worsening economic condition of Iran during the Mossadegh era, which was a cause of concern for the United States and a factor in the demise of the nationalist movement. She does not, however, cover all aspects of the crisis, particularly, those occurring in Iran. Moreover, there are some inaccuracies. For example, it is outrageous to call Ali Razmara "hero of Azerbaijan" (p. 27). The 1944 law did not prohibit "oil concessions without Majlis approval" (p. 18); this was already stipulated in the constitution. Rather, the law banned discussing oil concessions and signing agreements, and proved a useless piece of legislation. By disregarding this law, Premier Ahmad Qavam, who was the true hero of Azerbaijan, was able to convince Josef Stalin to withdraw his army from Iran. Heiss notes that throughout the oil negotiations, the British and, to a lesser extent, the Americans treated Iranians with condescension and considered them inferior. She attributes this partly to cultural biases. Cultural differences also contributed to Mossadegh's misreading of American aims and policies. Empire and Nationhood can be recommended to Iranian decisionmakers as a case study in dealing with the West.


PT. Amazon Cipta Pesona as a company that provides outsourced employee, has a competitive superiority to compete with other providers by providing a good accounting information of outsourcing employee provider. The company has used computer assist that was Ms.Excel to manage the data. However, the company had a difficulty to find the data manually because the inconsistency of labeling the data. It caused delay in delivering the consumer invoice. A step to solve this problem is to design and implement a web based accounting information system of outsourcing employee provider. The result of this research was an accounting information system of outsourcing employee provider which started from recorded data transaction resulted invoice, recorded cash receipt and its voucher until a periodic report which help financial department and the director to control cash in flow.


: Tribe Stachydeae with 12 genera were divided into two major clades: Melitis and Eurystachys clades consisting of all genera attributed to Stachydeae except Melittis . Recently, a broadly defined Eurystachys clade falling into 12 well-supported clades have been formally named in a phylogenetic nomenclature. In the present study, trichomes of 70 spp. from nine genera and pollens of 53 spp. from six genera were investigated using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) in order to draw the taxonomic conclusion of tribe Stachydeae. Trichome characters that can provide adequate variation in delimitation of taxa were: presence or absence of glandular or nonglandular trichomes, number of cells (uni-/bi-/multicellular), presence of extremely long trichomes (i.e. more than 1000 μm), presence of branched trichomes as well as type of glandular trichomes (peltate or capitate with three subtypes: sessile to subsessile, short-stalked and long-stalked trichomes). Among the investigated characters, extremely long simple trichomes and branched trichomes were apomorphic and were found in Eriostomum and Marrubiastrum clades, respectively. In addition, number of colpi, type of sculpturing as well as shape of lumina as the main features of the investigated pollen grains afforded valuable characters especially in delimitation of several natural groups, i.e. Eriostomum clade, Empedoclea clade, Sideritis clade, Marrubiastrum clade, and Swainsoniana clade. Moreover, a close relationship among two annual clades of Sideritis each of represents a section, i.e. Hesiodia and Burgsdorfia , is suggested by our results. However, in both Stachys and Olisia clades which are morphologically heterogeneous, type of sculpturing shows variation and mostly useful in species discrimination. Overall, trichome and pollen characters can be useful in describing the natural groups within tribe Stachydeae along with other reliable morphological characters.


This paper presents results of an empirical study focusing on the fusion of traffic data from multiple sources—including fixed freeway sensors, floating probe vehicles, dynamic navigation system, and variable speed limit/dynamic message sign data—from a freeway corridor in Munich, Germany. The analysis includes identification of recurrent freeway bottlenecks using archived sensor data, has used these diagnoses to measure the capacity at these cross-sections, and has identified driver behavior (including truck passing activity) that led to the formation of the upstream queues. These results were validated using high-resolution spatio-temporal location data from probe vehicles. The analysis has also compared the magnitude and extent of congestion identified from the archived sensor data with the dynamically reported extent of congestion from the traffic management center. Finally, the study has analyzed the variable speed limit and dynamic message sign data in order to develop an improved understanding of the impacts of these messages on driver behavior and bottleneck formation/location. The results of this project should contribute toward improved travel time estimation and forecasting for traffic management, traveler information and for driver assistance systems. The project benefits from increasing data availability and from the development of a reliable methodology.


. Since the opening of the electroporation method, E. Neuman was passed a lot of time. This method allows penetrating inside the cell of high-molecular compounds, by increasing the permeability of the membrane using an electric field. At present, this method is used both as a reversible and as an irreversible process in biotechnology and medicine. Electroporation is used in different variety of areas, for example, in medicine for the treatment of cancer, in biotechnology to create hybrids, in cosmetology for the delivery of drugs to the cells. Wherever this method is used, it is always based on the effect of electromagnetic pulses on the cell membrane to form pores of the required dimensions. Recently, the electroporation method has become widely used in cosmetology, as a method of non-injection mesotherapy. During electroporation in the bilayer lipid membrane, a local restructuring of the structure occurs, leading to the appearance of reversible through water channels. This method promotes faster penetration of necessary substances (drugs, vitamins) inside. This technique increases cell permeability by 400 times. In this case, about 90 - 100% of the active substances penetrate.


Context: Tobacco smoking is one of the preventable causes of death. Global Adult Tobacco Survey 2 report showed that 19% Indian males were current smokers. It is important to find out factors which help smokers on smoking cessation, ultimately to prevent of lung and other morbidities. There are few community-based studies on intention and attempt to quit smoking in rural area. Aims: The present study aimed to determine the factors associated with intention and attempt to quit smoking among current smokers. Settings and Design: A cross-sectional study was conducted from June to September 2019 among 198 male daily smokers residing in the rural field practice area of AllH and PH, Kolkata. Subjects and Methods: After cluster sampling, data were collected by predesigned schedule by the face-to-face interview. Results: 151 (76.3%) study subjects intended to quit smoking. 63 (31.8%) study subjects attempted to quit in last 1 year. Thirty-one (47.5%) showed high-to-medium nicotine dependence. There was a significant association of intention to quit with agriculture as occupation (acquisitive crime [AOR]-2.17, confidence interval [CI]-1.01–4.63), low nicotine dependence (AOR-2.98, CI-1.43–6.21), doctor's advice (AOR = 2.84, CI-1.27–6.33), and family pressure (AOR = 2.16, CI-1.07–4.38). Attempt to quit was significantly associated with low nicotine dependence (AOR = 5.85, CI-2.85–12.00), family pressure (AOR = 2.94, CI-1.47–5.91). Conclusion: Along with counseling to reduce nicotine dependence, comprehensive approach both from family members as well as health care providers, is vital to escalate the quitting behaviour in smoking habit.


Mihail Aleksandrovic Sholokhov is a writer, who was born in the most turbulent period of 20th century Russia, lived in the most painful scenes, remained between the two opposing opinions, but had accepted the impartiality in his basic works. While reading the Works of Sholokhov, widely narrated trips in the pages of history we come across with love, pain, passion, betrayal, devotion, longing, family structure, the tragic scenes of domestic, generation conflicts, instability and deep moods. People from all classes had their place in Sholokhov's works- rich and poor, aristocrats, peasants, women, men, old, young, Bolshevik, Menshevik, etc…Depending on Socialist realizm movement, Sholokhov always gave place the truth that were hidden and also were feared to say. In the transation period of the regimes, without any fear, he sometimes processed missing aspects of the old regime, and sometimes processed the errors and incorrect applications of the new regime. Sholokhov was seen worthy for Nobel Prize for Literature. As carrying the tradition and the volume of being a Cossack, he was not far from being a Soviet either. He dealt with the events in terms of time and conditions. For that reason his works have an important role not only in the borders of Russia, but also worldwide. In pages that are full of history, traditions and customs of Don Cossacks and their view of life, asset activities of historical crossroads are fully explicated in different ways.


This book describes the use of mental health education discussion groups in helping aged persons to improve their ability to cope with the problems of aging and to enrich their lives. It is intended to be a do-it-yourself handbook for professionals as well as for those persons who are not fully trained for group leadership. It performs the excellent and much needed function of pointing up how discussion leaders, with different backgrounds and various levels of professional training, can serve a need that must otherwise remain unmet for the foreseeable future. The book covers in detail a two-year period during which the Manhattan Society for Mental Health, in co-operation with five community centers, provided the leadership for mental health education discussion with aged people. Sylvan S. Furman, executive director of the Manhattan Society for Mental Health, designed and directed the project. Wilma Klein was the social group worker, and Mrs. Eda LeShan served as educational consultant and leader of the preliminary demonstration series. Guido Crocetti was the research consultant and Alvin I. Goldfarb, psychiatric consultant on aging to the New York State Department of Mental Hygiene, was consulted on technical questions early in the project. The directors of each center as well as members of their staffs worked closely with the mental health personnel. The presentation and discussion of the project, from its inception to its final evaluation, gives clear indication that providing information as well as influencing attitudes can help individuals to meet their problems, each in his own way. The work of the project revealed the inadequacy of one method without the other, and experience showed that "educational methods are successful with those elderly persons who are not suffering serious impairments and who have normal ego strengths," The authors present the material clearly and in a well-organized manner, with a minimum of professional terminology. Their report describes a synthesis of techniques, methods, and philosophy of social group work and mental health education and also outlines the practical


In this study, variety of wire and cable. decide to measures for the storage method of the replacement cycle, depending on the intended in each condition. Type of travelling cables varies depending on the method for storing cables used for the purposes of control, such as cranes and handling equipment for the construction of the port and the power supply. Accordingly, the first pre-Hanging, to take-up the vertical tension and the reel of the bending stress that is loose repeated continuously applied to the cable, the mechanical strength is high, 1-4 years storage method h cycle time. In a study of three design variables conductor "Unionform-lay(UL)"), "Alternating-lay(AL)", the "Opposite-lay(OL)" was set up differently depending on conditions. This stress distribution by using the finite element analysis program commercially available ABAQUS program was generated by the bending of the conductor to verify the comparative analysis, reliability test and the finite element model. Also it determines the best way according to the respective design conditions UL, AL, OL.


Ophthalmically therapeutic compositions, such as polymeric drug delivery systems, include a therapeutic component that includes a sirtuin-activating agent, such as resveratrol, which, upon delivery to the posterior segment of a mammalian eye, treats ocular conditions. Methods of making and using the present compositions are also described.


The paper is devoted to experimental study of a surface streamer subcritical discharge ability to absorb the energy of microwave radiation in dependence on dielectric layer orientation at air atmospheric pressure. The effectivity of energy absorption by surface discharge was measured by means of ballistic method. The modification of Sedov's theory of point explosion for gas with initial pressure allows to define the explosion energy included in discharge channels by microwave pulse radiation. The performed measurement of the energy transform from microwave radiation to a gas heat is the most direct one. The measured absorbed energy is compared with total energy in radiation beam, falling on dielectric plate.


When early in his career John Russell Silver described a previously unrecognised familial disease he expected it to remain a minor footnote in the medical record. But some 40 years later, identification of the gene responsible has led to research that is advancing our understanding of a wide spectrum of neurological diseases


Objective To detect the expression changes of Hes 1 and Hes 5 in the hippocampus of focal ischemic rats and explore whether the Notch pathway is involved in the endogenous repair mechanisms of central nervous system after the ischemic stroke.Methods We investigated the expression of Hes 1 and Hes 5 in the adult rat hippocampus on the 19th day and 28th day after middle cerebral artery occlusion.Data was analyzed using two-way ANOVA.Results Compared with the control groups,the protein and mRNA expressions of Hes 1 and Hes 5 were significantly up-regulated on 19th day and down-regulated on 28th day(P0.01).Conclusions The down-regulation of Hes 1 and Hes 5,the Notch pathway genes,in late-stage of ischemic stroke is probably one of the endogenous repair mechanisms of the central nervous system,which promotes differentiation of the proliferated neural progenitor cells towards the neurons.


Background: Smoking, age, gender, socioeconomic class and education may contribute to the hearing loss. In this study hearing loss between smokers (current and ex) and non smokers was compared.
Materials and Methods: 145 smokers [79 current (68 males, 11 females) and 66 ex smokers (60 males, 6 females)] and 145 non smokers (69 males, 76 females) were studied. Modified Kuppuswamy scale and smoking index were used. Hearing loss was assessed by Audiometry. P value of<0.05(unpaired t test and chi square test) was taken as statistically significant.
Result: Statistically significant and non significant differences were found between the mean age and educational status of current -ex smokers and smokers-non smokers respectively. Statistically significant and non significant differences were found between the socioeconomic status of smokers-non smokers and current -ex smokers respectively. Difference was significant between smoking index of current and ex smokers (p=0.003). 70.05% males had hearing loss as compared to females (49.46%). About 59.24% and 26.09% hearing loss cases belonged to low education and upper and upper middle social class respectively. 68% and 24.24% of moderate and severe smoking index were of professional to graduate educational status. 36.17% and 30.30% of moderate to severe smoking index belonged to upper and upper middle socioeconomic class. 73.91% were from low social classes. 47.59% non smokers and 25.51% smokers had no hearing loss. The severity of hearing loss was more in heavy smokers.
Conclusion: Hearing loss associated with smoking was found to be more in male gender, advancing age, low socioeconomic and educational classes.


This article states concept and knowledge of SDH transport network's clock synchronization and protection. Taking TBCINC's SDH transport network for example,it introduces the clock network's reasonable planning and protection in the condition of complex network topology. Finally it gives some technical advices and matters for clock protection confi guration.


It has been shown that current degradation of p-channel transistors is dependent on drain structure and it is lowest for maximum gate drain overlap. P-channel transistors show severe degradation when source and drain are reversed during stress (Swap stress). This poses an increased reliability risk for p-channel pass transistors and transfer gates in P-MOS DRAMS.


A simple and scalable liquid-based method was developed to produce a nanocomposite photocatalyst which was comprised of Fe3O4 nanoparticles (4-5 nm) decorated indium hydroxide nanorods (mean width 33 nm and average aspect ratio 2-3). The nanocomposite was produced at 25 ℃ in water via a hydroxide-induced co-precipitation ensued by a cathodic reduction during which the non-magnetic Fe(OH)3 intermediate was reduced to magnetic Fe3O4 at 20 V within 1 h. The incorporation of Fe3O4 nanoparticles served to bestow magnetic recoverability to the photocatalyst and helped enhance visible light absorption simultaneously. Interestingly, the addition of Fe3+ led to the formation of In(OH)3 nanorods rather than the commonly observed nanocubes. In comparison to the In(OH)3 system having a band gap of 4.60 eV), the band gap of the Fe3O4/In(OH)3 nanocomposite produced was determined to be 2.85 eV using the Tauc's plot method. The effective reduction in band gap is expected to allow better absorption of visible light which in turns should help boost its photocatalytic performance. The Fe3O4/In(OH)3 nanocomposite was structurally characterized using a combination of PXRD, FESEM, EDS, and TEM and its paramagnetic property was proven with a positive mass susceptibility measured to be 1.30´10−5 cm3.g−1. Under visible light, a photocatalytic degradation efficiency of 83% was recorded within 1 hr for the nanocomposite using methylene blue as a dye. The photocatalytically-active Fe3O4/In(OH)3 should have good potential in visible-light driven waste water degradation once further optimized. Copyright © 2021 by Authors, Published by BCREC Group. This is an open access article under the CC BY-SA License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0).


This paper examines selected anthropological and historical sources on four sets of people dislocated by the ending of the Ottoman Empire, and regional changes in sovereignty. Studies of Asia Minor Christians, Cretan Muslims, Ottoman Armenians, the Jews of Salonika allow comparisons on four particular issues: destruction and reconstruction - losses of life and livelihood and their aftermath; secondly, the kind of reception and citizenship rights which displaced groups subsequently received; thirdly, how far the possibility or dream of "return" influenced later adjustments; and fourthly, the management of meanings as displaced persons, particularly in the specification of cultural/ethnic identities, and in the way both the expelling states and the receiving states officially marked the events and their aftermaths.


New accelerator mass spectrometer radiocarbon ages from gastropods in shore deposits within the pluvial Lake Chewaucan basin, combined with stratigraphical and geomorphological evidence, identify an abrupt rise and fall of lake level at ca. 12 14C ka. The lake‐level high is coeval with lake‐level lows in the well‐dated records of palaeolakes Bonneville and Lahontan, and with a period of relatively wet conditions in the more southerly Owens Lake basin. This spatial pattern of pluvial lake levels in the western USA at 12 14C ka indicates a variable synoptic response to climate forcing at this time. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


In this work,lead sulphide/attapulgite composite material was synthesized through two steps.Firstly,attapulgite,which was treated by phosphoric acid in advanced,absorbed lead ions from the solution to get the lead ions/attapulgite material.Then,the prepared lead ions/attapulgite material reacted with sodium sulfide in order to get the lead sulphide/attapulgite composite material.From the experimental results,it was found that the temperature of the lead sulphide/attapulgite composite material prepared from the solution containing 60 mg/L lead ions was able to raise about six Celsius degrees under the simulated sunlight for thirty minutes,and the composite material was stronger than bulk phase lead sulphide on converting more light energy into the heat.It was also showed that the lead sulphide/attapulgite composite material had higher light absorptivity at the range of wavelength from 300 nm to 2 500 nm,and had wider band of electron transition than the bulk phase lead sulphide.Moreover,the density of the lead sulphide/attapulgite composite material is far lower than that of the bulk phase lead sulphide,which indicates that the composite material is able to cover bigger area than the bulk phase lead sulphide under the same depth.


This chapter compares student performance and course satisfaction in two large sections of an introductory financial accounting course. The students in one section used an online homework management system (OHMS), whereas the students in the other section used traditional homework methods. While an OHMS saves instructors' valuable time, there is little extant research on how these systems affect students. Our study compares several performance measures and a general course satisfaction survey across the two groups of students. The results provide some evidence that an OHMS enhances students' performance on some of the performance measures. Our results also show that there is no effect on students' satisfaction in the course.


Consider the following communication scheme [l, 21: a binary vector of length n is transmitted using n parallel wires. Each wire represents a coordinate of the vector. The propagation delay in the wires varies. Arrival of a transition represents a 1 while absence of a transition represents a 0. The problem is to find an efficient communication scheme that will be delay-insensitive. Let us represent the tracks with the numbers 1,2,. . . , ?a. After t$ m-th transition has arrived, the receiver obtains a sequence X, = XI, ~ 2 , . . I x, where 1 5 x, 5 n, and x, represents the fact that the 2-th transition was received at the a,-th wire. The , xnL} is the support (i.e., the set of non-zero roofdinates) of a vector and determines uniquely a binary vector. Verhoeff [2] studied the following problem: assuming that a vector X is transmitted, once reception has been completed, the receiver acknowledges receipt of the message. The next message is scnt by the sender only after the receipt, of the acknowledgement. The problemis finding a code C whose element? are messages such that the receiver can identify whpn transmission has been completed. It is easy to see, as proved in [2], that the codes having the right property are the so called unordered codes, i.e., all its elements are unordered vectors. Here, we assume that there is no communication betwren receivm and sender between messages, except, perhaps, when errors are detected. The sender does not wait for acknowledgement before sending the next message. This makes transmission faster, since the waiting period between messages gets shorter. However, if we shorten the waiting period, transitions from Y might start to arrive before reception of X has been completed, a condition called skew. In [l], coding strategies were studied that allow either detection or correction of skew between consecutive messages. Here, our aim is to study codes that can correct a certain amount of skew between messages, and detect an extra amount of skew when the skew correcting capability of the code has been exceeded. We generalize the results in [I]. d vectpr X followed by some other vectors, ence Z. There are two parameters that, are related to the skew. The first one, denoted ? J ~ ( X ; Z), denotes the index of the last transition in X before the occurrence of skew, i.e., the last transition in X before the arrival of either a transitiJin not in X or a repeated arrival. The second one, denoted 1 (X; X), denotes the indexAof the last arrival in X. If there is no skew, m(X; 2) = T ( X ; Z). We are ready now to defipe the concept of skew of a vector X with respect to a sequence


Jazz Lecture Series presentation by Herb Ellis on April 5, 1983 at 2:00PM at the UNT College of Music. Includes lecture and performance by Herb Ellis, guitar, interspersed with questions from the audience.


Some types of Homogeneous Complex analytic manifolds are presented by matrix group which have close relation with group-cone. the manifolds include flag manifolds.


For burning plasmas in fusion reactors, such as CFETR (China Fusion Engineering Test Reactor), energetic particles (EPs) generated from plasma heating and D-T reaction can destabilize Alfven eigenmodes (AEs). Alfven eigenmodes can in turn induce transport and loss of energetic particles, which is seriously affect the steady state operation. Eigen-analysis of AEs in CFETR baseline scenario is taken by using AWEAC (Alfven Wave Eigen-Analysis Code). The TAE gaps for different toroidal mode numbers are roughly in the range 40 − 100kHz. Linear simulations of Analysis of energetic particle driven toroidal Alfven eigenmodes in CFETR baseline scenario2 TAEs driven by EPs is performed by using the hybrid-kinetic MHD module in the NIMROD code. This HK-MHD module includes the kinetic effects of EPs through the coupling between a delta-f particle-in-cell (PIC) model for EPs and the 3D MHD model for the bulk plasma. The CFETR equilibrium used is obtained from the EFIT code based on self-consistent core-pedestal-equilibrium coupled OMFIT workflow. The "slowing down" distribution is used to model the equilibrium distribution of energetic ions from α particles produced by fusion. The frequency of TAEs generated by EPs in NIMROD simulation are consistent from the eigen-analysis results from AWEAC. For TAEs/EPMs driven by EP from D-T fusion, the growth rate for TAEs/EPMs increases with both the toroidal mode number and EP beta fraction. Global 2D twist structures of TAEs/EPMs in CFETR baseline scenario, especially Reverse Shear Alfven eigenmode structure for some cases, are obtained for the first time using NIMROD. These results would be helpful in the following design works of CFETR in the future. Submitted to: Nucl. Fusion Analysis of energetic particle driven toroidal Alfven eigenmodes in CFETR baseline scenario3


The paper studies the importance of the bank-lending channel in Estonia. The results from the descriptive evidence suggest that there is a significant share of bank dependent borrowers in Estonia, but the impact of a monetary policy shock on the loan supply of banks seems to be ambiguous. The empirical analysis provides evidence in favour of the bank-lending channel in Estonia. First, well-capitalized banks seem to experience a smaller outflow of deposits after a monetary contraction. Second, the liquidity position of banks seems to be an important determinant of the loan supply suggesting that more liquid banks are able to maintain their loan portfolios, while less liquid banks must reduce their loan supply after a monetary policy contraction. This finding is consistent with the evidence for the euro area, where liquidity is also the most important determinant of the loan supply.


Insights into the 3D‐structure of a protein have proven useful during experiment design. Experimentally elucidated structures are often not available, but comparative protein modeling provides a viable alternative in many cases. This unit presents comparative protein modeling and how to use the highly sophisticated but easy‐to‐use free software available on the Internet.


The relationship between population growth and changes in the economy are examined for 94 countries for the 1955-1971 period. Each of the 94 countries for which data are used had a population of at least 1000000 people in 1971. The countries are divided into 3 subgroups: those with high medium and low levels of per capita gross national product (GNP) in 1955. There is a lack of research that analyzes this subject using regression and correlation analysis for a large number of countries. The independent variable used in this study is the percentage change in the national population size between 1955 and 1971. Percentage change in various economic and demographic variables over the same period constitutes the dependent variables. Measuring all variables in terms of percentage changes yields a uniform interpretation of the unstandardized regression coefficient. Data has been obtained from United Nations sources. A 1-tailed significance test is used since the prediction is made that rapid population growth is inversely related to change in all indicators of economic prosperity. The bulk of the evidence reveals that rapid population increase had a negative impact on changes in many crucial economic indicators during the 1955-1971 period. Indicators such as change in per capita gross capital formation government consumption manufacturing and exports are each correlated to change in per capita GNP at .75 or higher.


, and oth-ers) caused by vegetation fires in Russia between 2004-2008. Major goals of the assessment were: (1) to providespatial and temporal quantification of the emissions on a monthly basis; and (2) to minimize the uncertainties ofthe assessment, taking into account the fuzzy character of the problem. A hybrid land cover (LC) developed as abaseline dataset of all relevant information sources (different maps, multi-sensor remote sensing data, results ofdifferent land and forest inventories, measurements in situ) was used as an information background for the assess-ment. The multilayer hierarchical classification of land classes allowed detailed parameterization of vegetation andsurface soil layers with respect to indicators used in the calculation of fire emissions. The approach resulted ina comprehensive numerical description of stock and structure of vegetation combustibles (e.g., for forests: stemwood, branches, foliage, understory, green forest floor, coarse woody debris – snags, logs, dry branches of livetrees, on-ground litter, organic matter of the upper soil layer) for each 1 km pixel. Burnt areas were estimated ona monthly basis by remote sensing data (mostly based on thermal channels of AVHRR and MODIS, data obtainedby Sukachev Institute of Forest, Krasnoyarsk, Russia) and superimposed with the LC. The modeling frameworkincluded regional regularities of (1) long period seasonal distribution of burnt areas by type of fire (five typeshave been used for forests: crown, superficial ground, stable ground, peat (soil), underground fires); (2) averageintensity of burning (amount of consumed combustibles) dependently on time of fire season, type of fire, and veg-etation class; (3) partition of consumed carbon (gas composition, particles); (4) content of nitrogen in major typesof combustibles; (5) expected amount of post fire dieback in perennial vegetation; and others. Intensity of firewas corrected based on average monthly weather conditions. Amount of emitted nitrogen was estimated based onits proportion to carbon by types of combustibles. Gas composition was estimated based on published results ofmeasurements. The results obtained indicate high variability of emissions by land classes, type of fire, time of fireseason, specifics of weather with overall consumption of combustibles over the country in the range 140 to 330 TgC year


The aims of this study were to describe both the role of small-scale freshwater aquaculture practices and the livelihood of fish farmers in Indonesia. Focusing on freshwater aquaculture, aquaculture practices and fish farmers? capital (livelihood) were compared based on 3 types of pond practices, i.e., raceway, excavated, and paddy field ponds. The impacts of aquaculture practices on the environment (water quality) were also examined. Data were collected from 98 fish farmers (households) in West Sumatra province using structured questionnaires, and water quality was analyzed using 15 outlet-water samples from 3 kinds of ponds. Results showed that the excavated pond farmers had better livelihood capitals than the other types of pond farmers. Fish production in raceway ponds was generally higher than excavated and paddy field ponds, but many limitations were observed in the raceway-culture. The main problem among raceway pond and paddy field farmers was the high price of feed, while that of excavated pond farmers was a high cost of pond construction. In the dry season, most of the water quality variables of the three types of ponds were significantly different from those in the rainy season. Some variables of water quality (chemical oxygen demand (COD) and nitrite, in particular) exceeded the safety level of good aquaculture practices in all types of ponds, and this may result in public concern in the near future. Generally, the water quality of raceway ponds was better than that of other pond types.


The new twin bored tunnels passing under an existing high-speed rail (HSR) box tunnel need to break through a diaphragm wall retaining earth pressures during the construction of box tunnel. In addition, along the alignment there are steel beams that might affect the tunnel boring machine (TBM) advance. To resume TBM advance, surrounding soil is improved to achieve required water tightness and shear resistance using the long distance horizontal grouting (LDHG) up to 75 m from nearby access shafts. Because the grouted area is confined by box tunnel at top and diaphragm walls at both sides, any improper grouting programs can cause significant heave to the box tunnel and rail above and endanger the safety of the high -speed rail service. Electronic beam sensors installed along two side walls in the box tunnel provide the real-time elevation changes of the box tunnel to soothe public concerns and adjust the grouting program accordingly. The countermeasures to resolve the challenges in the long distance horizontal boring operations and grouting works will be discussed in this paper. The maximum elevation variation of the HSR tunnel in the LDHG program is well controlled less than 4 mm. The maximum deflection of the shaft diaphragm wall is less than 6 mm for the breakout block grouting and below 10 mm for the LDHG program.


This paper introduces the PID tuning methods of let-off controller in detail.Based on the transfer function of let-off controller,the first-order model can be obtained by least square method.Through contrasted three kinds of typical PID tuning methods,this paper points out that the numerical optimization method is the best tuning method.At last,the result of PI tuning on the let-off model is calculated by the numerical optimization method.


e19003Background: Enasidenib is a targeted inhibitor of mutant IDH2 (mIDH2) proteins. In a phase 1/2 study (NCT01915498) in patients (pts) with mIDH2 myeloid malignancies, 38% of pts had bilirubin ...


Potential threats to the information multicultural educational space are revealed: the influence of web surfing on the health and psyche of a young person, his cognitive abilities, emerging worldview; potential distortion of moral ideals; the increase of psychoemotional and socio-psychological tension, the inability to assess Internet content adequately due to its diversity in content and in form; substitution and fusion in the consciousness of the real and virtual worlds; lagging behind the development of the education system in relation to the rapid development of the information educational space; insufficient preparation of young people for distance education models; the certain unpredictability of directions of development of informatization of social processes; aggravation of problems of mutual understanding of generations. Social safeness of youth in the information multicultural educational space is defined as a system, process and result of ensuring the protection of the young generation from the negative impact and threats of the information and educational environment. The directions and principles of social and pedagogical support of youth safeness in the informational multicultural educational space are revealed: the permanent attention of society and state structures to the problem; integration of the work of all interested institutions with the involvement of the means of information and communication technology; realization of socially-oriented technologies of self-development of the person in the information multicultural environment; active introduction of technologies for the formation of cognitive competence among young people on the basis of all the possibilities of the educational space. © 2018 Published by Future Academy www.FutureAcademy.org.UK


It has been commonly found that the activities of marine invertebrates increase with the onset of night time. This is of course very difficult to demonstrate in the field due to the presence of a great many variables. The test described here was possible only when man reconstructed a pier and provided materials ideal for a test in nature on the diurnal migratory activities of the marine woodboring crustacean Limnoria. This crustacean migrates as an adult animal. The postlarval stage is incapable of migration free in the sea water. Prior to this study there were indirect suggestions that the animals might show a diurnal migratory activity. Daytime plankton hauls taken by Dr. Martin W. Johnson at Friday Harbor, Washington near wharf piles of known infestation failed to yield Limnoria. Similar surface and bottom plankton hauls


OBJECTIVES
To investigate the effects of erythromycin on secretion of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) and transforming growth factor-beta(1) (TGF-beta(1)), and the level of connexin 43 in human pleural mesothelial cells (HPMC), and to explore the mechanism of pleurodesis.

METHODS
HPMC was incubated with erythromycin at concentrations of 100 mg/L or 25 mg/L. The levels of TNF-alpha and TGF-beta(1) in the supernatants were measured by ELISA method, and levels of connexin 43 were detected by Western blot.

RESULTS
The secretion of TNF-alpha by HMPC increased after incubation with 100 mg/L erythromycin for 3 or 5 days, and the secretion of TGF-beta(1) increased markedly after incubation with lower or higher concentrations of erythromycin. The levels of connexin 43 in HPMC decreased after stimulation with 100 mg/L erythromycin, but no relationship was observed between the levels and the stimulation time.

CONCLUSIONS
HPMC incubated with erythromycin showed increased secretion of TNF-alpha and TGF-beta(1), which may be one of the mechanisms for erythromycin pleurodesis. Erythromycin decreased the level of connexin 43 in HPMC, and this effect may be a response of the cells to the stimulus. A high concentration of erythromycin is suggested for clinical pleurodesis based on the results from this study.


Increased sensitivity of airway submucosal gland cells (SMGC) to ACh by PKA activation results in increased transepithelial ion movement. The mechanism of the increased sensitivity induced by PKA is unclear. Since ACh‐induced transepithelial ion movement is dependent on the IP3/Ca2+ signaling pathway, we hypothesized that PKA enhances sensitivity of IP3 receptors in airway SMGC, resulting in increased [Ca2+]i. Patch clamp of swine airway SMGC was performed in these studies. We showed that forskolin decreased the EC50 for IP3 about 4‐fold measured as the peak KCa current induced upon whole cell formation with IP3 in the pipette. VIP (10 nM), a co‐neurotransmitter present in cholinergic airway nerve fibers, enhanced the response to 0.3 µM IP3. Neither VIP nor IP3 (0.3 µM) induced KCa current when applied alone. VIP induced a significant KCa current in SMGC only when the internal solution contained IP3. Removing external Ca2+ did not abolish the VIP‐induced sensitization of the peak IP3 response although the plateau response was lost. This suggests that Ca2+ release is sensitized as well as Ca2+ influx. Elevating external Ca2+ to 5 mM revealed a KCa current induced only in the presence of IP3 (0.3 µM). Thus Ca2+ entry may also be increased by IP3 (0.3 µM). These results suggest that PKA increases the sensitivity of IP3 receptors by phosphorylation, resulting in the increased intracellular Ca2+ release and Ca2+ entry.


The number of accidents occurred in special work for petrochemical enterprises was still very high. Controlling the number related to special work from the source was an interesting research direction to reduce the accident rate. The data of permit to work derived of a permit to work system was processed and an event knowledge graph about permit to work was constructed, then from the three aspects of essential defect work, sub-quality work and unplanned work, data mining was used for analyzing unreasonable work objects and work methods. Through the study, the cumulative probability of the permit to work for the spherical body or the specific parts and components of the spherical tank was a logarithmic function of working time interval, and 57.27% of the permit to work tickets were operated repeatedly within 30 days.


The concerns that Dilkes and McGilligan have raised are certainly real and are the same concerns that I had before treating patients with intraoperative adjuvant PDT using porfimer sodium. It is critical that proper preclinical animal studies be performed before PDT is used in humans to determine the appropriate light and drug doses that cause minimal or no damage to normal tissue. In most cases, the results found in small rodent models do not approximate the results found in humans. Likewise, each photosensitizer behaves differently and must be evaluated separately. In experiments in my laboratory using the dog as a model, in which the response is closely approximated with that seen in humans, 1 PDT using porfimer sodium, 2 mg/kg intravenously, followed by 50J/cm 2 at 150 mW/cm 2 of 630-nm light 48 hours later, caused no intrinsic damage to large arteries in the neck, including the carotid


The paper introduced the concept, formation andtechnical properties of SAN storing technology, points out various factors when we construct the solution of SAN storage, and puts forward a practical solution.


No general agreement has been reached so far for the mode of expressing the content of intracellular components in human erythrocytes. The validity of the measures (1) moles per cell, (2) moles per cell volume and (3) moles per intracellular haemoglobin has been evaluated from a theoretical point of view in comparisons of different cell populations and in kinetic considerations. It was found that none of the expressions were valid if the intracellular concentration of water soluble components is concerned. The use of the expression (4) moles per liter of apparent cell water calculated from (2) and MCHC appears to be as a better approximation of the intracellular concentration of the components concerned.

The consequences of these theoretical considerations when evaluating biochemical investigations on human erythrocytes, are exemplified by determinations of adenine nucleotides (ATP, ADP) in erythrocyte populations of differing mean age from patients with non-spherocytic haemolytic anaemia and thalassaemia minor, and from healthy individuals. It can be shown that the conclusion to be drawn from the determinations are highly dependent on the mode of calculating the result.


Abstract The research aimed at describing the use of music instrument Gaejuma in the society of Mentawai at Siberut Selatan Mentawai. Such traditional arts possessed by the society included vocal music, traditional music instruments and daily traditional dances. The three traditional arts were closely related to social activities such as wedding party, the coronation of shaman, the expansion of new farming area, the construction of new houses and the medication of people. One of the traditional music which was always performed during the local ceremonies in Mentawai was the music instrument Gaejuma. The performance of Gaejuma in every ceremony was to tone up the ceremonies like in the wedding party, to cure those who were sick or ill, to remove the bad spirits during the expansion of new farming area or the construction of new houses, during the coronation. Keywords: The use, Gaejuina, Social activities


The allylsilane, 6,6-dimethoxy-2-(trimethylsilylmethyl)hex-1-ene (2) gives 3-methylenecyclohexyl methyl ether (7) on treatment with tin(IV) chloride, whereas cyclisation of the corresponding compound without the silyl group (1) was known to give five products (5)–(6). The synthesis of the allylsilane (2) is described.


Delta synchronization (sync) is crucial to the network-level efficiency of cloud storage services, especially when handling large files with small increments. Practical delta sync techniques are, however, only available for PC clients and mobile apps, but not web browsers—the most pervasive and OS-independent access method. To bridge this gap, prior work concentrates on either reversing the delta sync protocol or utilizing the native client, all striving around the tradeoffs among efficiency, applicability, and usability and thus forming an "impossible triangle." Recently, we note the advent of WebAssembly (WASM), a portable binary instruction format that is efficient in both encoding size and load time. In principle, the unique advantages of WASM can make web-based applications enjoy near-native runtime speed without significant cloud-side or client-side changes. Thus, we implement a straightforward WASM-based delta sync solution, WASMrsync, finding its quasi-asynchronous working manner and conventional In-situ Separate Memory Allocation greatly increase sync time and memory usage. To address them, we strategically devise sync-async code decoupling and streaming compilation, together with Informed In-place File Construction. The resulting solution, WASMrsync+, achieves comparable sync time as the state-of-the-art (most efficient) solution with nearly only half of memory usage, letting the "impossible triangle" reach a reconciliation.


The indiscriminate use of broad-spectrum insecticides has caused major problems with pest resistance, residues in food, environmental contamination, outbreaks of secondary pests, and reductions in populations of beneficial insects. This results in increased demands for pest control methods that are both efficient and friendly to the environment. The sterile insect technique (SIT), applied as part of an area-wide integrated pest management approach (AW-IPM), offers considerable potential and has been used with great success against major pests of agricultural importance to establish pest-free areas (eradication), areas of low pest prevalence (suppression) or to maintain areas free of the pest through containment or prevention. This review describes recent advances in the SIT, with practical examples of how SIT programs have been designed and carried out to control different insect pests of agricultural importance, especially the Mediterranean fruit fly, the codling moth, the date moth, and the cactus moth. Topics discussed include: • technological breakthroughs in production and delivery systems; • recent advances in insect genetics; • the development of genetic sexing strains; • cost-effectiveness; • the role private companies can play; and • the potential long-term direct and indirect economic benefits associated with the successful implementation of AW-IPM programs with an SIT component. In view of the increasing demand of environmental-friendly control tactics, it is anticipated that the SIT, as part of area-wide pest management approaches, will increasingly gain in importance in the years/decades to come.


Purpose
Auditors are required to perform analytical procedures during the planning and concluding phases of the audit. Such procedures typically use data aggregated at a high level. The authors investigate whether artificial neural networks, a more sophisticated technique for analytical review than typically used by auditors, may be effective when using high level data.

Design/methodology/approach
Data from companies operating in the dairy industry were used to train an artificial neural network. Data with and without material seeded errors were used to test alternative techniques.

Findings
Results suggest that the artificial neural network approach was not significantly more effective (taking into account both Type I and II errors) than traditional ratio and regression analysis, and none of the three approaches provided more overall effectiveness than a purely random procedure. However, the artificial neural network approach did yield considerably fewer Type II errors than the other methods, which suggests artificial neural networks could be a candidate to improve the performance of analytical procedures in circumstances where Type II error rates are the primary concern of the auditor.

Originality/value
The authors extend the work of Coakley and Brown (1983) by investigating the application of artificial neural networks as an analytical procedure using aggregated data. Furthermore, the authors examine multiple companies from one industry and supplement financial information with both exogenous industry and macro-economic data.


With the elderly getting old,their requirement of new media construction,which can make their access to cultural knowledge,to enrich life,improve the quality of life and meet the needs of older audience needs,is also growing. As a result,it's necessary to satisfy their needs by giving them humanistic care,in order to achieve good social and economic benefits.


In this paper, fatigue crack growth of Ti/Cf/PMR polyimide laminates loaded in variable amplitude was studied. Unidirectional Ti/Cf/PMR polyimide laminates utilized in this work were prepared by hot press method. The retardation phenomenon of fatigue crack growth was discovered in Ti/Cf/PMR polyimide laminates under variable amplitude loading. Moreover, specimens were chemically etched to obtain the final delamination shapes after application of single overload, multiple overload and block overload, respectively. Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) was used to analyze the crack initiation position and the delamination. Furthermore, the fatigue crack growth mechanism was revealed according to the SEM results.


Supernumerary teeth or Hyperdontia is reported to be more common in the permanent dentition than deciduous dentition. The incidence of hyperdontia is found to be in the range of 0.1-3.8%. The timely diagnosis and therapeutic interventions may avoid the unwanted complications.


N urses frequently wonder about the legal aspects of using siderails to prevent patient falls from bed. Questions arise as to when siderails are clinically indicated; whether a patient may refuse the use of siderails; whether, when a patient does fall from bed, the fall resulted from negligent failure to use siderails; and whether a decision to use siderails is a medical or nursing judgment. This article examines the legal issues involved in the use of siderails and provides some recommendations for the use of siderails and other restraints.


Saturation-dip measurements for the ν8 C-O stretching band of CH3OH have been systematically carried out with a CO2-laser-microwave-sideband spectrometer operating on low- and high-J 9.6 μm P-branch CO2 laser lines. Frequencies of nearly 500 spectral lines, including overlapped and doublet lines unresolved in dense Doppler-limited spectra, have been measured with a resolution of 0.4MHz and absolute accuracy of the order of ±100 kHz. Over 200 frequency combination loops have been formed from the present and previous sub-Doppler observations, unambiguously confirming the infrared transition assignments, and refined term values have been determined for 623 excited vibrational levels. These results constitute a substantial database of high-accuracy frequency reference standards for CH3OH in the 10 μm region, with applications in frequency calibration, in detailed studies of the complicated methanol intermode vibrational interactions, and in the interpretation of optically pumped far-infrared laser emission.


Independence and confidence are building methodologies in achieving dreams and goals in life. There are about approximately fifteen of every 10,000 individuals affected with developmental disorders in this world Doubtless, they need helping hands. The Indian Scenario with regard to Autism is still in its nascent stage. There is very limited resource and infrastructure available for these Special children. Most Autistic Children attend special care schools that provide for children with Cerebral Palsy or Downs Syndrome. Hence there arises a need for developing technological Aids designed to help diagnosis and increase Parent participation for Autistic children. This led to the development of a Knowledge based screener (KBS) and an intelligent gaming system that would detect all categories of the developmental disorders. Social developmental disorders comprise a wide spectrum. Pervasive developmental and similar disorders constitute this spectrum. This knowledge-based system we have developed will help detect the presence of these disorders and provide home-based intervention. The main goal of our study is to develop technological aids, which will help Autistic individuals to improvise their skills and overcome the barriers they face.


The present invention comprises one or more cyclodextrin molecule covalently attached by hyaluronic acid, and the hyaluronic acid di- or polyfunctional crosslinking agent, between the crosslinking agent and the hyaluronic acid, and the said cross-linking agent covalent bond between the cyclodextrin molecule, an ether bond, to hyaluronic acid composition. The present invention is a pharmaceutical or therapeutic agents to such compositions further comprising, for use in medical and cosmetic (non-medical), and to methods for preparing sustained release formulations. .FIELD 1


On the basis of bilingual teaching in genetics experiment,introduced the practice of bilingual teaching in experiments and explored the necessity,feasibility of the bilingual teaching in biotechnology specialty.Teaching practice shows that the opening of bilingual teaching has trained students comprehensive quality and the ability of application.


David Tarboton is a professor at Utah State University. This presentation was given as part of the GIS Day@KU symposium on November 18, 2015. For more information about GIS Day@KU activities, please see http://www.gis.ku.edu/gisday/2015/.


We read with great interest the report of Greaves et al (2013) regarding patient-perceived fertility and sexual function in long-term survivors of haematological malignancy. The authors describe a lower cumulative fertility rate in female patients than in the matched general population as well as a negative impact of cancer on sexual function. We agree with their conclusion that all patients should be advised of the potential late effects of treatment on fertility. However, as different treatment regimens are associated with varying degrees of gonadal toxicity, the patient should be informed of the risks that are related to the specific regimen (Loren et al, 2013). To complement the report of Greaves et al (2013), we would like to share our results of a retrospective analysis on the side effects on fertility in patients with aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) who received CHOP (cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, prednisolone) or CHOEP (cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, etoposide, prednisolone) as primary therapy. Only a few studies have been performed on the adverse effects of chemotherapy for aggressive NHL on fertility (Grigg, 2004; Leader et al, 2011), most of which included small numbers of patients, employed heterogeneous chemotherapy regimens or covered short follow-up periods. Whereas CHOP as a standard regimen for aggressive lymphoma is supposed to be associated with only temporary side-effects on fertility, nothing is known about the effect of intensification of CHOP, e.g. by adding etoposide in regimens such as CHOEP (Pfreundschuh et al, 2004) or dose-adjusted EPOCH (Wilson et al, 2002), or of dose-dense chemotherapy. Our study assessed fertility aspects in young patients who were in continuous first remission after treatment in two large prospective multicentre trials, the Mabthera International Trial (Pfreundschuh et al, 2006), and the German High-Grade Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Study Group NHLB1 study (Pfreundschuh et al, 2004), between 1995 and 2003. We focused on parenthood to assess fertility in our patient group, as infertility is defined as the inability of a couple to conceive. Surrogate indicators, such as regular menstruation cycles or hormone levels alone could provide only incomplete information. Long-term survivors of both studies were invited to respond to a questionnaire approved by the local ethics committee. Informed consent was obtained from all responders. Patients who received radiotherapy to the gonadal area as part of their primary treatment were excluded from the analysis. A total of 101 patients (median age at treatment initiation 32 years, median follow-up after treatment completion 12 years) agreed to participate in the survey [response rate of 53 1%; comparable to the report of Greaves et al (2013)]. Within the respondents (46 female, 55 male), 48 patients already had children before lymphoma treatment (Table I). Forty-nine patients expressed an explicit wish to have children after treatment (17 female, 32 male). Thirteen of these 49 patients made no active attempt to reproduce despite their wish to have children, with lack of appropriate partner (six patients) and fear of lymphoma relapse (three patients) being the main reasons. Of the remaining 36 patients (13 female, 23 male) who made active attempts to reproduce, 26 (10 female, 16 male) achieved their goals, all without use of assisted reproduction technology. Apart from three deliberate abortions, all pregnancies were uncomplicated and resulted in a total of 40 live births. The results in the subgroup of patients who received CHOEP instead of CHOP were similar to those in the whole study group. In detail, 36 (15 female, 21 male) of 67 (32 female, 35 male) patients treated with CHOEP expressed a wish to reproduce after chemotherapy. Of these, 25 (12 female, 13 male) actively attempted to reproduce and 19 (10 female, nine male) finally succeeded, resulting in 25 live births overall. Within the subgroup of patients who were treated with a 2-week regimen, three of three female and six of eight male patients with a desire for parenthood were successful. Comparison of patient data with the German general population [The German Socio-Economic Panel Study (Schmitt, 2005)] revealed no difference in the overall percentage of childless women (21 7%) in the study population versus comparable age-groups of the general population [20 8%, binomial test, 95% confidence interval (CI), 0 109–0 364; P = 0 8563]. The percentage of childless male study patients (41 8%) tended to be higher than that of childless men in the general population (32 6%). This statistically insignificant difference (95% CI, 0 287–0 559; P =


"Circulation industry" which is a commonly used academic concept is not put into the national economy statistical category as an industry;it makes the quantitative evaluation and monitoring of agricultural products circulation modernization process in China to be more difficult.To make the evaluation to be more scientific and operational,and the result of the evaluation to be more creditable,we should start from the connotation of agricultural products circulation modernization and construct the indicator system for the evaluation of agricultural products circulation modernization in China's 31provinces with the help of theoretical analysis and practical choice of evaluation indicators.To better apply this evaluation indicators system to track and monitor the process of agricultural products circulation modernization in China,accurately and objectively understand the current situation and trend of agricultural products circulation modernization,and provide the creditable basis for national macro decision and enterprises' micro management,we should fully understand the significance of agricultural products circulation modernization,improve the position of agricultural products circulation statistics,establish a special data base for evaluation of agricultural products circulation modernization,and included agricultural products circulation into the related statistics as a special category.


BACKGROUND
 The exceptional competitiveness of the orthopaedic surgery specialty, combined with the unclear impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on residency recruitment, has presented significant challenges to applicants and residency program directors.1 With limited in-person opportunities in the 2020-2021 application cycle, applicants have been pressed to gauge chances and best fit by browsing program websites.

 OBJECTIVE
 The objective of the study was to assess the accessibility and content of accredited orthopaedic surgery residency program websites during the COVID-19 pandemic.

 METHODS
 Using the online database of the Electronic Residency Application Series (ERAS), we compiled a list of accredited orthopaedic residency programs in the United States. Program websites were evaluated across four domains: program overview, education, research opportunities, and application details. Each website was assessed twice in July, during a period of adjustment to the COVID-19 pandemic, and twice in November, following the October ERAS application deadline.

 RESULTS
 189 accredited orthopaedic surgery residency programs were identified through ERAS. Three programs did not have a website and were not evaluated for content. Data analysis of content in each domain revealed that most websites included program details, a description of the didactic curriculum, and sample rotation schedules. Between the two evaluation periods in July and November, the percentage of program websites containing informative videos and virtual tours rose from 12% to 48% and 1% to 13%, respectively (p<0.005). However, the number of programs that included information about a virtual sub-internship or virtual interview to their websites did not change.

 CONCLUSIONS
 Most residency program websites offered program details and an overview of educational and research opportunities; however, few addressed the virtual transition of interviews and sub-internships during the COVID-19 pandemic.


FIG 5. Response of 2, and 8, remaining after host rock response of Figure 4 is subtracted from measured response. Remainder is The resistivity layering of ground can be obtained by measuring the transient fields of nongrounded loops or grounded line transmitters carrying current step functions. Transient soundings have been used for some time for exploration objectives to depths in excess of 500 m. Recently, equipment became available for making soundings for exploration objectives in the depth range from 50 to 1000 m. There are important applications for exploration g.1~~ to target response. within the first 500 m. They are, for example (a) mapping of In real survey data, target responses will be found superimposed on host rock responses. To remove the host rock the assumption is made that the total electromotive force measured is a superposition of electromotive forces caused by currents in target and host rock. To obtain the proper host rock response, two approaches have been used: (a) the host rock response is obtained from experimental measurements on sections of survey lines where there are no confined conductors, and (b) the host rock response is computed from a geoelectric section. The geoelectric section can be obtained from transient soundings.


The internal stress resulting from the thermal expansion mismatch between alumina and steel with and without an interlayer was evaluated. On the basis of the calculation, alumina and steel were bonded using the interlayer method and hot isostatic pressing at 1273 to 1573 K under 100 MPa for 30 min. When a laminated interlayer (niobiumlmolybdenum) was used, a joint with high bonding strength was obtained.


In order to avoid the weakness such as low accurate,filter divergence and particle degradation of particle probability hypothesis density filter(P-PHDF) algorithm,an unscented particle PHD filter(UPPHDF) algorithm was proposed.Firstly,the importance density function was generated and sampled by the Unscented Kalman filter(UKF) method.Then,the weighted particles was adopt to approximate PHD function and further estimated the optimized state value and covariance,which preferably resolved the problem of multitarget tracking under nonlinear and clutter environment.Finally,in the complex environment,the UP-PHDF algorithm was analyzed and realized.In addition,the proposed algorithm was compared with P-PHDF in multi-target tracking simulation experiment.The results show that,the filtering estimate accuracy of the proposed algorithm is significantly improved,as well as the stability and robustness of the tracking system.


XSS is the most common and seriously harmful vulnerability in current Web applications.With the arrival of Web 2.0 technologies,Web applications tend to be much larger and more complex,which provided the hotbed for Web vulnerabilities.According to the complex structure of data organization in large-scale web applications,in this paper we proposed an approach for exploiting XSS vulnerability based on dynamic data generating flaw.It can exploit XSS vulnerability existing in large-scale Web applications quickly and effectively.We also use this method to analysis HTTP Response Splitting vulnerability and URL Redirection vulnerability in Web applications and also achieved significant results.


In this research we provide the analysis of the modern green wall technologies. The modular greening technology for the buildings is universal invention with respect to the purpose of the building and it is applicable for greening buildings intended for any spheres of «going into nature» aims. The complexity of installation work of this modular constructive greening system is quite low, which is one of the main advantages of the invention. Due to the fact that the system can be installed both vertically and horizontally, a single coating system of modules is formed. These modules can optimally fill the facades of the building due to the fact that their dimensions can vary. The constructive weight of the system is not large; for this, the technological process is optimized. This system is the most environmentally and technically efficient for the green buildings.


* cited by examiner Primary Examiner — Thao T. Tran (74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm — Foley & Lardner LLP (57) ABSTRACT A solventless laminating adhesive comprising a polyisocyan ate component and a polyol component, both of which are free from polyol components exhibiting crystalline properties at ordinary temperatures. The adhesive exhibits an initial viscosity of 500 to 1000 mPa is three minutes after mixing of the polyisocyanate component with the polyol component and a viscosity increase of 100 to 350% based on the initial Viscosity 20 minutes after the mixing. In a coater which is provided with a pair of opposed rolls and in which the rolls rotates in the directions contrary to each other at the opposi tion site, the adhesive is applied to a film passing between the rolls.


INTRODUCTION: Hepatic encephalopathy is a reversible neuropsychiatry state that complicates liver disease. Pathogenesis of Hepatic Encephalopathy in chronic liver is function is widely accepted to be due to failure of hepatic clearance of toxins products from gut exact toxin involved remains controversial but ammonia is thought to be an important factor. Ammonia levels help both in diagnosis and serve as a guide in treatment. Diagnosis of Hepatic Encephalopathy can be done based on clinical criteria and the severity of Hepatic Encephalopathy can be graded by West Haven Criteria. This criterion is the simplest grading of Hepatic Encephalopathy based on clinical findings. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: To correlate between Ammonia levels and clinical severity of Hepatic Encephalopathy in Cirrhosis of liver and correlate between Arterial versus venous ammonia levels with severity of Hepatic Encephalopathy. RESULTS: Male patients had higher incidence than females. Severity of hepatic encephalopathy was graded by West Haven grading. Arterial total ammonia and venous ammonia was correlated with the clinical severity of HE. Of the 50 patients 3 had grade 1, 18 had grade 2, 22 had grade 3 and 7 had grade 4. Arterial and venous ammonia levels co related with severity of HE. The highest level of arterial ammonia was seen in grade 3 and grade 4.It was seen that other lab parameters also increased with severity of HE. But were not significant. Serum albumin was inversely co related with severity of HE. CONCLUSIONS: Arterial total ammonia correlated better with the severity of Hepatic Encephalopathy as compared to venous ammonia levels. Venous total ammonia did not correlate with severity of Hepatic Encephalopathy and with arterial ammonia levels. INTRODUCTION: Hepatic encephalopathy is a reversible neuropsychiatry state that complicates liver disease. Pathogenesis of Hepatic Encephalopathy in chronic liver is function is widely accepted to be due to failure of hepatic clearance of toxins products from gut exact toxin involved remains controversial but ammonia is thought to be an important factor. Correlation between plasma ammonia levels and severity of Hepatic Encephalopathy is not consistent, but ammonia levels are used widely in diagnosis of Hepatic Encephalopathy in cirrhotic patients. 1 In a study done by Janus. P.ong it was seen that Ammonia levels increased with the severity of Hepatic Encephalopathy and that Arterial Ammonia levels correlated better with the severity as compared to Venous ammonia.2 Ammonia levels help both in diagnosis and serve as a guide in treatment. Diagnosis of Hepatic Encephalopathy can be done based on clinical criteria and the severity of Hepatic Encephalopathy can be graded by West Haven Criteria. This criteria is the simplest grading of Hepatic Encephalopathy based on clinical findings. 3


Under a single inventory number, 6766a, in the University of Michigan collection inAnnArbor are housed three papyrus fragments of unknown provenance which were acquired by purchase during the earlier twentieth century. On their verso sides, characterized in the library's inventory as "grammatical treatise", the fragments display passages written in bookhand. The practiced informality of this verso writing, which may be assigned to the second century C.E.1, might first suggest that all three pieces come from the same roll. Fr. 3 seems to stand apart distinctly, however,when one studies the threewith care.Although the visual dissimilarities are particularly accentuated by the use of a thicker pen and by more liberal, even sloppy use of ink in Fr. 3 (especially from line 11 on), there are differences in the formation of letters in Fr. 3 that seem significant, particularly with respect to b, d, i, l, u, each of which in Fr. 3 is wholly, or often, written with greater pretensions to ornamentation by means of such features as serifs. The verso of Fr. 1 preserves parts of 10 lines in which enclitics and accents are discussed, and the verso of Fr. 2 contains portions of 14 lines concerning diastolÆ, sunãfeia, and compound adjectives. Fr. 3, with no surviving margins or head or foot of column but containing portions of 21 lines, focuses on metre rather than prosody or grammar in the strict sense. In particular, thewriter discusses different configurations of the hexameter line with special consideration given to the coincidence, or lack of coincidence, of word endings with ends of feet. In all three fragments of 6766a, Homeric verses or phrases are cited. While these quotations enable us to calculate the column width of Frs. 1 and 2 as approximately 38 letters, we arrive at a figure of some 29–34 letters for Fr. 3. Lastly, the scanty remains of writing on the recto side of the fragments2, the more extensive surface wear on the recto of Fr. 3, and especially what appears to be the slightly greater thickness of the papyrus fabric in Fr. 3 by comparison with the other two, confirm our conclusion that Fr. 3 comes from a different roll than that of the other two pieces. Elsewhere I plan to present an edition of Frs. 1 and 2 together with more comprehensive remarks on all three fragments. Since the verso of Fr. 3 adds especially to our picture of the study of Greek metrics in Roman Egypt, I would like to explore it in a little more detail here. Aside from common minor spelling variations, fewmistakes or orthographical peculiarities are present in the text: Note the omission of the second p in pempÉ in line 12 and the mistaken writing of the masculine form for the participle ¶xousai in a Homeric quotation in line 14 (the latter was corrected immediately by the writer, it appears, but he seems to have left the same error unaltered in line 16). No accents are visible. Iota-adscript is not written. Spaces are used to separate sentences.


A. (2012). Association of polymorphisms in genes encoding hormone receptors ESR1, ESR2 and LHCGR with the risk and clinical features of testicular germ cell cancer. General rights Copyright and moral rights for the publications made accessible in the public portal are retained by the authors and/or other copyright owners and it is a condition of accessing publications that users recognise and abide by the legal requirements associated with these rights. • Users may download and print one copy of any publication from the public portal for the purpose of private study or research. • You may not further distribute the material or use it for any profit-making activity or commercial gain • You may freely distribute the URL identifying the publication in the public portal ? Abstract Testicular germ cell cancer (TGCC) is the most common malignancy in young men. Genetic variants known to be associated with risk of TGCC only partially account for the observed familial risks. We aimed to identify additional polymorphisms associated with risk as well as histological and clinical seminoma and metastasis, respectively. SNPs in ESR1 (rs9397080) and LHCGR (rs7371084) were predictors of higher LH levels and higher androgen sensitivity index in healthy subjects. The results suggest that polymorphisms in ESR1, ESR2 and LHCGR contribute to the risk of developing TGCC, histological subtype, and risk to metastasis.


What is the legal U.S. immigration rate, as a percentage of the nation's population? We have observed median estimates of 10% (from students at an elite college; Ranney, Cheng, Garcia de Osuna, & Nelson, 2001) or more (from adolescents). The true value is over 30 times less---only 0.3%! Might this datum change one's opinion or preference on immigration---one's policy? We often make decisions, and justify or reason about our views, based on available evidence. The Theory of Explanatory Coherence and its models (e.g., ECHO) describe principles that guide belief evaluation and revision. Two such principles are that we (a) weight evidence more than conjecture, and (b) prefer propositions explained parsimoniously (Ranney & Schank, 1998). Thus, true base rates represent parsimonious evidence, relative to instances or anecdotes, and so should be both heavily weighted in one's thinking and usually evaluated as believable. The present study explored aspects of this general hypothesis---that a single, germane, critical, and surprising number may foster conceptual change. Using a novel paradigm, Numerically Driven Inferencing (NDI; Ranney et al., 2001), and one of its methods, EPIC---Estimate, Prefer, Incorporate, and Change---we studied both estimates and the effects of numerical feedback on (UC-Berkeley) undergraduates' abortion policies. Quantitatively and qualitatively, 92 such students offered estimates and preferences for the legal U.S. abortion rate, explaining and justifying them. After receiving the (usually, quite surprising) true rate as feedback, a highly minimalist intervention, they provided another (typically changed) preference-and-rationale.


Objective:To compare the difference between the two diabetic nephropathy models on ragts.Methods:Make the models of the diabetic nephropathy on rats with two ways.The two ways are that mono-kidney removing with 35.0 mg·kg -1 Streptozotocin(STZ)through the vein of tails and only injecting the STZ 50.0 mg·kg -1 through the abdomen.The first is the group of STZ+mono-kidney removing,the last is the gorup of STZ.Results:The fasting blood glucose on the group of STZ(33.59mmol/L) is higher,but its urinary β2-microglobulin(β2-MG),urinary albulin(Alb) is lower than the group of STZ+mono-kidney removing(16.12mmol/L).The nephropathic pathologic change on the group of STZ+mono-kidney removing is more obvious than the others.Conclusion:The group of STZ+mono-kidney removing is more adaptable to the model of diabetic nephropathy.


We investigate finite-size effects in quantum quenches on the basis of simple energetic arguments. Distinguishing between the low-energy part of the excitation spectrum, below a microscopic energy scale, and the high-energy regime enables one to define a crossover number of particles that is shown to diverge in the small quench limit. Another crossover number is proposed based on the fidelity between the initial and final ground states. Both criteria can be computed using ground-state techniques that work for systems larger than full-spectrum diagonalization. As examples, two models are studied: one with free bosons in an harmonic trap whose frequency is quenched and the one-dimensional Bose-Hubbard model that is known to be nonintegrable and for which recent studies have uncovered remarkable nonequilibrium behaviors. The diagonal weights of the time-averaged density matrix are computed, and observables obtained from this diagonal ensemble are compared with the ones from statistical ensembles. It is argued that the ''thermalized'' regime of the Bose-Hubbard model, previously observed in the small quench regime, experiences strong finite-size effects that make a thorough comparison with statistical ensembles difficult. In addition, we show that the nonthermalized regime, emerging on finite-size systems and for large interaction quenches, is not related to themore » existence of an equilibrium quantum critical point but to the high-energy structure of the energy spectrum in the atomic limit. Its features are reminiscent of the quench from the noninteracting limit to the atomic limit.« less


Abstract In 1990, the US International Trade Commission stated that Atlantic and Pacific salmon species did not share a substitute relationship in any of the product forms. This result is contrary to economic demand studies that show a substitute relationship for Atlantic and Pacific salmon species. Time‐series results reported in this paper are consistent with the earlier demand studies and show evidence of an equilibrium price system that includes Atlantic, chinook and coho salmon species for the US market. For these three salmon species a substitute relationship cannot be rejected. However, we observe only weak price links across the three different species in the different US regional markets.


This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access. It has been accepted for inclusion in Dissertations and Theses by an authorized administrator of PDXScholar. For more information, please contact firstname.lastname@example.com. Recommended Citation Hammond, Richard Roy and Phillips, Robert E., "The Use and Evaluation of Gestalt Techniques in a Program for the Parents of Handicapped Children" (1975). Dissertations and Theses. Paper 1817.


Polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNL) obtained from peritoneal exudates of unimmunized rabbits consistently released several intracellular constituents into the suspending medium when incubated with equivalence precipitates, which were prepared with rabbit antiserum to bovine serum albumin (BSA). Identical concentrations (AbN) of soluble immune complexes in antigen excess were neither as potent nor as predictable in triggering these phenomena. Precipitates prepared from antisera at 4 weeks after immunization were slightly more potent than those prepared from 6, 8 or 10-week antisera. On the other hand, soluble complexes prepared from 10-week antisera proved more potent than those derived from antisera of earlier bleedings. When PMNL were harvested from rabbits immunized with BSA and then exposed to immune complexes containing autologous antibodies, the 'immune' PMNL appeared to be less responsive to these stimuli when compared to PMNL obtained from unimmunized animals.


Abstract Objective: To compare health care indicators for adults with medical diagnosis of diabetes mellitus (DM) in Brazil, in 2013 and 2019, and analyze the indicators for 2019 according to sociodemographic characteristics. Methods: Cross-sectional study using data from the 2013 and 2019 National Health Survey. Care indicators were evaluated in people with medical diagnosis of DM. Results: DM prevalence increased from 6.2% (2013) to 7.7% (2019). Between 2013 and 2019, there was an increase in the use of medications (from 80.2% to 88.8%) and of medical care (from 73.2% to 79.1%), a reduction in the use of Popular Pharmacy Program medications (from 57.4% to 51.5%) and in follow-up with the same physician (from 65.2% to 59.4%). In 2019, poorer indicators were observed for individuals who were male, younger, Black and Brown, and with lower education and income. Conclusion: Most indicators remained similar in the last five years, with differences according to sociodemographic characteristics in 2019.


1. Miniature stitched icon that includes fragments of one or more icons circuits, wherein each fragment is spaced slightly abuts or slightly overlaps an adjacent fragment (s). ! 2. Stitched badge according to claim 1, which is the symbol of micron-sized crosslinked. ! 3. Crosslinked badge of claim 2, which has a size of about 15 to 30 microns and a total height of about 15 to 30 microns total width. ! 4. Crosslinked icon of claim 1, wherein each fragment is slightly spaced from an adjacent fragment (s). ! 5. Crosslinked icon of claim 1, wherein each piece abuts or slightly overlaps an adjacent fragment (s). ! 6. A protective device that comprises one or more miniaturized configurations crosslinked icons, each stitched icon comprising fragments of one or more icons circuits, wherein each fragment is spaced slightly abuts or slightly overlaps an adjacent fragment (s). ! 7. The security device of claim 6, which further comprises one or more arrangements of microlenses, the microlenses and stitched arrangement icons interact so as to form one or more artificially enlarged images. ! 8. The security device of claim 7, wherein each stitched icon comprising fragments of two or more icons circuits, each fragment abuts or slightly overlaps an adjacent fragment (s) in each cross-linked icon and the security device thereby simultaneously projecting two or more artificially enlarged image. ! 9. The security device of claim 7, wherein each stitched icon comprising fragments of two or more icons circuits, each fragment in each icon crosslinked slightly spaced from an adjacent fragment (s), protective


The work presented in this thesis concerns the mathematical representation of redundancies within a pin-jointed repetitive structure. The analytical basis for the work is derived from 'small deflection theory'. Currently the analysis of redundancy has been restricted to the task of calculating its effect on member forces, and structural performance. While such work is important it does not offer the engineer and great insight into the phenomenon of redundancy. We will construct a representation of redundancy for repetitive structures that is paralleled by the underlying physical framework. In order to do this the mathematical space of redundancies is represented by a non-orthogonal basis set. Such a choice makes poor sense for numerical calculation, but offers the engineer insight into the way that forces due to lack of fit propagate through a lattice structure. When modelling redundancy we find it desirable to identify localised substructures which contain redundancy. Then, due to the repetitive nature of the truss, similar substructures can be identified by translations. These substructures form the non-orthogonal basis for the redundancy of the truss. It is possible to identify these substructures systematically if we are given a 'cell' which is used to generate the truss. To find the effect upon the members of lack of fit it is necessary to form difference equations involving the redundant substructures. For linear trusses the solution of such equations is straightforward. However for planar trusses we need to employ two difference parameters. Currently the methods of solution for such equations are poorly understood. However we can still use the formulation of these equations to construct measures, of sensitivity to lack of fit, for a truss.


Within the framework of the well-known European Commission's strategic vision (aiming to maximize consumer participation and trust in the market by reinforcing consumer safety, enhancing knowledge, stepping up enforcement and securing redress, aligning consumer rights and policies to changes in society and in the economy), and of the substantial corpus of consumer law, and consumer rights (which exist in practice thanks to continuous improving of enforcement and securing redress), consumers are really empowered if they can have their rights properly enforced within a robust framework which allows them to participate actively in the market. It is our duty to look after potential ambiguities in the Consumer Rights Directive, while respecting the meaning and intent of this Directive, and to bring necessary clarification, either in guidance or in the legislation itself, which would be beneficial to consumers.


The differences of conductivity behavior of polymer composite systems obsepced by us from that predicted by percolation theory are described, from our point of view, by a simple model predicting the existence in such systems of two characteristic values: radius of the filler particle and radius of charge permeability in the polymer matrix. This assertion predicts a range of cases, covering the spectrum from a solid-spheres problem to the problem of interpenetrating spheres of percolation theory, and was studied by means of a Monte-Carlo computer simulation. Detailed mechanisms, responsible for such peculiarities in charge transfer, are also discussed°


Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to study the different types of incentives for recruiters that are used in the private sector of the U.S. economy and in the U.S. Navy, and to examine how, if possible, incentives that are used for civilian recruiters can be applied to the Navy. Incentives, Recruiters, Recruiting.


T his year, on 17 June, the Geneva Protocol, an international treaty prohibiting the use of asphyxiating or poisonous gases and bacteriological methods of warfare, turned 80 years of age. It was fostered in part by a 1918 appeal in which the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) described


97Treaties — Application by municipal courts — Interpretation — Statements made by United States Executive to Senate prior to ratification of treaty — Whether constituting interpretation of treaty — Regulation issued by United States Executive implementing treaty obligation — Whether constituting interpretation of treaty — Extent to which United States Courts bound by Executive's interpretation of treaties — Whether treaty conferring rights on individuals — Iceland-United States Treaty to Facilitate their Defence Relationship, 1986 Treaties Conclusion — Process of ratification — Role of Legislature — Statements made by United States Executive to the Senate prior to ratification — Whether constituting interpretation of treaty Treaties — Interpretation — Principles of interpretation — Ordinary meaning of words — The law of the United States


Letters Slight apices. Date about 200 B.C.; not earlier. Line 1: iota adscriptum possibly omitted in Line 21: for see I.B.M. 925 (Branchidae). In line 12 there is a space after indicating a stop, but Mr. Paton cannot find any trace of after Telmissos is described by Polemo (apud Suidam s.v.) as a town in Caria at a distance of sixty stadia from Halicarnassos [which answers very nearly to the distance between Budrum and the site above Ghiöl (J. L. M.)]. It has been frequently confused with its namesake, an important city in the west of Lycia. But we may take it for granted now that it was the little Carian town that was so famous in ancient times for its augury. Cicero is quite explicit on the point (De Divin. i. 41): Telmessus in Caria est, qua in urbe excellit haruspicum disciplina; and again in ch. 42: Turn Caria tota, praecipueque Telmesses, quos ante dixi, quod agros uberrimos maximeque fertiles incolunt, in quibus multa propter fecunditatem fingi gignique possunt, in ostentis animadvertendis diligentes fuerunt.


An interesting phenomenon above some classic geological structures can be observed on many seismic sections. Namely, a part of the seismic horizon appears downthrown by normal faults to a position deeper than the flanks. The downthrown part of the horizon is above the shallowest parts of the classic antiform.


The distorting effects of a pressurized helium environment on the speech of three experienced divers at five depths of submersion were studied by means of spectrography. The results indicate that under such conditions, vocal fundamental, vowel formants, and consonant‐vowel amplitude ratios are elevated. Implications for helium‐speech processing are presented, and the results are interpreted as consistent with the hypothesis that, in addition to the helium and pressure effects, increased vocal effort contributes to speech distortion in such environments.


The aim of this study was to evaluate microflora of the vaginal part of the cervix uteri (including high-oncogenic HPV types and C. trachomatis) in women with ASCUS, LSIL comparing with women with normal cytology. The results demonstrated that infections with high-oncogenic HPV types and C. trachomatis don't reduce significantly Lactobacillus spp.


. We introduce the notion of modular q -holonomic modules whose fundamental matrices define a cocycle with improved analyticity properties and show that the generalised q -hypergeometric equation, as well as three key q -holonomic modules of complex Chern– Simons theory are modular. This notion explains conceptually recent structural properties of quantum invariants of knots and 3-manifolds, and of exact and perturbative Chern– Simons theory [22, 23, 24, 33], and in addition provides an effective method to solve the corresponding linear q -difference equations. An alternative title of our paper, emphasising the equations rather than the modules, is: field theory, vertex operator algebras, q -holonomic modules, modular q -holonomic modules, q -Borel transform, q -Laplace transform, resummation, monodromy, elliptic functions, q -hypergeometric equations, generalised q hypergeometric equations, Jacobi theta function, Appell-Lerch sums, Mordell integral, quantum dilogarithm, knots, 3-manifolds, Chern-Simons theory, holomorphic quantum modular forms, Conformal Field Theory, Vertex Operator Alegbras.


View looking down over two bridges across the Grey River, a road bridge and a rail bridge. Across the river the road runs left and right in a cutting above the railway line which is nearer the river. A railway siding with several wagons is in the foreground on the near-side of the river. Photographed by William Archer Price.
Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - Cobden bridges. No. 1188B
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Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 4.5 x 6.5 inches


There are many realistic features of undergraduates' political participation in the "micro-internet era". For example, the scale and influence of participation are expanded; the participants are good at and willing to use network technology and new media, and they have a stronger sense of political responsibility and democratic legal system. However, low political efficiency, political indifference and political enthusiasm coexist. In the meantime, the emotional and irrational aspects of participation and other realistic features cannot be ignored. At the same time, the political participation of college students in the "micro-internet era" also reflects the possible trend of democratization of information production and dissemination, expansion of the scope of participating subjects, and improvement of the degree of citizen organization, thereby promoting the gradual maturity of the development of socialist


This study focuses on a description of demographic trends in the Soviet Union since 1917: changes in the labor force, economic problems, social conditions, rapid urbanization, changes in education and the eudcational level of Soviet citizens. Data available are from secondary sources. This research concludes that the Soviet Union has changed from a rural agricultural to a major industrial power. The population of the Soviet Union has increased since 1917. The rapid change created shortages in housing that still have not been solved. The shortages in consumer goods and clothing are a result of insufficient planning by Soviet leaders. The political implications of all the changes in Sovet lifestyles have been fairly limited. Unless the government solves the problems of availability of housing, food, clothing, and consumer goods, political unrest is the likely outcome.


The utility model relates to a membrane bioreactor capable of continuously working, which comprises two biological reaction tanks which are isolated from each other by a clapboard, wherein each biological reaction tank is internally provided with a membrane component, and a membrane perforation aeration tube is arranged under the membrane component; the bottom of each biological reaction tank is provided with a biological perforation aeration tube; the two membrane perforation aeration tubes are respectively connected with a respective membrane aeration valve by a pipeline and are respectively connected with a first air pump shared by the two membrane aeration valves; the two biological perforation aeration tubes are respectively connected with a respective biological aeration valve by a pipeline and are respectively connected with a second air pump shared by the two biological aeration valves; the two membrane components are respectively connected with a respectively water purifying valve and a water purifying pump shared by the two water purifying valves; the water purifying pump is connected with a water purifying box; a water inlet pipeline provided with two braches is arranged outside the biological reaction tanks, and the two braches are respectively communicated with the two biological reaction tanks and are respectively provided with a control valve; and a control system electrically connected with the membrane aeration valves, the biological aeration valves, the water purifying valves and the control valves is arranged outside the biological reaction tanks. The membrane bioreactor capable of continuously working is simple in structure, can work continuously, can clean the membrane components in turn, and is high in production efficiency and low in cost.


The invention discloses a physical manufacturing method of black carbon powders with low waste powder rate and energy saving and environmental protection. The method comprises the following steps of: a, adding resin, carbon black, charge regulator and polypropylene wax into a fusing kettle, heating the materials to the fusing state and stirring the raw materials to be uniformly dispersed; b, atomizing uniformly dispersed fusing liquid at the temperature of 160-300 DEG C into droplets through an atomizer, enabling vaporous droplet atomization agglomerates to stand for 10-25 s, projecting ultrasonic waves towards the lower parts of the vaporous droplet atomization agglomerates and then drying into black powder particles; c, stirring the black powder particles at high speed, adding flowable agents, such as, hexamethyl dichlorsilane or silicon dioxide, and the like while stirring for modifying ink powder surface; and d, finally sifting with a 100-mesh sieve to prepare ink powder particles with diameters between 4 and 10 microns.