Department of Medical Statistics, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK Department of Paediatrics: Child and Youth Health, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand Pediatric Allergy and Pulmonology Units, 'Virgen de la Arrixaca' University Children's Hospital, University of Murcia and IMIB Bioresearch Institute, Murcia, Spain Population Health Research Institute, St George's University of London, London, UK Centre for Global NCDs, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK


In this paper, a new scheme is introduced for the partitioning of images in image filtering using neural networks. The proposed scheme takes into account the physical nature of the image formation process, and thus simplifies the ordering scheme associated with the image processing framework based on neural networks with hierarchical cluster architecture. Also presented in the paper is a vector processing algorithm. By utilizing this algorithm, the pixels in the same row/column of an image are processed simultaneously. Compared with the scalar neuron evolution algorithms, the vector algorithm provides good visual quality in image filtering. Visual examples are provided to demonstrate the performance of the new approach.<<ETX>>


[Objective] To research the effect of ultrafine powder additive of Chinese Herbal on immune organs and tectology of heat stress Jianghan native chicken.[Method] Using completely randomized experimental design,100 Jianghan native chickens were allotted to 5 groups at random.Group 1 was the control group which were fed with basal diet,group 2,3,4,5 were respectively fed with 0.5%,1.0%,1.5%,2.0% of the ultrafine powder Chinese herbal on the basis of basal diet.Effects of ultrafine powder additive of Chinese herbal on immune organs and tectology of heat stress Jianghan native chicken were studied.[Result] The body weight of group 2,4 were significantly higher than that of the control group(P0.05).The bursal index of group 4,5 were significantly higher than that of the control group(P0.05),and the spleen index of group 2,3,4,5 increased 24.1%,29.6%,26.3%,16.2% respectively than that of the control group,but there were no significant differences(P0.05),the thymus index of group 4 was significantly higher than that of the other group(P0.05).The T-lymphocytes and B-lymphocytes relative numbers of the experimental group,in the immune organs was significantly higher than that of the control group(P0.05).In the immune organs of the experimental group,lymphocytes were close,and there were almost no damage cells and nuclear condensation phenomenon.[Conclusion] The use of ultrafine powder Chinese herbal additives significantly stimulate growth of the immune organ and improve immune function.


Broadcasters might do more to reach untapped audiences if they would make use of qualitative analysis such as that given here. Dr. Dunn, now assistant professor of advertising at Wisconsin, collected the data for his Ph.D. thesis at Illinois as part of a larger project of the Institute of Communications Research. *


We consider the problem of detecting elliptical curves using Hough Transform methods. Storage and efficiency problems are overcome by decomposing the problem into two stages. The first stage uses a novel constraint as the basis for a Hough Transform to detect the ellipse center while the second stage finds the remaining parameters using a simple but efficient focussing implementation of the HT. The method is applicable in many situations where previous HT schemes would fail. Results are demonstrated for complex image data containing several overlapping and occluding ellipses.


The vibration control of rotors for gas or steam turbines is usually performed using passive dampers when hydrodynamic bearings are not used. In layouts where the rotating parts are supported by rolling bearings, the damping is usually provided by squeeze film dampers. Their passive nature and the variability of their performances with temperature and frequency represent the main disadvantages. Dampers with magnetorheological and electrorheological fluid allow solving only a part of the abovementioned drawbacks. Active magnetic bearings (AMBs) are promising since they are very effective in controlling the vibration of the rotor and offering the possibility of monitoring the rotor's behavior using their displacement sensors. However they show serious drawbacks related to their stiffness. Electromagnetic dampers seem to be a valid alternative to visco-elastic, hydraulic dampers due to, among the others, the absence of all fatigue and tribology issues resulting from the absence of contact, the small sensitivity to the working environment, the wide possibility of tuning even during operation, the predictability of the behavior, the smaller mass compared with AMBs, and the failsafe capability. The aim of the present paper is to describe a design methodology adopted to develop electromagnetic dampers to be installed in aero-engines. The procedure has been validated using a reduced scale laboratory test rig. The same approach has then been adopted to design the electromagnetic dampers for real civil aircraft engines. The results in terms of achievable vibration reductions, mass, and overall dimensions are hence presented. A trade-off between the various proposed solutions has been carried out evaluating quantitative performance parameters together with qualitative aspects that this "more electric" technology implies.


This paper adopts a server-side Java programming model: model-view-controller to construct Web-based shopping system framework. Using servlets, Java server pages (JSPs) and JavaBean technologies, we provide a standard, open, robust and cross-platform architecture. This system guarantees system-independence. The presented framework provides a clean separation of presentation from business logic which meets a user's taste by changing the user interface frequently, and enables more functions to be added in future.


In previous papers we have shown that high temperature and low food levels result in a decline in the body condition of mussels, Mytilus edulis, which have been kept in the laboratory (Bayne & Thompson, 1970; Gabbott & Bayne, 1973). In spite of the loss of body reserves, M. edulis is able to continue gonad development at an increased rate, when the temperature is above ambient (Gabbott & Bayne, 1973; Bayne, 1975). Although gametogenesis appears to be normal under these conditions, there is evidence that stress in the adult affects subsequent larval development in M. edulis (Bayne, 1972) and in the oyster, Ostrea edulis (Helm, Holland & Stephenson, 1973). In mussels, stress resulted in an increase in abnormal embryonic development during cleavage, gastrulation and development to the first shelled larval stage (Bayne, 1972). In oysters the viability of the larvae, assessed in terms of growth rate and percentage yield of spat, was less in larvae from adults kept at low ration than in larvae from adults kept at high ration. Irrespective of the feeding regime, the viability of the larvae fell as the length of the conditioning period increased, and this was related to a decline in the body condition of the adult oysters. The growth of the larvae in the 96 h period following liberation was significantly correlated with the lipid level in the newly released larvae (Helm, Holland & Stephenson, 1973).


In this paper a printed microstrip Yagi antenna is proposed for Millimeter or 5G applications. The resonant frequency of antenna is 60 GHz. The design has single wide band of 4.44 GHz. The proposed antenna shows good impedance matching throughout the band with minimum return loss −27.62 dB at 57.25 GHz. The antenna is low profile, low cost and light in weight. The overall dimensions of the antenna is 8.016 × 8 mm2. The antenna has the maximum gain of 10.2 dB. The radiation mechanism of Yagi antenna with its radiation characteristic are discussed. It can be a prospective candidate for future 5G applications. The antenna can be utilized for short distance communication like Device-to-Device (D-2-D). WLAN, WPAN and WHDMI.


Verrucous carcinoma, an atypical variant of squamous cell carcinoma that is well-differentiated, is known to invade locally withrare metastasis. It was first reported by Ackerman in 1948 and has been reported in the areas of the head and neck and theexternal genitalia. A case of endonasal verrucous carcinoma was first reported by Krause. Cases of the sinus were reported tohave occurred in the ostium of maxillary sinus and frontal sinus, and there has also been a reported case of a verrucouscarcinoma that invaded the subnasal, which originated from the hard palate. However, no such case of verrucous carcinomainvasion originating from the nasal vestibule has been reported. Verrucous carcinomas are often clinically malignant, yet pathohistologicallybenign, thus, unlike most squamous cell carcinomas, they are of a low-risk group with rare metastasis, fewrecurrences, and good prognosis with proper treatment. In some cases of verrucous carcinoma treated with radiotherapy, anaplasticvariations occur, thus surgical removal is known to be the treatment of choice. The authors report a recent case of verrucouscarcinoma that originated from the nasal vestibule which was surgically removed and treated with adjuvant radiotherapy.


Background: Soil-transmitted helminths (STH) are a major public health problem in our country, affecting the physical growth and cognitive development. STH infections are considered a leading cause of sickness, absenteeism and disability adjusted life years lost. Aim of the study was to assess the prevalence and risk factors of soil transmitted helminths (STH) in Farrukhabad district, India. Methods: A total of 1203 study subjects from 602 eligible households fulfilling the eligibilty criteria. Thus equal number of children and adults were recruited from rural and urban areas. In each household, one child participant of the age 1-15 years and one adult, older than 15 years, and willing to participate, were eligible to participate in this study. All enrolled subjects were provided with a screw- capped plastic container to collect their stool sample. The following day, a field worker visited the subject's home to collect the container. Saline and iodine wet preparations were examined for the presence of nematode ova. All positive stool samples were re-examined by the McMaster egg counting technique to quantify the number of eggs per gram of stool. Results: Overall prevalence of STH was 14.3% (95% CI 4.4-19.2) among study subjects. Hookworm was the predominant STH identified with a prevalence of 11.3% (95% CI 1.1-17.4), followed by Ascaris lumbricoides with a prevalence of 4.5% (95% CI 0.5-7.6). Prevalence of STH was observed to be 13.2% (95% CI 8.7-17.2) and 7.6% (95% CI 4.4-10.7) in rural and urban areas respectively. Age category, residing in a field-hut, presence of cat at home, presence of untrimmed nails, open air defaecation, habitually eating food that has fallen on the ground, not washing hands with soap and water after defaecation, and consumption of deworming tablet turned out to be independent risk factors for acquiring STH infection in our study. Conclusions: Identification of at-risk groups along with Strategic planning and health education, awareness campaigns along with mass drug administration could reduce the burden of STH significantly.


Recently, deep learning has been widely studied to recognize ground objects with satellite imageries. However, finding ground truths especially for developing and rural areas is quite hard and manually labeling a large set of training data is costly. In this work, we propose an ongoing research named DeepVGI which aims at deeply learning from satellite imageries with the supervision of Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI). VGI data from OpenStreetMap (OSM) and a crowdsourcing mobile application named MapSwipe which allows volunteers to label images with buildings or roads for humanitarian aids are utilized. Meanwhile, an active learning framework with deep neural networks is developed by incorporating both VGI data with more complete supervision knowledge. Our experiments show that DeepVGI can achieve high building detection performance for humanitarian mapping in rural African areas.


The following group of essays emerged out of a seminar held at the Association for Jewish Studies conference in 2015. As section heads of Jewish History and Culture in Antiquity and Rabbinic Literature and Culture, tasked to think about how to address gaps in our fields, we recognized that despite a large amount of scholarship available on the Jerusalem Temple and its priesthood, there was a dearth of cross-disciplinary scholarly exchange, especially between ancient Jewish historians and those of us who engage in literary analysis of rabbinic sources. As a result, our divisions joined together to create "The Jerusalem Temple in History, Memory, and Ritual," taking advantage of the "seminar" format at the conference. Twelve scholars, each working with different source material and employing different methodological approaches, participated.


The article reviews the exhibition "Art of Two Germanys/Cold War Cultures" at the Germanisches Nationalmuseum in Nuremberg, Germany through September 6, 2009.


The invention discloses an evaporation device and an evaporation method. The evaporation device comprises a main cavity for accommodating an evaporation source and a basal plate, and a first expansion cavity and a second expansion cavity capable of being communicated with and separated from the main cavity, wherein the first expansion cavity includes a first metal shade; the second expansion cavity includes a second metal shade; and in evaporation, the first metal shade or the second metal shade alternately extends in the main cavity to position between the basal plate and the evaporation source so as to shade the basal plate. The first metal shade and the second metal shade can be alternately used in the evaporation operation, so that the operation efficiency can be improved.


Organizations develop innovation contests to collect ideas generated by online users. Research has shown that many innovation contests belong to coopetitive platforms which are hybrid models aiming to promote both competition and cooperation within the platforms. Since coopetition in innovation contests is an emerging construct, our research aims to understand how coopetitive innovation contests are organized, particularly what competitive and cooperative features are and how they function together to create coopetitive model, and to study how these models impact on the performance of users. Our contribution is threefold: firstly we propose a classification of both competitive and cooperative features based on social interdependence theory. Secondly we conduct a content analysis of 45 innovation contests, results show that depending on the variations between competitive and cooperative features, the innovation contests are classified in three different coopetitive categories: classic outsourcing, co-creation, and collective intelligence. Thirdly to study the impact of different models on user behaviors, we conduct an experimentation with 177 students to generate ideas to an innovation contest. The results show that the coopetitive model generates more ideas and leads more positive attitudes toward the organization.


This paper deals with the production planning problem for discrete-time manufacturing systems with deteriorating items. A minimax approach is presented throughout the paper for the case where the demand is unknown. Both the cases of finite horizon and infinite horizon are discussed. Moreover, the case of production planning for manufacturing systems with failure-prone machines is also considered. For this case, a stochastic approach is used in which the states of the machines are represented by a two-state Markov process with transition rates determined by the availability of the machines. Finally, a robust control policy to take care of plant uncertainties is developed. Simulation results are also presented to show the usefulness of the approaches.


Dynamic analysis through execution traces is frequently used to analyze the runtime behavior of software systems. However, tracing long running executions generates voluminous data, which are complicated to analyze and manage. Extracting interesting performance or correctness characteristics out of large traces of data from several processes and threads is a challenging task. Trace abstraction and visualization are potential solutions to alleviate this challenge. Several efforts have been made over the years in many subfields of computer science for trace data collection, maintenance, analysis, and visualization. Many analyses start with an inspection of an overview of the trace, before digging deeper and studying more focused and detailed data. These techniques are common and well supported in geographical information systems, automatically adjusting the level of details depending on the scale. However, most trace visualization tools operate at a single level of representation, which are not adequate to support multilevel analysis. Sophisticated techniques and heuristics are needed to address this problem. Multi‐scale (multilevel) visualization with support for zoom and focus operations is an effective way to enable this kind of analysis. Considerable research and several surveys are proposed in the literature in the field of trace visualization. However, multi‐scale visualization has yet received little attention. In this paper, we provide a survey and methodological structure for categorizing tools and techniques aiming at multi‐scale abstraction and visualization of execution trace data and discuss the requirements and challenges faced to be able to meet evolving user demands.


Using first‐principles density‐functional theory (DFT), this study thoroughly investigates the effects of biaxial and uniaxial tensile strains on the electronic, optical, and thermoelectric properties of the perovskite ScBiTe3. This latter compound is a semiconductor material, according to its electronic band structures, with an indirect bandgap value of 0.891 eV. Additionally, the bandgap of each structure exhibits a decreasing tendency under compressive strain and an increasing trend under tensile strain, and the bandgap changes from indirect to direct bandgap when the tensile strain is applied along the a and b directions. Due to their band properties, these materials have excellent absorption ability in the visible region, as evidenced by optical properties like dielectric functions, absorption coefficients, and electron loss functions. It is found that the highest value of the power factor (PF) is 4.1 × 1011 W−1K−2s−1 and the highest value of the figure of merit (ZT) is 0.84. Such values are obtained for the specific strain value of 10% strain along the "a" and "b" directions. This confirms that this material can be a potential candidate for thermoelectric device applications.


We report the case of a patient with a recurrent Ochrobactrum anthropi line infection that was treated with antibiotics and catheter removal. We review reported cases of adult O. anthropi bacteremia in immuncompetent patients for O. anthropi sensitivities, treatment with antibiotics, and antibiotic duration. We also review complications from O. anthropi bacteremia, such as reinfection and septic emboli.


VARICELLA of the cornea appears to be a rare complication of the disease (DukeElder, 1938; Banks, 1949). Since the varicella virus is of the DNA-containing group, modification of the course of superficial lesions by means of 5-iodo-2'-deoxyuridine (IDU) is a possibility, this agent having been used with some success against another DNA-containing virus, that of herpes simplex (Corrigan, Gilkes, and Roberts, 1962; Davidson, 1962; Kaufman, Martola, and Dohlman, 1962; Luntz and MacCallum, 1963).


Aim To observe the change of plasma nitric oxide (NO) of acute cerebral infracted patients and the influence of simvastatin on the level of plasma NO. Methods Using HNO3 deoxidize enzyme method, we examined the levels of plasma NO in 54 patients with cerebral infarction (They were devided into two groups at random: 31 patients in simvastatin therapy group and 23 patients in ordinary therapy group) and 37 normal controls. At the same time, we scored the neurologic impairment of the patients before and after the therapy. Results In cerebral infarction group, the level of plasma NO was significantly higher than the controls at 3d (P 0.05). After 3 weeks of therapy, the level of plasma NO was not notably different between ordinary therapy group and controls (P 0.05). While, in simvastatin therapy group, the level of plasma NO was higher than the ordinary therapy group ( P 0.05). It was significantly different between the two therapy groups about neurologic impairment score after therapy ( P 0.01). Conclusion The level of plasma NO in patients with acute cerebral infarction might be a reference index for cerebral ischemic damage. Simvastatin can raise the level of plasma NO and improve cerebral infarction prog
nosis.


As a rule, the large increase of elastic modulus with increasing draw ratio obtainable in highly-drawn or extruded semicrystalline polymers is not reflected in a similarly large increase of strength. This is closely connected with the wellknown fact that with increasing plastic deformation one obtains fibrous material with decreasing strain to break. The axial elastic modulus is mainly caused by the taut tie molecules which bridge the amorphous layers between consecutive crystal blocks and thus provide an efficient axial force transmission through the sample. The defects at the ends of microfibrils interrupt this transmission because they contain few if any taut tie molecules connecting the end of microfibril with adjacent fibrillar elements. As a consequence of the small number of such ends, they only marginally reduce the elastic modulus. But as the mechanically weakest areas of the fibrous material, they drastically depress the strength. They fail as soon as the strain concentration upon them reaches their strain to break. The growth and coalescence of resulting microcracks finally lead to bulk fracture as the growing crack reaches critical dimensions.


Strategic planning is necessary part of forwarding companies work. We have analysed particular strategies of forwarding companies development in this article. Criterions of optimal strategy choice were presented in this work.We have offered two methods of strategy choice to use in transport company activity. The first method is based on estimation of the risk level. The second method is based on unknown marketing situation. We introduce examples of using of these methods in forwarding practice.


Background and Aims—Given the limitations of conventional therapies and restrictions imposed on newer pharmacological agents, there is an urgent need to develop efficacious and efficient treatments that teach patients behavioral self management skills for relieving irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) symptoms and associated problems. Method—75 Rome II diagnosed IBS patients (86% female) without comorbid GI disease were recruited from local physicians and the community and randomized to either 2 versions of cognitive behavior therapy (10 session, therapist administered CBT vs. 4 session, patient administered CBT) or a wait list comparison (WLC) that controlled for threats to internal validity Final assessment occurred two weeks after the 10 week treatment phase ends. Outcome measures included adequate relief from pain and bowel symptoms; global improvement of IBS symptoms (CGI-Improvement Scale); IBS symptom severity (IBS SSS); quality of life (IBSQOL); psychological distress (Brief Symptom Inventory); patient satisfaction (Client Satisfaction Scale). Results—At week 12, both CBT versions were significantly (p < .0001) superior to WLC in the percentage of participants reporting adequate relief (e.g., MC-CBT = 72%, S-CBT = 60.9%, WLC = 7.4%) and improvement of symptoms. CBT treated patients reported significantly improved quality of life and IBS symptom severity but not psychological distress than WL patients (p < .0001) Conclusions—Data from this pilot study lend preliminary empirical support to a brief patient administered CBT regimen capable of providing short term relief from IBS symptoms largely unresponsive to conventional therapies. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common, oftentimes disabling functional GI disorder whose full range of symptoms (abdominal pain/discomfort with altered bowel habits such as diarrhea and/or constipation) are generally unresponsive to conventional therapies. The few efficacious medications developed specifically for IBS have either been withdrawn or severely restricted in response to concerns about safety, creating an urgent need to develop behavioral Corresponding Author: Jeffrey M. Lackner, Psy.D., Behavioral Medicine Clinic, Department of Medicine, University at Buffalo, SUNY, ECMC, 462 Grider Street, Buffalo, NY 14215, 716.898.5671 (tel); 716.898.3040 (fax). Competing Interests: None Publisher's Disclaimer: This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final citable form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain. NIH Public Access Author Manuscript Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2009 August 1. Published in final edited form as: Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2008 August ; 6(8): 899–906. doi:10.1016/j.cgh.2008.03.004. N IH PA Athor M anscript N IH PA Athor M anscript N IH PA Athor M anscript self management treatments that train patients to adopt effective strategies for relieving symptoms unresponsive to available dietary or pharmacological agents. The broader disease management literature 1 indicates that effectively managing the day to day burden of chronic medical conditions involves the adoption of specific behavioral self care skills (self monitoring, goal setting and problem solving, education, managing negative emotions and other aversive somatic states such as pain). These skills form the basis of a psychological treatment approach called cognitive behavior therapy (CBT). CBT's overarching goal is to teach patients skills for taking a more proactive role in controlling symptoms, coping with their emotional unpleasantness, and improving quality of life. A number of clinical trials support the efficacy of CBT when administered over multiple (weekly) sessions by trained therapists in tertiary care settings 2, 3 4.Treatment gains associated with CBT include improvements in key GI symptoms (pain, bowel dysfunction)4, quality of life 5, 6, and psychological distress4, 6. In its standard form, however, CBT has practical limitations (high cost, shortage of adequately trained therapists, long waiting lists, time requirements) that hamper its clinical utility. As the "second generation" of IBS treatments under development, it is increasingly clear that efficacy demonstration is a necessary but not sufficient condition of treatment viability for IBS treatments. An unmet need exists for a brief form of CBT that is less costly, time intensive and more transportable, yet retains the clinical efficacy of the "gold standard" CBT delivered in routine office settings. One strategy for economizing CBT is to decrease therapist contact time through the use of primarily self-administered or "home based" treatments. In a minimal-contact (MC) treatment (e.g.7), self-management skills are introduced in periodic clinic sessions but most of what is learned occurs at home using self-study materials. As a result, MC-CBT requires only 4 clinic sessions rather than the 10–20 weekly sessions featured in the literature. Potential advantages of MC-CBT include compatibility with the number of counseling sessions (N = 6) most patients attend 8, greater patient involvement, a reduction in patient costs (direct and opportunity), expanded availability of services, lower stigma, easier scheduling and penetration into underserved areas, and more rapid integration into routine clinical settings subject to yearly HMO limits on outpatient counseling visits. In a health care culture that emphasizes stepped care, an MC-CBT treatment represents a logical first step intervention for individuals who require more than advice, reassurance or simple lifestyle changes but a less complex, and costly option than more intensive behavioral treatments administered in specialty care settings. The primary goal of this pilot study was to test the acute treatment effects of self administered CBT with reference to a waitlist control condition. On an exploratory level, we compared the self-administered CBT to a standard-of-care, therapist administered CBT condition to examine comparability of effects. We predicted a priori that the brief CBT would show evidence of overall relief of GI symptoms, improvement of quality of life, and reduction of severity of IBS symptoms as compared to a wait list control and comparable effects to patients assigned to therapist based CBT. Patients and Methods


Mobile ride-hailing apps have taken center stage around the world, especially in Indonesia. Mobile ride-hailing apps are revolutionizing urban transport in Indonesia since 2013. This study uses an integrated approach of IPA-Kano model to analyze the service quality and performance of mobile ride-hailing apps and providing specific strategies for attributes in each category that should be prioritized for the development. A total of 400 valid data were collected by distributing online questionnaires. Based on thirteen attributes analyzed with IPA-Kano model, the results showed that attributes can be categorized by their different quality attributes. Five most important features perceived by mobile ride-hailing users were; 1) motorbike service, 2) food delivery service, 3) courier service, 4) chat service, and 5) driver information.


The invention relates to a method for encoding an input digital message on the K information symbols, implementing a turbo coder forming a turbo code and outputting the information symbols and redundancy symbols, a punching symbols output from the turbo encoder is effected following at least one unit (M_p) length N of punching, L = K / N defining the number of puncturing periods. Allows the turbo encoding the message with a variable efficiency can vary between a first yield R1, said lowest Rz Performance and a second, said greater. According to the invention, the method (1) comprises: - a joint optimization (2) interleaving and punching to yield the highest Rz and then - an addition (3) a non-punched position in at least punching pattern for at least a period of at least one unit for a variation in yield.


Standard design certification has been used over the past 20 years to develop NRC approval of Advanced Light Water Reactor (ALWR) designs. The standard design approval approach is intended to remove much of the uncertainty in the regulatory schedule prior to commitment of major funds to construction. The value of the approach has not been tested in the US but it has supported construction of ABWRs in Japan and Taiwan. Application of the approach to other types of advanced reactors may be possible but is not clear how this might be accomplished in the case of reactors with little or no operating experience. This paper discusses an approach that was proposed by General Electric over 15 years ago and its possible application to GEN-IV reactors.


2 mg h were given. Sugammadex 400 mg was also given, bringing the total to 16 mg kg. Again arterial pressure increased to 140/65 mm Hg and stabilized, the heart rate decreased to 90 beats min, and the bronchospasm relaxed. The operation was postponed. Methyprednisolone 100 mg was given and she was weaned off the epinephrine infusion over the next 10 h. Analysis of the blood samples supported a diagnosis of anaphylaxis. Immuno-assay identified the source as rocuronium. Screening 9 weeks later showed a positive response to rocuronium, mivacurium, and vecuronium, but not succinylcholine, pancuronium, atracurium, or cisatracurium. Povidone iodine, chlorhexidine, propofol, sufentanil, and sugammadex all tested negatively. The surgical procedure was then performed uneventfully under general anaesthesia without neuromuscular blocking agent. It seems logical to administer a dose of sugammadex sufficient to ensure a 1 to 1 ratio for every molecule of rocuronium. To achieve this, a theoretical sugammadex to rocuronium dose ratio of 3.57:1 is needed. In clinical practice, the evidence indicates that sugammadex 16 mg kg is needed to obtain a T4/T1 ratio .0.9 in ,3 min in the presence of profound neuromuscular block. Dosage is clearly an important issue, and it is proposed that for anaphylaxis, at least 16 mg kg of sugammadex should be given with the aim of isolating as many molecules of neuromuscular blocking agent as quickly as possible. Our case required a total dose of 16 mg kg before the improvement was maintained. In summary, the importance of this case lies in the apparent dose-dependent recovery from a proven case of rocuronium anaphylaxis. We suggest the adoption of a dose of sugammadex of at least 16 mg kg when the treatment of rocuronium anaphylaxis does not rapidly respond to standard measures.


The southwestern mountainous area distributes numerous minority groups, which have been inhabited showing the characters of large dispersion, small settlements and mixed together living method. After a long-term exchange and integration, the different ethnic groups have formed certain common features, also the types of dwelling buildings follow the same rule. For the common features of various ethnic groups dwellings, this paper tries to comprehensively interpret the influence of ethnic origin, mode of production, marriage form, ethnic relations, religious beliefs etc. on the dwelling houses in the mixed areas, in order to in-depth understand China's remote mountainous border region culture and minority culture.


This article reviews the approaches of strategic management and planning of activities of economic entities. The necessity of strategic management for achieving economic results of state management entities at all levels from the state to the enterprise and individual strategic units is substantiated. It is seen that for each subject of state management has its own goals and objectives, so the choice of models of strategic planning vary. The basic models are: a model for assessing "strategic gap" and its size; a model for analyzing the impact of market advantages; a model for creating competitive advantages of the product and the company itself; a model for creating a positive image; a model for planning, based on the size of the company. The evaluation indicators of basic models of strategic planning, most of which are: profit, profitability level. It is established that the efficiency of work of the state management subjects depends on the term of activity of the enterprise, and on its production potential. If the enterprise has a small size and term of work, then it uses the model of planning and achieves an increase in the main economic indicators. If the company is larger in size and has a long production experience, a lot of models can be used in strategic planning. Particular attention in conditions of fierce competition is given to the models of creating competitive advantages and positive image. These models of strategic planning are indispensable for maintaining market positions today. The results of their application are adoption of strategic managerial decisions concerning differentiation and diversification of production, steps for creation of positive image, development of social programs, improvement of partner relations with all market operators, branding. The key aspects of the effectiveness of using models of strategic planning and tensions of implementation of strategic management. As a result, it was found that most of the results are aimed at increasing profitability of economic entities, creating new or expanding the existing segments of the market. The importance of creation of competitive advantages as a constituent part of positive image of the enterprise and attraction of investments into business development was substantiated.


her more general conclusions are well supported. The disadvantage is that readers must take care to weigh the evidence for themselves, so as not to place more faith in her bold speculations than they warrant. Valuable editions of music are included as supplements to three of Cardamone's studies. They include the complete Colonia print of 1537 (I, pp. 97^130), the ten arie napolitane from the Roman print of c.1537 (VI, pp. 138^47), and five sample villanelle from the 1555 Dorico book (IX, pp. 18^27). The bass partbooks are missing from all of these collections. Cardamone reconstructs thebass for theColoniaprint, but includes it for the other collections only when it is found in other sources of the pieces. She provides expert editions of the texts separately from the music, includingEnglishtranslations andextensive footnotes explaining obscure words, proverbial expressions, double meanings, and relationships among different villanesca texts. Although the essays in the book range widely, they do not represent the full scope of Cardamone's research on the villanesca. Discussions of the music are limited for the most part to typical features of the genre and a detailed investigation of musical and metrical forms. Studies of the styles of individual villanesca composers and four-voice arrangements of villanesche by Venetian composers are found in her 1972 dissertation, published as The canzone villanesca alla napolitana and Related Forms (Ann Arbor, 1981), and in the prefaces to her editions of villanesche: AdrianWillaert and His Circle, Canzone villanesche alla napolitana and villotte (Madison, Wis.,1978); Orlando di Lasso et al., Canzoni villanescheand villanelle (Madison,Wis.,1991); andGiovanthomaso Cimello,The Collected SecularWorks, edited jointly withJames Haar (Middleton,Wis., 2001). In an article that appeared too late to be included in this volume (Donna G. Cardamone and Cesare Corsi, 'The Canzone villanesca and Comic Culture: The Genesis and Evolution of a Mixed Genre [1537^57]', Early Music History, 25 (2006), 59^104), she takes up once again the issue of the origins of the villanesca and sheds new light on it by focusing on the content and function, rather than the forms, of the songs. The publisher has included a general index (which unfortunately contains many errors of omission) and an index of first lines of villanesche to facilitate access to the material in the book. There is no bibliography of sources cited. Cardamone's documentation is rich and drawn from a wide range of disciplines; a separate list of her sources would have been a valuable tool for scholars interested in exploring further the information and ideas on which she bases the multifaceted view of the villanesca that emerges from this book.


The ongoing professional development of general education and special education teachers is vital to the success of students with disabilities. As more classrooms transition to a co-teaching model, the professional development that teachers engage in must transition to meet the needs of both groups of professionals. This study used a qualitative approach to examine the practical foundations of a pedagogical style that amalgamates co-teaching and embedded professional development within two inclusive classrooms to theorize the Co-teaching Professional Development (CoPD) Approach. The research findings indicate that within the context of two general education social studies classrooms CoPD offers a suitable approach to supporting teachers and students with disabilities. This piece also points to the existence of reciprocity of content knowledge gains of the special educator and the corresponding gains to the pedagogical repertoire of general educators are presented.


This article explores five crucial Seventh Circuit takeover opinions: MITE Corp. v. Dixon; Panter v. Marshall Field & Co.; Dynamics Corp. of America v. CTS Corp. (CTS I); Dynamics Corp. of America v. CTS Corp. (CTS II); and Amanda Acquisition Corp. v. Universal Foods Corp. As the earlier Seventh Circuit opinions demonstrate, the debate over the legitimacy of target management behavior was characterized at the outset of the 1980s by traditional constitutional and corporate doctrinal analysis. With the passage of time, however, the debate was dramatically refocused by an infusion of economic analysis. With Judges Easterbrook and Posner-two leading generals of the Law & Economics ("L&E") school-among its members, the Seventh Circuit played a pivotal role in the resulting restatement of the law of hostile takeovers. For this reason alone, the Circuit's takeover opinions merit review as the decade comes to a close.


The invention relates to a method for assisting navigation in a mobile communication and a mobile terminal. The method comprises the following steps of: receiving assisted navigation information sent by an assisting end which provides the navigation assistance for a request end in the navigation process of the request end; and displaying the assisted navigation information. By the invention, one mobile terminal can assist another mobile terminal in carrying out mobile application assistance by establishing data synchronization between two mobile terminals. Thus, the user can combine the application function of the mobile terminal of the user with the decision of the person at the assisting end; the experience and decision of the person are used as the supplementation so that the decision can be rapidly and conveniently displayed at the request end in real time; and the invention can provide a spare and reliable application and function selection way for the request end in need of application assistance.


We report the fabrication technique and electrical propertis of embedded-ZnO nanowires (NWs) structure for high-performance transparent thermoelectric materials. In fabrication technique, we revealed that the length of NW is less than 2 μm for embedding NWs. Our embedded-ZnO NWs structures showed a little smaller electrical conductivities than ZnO films (without ZnO NWs) at the carrier concentration of ∼ 1018 cm-3. However, at high carrier concentration, our embedded-ZnO NWs structures are expected to show high thermoelectric performances due to the drastic reduction of κ and smaller σ degradation, because there is the difference of MFP between electron and phonon. Our work showed the design guide to enhance the performance of transparent thermoelectric materials.


The recent global financial crisis has important implications for the future of financial markets in that it underscores the need for assessing the health of systemically important economies. In this study, we construct a macroeconomic credit risk model, employing data from 1995Q1 to 2009Q1, to investigate the cyclical implication of default probabilities for both the Australian and U.S economy. We then perform scenario analysis which indicates that comparing with Australia, the U.S economy is much more susceptible to adverse macroeconomic shocks.


Achieving immunity to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) through vaccination is a key worldwide public health strategy for controlling the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 (AZD1222; AstraZeneca) vaccine, consisting of an adenoviral vector containing the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein gene, has been shown to be efficacious against COVID-19 with an acceptable safety profile. To date, AZD1222 has been licensed in more than 150 countries worldwide, and monitoring for potential adverse effects of COVID-19 vaccines is ongoing. Although de novo movement disorders have been reported in response to COVID-19 infection, such complications after vaccination have yet to be formally reported (excluding videos on social media platforms). AZD1222 was licensed in Australia in early 2021 wherein rates of vaccination increased against a background of minimal community transmission of SARS-CoV-2, providing an opportunity to observe clusters of adverse reactions. We report two consecutive, strikingly similar presentations of acute hemichorea/ hemiballismus after AZD1222. Case 1 (Supporting Information Video S1) is an 88-year-old man who presented 16 days after the first dose of AZD1222 having been awoken by involuntary movements of the left arm, leg, and face that worsened throughout the day. He had a medical history of treated dyslipidemia, hypertension, and gout. Case 2 (Supporting Information Video S2) is an 84-year-old man who presented 40 days after the first dose of AZD1222 with acute onset of involuntary hyperkinetic movements of the left upper and lower limbs noted initially while watching television, worsening through the evening, and interfering with sleep. He had a history of asthma, allergic aspergillosis, and primary orthostatic hypertension and treated colorectal, esophageal, and prostate carcinomas in remission. In both cases, there were no other neurological or systemic symptoms. There was no personal or family history of movement disorders. The neurological examination in both cases demonstrated continuous, nonpatterned, small-amplitude movements of the affected arm and leg, with superimposed proximal irregular large-amplitude movements consistent with hemichorea-hemiballismus. Mild parkinsonism affecting the contralateral side was noted in case 1. The remainder of the neurological and systemic examination was unremarkable. An extensive panel of investigations (Table 1) including magnetic resonance imaging (see Supporting Information) did not reveal an alternative cause. An autoimmune postvaccination reaction was hypothesized, and both patients were given a short course of steroids (three daily doses of 1 g intravenous methylprednisolone), with case 1 demonstrating a prompt and significant resolution within 24 hours of the first dose. Case 2 had partial spontaneous improvement after the first day but had persistent symptoms that resolved after 3 days of corticosteroids. We describe two cases of acute and reversible hemichoreahemiballismus after AZD1222 vaccination. Based on the steroid-responsiveness of our cases, an inflammatory mechanism was proposed. This is in line with a recent report of a patient with worsening levodopa-induced dyskinesias after receiving the BNT162b2 (Pfizer/BioNTech) mRNA vaccine, and preclinical studies supporting a role of neuroinflammation in levodopa-induced dyskinesia generally. The unilateral symptomatology in our cases is interesting; however, similarly focal presentations in the setting of systemic autoimmune disorders, such as Sydenham's chorea, have been reported. Alternatively, subclinical Parkinsonism affecting the contralateral side (case 1) could also have masked a bilateral process. Extrapolating from the neuropathology of COVID-19-associated neurological dysfunction, we speculate a focal immune-mediated endotheliopathy induced by the spike protein as a mechanism explaining the presentations reported in this letter. Overall, COVID-19 vaccines have been demonstrated to be safe and effective, and idiosyncratic neurological reactions after vaccination are rare and tend to be monophasic. These cases highlight the need for careful clinical observation to aid pharmacovigilance efforts and the importance of large epidemiological studies to confirm potential neurological postvaccination reactions.


The sulfation of wool by concentrated sulfuric acid under controlled conditions has been studied. Treatments are described for undyed wool yarn, which confer acid dye resist effects, and for dyed wool fabric, which confer flameproofing properties.


1. Historical Outline of Photographic Representation 2. Pre-Production 3. The Photographic Image 4. Post-Production 5. The Documentary Photograph 6. Photography as a Digital Critique 7. Characteristics of Digital Photography 8. Conclusion. Notes. Glossary. Bibliography


: We report a first observation of optical Ramsey fringes in the 10 ym spectral region using a supersonic seeded beam of 7% SF, in He, illu minated by a CO laser in spatially-separated field zones. We have used either three standing waves or four travelling waves and obtained highly contrasted fringes with a 23 kHz half-width corresponding to a 5 mm distance between zones. Laser excitation of the vibrational energy of molecules in a beam can be con veniently detected with a cryogenic bolometer [1] and a demonstration of this tech nique in the case of the V_ mode of SF, excited by CO or N"0 lasers has been re cently given [2] . With this equipment the spatial analog of coherent transient effects such as the Rabi oscillations of the transition probability and the adiaba- tic rapid passage were shown to occur respectively with plane and curved wavefronts. In an attempt to investigate the potential use of this method for very high resolu tion spectroscopy and optical frequency standards we have made a preliminary experi ment to detect the Ramsey fringes associated with saturation spectroscopy in an in teraction geometry comprising three or four field zones [3-14].


affect may never be fully appreciated at a conscious level until it is compromised. In fact, much of our communication is carried out not through our words, but with the affective features that accompany those words: the prosody of our speech, our facial expressions, and body postures. Consider, for example, the disrespectful "tone of voice" that a teenager might use when speaking to a parent. (In the T.V. sitcom Seinfield, Jerry's mother refers to this as "the tone" and warns Jerry not to use it with her.) In the nonverbal domain, consider "the look" that some mothers use to control their children's behavior. Indeed, we can communicate "volumes" without speaking. In addition to our facial expressions, our body postures and the way we "carry" ourselves can communicate internal mood states such as excitement, defensiveness, and depression. For example, a quick look at a good friend may prompt us to ask, "Are you all right?" In all of these examples, of course, the affective communication is two-sided. One person is expressing a feeling or thought and the other is perceiving and interpreting the intent of these expressions. So-called "average" people are capable not only of displaying a range of affective, mood, and thought states through their speech prosody, facial expressions, and body "language," they also appreciate societal rules for the appropriateness of what may be acceptably conveyed in particular situations. Tones of derision are not to be used with one's teachers. Frustrated "eye-rolling" in response to friends' statements about their religious beliefs would be unacceptable. Body language indicating impatience during a traffic cop's warning speech about exceeding the speed limit is probably a bad idea. Good communicators intuit or learn the "rules" of affective communication and apply them. Some people are above average in their ability to communicate affect. Actors are masters of vocal, facial, and gestural nuances. "Con artists" and "stand-up" comedians succeed by virtue of both what they say and how they say it. We all know people who are masters of sarcasm in which the true message lies not in the face value of the words but in the manner they are uttered. Other people may be clever at manipulating aspects of their affective communication to hide profound inner feelings. While there is admittedly a rather wide range of capacities for affective communication and underlying affective states in the "normal" population, acquired and developmental neurological disorders can cause noticeable impairment in these capacities. A well-recognized example is seen in the patient with the flattened facial and vocal affect caused by Parkinson's disease. Such patients may seem depressed or indifferent because of their inability to manipulate the expressive muscles of their face and the prosodic aspects of their speech. Patients with severe Parkinsonism may even appear demented because of their blank looks, the monotone quality of their speech, and stooped posture. One such patient of ours was labeled as "demented" by his doctor (admittedly he was difficult to test because of his motor problems), but his wife told me that he liked to go to the race track and was able to "handicap" the horses and riders and FOREWORD


Two‐dimensional (2D) strain derived from speckle tracking proved to be feasible and accurate in the quantitative evaluation of myocardial ischemia during stress echocardiography. We compared the accuracy in detecting myocardial ischemia of the transmural segmental analysis with an endocardial specific evaluation in 20 patients undergoing dobutamine stress echocardiography (DSE) and coronary angiography.


Objective To study the effect of bleomycin-A5 on the expression of VEGF and bFGF in the tissues of capillary hemangioma in proliferation phase.Methods 30 infant patients with strawberry hemangioma were selected in the study. These patients were randomly divided into control group and treatment group,and the protein expressions of VEGF and bFGF in the hemangioma tissues were examined by SABC immunohistochemical method.Results (1) Protein expression of VEGF in treatment group was significantly lower than that in control group and the stain was weaker, there was a significant differences between the two groups (Hc=6.9630,P0.01).(2) Protein expression levels of bFGF in the two groups were high,however,there was no significant difference between the two groups (Hc=0.0587,P0.01).Conclusions (1) Bleomycin-A5 could decrease the of VEGF in the tissues of capillary hemangiomas in proliferation phase, which provided a new theoretical basis for the clinical application of bleomycin-A5.(2) Bleomycin-A5 had no effect on the expression of bFGF in the tissues of hemangioma.This result agreed with the investigation of Takshashi that there was a excessive expression of bFGF in hemangiomas in proliferation phase and early degeneration phase.


Optical illusion has always attracted extensive attention, as it provides a superior self‐protection ability for both natural animals and human beings. A decade ago, this motivated the study and application of transformation optics, which provides a universal tool to manipulate light for invisibility cloaking and optical illusion. However, mainstream transformation‐optics‐based optical illusions are inherently hindered by the extreme requirements of metamaterial compositions in practice and unfavorably limited by the very large computational cost caused by their bulky state. To overcome these grand challenges, a novel and intelligent optical illusion supported by form‐free metasurfaces via a deep learning architecture is reported, which can not only render a similar illusion effect but also greatly reduces the parameter space in physics. Illustrative examples of conformal metasurfaces are presented, with a high‐fidelity inverse design from either the near‐ or far‐field in the simulation and experiment. Furthermore, a full set of intelligent systems is developed to benchmark the real‐world optical illusion applicability. The work brings the available illusion strategies closer to a wide range of in situ practical‐oriented applications and lays a foundation for the next generation of intelligent metamaterials.


Noting the importance that the concept of subalternity has acquired in the Brazilian literary studies, we indicate the origin of the term in Gramsci, its connection to the British cultural and Indian postcolonial studies, as well as its reflection in the Latin-American thought. Considering the geopolitical position of Antonio Gramsci, we recover the concepts of hegemony, cultural organization, organic intellectual and intellectual subordination, showing the usefulness of this theoretical instrumental to the Brazilian literary studies. From this point of view, we point to the validity of Darcy Ribeiro's idea of "historical actualization", connecting it to Roberto Schwarz's conclusion about the continuous interruption of our critic thinking in favor of theoretical waves arriving from global centers. To show the applicability of Gramscian theory, we identify in Aluisio Azevedo's O mulato an example of cultural subordination of the periphery to the center, indicating the gap between the progressive ideal that underpins the novel and the reality to which that ideal serves as an interpretive filter.


R e s u l ts are p r e s e n t ed from a programme of o p t i c al s p e c t r o s c o py and r e l a t ed s t u d i es which has the double purpose of i n v e s t i g a t i ng the s t r u c t u re of d i f f u se molecular c l o u ds and of e s t a b l i s h i ng t i g h t er c o r r e l a t i o ns for the u n i d e n t i f i ed i n t e r s t e l l ar d i f f u se bands. There has been a tendency for each study of i n t e r s t e l l ar m o l e c u l es to be c o n c e n t r a t ed on one s p e c t r al r e g i o n, n e g l e c t i ng the advantages of r e l a t i ng d i f f e r e nt o b s e r v a t i o ns along the same l i ne of s i g h t. In U n i v e r s i ty C o l l e ge London, D. McNally has d e v e l o p ed i d e as of a n a l y z i ng i n t e r s t e l l ar cloud s t r u c t u r es by combining o p t i c al and u l t r a v i o l et c ar b s e a t i o n s, u s i ng IUE and o t h er s a t e l l i e s, and comparing them with s


In the female prose writing from the new period up till now,the new-fashioned prose writers in the late 20th century have functioned as an interim in that they rebelled against tradition on one hand but had to,on the other hand,return to tradition,which determines the motif of their prose: resistance and fatality.Typical of the new-fashioned prose writers,Ye Meng's prose is saturated with the contradiction of resistance and fatality,which has resulted in the quality of solitude in her prose.There are four key words in Ye Meng's prose: Yiyang/Zishui,women,the moon and shaman,the first three of them the key motifs in her prose.Nevertheless,Ye's excellent prose results from an integrated narration of motifs of women and Yiyang/ Zishui or of women and the moon rather than from the narration of a single motif.The motif of shaman, a unique atmosphere pervading her major prose,is the very peculiarity of Ye Meng and is closely linked with the place in which she was born and bred.


The bullwhip effect is known as the significant factor which causes unnecessary inventory, lost sales or cost increase in supply chains. Therefore,...


Phytoconstituents obtained from plants have profound influence on culture and civilization of human beings. P. hysterophorus is a weed growing wild in many parts of India. Phytoextraction and qualitative phytochemical of various alcoholic and aqueous extracts of leaves and root parts of P. hysterophorus were investigated. The extraction yield calculated for petroleum ether, ethanol, methanol and water extract of both parts of P. hysterophorus. Preliminary phytochemical analysis for alkaloids, flavonoids, phenols, carbohydrates, saponins, amino acid, proteins and diterpenes were made by standard procedures. The methanol extract of P. hysterophorus exhibited higher yield followed by ethanolic, aqueous extract and petroleum ether extract. The majority of secondary constituents studied in leaves and stem parts of P. hysterophorus have present in methanolic extract than other solvent extract. From this study, it can be concluded that P. hysterophorus is expected to have many medicinal uses.


The invention discloses a compound polygonatum tea bag and a preparation method thereof, which belongs to the processing field of foods containing herbal ingredients. The compound polygonatum tea bag comprises the following raw materials in percentage by weight: 60-90% of polygonatum, 5-20% of black tea, 1-20% of medlar, 1-20% of hawthorn, 1-20% of licorice and 0.1-1.0% of accessories. The preparation method comprises the steps of drying and grinding the polygonatum, then mixing the polygonatum with extract which is extracted by water, filtered and concentrated with the black tea, the medlar,the hawthorn and the licorice, adding the accessories, then drying, granulating, bagging, inspecting and boxing for storage. The compound polygonatum tea bag has the functions of nourishing yin to moisten dryness, helping produce saliva and slaking thirst, reducing blood pressure, inhibiting blood fat and the like, is favorable for elderly people and patients with hypertension and hyperlipidemia, and can nourish yin and the skin and defer senility.


Background: The difference in nursing care quality by institution has implications for both the organization and its clients. Though disparities in patient satisfaction, which is an interpersonal patient outcome with nursing care, have been reported between public and private hospitals, there has been little research on the study area. Objective: To compare the level of patients' satisfaction towards nursing care services among adult inpatients at Jimma Medical Center, and Oda Hulle hospital Jimma, southwest Ethiopia 2021. Methods: A comparative cross-sectional study design was used among 431 patients of Jimma medical center and Oda Hulle hospital from May 3 to July 3, 2021, using a systematic random sampling technique. The Newcastle scale of satisfaction was used to collect data, which was then entered into Epidata 4.6 and exported to SPSS version 26 for analysis. We used descriptive and logistic regression analysis. Results: Patient satisfaction at public and private hospitals was reported 54.2% (95% CI: 52.9–59.3) and 57.1% (95% CI: 55.2–61.7), respectively. In public hospital, the patient satisfaction was affected by being in the age group of 41–50 years (P = 0.006, AOR = 3), duration of stay in the ward (P = 0.002, AOR = 0.42,), cleanliness of the ward (P = 0.018, AOR = 1.8,), and admission history (P = 0.049, AOR = 0.60,). In private hospital (Oda Hulle), the patient satisfaction was affected by history of admission (P = 0.035, OR = 0.456), ward space (p = 0.007, AOR = 2.8), the perceived capacity of nurses (P = 0.002, AOR = 5.8) to pharmacy services (P = 0.032, AOR = 2.3,). Conclusion: Relatively the patient satisfaction towards nursing care in public hospital was lower compared to the private hospital, though no statistical difference (p = 0.225) observed. Illness history, cleanliness of the ward, Nurses make adequate visits and get their support when needed, Adequacy of ward space, the perceived capacity of nurses, and Access to pharmacy services were positively associated with patient satisfaction.


Simple Summary The prevalence of respiratory diseases in slaughter pigs ranges from 19% to 74%. Despite all efforts made to reduce economic losses caused by this condition, respiratory diseases continue to be an important concern for swine herds worldwide. However, few studies have investigated the relationship between respiratory disease and pork quality. The general aim of this study was to investigate the association between the respiratory health of slaughter pigs from different farms and carcass and meat quality. The main findings of this research confirm the negative influence of respiratory diseases on pork quality, resulting in a weight and meatiness reduction and deviation in pH value from the norm. This implies that lung lesions in slaughter pigs negatively influence not only animal health, welfare, and performance but also carcass quality. Abstract Although the prevalence of respiratory diseases in slaughter pigs ranges from 19% to 74% and continues to be an important concern for swine herds worldwide, only a few studies have investigated the relationship between respiratory disease and pork quality. The general aim of this study was to investigate associations between the prevalence and severity of enzootic pneumonia-like lesions in Polish slaughter pigs on different carcass and meat-quality characteristics at the animal and herd levels. The average prevalence of bronchopneumonic lungs with different degrees of lesions was 94.57%. The majority of lesions indicated the acute stage of enzootic pneumonia. Our results indicate a statistically significant interaction between the mean weight of carcasses depending on the extent of the lesions (p = 0.04) at the animal level. The correlation between meatiness and severity of lung lesions was r = −0.25 (p = 0.00). The correlation between the extent of lung lesions and pH45 value was r = −0.17 (p = 0.005) on the animal level and r = −0.63 (p = 0.017) at the herd level. This implies that lung lesions in slaughter pigs negatively influence not only animal health and welfare, but also carcass quality.


[OJne of the things that has always impressed me most about the law of contract is a certain deadening power it exercises by reducing parties to the passive. It constrains the lively involvement of signatories by positioning enforcement in such a way that parties find themselves in a passive rela tionship to a document: it is the contract that governs, that 'does' everything, that absorbs all responsibility and deflects all other recourse. Contract reduces life to fairy tale. The four corners of the agreement become parent. Performance is the equivalent of passive obedience to the parent. Passivity is valued as good contract-socialized behavior; activity is caged in retrospective hypotheses about states of mind at the magic moment of contracting. Individuals are judged by the contract unfolding rather than by the actors acting autonomously. Nonperformance is disobedience; disobedi ence is active; activity becomes evil in contrast to the child like passivity of contract conformity. ?Patricia Williams,


We analyzed the relationship between the average annual temperature data of 80 meteorology stations in 2009 and, such as, the latitude and longitude, the height above sea level in GanSu. It is found that there was a good linear relationship (r2=0.908). The average annual temperatures data all over GanSu is analyzed by the method of multiple linear regression analysis, and use application of geostatistical analysis module of ArcGIS software, conducting the average annual temperatures of meteorology stations spatial interpolation. Comparing the both cases, it is the direct use of the calculation results of the regression equation and consider the space residual error. The verified result is: the method of interpolation Combined with the space residual error is more accurate, the correlation coefficient of interpolation calculating value and actual survey value is r2=0.972.The results show that the method of interpolation Combined with the space residual error can improve the accuracy of the temperature spatial interpolation.


Following the results of Rao and Sarabhai of the time variations of cosmic-ray muon intensity for East and West directions at Ahmedabad (Long. 75 deg E, Geomag. lat. 14 deg N, sea level), an investigation was conducted, with the same apparatus, of variations of South and North intensities. Some preliminary results are presented of data obtained during 1958 and 1960 with telescopes of half-angle 20 x 45 deg inclined at 45 deg to the zenith. (auth)


The purpose of this text is to provide a foundation for understanding the theory and mechanisms behind the effects of irradiation on metals and alloys. The subject is divided into three parts, each of which is subdivided into individual chapters that together provide a unified picture of how radiation interacts with and alters the structure and properties of metallic materials. Part I consists of five chapters that together, focus on the radiation damage process and provide the formalism for the prediction of the amount and spatial configuration of the damage produced by bombarding particles. Chapter 1 treats the interactions between particles that result in the transfer of energy from the incident particle to the target atoms. Chapter 2 focuses on determination of the number of displacements produced by the bombarding particles, and Chap. 3 describes the spatial configurations of the resulting defects. Chapter 4 provides background on the equilibrium concentration of point defects and their diffusion. Chapter 5 treats diffusion and reactions between point defects under irradiation that are fundamental to all of the observable effects. While radiation damage describes the state of the irradiated material, radiation effects are concerned with defect behaviour in the solid after formation. Part II (Chaps. 6–11) covers the physical effects of irradiation on metals. Chapter 6 describes radiation-induced segregation, which is a direct consequence of radiation-enhanced diffusion. Chapters 7 and 8 address the nucleation and growth of dislocation loops and voids, the defect aggregates that determine much of the behavior of irradiated alloys. Chapter 9 covers the stability of phases under irradiation and irradiation-induced precipitation and precipitate dissolution. Chapter 10 extends the effects of irradiation to the unique processes resulting from ion irradiation such as composition changes, sputtering, and exfoliation. Finally, Chap. 11 describes the use of ion irradiation to emulate the effects of neutron irradiation in reactor components. Mechanical and environmental effects of radiation damage (Part III) are distinguished from physical effects by the application of stress and a corrosive environment. Hardening and deformation of alloys under irradiation are discussed in


The Recognizability Theorem states that if a set of finite graphs is definable by a monadic second-order (MSO) sentence, then it is recognizable with respect to the graph algebra upon which the definition of clique-width is based. Recognizability is an algebraic notion, defined in terms of congruences that can also be formulated by means of finite automata on the terms that describe the considered graphs. This theorem entails that the verification of MSO graph properties, or equivalently, the model-checking problem for MSO logic over finite binary relational structures, is fixed-parameter tractable (FPT) for the parameter consisting of the formula that expresses the property and the clique-width (or the tree-width) of the input graph or structure. The corresponding algorithms can be implemented by means of fly-automata whose transitions are computed on the fly and not tabulated. We review two versions of recognizability, we present fly-automata by means of examples showing that they can also compute values attached to graphs. We show that fly-automata with infinite sets of states yield a simple proof of the strong version of the Recognizability Theorem. This proof has not been published previously.


High-efficiency radar wave absorbing material was prepared utilizing nanoparticles poly (glycerol /phthalic anhydride), and the effect of using these nanocomposites with thermal paint on the properties of electromagnetic absorbing was analyzed and investigated. Results show that when the percentage of nano polymers is increased from 1% to 3%, with the presence of 2.5% of iron oxide, the reflectivity loss value rises dramatically. For the reflectivity up to 27.2dB at a frequency of 8.3 GH and a bandwidth of (8.1-8.2GH), there is a clear attenuation of the radar waves, which is confined within a bandwidth of GH (9-9.3GH). This material can be utilized as a high- efficiency radar wave absorbing applications.


Objectives To establish the feasibility of measuring free insulin‐like growth factor‐1 (IGF‐1) in prostatic fluid and to determine if there is a difference in free IGF‐1 levels in the prostatic fluid of patients with prostatic adenocarcinoma and in normal men.


Over the last decades, the noise by civil aircraft has been mitigated by more than 20 EPNdB. This success was made possible thanks to specific research efforts which focused on reducing the aircraft noise at its source, following the guidelines of International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) balanced approach for meeting the international regulations on aircraft noise. On another hand, Advisory Council for Aeronautics Research in Europe (ACARE) now targets a further 50% reduction by 2020 and 65% by 2050 of the perceived noise, with respect to a year 2000 reference. The present paper first recalls some of the research efforts that were deployed within a European context over the last decade and a half. Indeed, since 2000, many Research and Development (R&D) works were performed, which first focused on technological bricks and were then progressively replaced by larger Integrated Projects or Joint Research Initiatives aiming at maturing still more the Noise Reduction Technologies (NRTs) proposed, e.g. via a technological transfer from research initiatives to demonstrator platforms. Consequently, the European Research on Aircraft noise is now organized through large programs relying on specific demonstrators. New impetus is expected from midand long-term initiatives, such as the EREA recently proposed FutureSky program, which aims at deriving a comprehensive R&D approach that would allow the air traffic growth to meet ICAO and ACARE constraints on perceived aircraft noise. If granted, this European project shall allow strengthening various national efforts, as well as reinforcing specific cooperation with partners from outside the E.U. (e.g. United States, Russia and Japan).


Eye opening and increased motor activity after the second postnatal week in rats imply an extensive development of motor control and coordination. We show a parallel developmental change in spontaneous IPSC (sIPSC) kinetics in cerebellar granule neurons. sIPSCs were studied by whole-cell recordings in cerebellar slices, prepared from 7–30 postnatal day old rats. Early in development, sIPSCs had slow decay kinetics whereas in older rats faster decaying sIPSCs were found in larger proportion. Currents elicited by 1 mmGABA pulses (GABACs) in nucleated patches excised from cerebellar granule neurons revealed that GABACs kinetics better approximate sIPSC decay in young but not in more developed rats. The expression of α6 subunit of GABAA receptors, unique in cerebellar granule neurons, has been shown to increase during development. Therefore, we took advantage of the recently reported selective inhibition of GABAA receptors by furosemide to characterize the relative contribution of α6 subunits to native receptors in inhibitory synapses of cerebellar granule neurons. Although furosemide inhibition of sIPSCs amplitude was highly variable among distinct granule cells, it increased during development. At the same time, furosemide failed to inhibit sIPSCs recorded from Purkinje neurons. From the comparison of furosemide inhibition and kinetics of sIPSCs with GABACs recorded from mammalian HEK293 cells transfected with combinations of α1 and α6 GABAA receptor subunits together with β2γ2 subunits, we propose that an increased α6 subunit contribution in the molecular assembly of postsynaptic receptors in cerebellar glomeruli is responsible for the developmental changes observed.


ABSTRACT Acknowledging the public sector's remarkable innovation potential and several challenges hindering its innovation capability, this case study explores the impact of public sector innovation laboratory on innovation barriers of public health care. Findings are based on a Finnish hospital district's innovation laboratory specialized as an authentic environment to develop novel technology and service solutions with various private sector partners. By altering the PSO's approaches on interaction, commercialization, mutual learning and independence, the PSI laboratory proves especially influential in tackling innovation barriers related to complexity and organizational competences. Conversely, the lab's impact on the barriers of risk-aversion and bureaucracy is lesser.


This work describes the pharmacological activity of extracts of Papaver somniferum , a poppy species. P. somniferum products are still considered as a unique source of drug for many diseases. The present study was designed to determine antiproliferative and cytotoxic effects of P. somniferum extracts on HeLa (Human Cervix Carcinoma), HT29 (Human Colorectal Adenocarcinoma), C6 (Rat Brain Tumor Cells), and Vero (African Green Monkey Kidney) cell lines. Alkaloids-rich extracts of P. somniferum exhibited antiproliferative effects on various cancer cell lines, especially at high concentrations. We assessed the ability of extracts of P. somniferum to harm the membrane of the cells. Results indicated that P. somniferum extracts destroy cellular membrane in tumor cell lines at high concentrations. Remarkably, the LDH test results disclosed that cytotoxicity of P. somniferum on cells was low at mid concentrations. This may indicate its cytostatic potential. The results of this study support the efficacy of P. somniferum extracts as an anticancer agent.


Survivors of childhood brain tumors are at increased risk for neurocognitive impairments, including deficits in abilities supported by frontal brain regions. Catechol‐O‐methyltransferase (COMT) metabolizes dopamine in the prefrontal cortex, with the Met allele resulting in greater dopamine availability and better performance on frontally mediated tasks compared to the Val allele. Given the importance of identifying resiliency factors against the emergence of cognitive late effects, the current study examined the relationship between COMT genotype and working memory performance among childhood brain tumor survivors.


The growth of small portable consumer electronics has increased the requirements of creating densely stacked packages with ever decreasing footprints while still increasing storage capacities as well as accessible memory. Traditional approaches to create these packages have included wire-bonding and Package on Package (PoP) as well as through Silicon Via (TSV). All of these methods present a solution to current system requirements, each with its own drawback. This paper will discuss a novel method in which a vertical 3D die stack can be created of similar an in some cases dissimilar die. The final 3D structure of stacked die will present no XY offset between any level of the die stack achieving the smallest possible form factor. This method also eliminates the requirements of creating an interposer for the electrical connection between layers. The final result is a completely vertical die stack with electrical connections drawn on the outside edges of the die stack which adds <400um total in either the X ...


A high power acousto-optical Q-switched Ho:GdVO4 laser at 2.05 m pumped by a diodepumped VBG-locked Tm:YLF laser at 1.94 m is demonstrated in this paper. The maximum average output power of 10.3 W at pulse repetition rate of 10 kHz was obtained with the absorbed pump power of 34.9 W, corresponding to a slope efficiency of 36.8%. The minimum pulse width of 5.8 ns was obtained, corresponding to a peak power of 177.6 kW. The laser operated at a single mode (TEM00) with a beam quality factor of Mx of 1.3 and My of 1.2 at maximum output level. © 2018 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.


During the past quarter century much has been written about the role of women, especially American women, in World War I. These studies cover an amazing variety of topics ranging from the role of women in the American Expeditionary Forces and in the international peace movements through discussions of the images of women in World War I movies and posters to work on the home front and behind enemy lines. Interestingly, women doing important diplomatic work have largely escaped attention: the stories of Vira Boarman Whitehouse, triumphant New York suffragist leader and Committee on Public Information director for Switzerland in 1918, and Rosika Schwimmer, a prominent feminist turned diplomatic representative for Hungary between October 1918 and January 1919, have each been treated to one single secondary account. (1) The discussion of their work requires further clarification, and at the same time, naturally lends itself to a comparative study. Following a loose chronological order, the present study surveys Whitehouse's Swiss mission, describes the Whitehouse-Schwimmer relationship between 1914 and 1919, and concludes with an assessment of Schwimmer's mission and an attempt to place the whole story in a broader context. According to the 1918-1919 edition of the American Who's Who, Vira Whitehouse was born in Virginia in 1875, attended Wellesley College and then married Norman R. de Whitehouse of New York in 1898. She joined the New York suffrage movement in 1913, and emerged as its most prominent figure following the defeat of the suffrage amendment in the state in 1915. She assumed the leadership, then they used the term "chairman," of the New York State Suffrage Party and forced through the amendment by November 1917. She did so with invaluable help from two prominent men who would later play a key part in her 1918 adventures: President Woodrow Wilson and CPI Chairman George Creel. The Whitehouse-Wilson correspondence spans more than three years (August 1915-October 1918), and contains more than thirty letters, with the bulk of the material focussing on winning the right to vote for women in the State of New York. Their correspondence testifies to the fact that she was able to maintain the president's interest in her cause and won a couple of audiences with the chief executive in the process. (2) Clearly, Whitehouse was no unknown entity in the White House. Furthermore, Creel, one of Wilson's closest, and most underestimated, advisors, had a high opinion of her: in his postwar memoir on the CPI he devoted an entire chapter to her work in Switzerland. After pointing out that it "was a new thing to place a woman in such a position of absolutely international importance," Creel describes her appointment as both "wise and necessary." He goes on to praise her for almost single-handedly reviving the cause of woman suffrage and taking it to its triumphant conclusion in her state. (3) Whitehouse had a gift for working relentlessly and for presenting her case with humor. She testified to the latter in a series of articles for the New York Sun in 1914, called "Why Women Shouldn't Vote." Perhaps more importantly, she openly condemned radical suffragists and, in the fall of 1915, showed little interest in international pacifists, Schwimmer among them, visiting New York, (4) thus making herself acceptable to the Wilson administration, but also subject to accusations that she was short on patriotism. (5) And this explains Creel's curious choice of the word, "necessary," when describing her appointment: Creel felt that women deserved such a push, while Whitehouse needed a way to prove her loyalty to her country. Their accounts of the appointment itself authenticate this conclusion. In December 1917 Whitehouse attended a woman's suffrage convention in Washington, D.C., and there she met Creel again. She proposed to do "some war-work," and the CPI director was only too glad to enlist her. She points out in her memoir that they had actually worked together in New York in 1915 and that Creel vividly remembered it: "In fact, when he asked me to go he said it was because he remembered how hard I had made him work. …


Greek and Turkish Cypriots have had a poor record in managing their political differences. The bicommunal government established at independence in 1960 at the behest of Greece and Turkey proved afailure after three years. Its collapse triggered communal violence. No Cypriot government has represented both communities since then, and the partition on the island has hardened. Considerable third-party mediation, spanning afew decades, has failed to find a compromise settlement. Neither afederation nor a confederation appears to have reasonable prospects of success in view of the deep mistrust between Greek and Turkish Cypriots. Moreover, it is doubtful whether European Union membership of Cyprus could provide a sufficient framework for resolving the island's enduring communal dispute. Consequently, the merits of a two-state solution deserve serious consideration.


The equipment maintenance services have become a new profit center and an important way to gain sustainable competitive advantage for manufacturing enterprises. The business model is an important tool for manufacturing enterprises to derive economic benefits from sustainable competitive advantage in the context of digitalization technologies, such as IoT, big data, and cloud computing. At present, the concept of equipment maintenance business model innovation is still vague, and it is rare to report on the innovation behaviors and types of equipment maintenance business models adopted by manufacturing enterprises. Based on literature analysis of equipment maintenance services and business model innovation, following business model gestalt theory, the concept of equipment maintenance business model innovation is analyzed at the business-level, the types are divided into novel and efficient following value sources—"innovation and efficiency". The initial scale is developed through literature investigation, semi-structured interviews and expert reviews, and tested by exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis by using the data of two independent large-sample questionnaires. The results indicate that the behavior and types of equipment maintenance business model innovation can be described by two types and 19 items.


SUMMARY Peanut clump disease occurs in several places in West Africa: Burkina Faso, Gambia, Ivory Coast and Senegal. The disease is caused by a soil- and seed-transmitted agent, peanut clump virus (PCV) which has properties typical of the furovirus group. The particles are rod-shaped and of two predominant lengths, 190 and 245 nm. Experimentally, PCV can be mechanically transmitted and infects numerous species in eight plant families. The plasmodiophoromycete fungus Polyirzyxa granzinis is thought to be the natural vector of PCV. Great millet (Sorghnz ariozdinncemz) plays a large part in the epidemiology of the disease as host for both the virus and the vector.


The objective of this task is to apply accepted safety- and risk-analysis techniques, such as hazard analysis, failure modes and effects analysis, and fault-tree analys is, to current operations in the NAS to establish failureprobability benchmarks for separation assurance in toda y's environment. We have addressed the task objective in two ways. First, we have established functional an d quantitative frameworks that allow the results of all forms of safety and risk analyses to be consolidated into a single risk assessment. Second, we have identified sources of data and developed and tested modeling tools to demonstrate the fe asibility of our analysis appr oach. Overall, the results of the task are encouraging. Using our analysis framework and model structure, we have been able to integrate information from a wide variety of sa fety, human factors, and operational research data and to focus on specific


Being a kind of performance's art,the Huaer is a creation which the singers complete under the specific performance situation,based on the method of formula to complete emergence and context works.This article peers infrom the singer and the audience,the creation and the performance relation,and analyzes the formula characteristic and the performance characteristic which rise in the performance.


FQ Columnist Bilal Qureshi reflects on the "Getting Real" conference for documentary filmmakers through the lens of Steve Loveridge9s film, Matangi/Maya/M.I.A. (2018). Despite giving the initial impression of being a standard rockumentary, the film reveals itself to be an unsettling meditation on gender, race, politics, and the entertainment industry9s chronic limitations regarding voices from "elsewhere." As such, it provides Qureshi with an ideal subject through which to explore "Getting Reel"9s discussion of documentary9s crisis of inclusion and the critical need to expand opportunities for marginalized voices.


Efforts have been ongoing since 1996 to strengthen tuberculosis (TB) surveillance in Europe, starting with the launch of the EuroTB initiative. We present TB surveillance data for the Member States of the European Union (EU) and of the European Economic Area (EEA) for the latest reporting year (2009), highlighting key areas of epidemiological and programmatic focus. Despite a sustained decline of TB notifications at EU/EEA level, several aspects of TB control can still be improved.


One of the recognized side effects of intravitreal anti-VEGF injections (IVIs) is the elevation of intraocular pressure (IOP) [4–6]. Although transient and related mainly to an increase in intraocular volume, the increase of IOP has a negative effect on changes in the thickness of the peripapillary nerve fiber layer [7, 8] and seems to be more deleterious in glaucoma patients who already show optic nerve damage and in which IOP spikes take longer to return to basal levels (where normal IOP values are considered between 10 and 21mmHg) [9]. Moreover, an increase in IOP following IVI is associated with a significant reduction in optic nerve perfusion [10,11].


Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a malignant clonal stem cell disease predominantly affecting the elderly [1]. The median age of patients with AML is around 64 years and the incidence increases with age and rises from 5 per 100 000 at age 60 years to 17 per 100 000 at age 80 years [2]. The basis of treatment during the past 30 years has been the standard induction protocol of an anthracyclin combined with cytosine arabinoside and is able to induce remission in 60 – 80% of young patients with newly-diagnosed AML and in only 30 – 50% of elderly patients [3]. Nevertheless, most patients relapse and ultimately die from the consequences of resistant disease. Chemotherapy is generally not curative in this setting and second remissions are generally shorter in duration. Rare patients may have more relapses followed by a remission when treated with cytotoxic drugs, but each remission is shorter than the presenting one and is usually measured in weeks [4]. Here, we present a case of a 68-year-old man, with the diagnosis of AML for a period of 7 years, experiencing five relapses, four of which were successfully treated with cytotoxic drugs. In January 1998, the patient was admitted with fatigue and mouth ulceration, and treated for 1 month with antifungal therapy, without any improvement. He also had purulent gums and lesions of pityriasis versicolor on his skin. Physical examination was otherwise normal, while laboratory tests revealed moderate anemia, monocytosis and thrombocytopenia. A bone marrow aspiration was performed, showing bone marrow infiltration of monoblasts and monocytes (430%). The diagnosis of AML M5a, was made according to FAB classification [5]. Cytogenetic analysis was normal. Table I shows the hematological and biochemical parameters at presentation. The patient received two cycles of remissioninduction chemotherapy, consisting of idarubicin, cytosine arabinoside and etoposide, with a 4-week interval between cycles and achieved complete remission (CR). Two cycles of consolidation chemotherapy, consisting of intermediate doses of cytosine arabinoside, were also administered and the patient was followed-up every other month with a careful history and clinical examination, full blood counts and biochemistries and a bone marrow aspiration for minimal residual disease. Eighteen months later, the patient presented with symptoms and signs of anemia. The bone marrow aspiration showed a relapse of leukemia and the patient was now treated with the original remission-induction and consolidation regimen and attained a second CR. Two years later, the patient was admitted to our hospital with high fever and rigors and the presence of blasts in the peripheral blood film. The bone marrow aspiration showed a 95% infiltration of blasts, confirming a second relapse. The patient was treated with the original remission-induction regimen and attained a CR, lasting for over 1 year. During one of the follow-up examinations, the full blood count showed mild anemia and thrombocytopenia and the blood film revealed blasts, diagnosing a third relapse, which was also managed with the original remission-induction regimen and the patient achieved a fourth CR. Eleven months later, the


The profi tability analysis revealing factors infl uencing profi tability becomes a very helpful tool
providing guidelines for managers in their short-term as well as strategic decision-making process.
To take right decisions, managers need to analyse their fi nancial situation, especially in respect to
fi rm´s profi tability and the factors infl uencing it. Mechanical engineering industry belongs to key
industries in Slovakia. It apparently plays an essential role in the global economy, it is a source
of entrepreneurship, innovations and new jobs. Many of enterprises operating in this industry are
small or medium-sized. These are some of the reasons for which SMEs´ profi tability and ways of
its improvement should draw particular attention. The paper presents results of research carried
out in the selected industry of mechanical engineering of SMEs in Slovakia (SK NACE rev. 2 28xxx
– Manufacture of machinery and equipment not elsewhere classifi ed). The aim of the research is
to analyse and evaluate the development of profi tability in this industry during the period 2008-
2015 and to identify key external and internal factors infl uencing profi tability of SMEs over that
period. In order to determine the infl uence of basic indicators, the DuPont pyramidal analysis was
performed. Data obtained by means of the questionnaire survey enabled to identify the factors
affecting profi tability whose infl uence is impossible to calculate. The Friedman and Wilcoxon tests
were used to evaluate the answers in questionnaires. Results are connected with the evaluation of
three hypotheses defi ned in regard of the established goal of the paper.


The results of the Monte Carlo (MC) simulations, using GEANT4 codes, indicate the enhancement of the fraction of the e+ in the denser regions of the sample embedded by the less dense environment. The positron lifetime measurements, performed for two stacks of layers consisting of pure aluminum and silver do not seem to reveal this effect. Some features of the e+ distribution detected in the experiments are not reproduced by the MC simulations.


Cyborgs, pervasive computing, machines as humans - what are the implications of our rapidly evolving human-technology interface for science, education, work, and society? National Science Foundation Director France Cordova has announced an ambitious research agenda focusing on a set of Big Ideas related to both research and process that are expected to lead to transformative discoveries and build on work currently underway within the foundation [1]. Cordova is counting on educators and scientists to submit ambitious grant proposals that move beyond the comfort zone of projects with guaranteed success exploring familiar topics, to uncover and answer the questions that are sensed or implied by recent technological advances, but which have not yet been articulated. How do the ideas fit within and build upon existing NSF programs? What will PIs need to address to receive funding? This talk will map a subset of the Big Idea themes to research questions, objectives, and activities and walk through the pipeline of education research [2] that guides successful STEM education projects.


Article type: Case Report Background: Psilocybin mushroom, which is worldwide famous as magic mushroom, is a relatively well-characterized hallucinogen manifesting a diverse dose-dependently spectrum of effects on healthy humans. As psilocybin has been increasingly abused among the youth, this research aimed to review the effects of the psilocybin administration, which is considered as either a good or bad trip among the consumers. Case Report: This research reported a 20-year-old man who presented with severe thunderclap headache and consequent subarachnoid hemorrhage as a result of magic mushroom consumption. Conclusion: The neurologic presentation of psilocybin could be various, which might lead to emergent situations as subarachnoid hemorrhage, and the notion of the harmlessness of magic mushroom was called into question. Article History: Received: 07 March 2021 Revised: 10 March 2021 Accepted: 13 March 2021


We present the calculations of the complete next-to-leading order (NLO) QCD corrections to the total cross section, invariant mass distribution and the forward-backward asymmetry ($\rm A_{FB}$) of top quark pair production mediated by $W'$ boson. Our results show that in the best fit point in the parameter space allowed by data at the Tevatron, the NLO corrections change the new physics contributions to the total cross section slightly, but increase the $\rm A_{FB}$ in the large invariant mass region by about 9%. Moreover, we evaluate the total cross section and charge asymmetry ($\rm{A}_{\rm{C}}$) of top pair production at the LHC, and find that both total cross section and $A_{\rm C}$ can be used to distinguish NP from SM with the integrated luminosity increasing.