ABSTRACT Heat stress exerts significant impact on plant—parasite interactions. Phytohormones, such as salicylic acid (SA), play important roles in plant defense against parasite attacks. Here, we studied the impact of a combination of heat stress and exogenous SA on the resistance of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) plants to the Hessian fly [Mayetiola destructor (Say) ]. We found that the wheat cultivar 'Molly', which contains the resistance gene H13, lost resistance to Hessian fly under heat stress (40°C for 3 and 6 h), and that exogenous application of SA on Molly seedlings right before heat stress can partially prevent the loss of resistance of Molly plants under heat conditions. Our findings have significant implications for understanding the dynamics of plant—insect interactions in the context of heat stress.


This article uses critical political theories to engage with regional economic development as a site of exclusion, inequality and interwoven power relationships, which would benefit from theoretical analysis. It does this through the concept of lifestyle from regional development creative industries discourses and regional branding, considering how time operates in the narratives of place used to represent and promote a region to the outside world. Using Cornwall as a case study and an analysis informed by complexity theory, the article claims that regional narratives need to be understood not just for how they are produced and what they say, but also for the futures that they imply. It argues that while strategic development narratives need to be situated within an affective assemblage that resonates with popular perceptions of place, they also need to have a narrative that opens up spaces of possibility for future action and facilitates adaptation.


Heating β-lactoglobulin solutions at pH 8 causes an increase in viscosity, but self-supporting gels were not formed unless salts, such as sodium chloride or calcium chloride, were added. The rheological and textural properties and gel strength were markedly affected by salt concentration. Thus, gels of maximum compressive strength were obtained with sodium chloride and calcium chloride at concentrations of 200 and 10mM, respectively. Increasing the concentration of sodium chloride resulted in the formation of soft gels which released water easily. Calcium chloride strengthened β-lactoglobulin gels by forming crossbridges. However, above 10 mM it tended to enhance coagulation rather than gelation. This was confirmed by election microscopy of the gel matrix.


Nimesulide, a COX-2 selective drug, possesses anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties. Moreover, it has low gastrointestinal and renal toxicity. This paper presents industrially viable, new and improved synthesis of nimesulide starting from o-chloro nitrobenzene. The reaction with triphenyl phosphate yields 2-phenoxy nitrobenzene (90%) followed by reduction and mesylation and finally selective nitration furnishes the drug (85%).


In this essay, we present ways of theorizing from the theme "Social Responsibilities of Research in Mathematics Education: Implications for the classroom of Basic Education". Used discourse analysis in Foucault's perspective, to discuss the terms "social responsibility" and "implications for the classroom." It is argued that the terms mentioned moving speeches linked to welfare, charity, the need to pay a moral debt by inequality of knowledge involved in the relationship research professors or university-school, in the case of "social responsibility" and linked to immediate applicability in research and the culture of performativity, when referring to "implications for the classroom." It is suggested shifting the phrase "Social Responsibilities of Research in Mathematics Education: Implications for the classroom of Basic Education" to elaborate on some assumptions and some issues that can contribute to mathematics education and, above all, to rethink some investigative practices.


Two observations from the field inform this paper. The historical notables of Shaqlawa, a city in Iraqi Kurdistan, disappeared from the local political area in the 1990s and were replaced by a new elite arising out of the Kurdish movement. Paradoxically, some Miran have succeeded in reaching positions of authority on the regional political scene. A sociohistorical reading is presented on the facts of this situation. Various analytic perspectives are linked by local logics and political stakes at the regional level. Effort is made not to yield to a regressive reading of the studied process, basing our research on what we had known on this result. With those methodological precautions as a starting point, an array of strategies is depicted (donation, vote-catching, conversion), which the actors deploy to maintain their social position.


1 Assistant Editor at MDGuidelines. Received for publication November 8, 2021; accepted November 10, 2021. Copyright © 2022 The Author. Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of The American Society of Plastic Surgeons. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives License 4.0 (CCBY-NC-ND), where it is permissible to download and share the work provided it is properly cited. The work cannot be changed in any way or used commercially without permission from the journal. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open 2022;10:e4039; doi: 10.1097/ GOX.0000000000004039; Published online 21 January 2022. Is it Time to Say Goodbye to BMI?


Abstract Hugo Chávez promises to break with the past, and his first steps have so changed the political landscape that this pledge carries fresh meaning. Yet the past continues to define, often imperceptibly, the future is imagined.


The direct use of natural rubber latex (NRL) as a binder for emulsion paints did not produce emulsion paints with good opacity, washability resistance, and regulated touch drying time, even when mixed with polyvinyl acetate (PVAc). This study aimed to study the properties of opacity (hiding power), washability resistance, and set drying touch time of emulsion paint with a binder added from a mixture of modified natural rubber latex (NRL) and PVAc. NRL modifications included UV photodepolymerization with TiO2 catalyst and grafting copolymerization of methyl methacrylate and styrene (NRL-g-(MMA-co-St)). NRL was mixed with PVAC at ratios of 0/100; 15/85; 25/75; 35/65; 50/50; 100/0% w/w before being used as a binder for emulsion paint. Emulsion paint samples had different binder contents, namely 2, 4, 6, and 8% w/w. Tests on paint samples included opacity using a UV-Vis spectrophotometer (EASYSPEC safas Monaco), washability using the Digital BGD 526 Wet Abrasion Scrub Tester, and drying time set using the ASTM STP500 procedure. The results showed that the opacity (hiding power), washability resistance, and set drying touch time met the emulsion paint standards for all binder levels, except the 100% w/w modified NRL composition. The higher level of NRL in the binder causes these properties to decrease and become unstable. The best opacity (hidden power), washing resistance, and drying touch time were obtained on modified NRL with a concentration of 15% w/w. The binder content in the paint was around 4% w/w, with an opacity of about 1.78% abs, washing resistance of 12 times, and the set drying touch time to 80 min.


The purpose of this study was to evaluate the vanables that affect nurses' attitudes toward computer use . for patient,care' charting The participants were. registered hurses working ih two, different Southern California hospitals. The:.parffcipants ; wefe %fven . questionnaires to complete that asked about their computer experience, attitudes toward:computers and nursing specialization. Structural equation modeling was used for the analysis. The results indicated that for a community hospital sample, computer experience predicted attitudes tows.rd computers. The same prediction did not hold for a university medical center sample.


The female condom is more expensive than the male condom, but its advantages include its effectiveness with water- or oil-based lubricants, its


A region decomposition technique is proposed for point matching method analysis of electromagnetic scattering problems involving various polygonal cylinders with conducting edges. In this paper, it is verified that the scattering problem is amenable to accurate numerical analysis by the point matching method. The influence of the shape change of the scatterer in the shadow region is investigated. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Electron Comm Jpn Pt 2, 90(8): 18–25, 2007; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/ecjb.20339


The anterior clinoid process may be pneumatized by an extension of the sphenoid sinus air space. An anterior clinoid mucocele is a particularly rare entity, which can lead to optic complication due to its proximity to the optic nerve. Optic neuropathy is seldom recoverd if there is a delay in treatment for more than 10 days. The primary treatment for mucocele is surgical excision. We report a patient with mucocele of the anterior clinoid process that resulted in recurrent monocular visual loss. The patient underwent endoscopy-assisted transnasal marsupialization of mucocele with full recovery of visual function. � Korean J Otorhinolaryngol-Head Neck Surg 2013;56:655-8 Key WordsZZAnterior clinoid process ㆍEndoscopic sinus surgery ㆍMucocele ㆍOptic neuropathy.


Dihydrofolate Reductase (DHFR) is an essential enzyme for most organisms, ranging from bacteria to humans. It has essential functions in DNA biosynthesis and cell replication and cell growth can be diminished by inhibition of DHFR. It is critical to understand inhibitor specificity of DHFR homologs from different organisms. To design compounds that inhibit DHFR from infectious organisms while leaving human DHFR alone. A computational analysis was previously developed to predict residues away from the active site that are significant in ligand specificity in the DHFR enzyme family. Allosteric residues H38, A39, I86, W85, Q84, T125, F126, and Y127 (human DHFR numbering) were predicted to be key residues in ligand specificity in the DHFR enzyme family. To validate these predictions, mutations (H38N, A39Y, I86A, T125A, F126L, and Y127A) have been introduced into the B. Strearothermophilus DHFR gene and the mutants have been expressed and purified. We have measured the binding constants to select ligands (Trimethoprim, Raltitrexed, and Pyrimethamine) by equilibrium binding titrations using Fluoromax‐4. Comparisons on the ligand binding profiles of the mutants to those of the wild type enzyme have revealed that some of the mutated amino acid positions do have an effect on ligand selectivity and this work is still going on. Turnover (kcat) values have also been determined for the mutants and wildtype DHFR and showed that mutations do not affect catalytic activity, with the exception of the I86A mutant. Further comparison of the ligand specificity of double mutants with two mutated positions is currently in progress to investigate synergy between different positions in ligand binding specificity in this enzyme family.


The paper discusses the causes of formation for cracks of Mozitan Dam and repairing measures. Based on project experience, the new anchor-holding material and the new water proof material (XYPEX) are introduced.


This paper analyzes the reasons that affect the road safety in Beijing from three aspects: motor vehicles, non-motor vehicles (represented by bicycle) and pedestrians. In view of the above problems, this paper puts forward corresponding improvement points. First, the relevant departments should improve laws and regulations to regulate people's behavior. Second, Increasing the number of the bicycle path is the first and most important step for solving bicycle safety problem. Finally, it is suggested to provide safety and awareness training with extra maintenance courses and road safety measures for motor vehicle drivers and cyclists. The article points out when accidents reduced to a certain extent, Laws revision and regulations has little effects and the lack of awareness about traffic safety is an underlying cause.


Purpose – Strategic concentration is a key issue for manufacturing companies when designing a supply chain. As a corporate strategy and a supply chain governance strategy, vertical integration relates to organisational economics and strategic supply chain management. Numerous explanations have been created for vertical integration, and transaction cost economics (TCE) provides a theoretical basis to help understand the process. However, the current popularity of vertical integration seems inspired by something more than altering industry structure and minimising cost, which are the traditionally accepted explanations for vertical integration This paper aims to explore the driving forces for vertical integration, particularly downstream integration of distribution, and the consequences of vertical integration in a manufacturer‐distributor‐reseller chain.Design/methodology/approach – This study adopted an exploratory case study approach to examine a Swedish‐based timber manufacturer that vertically integrat...


This article presents theoretical generalization of numerous experiments and projects described in Venda and Venda (1995) and other publications by the authors and also by many other researchers. This article does not pretend to describe any experiments and statistical data in detail. Experiments, which are only referred to here, play roles of demonstration of the basic definitions, 3 laws of cognitive ergonomics, and models for human-machine-environment interaction suggested by the authors. The 1st law of cognitive ergonomics states that any cognitive strategy, Si, may be modeled as a bell-shaped function of work efficiency criterion, Qi, on a work factor, Fj, Si = Qi(Fj). The 2nd law of cognitive ergonomics states that every cognitive task may be accomplished using different cognitive strategies represented as a family of corresponding bell-shaped characteristic curves, S1 = Q1(Fj); S2 = Q2(Fj), and so forth. The 3rd law of cognitive ergonomics states that work efficiency during transformation between 2...


Abstract We consider the two-machine flow shop scheduling problem to minimize the makespan, provided that the jobs have to be transported between the machines by a single transporter or carrier. The transporter may take an arbitrary number of jobs at a time. For this NP-hard problem, we describe a heuristic that behaves as a ***6/5–approximation algorithm, provided that there exists an optimal schedule with exactly two shipments. The obtained result should be viewed as a necessary step towards an algorithm with a better worst-case behaviour than a ***3/2–approximation algorithm by Lee and Strusevich (2005).


INTRODUCTION The use of electrocautery in the patient with a cochlear implant is harmful to the device and could cause changes in the device settings and, possibly, permanent device damage. The transmission of current damages to the spiral ganglion cells may also damage those cells. Electrocautery instruments are used in all surgical procedures. In a bipolar device the current passes between two points at the instrument's tip, whereas monopolar devices rely on electrical current passing from a small tipped instrument to a large grounding pad applied to the patient at a distance from the operative field.


The author describes the feelings and experiences with abortion he has had over a period of 47 years of medical practice which include serving as Chief of Obstetrics at the Sinai Hospital in Baltimore and later as Director of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. Throughout he worked to eliminate discriminatory practices in abortion. Following his appointment in 1968 to the Froessel Commission which was to examine and recommend changes in New Yorks abortion laws he advised abortion for any woman 40 or older upon request (his suggestion was rejected) in addition to the recommendations of the Commision advocating the ALI model statute (an abortion code presented in New York in 1959 which has provided the basis for many liberalized state laws) and adding abortion on request by any mother with more than 4 children. After reviewing results from the 5 states which were first to liberalize their laws he concludes that abortion on request is the only solution for democratizing legal abortion a conclusion he feels has been reinforced by results of the New York law.


Commonly used methods to measure whole gut transit time in rodents have yet to combine high sensitivity, objectivity, and automation. We have developed a novel method using oral gavage of non‐toxic fluorescent dye particles and their detection by fluorescence imaging to enable unbiased automated detection of gut transit time simultaneously in 8 cages.


With the character of isolating carrier movement, the stabilized platform has been widely used in the military field as well as civil field. But it's universal property performed not well enough due to the different load and work conditions in different project and the complex technology it demands. In this paper, a real-time stabilized platform servo control system was designed based on the demand of a weapon system.


X inactivation is a vital process that occurs in all DNA-containing cells of the female body. It is also an important research model and tool for studying biology. Epigenetics refers to processes that tell our cells how, and when, to read the DNA blueprint.


In this work, the combination effect of tuned mass damper and high static low dynamic stiffness (HSLDS) isolator is investigated in reducing the vibration amplitude of Euler–Bernoulli beam with a nonlinear attachment. The performance of the absorber is studied in two cases; the first case, HSLDS isolator is one degree of freedom and the second case, two degree of freedom isolator is combined of HSLDS isolator and tuned mass damper absorber. By comparing the performance of these two isolators, it is revealed the two degree of freedom isolator has much better performance in direct force excitation and also improves the system performance in the base excitation. This isolator reduces the system amplitude at all frequencies, especially ultra-low frequencies, which is the main advantage to this isolator with respect to other isolators and reduces the natural frequency until the phenomenon of resonance occurs at a lower frequency. Moreover, decreasing the natural frequency increases the damping and in quasi zero stiffness and negative stiffness structure, the system has supercritical damping. This isolator is studied for positive, quasi zero and negative stiffness. The results show that the system with quasi zero stiffness has the best performances. Also, by increasing the excitation amplitude, the isolator loses its effectiveness.


In 1888, forty years ago, Fallot 1 published an interesting, useful and complete description of a type of congenital heart disease that at times had been described previously but was quite neglected in its full significance. Though this condition is now recognized under his name as the tetralogy of Fallot, it is still much neglected and but little known. His article might well be reproduced in full as quite up to date in 1928. The tetralogy of Fallot consists of the most common grouping of congenital cardiac defects found in adults, namely, (1) pulmonic or infundibular stenosis; (2) interventricular septal defect; (3) dextroposition of the aorta, so that it overrides the septal defect and thus receives blood directly from the right as well as from the left ventricle, and (4) marked hypertrophy of the right ventricle. Clubbing of the fingers and cyanosis are invariably present. Life is usually short when


Antibodies to immunoglobulin A (IgA) molecules are thought to be frequently responsible for anaphylactic reactions in transfusion medicine, but practical tests for the detection of antibodies to IgA are not yet available.


Technology has proven its major influence on everybody in the world. In fact, life is almost dependent on technology now days. Everything was moving with its own pace. But as the circumstantial lockdown took place perspective of education has been changed. Almost all educational institutions all over the world have evolved new means to reach the students. The Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD) is regularly emphasizing on e-learning with the tagline as "Let COVID-19 not stop your learning. Continue with SWAYAM". In 2002, ANA has also stated that: "nurses and their employers are jointly responsible for creating an environment in which competent nurses can provide quality outcomes".


As biomedical researchers are amassing a plethora of information in a variety of forms resulting from the advancements in biomedical research, there is a critical need for innovative information management and knowledge discovery tools to sift through these vast volumes of heterogeneous data and analysis tools. In this paper we present a general model for an information management system that is adaptable and scalable, followed by a detailed design and implementation of one component of the model. The prototype, called BioSifter, was applied to problems in the bioinformatics area. The results indicate that BioSifter is a powerful tool for biological researchers to automatically retrieve relevant text documents from biological literature based on their interest profile. The paper also presents experimental studies with real users to illustrate the efficacy of the approach.


The ARES linac at DESY aims to generate and characterize ultrashort electron bunches (fs to sub-fs duration) with high momentum and arrival time stability for the purpose of applications related to accelerator R&D, e.g. development of advanced and compact diagnostics and accelerating structures, test of new accelerator components, medical applications studies, machine learning, etc. During its commissioning phase, the bunch duration characterization of the electron bunches generated at ARES has been performed with an RF-phasing technique relying on momentum spectra measurements, using only common accelerator elements (RF accelerating structures and magnetic spectrometers). The sensitivity of the method allowed highlighting different response times for Mo and Cs2Te cathodes. The measured electron bunch duration in a wide range of machine parameters shows excellent agreement overall with the simulation predictions, thus demonstrating a very good understanding of the ARES operation on the bunch duration aspect. The importance of a precise in-situ experimental determination of the phase velocity of the first travelling wave accelerating structure after the electron source, for which we propose a simple new beam-based method precise down to sub-permille variation respective to the speed of light in vacuum, is emphasized for this purpose. A minimum bunch duration of 20 fs rms, resolution-limited by the space charge forces, is reported. This is, to the best of our knowledge, around 4 times shorter than what has been previously experimentally demonstrated based on RF-phasing techniques with a single RF structure. The present study constitutes a strong basis for future time characterization down to the sub-fs level at ARES, using dedicated X-band transverse deflecting structures.


Fatigue damage results in the progressive localized permanent structural change and occurs in materials subjected to fluctuating stresses and strains and the fatigue life of any specimen or structure is the number of stress (strain) cycles required to cause failure. 1 The use of two-dimensional x-ray detectors allows for the observation of these changes through visual changes in the Debye ring. Decreases in the spottiness of the rings and peak broadening can be readily observed and measured. This paper examines changes of the Debye ring for FCC metal structures at various stages (cycles) of "cold working" and how these changes may be used to predict or evaluate fatigue failure.


[Purpose] We investigated the mental characteristics of martial arts athletes using the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) and the Emotional Intelligence Scale (EQS). [Subjects] The subjects were 80 healthy male martial arts athletes with an average age of 22.6 ± 4.7. [Methods] We conducted STAI and EQS assessments, divided the athletes into Boxing (boxers and kick-boxers) and Grappling (judo and wrestlers) groups, and investigated and compared the types of sport and groups. [Results] In the STAI no differences were found between the groups or sports, but state anxiety and trait anxiety showed a tendency to have high scores compared to the standard score. In the EQS, the Boxing group showed significantly high values of self-control, and significantly low values of empathy. [Conclusion] The results suggest that a mental characteristic of martial arts athletes is a tendency to be susceptible to anxiety, and that the characteristics of a particular sport give shape to differences in areas of emotional intelligence.


Objectives:Long-term (1- to 10-year) outcomes after severe sepsis in previously healthy persons are unknown. We aimed to determine the 1- to 10-year mortality rates of previously healthy patients with severe sepsis and compare these to mortality rates of patients with nonseptic critical illness and the general population. Design:A prospective cohort study of 2,289 patients from one mixed medical-surgical ICU and one cardiovascular surgery ICU. Age- and gender-comparable general British Columbia population was used as comparison. Patients were followed from the date of admission to the ICU to January 31, 2013. Provincial vital statistics were used to determine the patients' date of death. For the general population comparison, expected survival was obtained from life tables of the population of British Columbia, Canada. Setting:A quaternary-level provincial referral hospital in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Patients:Two thousand two hundred eighty-nine patients from one mixed medical-surgical ICU and one cardiovascular surgery ICU. Age- and gender-comparable general British Columbia population was used for comparison. Interventions:None. Measurements and Main Results:Patients with severe sepsis without comorbidities had higher mortality from 1 to 10 years than general British Columbia population (p < 0.01). Younger patients with severe sepsis (< 60 yr) had the worst 1- to 5-year and 5- to 10-year mortality (hazard ratio [95% CI], 17.8 [13.4–24.8] and 6.0 [4–9]) compared with the general population. Patients with severe sepsis had significantly poorer 1- to 10-year mortality rates (30.5%) compared with patients with nonseptic critical illness (22.1%) and patients who have undergone cardiovascular surgery (15.9%). Patients with sepsis had higher mortality rates from 1–5 years and 5–10 years than the general British Columbia population (hazard ratio [95% CI], 4.5 [2.2–9.1] and 2.2 [0.9–14.7]). Conclusions:Previously healthy patients suffering an episode of severe sepsis have increased long-term mortality compared with patients with nonseptic critical illness and a general population.


The development of treatments to restore damaged cartilage that can provide functional recovery with minimal risk of revision surgery remains an unmet clinical need. Gene therapy shows increased promise as an innovative solution for enhanced tissue repair. Within this study a novel microRNA (miR)‐activated scaffold is developed for enhanced mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (MSC) chondrogenesis and cartilage repair through the delivery of an inhibitor to microRNA‐221 (miR‐221), which is known to have a negative effect of chondrogenesis. To fabricate the miR‐activated scaffolds, composite type II collagen‐containing scaffolds designed specifically for cartilage repair are first manufactured by lyophilization and then functionalized with glycosaminoglycan‐binding enhanced transduction (GET) system nanoparticles (NPs) encapsulating the miR‐221 inhibitor. Subsequently, scaffolds are cultured with human‐derived MSCs in vitro under chondrogenic conditions for 28 days. The miR‐activated scaffolds successfully transfect human MSCs with the miR‐221 cargo in a sustained and controlled manner up to 28 days. The silencing of miR‐221 in human MSCs using the miR‐activated scaffold promotes an improved and more robust cell‐mediated chondrogenic response with repressed early‐stage events related to MSC hypertrophy. Taken together, this innovative miR‐activated scaffold for the delivery of a miR‐221 inhibitor demonstrates capability to improve chondrogenesis with promise to enhance cartilage defect repair.


Let D = (V, A)be a digraph. An injective function f: V(D) → {1,2, …. p} is said to be a sign pairity difference cordial labeling if the induced arc labeling f ∗: A(D) → {0,1} defined byf ∗ ((μ, ν)) = {1iff(u)−f(v)>00elsewhere satisfiesthe condition that |e f 0-e f (1)| ≤ 1 where, e f (0) is the number of arcs with label 0 and e f (1) is the number of arcs with label 1. In this paper, we analyze the existence of sign pairity difference cordial labeling in the digraphs Directed Path (Pn→) (APn→) , Directed Cycle (Cn→) , Outstar (oK1,n→) , Inwheel (iWn→) and Downcomb (DownPn⊙K1→) defined by K.Palani et.al.


makes difficult the visualization of Shekinah as participant in the clearly heterosexual hieros gamos, another central cabbalistic image. W. himself speaks elsewhere of the "fluidity" of the motif of coronation imagery (367). More generally, I would argue that a unique strength of a nonrepresentational iconic tradition (that is, one which validates images but refuses to give them concrete material rather than verbal form) is precisely this fluidity of form with its possibility of a simultaneity of valences for any given image. Despite this caveat, W.'s overall argument for an ocular phallocentrism is surely an intriguing one that invites, I think, a possibly fruitful comparative inquiry into the phallus of the Anthropos and the Shiva lingam typologically and dynamically. W.'s work is scholarship in the grand tradition—sweeping in scope and references, precise in analysis and argumentation—with a range of primary and secondary citations that are all the more accessible because they are printed in footnotes to each page rather than as endnotes. Yet W.'s work is not only for scholars; it has value for religious seekers and practitioners as well. While not easy reading, it is clearly presented and evocatively rich in its wealth of source citations. The discussion of prophecy, poetry, and the mystic with respect to imagery is quite suggestive, and the judicious selections of poetry (173-81) would enrich any religious service or meditation. The emphasis on the experiential, together with the excitement of textual confrontation that for the mystics provided "the occasion for visionary experience" (326) might have comparable if mild effects on the reader as well. Technically speaking, W.'s book is a speculum that does not shine (from intrinsic divine light). It does, however, manage to provide considerable illumination by virtue of the light that it collects and refracts from a variety of visionary and critical sources. Erich Neumann once wrote: "The godhead speaks in colors and symbols. They are the core of the world of feeling and truth. . . . Only the flame . . . can reveal the secret of the world and its divine heart." If Neumann's words are true, we have all the more reason to be grateful to W. for so generously stoking that flame.


It is obvious that using the Internet and technological tools became a 'must' throughout the Covid-19 pandemic period. All students and teachers started to use all those tools intensively both in their lessons and at their homes, and this process led to the digitalization of the classrooms and courses. Therefore, information and communication technologies (ICTs) and remote learning spread to all aspects of our lives and led to the emergence of a new concept, namely 'Digital Citizenship', making it significant to comprehend where students' digital competence levels are. In line with this, the objective of this research was to investigate the digital citizenship levels of the participants and how much they are knowledgeable about being conscious digital citizens. Totally, 196 students from an ELT department of a state university in Turkey participated in the study. The study was carried out with a quantitative research method in the 2021-2022 spring semester, and data were collected through the 5-point Likert type "Digital Citizenship Scale". Responses were evaluated by SPSS v26 statistical package program and based on the findings, it was indicated that almost all dimensions of digital citizenship were met by the participants. Since there was almost no statistically significant in terms of gender, age, and grade variables, the highest dimensions were found at digital commerce and digital responsibility levels.  This current study will pay the way for educators, instructors, curriculum designers, and materials developers to review, redesign and reevaluate the existing language teaching programs. Students will also be aware of their weaknesses and strengths about digital citizenship and realize the significance of the concept of digital citizenship.


It is not the purpose of this paper to discuss nutrition from the standpoint of calory requirement, relative protein nutritive value, vitamin content or metabolic processes. Our inquiry is directed more particularly to certain phases of nutrition work now being widely attempted in the schools, and which may affect, for better or for worse, 20 per cent. of the total population, representing the approximate school enrolment of a given community. For untold generations, men and women have been born, "had their being," and died at a ripe old age, without thought of the state of nutrition or the character of the food ingested other than that inspired by a catholic appetite. But, within the last few years, all has changed, and the popular conception of malnutrition is—shall I say?—so inaccurate that the veriest tyro in public health work, after placing a child on a scale and noting comparative results, gravely


Spaceborne microwave radiometry provides an essential contribution to monitoring the Earth with varying spatial resolution both related to the reflector dimension and the frequency of operation. The ESA's Copernicus imaging microwave radiometer (CIMR) mission aims at collecting the geophysical observables at a spatial resolution ranging from 60 km in L band to 4 km in Ka band. This goal can be achieved by equipping CIMR with a large unfurlable mesh reflector antenna. A limitation of the antenna design is that the antenna pattern includes grating lobes that contaminate the scene measurement with contributions originated far from the nominal footprint. This effect introduces inaccuracies in brightness temperature measurements, particularly when facing radiometric discontinuities, e.g., near the coastlines and sea ice edges, which can be greater than the mission required maximum of 0.5 K. The aim of this article is to assess a technique which will be able to correct the effects of antenna pattern and obtain reliable TB measurements. The analyzed simple technique is based on a regularized deconvolution of the antenna pattern to reconstruct the actual brightness temperatures. The technique was tested over a synthetic scenario that mimics both steep and smooth variations in spatial and thermal domains.


T HIS Congress, sponsored jointly by the FAO of the United Nations, and the United States government, held at Pennsylvania State College, August 17 t)o 23, 1952, was a noteworthy milestone in grassland agriculture. The main purpose of the Congress was to bring together from all over the free world people who are interested in promoting bettell grasslands, in exchanging ideas and in observing grassland farming in action. This was the first such congress held in America. All previous ones have been held in Europe. Following the first meeting in Leipsig, Germany in 1927, subsequent meetings were held in Uppsala, Sweden in 1930, in Zurich, Switzerland in 1934, in Aberystwyth, Wales in 1937 and in Noordwijk, Netherlands in 1949. Following the disruptions incident to war, the Sixth Congress was back on the original schedule of meetings at intervals of three years. The international scope of this meeting was reflected in the total attendance of more than 1500 from the following countries and the United Nations.


Generally, education can be consider an important part of the welfare state. Education is one of the major agendas that can influence the life and quality civilization of a nation in the world. Humans will be considered backward if they do not have education. Knowledgeable individuals and families and putting knowledge as a way of life will assist us to make the right decision. This paper present about the perception of ACIS students towards the implementation of welfare state concept (Negeri Berkebajikan) in Kelantan. The main purpose of this study to examine the perception of students whether have the information on the implementation of welfare state concept in Kelantan. The main objective in this research is to examine the knowledge and awareness of the respondents about the Welfare State Concept (Negeri Berkebajikan) implemented in Kelantan. Secondly, to evaluate on the perception towards the importance of Welfare State Concept (Negeri Berkebajikan) in education and thirdly is to identify the problems and challenges in implementing the Welfare State Concept (Negeri Berkebajikan) from educational perspective. This research focused on the welfare state concept in educational perspective. The data were qunatitavely collected in nature because the researcher using the questionnaire survey form as instrument. The researcher use the non-probability sampling which is selected the purposive sampling where the respondent was purposely selected from Academy of Contemporary Islamic Studies (ACIS), Uitm Shah Alam. The findings of this research knows that most the respondents have knowledge about the implementation of welfare state concept (Negeri Berkebajikan). They also realize on the importance of welfare state concept (Negeri Berkebajikan) in education and needs to be maintained and improved in the future. The most of respondents agree that lack of information about welfare state concept (Negeri Berkebajikan) is one cause of problems and challenges in implementing of welfare state concept (Negeri Berkebajikan). Furthermore, the recommendations from researcher are firstly, is enhance the disclosure of information whereby the government of Kelantan need to enhance the disclosure of information about welfare state concept. Secondly, is cooperation between leaders and society is very important because this task is a collective responsibility. The conclusion is welfare state concept (Negeri Berkebajikan) is very important to all people. Based on al- Quran, Allah SWT has told all Muslims to always help each other. In order to fulfill the concept of charity which will benefit all. So concept also is a responsibility for all people including leader and community as each party should collaborate and play their roles together to realize the aim of welfare state concept (Negeri Berkebajikan) from the Islamic perspective.


The development of plants in rice fields has been monitored for years with remote sensing. The current trend in remote sensing research is towards precision agriculture, which aims to provide vitality information of plants in meter-scale resolution. Polarimetric Synthetic Aperture Radar (PolSAR) plays a significant role in rice monitoring by relating the plant morphology to scattering behavior of electromagnetic waves. This relation can be used to improve rice monitoring applications by making the estimation of detailed plant morphology possible. In this study, we present the stochastic optimization of a metamodel-driven electromagnetic scattering model. This study involves the estimation accuracies for stalk height, leaf length and leaf width using co-polar TerraSAR-X data. The results that have been obtained are found to be successful for stalk height and leaf length with R2 higher than 0.78 from the in-situ measured values.


This article aims mainly at the special panoramic acquisition lens.By splicing and starting operation,the recognizable image for humans is obtained.The system lens is composed of two pieces of pixel array CCD of 4 096×3 072.The mosaic formed by the sensing region contains a 4096 x 4096 pixel array.This paper presents a stitching algorithm method based on the central location.By searching the two collected panoramic image circles,with the center of the circle as a benchmark for the shearing and location,this algorithm achieves an accurate image stitching.By improvement and application of the block look-up table method,the target image is transformed into a ring block.Operation is started on the spliced images.Simulation results show that the algorithm can stitch images collected by a special lens with fast speed and reliable performance.It meets the requirements of practical applications.


1. cosmeceutical and pharmaceutical compositions comprising non-covalent complexes between unsulfated chondroitin having a molecular weight of from 5 to 100, "Yes determined by size exclusion chromatography, and active ingredientami.2. Compositions according to Claim. 1, for topical, nasal, rectal and vaginal vvedeniya.3. Compositions according to Claim. 1 or 2 in the form of solutions, emulsions, gel, creams, sprays, suppositories, eye drops, masks, pads, bandages and plastyrey.4. Noncovalent unsulfated chondroitin having a molecular weight of from 5 to 100 kDa as determined by size exclusion chromatography, and active ingredientov.5. Noncovalent complexes according to claim. 4, wherein the active ingredient is a non-steroidal or steroidal anti-inflammatory agent, antitumor agent, antiviral agent, antimicrobial agent, a diuretic, a contraceptive, an analgesic, a bronchodilator, a monoclonal antibody, immunosuppressive agent, a vasoconstrictor or vasodilator, an antioxidant, a soothing agent, moisturizing or drainage agent biostimulant, a radical scavenger, an agent for the treatment of wrinkles, the compound for hair growth or the biologically active peptide, used either alone or in combination with each drugom.6. Unsulfated chondroitin having a molecular weight of from 5 to 100 kDa as determined by size exclusion chromatography, as a transdermal carrier system and sustained release of active ingredients.


A review of existing high magnetic field tokamaks is presented. The results obtained, especially in the research areas concerning confinement, impurity control and heating, are discussed and compared with those of tokamaks at lower toroidal field. New devices, either proposed or under construction, are surveyed. Advantages and difficulties of such machines in exploring the approach to ignition are examined.


This paper locates business support for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI) in the context of the internationalization of capital markets and the competitive pressures of the world economy. Multinational corporations which are internationally competitive and trade dependent across various regions of the world economy, tended to support NAFTA and CBI for the trade liberalization provisions. On the other hand. MNCs which are less competitive and trade dependent within regions tended to support NAFTA and CBI for the discriminatory investment provisions. Other firms which are less competitive and tied to the U.S. market tended to oppose NAFTA and CBI. The corporate coalitions that battled over the terms of the NAFTA and CBI agreements reflect the uneven character of globalization in the world economy. Some firms are reacting to globalization by expanding their international operations and supporting free trade in a variety of contexts. Other firms are regionalizing their operations and lobbying governments to implement discriminatory regional trade agreements to protect them from foreign competition. The future direction of global trade could well depend on the battles amongst these diverse corporate interests.


Abstract Background High-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) is a common cause of hospitalization in high altitude areas with significant morbidity. The clinical presentation of HAPE can overlap with a broad spectrum of cardiopulmonary diseases. Also, it is associated with varied radiological manifestations mimicking other conditions and often leading to unnecessary and inappropriate treatment. Patients and methods The primary aim of the study was to study the various radiological manifestations of HAPE through real-world chest radiographs. We present six different chest X-ray patterns of HAPE as a pictorial assay, at initial presentation, and after the resolution of symptoms with supplemental oxygen therapy and bed rest alone. Results HAPE can present as bilateral symmetrical perihilar opacities, bilateral symmetrical diffuse opacities, unilateral diffuse opacities, bilateral asymmetrical focal opacities, and even lobar consolidation with lower zone or less commonly upper zonal predilection. These presentations can mimic many common conditions like heart failure, acute respiratory distress syndrome, pulmonary embolism, aspiration pneumonitis, pneumonia, malignancy, and tuberculosis. Conclusion A holistic clinical–radiological correlation coupled with analysis of the temporal course can help high-altitude physicians in differentiating true HAPE from its mimics. How to cite this article Yanamandra U, Vardhan V, Saxena P, Singh P, Gupta A, Mulajkar D, et al. Radiographical Spectrum of High-altitude Pulmonary Edema: A Pictorial Essay. Indian J Crit Care Med 2021;25(6):668–674.


86 rogesterone is the primary hormone secreted during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle, which makes endometrium receptive to implantation of an embryo. The elevation of serum progesterone due to premature luteinization (PL) before ovulation trigger is generally prevented by suppressing luteinizing hormone secretion with a gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist or antagonist during controlled ovarian hyperstimulation. However, despite these treatments, high serum progesterone levels can still be observed on the day of ovulation trigger probably due to high dose gonadotropins and may shift the endometrial window of receptivity.1 Elevated late follicular phase progesterone levels are usually defined as the serum progesterone levels of ≥1.5 ng/L on the day of ovulation trigger. In previous studies, it was reported that the incidence of premature luteinization varies from 10% to 40% during the stimulated in vitro fertilization cycles (IVF).2


The combination of peripheral vascular disease, neuropathy and increased susceptibility to infection are responsible for diabetic foot problems. In patients with evidence of diabetic foot disease, it is important to take measures to keep good care of the hands, which can also be compromised. The hand is a common site for acupuncture. This case report demonstrates serious limb threatening complications following acupuncture treatment for pain from rheumatoid arthritis and sensory neuropathy. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


Breast cancer (BC) is the most frequent malignancy in women and the second most common cause of cancer worldwide. There's a lot of evidence that lifestyle factors including food, body weight, and physical activity are linked to a higher risk of breast cancer. Several bioactive food ingredients, including both essential and non-essential nutrients, can change gene expression profiles. Consequently, nutrigenomics provides information on the effects of consumed nutrients and other food components on gene regulation and transcription factors, i.e., diet-gene interaction, to find dietetic components that are beneficial or damaging to one's health. Biological processes such as epigenetics, transcriptomics, and proteomics influence nutritional genomics (nutrigenomics), which is the junction of health, food, and genomics. As a result, it will help to determine unique nutritional requirements based on a person's genetic composition (personalized diet), and also the link between diet and chronic diseases such as cancer, opening up new avenues for a better understanding of the impacts of breast cancer and its management. Chemotherapy or radiotherapy patients with BC experience a variety of symptoms that influence their quality of life. According to research studies on nutritional therapy during BC treatment, nutritional counseling and supplementation with certain dietary elements may be useful in reducing drug-induced side effects and increasing therapeutic efficacy. As a result, nutritional control in BC patients may be considered a critical component of a multimodal treatment strategy. The goal of this review is to give a summary of the existing research on the association between dietary variables and BC.


The wear characteristics of untextured and Laser Surface Textured (LST) hard forged steel samples were dissected using a Pin-On-Disc Tribometer. In this analysis, the input parameters such as sliding distance, sliding velocity and applied load were selected as experiment parameters. Before LST, the forged steel was hardened at a high temperature of around 900oC to 1400oC followed by a rapid cooling process which causes the iron atoms to change their position with metal lattice as martensite. The characterization was carried out on an optical microscope (OM) and white light interferometer (WLI). The results showed that the LST samples have minimum wear rate of 2.7410-4 to 4.3910-4 mm3/m and co-efficient of friction of 0.22 to 0.44 compared to untextured samples.


The ethanolic and petroleum ether extracts of Piliostigma thonningii (Schum) used traditionally for relieving toothache and cough were screened for their phytochemical constituents and in vitro antibacterial activity. Chemical and chromatographic methods were used for the phytochemical screening of the extracts. Inhibitory activities of ethanolic and petroleum ether extracts against clinical strains of Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumonia, Staphylococcus aureus, Proteus mirabilis and Pseudomonas pyocanae were compared with those of Togamycin (Spectinomycin). The minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of the ethanolic extracts against the test organisms were also determined. The phytochemical tests showed the presence of alkaloids, carbohydrates, glycosides, cardiac glycosides, saponins, tannins and flavonoids. The ethanolic extract was very active against the five bacterial isolates tested while the petroleum ether extract was only active against three of the isolates. The minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of the ethanolic and petroleum ether extracts were 1.50 –3.75 mg/ml and 3.25 – 10.0 mg/ml, respectively. The extracts of Piliostigma thonningii have thus demonstrated antibacterial activity against clinical strains of the selected microorganisms. Toxicological and pharmacological studies are necessary to evaluate the safety profile and mechanism of actions of the extracts.


The representation of color is a very important issue in color image processing and image compression in particular. A lot of efforts have been devoted to this during the development of the still and moving picture standards such as JPEG, MPEG and H.26x. Color representation plays very important role in lossy image compression and lossless image compression efficiency, in image retrieval efficacy and in the required computational complexity (in lossy category of image compression, the original image cannot be exactly reconstructed from the compressed image, where as in the lossless, the original image can be exactly reconstructed. Lossy algorithms generally produce greater compression than lossless compression.). The monochrome, RGB and YCrCb color spaces are those supported by all coding standards. The conversion from the RGB to the YCrCb is a linear nonreversible (i.e. lossy) transformation. In order for the JPEG2000 standard to achieve lossless compression of color images, a new reversible color transformation has been defined. In absence of quantisation errors this decorrelating transformation introduces no errors (reversible/lossless). Three goals are achieved by this transformation, namely color decorrelation for efficient compression, reasonable color space with respect to the human visual system for quantisation and ability of having lossless compression, i.e. exact reconstruction with finite integer precision.


This paper is a study of low dimensional visualisation methods for data visualisation under uncertainty of the input data. It focuses on NeuroScale, the feed-forward neural networks algorithm by trying to make the algorithm able to accommodate the uncertainty. The standard model is shown not to work well under high levels of noise within the data and need to be modified. The modifications of the model are verified by using synthetic data to show their ability to accommodate the noise.


Background: Progress in the nursing is only possible with nursing students who graduate with sufficient information and comprehension about their professions.
Objectives: This study aimed to investigate nursing students' professional perceptions during 4-year undergraduate nursing program and to determine whether changes occur in this time frame
Desing and Methods: This study was designed as a longitudinal cohort survey research. Data were collected over a four -year period. The study sample was constituted of 137 undergraduate nursing students attending two Schools of Health located in the western Turkey. In this study, data were collected using the Information Form which was prepared by the investigators and the Perception of Nursing Profession Scale (PNPS).
Results: Students' PNPS mean scores were identified as 85.24±11.66 for Time 1, 86.86±12.37 for Time 2, 86.43±13.39 for Time 3, 86.32±15.12 for Time 4 and 90.76±13.16 for Time 5. No statistically significant differences were found in perception of nursing profession mean scores during nursing education (p>0.05). Statistically meaningful differences were detected among students' "Professional Qualities" sub scale mean scores (p0.05).
Conclusion: The results of this study indicated that freshmen students perceived the nursing profession rather positively and that influence continued throughout their education. It was identified that initial positive perceptions of students progressively increased at the end of 2nd and 4th years. It was determined that students positively perceived the professional status of nursing and that the significant perceptions continued throughout their education.


Subtitle: As more businesses source from offshore manufacturers and suppliers, having visibility and control over moving inventory requires both a tactical and strategic lean approach.


A compact third-order bandpass filter with quasi-elliptic function response is synthesized with λ/4 stepped-impedance resonators (SIRs). The filter has enhanced transition response since two transmission zeros are generated on both sides of the passband. Existence of these two transmission zeros is investigated by the mixed electric and magnetic (EM) coupling. Strong and controllable electric and magnetic couplings are realizing by the open-end and short-end coupling sections, respectively. This property leads to creation transmission zero very close to passband. Simulation and measurement results show good performances of the proposed filter such as low insertion loss, high rejection level and compact size.


This paper examines the limits of the government, which came into power in 2010, reviewing the distribution of European Funds programmed until 2013.


This paper presents the war victims recorded in the Department of Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Split Clinical Hospital Center, from May to December 1991. Two case reports are presented, one regarding a civilian killed by torture in the Yugoslav Federal Army (YFA) jail in Knin, and the other regarding a member of the Croatian Police reserve forces, tortured and killed by Serbian terrorists and the YFA.


Deposit, which is found in the combustion chamber of the internal combustion engines after operating hundred hours, causes many various issues such as reduce in the engine power and performance, reduce in ability of heat transfer, reduce in conduction rate but increase in toxic emissions content. Deposits accumulating in the end gas areas, on exhaust valves, and in cylinders with high oil consumption can be distinguished by comparison of H/C atom ratios, carbon content and inorganic compound content. Differences in deposit composition can be observed between engine families and between driving cycles with the same engine family. Besides, deposit also causes the jam between the motive mechanical parts in engine combustion chamber, even cause the abnormal combustion. The study of deposit formation and structure is necessary in order to find out the method aiming for overcoming the negative influence on the engines. The paper presents a review of deposit, the deposit formation and structure are mentioned by many researches and aggregated in this work. Findings of paper not only enrich the knowledge about the engine deposit but also are potential to carry out an experimental set up in order to estimate, calculate the ability of forming the deposit on a same condition as in the engine combustion chamber.


Formycinmonophosphate (FMP) has been incorporated in to the 3′-terminus of phenylalanine tRNA from yeast by tRNA nucleotidyl transferase. tRNAPhepCpCpF can be amino-acylated with the cognate synthetase exhibiting the same Km and an about 50-times lowered V compared to tRNAPhepCpCpA. Quantum yield of FMP fluorescence in tRNAPhepCpCpF is about four times lower than in the monomer. Comparative studies of tRNAPhepCpCpF and the oligonucleotide CpApCpCpF show that the differences between the fluorescence properties of tRNAPhepCpCpF and the monomeric formycin-nucleotide are due only to stacking interactions and do not arise from the tertiary structure of tRNA. After periodate oxidation of the 3′-terminal ribose of tRNAPhepCpCpF the full fluorescence of formycin is reconstituted. This emphasises the important role of the intact ribose ring for stabilization of stacking units. Periodate oxidation of tRNAPhepCpCpF followed by borohydride reduction leads to a tRNA that acts as competitive inhibitor in the aminoacylation reaction. This, together with its high quantum yield makes it a valuable tool in fluorescence spectroscopic studies of the aminoacylation reaction.


The concept of Circular Economy, although not entirely new, has in recent years gained traction due to growing concern with regards to the Earth's natural reserves. In this context, Sewer Mining, a wastewater management method based on extracting wastewater from local sewers for reuse applications, presents an interesting option that lies in the interplay between reuse at a household scale and centralized reuse at a wastewater treatment plant. As part of the EU-funded program NextGenWater, a new unit is being prepared for operation in Athens's Plant Nursery, in Goudi. This paper examines the water flow within the proposed installation, using the Urban Water Optioneering Tool (UWOT). Further research is focused on the economic viability of Sewer Mining and the proposed investment. The results produced are promising regarding Sewer Mining's capabilities and benefits, as well as its future prospects, in the hopes that this technology can provide an attractive alternative to conventional water sources within the urban water cycle.


We improved the imbedded fiber retraction (IFR) method as a simple method to obtain the interfacial tension between polymer melts. A force balance equation for a fiber in an immiscible matrix by Cohen and Carriere is solved for a more realistic fiber shape at later stage of retraction. Moreover, unknown hydrodynamic coefficient in the balance equation is determined theoretically as 0.125. The interfacial tension between polystyrene (PS) and poly (methy methacrylate) (PMMA) is measured by the improved IFR (IIFR) method as well as the breaking thread method and dynamic viscoelasticity method. In dynamic viscoelasticity method, we determine the interfacial tension by fitting the Palierne theory with dynamic viscoelastic data. The interfacial tension obtained from the three methods agrees fairly well and is found to be about 1.6 mNm-1 at 180°C and 1.4mNm-1 at 200°C.


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Ophthalmic instillation of naloxone into the conjunctival sac of one eye can elicit bilateral mydriasis in volunteers maintained on daily methadone. Unlike previous reports, signs of a generalized withdrawal syndrome were recorded. Anisocoria was noted in one of the patients but both pupils were dilated relative to baseline. The conclusion drawn was that the ophthalmic naloxone test can elicit a generalized withdrawal syndrome and should not be used routinely to detect the presence of opiate dependence.


Abstract : Chronic beryllium disease was induced experimentally in dogs, and the presence of beryllium was demonstrated in specific histologic structures (pulmonary granulomas) by means of a laser microprobe and emission spectroscopy. The ability to detect minute amounts of beryllium in tissue sections of necropsy and biopsy material can be a significant aid in the diagnosis of both acute and chronic forms of beryllium disease. The detection of beryllium in histologic structures represents an important advance in the study of the pathogenesis of this disease.


(54) CODED-ARRAY TECHNIQUE FOR OTHER PUBLICATIONS OBTAINING DEPTH AND OTHER POSITION INFORMATION OF AN OBSERVED OBJECT Batlle, J. et al., "Recent progress in coded structured light as a technique to solve the correspondence problem: A Survey image (75) Inventor: Carlo Tomasi, Palo Alto, CA (US) segmentation techniques'. Pattern Recognition, Pergamon Press, Inc., Elmsford, NY. vol. 31, No. 7, Jul. 31, 1998, pp. 963-982 (73) Assignee: Canesta, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US) (XP004131001). Griffin, PM. et al., "Generation of uniquely encoded light patterns (*) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this for range data acquisition'. Pattern Recognition, Pergamon Press, patent is extended or adjusted under 35 Inc., Elmsford, NY. vol. 25, No. 6, Jun. 1, 1992, pp. 609-616 U.S.C. 154(b) by 744 days. (XP000290629). Morano, R. A., et al., "Short papers structured light using pseudo (21) Appl. No.: 10/600,744 random codes', IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence, IEEE Inc. NY. vol. 20, No. 3, Mar. 1, 1998, (22) Filed: Jun. 19, 2003 pp. 322-327 (XP000767921).


ABSTRACT The stability and compatibility of the combination of three different hydromorphone concentrations (2 mg/ml, 10 mg/mL and 40 mg/mL) and hyaluronidase (150 U/mL) was evaluated over a seven day period. In addition to physical inspection and pH, solutions were assayed for hydromorphone content using a validated stability-indicating liquid chromatographic method and hyaluronidase activity using hyaluronic acid as the substrate. Each test was performed at time zero and after 1, 2, 4 and 7 days storage at 4°C, room temperature (23°C), and 37°C. The solutions were all observed to be physically compatible over the seven day study period and there was no change in the hydromorphone concentration, all concentrations remaining within 10% of the initial concentration. However, hyaluronidase activity was substantially reduced by hydromorphone during storage. The reduction in activity was dependent on the hydromorphone concentration (as the hydromorphone concentration increased there were greater reductions in hyaluronidase activity) and storage temperature (at higher temperatures hyaluronidase activity was lost at a faster rate). We conclude that although the combination is physically compatible, the chemical incompatibility which results in reduced hyaluronidase activity is such that the practice of mixing these two medications cannot be recommended. Rather, we would support the practice recommended by the manufacturer which involves injecting hyaluronidase subcutaneously into the site prior to the start of hypodermoclysis or priming the intravenous tubing with hyaluronidase. RESUME On a determine la stabilite et la compatibilite des melanges de trois concentrations differentes d'hydromorphone (2 mg/mL, 10 mg/mL et 40 mg/mL) et d'hyaluronidase (150 U/mL) sur une periode de sept jours. En plus de proceder a un examen physique et de determiner le pH des solutions, on a dose l'hydromorphone au moyen d'une technique de chromatographie en phase liquide eprouvee indiquant la stabilite de la solution et mesure l'activite de l'hyaluronidase en prenant l'acide hyaluronique comme substrat. Chaque essai a ete effecte au temps de depart et apres 1, 2, 4 et 7 jours d'entreposage a 4 °C, a temperature ambiante (23°C) et a 37°C. Les solutions sont restees physiquement compatibles durant la periode de sept jours et on n'a decele aucune modification de la concentration d'hydromorphone, celle-ci demeurant constamment a 10% de la concentration initiale. L'hydromorphone a neanmoins reduit de facon appreciable l'activite de l'hyaluronidase au cours de l'entreposage. La baisse d'activite depend de la concentration d'hydromorphone (a mesure qu'elle augmente, l'activite de l'hyaluronidase diminue) et de la temperature d'entreposage (l'activite de l'hyaluronidase diminue plus rapidement avec la hausse de la temperature). On en conclut que si les deux composes sont physiquement compatibles, l'incompatibilite chimique a l'origine de l'activite reduite de l'hyaluronidase ne permet pas de recommander la pratique qui consiste a melanger les deux medicaments. On appuierait plutot la recommandation du fabricant, a savoir injecter l'hyaluronidase sous la peau au site d'inoculation, avant de commencer l'hypodermoclyse, ou amorcer la perfusion avec l'hyaluronidase dans la tubulure.


The invention discloses a fiber body strain gauge which comprises that: a strain cylinder used for sensing body strain; liquid which is filled into the strain cylinder and is used for transmitting body strain sensed by the strain cylinder; a end cap used for carrying out sealing; a spring tube which is installed at a bottom of the strain cylinder and is used for sensing pressure change in the strain cylinder; a bolt which is installed at the bottom of the strain cylinder and is used for filling liquid and carrying out sealing; a fiber grating which is fixed at a bottom of the spring tube and the bottom of the strain cylinder and is used for measuring end displacement of the spring tube; a protective cover which is installed at the bottom of the strain cylinder and is used for protecting internal structures of the body strain gauge. By utilizing the invention, problems of electromagnetic interference, lightening proof and null shift of a present boring strain gauge are solved.


A 500 GHz optical short pulse train was generated from a passively mode‐locked distributed Bragg reflector laser diode (DBR‐LD). The repetition frequency was thirteen times the fundamental round trip frequency in the LD, and harmonic mode‐locking occurred. The pulse duration was 700 fs and the time‐bandwidth product was 0.51, very close to the transform‐limited value of a Gaussian waveform, 0.44. To our knowledge, this is the first report on the harmonic mode locking of a monolithic passively mode‐locked laser diode.


Objective To investigate the effect of simvastatin on the development of high-altitude environment induced pulmonary hypertension(PH)in rats.Methods Forty healthy male Sprague-Dawley rats(weight 180-250 g)were randomly divided into 4 groups:control group(group N,n=10),in which the rats stayed in orthobaric environment and were fed with vehicle;experimental altitude PH group(group H+P,n=10),in which the animals were kept in hypobaric chamber which simulated the environment of 5 000 metres altitude and treated with vehicle;high dose simvastatin group and low dose simvastatin group(group H+L and group H+H,both n=10),in which rats were kept in hypobaric chamber and treated with low[2 mg/(kg·d)]and high dose[20 mg/(kg·d)] of simvastatin,respectively.On the day 21,the animals were catheterized to record mean pulmonary arterial pressure(mPAP)and then demised as the weight ratio of right ventricle vs left ventricle plus interventricular septum[RV/(LV+IVS)] were measured.Lung tissue were examined microscopically,immunohistochemical stains were used to show α-actin,PCNA and elastin distribution in pulmonary arteries,and morphometric parameters(percentage of vascular wall thickness,muscularization of non-muscularited peripheral pulmonary arterioles)were used to assess the remodeling of small pulmonary arte-ries.Results Rats in group H+P developed significant right ventricular hypertrophy and significant PH.Medial hypertrophy of small pulmonary arteries and peripheral arteriole muscularization and the extent of cell proliferation of pulmonary vessel developed were also more significant in group H+P than control group.Hemodynamic measurements and morphological parameters relevant to PH and pulmonary vascular remodeling were remarkably relieved in,but not significantly different between,rats treated with both low and high dose regimen of simvastatin.There were no neointimal proliferation observed in all the 4 groups.Conclusions Simvastatin is effective in attenuating pulmonary vascular remodeling and suppressing the development of high-altitude environment induced PH and associated pulmonary vascular remodeling.Hypobaric hypoxia cannot induce the neo-intimal proliferation,the landmark of progressive obstructive PH.


Selected aspect in the separation of inorganic and organic species on ion exchangers and sorbents of various types In the paper the example papers from the Department of Inorganic Chemistry are presented. They are connected with the research of sorption and separation of inorganic and organic species on ion exchangers and sorbents of various types are presented. The main subjects include physicochemical studies of metal ions removal on anion exchangers, chelating and modified ion exchangers as well as zeolites, sorption and separation of rare earth elements, recovery of noble metal particularly from chloride solutions by ion exchange or extraction method, application of the anion exchangers of various types in dyes removal from aqueous solutions and wastewaters and chemistry of porphyrins in the aspect of environmental protection.


Two cases of polypoid adenoma of Brunner glands occurred. One patient had nausea and vomiting, and the other mere epigastric discomfort. One was in the first portion of the duodenum, the other in the second. Both were removed by simple transduodenal excision and the patients did well. It is a relatively rare benign tumor, which may be of hamartomatous origin.


While molecular spectra in textbooks are usually regular, many important spectra are irregular, displaying no obvious pattern. Assigning the quantum numbers of an irregular spectrum can be a vexing problem in pattern recognition, which can be computer-assisted by a program to display the stick spectrum. An interactive plotting program for the Windows platform has been written in Visual BASIC. Input parameters include the molecular constants, the selection rules, and the temperature. The program computes and displays a stick spectrum (including intensities) on the computer monitor, and stores the line list with intensities and quantum numbers in an ACCESS database. The program presently handles vibrational-rotational spectra, but could easily handle electronic spectra as well. The program is particularly useful for irregular spectra, such as asymmetric rotors, and for displaying the effect of variation of the molecular constants on the spectrum. The program is highly interactive: the molecular constants can be changed and the spectrum recomputed and displayed in seconds.


Abstract : A series of tests were conducted in 24 Navy family housing units to determine the effectiveness of three retrofit techniques in reducing air leakage. Effectiveness was determined by fan pressurization/depressurization tests before and after the retrofits were installed. In two other housing units, other types of retrofits were simulated by using tape and plastic sheeting at suspected leakage points. This report covers the measurements techniques used, air leakage data collected, and conclusions and recommendations based on the tests. (Author)


The present study is part of an educational sciences PhD program and aims to evaluate the educational process that can result from the suffering process experienced by oncological patients. The main purposes of the study are: build up in the oncological patients the capacity to acquire knowledge due to their suffering experience related to the disease; and be able to transfer the obtained knowledge to formal and informal caregivers. We found that patients do not always know their ability to manage their difficulties about the disease and its real care needs, a situation which results in a lack of knowledge on the part of formal caregivers, about the experience that patients have of their disease, with order consequences technical and ethical. In this paper, the salutogenic perspective Antonovsky; and the ethics of care in the health context are the theoretical assumptions. We consider that each oncological patient has an educator status, as he/she can teach and is, more over, the one who can teach not only the possible direction of the disease, but the specifics of the illness; these specifics as the possible direction of the disease, are inextricably linked to what Antonovsky appointed as internal sense of coherence, for which evaluation he built the SOC questionnaire. For their turn, the ethics of care, according to Kemp and Rendtorff, defines four ethical principles in the context of health and medical research: autonomy, dignity, integrity and vulnerability. These principles are inseparable and must be understood in a general framework of solidarity and responsibility.


Dynamics of markets are even today not adequately represented in most market studies so that yet nowadays, wrong conclusions are quite common. A good tool for analyzing markets and its dynamic character is the coordination failure diagnostics concept (cfd-concept) which is based on the idea of control loops on the one hand and economic literature of competition on the other hand. Regarding innovations, it takes a closer look at product and technology progress which are core tasks to assure the survival of markets – or, to be exact, products. Nevertheless, even in this concept the direct influence of upand downstream markets was ignored so far, although it seems to be obvious that innovations stimulate new innovations itself – they might occur on the same or on related markets. First thoughts of analyzing market complexes with the help of cfd and system dynamics are to be introduced in this article.


A Dual control algorithm of Generalized Predictive Adaptive Contro(lDGPAC) is presented,it considers errors of es-timated parameters sufficiently in the process of identifying model,accumulates the information of estimated parameters maximal at the same time of system states optimum moving along the scheduled track so as to quickly reduce uncertainties.The simulation results show that this control algorithm is more effective than common generalized predictive adaptive control.


Deuterium (D) retention in Tungsten (W) under plasma heat loads relevant to edge localized modes in ITER was experimentally investigated at the QSPA-T plasma gun facility. Samples were exposed to 1.0 ms D plasma pulses with different heat loads in the range of 0.4−3.7 MJm−2 (heat flux factor P√t = 13.3−123 MJm−2s−0.5). A significant D retention was observed already after one pulse. Moreover, the D retention grew up continuously with increasing the power load, although the surface was melted at highest loads (above 1.4 MJ m−2). The D retention was higher than that in the case of stationary plasma irradiation at 600–700 K, indicating possible significant contribution of ELM's-like events to the total D retention. All stages of the experiments (irradiation, storage time and TDS) have been simulated using the TMAP 7 code.


China's rural relations under pattern of rural politics in village governance is mainly relationship between the village committee and the township government,in practice,there are two abnormal,alienation of rural relations,"administration type" and "freedom type",which affect the realization of the villagers' autonomy.Therefore,it is necessary to make the objective evaluation and analysis at positive and negative effect on rural relations basing on the perspective of democracy,the aims are to improve its positive effect,reduce or avoid the negative effects,and establish healthy,ideal rural relations which laws text has designed as soon as possible,and promote rural democratic construction at grass-roots.


In Tasikmalaya city there are many kefir milk activists. Almost all kefir dairy entrepreneurs are still doing manual processing and marketing. Kefir milk processing is done using very simple equipment and has not used a measuring instrument so that the products produced by the production capacity and quality are still very low. To overcome this, the Science and Technology Team for the Community (IbM) STMIK Tasikmalaya, 1) Designing a website to promote and market it, 2) Providing the application of kefir milk production and processing management, and 3) Good financial management. With this, it will have an impact on increasing productivity in partners of the kefir Astina milk business owned by Mr. Asep Sutisna, having his address at Perum Griya Muncang Asri D-1, Kawalu Subdistrict, Tasikmalaya City and partner of Kefir milk entrepreneur Tamma Kefir, owned by Ms. Tatun Mustaotin, having his address at Jl. Burujul II No. 11 Ex. Nagarasari Kec. Cipedes, Tasikmalaya City. The goals to be achieved are good management of production and marketing, the output will help improve their quality, productivity and welfare. The results obtained from this activity: 1) Website to carry out product promotion and marketing. 2) Production supporting equipment and supporting measuring devices that will increase production quantity from 20 liters per week to 40 - 60 liters per week. 3) The quality of products is increasing and products are packaged more perfectly. And 4) Financial management applications to help control income and expenditure so that financial management is better.


—Mathematical modeling and numerical simulation of non-linear mathematical model for digital simulation of an enzyme loaded porous microreactor is investigated in this paper. The model is based on a system of reaction-diffusion equations, containing a non-linear term related to the Michaelis-Menten kinetics, and involves three regions: the enzyme microreactor where the enzyme reaction as well as mass transport by diffu- sion take place, a diffusion limiting region (the Nernst layer), where only the mass transport by diffusion takes place, and a convective region, where the constant analyte concentration is maintained. The digital simulation was carried out using the finite difference technique. Assuming well-stirred conditions, impact of the diffusion modulus and the Biot number as well as porosity on transient effectiveness factor and yield factor has been numerically investigated. The simulation results showed that the Nernst layer must be taken into consideration when modelling micro-size bioreactors. The computational simulations showed that the yield factor and the effectiveness factors have different properties to describe system productivity.


The valence states, the distribution of Co ions, and defect structures in the Co-doped ITO films with Co concentrations of 5–13 at.% were examined by X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) at Co, K, and L-edges. The structural analyses and ab initio calculations reveal that the Co atoms are substantially incorporated into the ITO lattice and form cobalt–vacancy complexes, while partial formation of Co^0 species is observed for all the films. The analyses of Co–K edge XAS reveal that the Co–O bond length R_Co–O is shortened and the corresponding Debye–Waller factor (σ^2) obviously increases with Co doping, implying the relaxation of oxygen environment around the substitutional Co ions. The qualitative fitting of Co L_3-edge XAS further confirms the coexistence of Co^0 and Co^2+ in the films. The Co atoms mainly occupy the substitutional sites of In_2O_3 lattices with the metallic Co clusters being about 20–43 at.% for the 5, 7, and 8.5 at.% Co-doped ITO films. However, a significant fraction (∼57 at.%) of metallic Co clusters is found in the 13 at.% Co-doped ITO film.


In this article we present and discuss experiences developed through a dialogue conference which we organised as part of a three-year participatory action research project related to primary education and agricultural education in Tanzania. We explore how dialogue conference as a research method can fill a gap between traditional ways of mutual problem-solving in Tanzania and research. Talking and sharing ideas is important for problem-solving, but the research demonstrated the need for a concrete base for the dialogue. After direct exposition to the local school practice, participants became more responsible and responsive to their environment. The participants agreed upon an action plan and distributed the responsibilities to implement the plan between themselves. The results show that the method opened up for uniting cooperative learning and research among participants and enabled the democratisation of knowledge creation and sharing. We argue that taking cultural conditions and concretisation of local challenges into consideration is important for harnessing the potential of the method in community development-oriented research.


The present invention provides a motor controller device, a flux command generator, and a flux command generating method capable of performing high-efficiency operation without grasping the motor characteristics in advance. A motor controller includes a driver, a current detector, and a command generator. The driver is configured to drive a power converter based on a flux command on which an exploration signal is superimposed. The current detector is configured to detect an output current output from the power converter that has been driven by the driver. The command generator is configured to generate the flux command so as to reduce a current component, among current components included in the output current detected by the current detector, that corresponds to the exploration signal.


In this paper we present an efficient example-based method for Gaussian denoising of CT images. In the proposed method, an image is considered as a sum of the three frequency bands: low-band, middle-band and high-band. We assume that the noise component is often mixed into the middle-band and the high-band in order to better preserve the high-frequency details in the image we perform denoising on these two bands. The method is based on a sparse representation model in which a set of standard images is used to construct the example dictionaries. The experimental results demonstrate that the proposed denoising method can preserve well the high-frequency details. The objective and subjective comparisons also show that the proposed our method outperforms other state-of-the-art denoising methods.


The mechanical properties and microstructures of a 2091 Al-Li alloy sheet areinvestigated extensively by tension testing,scanning and transmission electron microscopy in va-rious ageing temperatures.The paper has discussed the effect of solid solution temperatures,ageing temperatures and times on the co-precipitation of δ′,S′and T_2 phases.


PREFACE INTRODUCTION 1. THE FOURTH AMENDMENT EXCLUSIONARY RULE 2. FIFTH AND FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT EXCLUSION OF CONFESSIONS 3. THE MIRANDA EXCLUSIONARY RULE 4. THE MASSIAH DOCTRINE: SIXTH AMENDMENT EXCLUSION OF CONFESSIONS 5. SIXTH AMENDMENT EXCLUSION OF EYEWITNESS IDENTIFICATIONS 6. DUE PROCESS EXCLUSION OF EYEWITNESS IDENTIFICATIONS 7. CONFRONTATION CLAUSE EXCLUSION OF HEARSAY CONCLUSION INDEX


Objective To investigate the influence of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ(PPARγ) on bone and cartilage metabolism of mandibular condyles in aged mice by giving PPARγ agonist,Pioglitazone.Methods 20 mice aged 18 months were randomly divided into two groups.Mice in the experimental group received intragastric administration of 20mg/kg Pioglitazone,and mice in the control group were treated with gastric perfusion of physiologic saline for 8 weeks.The effects of PPARγ were assessed by calculating the average gray scale after X-ray examination,examining the bone mineral density,the histological Methods and measuring the shaped parameters of the subchondral bone of the condyles.Results The average gray scales,the bone mineral density,the area of the subchondral bone of the condyles,the contents of collagen fiber and elastic fiber of condyles of the experimental group were significantly lower than those of the control group.Conclusions PPARγ can restrain the bone formation and decrease the proliferation of the condylar chondrocyte,promote the progress of osteoporosis in mandibular condyles of aged mice.


We present an application of randomization techniques to class-based n-gram language models used in speech recognizers. The idea is to derive a language model from the combination of a set of random class-based models. Each of the constituent random class-based models is built using a separate clustering obtained via a different run of a randomized clustering algorithm. The random class-based model can compensate for some of the shortcomings of conventional class-based models by combining the different solutions obtained through random clusterings. Experimental results show that the combined random class-based model improves considerably in perplexity (PPL) and word error rate (WER) over both the n-gram and baseline class-based models.


Survey and analyze the teachers' physical health status and the status of fitness take part in Sport in 12 institutions in Suzhou International Education Park by literature,questionnaire surveys and statistics,so as to provide a theoretical basis for the international education institutions and even the sport administrative departments in Suzhou on planning national fitness.


Wide bandgap devices such as gallium nitride (GaN) high electron mobility transistors (HEMTs) are a promising technology in the field of power electronics. Due to the physical properties of the GaN and the device design, they can outperform their silicon counterparts for the design of highly efficient power switching converters. However, its design should face certain effects that can diminish its performance. One such effect is the degradation mechanism known as dynamic ON-resistance (dynamic $R_{\mathrm{\scriptscriptstyle ON}}$ ), being its mitigation one of the main objectives in the design of the device. In this paper, a circuit is proposed for assessing if this effect is present in GaN transistors in power electronics applications. The circuit allows testing the GaN HEMTs with different stress voltages and times maintaining the desired current level, and allows for repeating the test in successive switching pulses, with adjustable switching frequency and duty cycle, always with the same current, mimicking a real power electronics application.


: Background : The recognized surgical procedures for cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) include anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) and anterior cervical corpectomy and fusion (ACCF). The best surgical technique for double-level CSM is still up for debate, though. Aim of the study: This study aimed to evaluate the postoperative clinical and radiological outcomes of the CSM patients who underwent two adjacent cervical discectomies versus a single-level corpectomy. Patients and Methods: In this retrospective cohort study, we reviewed the medical records of patients with double-level CSM at our university hospital. We included the data of the patients who underwent two adjacent ACDFs (group A) and the patients who underwent a single-level ACCF (group B) from January 2015 to December 2020. Thirty-five patients met our selection criteria. The functional impairment was assessed using the Nurick grades. Results: The study groups were similar in age, gender, and comorbidities. The mean operative time and the intraoperative blood loss were significantly lower in the ACDF group. There were no statistically significant differences in the clinical outcome of both groups. Also, there were no statistically significant differences between the two groups regarding the one-year incidence of bony fusion, the improvement in the degree of canal stenosis, or Cobb's angle. In addition, the postoperative complications were similar between groups. Conclusions: From our results, we cannot recommend one procedure over the other for treating double-level CSM. However, ACDF carries a significantly shorter operative time with less blood loss than the ACCF procedure.


In a recent meeting held in London in April, Wired Health 2014, it was discussed the future of medicine, along the fusion of healthcare with technology and under the motto "What gets measured gets done". Three elements are key now for envisaging artifacts, namely data, technology and design. Sensors, algorithms, big data, machine learning, nanotechnology, neurosciences, behavioral psychology and economics, are now adequate triggers for changing radically health and putting it under new tracks. All these topics are within the so-called Social Computation area where several disciplines come together to support aggressive applications for education, entertainment, business or healthcare. The goal is to build social systems, kind of artificial structures, designed and transformed by human action. In what concerns health, these systems may be very complex covering behaviors (predictions and explanations) and artifacts (e.g. for policies, methodologies for organization change, or transition management projects). The aim is to boost efficiency in the services (monitoring vital signs remotely to detect impending problems) and, at the same time, to transform patient experiences with innovative tools capable to predict dis-functions before they happen (the data uploaded to distance servers where it is run through preprogrammed rules that flag up early signs of trouble). The idea is taking earlier decisions before things have actually gone wrong, and builds interventions we have never had the opportunity to consider before, tailored to a person ́s profile. The vision of a connected and intelligent approach covers the ability to deal with illness, aging and fitness, by articulating detect with intervene and prevent.


Abstract Polyimides are a sophisticated family of materials, which cover an exhaustive range of high performance polymers and find applications from aerospace to microelectronics. Microelectronic applications demand low dielectric constant and high performance. Aromatic terpolyimides were synthesized by reacting 3,3′,4,4′-biphenyl tetracarboxylic dianhydride (BPDA), 3,3′,4,4′-benzophenone tetracarboxylic dianhydride (BTDA) and 4,4′-(hexafluoroisopropylidene) diphthalic anhydride (6FDA) with 4,4′-oxydianiline (ODA) by thermal imidization with the view to decrease their dielectric constant without compromising thermal properties and mechanical properties compared to their homo and copolyimides. They were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). Their FTIR spectra established formation of polyimide by the characteristic vibrations at 1375 cm-1 (C-N stretch) and 1113 cm-1 (imide ring deformation). The TGA results showed decomposition of imides at about 515°C. The glass transition temperature (Tg) of the polymers varied from 261°C to 281°C. The XRD spectrum of BPDA/BTDA/6FDA-ODA, which contained 50% of 6FDA, showed a broadened envelope with a peak at 16.8° (2θ), illustrating a semicrystalline nature. Incorporation of 6FDA, with a bulky bridging group into the backbone of BPDA/6FDA-ODA and BPDA/BTDA/6FDA-ODA (0.25:0.25:0.5::1) caused a decrease in the dielectric constant (2.13 and 2.38, respectively). Such polyimides can find application in microelectronics such as flexible printed circuits and tape automated bonding applications.


Abstract The separation of 12 major nucleotides was achieved on a reversed-phase HPLC system with the radially compressed NovaPak C18 column and tetrabutylammonium phosphate (TBA) ion pairing reagent by acetonitrile gradient elution. The effect of tetrabutylammonium phosphate and acetonitrile on the retention of the major nucleotides in this system was studied. It was found that in k' decreases in a proportion to the concentration of acetonitrile in the mobile phase. The maximum of nucleotide retention was found to be at TBA concentration of about 2 mM, the amount of acetonitrile in the mobile phase being constant. A simultaneous separation of main nucleotides, nucleosides, and bases was achieved under optimum conditions.


Abstract The ITER Diagnostic Division is responsible for designing and procuring the First Wall Blankets that are mounted on the vacuum vessel port plugs at both the upper and equatorial levels. This paper will discuss the effects of the diagnostic aperture shape and configuration on the coolant circuit design. The Diagnostic First Wall (DFW) design is driven in large part by the need to conform the coolant arrangement to a wide variety of diagnostic apertures combined with the more severe heating conditions at the surface facing the plasma, the First Wall (FW). At the FW, a radiant heat flux of 35W/cm2 combines with approximate peak volumetric heating rates of 8W/cm3 (equatorial ports) and 5W/cm3 (upper ports). Here at the FW, a fast thermal response is desirable and leads to a thin element between the heat flux and coolant. This requirement conflicts with the desire to have a thicker FW element to accommodate surface erosion and other off-normal plasma events.


MOJ Cell Sci Rep 2016, 3(3): 00058 4] without the risks of ice-induced matrix damage associated with conventional cryopreservation. The potential impact of this cryopreservation technology is reduction of the complexity and cost of the processing required for production of allogeneic human matrices for regenerative medicine therapeutic products. Rather than decellularizing tissues and then storing them, the preservation/storage step alone will be used to minimize graft immunoreactivity. This technology has a wide range of surgical applications for treatment of natural and tissue engineered allogeneic tissues employed for patch grafts (throughout the body), orthopedic soft tissue grafts (ligaments and tendons) and cardiovascular tissue grafts (blood vessels and heart valves).


In the design of die casting mould for castings with the inclined holes or inclined cavities,angle core pulling is one of difficult points of the designs of the die casting moulds.The thesis presents a new type of practical die structure with tightwire and idler wheel for angle core pulling of die casting a angle bracket of aluminium alloy.A description is made on the structural features and the operating principle of the mould.A mechanism of tightwire and idler wheel are adopted in the mould for angle core pulling of the angle bracket castings.There is a cooling system on the mould.The mould is compact in structure and reliable in operation.The quality of castings produced is high.


The cross-point architecture for memory arrays is widely considered as one of the most attractive solutions for storage and memory circuits thanks to simplicity, scalability, small cell size, and consequently high density and low cost. Cost-scalable vertical 3-D cross-point architectures, in particular, offer the opportunity to challenge Flash memory with comparable density and cost. To develop scalable cross-point arrays, however, select devices with sufficient ON–OFF ratio, current capability, and endurance must be available. This paper presents a select device technology based on volatile resistive switching with Cu and Ag top electrode and silicon oxide (SiO<italic>x</italic>) switching materials. The select device displays ultrahigh resistance window and good current capability exceeding 2 MAcm−2. Retention study shows a stochastic voltage-dependent ON–OFF transition time in the <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">${10}~\mu \text{s}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>–1 ms range, which needs to be further optimized for fast memory operation in storage class memory arrays.


A fusion of multi-sensor has been utilized widely for improving the environment perception in autonomous vehicles and robot navigation. Calibration is an essential procedure for preprocessing the data fusion between multiple sensors. Most target-based calibration techniques require manual works and specific calibration targets to achieve high accuracy. It gradually becomes outmoded for Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) and camera with the development of deep learning techniques. This paper proposed an online LiDAR-camera calibration that automatically predicts the extrinsic parameters by taking advantage of convolutional neural networks (CNNs). We take depth maps of stereo camera prediction and depth maps of the LiDAR projection as two separated branches as inputs for the proposed network. Unlike the current CNN-based calibration method, we construct a cost volume of the correlation between two corresponding pixels of depth maps in stereo camera and LiDAR, respectively. The proposed model gains a reasonable capability to adjust to different initial calibration error ranges. We evaluate the proposed architecture on the KITTI dataset and achieve 0.378 degree in rotation error and 2.353cm translation error.


This dissertation focuses on the relationship between human activities and water resources in the United States. The first chapter studies how the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), a national land conservation program, affects nutrient concentrations in groundwater. The second chapter utilizes a comprehensive and unique historical dataset on drinking water facilities and studies how water supply sources affect communities' resilience during droughts. The third chapter studies the effectiveness of a series of incomplete phosphorus lawn fertilizer bans in Florida.