have suggested that the key agent in the fight for information literate schools is the teacher. The teacher is at the front line working with students on a day to day basis and influencing student expectation and behaviour. As teaching practice changes from teacher focused quantitative approaches to student centred and more qualitative approaches the importance of the teacher as role model and mentor becomes paramount.
A common thread to these approaches is the assumption that class teachers and /or teacher librarians are themselves information literate. That is, it is assumed that teachers (and especially teacher librarians) have mastered the processes of becoming informed. It is assumed that they work with an information-processing model (whether that entails a formal model or a systematic approach) and that they themselves employ higher order thinking skills when undertaking complex information tasks.
This paper reports on a project that tested the validity of these assumptions. It seeks in part to identify whether or not teachers understand the information process and whether they are able to use a process to undertake a complex information task. Are teachers equipped to act as role model and mentor to their students? Does being employed as a teacher librarian (as distinct from being a qualified teacher librarian) make a difference to understanding, and use of, an information process?


Primary Processes in t h e R eaction of Oxygen Atoms with Acrolein (Commemoration Issue Dedicated to Professor Yoshimasa Takezaki on the Occasion of his Retirement) Author(s) Mori, Sadayuki Citation Bulletin of the Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University (1981), 59(2): 128-141 Issue Date 1981-07-15 URL http://hdl.handle.net/2433/76928 Right Type Departmental Bulletin Paper Textversion publisher


Having clarified what we mean by «utopia», we adopt the phenomenological attitude in order to search for the meaning of interculturalism in our multicultural world. The latter loses its indifference when it is understood and incorporated into our praxis thanks to multiculturalism, which is primarily a moral challenge. The centrality of dialogue in philosophical hermeneutics lends new energy into this phenomenon. Our hermeneutic exercise is going to reactivate the phenomenology of intersubjectivity as the origin of social life as well as the source of the encounter between cultures. We will conclude by defending the need to restore the concrete universality so as not to dissolve multiculturalism neither into relativism nor into culturalism; in this way, multiculturalism acquires meaning as interculturalism, which is not attained neither spontaneously nor by adhesion to the other cultures after denying the our own. We reach interculturalism by building ourselves and by configuring it together consciously as a process of identification within differences.


Nationalist visions are often connected with a cult of the land. This article considers some of the cultural-nationalist ideas linked to the Somerset town of Glastonbury, a prominent New Age centre. It discusses the legacy of British pastoralism as shown in the work of H. V. Morton and Cecil Sharp. It considers the evolution of an English–Celtic tradition, drawing on the legacy of the Arthurian legend, but being re-formulated in the late twentieth century as a vehicle for New Age conceptions of British society. The article concludes by evaluating the political values inherent in the New Age.


Abstract Introduction Primary hyperparathyroidism (HPT) is characterized by an overproduction of parathyroid hormone (PTH) by a parathyroid adenoma, parathyroid hyperplasia, or parathyroid carcinoma classically causing hypercalcemia. Incidence of this pathology during pregnancy is very low (1%), as the great majority of cases are diagnosed in adults >45 years old. When present,it can be associated with detrimental maternal and fetal outcomes. Complications may include maternal nephrolithiasis, hyperemesis, and pancreatitis, along with miscarriage, fetal demise, low birth weight, neonatal hypocalcemia, and tetany. Considering the incidence of HPT in pregnancy is uncommon, there is limited data regarding diagnostic and treatment options for these patients. Clinical Case This is the case of a 28-year-old pregnant female at 12 weeks gestational age (WGA) who had a history of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus. She was evaluated regarding metabolic control during pregnancy, however, was incidentally found with hypercalcemia. She denied any history of fractures, abdominal discomfort, bone pains or nephrolithiasis; she also had no pertinent family history associated with hypercalcemia. Laboratories showed a calcium level of 14.9 md/dL (nl, 8.6-10.2) with a phosphorus level of 1.9 mg/dL (nl, 2.5-4.5), which raised the suspicion of HPT. Further workup demonstrated high parathyroid hormone (PTH) 245 pg/mL (nl, 18.4-80.1), vitamin D-25-OH 24.7 ng/mL (nl, 30-100) and 24hr urine calcium collection of 402.5 mg/24hr (nl, 100-300); the latter excluding the possibility of familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia. Patient was managed conservatively with IV hydration resulting in mild improvement of calcium to 12.4 mg/dL. Thyroid/Neck ultrasound revealed a thyroid gland with normal homogeneous texture and no distinct focal vascularized structure to suggest parathyroid origin. Other diagnostic imaging for localization of parathyroid disease with technetium-99m methoxyisobutylisonitrile parathyroid scintigraphy or single-photon emission Computed Tomography are not recommended in pregnancy due to insufficient safety data and radiation risk. After discussion with a multidisciplinary team including endocrine surgeons, endocrinologists, and obstetricians, an exploratory neck surgery for possible parathyroidectomy was recommended. She underwent surgery at 13 WGA where a left superior adenoma was identified and completely removed without complications. Intraoperative PTH levels revealed a pre-excision PTH of 342 pg/mL (18.4-80.1), post-excision PTH at 5 minutes of 76 pg/mL, and at 10 minutes of 50 ng/mL, suggestive of successful surgical removal. Pathology report was consistent with left superior parathyroid adenoma. Both calcium and phosphorus levels normalized post-surgery [Ca 9.6 mg/dL (nl, 8.6-10.2) and 2.7 mg/dL (2.5-4.5)]. Conclusion This is an unusual case of a patient with asymptomatic severe hypercalcemia associated to HPT diagnosed during pregnancy. In this patient conservative medical treatment proved to be unsuccessful. Parathyroidectomy early on the 2 nd trimester was advantageous to avoid both maternal and fetal complications during pregnancy. Presentation: No date and time listed


Two dicarboxylic acids were used to join with dimethyloldihydroxyethyleneurea (DMDHEU) as crosslinking agents to treated cotton fabrics. These results reveal that the dry crease recovery angle values of the treated fabrics for DMDHEU-maleic acid are higher than those for DMDHEU-tartaric acid at a given wet crease recovery angle and tensile strength retention. The IR spectra show that the reaction between the -OH of DMDHEU and cellulose and the vinyl groups of maleic acids occurred. The cross section of the DMDHEU-maleic acid and DMDHEU-tartaric acid treated fibers and the energies of activation and other data of reaction kinetics for DMDHEU-maleic acid and DMDHEU-tartaric acid strongly suggest that the reaction of vinyl groups of maleic acid with cellulose molecules can take place during the pad/dry-cure process. Additionally, the surface distribution of crosslinking agent on the finished fabrics for DMDHEU-maleic acid is slightly lower than that for DMDHEU-tartaric acid.


Ewing sarcoma, prostate cancer, and leukemia are a few examples where ETS transcription factors drive tumorigenesis. The transcription factors EWS‐FLI1 and EWS‐ERG are common translocations in Ewing sarcoma and bind DNA at GGAA repeats leading to expression of genes that drive tumor growth. Pharmacologic inhibition of EWS‐FLI1 with mithramycin (MTM) was shown to inhibit expression of downstream genes and tumor growth in mice. But despite this specific inhibitory activity, MTM has a narrow therapeutic window with hematologic and hepatic toxicity attributed to displacement of the ubiquitously acting Sp1 transcription factor. Thus, a synthetic effort was initiated to develop MTM analogues with reduced toxicity and increased specificity for ETS binding sites. Structural studies informed the design of MTM analogues that may stabilize transcriptional complexes leading to the disruption of transcriptional activity and DNA damage. In vitro cytotoxicity assays demonstrated that MTM analogues have significantly higher cytotoxicity in EWS‐ETS expressing cell lines. Here we present mechanistic evidence for the differences in biochemical activity among MTM and its novel analogues.


This study is concerned with the opinion of a number of commercial bank managers towards advantages of using Mobile Banking (MB). A sample of 59 Jordanian commercial banks branch managers was used. The sample was classified into three groups: branch location, gender and years of experience. The research finds that the managers who work in Amman feel that using Mobile Banking (MB) provides a high degree of comfort ability for the customers and an easy access to Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) and the male managers feel that using Mobile Banking (MB) is concerned with personal contact and it has easy procedures to obtain from a bank. The research finds that the managers who have less than 8 years experience feel that using Mobile Banking (MB) provide monitoring & following reports related to work more than those who have 15 years experience & above.


Syringe holding a fluid (30) which tends to void formation when frozen and thawed before use (10). Inner surface of the sidewall of the syringe (14) (16) can be roughing, the roughing is in reducing either or significantly prevent the occurrence of void formation within the fluid (30) help. Surface roughing levels required to offset the void formation can be reduced by increasing the flexibility of the side wall. Alternatively, the flexible side wall (14) of the syringe prevents the formation of voids in the fluid (30) or significantly reduced without intentionally roughing the inner surface (16) it can act in a certain thickness range.


Advanced networking technology has led to the genesis of the storage area network model, where host servers can access storage as a service from various devices connected to the network. While the initial approach to storage area networks has involved specialized networking technology, the emergence of Gigabit Ethernet technology has raised the question of whether we can use commodity IP networks for storage. This paper examines the issues involving IP storage networks and presents a performance analysis to dispel some of the myths and outline some of the challenges.


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Gold standard
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Bladder cancer incidence rates are highest in developed countries, especially Northern America and Europe
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BCG treatment induction & maintenance has significant benefits, but also has significant side effects that tend to be seen within the first 12 months of treatment
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To analyse the reasons for treatment interruption in everyday clinical practice in a large district hospital


Motivated by missing data recovery for power system monitoring, we study the problem of matrix completion when each column belongs to either one of a few low-dimensional subspaces or the sum of a subset of subspaces. This novel model "union and sums of subspaces" is a generalization of the model of a union of subspaces (UoS) studied under subspace clustering. It characterizes the low-dimensional nonlinear structure in high-dimensional data points. We propose a convex-optimization-based method to recover missing entries under this model and provide its theoretical guarantee. Numerical experiment on power system data is conducted to verify the effectiveness of the method.


The n.m.r. data for several derivatives of taxicin-I, particularly for oxonortaxicin-I tetra-acetate, the spectrum of which is considered in some detail, define substantial parts of the structures. Further structural information was obtained from the preparation and examination of 1,2-, 4,5-, and 9,10-seco-taxicin-I derivatives, and also from reactions involving the hydrogenolysis of oxygen functions at positions 5 and 10. The conjugated system in the derivative (IX; R = Ac, R′= Me) was reduced stepwise in a way which shows its simple αβ-unsaturated ketone nature; a feature of these experiments was the remarkable light absorption, λmax.ca. 225 mµ, found for the unconjugated olefins (XIII).The results establish for O-cinnamoyltaxicin-I the structure (III; R = R′= H) which differs from a tentative earlier proposal only in the position of the exocyclic methylene group.


For low-frequency (UHF/VHF, P and L band) spaceborne SAR systems, the ionospheric effects are the most significant problems. In this paper, the preliminary investigation of a technique aiming at using TEC information derived from PolSAR data to reduce the ionospheric effects was implemented and the TEC derivation was verified with six quad polarized ALOS/PALSAR data sets. In addition, the behaviour of Faraday rotation estimation from quad polarized ALOS/PALSAR data was evaluated as the pre-requisite step of the above technique by comparing with the GPS based true TEC data sets over different areas. The experiment shows that the TEC information can be derived from the quad-pol data reasonably over mid-latitude area.


we use amplifies the entire viral genome or slightly less (up to 20 kb). After amplification, the linear amplicon can be ligated together to produce a deletion mutant, the amplicon can be ligated to an insert to produce replacement mutants, or the entire genome can be amplified and ligated using primers containing mismatches to produce site-directed mutants. Transformation with these mutants produces a higher percentage of positive clones than transposon mutagenesis and other methods. This technique should be useful for rapidly producing site-directed mutations in other viruses with relatively large circular genomes, in plasmids, and in episomal DNA where other methods used to induce mutations prove ineffective.


We prove an asymptotic monotonicity formula for bounded, globally minimizing solutions to a class of semilinear elliptic systems of the form ∆u = Wu(u), x ∈ R, n ≥ 2, with W : R → R, m ≥ 1, nonnegative and vanishing at exactly one point (at least in the closure of the image of the considered solution u). As an application, we can prove a Liouville type theorem under various assumptions.


The dispersive and birefringent properties of rectangular lattice photonic crystal fibres with circular air-holes are investigated. The fibres have twofold rotational symmetry and present the split of the fundamental cladding mode and the lifted degeneracy of the two polarization states, which lead to large birefringence and special behaviour of group-velocity walk-off. The properties are closely tied to the underlying radiation states of the rectangular lattice. In addition, the technique of fabricating the proposed fibres with the stack-and-draw procedure is presented.


The power inversion adaptive array proposed by Compton differs from other adaptive arrays in that it does not require any information on the desired signal. However, there is a sudden reduction in the ratio of signal to interference and noise (SINR) at the output terminal when the relative bandwidth of the interference signal exceeds 5%. In this paper the elements are arranged in a circular arc and a formula is proposed for microprocessor determination of the element weight from the covariance between the element inputs. It is shown that the decrease in SINR is kept below 3 dB even when the relative bandwidth of the interference is as large as 50%. In Method 1 of the circular arc arrangement an element is placed at the center of the circle and in Type 2 no element is placed at the center. Wideband elimination of the interference can be achieved with the arrival angle orthogonal to the line connecting two arbitrary elements. The element arrangements are studied with a low level of redundancy for this ideal angle of arrival. It is shown that a system without redundancy can be realized with a 4-element array of Method 2.


Objective To explore the relationship between the changes of nitric oxide synthase in gastric mucosa induced by physical stress, psychological stress and related reagents as well as acute gastric mucosal lesion. Methods Animal model was constructed with impulsive stimulator of high voltage and stable currency, one hundred and twenty male SD rats were randomly divided into four groups: control, regular, irregular and reagent group. NOS activity was measured by spectrophotometry and index of injured gastric mucosa was measured by the method of Nils Lambecht. Immunohistochemistry and polyantibodies of NOSⅠ,NOSⅡ,NOSⅢ were employed to investigate the distribution sites of NOS. Results NOS activity was stable in normal rats but increased significantly in group of psychological stress( P 0.05); gastric mucosal injury was observed in the regular and irregular groups and the latter was more severe( P 0.05),proteins of NOSⅠ,NOSⅢ could be observed in rats' gastric mucosa under normal circumstance and stress,protein of NOSⅡ could be found only in both stresses and no difference noted. NOS activity decreased after any one of the three reagents administrated and L NAME showed most marked change( P 0.01), with increased injury index; whereas decreased injury index was present in the other subgroups ( P 0.05). Conclusions The degree of increase of the NOS activity and gastric mucosal injury are positively correlated to the severity of psychological stress,the sites of NOS under stress were not relevant to the degree of stress; AG and L Arg have protective effect on the gastric mucosa while L NAME aggravates the mucosal damage.


В статье приведено понятие регионального инвестиционного проекта (далее − РИП) как инструмента реализации региональной инвестиционной политики. Проанализирован международной опыт реализации региональной инвестиционной политики. Приведен анализ нормативно-правовой базы, регламентирующей государственную поддержку РИП в Дальневосточном федеральном округе, на основании которого идентифицирована система государственной поддержки. Выявлены противоречия в составе элементов системы. В результате проведенной оценки выявлена недостаточная эффективность функционирования системы. The article describes the concept of a regional investment pro-ject (RIP). Regional investment projects are created in accord-ance with the regional development strategy. They are the in-struments for the regional investment policy implementation in a country of the federal structure. Those projects significantly impact on the socio-economic indicators of the region. The in-ternational experience of the regional investment policy imple-mentation was analyzed. This policy is aimed at reducing spa-tial differentiation. The Russian Far East regions require sup-port for the regional investment projects to ensure the advanced socio-economic development in accordance with the Federal government priorities. The effectiveness of the state support system is important for the RIPs. The structure of this system was identified and analyzed in the article. As a result of the analysis the contradictions in the composition of the system elements were found. At the federal level, there is no unified approach to identifying the ways to achieve the goals of the Russian Far East socio-economic development. Besides, contradictions were defined between the organizations providing the RIP support. The support system effectiveness was estimated quantitatively. The performance of the individual RIPs was assessed at the first stage. The regional investment management efficiency was estimated at the second stage. As a result of the estimation, it was found that the system was not functioning efficiently and that the current configuration of the RIP support system didn't allow achieving the advanced socio-economic development of the Russian Far East regions.


The author considers it possible to treat measles abortively by prescribing quinine in ordinary doses (0.03 to 0.3, depending on the age of the patient). This treatment gives alleviation of all attacks of the disease, and its effect is the sharper the earlier it is begun.


Presented article is based on the approach to international scientific project as an innovative form of activity of modern University, which responses objective inquiries of time and demands made to the system of Higher Education. The author analyses basic levels of development and basic characteristics of international project using as an example practice of realization of an integrative project Arctic Children, implemented in four countries Finland, Sweden, Norway and Russia and aimed at improvement of the level of psychosocial well-being of children and teenagers of the Arctic Region. Grounding the meaning of international project for the development of modern University, the author sets an idea of the necessity of purposeful training of teaching staff to participate in project activity through the realization of methodic system, which includes several blocks: culturological, methodical, project-manager and economical.


A sequence of mafic dykes is found in the Diamantina region (Minas Gerais, Brazil) at the eas tern border of the southern Sao Fra ncisco Craton. The dykes have been into four groups on the basis of petrography and geochemical characteri stics. Groups 1 to 3 cut the rock sequence older than Meso-Proterozoic , but do not cut the Neo Protero zoic rocks , thus const raining their


Antioxidant, antimutagenic and antigenic properties of partial hydrolysates of whey and colostrum obtained using bacterial endopeptidase (alcalase) have been investigated. It was found that the depth of proteolysis, qualitative and quantitative composition of protein component of samples determined the level of their antiradical and antimutagenic activity. According to SDS-electrophoresis whey hydrolysate contains cleaved allergen proteins, whereas colostrum hydrolysate possesses a high molecular weight fraction (>10 kDa) of partially digested immunoglobulins. Proteolysis of β-lactoglobulin, which has a high allergenic potential, is confirmed by results of immunoprecipitation reaction. In accordance with the ORAC method antioxidant action of hydrolysed whey and colostrum increased by 2.8 and 5.0 times, respectively. Antimutagenic effect for whey hydrolysate was 15.7–49.2 % when tested on the strain Salmonella typhimurium TA 98 and 18.8–52.1 % for strain TA 100. It exceeded values of colostrum hydrolysate. Samples of whey and colostrum hypoallergenic hydrolysates with confirmed antioxidant and antimutagenic properties have been obtained.


This paper introduced a new measure system of optics to measure the small obliquity.That system combines the semi -conductor of the Position Sensitive Detection(PSD),LM3824 and Intel 80C51 SCM,and It convert's the obliquity of the PSD as electrical current first,then,use the precise electric current instrument of LM3824,translated it into PWM,finally,use the Intel 80C51that complete the ratio of the sample that is occupied.Thus,this work has been completed.The experiment indicated that system can carry on an accurate measurement to the small obliquity.


The utility model discloses a hook-type commutator copper sheet which comprises a sheet body and a fixed pin; one end of the sheet body is provided with a hook; the hook-type commutator copper sheet is characterized in that only one fixed pin is arranged in parallel with the sheet body and is a strip-shaped body; the fixed pin and the sheet body are connected through a rib; and at least five small windows are formed on the rib along the height direction of the sheet body. According to the hook-type commutator copper sheet, the overall strength is high, meanwhile the bonding force with bakelite powder is enhanced when a commutator is formed, and the mechanical strength and overspeed performance of a commutator product are improved.


In this paper, we present variance and volatility swaps valuations for the COGARCH (1,1) model intriduced by Kl\"{u}ppelberg, Lindner and Maller (2005). We consider two numerical examples: compound Poisson COGARCH(1,1) and variance gamma COGARCH(1,1) processes. Also, we demonstrate two different situations for the volatility swaps: with and without convexity adjustment to show the difference in price values.


Summary form only given. In this problem we discuss the theory of emission of the relativistic electrons in a two frequency undulator with betatron motion components included in the analysis. In recent years free electron lasers with a two frequency undulator have been proposed to generate a laser field with a large extraction efficiency and a narrower spectrum. The results presented have indicated that TFU and OFU brightness exhibit significant differences but still share important analogies such as the absence of even on-axis harmonics and a distinct set of odd harmonics. Further the TFU provides an unique but quite distinct and interesting possibility such as operating on a continuous band operation. We employ Maxwell equations to include the dependence of the undulator field on the transverse co-ordinates. The equation of motion derived with the off-axis structure of the undulator. We outline two procedure to enhance the gain of the system via induced betatron oscillations. In the first scheme an auxiliary undulator has been introduced in to the system. The betatron motion with the undulator provides extra axial force thereby increasing the bunching and gain. In the second process, a d.c. magnetic field does induce the forced oscillation of the betatron motion. An essential key and tool to our analysis approach is use of gBF which allows a precise expression for the undulator brightness and gain. We discuss the comparison of the two schemes and relevant physical consequences.


Effects of testosterone on the mucosal defence mechanisms against intestinal helminths were examined in Millardia meltada. When female M. meltada were treated with testosterone at the pharmacological dose, Nippostrongy‐lus brasiliensis infection persisted for over seven weeks with prominent biphasic pattern of faecal egg production, whereas almost complete expulsion was observed by two weeks in untreated controls. In spite of a biphasic pattern of faecal egg production, the worm burden of testosterone‐treated animals remained constant up to three weeks and then slowly decreased by seven weeks. To see whether or not this delayed expulsion in testosterone treated animals was due to altered cellular responses of the intestinal mucosa, goblet and mast cell responses were examined histologically. At two weeks post‐infection, goblet cell responses at the infected site were significantly lower in testosterone‐treated animals than in controls. In contrast mast cell hyperplasia was comparable between testosterone‐treated and control animals. When Strongyloides venezuelensis, in which expulsion is dependent on mucosal mast cells, were infected concurrently with N. brasiliensis, testosterone‐treated animals could expel S. venezuelensis worms by Day 18, but failed to expel N. brasiliensis. Histologically, mast cell hyperplasia was associated with expulsion ofS. venezuelensis, while goblet cell responses were suppressed. From these results, testosterone seems to suppress proliferation/function of goblet cells but does not affect mast cells ofM. meltada.


Clinical studies demonstrate benefits of exercise in both preventing cardiovascular disease in the general population and mitigating existing disease in cardiovascular patients.1,–,3 Systemic effects of exercise on skeletal muscle and peripheral vessels as well as metabolism and insulin sensitivity undoubtedly contribute to these benefits. However, growing evidence from animal studies suggests that exercise also modulates intrinsic cardiac signaling mechanisms that contribute to its benefits. These benefits are probably best documented in models of ischemic injury but also appear to extend to heart failure in at least some experimental4 and clinical2,3 settings.

The effects of physical conditioning on ischemic injury can occur in as little as 3 to 5 days in experimental animal models.5 Interestingly the protective effects of exercise are not limited to the immediate postexercise time period as in ischemic preconditioning but can persist for days afterward.6 In the current issue of Circulation Research , Calvert et al7 investigated the role of nitric oxide (NO) metabolites and β3-adrenergic receptor (β3-AR) signaling in this context through elegant studies in wild-type and genetically modified mouse models. Their work provides new insights into the mechanisms underlying exercise-induced cardioprotection and underscores the potential therapeutic relevance of these pathways.

Exercise increases expression of a variety of potentially protective proteins. These include heat-shock proteins (HSPs), both HSP27 and HSP90, as well as stress-related HSP72.8,9 Whereas overexpression of these proteins confers protection of mitochondria from myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury (MI/R), the cardioprotective effects of exercise can also occur without significant elevations in HSPs.10 Other proposed cardioprotective proteins include upregulation of both mitochrondial and sarcolemmal ATP-sensitive potassium channels, catalase, superoxide dismutase and ER stress proteins.11 Exercise also induces activation of PI3-Kinase/Akt signaling, which is required for physiological …


In the process of loop formation, the weft knitting phase has a dominant place, both from the aspect of forming the loop as well as determination its length and geometric shape. The loop length is the most important technological parameter in the knitted fabrics structure analysis and it is directly a function of sinking depth. The yarn tension in the weft knitting phase is determined by the following parameters: values of yarn tension at the entrance to the knitting system, yarn friction with knitting needles, yarn guiding speed, yarn bending stiffness and yarn angle coverage with knitting needles. Determination the value of yarn tension in the weft knitting phase is extremely important for the reliability of the knitting process. The obtained results show that the maximum values of yarn tension in the loop formation process occur in the weft knitting phase and that they must not be greater than the forces of the elastic limit of the used yarn.


The main purpose of this paper was to, for the first time, analyse the spatiotemporal features of the background seismicity of Northern Algeria and its vicinity, as identified by different declustering methods (specifically: the Gardner and Knopoff, Gruenthal, Uhrhammer, Reasenberg, Nearest Neighbour, and Stochastic Declustering methods). Each declustering method identifies a different declustered catalogue, namely a different subset of the earthquake catalogue that represents the background seismicity, which is usually expected to be a realisation of a homogeneous Poisson process over time, though not necessarily in space. In this study, a statistical analysis was performed to assess whether the background seismicity identified by each declustering method has the spatiotemporal properties typical of such a Poisson process. The main statistical tools of the analysis were the coefficient of variation, the Allan factor, the Markov-modulated Poisson process (also named switched Poisson process with multiple states), the Morisita index, and the L–function. The results obtained for Northern Algeria showed that, in all cases, temporal correlation and spatial clustering were reduced, but not totally eliminated in the declustered catalogues, especially at long time scales. We found that the Stochastic Declustering and Gruenthal methods were the most successful methods in reducing time correlation. For each declustered catalogue, the switched Poisson process with multiple states outperformed the uniform Poisson model, and it was selected as the best model to describe the background seismicity in time. Moreover, for all declustered catalogues, the spatially inhomogeneous Poisson process did not fit properly the spatial distribution of earthquake epicentres. Hence, the assumption of stationary and homogeneous Poisson process, widely used in seismic hazard assessment, was not met by the investigated catalogue, independently from the adopted declustering method. Accounting for the spatiotemporal features of the background seismicity identified in this study is, therefore, a key element towards effective seismic hazard assessment and earthquake forecasting in Algeria and the surrounding area.


Effect of propylene glycol administered during the periparturient period on blood biochemical parameters and liver triacylglycerol accumulation was studied in 35 dairy cows. Sixteen control cows were drenched with 400 ml of water per day starting from 7 days before expected calving date to 7 days after calving, while 19 treated cows were drenched with 400 ml of propylene glycol. Body condition scores and milk yield were recorded. Blood samples were collected at 2 weeks prepartum and at 2 and 4 weeks postpartum. Liver samples were collected at 2 weeks prepartum and 4 weeks postpartum. Control cows tended to lose more body condition scores than did treated cows during the first 4 weeks of lactation. Milk yield did not differ between control and treated cows. Serum nonesterified fatty acids concentrations in control cows were significantly higher than the concentrations in treated cows at 2 and 4 weeks postpartum. Serum glucose, triacylglycerol and urea nitrogen concentrations did not differ between the two groups at all sampling periods. Liver triacylglycerol concentrations were similar between 2 groups at 2 weeks prepartum. The concentrations in both groups increased at 2 weeks postpartum, and were significantly higher in control cows than in treated cows. Propylene glycol had an advantage to reduce adipose tissue lipolysis postpartum; as a consequence, reducing liver triacylglycerol accumulation.

 Key words: dairy cow, fatty liver, propylene glycol.


Tuberculosis (TB) remains the most common cause of death from a single infectious agent. Early detection and treatment can limit the spread of the disease. One of the critical needs is to use existing diagnostic techniques effectively. Chest X-rays (CXR) examination is the primary diagnostic tool for tuberculosis. In this paper, we propose a deep learning framework for multiclass TB lesion semantic segmentation. Image augmentation and contrast limited adaptive histogram equalization (CLAHE) are used to improve the accuracy of segmentation results. We compare the performance of U-Net and U-Net++ networks. The experimental results show that we could achieve 100% image classification accuracy with U-Net++. On the other hand, the mean intersection over union (Mean IoU) of the detected multiclass lesions can achieve as high as 0.7. The proposed method can speed up TB diagnosis in low and middle-income countries where there is a lack of medical expertise and a severe TB epidemic.


Abstract This paper is dedicated to the question of solving unsteady thermal boundary-layers in the case of two-dimensional low-speed flows, provided that the difference between the temperature of the stream and that of the wall is not too great (so that the density is sensibly constant) and that the change in the wall temperature Tw (x, t) takes place at the same instant as the body is set into motion. The velocity boundary-layer is uncoupled from the thermal one and can be considered separately. In paper (2) is given the method for obtaining the velocity field (u, v). The temperature field T depends on the velocity field and can be obtained only after this one. The method (2) being available for this purpose assuming the difference between the temperature of the wall Tw (x, t) and that of the main-stream T∞ in the form of where S(x) and θ(t) are arbitrary functions of x respectively t, satisfying certain conditions required by the method.


According to the law of educational development, it clarifies the necessity of the lest reform, points out the problems that lie in the traditional tests of the forest investigation courses and suggests suitable reform proposal and evaluating pattern.


The radioactive waste management program started in the mid-1970s is being carried out by the Commission of European Communities (CEC) Joint Research Centre and by research bodies within the European community under CEC coordination and partial financing. The program deals with the management of the radioactive waste resulting from uranium-plutonium fuel cycle. During its first phase (1973-1979), various treatment and conditioning processes were investigated; high temperature incineration and acid digestion of alpha-bearing waste, immobilization of highly active waste in borosilicate glasses, inter alia, appeared promising. Geological disposal was recognized as a feasible option; transmutation of long-lived products did not appear to be an advantageous alternative to geological disposal, and the studies were discontinued. The second phase (1980-1984) of the program is a followup to the first. The needs of the European nuclear industry and of the national radioactive waste agencies or operators recently created are, however, taken into account. The continuity of the RandD effort is ensured by a ''Community plan of action on waste management,'' (1980-1992). A third phase, 1984-1989, should demonstrate the availability and validity of the waste management techniques and be convincing about their safety.


Abstract Many studies on the pressure propagation in porous media show that the relationship between the square of the radius of investigation and the producing time of a well is linear. The linear relationship is the pressure propagation equation (or pressure equation). However, these studies do not arrive at the same constant coefficient representing the linear relationship. The purpose of this study is to find the constant coefficient for the pressure propagation equation. The constant coefficient from this study is derived from analyzing pressure transient behavior and observing the boundary effect time (the starting time of wellbore pressure affected by the reservoir boundary). The results show that the constant coefficient in the pressure equation, i.e., the linear constant between the square of dimensionless radius of investigation and the dimensionless producing time is 17.82.


On average there are about 2,000 existing buildings for every new building built; 1 98% are less than 100,000 square feet, comprising nearly two-thirds of the total floor area, and consuming nearly 60% of all the energy used by buildings in the U.S. Only about 10% of these buildings have a building automation system. 2 The sheer number of small and medium sized buildings, combined with poor access to data from these buildings, makes traditional processes for selling and executing commissioning difficult. Capitalizing on the existing building market will require new skills and technologies in order to sell the concept of commissioning and to cost effectively execute the jobs. The winners will be the firms that can see the coming market opportunity – and plan for it by building processes, developing resources, and enabling scale. Will you be ready?


Introduction: Liver steatosis causes progression in liver damage and accelerates liver fibrosis. There is lack of data in Iran regarding the prevalence and risk factors of fatty liver in carriers of HBV. The current study was performed to assess the prevalence and risk factors of fatty liver in carriers of HBV in Iran. Material and methods: This study was conducted between 1995 and 2006, as a cross sectional study, on 1120 asymptomatic HBV carriers, selected from the hepatitis clinic of the Tehran Blood Transfusion Organization. Age, sex, marital status and paraclinacal data including CBC, LFT, PT, lipid profile, FBS, and alcohol consumption were recorded using a checklist. Results: Fatty liver, found in 106 subjects, showed a significant correlation with sex (p=0.001), job (p=0.01), cigarette smoking (p=0.009), and previous history of liver disease (p=0.007); liver disease also had a significant correlation with Hg levels (p=0.001), AST (p=0.001), ALT (p=0.001), total bilirubin (p=0.004), direct bilirubin (p=0.032), and TG (p=0.002). FBS and total cholesterol levels were not significantly correlated with fatty liver (p>0.05). Conclusion: Fatty liver is seen in 10% of asymptomatic HBV carriers; considering the negative impact of fatty liver on liver damage, it is essential to screen HBV carriers for the presence of fatty liver. Male, smokers, and those with disturbances in lipid profile are at a higher risk.


With particular attention to the recently postulated introduction of a nonextensive generalization of Boltzmann-Gibbs statistics, we study the long-term stellar dynamical evolution of self-gravitating systems on time scales much longer than the two-body relaxation time. In a self-gravitating N-body system confined in an adiabatic wall, we show that the quasiequilibrium sequence arising from the Tsallis entropy, so-called stellar polytropes, plays an important role in characterizing the transient states away from the Boltzmann-Gibbs equilibrium state.


Tumor microenvironment (TME) could impose a great challenge for cancer targeted therapies. Immunosuppression within the TME creates a barrier between cancer cells and therapeutic approaches. A number of cells are hosted within this milieu, among them cancer‐associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are the most abundant cell populations playing major roles in mediating an immunosuppressive TME. CAFs have cross‐talks with almost all cells within the TME for reprogramming them into being tumorigenic. This reprogramming reduces the pre‐existing tumor immunity and dampens the efficacy of chemotherapeutic approaches. CAFs would do this through releasing a myriad of factors to the TME making it an appropriate nest for tumor growth. The cells degrade and deposit extracellular matrix components, both of which are tumorigenic. Therefore, disruption of cross‐talks between CAFs with other cells within the TME would be a promising approach in cancer targeted therapies. This approach is applicable through dampening dominant signals mediated by CAFs. Another interesting approach would be reprogramming of CAFs toward their normal counterpart. This would need identification of different subtypes for these cells and their functions. More knowledge is also required about selective markers for each CAF subtype.


The current laboratory study investigates the effect of low doses of gamma irradiation range of (5-50 Gy) cesium cell- 137 on the different developmental stages eggs, 1st, 2nd , 3rd instars larvae and pupae of peach fruit fly, Bactrocera zonata. In addition to that the evaluation of phytosanitary irradiation dose on 3rd instar larvae and their effects on the biochemical quality of guava fruits were proven. The findings indicate that irradiation of eggs with dose 25Gy prevents adult emergence, while the dose 45Gy prevents pupation and the dose 50Gy prevents the hatchability of eggs. Moreover, exposure of larvae with the dose 50 Gy resulted in 98.5, 91 and 86 % mortality for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd instars larvae, respectively. No adult emergence was reported in 1st, 2nd and 3rd instars at the dose level 30, 35 and 45 Gy, respectively. The 3rd instar larvae appeared to be the most tolerant stage to radiation treatment than the 2nd and 1st larval instars. When adult emergence was used as a criterion for determination of the effective irradiation dose, 50 Gy was adopted for phytosanitary irradiation dose for B. zonata. Large scale confirmatory tests were applied to 25,000 3rd instar larvae of B. zonata in guava fruits resulting in non- F1 adults' production with a confidence level of 91.8%. In conclusion, the irradiation dose of 50 Gy induces the inhibition of adult emergence of 3rd instar larvae and is suggested as a possible minimum dose for phytosanitary treatment of B. zonata fruit fly without causing significant effect (p ≤ 0.05) on some biochemical characteristics of guava fruits.


This paper uses an original dataset from rural Tanzania to explore both the determinants of domestic violence and the relationship of violence with other welfare outcomes for household members. A quarter of all women report being victims of domestic violence, half of these women report being victims of violence in the previous year. Preliminary results suggest that women are more vulnerable during childbearing years, and that relationships to female relatives play an important part in reducing violence. I find no relationship between violence and measures of household wealth.


The implicit ordering in scalar quantization is used to substantiate the need for explicit ordering in vector quantization and the ordering of Kohonen's neural net vector quantizer is shown to provide a multidimensional analog to this scalar quantization ordering. Ordered vector quantization, using Kohonen's neural net, was successfully applied to image coding and was then shown to be advantageous for progressive transmission. In particular, the intermediate images had a signal-to-noise ratio that was quite close to a standard tree-structured vector quantizer, while the final full-fidelity image from the neural net vector quantizer was superior to the tree-structured vector quantizer. Subsidiary results include a new definition of index of disorder which was empirically found to correlate strongly with the progressive reduction of image signal-to-noise ratio and a hybrid neural net-generalized Lloyd training algorithm which has a high final image signal-to-noise ratio while still maintaining ordering.<<ETX>>


The original 12 cm hexagonal magneto-electrostatic containment (MESC) discharge chamber described by Moore in 1969 has been optimized for argon and xenon operation. Argon mass utilization efficiencies of 65 to 77 percent were achieved at keeper-plus-main discharge energy consumptions of 244 to 422 eV/ion respectively. Xenon performance of 85 to 96 percent mass utilization were realized at 203 to 350 eV/ion. The paper discusses the optimization process and test results.


First described in 1978, Griscelli syndrome (GS) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder featuring pigmentary dilution of hair and skin.1 GS is caused by mutations in any of three genes encoding a tripartite protein complex essential for melanosome transport.2 GS1 (MIM214450) presents as hypomelanosis with primary neurological defects and is caused by mutations in MYO5A,3 and which also may be the same entity as Elejalde syndrome (MIM256710).4

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Photovoltaic self-consumption systems are effective at reducing energy consumption from fossil fuels and carbon emissions. Incorporating energy storage into these systems enables improved energy management and the optimization of their operation. However, to date, few studies have evaluated and compared the energy performance of PV systems with battery storage. In this context, with the current development of High Voltage batteries, research is needed on energy storage at different voltage levels incorporated into PV systems for self-consumption. In this way, the design and operation of an experimental prototype are described, consisting of two photovoltaic systems for self-consumption with energy storage using batteries operating at different voltages. One of them operates at low voltage (Low Voltage Installation, LVI) and the other at high voltage (High Voltage Installation, HVI). Through experimentation, it was demonstrated which installation is more efficient. During commissioning, the results showed the importance of considering the voltage level parameter in a renewable energy production system for self-consumption, since the energy yield of the HVI inverter-battery set was higher than in the case of the LVI on almost all of the days of the month studied. In addition, both systems showed a strong dependence on weather conditions, causing higher energy losses in their components during days with lower solar energy production. Therefore, the need for further analysis of energy efficiency to optimize the integration of these systems into the building sector was demonstrated.


The fluorescence of 5-carboxytetramethylrhodamine (TMR) and fluoresceinisothiocyanate (FITC) when bound to double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) residues (24 bp, 138 bp, and 1345 bp) was investigated by stea...


Can literature and the arts in general help to prevent catastrophes? In the article this question is entertained through examination
of the contrast between ancient cultural productions (comprising those legends and sermons which constitute 'literature'
in the larger sense) and contemporary fiction. The article shows, first of all, how ancient culture not only engaged in
forward-looking thought when it came to catastrophes through the attribution of responsibility and by recommending moral
reform but also by constituting a memory of catastrophes and in making practical suggestions. Our contemporary world has
been swamped with fictional treatments of catastrophes – treatments that might seem to have the power of heralding these
catastrophes and certainly of nurturing an obsessive fear of them. But contemporary fiction (literary or filmic) principally
expresses a consciousness of its own impotence; if literature can prepare people for catastrophes, it can only be along ethical
lines.


The alkali-soluble resin (A), polymerizable compound (B), initiator (C), the start and contain adjuvants (D) and a solvent (E), the start adjuvant (D) has formula (I-1) and formula (I- 2) a polymerizable compound containing a compound represented by at least one member selected from the group consisting of the resin composition. [Formula (I-1) and formula (I-2) the ring X Y R The aromatic ring, and the alkyl group is optionally substituted methylene groups may be replaced by oxygen atom, -NH- or a sulfur atom contained in the aryl groups, hydrogen atom-containing groups the aromatic ring, and the alkyl group and the aryl may be substituted with a halogen atom.]


Orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) system is widely used wireless communication system in recent years. The major drawback of OFDM system is high Peak-to Average Power Ratio (PAPR). To reduce the PAPR of OFDM system different PAPR reduction techniques have been proposed. In this paper, we are evaluating the performance of different non-linear companding techniques.


Higher porosity with hierarchical pore structure is required in porous ceramics but it often leads to poor mechanical strength. Here, an effective Two-Step Sintering (TSS) technique capable of producing highly porous alumina with enhanced mechanical strength is suggested. Based on the sintering theories, here, a significantly lower activation energy for densification at low temperature region allowed a beneficial temperature range for the TSS to be deduced. With a specific TSS regime (T 1 = 1550 o C and T 2 = 1400 o C), significantly higher compressive strength levels (8.00-15.24 MPa) were measured compared to conventional sintering (1.03-1.86 MPa). Specifically, another TSS regime (T 1 = 1550 o C and T 2 = 1380 o C) left submicron-sized open pores within the lamellar walls, providing a hierarchical porous structure with enhanced mechanical strength. An evaluation of the mechanical stability by a finite element


To analyze the risk factors of lymph node involvement in pure endometrioid type endometrial cancer and assess factors that necessitate lymphadenectomy.


Organomagnesium compounds are well known initiators of anionic polymerization of polar monomers. However, we have found recently that in the presence of compounds with labile halogen atoms, e.g., benzyl chloride, they are also active initiators of cationic polymerization of isobutylene and styrene in hydrocarbon media. The tentative scheme of cationic initiation is suggested assuming the formation of benzyl cation connected with Mg 2 Cl 5 - counter-ion. The scheme is confirmed by quantum-chemical calculations and 'H NMR analysis of polyisobutylene. On addition of a polar monomer, N,N-dimethylacrylamide or 2-vinylpyridine, to Bu 2 Mg-BzCl-isobutylene polymerizing mixture, the former readily polymerizes. The mixture of homopolymers rather than block copolymers is formed in this case, however, this fact proves the co-existence of anionic and cationic centers in the system.


This thesis investigates how teachers respond to profound changes to their practice introduced by policy reforms. Building on a literature base suggesting that education reforms are shaped by prevailing global political ideologies and the reliance on scho


We give a new proof of an old identity of Dixon (1865-1936) that uses tools from topological combinatorics. Dixon's identity is re-established by constructing an infinite family of non-pure simplicial complexes $\Delta(n)$, indexed by the positive integers, such that the alternating sum of the numbers of faces of $\Delta(n)$ of each dimension is the left-hand side of the identity. We show that $\Delta(n)$ is shellable for all $n$. Then, using the fact that a shellable simplicial complex is homotopy equivalent to a wedge of spheres, we compute the Betti numbers of $\Delta(n)$ by counting (via a generating function) the number of facets of $\Delta(n)$ of each dimension that attach along their entire boundary in the shelling order. In other words, Dixon's identity is re-established by using the Euler-Poincar\'{e} relation.


An attack of Lauritrioza alacris (Flor, 1861) (Hemiptera: Triozidae) was recorded in a commercial plantation of bay laurel (Laurus nobilis L., Lauraceae) in the municipality of Dois Lajeados, Rio Grande do Sul state (RS), Brazil. The immature triozids induced galls on the attacked leaves consisting of the thickened margins that became folded downward, forming an elongated tube-shaped roll that sheltered the immatures. All developmental stages (egg, immatures, and adults) of the psyllid were found on young leaves of bay laurel. Lauritrioza alacris is an introduced pest in Brazil that was detected in Pelotas, RS in 1949 and Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro state in 1953. Therefore, we are reporting the third record of L. alacris; however, it is the first documented information of an infestation in a commercial bay laurel plantations by L. alacris in Brazil. Information on taxonomy, biological aspects, distribution, and damage caused by the laurel psyllid is also provided.


This paper studies the impact of enterprise social media (ESM) usage on firm performance. Drawing on research on organizational citizenship, social capital, and information systems, we posit that enterprise social media can affect firm performance through the enactment of specific citizenship behaviors. More precisely, we identify seven citizenship behaviors in enterprise social media and link these behaviors to social capital development, which, in return, influences organizational performance. A study of the implementation and use of an enterprise social media at a multinational manufacturing firm provides preliminary support for our model. By linking individual-level behaviors in ESM to firm performance, the model helps establish the business value created from investments in enterprise social media. The study complements prior research on electronic networks and electronic communities of practice by assessing the impacts of social media within the boundaries of a firm.


Electromagnetic modelling of tokamak devices assumes a crucial role in scientific research both for the study of operating devices and for the design of future reactors. Having reliable models is fundamental for the design of model-based control systems for the vertical stability of confined plasmas and to provide good performances in terms of plasma shape, current and position control. Finally, it is possible to use these models to optimize geometrical configurations and PF coil systems of future generation devices.
My PhD activities have been focused on the development of plasma equilibria and electromagnetic dynamical models for EAST tokamak, site in Hefei, P.R. China, and the future generation tokamaks DEMO and DTT. CREATE-NL and CREATE-L computation codes have been used to perform the electromagnetic analyses.
An important part of this work has been dedicated to the study of alternative plasma configurations such as Double Null, Snowflake, X-divertor and Super-X. These configurations are currently considered promising by the fusion community in order to tackle the power exhaust problem in view of the construction of the next generation device DEMO. Alternative configurations have been designed on DEMO size tokamak and have been analyzed in terms of costs and benefits illustrating the figure of merits and possible showstopper for the realization of DEMO.
The contents of the thesis are shortly listed below.
In Chapter 1 the nuclear fusion concept will be presented, analyzing the main fusion reactions which involve Hydrogen and his isotopes illustrating extensively Deuterium-Tritium reaction since it represents the most efficient reaction at operative temperatures of a fusion reactor. Moreover, the concept of plasma will be introduced. Different plasma confinement techniques will be presented with particular emphasis on magnetic confinement.
In Chapter 2 magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) theory will be introduced. Starting from MHD equations, plasma equilibrium concept will be illustrated achieving the well-known Grad-Shafranov equation in toroidal axisymmetric geometries. Finally, the finite element code CREATE-NL will be presented, which is widely used in fusion scientific community in order to calculate plasma equilibriums in Tokamak devices.
In Chapter 3 tokamak machines will be introduced, starting from the description of the main components of the reactor (PF coils, Blanket, Vacuum Vessel, etc.) and illustrating the main physical limits which restrict the operation space of the device. A general overview of the main heating techniques (ICRH, ECHR e NBI) and plasma diagnostics employed in a tokamak will be provided. Finally, a brief description of the devices on which the research activity has been focused will be presented.
In Chapter 4 the research activity performed during the last three years on EAST, DTT and DEMO will be presented. EAST modelling activities have been mainly focused on the development of a finite element model of the EAST device and a reliable dynamic simulator able to reproduce EAST experimental shots. Linearized models of the EAST equilibria in different scenario phases have been produces for the design of a model-based closed loop control for the vertical instability and plasma shape control. DEMO activities have been mainly focused on the definition and optimization of alternative plasma configurations for a DEMO size device. For each alternative configuration concept an optimized geometry and PF coil system has been produced. Moreover, a preliminary vertical stability analysis will be provided. Finally, the main activities on the next generation tokamak DTT will be presented making use of the last version (August 2018) of the geometry design with a major radius of 2.10m. For the DTT device, the breakdown and the reference plasma scenarios for Single Null, Double Null and Snowflake configurations will be shown.
In Chapter 5 conclusions and future work will be presented.


Measurements of Mars' rotational variations can be conducted via Earth-based radio tracking observations of the Mars Pathfinder lander during an extended mission. Two-way range measurements between an Earth tracking station and the lander will enable precise monitoring of the planet's orientation, allowing details of Mars' internal structure and global surface/atmosphere interactions to be determined. An analysis has been performed to investigate the accuracy with which key physical parameters of Mars can be determined using the Earth-based radio tracking measurements. Acquisition of such measurements over one Martian year should enable determination of Mars' polar moment of inertia to 1% or better, providing a strong constraint on radial density profiles (and hence on the iron content of the core and mantle) and on long-term variations of the obliquity, which influences the climate. Variations in Mars length of day and polar motion should also be detectable, and will yield information on the seasonal cycling of carbon dioxide between the atmosphere and the surface.


Solar energy which is an abundant, clean and safe source of radiation is an attractive substitute for conventional fuels for a passive and active heating of greenhouses. Passive solar systems are used to provide space and water heating for greenhouses or buildings relying on the natural heat transfer forces of conduction, convection and radiation to distribute the collected heat to the surrounding area. The overall objective of this study was to develop a simulation model for the passive solar greenhouses. Therefor, a solar greenhouse model was designed by using Simulink (MATLAB (PALM, 1999)), which is an interactive tool for modeling, simulating and analysing dynamic systems. The essence of this method is the assumption that the heat capacities of the greenhouse are lumped in certain nodes, which are greenhouse cover, soil, plants, north wall and greenhouse air. The temperature of each node is spatially uniform. For such a model, the energy balance was simulated. The thermal radiative, sensible, latent, and conductive heat fluxes were modeled by mathematical equations in terms of unknown temperatures and vapour pressures. To evaluate the solar greenhouse model, an east-west-orientated plastic-covered greenhouse with a concrete north wall was built. In the present work, the predicted and measured air-, soil surface-, wall layerstemperatures and relative humidity values for four typical periods of five consecutive days chosen from the measuring period from April to 31 August 2001 were compared. As a whole, a good agreement between the predicted and measured values was obtained during the entire modeling period. This means that the model can be used to predict a thermal performance of the greenhouse elements in a wide range of solar radiation and temperatures. A case study to prove the applicability of the model was conducted at Shebin El-Kom, Egypt 30 54`-N, where a model to calculate and optimize the inclination of the lighting surface and the wall thickness was developed. Finally, it can be emphasised that a model which can be used as a research tool for providing information, such as: expected inside temperature, soil layer-, wall layer-, cover-, and leaf-temperatures in the greenhouse was developed. Furthermore, the model can also be used as a design tool for passive solar systems to investigate the impact of design parameters and as a tool for identifying design problems.


Extracting high discriminable features has been one of the focuses in SAR ATR research. In this paper, an ATR method is proposed based on sequential feature matching of scattering centers. The feature is extracted from point sets of scattering centers, and estimated by utilizing attributed scattering center model. Then sequential feature matching is employed to determine the identity consistency of vehicle objects. Experiment results of MSTAR data with different azimuth angles and depression angles illustrate good performances.


With the exception of episodes of infectious disease and accidents, the progress from health to disease is a continuous process which only intermittently or at a late stage comes within the purview of the hospital. A family physician more than others spends his professional life watch¬ ing the progress of degenerative disease and it is thus in his self-interest as well as his patients' to see how much of this vast pool of pathology has roots in the environment or way of life of his patients which can be tackled at source.


Admirers of Professor Moote's Revolt of the judges will be eager to read his biography of Louis XIII, a king dismissed for too long by historians who have preferred to study his chief minister, Richelieu, or his very different son, Louis XIV. As Moote shows, there is ample evidence with which to reconstruct the character of this austere, highly principled and emotionally insecure monarch. He can also demonstrate that many royal policies were firmly established before the cardinal became his adviser, and that the king actively participated in government throughout his reign. This book is not a comprehensive history of the period because it is centred upon those aspects which personally interested the monarch. It therefore concentrates on foreign affairs, war, religion, the court and the nobility, because Louis left much routine internal administration to others. Yet the structure and priorities of society and the principal institutions are well described, usually in the order that they first impinged upon the mind of the young prince, and these descriptions will make the subject intelligible to the non-specialist. The character of Louis as dauphin and child-king is analysed without excessive recourse to psychohistory. His love for, but also his subjection to, both Henri IV and Marie de Medicis, his ambivalent relationship with his half-brothers and his hatred of d'Ancre caused him frustration, taught him guile, induced psychosomatic illnesses, made him heavily reliant on his friends and conditioned his attitudes in later life. Then, as Louis the Just, his justice sometimes took the form of severe action against intimates who had challenged his authority, whether the culprit was his mother, his brother, a great noble like Henri de Montmorency, or a favourite such as Cinq-Mars. On these occasions he could be ruthless and cold, soothing his personal anguish with the knowledge that he had acted justly and regally. As he always saw the bad in everyone, he was not surprised at these betrayals of his affections. He suspected his queen of plotting against him, and never forgave her for receiving Buckingham in her chamber. As Moote points out, Louis never really enjoyed life.


One hallmark of a skilled instructor is the ability to take a set of complex topics or issues and make them seem straightforward and uncomplicated. This is what Steve Osterlind has accomplished in written form with his book, Modern Measurement: Theory, Principles, and Applications of Mental Appraisal, a graduate level text that is targeted at first-year school psychology students but could be used in other contexts as well. The text introduces students to a series of psychometric concepts that they are likely to encounter throughout their professional careers, ranging from how tests are validated to how cutoff scores are set. Parts I–IV of the book begin in a logical fashion with basic statistical concepts. The author leads the reader through classical test theory (e.g., validity and reliability), as well as scaling and constructing tests. The writing style is engaging, and for the most part, the examples relate well to other experiences students typically encounter in their clinical practice. Each chapter routinely has a section that provides some background or history of the topic, and the chapter concludes with professional interpretations that shape how the topic currently is viewed. Part V introduces item response theory and generalizability theory. Part VI discusses methods that are useful when analyzing individual items and entire tests. Part VII examines a potpourri of testing issues, including standard setting, equating, and test administration. Measurement specialists will endlessly debate the desirability of exposing students to derivations of important measurement formulas. To some, the work and derivations of these formulas constitute the basis for study in more advanced coursework. Osterlind demurs on this approach, yet typically provides a complete explanation of each important formula followed by an example or two. Exercises involving statistical calculations are not included. Thus, instructors who regard


This paper describes a systematic approach to design FPGA package for current carrying capability. As we examine silicon, interposer, and package, the profound challenge is found to meet the lifetime of high power device against the greater chance of failures owing to worsen electro-migration in every interconnect level. Our approach consists of practical methodologies to estimate current distribution and to calculate accumulated failure rates from an entire substrate including BGA ball, micro-via and plated through hole. The approach reported here allows lifetime calculation from the progressive failure of individual BGA over the different time span. In the end, we apply the methodology to a 200A high power design achieved with the most efficient ball count that meets lifetime specification.


PREFACE vii INTRODUCTION ix ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS xi 1 CARE AND COMPASSION IN NURSING 1 2 BASIC INFECTION CONTROL AND ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE 7 3 PERFORMING PERSONAL CARE 23 4 CONTINENCE CARE 35 5 PRESSURE ULCER CARE 49 6 PATIENT SAFETY 63 7 STOMA CARE 81 8 PERI-OPERATIVE CARE 93 9 ANAPHYLAXIS 105 10 ECG RECORDING 125 11 NUTRITION AND HYDRATION CARE 139 12 WOUND CARE 153 ANSWERS TO ACTIVITIES, QUESTIONS AND TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE 167 APPENDIX 1: THE COMPONENTS OF MEDICAL WORDS AND TERMS 175 APPENDIX 2: WEIGHT CONVERSION CHARTS 189 INDEX 191


This study aims to determine the effect of work life quality and job satisfaction on organizational commitment. Collection research data through interviews, observation, and distribution of questionnaires to 110 respondent. The sample in this study were employees who worked at PT. Intrasari Raya Bogor. The sampling method uses simple random sampling. The research data was analyzed using the SPSS version 20. The results showed that work life quality and job satisfaction on organizational commitment had a positive and significant effect, both partially and simultaneously where t-value 4.694>t-table 1.6592 and F-value 31.054>F-table 3.08. Organizational commitment of 64.5% is influenced by other variables not included in this study. Companies are expected to be able to think of other strategies in implementing quality work life and increasing employee satisfaction so as to create strong employee commitment. Keywords: Quality of Work Life, Job Satisfaction, Organizational Commitment


The dissertation concerns five music teachers who teach on the course Artistic Activity at upper secondary school and the main aim is to acquire an understanding of the teachers' views of the core ...


Effects of bio-organic fertilizer to organic carbon (SOC), dissolved organic carbon (DOC), easy oxidation of organic carbon (ROC), microbial biomass carbon (MBC) and Shamrock biomass were studied. The results showed that the contents of SOC, DOC, ROC, MBC could be significantly increased by bioorganic fertilizer. When cultured for 180d, SOC and DOC increased by 42~154 and 9~40%, respectively, compared with T0 treatment. ROC and MBC content increased by 38~173 and 4~9%, respectively. In addition, with the increase of the application of bio-organic fertilizer, the SOC and DOC contents increased. In T4 treatment, the SOC and DOC contents were the highest, which were 25.05 g/kg and 74.89 mg/kg, respectively. In T3 treatment, the ROC and MBC contents were the highest, 9.84 g/kg and 167.09 mg/kg, respectively. Compared with the initial incubation period, SOC decreased by 6~17%, DOC increased by 3~13%, ROC and MBC increased by 15~64, 3~25%, respectively. The application of bio-organic fertilizer increased the aboveground and underground biomass and the highest value were in the T2 and T3 treatments, respectively. The application of biological organic fertilizer increased the content of active organic carbon components. Results of the present study provide evidence for the application of biological organic fertilizer in the agricultural area of China.
Bangladesh J. Bot. 50(3): 911-916, 2021 (September) Special


Abstract The mitogenome of Niphotrichum ericoides (GenBank accession number KP 233863) has a total length of 106,727 bp and consists of 40 protein-coding genes, three ribosomal RNAs (rRNAs), and 24 transfer RNAs. The gene order is identical to that known in other moss mitogenomes.


A 16×12-channel neurochemical microarray is presented. Each channel acquires bidirectional currents down to pico-amperes proportional to the concentration of a neurochemical. By combining the current-to-frequency and the single-slope analog-to-digital converter (ADC) 110dB of dynamic range is achieved. The ADC in each channel generates a 16-bit output in less than a millisecond. The microarray with flat and 3D gold electrodes and an on-chip microfluidic network is experimentally validated in in-situ recording of neurotransmitter dopamine.


We have investigated the structural, elastic, electronic, optical and thermal properties of an insulator perovskite CsCdF 3 using the pseudo-potential plane wave (PP-PW) scheme in the frame of generalized gradient approximation (GGA) and local density approximation (LDA). The computed lattice parameter and bulk modulus agree reasonably with experimental and previous theoretical works. We find that the cubic Pm-3m crystal symmetry persists throughout the pressure range studied. The anisotropy in CsCdF 3 crystal is strong, while, by analyzing the ratio between the bulk and shear moduli, we conclude that CsCdF 3 is ductile material. The calculations reveal that CsCdF 3 is an indirect-gap insulator under ambient conditions, with the gap increasing under pressure. Also, we present the results of the densities of states and charge densities. The static dielectric constant and static refractive index are proportional to the fundamental indirect band gap Γ-R. The thermal effect on the volume, bulk modulus, heat capacities C V and C P and Debye temperature was predicted using the quasi-harmonic Debye model. To the author's knowledge, most of the studied properties are reported for the first time.