The location of different social groups within metropolitan areas has always
been a focus of study for Geographers. Sole mothers as a particular sub-group
in society have grown over the last 10 years, at a rate faster than that for
families headed by sole fathers or couples. The focus of the study is on the
location of this particular group in inner city housing. The required result
was an understanding of why this particular outcome should exist. The
understanding was acquired by looking at a set of broad structural processes
that contribute to the conditions in the housing and labour markets in
Australia, and the relationship different sole mothers have within this
structure.
The overall understanding developed from this study was of the importance
of structure and the strategies formed by the individuals in explaining the
outcome. The method also recognises the potential of processes to undergo
change and the implication this may have for the future housing strategies of
sole mothers.


In order to effectively control the gas flow movement and to improve the breaking performance of the extra high voltage switchgear,taking the 550 kV single-break SF6 circuit breaker as the study object,we proposed nozzle structures with different gas flow channel,and simulated the cold gas flow field in the arc quenching chamber using the finite volume method.Moreover,we obtained the pressure difference between the nozzle upstream and downstream by comparing the pressure distributions of the selected observation points in the breaking domain,to reflect the nozzle flow behavior during the breaking process.The numerical simulation results show that the length and the contour of the nozzle are the key parameters to control the gas flow behavior.


Magnetic materials have been finding increasingly wide areas of application. We focus here on the continuum modeling of such materials and present an incremental variational principle for a dissipative micro‐magneto‐elastic model. It describes the quasi‐static evolution of both magnetically as well as mechanically driven magnetic domains, which also incorporates the surrounding free space. Furthermore, the algorithmic preservation of the geometrical nature of the variables is an important challenge from the numerical perspective and to this end we present a novel FE discretization whereby the geometric property of the magnetization director is pointwise exactly preserved by nonlinear rotational updates at the nodes. (© 2011 Wiley‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)


A simple and efficient protocol for the synthesis of 5-aryl-2-(2-substituted-1,8-naphthyridin-3-yl)-thiazolo[3,2-b][1,2,4]triazoles (4) is achieved by cyclocondensation of 3-(2-substituted-1,8-naphthyridin-3-yl)-1,2,4-triazoles (3) with α-halogenoketones in anhyd. methanol under microwave irradiation. The products are obtained in good yields and in a state of high purity.


During the storage of Typha latifolia,evaluated its sensory attributes and determined its weight loss rate,decay index,Vitamin C content,fibrin content and polyphenol oxidase(PPO) activity,study the effects of different radiation dose(0.5、1、1.5、2 kGy) on the physiology and quality of Typha latifolia.The result shows: postharvest Typha latifolia with 1.5 kGy doses of radiation can effectively passivate enzyme,inhibit browning and aging,and help keep the Vc.Proper radiation dose processing and low temperature storage at 4 ℃ can delay the senescence process and quality loss and prolonged storage life of T.latifolia,so as to meet the purpose of freshness preservation.


Spiral Computed Tomography (CT) has rapidly gained acceptance as the preferred CT technique for routine liver evaluation because it provides image acquisition at peak enhancement of the liver parenchyma during single breath hold. In this study, we evaluated a wide range of non cystic liver lesions with triphasic spiral CT technique, that allows imaging of the entire liver in arterial, portal and equilibrium phases. In particularly we focused on hemangioma, adenoma, focal nodular hyperplasia, hepatocarcinoma and metastases.


Abstract: An object detection system finds objects of the real-world present either in a digital image or an object detection system locates real-world items that are present in a digital image or a video. These objects can be any type of object, such as people, automobiles, or other objects. A model database, a feature detector, a hypothesis, and a hypothesis verifier are the four components that the system must have in order to successfully detect an item in an image or video. This paper provides an overview of the many methods for object detection, localization, classification, feature extraction, appearance information extraction, and many other tasks in photos and videos. The remarks are derived from the literature that has been analyzed, and important concerns are also noted


Transformational leadership is one of the important things that must be considered by a company because it has a positive impact on increasing employees job satisfaction. Satisfied employees will have a willingness to do more than expected so that the goals can be achieved. This must be applied to PT LEN Industri (Persero), a SOEs that is engaged in industrial electronics. This research aims to know the description of transformational leadership, job satisfaction, and the influence of transformational leadership on job satisfaction in PT LEN Industri (Persero). The research method used a quantitative research with technical data analysis includes classic assumption test, descriptive statistics, analysis of relationships, and analysis of influence. Respondents in this research used 172 employees originating from 14 departments in PT LEN Industri (Persero) with proportionate stratified random sampling methods. Transformational leadership variable used an instrument from Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ) and job satisfaction variable used an instrument from Job Satisfaction Survey (JSS). The results obtained transformational leadership in the medium category, the job satisfaction in the high category, and the transformational leadership contributed amounted to 56.8% against the influence of job satisfaction in PT LEN Industri (Persero). Management is expected to increase the transformational leadership factors, so job satisfaction will increase too.


Purpose : To formulate piroxicam-loaded lipospheres and evaluate their in vitro and in vivo properties. Method : Piroxicam-loaded lipospheres were prepared by hot homogenization technique using dika wax and Phospholipon ® 90G (1:1, 1:2 and 2:1) as the lipid matrix. Characterisation, based on particle size and morphology, pH, drug content and encapsulation efficiency, were carried out on the lipospheres. In vitro release was evaluated in simulated intestinal fluid (pH 7.5). Anti-inflammatory and ulcerogenic properties of the piroxicam-loaded lipospheres were studied using healthy, adult Wistar rats. Result: Photomicrographs revealed spherical particles in the range of 1.66 – 3.56 µm. The results also indicated that lipospheres formulated with lipid matrix 1:1 and containing 0.25 % piroxicam had the highest encapsulation efficiency of 84 %. In vitro release data showed that lipospheres formulated with lipid matrix having higher concentration of dika wax exhibited the fastest drug release of drug with maximum release time between 60 - 70 min. The lipospheres exhibited good anti-inflammatory properties with 58.6 % oedema inhibition at 5 h. Piroxicam-loaded liposheres had an ulcer index of zero while, the reference (plain piroxicam) had an ulcer index of 15.00 ± 1.23 (p < 0.05). Conclusion: Piroxicam lipospheres formulated with a mixture of dika wax and phospholipid exhibited good in vitro and in vivo properties.


Climate change is one of the most important challenges that humanity faces now. The essential part of climate models is the movement of clouds, which affects climate parameters dramatically. Shallow clouds play a huge role in determining the Earth's climate. They'realso difficult to understand and to represent in climate models. Unfortunately, the exact modeling of clouds movement is notoriously tricky and requires perfect knowledge of underling physical processes and initial states. Boundaries between different types of clouds are usually blurry and difficult to define with rule-based decision systems. Simplification of the segmentation step is crucial and can help researchers to develop better climate models. Convolutional neural networks have been successfully applied in many similar areas, and for cloud segmentation itself, too. However, there is a high cost of good, pixel-level labeled datasets, so the industry often uses coarse-labeled datasets with the either region or image-level labels.In this paper, we propose an end-to-end deep-learning-based method for classification and segmentation of different types of clouds from a single colored satellite image. Here, we propose the multi-task learning approach to cloud segmentation. Additionally to the segmentation model, we introduce a separate classifier thatuses features from the middle layer of the segmentation model. The presented method can use coarse, uneven and overlapping masks for clouds. From the experimental results, the proposed method demonstrates stable results and learns good general features from noisy data. As we observed during the experiments, our model finds types of clouds, which are not annotated on the images but seem to be correctly defined. It is ranked in top three percentcompeting methods on Understanding Clouds from Satellite Images Dataset.


Sandy beaches of the Russian Black Sea coast, Anapa bay-bar, represent the huge value as a recreational zone and as a unique natural complex. In this paper, the results of field researches in southern part of Anapa bay-bar are presented. The quantitative characteristics of lithodynamic processes are received, the estimation of possible influence of anthropogenous and natural factors on flows of a sandy material is given. Based on the received data the mathematical modeling with the purpose of the coast evolution and the bay-bar sandy body thickness change forecast is performed. Potential danger of degradation of the investigated area ecosystem is revealed.


Two new conjugated polymers consisting of the donors 1,5-bis(2-hexyldecyloxy)naphthalene, thiophene, or bithiophene and the acceptor benzothiadiazole has been synthesized and their optical and photovoltaic properties have been characterized. The two polymers were compared with earlier synthesized and characterized polymers containing benzene instead of naphthalene. The two polymers absorb light in the visible spectrum (400 to 700 nm). The naphthalene containing polymers had blueshifted absorption spectra compared to the benzene containing polymers and also higher band gaps. In photovoltaic devices the bithiophene containing polymer gave the best efficiency of 0.6%, whereas the single thiophene only showed efficiency of 0.005%. This is lower than the best benzene incorporated polymer that showed efficiency up to 2.2%.


Usually AAQ (Ambient Air Quality) station consists of more than one analyzer. Connecting Y Cable and GPRS device in each analyzer for transmitting data to regulatory authority is highly expensive. This led to a bottleneck as each Y Cable needs a separate GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) device to transmit the data from each analyzer to the regulatory authority server over GPRS link. This paper highlights capturing data from five analyzers using five Y cables and a single GPRS device to transmit all five analyzer's data to the destination server.


ABSTRACT: Berg, M., Wilander, E. and Eriksson, A. (Departments of Paediatrics and Pathology, University Hospital, Uppsala, and Department of Paediatrics, Central Hospital, Boden, Sweden). Mediastinal lymphosarcoma simulating pericarditis. Acta Paediatr Scand, 64: 873, 1975–A case of lymphosarcoma of the heart in a 10‐year‐old boy is presented. The clinical picture simulated a pericarditis. Prednisolone had a remarkably good temporary effect. Post‐mortem examination showed a highly differentiated lymphosarcoma invading the pericardium and myocardium from a primary mediastinal localisation. Cytologic examination for malignant cells in the pericardial fluid must not be forgotten in a case of unexplained pericardial effusion.


A method for producing a polyamide 4 by the polymerization reaction of the reactants 2-pyrrolidone, there is provided a method for producing an isocyanate compound and an initiator of the polyamide 4, wherein the polymerization reaction formed in the presence of an alkaline catalyst.


The majority of InN doping studies have primarily focused on Mg, as it has previously been used to successfully realize p-type GaN. Here, we consider an alternative dopant—Mn—as a possible acceptor candidate in InN. Magnetotransport, x ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and photoluminescence were used to investigate electrical and optical properties of a series of Mn-doped InN thin films grown using molecular beam epitaxy. Evidence of acceptor behavior was observed only for moderate (1017 cm−3) doping levels. At a doping level around 1017 cm−3, light hole features appear in the quantitative mobility spectrum analysis, the surface Fermi level shifts downwards towards the valence band, and low energy features appear in the low temperature photoluminescence spectra.


We report neutron powder diffraction measurements on a series of NaxCoO2 samples with x near 0.75 which were prepared under different synthesis conditions. Two different crystal structures for the samples are observed at room temperature. The two structures differ primarily by a shift of a large fraction of the Na ions from a high-symmetry position to a lower-symmetry position. Close inspection of the refinement parameters indicates that the presence of either structure depends sensitively on the Na content x, with x = 0.75 as the critical concentration separating the two phases. By raising the temperature to around T = 323 K, the high-symmetry structure can be converted to the lower-symmetry structure. The transition is reversible, but there is significant hysteresis. We discuss the effects of this structural transition on the bulk magnetic and transport properties.


Abstract In a country, such as the Philippines, which has high usage of cellphones and short-messaging services (SMS) for communications, the potential for mobile Health (mHealth) is promising. The University of the Philippines Manila - National Telehealth Center introduced an SMS-based reminder system used by health workers to alert pregnant patients of their scheduled prenatal check-ups. This paper describes the acceptance of health professionals in using the system as an aid to their health services. Introduction Health care professionals from urban health centers regularly monitor the condition of pregnant patients during their prenatal check-up visits. Using a mobile phone, health center staff are able to register pregnant patients and remind them via SMS of their upcoming follow-up appointment. User acceptance of information systems determines the probability of success of a given project 1 . This study aims to determine the usage of level of the SMS appointment reminder system being used in two urban health centers in the Philippines.


Switch (10) to select the flow rate of a therapeutic fluid comprising: a housing (12) having a port (80, 110) and a plurality of conduits (60, 61); a plurality of rigid capillary tubes (16, 17) regulating the flow of the therapeutic fluid, each capillary tube disposed respectively in one of the conduits; and a valve (14) operatively connected to the housing, the valve having a flow path of fluid (120) which is movable to connect and disconnect selectively the port to one or more of the ducts, where increases or decreases sequentially flow of therapeutic fluid in at least three sequential values when the valve (14) rotates counter-clockwise or in the direction of clockwise.


Southern Africa provides critical information on Late Triassic–Early Jurassic terrestrial tetrapod faunas. Most of the localities in this region are in South Africa and Lesotho, but preliminary work in Zimbabwe has revealed significant potential. Early Jurassic Zimbabwean localities have yielded the basal sauropodomorph Massospondylus , the early sauropod Vulcanodon and theropod material. Late Triassic localities are also known, but have yielded only fragmentary specimens thus far. In early 2017, a joint South African-Zimbabwean-UK team conducted fieldwork in the upper Karoo-aged deposits along the shores of Lake Kariba, northern Zimbabwe (Mid-Zambesi Basin). We relocated the Vulcanodon type locality on Island 126/127 and found that, contrary to previous reports suggesting a Toarcian age, the quarry was in a horizon pre-dating the onset of Drakensburg volcanism (= Batoka Basalts). It is situated instead within the earlier Lower Jurassic Forest Sandstone. This indicates that Vulcanodon is 10–15 million years older than thought previously, recalibrating several nodes within Sauropoda and indicating extensive overlap between true sauropods and 'prosauropods'. Other new vertebrate localities show that sauropodomorphs are present in the Forest Sandstone and upper Tashinga (Late Triassic) formations, but a grey mudstone facies within the Pebbly Arkose Member of the latter unit yields a more aquatic fauna, including lungfish and phytosaurs, but lacking sauropodomorphs. The phytosaur occurrence is the first in Africa south of the Sahara. Faunal and sedimentological evidence indicates that the Late Triassic and Early


ABSTRACT We study the evolution of the cosmic star formation in the universe by computingthe luminosity density (in the UV, B, J, and K bands) and the stellar mass densityof galaxies in two reference models of galaxy evolution: the pure-luminosity evolution(PLE) model developed by Calura & Matteucci (2003) and the semi-analytical model(SAM) of hierarchical galaxy formation by Menci et al. (2002). The former includesa detailed description of the chemical evolution of galaxies of different morphologicaltypes; it does not include any number evolution of galaxies whose number densityis normalized to the observed local value. On the other hand, the SAM includes astrong density evolution following the formation and the merging histories of the DMhaloes hosting the galaxies, as predicted by the hierarchical clustering scenario, butit does not contain morphological classification nor chemical evolution. Our resultssuggest that at low-intermediate redshifts (z 2.5. At such redshiftsthe PLE predictions tend to overestimate the present data in the B band whereas theSAM tends to underestimate the observed UV luminosity density. As for the stellarmass density, the PLE picture predicts that nearly 50% and 85% of the present stellarmass are in place at z ∼ 4 and z ∼ 1, respectively. According to the hierarchicalSAM, 50% and 60% of the present stellar mass are completed at z ∼ 1.2 and z = 1,respectively. Both predictions fit the observed stellar mass density evolution up toz = 1. At z > 1, the PLE and SAM models tend to overestimate and underestimatethe observed values, respectively. We discuss the origin of the similarities and of thediscrepanciesbetween the two models, and the role of observationaluncertainties (suchas dust extinction) in comparing models with observations.Key words: Galaxies: formation and evolution; Galaxies: fundamental parameters.


The reduction of Pd(acac)2 (acac=acetylacetonate), dissolved in 1-n-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate (BMI⋅PF6) or tetrafluoroborate (BMI⋅BF4) ionic liquids, by molecular hydrogen (4 atm) at 75 °C affords stable, nanoscale Pd(0) particles with sizes of 4.9±0.8 nm. Inasmuch as 1,3-butadiene is at least four times more soluble in the BMI⋅BF4 than butenes, the selective partial hydrogenation could be performed by Pd(0) nanoparticles embedded in the ionic liquid. Thus, the isolated nanoparticles promote the hydrogenation of 1,3-butadiene to butenes under solventless or multiphase conditions. Selectivities up to 97% in butenes were observed in the hydrogenation of 1,3-butadiene by Pd(0) nanoparticles embedded in BMI⋅BF4 under mild reaction conditions (40 °C and 4 atm of hydrogen at constant pressure). Selectivities up to 72% in 1-butene were achieved at 99% 1,3-butadiene conversion, 40 °C and 4 atm of constant pressure of hydrogen. The amounts of butane (fully hydrogenated 1,3-butadiene) and cis-2-butene products are marginal and the butenes do not undergo isomerisation process, indicating that the soluble Pd(0) nanoparticles possess a pronounced surface-like rather than homogeneous-like catalytic properties.


Abstract : In this program we have developed a solid-state device with an immobilized Photo System I (PSI) to generate H2 from H2O. We used a three-prong approach, which includes: (1) genetic engineering of PSI to remove or modify specific regions to enable coupling of the PSI active site and electrode surface and improve electron transfer to PSI through modifications to cytochrome, and increase PSI packing and minimize dead space on surfaces by monomerizing PSI: (2) self- or assisted-assembly of PSI onto various engineered electrode surfaces using self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) and redox polymers and their photo-/electrochemistry; and (3) computational analysis of PSI and proposed modifications to optimize surface binding and electron transfer. The computational approach incorporates coarse- and fine-grained docking to study protein-protein and protein-surface interactions; coarse-grained (CG) molecular dynamics (MD) for extended studies of the PSI complex; all atom (AA) molecular dynamics to study thermal relaxation of the PSI complex and protein-protein interactions; and quantum mechanics (QM) to study electron transport phenomenon.


The matching problem for a low energy transport system is approached from a control theoretical viewpoint. The beam dynamics are modeled using the KV (Kapchinskij-Vladimirskij) envelope equations. Multi-Parameter Extremum Seeking, a real-time non-model based optimization technique, is considered in this work for the lens tuning in the beam matching system. Numerical simulations illustrate the effectiveness of this approach.


First-principles calculations are performed to explain the recent experimental report showing the existence of electrically inactive hydrogen atoms in (Ba,Sr)TiO3 thin films. The hydrogen atom at the oxygen-vacancy site in the perovskite lattice is shown to be an acceptor impurity within charge neutral calculations, whereas the hydrogen atom at an interstitial site is obviously a donor impurity. In addition, two hydrogen atoms at an oxygen-vacancy site can form a molecule-like structure (ω vib = 3435 cm−1, r HH = 0.79 Å), which is also suggested to be an inactive impurity.


Objective: We used MEDMARX, the national medication error-reporting program, to compare medication errors reported by critical access hospitals (CAHs) to those reported by non-Federal, general community hospitals. Methods: We used the availability of pharmacist support to represent the structure and process of medication use and within-cluster resampling to account for the correlation of error reports within hospitals. Results: CAHs with 15 or fewer hours of pharmacist support per week were significantly less likely to report "near miss" errors—a characteristic of high-reliability organizations—than general community hospitals with 24-hour pharmacist support. Conclusion: The severity of voluntarily reported medication errors is associated with the structure and process of medication use as indicated by the availability of pharmacist support. MEDMARX is a potential data source for patient safety organizations (PSO). PSOs must consider varying structure and process within reporting organizations and account for the correlation of data within clusters.


This paper presents a genetic algorithm to generate tests for logic circuits. Bit strings corresponding to primary input patterns are evolved into tests for detecting a target fault by genetic operations. Some new techniques, such as a crossover operation based on fault-excitability and fault-drivability, are introduced to achieve high fault coverage. Experimental results show that the genetic approach is effective for solving test generation problem.<<ETX>>


The effect of prostaglandins on the stimulation of cumulus expansion and hyaluronic acid synthesis by cumuli oophoni isolated from mouse Graafian follicles was determined. It was found that prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), but not prostaglandin F2 (PGF2 ), stimulated cumulus expansion and hyaluronic acid synthesis by the isolated cumuli oophoni. Indomethacin, a prostaglandin synthetase inhibitor, did not block cumulus expansion or hyaluronic acid synthesis induced by follicle stimulating hormone (FSH). In addition, when the isolated cumuli oophoni were incubated in medium containing maximally stimulating concentrations of both PGE2 and FSII, significantly more hyaluronic acid was synthesized than in response to either the PGE2 or the FSH alone. Therefore, PGE2 is probably not an obligatory intermediate in the FSH-stimulation of cumulus expansion by isolated cumuli oophoni. It is suggested that PCE2 may play a role in the indirect stimulation of cumulus expansion by luteinizing hormone in vivo.


The structures of the two isomers of 4-methyl-1,3,2-dioxathiane 2-oxide, C4H8SO3 (I, II), and 1,3,2-dioxathiepane 2-oxide, C4H8SO3 (III), have been determined by X-ray diffraction methods for single crystals that were grown in this case at low temperatures from the normally liquid compounds. Compound (I): orthorhombic, P212121, Mr = 136.17, a = 7.204 (6), b = 13.670 (11), c = 6.041 (6) A, V = 594.91 A3, Z= 4, Dx = 1.520 Mg m−3, Mo Kα (λ = 0.71068 A), μ = 4.49 cm−1, F(000) = 288, T = 256 K, R = 0.042 for 778 unique reflections. Compound (II): orthorhombic, P212121, Mr = 136.17, a = 18.238 (6), b = 10.265 (3), c = 6.616 (2) A, V = 1238.60 A3, Z= 8, Dx = 1.460 Mg m−3, Mo Kα (λ = 0.71068 A), μ = 4.31 cm−1, F(000) = 576, T = 240 K, R = 0.032 for 1597 unique reflections. Compound (III): monoclinic, P21/n, Mr = 136.17, a = 6.060 (3), b = 11.185 (8), c = 9.186 (4) A, β = 101.32 (4)°, V = 610.52 A3, Z = 4, Dx = 1.481 Mg m−3, Mo Kα (λ = 0.71068 A), μ = 4.38 cm−1, F(000) = 288, T = 228 K, R = 0.037 for 1161 unique reflections. Compound (I) adopts a chair structure, which has a methyl group in an equatorial position and an axially oriented S=O group. Compound (II) is similar, except that the S=O group is equatorially oriented. Compound (III) adopts a twist-chair conformation with a local approximate endocyclic twofold axis passing through S(1) and the middle of the opposite bond, C(4)—C(5).


External and internal features of the head of adult Nevrorthus apatelios are described in detail. The results are compared with data from literature. The mouthpart muscle M. stipitalis transversalis and a hypopharyngeal transverse ligament are newly described for Neuroptera and herewith reported for the first time in Endopterygota. A submental gland with multiporous opening is described for Nevrorthidae and Osmylidae and is apparently unique among insects. The parsimony analysis indicates that Sisyridae is the sister group to all remaining Neuroptera. This placement is supported by the development of 1) a transverse division of the galea in two parts in all Neuroptera excluding Sisyridae, 2) the above mentioned submental gland in Nevrorthidae and Osmylidae, and 3) a poison system in all neuropteran larvae except Sisyridae. Implications for the phylogenetic relationships from the interpretation of larval character evolution, specifically the poison system, cryptonephry and formation of the head capsule are discussed.


Precise tracking is an indispensable tool for the study of many phenomena at new energy frontier accessible with the CERN Large Hadron Collider (LHC). The tracking detectors of ATLAS and CMS have been designed to cope with the harsh experimental conditions of the LHC interaction region. In this paper, we discuss and compare the tracking performance of these two detectors.


Although prior research suggests that religious attendance matters in the formation of citizens' political life, few studies have examined the political significance of religious attendance for immigrants in Australia and how it influences immigrant political participation in Australia. This article analyzes the 2013 Australian Election Study Data using logit models. The analysis supports previous research which shows that religious attendance influences political participation among immigrants in different ways. However, the results are somewhat complex. The article also finds that religious faith is directly linked to political participation. It identifies a clear divide between those who have a religious faith and those who do not, and this divide influences political participation among immigrants. The findings suggest that religion has important implications for understanding immigrant political participation and for future research on religion and politics in Australia more broadly.


A pumping mechanism based on vibrational energy exchange under thermal nonequilibrium conditions is used to predict the performance of the electrical CO laser. Qualitative agreement has been obtained for the power spectral distribution and the cavity flux at several gas temperatures, indicating that this vibrational exchange process may be the dominant mechanism in the highly efficient electric CO laser.


This study compares postgraduate trainee racial, ethnic, and gender representation and faculty compensation for 21 clinical specialties using 2015-2022 data.


Piping inspection robots are of greater importance for industries such as nuclear, chemical and sewage. Mechanisms having closed loop or tree-like structures can be employed in such pipelines owing to their adaptable structures. A bio-inspired caterpillar type piping inspection robot was developed at Laboratoire des Sciences du Numérique de Nantes (LS2N), France. Using DC motors and leg mechanisms, the robot accomplishes the locomotion of a caterpillar in six-steps. With the help of Coulomb's law of dry friction, a static force model was written and the contact forces between legs of robot and pipeline walls were determined. The actuator forces of the DC motors were then estimated under static phases for horizontal and vertical orientations of the pipeline. Experiments were then conducted on the prototype where the peak results of static force analysis for a given pipe diameter were set as threshold limits to attain static phases inside a test pipeline. The real-time actuator forces were estimated in experiments for similar orientations of the pipeline of static force models and they were found to be higher when compared to the numerical model.


Objective To investigate the effects of preconditioning with ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (ω-3 PUFA) on the second liver injury in rats with traumatic brain injury and hemorrhagic shock (TBIS) and explore the underlying mechanism.Methods Total of 36 male Wistar rats were assigned randomly (random number) into 3 groups (n =12 in each):sham operation group (C),TBIS model group and PUFA pretreatment group.The arterial blood samples were taken for determination of serum levels of ALT,AST and TNF-α.The liver were removed for determination of levels of superoxide dismutase (SOD),malondialdehyde (MDA) and glutathione (GSH),and microscopic examination.Results Compared with group C,the serum levels of ALT,AST and TNF-α and the liver levels of MDA were significantly higher (P <0.01),but the liver levels of SOD and GSH in group TBIS and group PUFA were significantly lower (P <0.01).The serum levels of ALT,AST and TNF-α and the liver levels of MDA were significantly lower (P < 0.01 or P < 0.05),but the levels of SOD and GSH in liver tissues were significantly higher (P < 0.01or P < 0.05) in group PUFA than those in group TBIS.Histological examination revealed the injury of liver in TBIS group,and the rats in PUFA treated group showed alleviated severity of liver injury.Conclusions The supplementation of ω-3 PUFA can ameliorate acute liver injury in rats with TBIS,which may contribute to inhibition of oxygen free radicals and inflammatory cytokines expression.

Key words:
Traumatic brain injury ;  Hemorrhagic shock ;  Liver injury ;  ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid;  Oxygen free radicals


Abstract Daily live weight gain, carcass weight as well as feed conversion of bulls were similar on soyabean meal (SBM) and rapeseed meal (RSM) diets, but clearly impaired animal performance was found on urea-based diets. The averaged amino acid flow to the small intestine (AAT) was clearly lower on urea diets compared to that on SBM or RSM diets. Digesta samples taken at slaughter showed that total N (g/kg DM) and, generally, the proportion of amino acid nitrogen (AA-N; g/kg N) were higher in the rumen particular matter than in either abomasal or ileal digesta. N-source was not found to cause marked difference in amino acid (AA) composition of gastro-intestinal samples. Concentrations of individual AA (g/kg determined AA) were clearly decreased in ileal samples compared with abomasal samples, except for histidine, glutamic acid and also alanine, which were markedly increased. Cardiac plasma free AA level (mmol/1) tended to be higher on urea diets than on SBM or RSM diets. HCHO treatment of the different ...


The increase in intense tropical cyclone (TC) activity over the western North Pacific (WNP) has often been linked to a warming ocean1-8. Here we show, however, that the TC intensity increasing trend in the tropical WNP during the past three decades are mainly related to the warming of the East Asian continent, especially a warming Tibetan Plateau (TP). The regional weak increasing trend of local sea surface temperature unlikely supplies the necessary energy for this increase in TC intensity. Instead, a weakened vertical wind shear (VWS) appears to be the main contributing factor. Through numerical simulations, we demonstrate that the warming TP strengthens the South Asian high-pressure system, which triggers a wave train toward the tropical WNP, subsequently modifying the upper- and lower-tropospheric zonal winds to reduce the VWS. Applying the high correlation between TC intensity and the local VWS to climate model projection results supports that TCs will likely become stronger, with a significantly increasing rate of 1.0 m s-1/10 years during 2021–2050, due to a further warming of the East Asian continent. Thus, the rims of East Asia and Southeast Asia could face an increasing risk of intense typhoons.


This work presents YATS (Yet Another Tracking Software), an application of Feature Tracking (FT) and Computational Geometry techniques to the measure of fluid flows. From a general point of view, FT can be considered as a correlation based method, working on interrogation windows, for tracking features inside high, medium and low seeded images. FT defines its best correlation measure as the minimum of the Sum of Squared Differences (SSD) of intensity values of pixels between the interrogation windows in two consecutive frames. The implemented algorithm is able to extract interrogation window displacement and deformations from frame to frame adopting, in consecutive steps, two different models of motion for the window itself: a pure translational model, in which a rigid motion hypothesis is adopted, and an affine one, in which first order window deformation parameters are taken into account, allowing the interrogation spot to be translated, rotated, scaled and sheared. For small motions, a linearization of the image intensity leads to solve the SSD minimization problem in a Newton-Raphson style. Velocity computation is performed where the solution of FT linear system exists, i.e. where image intensity gradients are not null both in x and y directions (features). Velocity and velocity gradients are obtained, in a lagrangian fashion, along the trajectory of each feature. As a result, high-density-in-space lagrangian measurements are gained, in terms of fluid velocity and velocity spatial derivatives. Lagrangian information is then embedded into a Delaunay tessellation, which is uniquely defined by the spatial relative positions of the features tracked from time t to t+1: the Eulerian fields of velocity and velocity spatial derivatives are obtained by applying the Natural Neighbours (NN) interpolation algorithm on the Delaunay tessellation itself, for an arbitrary sized grid. In NN method the support for data interpolation is not defined by the same measure in all directions, but is allowed to be non isotropic: support size in r direction is not given by an L2 metric but is a consequence of the geometric construct that defines the region of interaction between the features. Results obtained for two kinds of synthetic images are shown: array of vortices and Std. set of the Visualization Society of Japan. The accuracy of the method is highlighted both in Lagrangian and Eulerian framework. 0 50 100 150 200 250 0


This paper presents an approach for motion sickness reduction while riding an autonomous vehicle. It proposes the Diminished Reality (DR) method for an acceleration stimulus to reduce motion sickness for the autonomous vehicle. One of the main causes of motion sickness is a repeated acceleration. In order to diminish the acceleration stimulus in the autonomous vehicle, vection illusion is used to induce the user to make a preliminary movement against the real acceleration. The Balance Wii Board is used to measure participant's movement of the center of gravity to verify the effectiveness of the method with vection. The experimental result of 9 participants shows that the proposed method of using vection could reduce acceleration stimulus compared with the conventional method.


The performance of a sub-millifiltration module coupled with anaerobic bioreactor is applied to high-strength organic wastewater treatment.The effects of pore size,backwashing duration and volumetric loading on effluent quality are investigated.Three months of trial operation results indicate that the significance in a decreasing order is pore size,volumetric loading and backwashing duration,respectively.


Public policy in the area of youth crime has periodically shifted back and forth between punishment and child saving. Generally, scholars believe that public opinion and youth justice policies are linked. It is also believed that crime salience—fear and perceived risk of victimization—is linked to public opinion about youth sanctions. To test these widely held beliefs, this study examines public opinion about youth justice policies by exploring the impact of crime salience on public support for child saving versus youth punishment. This study expands on prior literature by also considering the public's willingness to pay (WTP) for the youth justice policies they prefer. Results indicate that fear increases punitiveness, WTP for youth justice policies generally, and, more specifically, the WTP for youth punishment. However, fear does not affect the public's WTP for child saving. Limitations and suggestions for future research are discussed.


Abstract Integrating the verbal planning and decision science literatures, it was reasoned that individuals whose decision rule orientations are complex exhibit greater complexity in their verbal plans than do individuals who are simple in rule orientation. Verbal complexity was based on business student participants' plans for conducting a negative performance appraisal interview; decision rule orientations were assessed by participants' responses to choice‐making scenarios. Linear discriminant analysis substantiated a relationship between college business students' decision rule orientations and their verbal planning complexity. Seventy‐one percent of the business students were classified correctly into decision rule orientation groups based on their complexity scores. This finding was cross‐validated on a sample of executive level managers. Results are considered in terms of several tentative implications for administering of negative performance appraisal interviews and for management training and dev...


Background: Attachment of Giardia lamblia trophozoites to enterocytes is essential for colonization of the small intestine and is considered a prerequisite for Giardia‐induced enterocyte damage. Inhibition of attachment may therefore have therapeutic potential


Automatic meter reading is a proven technology that is moving out of the test lab and into the field at utilities across the U.S. Gas distribution companies that look upon this technology as more than a new way to read meters are finding it can be an important management tool at all levels of a utility. In its simplest form, an AMR system allows a utility to bill customers for their monthly gas consumption accurately without sending an employee to check every single meter on the system. Taking full advantage of the technology available today, utilities can also use this information to provide better service to their customers economically, plan construction and maintenance projects and retain load they might otherwise have lost through improved service to major customers.


The 27-freedom degree vehicle-equipment coupling system is established to research the impact of multi hanging equipment on the high speed train vertical ride comfort index, and the acceleration frequency response characteristics in the middle car body and above the bogie are obtained. Also, the Germanic vertical track irregularity spectrum and the ride comfort filtering function are brought into calculating the comfort index at the reference points. The effect of equipment or without equipment, the suspension frequency and the suspension position on the vertical comfort index of the vehicle are studied respectively. The result shows that: Hanging equipment has large influence on the vehicle vertical comfort index not only in the middle car, but also above the bogie car body. The 10.2 Hz is chosen as suitable suspending frequency for equipment 1; less than 8 Hz for the frame in the double isolation system, and 11-12 Hz for the equipment 2. Compared to equipment 1, the suspension position of the double isolation hanging have larger influence on the ride comfort index. When hanging at 13.5 m, the vehicle has better ride experience.


Problem. The operation of a motor grader takes place in different soil conditions, and individual work operations differ from each other in the patterns of external loads and form differently the load on the components of the working bodies. Goal. The goal is to determine the effect of the angle of installation of the motor grader working body (blade) on the maximum force exerted by the working body when it hits an obstacle that is difficult to overcome for different categories of soil. Methodology. In the process of studying the state of the matter, the method of analysis was used, and in theoretical studies – the analytical method, which is based on the theory of interaction of working bodies with the developed environment, as well as the provisions of the theory of reliability, probability and mathematical statistics. Results. As a result of studying the process of cutting, stopping, and hitting an obstacle, we have assessed the load of the working body. Originality. A dependence has been proposed that allows us to estimate the influence of the angle of capture of the motor grader main blade in the plan on the maximum force exerted by its working body. This takes into account the randomness of the process of appearing a difficulty to overcome an obstacle. It was found that with an increase in the angle of the blade in the plan, the maximum force on the latter increases when it encounters an obstacle. The influence of the soil category on the maximum force exerted by the working body is investigated. The maximum force reaches its highest value in the third soil category when the blade is installed directly. Practical value. It is planned to confirm the obtained dependence of the maximum force on the angle of the blade grip during real work operations by a motor grader on soils of various categories.


Action potential simulation therapy (APS) is mostly used for the relief of pain in a variety of conditions. However, the APS user's guide (Lubbe & Van Zyl, 1997) also lays claim to an effect of increased blood flow which has not yet been supported by published scientific research. The above study was carried out to determine whether APS has an effect on the blood supply of the area under treatment. Ten voluntary, healthy men were used as experimental subjects. Factors that could affect their blood flow and that served as exclusion criteria, could not be found. Blood flow was normalised by a resting period of 30 minutes before application. A radioactive substance (99m Tc-sestamibi) was injected intravenously. The blood flow baseline was determined by means of tomographic studies on a gamma camera. A standard application of APS was administered for 16 minutes at 2mA. Blood flow was determined immediately after this. Two further measurements with an interval of 15 minutes were taken thereafter. Although associated non-parametric confidence intervals for the median difference in blood flow from baseline was not statistically or clinically significant, the blood flow of 8 experimental subjects increased after 41 minutes of administration, while it decreased in only 2 experimental subjects. After the ensuing 15 minutes (thus at 56 minutes) the blood flow of 6 experimental subjects increased and that of 4 decreased. It can therefore not be stated with certainty that APS increases blood flow in the area under treatment.


The Ozark National Scenic Riverways (National Park Service) was created in 1964 ostensibly to preserve 134 miles of the free-flowing Current and Jacks Fork Rivers. But the stated purpose of the enabling legislation included the preservation of springs and caves. Today some of the largest springs in the National Park System and over 300 caves lie within the Ozark National Scenic Riverways. Due to the priority of managing the river resources, management of the cave and karst resources has not always been consistent or funded. Nonetheless, standards for management have evolved over the years. A cave management plan (and subsequent cave management team) in cooperation with donated services have created a management system that seems to be working (although much room for improvement exists). An overview of the resources and the history of management will be discussed.


several species including the human foetus. The size and weight of the foetus are generally much below normal. In humans marked size differences have been reported after aminopterin and after busulphan treatment. Infants born of mothers who are smokers weigh less than those of non-smokers at any stage of their development. The prematurity rate is also twice as high when the mothers are smokers. Nicotine is teratogenic in the mouse and particularly affects the skeleton. Variations of the morphological type ofmalformation: Experiments in rodents with various drugs show that the reaction of the foetus varies in relation to the developmental stage. For example, between day 6 and day 9, 6-mercaptopurine determines central nervous malformations in the rat, while after day 11 leg anomalies are produced. These anomalies are similar to those produced in humans by thalidomide. Relation to chemical structure: Results obtained with purine analogues and oral hypoglycemic agents are significant examples of the fact that neither the chemical structure nor the pharmacological properties of a drug allow one to predict their possible action on the foetus. Remote detectable effects: Certain drugs or environmental factors do not produce obvious effects during foetal development but striking examples of remote drug action have been observed. For example, after administration of high doses of cortisone to pregnant rats (20 mg/kg daily from day 6 to day 16) there is no apparent deleterious effect on the evolution of pregnancy and the foetuses are normal in appearance though they are extremely frail and the majority die in the second or third week ofpost-natal life. Interesting adjustment disturbances have been reported in manganese-deficient rats and guineapigs. The newborn have a normal appearance but they develop ataxia due to malformation of the vestibular component of the inner ear. It has also been observed that, in the mouse, manganese deficiencies produce anomalies of equilibrium which are real phenocopies of the genetical ataxia known in these species. If these genetically abnormal mice are fed an extra amount of manganese during pregnancy the occurrence of ataxia can be prevented. Pseudo-dysmorphogenesis: Somatotrophic hormone (STH) has been considered by many biologists as a stimulant of embryonic growth. However, from studies in rats it can be concluded that STH administered to the mother does not stimulate embryonic growth but inhibits it. The overweight of the newborn is related to a prolongation of the gestational period. Haloperidol, a tranquillizing drug,when administered in doses of 2-10 mg/kg in pregnant rats or mice determines in 300% of litters a striking inhibition of growth. Feetuses are apparently normal but are undersized. By exploratory examination of the uterus as well as by unilateral hysterectomies it could be demonstrated that the growth inhibition of haloperidol is due to delayed implantation.


high mortality in marshland parishes. Its gradual disappearance was, in turn, primarily a result of environmental improvements, including drainage and new farming techniques. The great merit of Dobson's study is that it focuses attention on a number of factors that influenced mortality levels, such as topography and land-use characteristics, that are frequently neglected by historical demographers. The analysis is based on a very extensive range of parish registers, relevant archival material, and contemporary topographical evidence. The emphasis on the key role of malaria in the saline marsh communities is well sustained, despite the fact that the parish registers contain little concrete information on cause of death, a problem compounded by the symptom-based nosologies of the period in question. Mortality black-spots are defined, in the first instance, by the burial-baptism ratio, despite Dobson's awareness of the varying extent of underregistration (particularly of infant deaths) and the absence of reliable information on age-specific migration. Geographical clustering may well negate random deficiencies of parochial registration, as Dobson suggests, but any meaningful discussion of spatial differences in life expectancy is undermined by the absence of information on the age structure of individual parishes. An undoubted strength of the book lies in its careful attention to the mortality of individual localities, but this is seldom supported by micro-level information on the nature of environmental change,medical provision, living standards, food supply, and net nutritional status.Dobson implicitly accepts the fact that the secular pattern of mortality change in southeast England can only be understood on the basis of a disaggregated analysis of specific types of localities by age, sex, and social classification. But her excellent use of aggregate data effectively sets the agenda for future research in this field. There was clearly a link between the epidemiological history of preindustrial England and the topography of individual localities. Significantly, a number of vicars in the eighteenth century refused to reside in their marshland parishes because of "unhealthy air." Given the predicted dangers of global warming and the possible return of the malaria mosquito vector to the south coast of England, Dobson's emphasis on the direct association between the environment and the epidemiology of a single disease will deservedly attract a great deal of attention.


Author(s): Jiang, Maggie | Advisor(s): Donoghue, Daniel J | Abstract: Prostate cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death for U.S. men. While androgen deprivation therapy is effective for treating many patients, some patients' prostate cancer nevertheless progress into a lethal form which does not depend on androgen. The mechanism behind androgen-independent prostate cancer remains unknown; however, previous data suggests cancer stem cells are a potential cause. To confirm the presence of cancer stem cells in prostate cancer and to explore the timing of prostate cancer stem cell detection, patient needle biopsy samples confirmed as containing prostate cancer were stained with six stem cell markers. Stem cell markers CD133, LGR5, ALDH7A1, CD44, Nanog and Oct4 were found to react with the exact structures used by pathologists to diagnose prostate cancer in HaE staining procedures. The six markers are positively expressed in all available patient needle biopsy samples with the exception of CD44. CD44 is not expressed in one of the samples. The expression of six stem cell markers confirms that the adenocarcinoma structures in prostate cancer are composed of stem cell-like cells. The stem cell nature of cancer cells in early prostate cancer provides insight to a new treatment, differentiation therapy, to target the disease.


A traditional macroeconomic approach to the analysis of commodity prices is usually based on the aggregate supply and demand as well as the abstract price elasticity of the demand. Unfortunately, this elasticity can be determined a posteriori (i.e. before a certain stimulus is experienced), which makes it difficult to predict even the most general market changes. The paper presents a simulation model developed by authors that incorporates major elements of the market, including customers, suppliers, storage, etc. The proposed simulation has an important advantage over a traditional approach, as it allows to predict the market behaviour on the basis of the model parameters which are identifiable and measurable a priori, i.e. infrastructure parameters and market participants behavioural parameters. that are acquirable with the use of existing sociological tools and models. The simulation model assumes the independence of action of every entity (agent) with certain regulatory and physical constrains, such as the supply routes capacity, environmental conditions, enforced minimal reserves, the individual customer priority over commercial entities, etc. The primary benefit of the model and the simulation environment is the possibility of observing the market under various hypothetical scenarios.


Agency theory, as it will be referred to here, is one of a number of explanatory paradigms that have been appearing with increasing frequency in the archaeological literature and numerous characterizations, applications, and explorations of its implications have been offered. In this article, an attempt will be made to explore the nature of this bundle of ideas and its potential for explaining some phenomena of the Late Woodland of the lower Great Lakes. Specifically, the evolution of Iroquoian social and political organization will be discussed, focusing on the maintenance of egalitarianism in the face of challenges proposed by archaeologists. The purpose of this discussion is to highlight some of the benefits of employing multiple perspectives or paradigms for interpreting the archaeological record.


A field experiment was conducted during the winter season (rabi) of 2014–15 and 2015–16 at Coochbehar, West Bengal, to assess the performance of Nutrient Expert® software on performance of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) under both zero and conventional tillage. The experiment was designed in a split-plot design, with tillage options in main plot and nutrient management options in subplot. The treatment receiving 100% N-P-K through Nutrient Expert (NE) software resulted in higher plant height (90.2 cm) and leaf-area index (LAI) (4.70 at 90 days after sowing) with increased biomass (9.10 t/ha). As indicated from attainment of various phonological dates, it was revealed that the crop duration was drastically reduced due to shorter vegetative and reproductive phase under noor minimum nutrient-application treatment. Nutrient-management options also had a significant effect on the yield components of wheat, viz. spikes/m2, grains/spike as well as 1, 000-seed weight. Treatment based on Nutrient Expert® produced significantly higher number of spikes/m2 (382), grains/spike (55.7), spike length (11.25 cm) as well as 1, 000-seed weight (41.65 g) leading to the maximum yield (3.83 t/ha), 11% higher over recommended dose of nutrient application; thus, reflecting its superiority under both conventional and zero tillage. The NE-based recommendation indicated the superiority towards greater agronomic nitrogen-use efficiency (16.74 kg grain/kg N), economic nitrogen-use efficiency (2.11 kg grain/ invested in N) as well as benefit: cost ratio (1.57).


The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of dental caries among 3-12 years old children in Swat, Pakistan. A total of 646 children were examined. The sample consisted of 231, 358, and 57 children in the 3-5, 6-8 and 9-12 years of age group, respectively. Dental caries and gingival index were examined and recorded accordingly. Dental caries was diagnosed according to criteria recommended by World Health Organization. The relationship of the DMFT index to the following factors was investigated: age, sex, and personal hygiene. The sample consisted of 513 males and 133 females who ranged in age from three to twelve years. Their mean age was 6.25 years. For the entire sample, the mean DMFT index was 4.02. The prevalence of dental caries was highest in 6-8 year of age group compared to 3-5 years and 9-12 years age groups. The increase in prevalence of dental caries needs dental health programs to be arranged in the specified population.


The Bank of England plans to change the seasonal adjustment methodology that it uses in the monetary and related statistics. Although many of the basic features of the new – more sophisticated – methodology will be similar to the present one, and tests so far suggest that the results will be generally similar, there may be some differences. The Bank's work on moving to the new methodology is in its initial stages; this paper sets out our preliminary thoughts, and indications of where we expect to see differences. Comments on this paper are welcome, as soon as convenient or at latest by 10 January 2003.


An in-situ heavily phosphorous doped selective epitaxial Si:P process was developed to reduce the source/drain contact resistance in the scaled-down 2D and 3D nMOSFET devices. The phosphorous concentration in as-deposited Si:P epitaxial films is >1×1021 at/cc. Most of phosphorous atoms contribute to the in-film tensile strain that is comparable to Si:CP epitaxial film (with >1 at% Csub) for nMOSFETs. High-resolution XRD data and cross sectional TEM images demonstrated high quality epitaxial Si:P film grown on differently orientated substrates and planar/fin structures. Furthermore, phosphorous atoms in Si:P films can be highly activated, resulting in a low resistivity of ~0.3 mOhm-cm, by the milli-second anneal treatment without the loss of phosphorous concentration and tensile strain.


Chemical studies on zooarchaeological remains have been most extensively developed in recent decades, especially those focused on the identification of chemical fingerprints or types of isotopes and their relationships. This paper aims at showing two procedures used for chemical characterization of bones on the basis of spectrometric data obtained by LIBS technique (Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy). One called Standard Addition, a destructive procedure, with a high error degree; the other called Bone Matrix Replacement, a noninvasive method with a relatively low error degree. We expect to gather a methodological and analytical corpus to characterize, efficiently and inexpensively, the chemical fingerprints of diverse archaeofaunal material. Hence, we intend to achieve chemical characterization of archaeological bones in order to address issues related to animal eating habits and mobility in the past.


Abstract Like every social institution, the family is undergoing a process of contractualization. Family democracy is the product of constant negotiation, an interactive process that can be found at every level of society. This is a new social contract, one from which a new citizenship can perhaps be drawn.


This study examined relations among neuritic and diffuse plaques, neurofibrillary tangles, age, and apolipoprotein E (APOE) in two large samples of neuropathology cases, the Religious Orders Study and the Memory and Aging Project. Cognitive status ranged from normal to demented and AD neuropathology ranged from none to severe. Confirmatory factor analysis identified a best fitting four factor solution to describe interrelationships among plaques and tangles: 1) a global neuritic plaque factor, 2) a global diffuse plaque factor, 3) a factor defined by medial temporal neurofibrillary tangles, and 4) a neocortical tangle factor. Results supported a hypothesis that neuritic plaques mediate the association of age and APOE with neocortical tangles, and similarly mediate the effect of APOE on medial temporal tangles. However, medial temporal tangles were related to age independent of neuritic plaques. These results support a primary amyloid based AD process that accounts for neocortical tangles and makes the largest contribution medial temporal tangles. A second, age related but non-amyloid process likely contributes to medial temporal lobe tangles.


The RAKE receiver for direct sequence (DS) spread spectrum can separate energy received over multiple propagation paths with different time delays. Each finger in the RAKE sees signals with a specific time delay, but it also sees some unwanted residual crosstalk from signals over differently delayed paths. If bit transitions occur in delayed reflection, the crosstalk between two fingers in the RAKE detector is determined by two partial correlation functions, which exhibit substantially inferior properties than can be achieved for the full (or periodic) autocorrelation function. The aim of this paper is twofold: (1) to propose a new model to estimate the variance of partial correlations; (2) to show that cyclic prefixes improve the BER experienced when DS is transmitted over a dispersive multipath channel.


Theoretical investigation of the structures of primary alkyl radicals with chain lengths up to nine carbon atoms to obtain optimized geometry for a number of pertinent conformations, barriers for internal rotations, energetics for hydrogen atom migration, vibrational frequencies and intensities, and force fields. Only the first part of the study is presented here (geometry optimization)


A food borne illness or disease is exactly what the term indicates a disease or illness caused by the consumption of contaminated foods or beverages. It would seem rather obvious that a food borne microbial pathogens, or a microbial toxic product, or another poison such as a poisonous chemical that has somehow contaminated the food and beverages leads to one of the many different food borne illness. Many microorganisms present are associated with infection, spoilage and contamination of food in home, restaurants, dhabas and other various sites. We collected and isolated bacterial and fungal strains by various morphological characteristics, biochemical identification etc. Disc diffusion method was used to study antibiotic resistant capability against infectious microorganisms. In the antibiotics Kirby Bauer (disk diffusion) test only 3 tested S. aureus displayed a inhibition zone against some antibiotic, and they resistant against by Amoxicillin, Oxacillin, Ciprofloxin, but sensitive to Doxycycline, Erythromycin. We tested Bacillus subtilis and Pseudomonas also by antibiotic disc diffusion method and observation of investigators in which only few antibiotics showed resistant against isolates. In Bacillus subtilis resistant was observed against antibiotics Oxacillin, Doxycycline and Pseudomonas aeruginosa more of the antibiotics showed positive result like resistant showing Novofloxacin, Aztreonam, Cefotaxine, Cefixine, Cefdinir. Some fungus isolates were also identified and observed and they are very harmful to human health. The study emphasizes on the microorganism which are present in different sites of local market and restaurants due to which the society is suffering with serious health hazards caused by different food products. There is need to study more in a future to decrease food contamination, food spoilage and overall food illness. INTRODUCTION: Major public health problems worldwide are the leading causes of illnesses and death. It is scientifically proven that the contributing factors for this basal problem are the pathogenic bacteria, viruses, and toxins produced by microorganisms that contaminate the edible products 1 . QUICK RESPONSE CODE DOI: 10.13040/IJPSR.0975-8232.5(1).183-88 Article can be accessed online on: www.ijpsr.com DOI link: http://dx.doi.org/10.13040/IJPSR.0975-8232.5(1).183-88 Food microbiology focuses on the general biology of the microorganisms that are found in food including inhabitation, creation, or contamination of food, causing food spoilage. There is potential for a wide range of vegetables and fruits products to become contaminated with microorganisms 2 . The products of most concern are sprouted seeds and unpasteurized juices. In addition, microorganisms are essential for the production of foods such as cheese, yogurt, other fermented foods, bread, beer and wine 3 . Bakery products are easily subjected to include physical, chemical and microbial spoilage spoilage problems.


The Adriatic Sea Area has several advantages for shippers and ship owners considering cargo transport and attractiveness of the coast. It offers great potential for the cruising companies and nautical tourism causing the rapid grow in shipping during the last decade. This causes the rising health and environmental concerns, imposing the search for the solutions to counterbalance the pollution effects and sustainability in development. This paper is an overview of the authors' preliminary results obtained during several ongoing researches which have resulted in the proposal of ASAP (Adriatic Sea Area Protection) project. The goal is to establish the ship emission inventory for the Adriatic Sea which findings will be the base for the Emission register that will be incorporated in an effective Emission Monitoring Information System (EMIS). Based on the results, the interested parties have the possibility to request the IMO protection of the Area. The authors' researches are focused on the prevention of air pollution coming from the ship emissions, concluding with the effective solutions that should be accomplished through the Integrated Coastal Zone Management between the interested parties.


This study aimed to determine the influence of Brain Based Learning (BBL) model toward learning outcomes of chemistry in grade XI at SMA 7 Palu. The method used was a quasi-experiment with pretest-posttest control group design. Sampling was done by purposive with the sample of class XI Science 2 as the experimental class and class XI Science 5 as the control class. Data of students' learning outcome was tested using non-parametric statistical analysis, i.e the Mann-Whitney test (U-Test).  Analysis of the data obtained the value of students' learning outcomes in the experimental class (x ̅_1) was 89.16 with a standard deviation of 10.96, while in the control class students the (x ̅_2) value was 56.47 with a standard deviation of 11.50. Hypothesis testing obtained a Zcount value was 5.68 which was in the acceptance area of H1, so tha H1 was accepted and H0 was rejected. This mean that the average score of students' learning outcomes of the experimental class was not the similar to the control class. This study concluded that the Brain Based Learning (BBL) model influenced students' learning outcomes on reaction rate at SMAN 7 Palu..


The differences of impact property between the new standard(GB/T 10002.1-2006) and the old standard(GB/T 10002.1-1996) for PVCU feed water pipes were introduced.In the new standard,the impact property requirements were improved.Measures were adopted to improve the impact property of PVC-U feed water pipes to fulfil the requirements of the new standard,which included adjusting the recipe,processing process and etc..


Two important molecular parameters, namely, the dielectric relaxation time τ and electric dipole moment are highly useful in having insight into the molecular structure, size, shape, apart from the inter- and intra-molecular forces, etc. With these in view dielectric measurements in benzene at room temperature on the pure samples of o-ethyl phenol, 2-n-butylphenol, 4-n-butylphenol, 2,6-dimethoxyphenol and 3,4-difluorophenol were carried out at a frequency of 9.98 GHz by employing concentration variation method. Similar measurements, on a single weight fraction of each of them at 9.98 GHz and also at 8.74 GHz are carried out. Measurements on a single weight fraction in benzene of each of the liquid crystal samples, namely, EPCP.car (Butyl-p-(p-ethoxy phenoxy corbonyl)-phenyl carbonate), PPPB (p-pentylphenyl-p-propyl benzonate), EPAP.Hp (p-(p-ethoxyphenyl azo) phenyl heptenate) and EPAP. Und (p-(p-ethoxyphenyl azo) phenyl undecylenate were also carried out at the said two frequencies. Using the obtained values of ε′, ε′′ relaxation time and dipole moment were determined using different methods. The obtained results are compared with earlier results wherever available.


Inversion symmetry breaking has become a vital research area in modern magnetism with phenomena including the Rashba effect, spin Hall effect, and the Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya interaction (DMI)—a vector spin exchange. The latter one may stabilize chiral spin textures with topologically nontrivial properties, such as Skyrmions. So far, chiral spin textures have mainly been studied in helimagnets and thin ferromagnets with heavy‐element capping. Here, the concept of chirality driven by interfacial DMI is generalized to complex multicomponent systems and demonstrated on the example of chiral ferrimagnetism in amorphous GdCo films. Utilizing Lorentz microscopy and X‐ray magnetic circular dichroism spectroscopy, and tailoring thickness, capping, and rare‐earth composition, reveal that 2 nm thick GdCo films preserve ferrimagnetism and stabilize chiral domain walls. The type of chiral domain walls depends on the rare‐earth composition/saturation magnetization, enabling a possible temperature control of the intrinsic properties of ferrimagnetic domain walls.


This paper analyzes the pattern of financing R & D and innovation in Brazilian firms. For this data from Brazilian Innovation Survey (PINTEC) are used in the years 1998-2000, 2001-2003, 2003-2005. The PINTEC data show that, for all firms, financing R & D and innovation is mostly done with their own resources. Moreover, the government support for businesses is not significant being concentrated in financing machinery and equipment acquisition. The micro data estimations suggest that for 2003 and 2005 Surveys, is less likely to innovate in the presence of financial barriers. Multivariate analysis points to a distinct pattern of response of innovative and non-innovative firms, suggesting the need for a specific set of funding instruments.


Abstract This article draws on Weil and McGill's influential model for organizing the ways in which experiential learning methods are drawn on within Adult Education among "policy makers, educators, trainers, change agents, and 'ordinary' people all over the world" (1989: 3). The model gathers the practices, assumptions and influences shaping the use of experiential learning into four clusters the authors describe as "villages." While their primary focus is upon secular Adult Education within, and as an extension from, institutions of post-compulsory education,1 aspects of each village have clear relevance to the work of Adult Education in the church context. In this article I propose to draw out from each village those aspects offering the most fruitful insight into the work of Lay Christian Education within a diocesan Local Ministry Scheme, and to offer some illustrations and to reflect critically and theologically upon them.


Two inviscid, stratified, shear flow models are studied. The amplitude evolution equations for large-horizontal-scale disturbances are derived. Particular attention is given to the case where the flows are marginally stable. In this case the amplitude evolution equations are second order in time. A typical example is the Boussinesq equation.


In this paper, the mixed boundary integral equation method is developed to study the elastic interactions of a fatigue crack and a micro-defect such as a void, a rigid inclusion or a transformation inclusion. The method of pseudo-tractions is employed to study the effect of a transformation inclusion. An enriched element which incorporates the mixed-mode stress intensity factors is applied to characterize the singularity at a moving crack tip. In order to evaluate the accuracy of the numerical procedure, the analysis of a crack emanating from a circular hole in a finite plate is performed and the results are compared with the available numerical solution. The effects of various micro-defects on the crack path and fatigue life are investigated. The results agree with the experimental observations.


The utility model relates to a circular stator lamination, which comprises a stator lamination body, wherein 72 stator lamination slots are circumferentially and uniformly formed in the stator lamination body; and in each stator lamination slot, h0 is equal to 1mm, h1 is equal to 4.5mm and zs1 is equal to 45 degrees. In the lamination, only a punching mould of the stator lamination is required to be changed, and the original assembly mode of a motor is not changed; and the lamination is used in a stator core of a pole of 10,000V of a high-voltage and high-efficiency motor YKK500-8, so that efficiency of the motor can be increased, and low electromagnetic noise, low starting current and large torque are guaranteed during long-term use.


Abstract: Hoga Island is one of the islands that belong to the Wakatobi archipelago, Southeast Sulawesi or commonly referred to as Wakatobi National Park (TNW). This study aims to determine the types of asteroidea located on the island Hoga Kaledupa, Wakatobi Southeast Sulawesi. The method used in this research is exploration with cruising technique. The results found several Asteroideas consisting of Asterias vulgaris, Protoreaster nodosus, Culcita novaguineae, Linckia guildingii, Linckia leavigata, Luidia senegalensis, Archaster typicus, Acanthaster planci. Keywords: types of asteroidea, hoga island (wakatobi), southeast sulawesi .


The action of construction it is perceived to have a significant influence on the environmental assessment. In spite of the confession that environmental issues are significant in the construction field, and is slow to alteration the conventional way to combine environmental issue as part of the decision process. With increased information and awareness about these influence, among these sustainable building construction and material issues. In this article was began with investigate these issues in the North Cyprus, a questionnaire survey was conducted to investigate the scale of awareness, learning and implementation of sustainability in practices b etween architect's perception and how this effect on their design decisions. The methodology adopted in this research was the quantitative method approach survey research type dependent by an extensive questionnaires survey of North Cyprus architects. Collected data are analyzed, with the Excel and SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences). The critical finding showed the gap exists among awareness and inapplicable of sustainability in construction practices, which began with the failure of realizing the advantage of a sustainable process to the construction practice in North Cyprus. The study displayed a contradiction between what architect's demand to be satisfied with, and their obligation and practices; they appear to be incapable of translating their information and awareness into the suitable design and system support that can assist the integration of sustainability into the design.


Much research in human geography has been, often inadvertently, sexist. We first propose some reasons for this and then review the feminist contributions in other disciplines. The bulk of the paper examines some examples of sexist bias in the content, methods, and purposes of geographic research, suggests the nature of the damage that such bias inflicts on geographic knowledge, and identifies ways in which nonsexist geography might emerge.


Author's summary.— An experiment with supplementary reading materials in third and fourth term classes in Hebrew at James Monroe High School, New York City, with a view to improving reading ability, results and interpretation, scores on the objective tests, and conclusions.)


A series of identities of correlation functions K(n1, n2, …, nN) are given in the nearest-particle system. The above correlation identities are applied to the one-dimensional contact process. The decoupling induced by a renewal measure yields the first approximation: for the critical value and for the order parameter, which makes a rigorous bound as proved by Holley and Liggett. Furthermore, introducing a new decoupling procedure, improved estimations of and are calculated.


The final disposal of biosolids is a global matter. Polymers such as lignin, cellulose and hemicellulose comprise significant rate of biosolids arrangement. Fungi from Basidiomycota phyllum could degrade these polymers in the drying beds of the treatment plant and it can contribute decreasing final volumes of sludge disposed in the environment. The aim of this study was assess the capacity of 20 lignocellulolytic Basidiomycota fungi to biodegrade the sludge and the polymers that constitute it. Four isolates were selected to carry out sludge biodegradation at different temperatures. In addition, the organic fraction present in the sludge were determined before and after biodegradation. The inoculation of Agaricus bisporus, Fomes fasciatus, Schizophyllum communeand Trametes versicolor has enhanced the degradation of sludge, which is improved upon in higher temperatures. These fungi reduced the total organic carbon content of soluble carbon and polymers present in the sludge. The largest reduction was verified in the hemicellulose fraction, followed by lignin and cellulose. The inoculation performed by fungi capable of degrading sludge is an alternative to reduce the volumes deposited in the environment.


In the time available to me this afternoon, I cannot hope to discuss each of these questions. So I want to focus on the third question, addressing some issues about the domestic significance of the war and its impact on the international role of the United States. But what I have to say in response to this third question in part reflects my answers to the first two. So I will begin with some remarks about them.


The present invention relates to a hydride vapor deposition reactor, made for the purpose of setting to deposit a uniform thick film over the entire area of the substrate surface. Disclosed a hydride vapor deposition reactor according to the invention, is equipped with a head unit 11, reaction chamber 10 to maintain the vacuum and; Pivotally mounted to the reaction chamber and a susceptor (20) a plurality of substrate (P) is seated on an upper surface thereof; Gas injection means 30 is formed by the gas jet in the susceptor film on the substrate surface; In addition, the gas injection means, comprising a heating means for heating the susceptor is, to divide an inside of the reaction chamber into upper and lower spaces 13 and 14 and injection plate 33 having a plurality of injection holes (33a), jetting portion is in communication with the first space on the upper side the jet plate a first gas to the first space 13 to the first gas duct 31, the books to be injected through the injection port of the injection plate 33 via the coupled with the inner axis of rotation of the susceptor, and a solid source 35, the source holder (36) is accommodated, minutes at the bottom and through the center of the jet plate helix (32c) therein is disposed within said source holder, a second gas is after passed through the interior of the source holder is injected to the surface of the susceptor is configured to include a second gas pipe (32) for ever and the first reaction gas. Hydride vapor deposition reactor, HVPE, a susceptor, a solid source, the injection plate


The tectonics, the Moho-depth and the isostatic message of the investigated region are discussed on the basis of gravity survey. It is concluded that: the average Mohodepth of the North Tibet and Qing-tang area is about 70 km. In the area of Kun Lun fold, Moho-depth is inclined at about 8° upward to the north. It is a great gradient belt which tends gradually shallower from south to north. Within the boundary of Tarimn Basin, Moho-depth is about 50km.According to the analysis of isostatic message, three types of area are divided in this region: The area of North Tibet and Qing-tang is presented in an isostatic compensation; the area of Kun Lun folded belt is presented by positive isostatic anomalies; the South boundary of Tarimn Basin is presented by negative isosatic anomalies. Isostatic ascending motion, which was resulted from the glacial dissolve of the Qinghai Tebet plateau, is much weaker and Less important than that of the structure force and it belongs the later period stage.


An autonomous underwater vehicle with four thrusters is reexamined from the viewpoints of derivation of a time-varying model. First, a bilinear model can be derived without depending on a chained form transformation, instead depending on partial linearization in inputs and on linearization of partial attitudes. Next, it can be transformed into a time-varying system that includes partially discontinuous states, and then an exponentially stabilizing method can be applied to its model to solve a stabilization problem. Some numerical simulations are conducted to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.


Hospitals have been relatively neglected in the debate over
health system development in low-income countries, perhaps
because of the recognition that those services most
effective in improving population health in developing
countries are better delivered in a different setting. However, the efficiency of its hospital sector is vital to the overall effciency of any health system, for several reasons: the hospital sector's high resource consumption implies high gains from increased efficiency; functional problems at the hospital level can create problems lower down the system; the functioning of hospitals has become symbolic of the functioning of the overall system: hospital efficiency is important for public confidence.


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Some selected diagnostic methods are briefly discussed which are suitable for the diagnosis of z‐pinches. A few methods have been calibrated in a modified z‐pinch‐type discharge, which had been diagnosed by laser light scattering.


The unpredictable nature of renewable power, coupled with the influx of prosumers has made accurate power forecasts in microgrids (MGs) more difficult to obtain. A direct consequence of this is the need for additional spinning reserve (SR) capacity to compensate for resulting power imbalances. Due to the economic and environmental concerns, increasing conventional generation to meet this additional SR capacity is undesirable. The aggregation of prosumer behind-the-meter resources for the provision of SR is proposed in this study, and a mathematical model for the proposed scheme is developed. This scheme is formulated as a constrained optimisation problem, whose solution maintains power supply and demand balance whilst reserving a virtual spinning capacity. The formulation is linearised and solved using the CPLEX 12.6.3 solver in the Advanced Interactive Multidimensional Modelling System environment. A 14-bus MG test system is used to validate the proposed scheme, and results show the benefits of using prosumer behind-the-meter resources to provide ancillary services like SR.


A qualitative description about laser acupuncture and therapy is given from several angles in this paper,according to the theory of organism which is affected by laser.On the other hand,we illustrated the structure and improvement for laser therapy unit with two use.


The infrared image diagnostic technology of substation equipment is often interfered by its complex background, and cannot reflect the effective temperature information of the equipment, which is not conducive to the realization of subsequent fault diagnosis. In order to solve this problem, an improved CenterNet is proposed to improve the recognition effect of substation equipment under complex backgrounds. First, a richer substation infrared image dataset is established. Second, the Iresgroup structure is proposed as a backbone to further improve the feature learning ability of CenterNet. In the Iresgroup structure, an improved projection shortcut and Iresnet structure are improved to control the number of ReLUs on the main path, which can further improve the detection accuracy of the model, with higher robustness. In addition, the group conv structure is used to further improve the model, so that the model maintains the same amount of parameters while strengthening its feature learning ability. At last, The hyperparameters of centerNet have been redesigned to further improve the accuracy of the proposed method. The results show that compared with the several native backbones of the CenterNet and several mainstream detection models, this method has a significant improvement of 2% to 4% on mAP, and the improvement of single-type objects is as high as 7.4%. It can be seen that this method has achieved excellent detection results and can provide key technical support for fault detection of substation equipment.


This chapter represents concluding thoughts as well as a recap of some of the overarching critical recommendations from the book. This chapter includes takeaways from the theories presented, as well as takeaways from the instructor and administrator chapters. Finally, the authors wrap up the chapter and book with comments on research ideas for administrators and instructors. These research ideas represent potential ways for both administrators and instructors to help engage the post-traditional learner population and support further research.


In this paper, a new methodology for generating a self-testable data path with minimum area overhead in a minimum number of test sessions is presented. The main contribution is in the register allocation and binding algorithm, which is constructed from two phases. In the first phase, a number of self-adjacent registers configured as concurrent built-in logic block observation registers (CBILBO's) are minimized. As the registers configured as BILBO's that can work as either pattern generator or signature analyzer for the same module add a large cost to the constructed data path, phase 2 of the proposed algorithm tries to minimize occurrence of those registers whenever possible in a minimum number of test sessions. When the algorithm is applied to DSP applications, an improvement is achieved for both area overhead and interconnections.


For school age children on the island of Puerto Rico, the back-to-back hurricane strikes of Irma and Maria were their first experience with the tragedy of hurricanes in Puerto Rico. There is much concern in the general public about the ability of the Puerto Rican forests, like El Yunque, to recover. These concerns reveal common misconceptions about the dynamics of forest ecosystems. The focus of this research is Journey to El Yunque, a middle school curriculum unit that engages students in evidence-based modeling of hurricane disturbance using long-term data about population dynamics after Hurricane Hugo. Research was guided by the following research question: How does engagement in the science of disturbance ecology impact students' understanding of and appreciation for ecosystems dynamics? Students completed pre and post assessment understanding of ecosystems dynamics and rated the teacher implementation using the Inquiry-Based Science Teaching survey. Based on a paired t-test, students statistically increased their performance from pretest to posttest with an effect size of 0.22. At the teacher level, the Inquiry-Based Instruction score was a statistically significant predictor of the posttest performance. In other words, these results provide evidence that engaging students in the practices of ecology predicted increased understanding of population dynamics.


Though urban planning issues continue to be created largely by local problems, urban theorists have become sensitive to the indirect modifying effects of federal urban policy on the local land-use structure. Federal tax policies on income derived from multifamily real estate appear to have generated excessive apartment construction during the 1968–73 period in Minneapolis-St. Paul suburbs. The consequence of these policies is evident in high multifamily suburban vacancy rates for Twin City apartments built during this period.


A characteristic move of what is known as 'ordinary language philosophy' (OLP), as exemplified by J.L. Austin's discussion of knowledge in 'Other Minds,' is to appeal to the ordinary and normal use(s) of some philosophically troublesome word(s), with the professed aim of alleviating this or that philosophical difficulty or dispelling this or that philosophical confusion. This characteristic move has been criticized widely on the grounds that it rests on a conflation of 'meaning' and 'use'; and that criticism has been quite successful in its effect: OLP is widely held nowadays within the mainstream of analytic philosophy to have somehow been refuted or otherwise seriously discredited. However, that the words in question do indeed have something referable to as 'their meaning,' which is not only conceptually distinguishable from their ordinary and normal uses, but also theoretically separable from these uses, in a way that renders misguided the ordinary language philosopher's characteristic appeal and validates the traditional concerns OLP set itself out to dispel, has for the most part merely been presupposed and insisted on, as opposed to argued for, by detractors of OLP.


This paper described the wide application in the field of laser cutting both in country and abroad,and introduced the integrated structure and the controlling technique of workbench movement and galvanometer scanning of laser machine.With the far-reaching foreground of laser cutting industry,the breakthroughs of several key technologies of our company plays an important role in laser cutting industry in country.


Purpose – ETL format is a newly proposed CAD format, which is both simple enough that CAD models in this format can be easily sliced, and capable of describing solids with arbitrarily complex surface details. This paper aims to provide a method for slicing CAD models in ETL format.Design/methodology/approach – The proposed slicing method is based on a method for slicing CAD models in colour STL format. Affine mapping method is used to calculate the colour of the intersection polygon of a voxel in the slicing result volume dataset, and a triangular facet that constitutes the geometry of the described object, when the facet has texture mapping definition.Findings – The proposed slicing method is simple and robust. Implementations have demonstrated its feasibility.Originality/value – The proposed slicing method is meaningful to preparing data for the rapid formation of models with complex surface details, including colour and textures.


The present study of antimicrobial activities of va rious crude solvent extracts of Dodonea viscosa wer e determined against a wide variety of pathogenic bacteria. Crud e extracts of Dodonea viscosa shows mild to signifi cant activities for most of the treated bacteria. Crude extracts of n-hexane, dichloromethane, ethyl acetate and metha nol showed antibacterial effect against most of the tested org anisms. It has been expected that the present work on antimicrobial screening of the plant materials will help research ers who wish to work in designing clinical drugs co ncerning the killer diseases.


A dynamically positioned ship maintains its position (fixed location or predetermined track) exclusively by means of active thrusters. In this paper, a control scheme for dynamic positioning control of ships using a relay observer design is presented. Our analysis relies on nonsmooth strict Lyapunov functions to demonstrate global asymptotic stability of the closed‐loop system equilibrium. Using simulation results we illustrate the good performance of the proposed scheme under noisy ship position measurements.


The effect of a hyperimmunized (GLOBIGEN®) hen egg yolk–based product was evaluated for the control of diarrhea caused by enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) F4 and F18 in newly weaned piglets. The negative control (NC) animals were not challenged and received 40 ppm of colistin as a growth promoter, 2300 ppm of zinc, and 150 ppm copper. The other three treatments were all challenged with ETEC F4 and F18: 0.2% GLOBIGEN®, 4% dry porcine plasma (DPP), and a positive control (PC). Animals on GLOBIGEN® does not differ from NC (p > 0.05) in weight gain. They also had better feed efficiency than DPP (p < 0.05). Animals in GLOBIGEN® did not present diarrhea as was seen in DPP and PC. GLOBIGEN® also showed reduced F4 and F18 (p < 0.05) excretion compared to PC. The results of this study suggest that GLOBIGEN® acts efficiently in diarrhea control, being a viable alternative to the use of antibiotics in newly weaned piglets.


This paper analyzes an induction motor with high temperature superconducter (HTS) coated slotted solid rotor. By slotting the solid rotor, the electromagnetic torque near synchronous speed will increase but the starting torque will decrease. To improve starting torque, rotor slots are coated with HTS materials. Using HTS material vary the rotor resistance to great extends in starting step and this means the starting torque will be maximized. Also the torque near synchronous speed will be higher than before because of the resistance of the HTS is completely zero in this period. This would help the torque become more than the case without any coating. It is concluded that, HTS coating of slotted solid rotor will increase the starting torque by 42 and 74% than smooth type rotor and slotted one, respectively. For case-study motor, the torque near synchronous speed these improvements were 75% and 33%, respectively. The performance of the proposed motor is simulated using finite element method (FEM).


Epoetin beta belongs to the class of erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs) that are currently available to treat anemic patients receiving chemotherapy. Chemotherapy-induced anemia affects a high percentage of cancer patients and, due to its negative effects on disease outcome and the patient's quality of life, should be treated when first diagnosed. Initial trials with ESAs have shown efficacy in improving quality of life and reducing the need for blood transfusions in patients with chemotherapy-induced anemia. However, recent meta-analyses have provided conflicting data on the impact of ESAs on survival and tumor progression. Here we provide an overview of these recent data and review the role of epoetin beta in the treatment of chemotherapy-induced anemia over the past 20 years.


A framework of hall for workshop of meta-synthetic engineering of space-military system(HWMSESMS) is built by analyzing content in the three parts of the frameworks. They are named as high-layer HWMSE,low-layer HWMSE,and warring simulating system.Together with the reality,the total target of frame is constructed.For realizing total target,three parts' tasks and organizing coordinating relations are analyzed in detail.All in all,during building HWMSESMS,the total target should be regarded as the guide,the framework should be regarded as the base.Afterwards the function requirement is analyzed,so as to build HWMSESMS integrity.


In view of the current problems of compatibility of instrument in retrieval of ECG,we are imperative to let the Internet procedures and the internal medical system to quickly obtain the ECG information conveniently.A solution about the connection between each equipments with web services and DICOM protocol is proposed.The communication ways in DICOM protocol is used to retrieve the ECG information from each PACS in big hospital,and it can also publish the retrieval by web services to let the user on Internet to use.It does not need to design a new management system to complete retrieval of ECG,using PACS which is already applied by each big hospital to complete it.Moreover it may retrieve medicine images and ECGs together to enhance the integrity in medicine information.A instance is taken to retrieve the ECG information from PACSONE and return the result with XML which supply using on Internet by each procedures and Website.