THE GULF OF SUEZ Petroleum Company (GUPCO) is an Egyptian General Petroleum Co/BP Amoco plc joint venture oil and gas production company which operates about 1,600km of pipelines in the Gulf of Suez (GOS). This massive system incorporates 281 individual lines which carry produced oil/water, multi-phase production, injection water, and low/high pressure injection gas between 100 offshore platforms and several onshore processing and waterflood plants. Although a few of the pipelines date back to the 1960s, most were installed in the 1970s and 1980s. The integrity of these pipelines is critical in maintaining GUPCO's current GOS oil production rates of about 300,000bpd. Following a series of alarming oil trunkline failures, a multi-disciplinary effort was initiated to rectify shortcomings. The resultant findings of this team are discussed, particularly regarding the predominant microbiologically-influenced corrosion (MIC) failure mechanism. The semi-quantitative risk analysis approach developed to target pipelines for corrective actions is reviewed, along with the subsequent maintenance strategies and tactics adopted for pipeline rehabilitation and integrity assurance. These involve heavy refurbishment pigging, routine pigging/chemical treatments, selective smart pig inspections, and improved condition monitoring. Technical and economic difficulties in enacting the programme are cited and successes to date are discussed. Finally, a possible future role for emerging new de-souring technologies is proposed.


Background : Fracture is condition where there is discontinuity in bones, epiphyseal plate, and cartilage.
Objectives : To know if infra red and isometric exercise can decrease pain and maintenance muscle strength in patient with post ORIF tibial fracture 1/3 proximal dextra.
Result : After three times of threrapy, there were a decrease of pain using VAS instrument and an increase of muscle strength using MMT. There was a decrease of pain when patient in state position from T0 : 3,2 to T3 : 2, tenderness pain from T0 : 4 to T3 : 2, and decrease of pain in motion from T0 : 8,3 to T3 : 7. There was no improvement in muscle strength. Ektensor group from T0 : 4 to T3 : 4 and there was no improvement in flexor group from T0 : 4 to T0 : 4.
Conclussion : Infra red cannot decrease pain in condition where there is an inflammation sign and isometric exercise can maintenance of muscle strength.


-1 AgNO3, and further increase in the concentration of AgNO 3 decreased the shoot production and shoot length. Additionally, we evaluated the effect of various concentrations (0, 10. 30, 50, 100, 200 mg L -1 ) of putrescine on shoot regeneration and shoot length. The highest number of shoots (7.4 ± 0.8) and longest shoots (2.2 ± 0.1 cm) were observed in cultures supplemented with 50 mg L -1 putrescine and further increase in concentration reduced the shoot regeneration and elongation. Our present study suggested that the addition of ethylene inhibitor AgNO 3 and polyamine putrescine could be applied in micropropagation and plant transformation protocols of P. tinctorium.


Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is a Gram-negative bacillus found as a free-living organism in most aquatic and humid environments including hospital drinking water, and often associated with nosocomial infections. It is an uncommon cause of infective endocarditis. In Sri Lanka there are no reported cases in literature. Here we report a 46 years old patient who presented with fever following Percutaneous Trans Mitral Commissurotomy (PTMC). He was diagnosed as an acute mitral valve endocarditis based on echocardiograph findings and 2 blood cultures taken 6 hours apart which grew Stenotrophomonas maltophilia. The patient responded rapidly to targeted antibiotic treatment with piperacillin tazobactam and oral cotrimoxazole for 4 weeks and a further 2 weeks of cotrimoxazole. He remained well at the 3 month follow up. There is limited information on the best choice of antibiotics and the ideal duration of treatment. Early diagnosis and identification of the organism, prompt treatment with appropriate antibiotics and close collaboration between the clinical and laboratory teams contributed towards the successful management of this case.


Poly(oxyethylene)-block-poly(oxypropylene)-block-poly(oxyethylene) copolymers were applied as nonionic surfactants in styrene emulsion polymerization. The clouding phenomenon of the surfactant in the aqueous phase and the resulting characteristic partition of the block copolymer between aqueous and organic phase result in two particularities of this system compared with classical emulsion polymerization: (i) bimodal particle size distribution, and (ii) unusual dependence of reaction rate on temperature.


The present paper provides an experimental study of standing waves generated by piers in chute spillways. The wave pattern is described with the coordinates at the wave beginning, at the section of maximum wave height, and at the wave end. Wave 1 refers to the immediate tailwater zone of the pier, whereas wave 2 may appear at the chute wall farther downstream. Both waves tend to become independent of the approach Froude number provided F0>5. Wave 1 is shown to depend exclusively on the ratio of approach flow depth to pier width, whereas wave 2 is also affected by the relative wall distance. The flow is described both analytically and by selected photographs. Means to reduce the wall waves are presented. The principle of wave reduction involves a shift of wave phases of the flows originating from either pier side. The optimum length of pier extension length is discussed and a design procedure is represented. As a result, standing chute pier waves can practically be inhibited.


To improve the flexibility and authenticity of Web service reputation measurement,a Web service reputation measurement model based on the similarity of advertised and factual Quality Of Service(QoS) was proposed.Upper and lower QoS ontology were designed to describe the semantic of QoS and the hierarchical QoS item system.Similarity algorithm for QoS was proposed which supported the hierarchical QoS.Subsequently,a statistics-theory-based Web service reputation measurement method was put forward which using QoS similarity to compute Web service reputation.Evolution trend and fluctuation of QoS were taken into consideration in reputation measurement with forgetting factor and fluctuating factor.Experiments showed that this model was flexible and practical.


MENIERE'S DISEASE MENIERE'S disease has presented the otologist with one of his major problems not only in attempting to discover the etiological factors of the disease but also in providing treatment which will grant freedom to the patient from the incapacitating attacks of vertigo, with their frequent psychological sequelae, relief from the tinnitus, which is sometimes almost intolerable, and a little hope that the hearing will not deteriorate rapidly, leaving him for the remainder of his life severely handicapped with a perceptive deafness. The magnitude of the problem is more than self-evident. The many variable treatments which have been advocated still leave the undeniable and unattractive fact before us that when all medical treatment has failed, the hearing has deteriorated to a virtually useless level as the cochlea degenerates, and the vestibular disturbances make life a burden to the patient, we can only offer the alternatives of destruction of the


Hardly ever a new office building is built without a budget for the building costs. To establish and control a budget, in order to stay within limits, one needs costs estimates right from the first initiative. However, generally at this stage information, on which a cost estimate can be based, is scarce. One uses assumptions instead. To get a cost figure in the initial stage of the design process it is still common practice to take all these assumptions together in just a single calculation rule: costs per functional unit. The unit depends on the type of building to be designed e.g. prison cell in case of prisons, hospital beds in case of hospitals, pupil for a school, employees with office buildings. The unit rate is based on a generally used average, sometimes adjusted by experience of the cost expert, but doesn't take into account the design, simply because there is not a design yet. This way of estimating costs is common practice among policy makers, investors and also designers, to quickly establish a budget. But it is a very unreliable way of budgeting and more often then not in the procurement phase budgets have to be adjusted (unfortunately always upwards), making it more difficult to maintain the desired building quality.


The study examined a comparative analysis of monetary policy shocks and exchange rate fluctuations based on evidence from the two largest economies in Africa (Nigeria and South Africa) – from 1985 to 2015. Data were derived from various sources which include the National Bureau of Statistics, the Central Banks reports and the World Bank database. Vector Autoregressive (VAR) Analysis was used as the estimation technique. The results indicated that the foreign interest rate in South Africa had higher variations in the short-run. While in the long-run, foreign interest rate has higher percentage variations to exchange rate. In Nigeria the world oil price has the higher influence on exchange rate both in the short-run and longrun periods. Based on these results, the study then recommended that the monetary authorities and policymakers in both countries encourage external currency inflows into the economy.


This paper concerns the stability of the von Kármán swirling flow between coaxial disks. A linear stability analysis shows that for moderate Reynolds numbers ($Re\le50$) and for any rotation ratio $s\in[-1,1[$ there is a radial location $r_{pc}$ from which the self-similar von Kármán solutions become unstable to axisymmetric disturbances. When the disks are moderately counter-rotating ($s\in[-0.56,0[$), two different disturbances (types I and II) appear at the same critical radius. A spatio-temporal analysis shows that, at a very short distance from this critical radius, the first disturbance (type I) becomes absolutely unstable whereas the second (type II) remains convectively unstable. Outside this range of aspect ratios, all the disturbances examined are found to be absolutely unstable. The flow between two coaxial rotating disks enclosed in a stationary sidewall is then numerically investigated. For sufficently large aspect ratios, the cavity flow is found to be globally unstable for axisymmetric disturbances similar to that calculated with the self-similar solutions. The flow in cavities with aspect ratios smaller than $R\,{\approx}\,10.3$ (and $Re\,{\le}\,50$) is not destabilized by these axisymmetric disturbances. An experimental investigation conducted for a cavity with aspect ratio $R\,{=}\,15$ confirms the numerical results. Axisymmetric disturbances similar to those calculated for the same cavity are detected and three-dimensional modes can also be observed near the sidewall.


Pricing a volatility swap is a highly nonlinear problem. Explicit solutions of the prices of volatility swaps are notoriously difficult to find. In this paper, we consider a saddlepoint approximation method for the valuation of a volatility swap under the Heston's stochastic volatility model with regime switching. All the values of key parameters in our model are supposed to depend on the states of a continuous time observable Markov chain process. We present a closed-form exact cumulant generating functions (CGFs) of the continuous realized variance. Additionally, an approximated CGF is given. Then we approximate the volatility swaps by the saddlepoint approximation formula which derived from the Fourier inversion representation. The numerical results suggest that the alternative saddlepoint approximation method (ASAP) and the approximated ASAP method could both produce fairly accurate results for the given range of maturities.


Tumour necrosis factor-a (TNF-a) is a pleiotropic cytokine synthesized throughout the female reproductive tract. Even though evidence has accumulated that supports its role in autocrine and paracrine processes, its expression and function in the human endometrium are still not completely understood. To gain a better understanding of the synthesis and release of TNF-a in the endometrium and how this relates to concentrations in uterine secretion, its expression throughout the menstrual cycle was investigated by three different techniques. Samples of endometrial tissue and uterine secretions were collected from patients undergoing abdominal and vaginal hysterectomy for benign reasons. The mRNA expression of TNF-a was investigated in homogenized endometrial tissue by semiquantitative reverse transcription‐polymerase chain reaction (RT‐ PCR) (n J 18). An assessment of the cellular TNF-a protein localization in the endometrial glands was performed immunohistochemically (n J 39). The concentrations of the secreted TNF-a protein in endometrial secretion were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent analysis (n J 30). All three methods gave similar results on the temporal expression of TNF-a mRNA and TNF-a protein during the cycle. Concentrations of endometrial TNF-a mRNA in tissue samples and TNF-a protein in uterine secretion were quite low at the beginning of the cycle, rose sharply in the mid- to late proliferative phase and decreased towards the end of the cycle. The concentrations of TNF-a protein in the endometrial glands, as shown by immunohistochemical investigation, stayed high throughout the secretory phase at values slightly below those of the late proliferative phase.


Frequency spectrum responses of targets are of importance in UWB radar for target identification and recognition. As technology's digitization rate of analog sources increases, direct acquisition of wider bandwidths is becoming possible. Through conversion to the frequency domain, wider bandwidth spectral responses for targets can be produced. However, to directly digitize higher frequencies with UWB signals directly (i.e., ≥ 4 GHz), the technology is somewhat limited. This paper will present a technique which utilizes both hardware and software to produce a lower bandwidth signal (e.g., 1.5 GHz), which contains larger spectral bandwidth information (e.g., 6 GHz). The technique utilizes a double band folding methodology implemented in hardware, or software, to translate larger bandwidths into lower bandwidths for direct digitization. The generated lower bandwidth will have a unique spectral response containing the superimposed amplitudes of the larger bandwidth transmitted signal. This folded spectrum can then be used in applications such as target recognition and identification. Simulated and experimental results will be presented to evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of such an approach.


This paper updates the findings of a multi-year study that is surveying major and non-major students' understanding of the different computing disciplines. This study is a continuation of work first presented by Uzoka et al in 2013 [11], which in turn was an expansion of work originally conducted by Courte and Bishop-Clark from 2009 [5]. In the current study, data was collected from 668 students from four universities from three different countries. Results show that students in general were able to correctly match computing tasks with specific disciplines, but were not as certain as the faculty about the degree of fit. Differences in accuracy between student groups were, however, discovered. Software engineering and computer science students had statistically significant lower accuracy scores than students from other computing disciplines. Consequences and recommendations for advising and career counselling are discussed.


In order to improve the effect of basketball learning, the state pays more attention to college sports, and the diversified basketball reform is also constantly pushing forward. The application of diversified teaching methods in college basketball teaching, combined with self-efficacy value theory, aims to improve the effect of basketball teaching through students' experience of success, the guidance of students' reasonable attribution, and cultivation of students' self-confidence in learning. Firstly, this work analyzed the significance of diversified teaching mode to college sports basketball teaching, and then, discussed the application of diversified teaching mode in college sports basketball teaching, aiming at improving the quality of college sports basketball teaching and improving the physical quality of college students, finally, put forward to improve the effect of basketball learning by enhancing the effectiveness value of basketball learning. Keywords—Diversified Teaching Mode; Basketball Teaching; Effectiveness Value


A simple and practical method to simultaneously measure pressure and temperature using a double fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensor is presented in which a double FBG is coated in a particular metal tube by a special polymer. In this manner, the inaccuracy induced by the mismatch of pressure and temperature sensitivity can be overcome effectively. The experimental results indicate that this scheme can measure pressure and temperature simultaneously. The temperature and pressure inaccuracy of sensors is about 0.5°C and 0.5 MPa, respectively, within the measuring range of 20 to 100°C and 0 to 20 MPa.


A floating platform with a replaceable surface effectively solves the problems that a buoy 1 and the assembly of the buoys 1 are not firm enough; the upper surface of the buoy 1 is not good looking and the installation of cable, water and gas pipe is difficult. The utility model is mainly characterized in that a protruding ear 2 and a fluted ear hole 3 are positioned on one surface of the single buoy1; a concave 4, a interior tapered surface 5 and a bolt 9 are arranged on the protruding ear 2; a protruding block 8, a gibbosity 10 and an exterior tapered surface 11 are arranged on the bolt 9. A cross-type flute 6 is positioned on the upper surface of the buoy1 and the cable, the water or gas pipe can be installed inside the flute. A cover 7 with designs and colors made of replaceable materials is mounted on the upper surface of the buoy1. The combination of two or more buoys makes the protruding ear 2 in line and the concave and embossed sides 12 matching each other. The float bridges or docks with the utility model are of rapid and safe performance.


A system of two-dimensional electron gas in a strong magnetic field exhibits a remarkable phenomenon known as the fractional quantum Hall effect. Rapid advances in experimental techniques and intense theoretical work for well over a decade have significantly contributed to our understanding of the mechanism behind the effect. It is now a well established fact that electron correlations are largely responsible for the occurrence of this phenomenon. In recent years, theoretical and experimental investigations have revealed that those electron correlations, which are responsible for the quantum Hall effect, are also the reason for various spin transitions in the system. In this review, we systematically follow the theoretical studies of the role spin degree of freedom play in the quantum Hall effect regime and also describe several ingenious experiments reported in recent years which are in good agreement with the emerging theoretical picture.


ABSTRACT Oil mist leakage is quite dangerous to the health of the staff as well as for the safe functioning of hydro generators. In this study, a model was established based on flow theory analysis. Three-dimensional simulation was performed to determine the mechanism to calculate oil overflowing and for optimized effectiveness, and the results were proved by measured data. The results showed that negative air pressure was formed by upside airflow and caused oil mist diffusion. An optimized program could use impellers to produce air pressure drop, and exhausts and tuyeres can be used to recycle oil mist, which could reduce the oil mist rate from 4.9 m3/h to 0.36 m3/h and maintain a comfortable environment in hydropower stations.


Azolla pinnata and A. microphylla were exposed to elevated temperature regimes between 25° to 40°C and their response in in terms of relative growth rate, heterocyst frequency of Anabaena azollae, free ammonia content andactivity of ammonia assimilating enzymes were studied. Favourable temperature for growth of both the species was found to be 25/15°C but A. microphylla had better tolerance to higher temperature than A. pinnata.Temperature >35°C suppressed heterocyst frequency of A. azollae and the level of free ammonia. Activity of glutamine synthetase (GS) and glutamate synthase (GOGAT) of A. pinnata showed a peak on 7 t h d and fall on 14 t h d. Glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH) activity increased linearly up to 14 d. When the temperature was elevated to 30/20°C, the activity of above three enzymes became maximum on 14 t h d. A. microphylla plants exhibited higher GS activity and lower activity of GDH than A. pinnata at 25/15°C and 30/20°C. At temperature >35°C, activity of all the enzymes was inhibited in both the species. This inhibitory effect was more pronounced on GS/GOGAT pathway than that of GDH pathway of ammonia assimilation.


With the raprdly changed market environment,information has been become an indispensible resource.Linking enterprises with market environment,Marketing Information System(MIS) plays an important role in enterprise decision-making and business operation.This paper discusses some problems in operation management of marketing information system.


Data-based identification of fuzzy rule-based classifiers for high-dimensional problems is addressed. A crisp binary decision tree approach is proposed for the selection of the relevant features and effective initial partitioning of the input domain. The decision tree is then transformed into a fuzzy rule-based classifier. Fuzzy classifiers have more flexible decision boundaries than decision trees and can therefore be more parsimonious. Therefore, the DT initialized fuzzy classifier is reduced in an iterative scheme by means of similarity-based rulereduction. A genetic algorithm with a multi-objective criterion searching for both redundancy and accuracy is applied. The proposed approach is studied on an artificial problem and the Wisconsin Breast Cancer classification problem.


I read with interest the recent publication by Goyal et al.[1] on the need to administer reversal agents with neuromuscular (NM) monitoring. Two groups of patients were studied – those who received objective NM monitoring and achieved a train-of-four ratio (TOFR) of ≥0.9 at recovery – and the control group, who received neostigmine and were extubated after achieving clinical signs of adequate reversal without NM monitoring. Mean recovery times were similar in the two groups (P = 0.139).[1]


BACKGROUND: Recently, outbreak of novel coronavirus (CoV) (severe acute respiratory syndrome-CoV-2 [SARS-CoV-2]) has been emerged as a serious public health concern On February 11, 2020, the WHO announced an official name for this disease, CoV disease-(COVID)-19 The virus can cause systemic complications such as lung involvement, skin, and oral complications AIM: The aim of this study was to review of the oral manifestations of COVID-19 METHODS: In this narrative review study, we searched all articles between 2010 and 2020 in PubMed, Scopus, Science Direct related to COVID-19, and its oral manifestations, using the following terms: "Coronavirus," "COVID-19," and "SARS-CoV-2" in combination with "Stomatognathic diseases," "Oral manifestation," and "Mouth diseases " RESULTS: The most common oral manifestations in people with COVID-19 that we get after searching are: salivary gland disease, xerostomia, taste and smell alterations, and oral mucosal lesions CONCLUSIONS: Since almost all of the oral findings appear at the asymptomatic phase of disease, identification of these symptoms can help to timely diagnosis of the main disease


Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to determine how board leadership affects the board strategic involvement in private firms in Kenya and how CEO power moderates this relationship.

Design/methodology/approach

The authors used a Kenyan data set to investigate what makes boards in private firms get involved in strategy. Survey data derived from a sample of 186 CEOs of private firms were used, and the hypotheses were tested using moderated regression analysis.

Findings

The results indicate that board members' knowledge, board chairman's leadership efficacy, board members' personal motivation and board members' background all have a positive and significant effect on board strategy involvement. The authors also found that CEO power moderates the relationship between board leadership and strategy involvement. The study concludes that when the CEO wields immense power, the board tends to become passive and to submit to the direction of the CEO.

Originality/value

The study adds value to the understanding of the effect of the board leadership on strategic involvement in private firms and how CEO power influences this relationship, particularly in a developing country like Kenya.


The soil-plant-atmosphere continuous as an integrating model of forest ecophysiology The great complexity showed by plants in their structure and performance makes neccesary the development of theoretical models that include all aspects of this question. The SPAC model is a good theoretic and functional approach because it analyzes water in the plant from soil as source to atmosphere as sink, taking into account the characteristics of the structure of the plant, and the edaphic and atmospheric limitations to water transport. The breaking of this continuous in whatever place, by several causes (stomatal regulation, embolism processes, etc.), prevents the optimal performance of the plant and, therefore, limits the possibilities of survival.


Aiming at the problem of low accuracy of the Chicken Swarm Optimization Algorithm and falling into the local optimum easily, a self-adaptive dynamic distribution Chicken Swarm Optimization (DCSO) is proposed. Firstly, a dynamic weight strategy is proposed to solve the problem of reduced algorithm accuracy; Secondly, the learning factor of normal distribution is used to solve the problem that the algorithm is easy to fall into the local optimum; Finally, 16 benchmark functions are used to test the performance of the algorithm. And the experimental results show that the improved Chicken Swarm Optimization has better solution accuracy and it can jump out of the local optimum.


The density of Fe atoms produced by bombardment of a stainless steel target by Ar+ ions was measured by laser induced fluorescence (LIF) using a tunable dye laser. The excitation transition involved was a 5D4→y 5D04 (λ=302.064 nm); measurements of the fluorescence signal, from the y 5D04→a 5F5 decay (λ=382.043 nm), were made by varying the laser power incident on Fe atoms by means of grey filters. An absolute calibration of the detection system allowed the determination of the number of the emitting atoms, versus the incident power. So the experimental curve of the fraction of total pumped atoms versus the saturation parameter was obtained. On the other hand, that fraction can be calculated by using standard rate equations for LIF process involving three level atoms. The result is strongly dependent on the model for the pumping laser pulse, particularly (as expected) at low incident power level. Assuming a realistic Gaussian temporal dependence for the radiation field energy flux at frequency v,  i.e., U ...


High sensing resolution in long-distance distributed fiber optic sensors, such as Brillouin Optical Time Domain Analysis (BOTDA), cannot be trivially achieved due to several issues including self-phase modulation, resolution-uncertainty trade-offs and fiber attenuation. These problems could be fixed by the use of differential pulse-pair techniques in combination with Raman amplification. In this work we present a Differential Pulse-width Pair (DPP) Raman-assisted BOTDA sensor, that can achieve 1 meter resolution in a 100 km range.


Heart rate measurement employing photoplethysmography (PPG) is a prevalent technique for wearable devices. However, the acquired PPG signal is often contaminated with motion artifacts, which need to be accurately removed. In cases where the PPG and accelerometer (ACC) spectra overlap at the actual heart rate, traditional discrete Fourier transform (DFT) algorithms fail to compute the heart rate accurately. This study proposed an enhanced heart rate extraction algorithm based on PPG to address the issue of PPG and ACC spectral overlap. The spectral overlap is assessed according to the morphological characteristics of both the PPG and ACC spectra. Upon detecting an overlap, the singular spectrum analysis (SSA) algorithm is employed to calculate the heart rate at the given time. The SSA algorithm effectively resolves the issue of spectral overlap by removing motion artifacts through the elimination of ACC-related time series in the PPG signal. Experimental results reveal that the accuracy of the proposed algorithm surpasses that of the traditional DFT method by 19.01%. The proposed method makes up for the deficiency posed by artifact and heart rate signal overlap in conventional algorithms and significantly improves heart rate extraction accuracy.


At lower frequencies, the split‐step Pade solution is at least comparable in efficiency to the split‐step Fourier solution [J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 100, 178–182 (1996)]. For deep‐water problems in the kilohertz regime, the split‐step Fourier solution provides greater efficiency but is not as accurate as the split‐step Pade solution. The split‐step Pade–Fourier solution combines the attributes of the two split‐step solutions to achieve greater efficiency for some problems without sacrificing accuracy. This approach is based on factoring the exact exponential operator by multiplying and dividing by the approximate exponential that is used in the split‐step Fourier solution. The multiplicative factor is implemented using the classical algorithm based on the fast Fourier transform. The other two factors are handled together with a rational approximation. Since the oscillation rate of these two factors is much lower than for the exact exponential, an efficient solution can be obtained using a very large range step...


Objective: To assess the visual health and nutritional status of schoolchildren of the Malvinas Argentinas municipal district in Cordoba, Argentina, and to explore the relationship between both variables. Methodology: Descriptive, correlational, observational, and transversal study. Universe: school children of the Malvinas Argentinas municipal district; school year: 2008 ((N=230). Aspects analyzed: nutritional status, micronutrient intake, visual acuteness, chromatic vision, eye movement, pupillary light reflex, age and sex. Gamma test, contingency coefficient calculation and X2 were performed on the data. Results: Percentages for the prevalence of emaciation and shortening were 14% and 3% respectively, and for overweight and obesity, 11% and 7%, respectively. A higher prevalence of malnutrition was detected in female children. The alterations detected were 10% for visual acuteness, 4% for chromatic vision, 3% for eye movement, and 1% for pupillary light reflex. Prevalence of visual acuteness alterations increases with age. Differences were detected between nutritional state and pupillary light reflex, and between vitamin A intake and visual acuteness, pupillary light reflex, eye movement, and chromatic vision. Conclusions: Results indicate the need of implementing prevention and rehabilitation actions for the parameters studied in the population.


copolymer formation, antl the physical properties of the chemically niotlificd fabrics arc give11 in '~d i l e 11. Alany of these copolymers give sliridiaFc protection conipnr;hie to that obt;iinetl with polyamltles [I, 41 ;itid polyurethanes L j ] . This shrinkage protection is obtained without significant modification of resiliency or wrinkle recovery of the fabric. Fabric strength is increased slightly. Variations in copolymer composition can be obtained by clianging the coinposition of the reactive intermediates and their relative amounts. Thus, copolymers of various types, antl of varying cheniical composition for a given type, can be obtained, providing a broad spectrum of properties for textile finishing.


An actuating means for automatically manipulating a transmission for controlling the predetermined ratios of the transmission in any order, including a first and a second actuator cooperating with the switching shaft, characterized in that the first actuator ( 3) comprises a guide device (9) with at least a positive guide (11, 12) corresponding to a switching path (13), the control shaft (7) coupled thereto, and the second actuator cooperates with the switch shaft (7) for providing an actuating force acting in the axial direction (15) and in the peripheral direction (17) of the switching shaft (7), the resulting movement depending on the position of operation of the guide device (9).


The major Cenozoic growth fault systems of offshore Texas and Louisiana are of two main styles: type I - short, arcuate fault systems associated with minibasins and salt domes, most typically found offshore Louisiana; type II - laterally extensive, linear, listric fault systems, most common in coastal Texas. Both styles are the results of updip extension and related downdip, gravity-driven, lateral spreading of strata and salt. The contrast in the nature of faulting between the two types of fault systems may well be a function of depositional style. Short, arcuate fault systems associated with minibasins and trapped salt (type I) are more likely the result of irregular point loads provided by shifting deltas. Long, linear, listric fault systems (type II) are generally associated with strike-oriented barrier island/interdeltaic deposition.


Wrong-Doing, Truth-Telling: The Function of Avowal in Justice is a collection of seven lectures delivered by French philosopher and historian Michel Foucault at the Catholic University of Louvain in 1981. Compiled from audiovisual recordings and Foucault's original manuscripts, these lectures explore the notion of avowal and its place within criminal justice processes. Accompanied by three contemporaneous interviews given by Foucault (only one of which has previously been available in English), and a preface and concluding essay by the editors contextualizing these lectures in Foucault's oeuvre, this volume contributes much to Foucaultian scholarship, particularly when considered alongside the recently published volumes of Foucault's lecture courses at the College de France. However, while the book promises to offer some insights of relevance to criminology, it is important to remember that this is not its key purpose, and criminologists should read it with this caveat in mind...


There are several reasons why new pharmacological treatments are needed for type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome. First, the global prevalence of type 2 diabetes continues to grow despite the efforts to improve prevention. Existing treatments do not halt the progression of the disease. Single or multiple oral therapies are often unable to achieve or maintain glycaemic control, and vascular complications remain rife.1 Another important factor is the cost of managing type 2 diabetes. It has been estimated that diabetes consumes 9–14% of total healthcare budgets in Europe and North America.2

Treatment of type 2 diabetes and the metabolic syndrome is complicated by many factors ( Figure 1 ). Disease progression presents a moving target for treatment. In most cases, insulin action has deteriorated to the point of insulin resistance long before type 2 diabetes is diagnosed. Insulin resistance may initially be compensated for by a period of hyperinsulinaemia in some individuals, but insulin secretion will typically have deteriorated to at least 50% below normal capacity by the time diagnosis is made. It is believed that insulin resistance underlies the metabolic syndrome, and risk factors for coronary heart disease and type 2 diabetes are components of this syndrome.

Figure 1  Type 2 diabetes: treating a moving target.13 (Reproduced with the permission of Blackwell Publishing.)

Metabolic syndrome occurs on average in 20% of adults in the western societies and in >40% of those who are in older age groups.3 Importantly, the condition is not static but progressive. Thus, by analogy with the treatment of type 2 diabetes, it is necessary to modify the treatment of various manifestations of metabolic syndrome as the condition progresses ( Figure 1 ).

In the current armamentarium for type 2 diabetes, there are treatments to reduce basal and post-prandial glycaemia by the modification of insulin …


Abstract The impact of soil transfer on fungal degradation of Scots pine was investigated using visual inspection, microscopy and DNA profiling. Two test fields in Simlångsdalen with similar soil characteristics were used. Soil has previous been used with the purpose to retain the beneficial original micro-organisms present to imitate field-trials during laboratory condition. We found that fungal degradation in mini-stakes exposed in transferred soil did not correspond to mini-stakes exposed in original soil. Moreover, the type of degradation in the mini-stakes exposed in transferred soil did not match mini-stakes exposed in the original soil. However, established degradation in areas neighbouring the transferred soil was comparable. The fungal community in mini-stakes also varied more between different years than within the field. This suggests that relocation of soil disrupts the original fungal community due to unavoidable mixing of the soil. Therefore, the beneficial micro-organism characteristics of soils is very difficult to transfer elsewhere.


Four different representative grassland types in eastern Qilian Mountains were selected to be experimental samples.They were Polygonum meadow,Grass steppe,Swamp meadow and Kobresia meadow.28 fungus were isolated from the roots of the nine plant using tissue culture method.The Fusarium fungus,Aspergillus,Penicillium have been identified and accounted for 28.57%,14.29% and 0.07% respectively,the Fusarium fungus were dominate strains and nine strains still need to research further.Poa pratensis L.has more root-invading fungi than Gentiana straminea Maxim and Stipa purpurca Griseb.


General comments The paper addresses climate change impact on water resources in the Upper Nile Basin. SWAT model is used for hydrological response simulations, while 7 climate models are considered for climate projection. Climate sensitivity is tested investigated using UKMO HadCM3 for different temperature increase scenarios, showing significant flow anomaly for global temperature increase above 2C . Also, it is shown that projected flow regime changes are highly dependent on projected differences in precipitation between GCMs, and are less sensitive to hydrological model parameter uncertainty.


We address the use of asymptotic incompatibility (AI) to assess the quantumness of a multiparameter quantum statistical model. AI is a recently introduced measure which quantifies the difference between the Holevo and the symmetric logarithmic derivative (SLD) scalar bounds, and can be evaluated using only the SLD operators of the model. At first, we evaluate analytically the AI of the most general quantum statistical models involving two-level (qubit) and single-mode Gaussian continuous-variable quantum systems, and prove that AI is a simple monotonous function of the state purity. Then, we numerically investigate the same problem for qudits (d-dimensional quantum systems, with 2 < d ⩽ 4), showing that, while in general AI is not in general a function of purity, we have enough numerical evidence to conclude that the maximum amount of AI is attainable only for quantum statistical models characterized by a purity larger than μmin=1/(d−1) . In addition, by parametrizing qudit states as thermal (Gibbs) states, numerical results suggest that, once the spectrum of the Hamiltonian is fixed, the AI measure is in one-to-one correspondence with the fictitious temperature parameter β characterizing the family of density operators. Finally, by studying in detail the definition and properties of the AI measure we find that: (i) given a quantum statistical model, one can readily identify the maximum number of asymptotically compatible parameters; (ii) the AI of a quantum statistical model bounds from above the AI of any sub-model that can be defined by fixing one or more of the original unknown parameters (or functions thereof), leading to possibly useful bounds on the AI of models involving noisy quantum dynamics.


In the present study, (1−x)(Sr<inf>0.88</inf>Bi<inf>0.08</inf>)TiO<inf>3</inf>-xBi(Mg<inf>0.5</inf>Ti<inf>0.5</inf>)O<inf>3</inf> (SBT-BMT) system was synthesized using conventional solid state processing. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and SEM testings were employed to determine the phase constitution and microstructure of ceramics. SBT-BMT ceramics exhibited moderate dielectric permittivities (ε<inf>r</inf>) (>1100 at RT) and low dielectric loss (0.07%) over the temperature range from −20 to 200°C, with flat temperature coefficients of permittivity. In addition, SBT-BMT ceramics were observed to possess dielectric relaxation characteristics and energy densities, being on the order of 1.4 J/cm3 at 180 kV/cm was observed for the 0.8S<inf>0.88</inf>B<inf>0.08</inf>T-0.2BMT ceramics.


In this paper, a chaos‐based communication system in the presence of unknown transmission delay is studied. First, under master/slave configurations, two chaotic Chen systems as the slaves are synchronized with a master one via unidirectional coupling. Then at the transmitter, information of an image is embedded within a slave‐one signal and the resultant signal along with another one which is used to determine the transmission delay is transmitted to the receiver. At the receiver, using the received signals and the slave‐two counterpart signal, the image is recovered. The performance of the proposed method is experimentally illustrated. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


Purpose NOTCH1mut represents a new prognostic marker in chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL). The low sensitivity of the current methods may increase the risk of false-negative results, particularly in patients with low NOTCH1mut allelic burden. This study compared two methods of the NOTCH1mut assessment including droplet digital PCR (ddPCR) and amplification-refractory mutation system PCR (ARMS-PCR) untreated CLL patients. Patients and Methods This study included 319 untreated CLL patients. Two PCR-based methods; ddPCR and ARMS-PCR were performed to assess the mutational status of NOTCH1. The Mann–Whitney, Fisher's exact test, Kruskal–Wallis, Kaplan–Meier, Log rank tests and multivariate Cox proportional hazard regression model were used to analyze collected data. Results We proved that ddPCR increased the detectability of the NOTCH1mut compared to ARMS-PCR in CLL (18.55% vs 6%). We showed a shorter time to first treatment (TTFT) in the NOTCH1mut group of patients compared to the NOTCH1wt defined by ddPCR (1.5 vs 33 months, p=0.01). The TTFT survival curves analysis in subgroups divided according to the mutational status of IGHV and NOTCH1 assessed by ddPCR discriminated group with the best prognosis: IGHVmutNOTCH1wt. Multivariate analysis revealed that the mutational status of IGHV represented an independent prognostic factor for TTFT, while NOTCH1mut determined by ddPCR constituted as a dependent prognostic factor for TTFT. Conclusion The selection of the precise method of NOTCH1mut detection as ddPCR might significantly improve prognostic stratification of CLL patient. Assessment of IGHV might be relevant to more accurate discrimination of prognostic groups of CLL patients, especially in harboring NOTCH1mut irrespective of the quantity of allelic burden.


Purpose: This research attempts to determine, empirically and for a large sample of countries, which kind of educational variables can better explain technological innovation processes, approximated by the number of patents per capita. To do this, we use a model that explains the innovative capacity of the countries employing six educational variables: two quantitative variables –average (total and university) years of schooling- and four qualitative variables -based on outcomes of different international tests of knowledge-. Design/methodology: The analysis is carried out for a sample that includes more than 60 countries, using cross-section techniques for the decade 2000-2010. Findings: From the econometric results we conclude that technological innovation, proxied by the number of patents per capita, is explained better by the quality of education than by the quantity of education. Innovative activity is strongly linked to success in terms of educational skills, the type of skills acquired and educational excellency. Furthermore, the interaction between educational quality and quantity is a key factor. When we introduce the cross effects of both variables, the proposed model yields to a greater explanatory power. Originality/value: The traditional perspective on human capital literature uses indicators based on the quantity of education, usually average years of schooling. This study incorporates indicators based on skills, measured by the results of international tests of knowledge. The introduction of the dual perspective, quantitative and qualitative, to measure human capital and to determine what kind of indicators explains better innovation, is an outstanding novelty.


ABSTRACT Pediocin PA-1 bound to anionic lipid vesicles with saturated or unsaturated fatty acid chains in a lipid concentration-dependent fashion. Little change in binding parameters was observed for zwitterionic lipid vesicles. Decreasing the anionic lipid content of the vesicles gave a higher relative dissociation constant for the peptide-lipid interactions and further supports the electrostatic interaction model of binding.


Reverse Time Migration (RTM) is a preferred depth migration method for imaging complex structures. It solves the complete wave equation and can model all types of complex wave propagation with no dip limitation. Reverse time migration using the inverse scattering imaging condition produces structural images with an amplitude approximate to the reflectivity, which is a composite effect of the impedance and velocity changes in the acoustic media with variable velocity and density. In this study, we present a modified inverse scattering imaging condition to separate the effect of the impedance and velocity perturbations from the reflectivity. The proposed imaging condition is designed to predict the relative impedance perturbation by selecting near-angle reflections during common-shot RTM. We validate our approach on synthetic models and show that the proposed method can estimate reliable impedance perturbation.


W e thank Dr Spence [1] for his interest in the 2020 International Society of Hypertension (ISH) Global Hypertension Practice Guidelines [2] and highlighting what he considers blind spots in the new guidelines. Specifically, the author is concerned that Liddle syndrome, one of the rare monogenic causes of hypertension is not mentioned and its treatment not appropriately addressed in the 2020 ISH guidelines. Dr Spence provides insightful comments describing the central role of the epithelial sodium channel (ENaC) in Liddle syndrome which is responsible for its clinical features including early onset of salt-sensitive hypertension, hypokalemic metabolic alkalosis, and suppression of both renin and aldosterone secretion. Importantly, Liddle syndrome is associated with increased incidence of premature cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events and usually unresponsive to mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists. As pointed out correctly, ENaC inhibitors such as amiloride are the treatment of choice [3–5] – through blocking upregulated ENaC on the surface of tubular epithelium they correct the metabolic abnormalities and lower blood pressure (BP). Liddle syndrome occurs worldwide, with no apparent ethnic or sex predilection, and is classified by Orphanet as a rare disease, with an estimated prevalence of less than 1/10 within the global population (http://www.orpha.net/consor/ cgi-bin/OC_Exp.php?Expert=526). While its prevalence in large cohorts of hypertensive patients has not been investigated to date, data from two different cohorts of 330 and 766 Chinese patients with earlyonset hypertension suggested a prevalence of genetically confirmed Liddle Syndrome of 1.5 and 0.9%, respectively [6,7]. As suggested by Dr Spence [1], these findings support the notion that the prevalence of Liddle syndrome in selected groups of hypertensive patients may indeed not be as low as commonly reported. Furthermore, the author recommends physiologically individualized therapy based on appropriate use of renin and aldosterone testing and provides evidence for improved BP control in a sample of African patients with uncontrolled hypertension with such an approach [8]. We certainly acknowledge the relevance and specific aspects of Liddle syndrome but describing the detailed clinical management of specific monogenic causes of hypertension was well beyond the scope of these global clinical practice guidelines. For the same reason other relevant rare genetic causes of hypertension such as Gordon syndrome, Geller syndrome, or glucocorticoid remediable aldosteronism are also not covered specifically. Instead, and in line with the scope of the guidelines we recommend in section 10 (Specific Circumstances) under the topics of 'resistant hypertension' and 'secondary hypertension' optimization of the current treatment regimen including the optimal choice of diuretics depending on individual circumstances [2]. Furthermore, amiloride is specifically mentioned as an alternative for spironolactone where appropriate, which would clearly be the case for patients with Liddle syndrome. The suggestion that renin–aldosterone phenotyping should be routine in resistant hypertension and routinely performed in suspected secondary hypertension is addressed under 'secondary hypertension' with the recommendation of additional biochemistry to exclude secondary hypertension. Most importantly, referral of relevant patients for further investigations and management of resistant or suspected secondary hypertension is recommended. While not providing detailed guidance in regards to specific forms of suspected or confirmed monogenic forms of hypertension, we are confident that the current guidelines provide practical and useful information to deal with the vast majority of clinical hypertension management issues across the globe.


Russia possesses generous tourism resources, but is somewhat lacking in ideas of how to render them available to consumers through the provision of business services. The variety of touristic resources per se is not a guarantee of a successful tourism industry. Over 60% of Russian territory is occupied by the north, an out-of-the-way land of natural and cultural extremes. Evidently, the notion of northern tourism requires a new approach to producing tourism products. The present-day shift "from consumption to experience" (Pine and Gilmore, 2005) entails a need to create a multi-focus "production team". This paper presents the author's findings obtained within the framework of a major research project undertaken by a group of Master's degree students at the Ural State Academy of Architecture and Arts, Yekaterinburg, Russia, in 2005–2007 with the aim of exploring the touristic potential of the Western-Siberian north. The study is about the potential input of design professionals into the tourism industry and is an attempt to take an external look at interdisciplinary cooperation. More specifically, the aim of this paper is to present a hypothetical model of touristic transport network developed by designers.


25Mn-3Si-3Al TWIP steel sheets were developed by hot rolling,cold rolling and annealing treatment processing. The mechanical properties,microstructure and fracture mechanism of the sheets were investigated and the crystal textures were confirmed by X-ray diffraction measurement. The results show that the fracture mechanism of the sheets is typical toughness fracture under the condition of tensile failure,and the microstructure is austenitic with a large number of annealing twins before tension. During tension the annealing twins change into deformation twins,which make the strength and plasticity of the sheets increase. The textures formed during annealing treatment are advantageous to the plasticity of steel sheets.


This paper presents a reconfigurable receiver model whose purpose is to enable the study of reconfiguration strategies for future energy-aware and adaptive transceivers. This model is based on Figure of Merits of measured circuits. To account for real-life RF interference mechanisms, a link quality estimator is also provided.We show that adapting the receiver performance to the channel conditions can lead to considerable power saving. The models proposed can easily be implemented in a wireless network simulation in order to validate the value of a reconfigurable architecture in real-world deployment scenarios.


Purpose – The purpose of this study is to investigate the cases of "delayed and denied" justice that resulted from a lack of or poor record-keeping in the South African courts and police service with a view to encouraging proper records management. Proper records management plays a significant role in supporting the justice system. Records provide the critical evidence that a particular action or transaction took place and can be used as evidence in a court of law. Without reliable and authentic records, government cannot administer justice and, as a result, offenders can be set free while the victims are denied justice. Design/methodology/approach – Utilising content analysis, this study extracted print media articles (2000-2012) relating to the "records and justice system" from the South African Media database, which is one of the databases hosted by the South African Bibliographic and Information Network. The study selected cases reported in the media to conduct follow-up interviews with a policeman, l...


UCLA, 430 P ortola laza, B x 951547, Los Angeles, C 90095-1547, U.S.AAbstractWe present the results of high angular resolution astro-metric and spectroscopic observations leading to the firstcalculation of the orbital parameters and dynamical massof a binary L-dwarf. Observations spread over 4 years al-lowed us to cover 60% of the orbit.Key words: Stars: brown dwarf, very low mass, L dwarf,binary1. Introduction1.1. Binaries as testimoniesThe formation and evolution of brown dwarfs and verylow mass stars is an active field of research (see the con-tributions in Splinter session 6). Where do free-floatingbrown dwarfs originate? Are they ejected stellar embryos(ReipurthCBateetal.2002;Delgado-Donateet al. 2003), or do they form more isolated like ordinarystars due to fragmentation of collapsing molecular cloudclumps (Bodenheimer 1998)?These different scenarios lead to different outcomes inthe properties of the brown dwarf population, and in par-ticular in the properties of multiple systems. In the firstcase, the dynamical interaction leading to ejections woulddisrupt most primordial binaries, and most brown dwarfsought to be single objects. In the second scenario, the bi-nary frequency among brown dwarfs can be expected tobe similar to that of stars (∼30% for the early M-dwarfs).In the embryo-ejection scenario, the few remaining mul-tiple systems should have small separations, because ofthe gravitational interactions responsible for their ejec-tion, while in the star-like scenario, one can reasonablyexpect that the distributions of separations of star andbrown dwarf binaries should be similar. These propertieshold important clues on the origin of (binary) ultracooldwarfs. Hence, measuring and comparing the occurrenceof binary systems in substellar populations hold clues totheir formation and evolution mechanisms. One can thenask how the binary properties of brown dwarfs, such astheir frequency, distribution of separations, distributionof mass-ratios (is there a lower mass limit for compan-ions to brown dwarfs and very low mass stars?), or therelation between orbital period and eccentricity, compareto the properties of stellar binaries. What role does du-plicity play in stellar and substellar evolution? How doesmultiplicity change with time? How does it depend on theenvironment (is it different in star forming regions, open orglobular clusters, than in the field)? How does multiplicitydepend on the spectral classification? An agreement of ul-tracool dwarf and stellar binary properties would suggestthe same formation mechanism for both types of objects.1.2. Binaries as scalesThe mass is the fundamental quantity which determinesan astrophysical object's luminosity, size, lifetime, heavyelement generation, and ultimate fate, so that one of theultimate goals of a theory of very low mass and substel-lar objects is an accurate determination of the mass ofan object based on spectroscopic characteristics and lu-minosity. Measuring the mass is not straightforward, andalthough new elegant methods have been presented duringthis workshop (see contribution by S. Mohanty), binariesprovide a very valuable opportunity to measure substellardynamical masses. Dynamical masses for brown dwarfsof different ages are very much needed, as the mass es-timates currently depend on untested theoretical evolu-tionary tracks, model atmospheres, and assumptions onthe internal structure of brown dwarfs. In particular abrown dwarf with a given age and mass might have coloursand luminosity very similar to that of a younger browndwarf with a lower mass. This degeneracy in the mass-luminosity relation for substellar objects makes it veryhard to pin down the physical properties of brown dwarfs,and to achieve the interplay between observation and the-ory which is necessary in order to improve, adapt, fine-tune models, and to guide the interpretation of the obser-vations. A search for binary brown dwarfs, and a detailedstudy of their properties directly addresses these ques-tions. Dynamical masses, which are model-independent,are therefore highly required.2. 2MASSW J0746425+2000322.1. The ideal target2MASSW J0746425+2000321 has been identified as a L0.5dwarf by Kirkpatrick et al. 2000, and suggested to be a bi-Proc. 13th Cool Stars Workshop, Hamburg, 5–9 July 2004 (ESA SP-560, Jan. 2005, F. Favata, G. Hussain & B. Battrick eds.)


It is important and necessary to develop a new technology for CO 2 capture with less or even no energy penalty to make a breakthrough in greenhouse gas abatement. Towards this objective, we have proposed a novel gas turbine power plant, which is not only to capture CO 2 in the stage of combustion, but also to increase thermal efficiency of the power plant. The chemical-looping combustor in the proposed system consists of a fuel reactor (fuel reacts with metal oxide) and an air reactor (the resulting metal reacts with oxygen in air). This new system requires no additional energy consumption for CO 2 separation (i.e., no energy penalty) and no CO 2 separation equipment. Here, we have identified several breakthrough points in the proposed system and summarized promising results from experimental investigation on the chemical-looping combustion.


This work examines and compares the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (MBNQA) model and the Business Performance Management (BPM) Framework. We use the literature in both areas to posit about the relationships among the two models and to propose a single integrated model. The intent is to provide insight that will allow maintaining organizational MBNQA initiatives while helping to create an agile organization that is capable of developing and increasing competitive advantage.


Introduction: As their name suggests, 'psychedelic' (mind-revealing) compounds are thought to catalyse processes of psychological insight; however, few satisfactory scales exist to sample this. This study sought to develop a new scale to measure psychological insight after a psychedelic experience: the Psychological Insight Scale (PIS). Methods: The PIS is a six- to seven-item questionnaire that enquires about psychological insight after a psychedelic experience (PIS-6) and accompanied behavioural changes (PIS item 7). In total, 886 participants took part in a study in which the PIS and other questionnaires were completed in a prospective fashion in relation to a planned psychedelic experience. For validation purposes, data from 279 participants were analysed from a non-specific 'global psychedelic survey' study. Results: Principal components analysis of PIS scores revealed a principal component explaining 73.57% of the variance, which displayed high internal consistency at multiple timepoints throughout the study (average Cronbach's α = 0.94). Criterion validity was confirmed using the global psychedelic survey study, and convergent validity was confirmed via the Therapeutic-Realizations Scale. Furthermore, PIS scores significantly mediated the relationship between emotional breakthrough and long-term well-being. Conclusion: The PIS is complementary to current subjective measures used in psychedelic studies, most of which are completed in relation to the acute experience. Insight – as measured by the PIS – was found to be a key mediator of long-term psychological outcomes following a psychedelic experience. Future research may investigate how insight varies throughout a psychedelic process, its underlying neurobiology and how it impacts behaviour and mental health.


MIAMI. Fla. .• Mat-ch 1 (AP~1ay or Anton CermAk's physicians said todaY their patif>nt would live. ''barrlng unforeseen circumstances." They confidently predicted th& OUcago exeeutive would overcome his wound Cmm GluBePpe Zangara's bullet and the complications that follOWed It. "Mayor Cermak deClnltely Is on the upgrade now." said Dr. Frederick Tlce or Chtctlgo. one of the fiVti doctors who worked steadfastly to save the Chicago mayor. Who has been In the shadow of death IIInce Zangara. RhOt him wIth a bul~t Intended for PI-esldent-Elect


Plummer-vinson syndrome (PVS) is defined by the classic triad of dysphagia, iron deficiency anemia and esophageal web(s) [1]. The dysphagia is usually painless and intermittent or progressive over years, limited to solids and sometimes associated with weight loss [1]. Furthermore, it is characterized by glossitis, angular cheilitis and koilonychia (spoon shaped finger nails or brittle nails) [2]. Most of the patients affected are middle aged women and it is very rare in childhood and adolescence [3,4]. One of the most important clinical aspects of PVS is its association with upper alimentary tract cancers especially squamous cell carcinoma [1].


A three-dimensional (3D) Mn(II) metal-organic frameworks [Mn 1.5 (2,6-ntd) 1.5 (DMA) 2 ] ( 1 ; 2,6-ntd = 2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid; DMA = N,N '-dimethylacetamide) based on trinuclear manganese subunit has been solvothermally prepared and structurally characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. This compound crystallized in a monoclinic space group of C 2 /c with a = 14.3418(3) Å, b = 18.4597(3) Å, c = 20.9956(4) Å, α = 90.00º, β = 99.576(2)º, λ = 90.00º, V = 5481.03(18) Å 3 and Z = 4.


The pollinic study of 23 species of Lepidaploa that occur in southeastern Brazil was done with the objetive of contributing to the pollinic characterization of these species and also evaluating its taxonomic position. The pollen grains were acetolysed, measured, described and ilustrated under light microscopy. For further details of pollen surface and aperture, non acetolysed pollen grains were analysed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and, subsequently, electron-micrographed. Characteristics of pollen grains like shape, size and constitution of exine and aperture were studied. The pollen of the species analysed in this study varies from medium or large in size, isopolar, suboblate, oblate spheroidal or prolate spheroidal, subtriangular ambit, small or large polar area, 3-colporate with echinolophate surface. A key to identify the studied species was made based on pollinic data. Pollen grains from Lepidaploa have four main brochus organization pattern of the echinolophate exine. Three of these patterns can be divided into subtypes according to the apertural lacune shape.


Continuum and emission-line variability in ultraviolet and optical spectra of the Seyfert 1 galaxy Akn 120 during an outburst, described by Alloin D. et al.(Active Galactic Nuclei, ed D. E. Ostrebrock and J. S. Miller), are analysed. By combining the optical and ultraviolet data, continuum and emission-line light curves which can be used in a cross-correlation analysis are obtained. A lag of 39 ± 14 days between the continuum and emission-line variations is determined. While the uncertainty in this determination is considerable, lags as large as those expected from light-travel times in broad-line regions predicted by standard photoionisation models seems to be unlikely.


This paper presents a kinetic theory model of gravitational collapse due to a small perturbation. Solving the relevant equations yields a pattern of entropy destruction in a spherical core around the perturbation, and entropy creation in a surrounding halo. This indicates collisional "de-relaxation" in the core, and collisional relaxation in the halo. Core-halo patterns are ubiquitous in the astrophysics of gravitational collapse, and are found here without any of the prior assumptions of such a pattern usually made in analytical models. Motivated by this analysis, the paper outlines a possible scheme for identifying structure formation in a set of observations or a simulation. This scheme involves a choice of coarse-graining scale appropriate to the structure under consideration, and might aid exploration of hierarchical structure formation, supplementing the usual density-based methods for highlighting astrophysical and cosmological structure at various scales.


PURPOSE: A system for cooling and a waste heat utilization system of an in-wheel motor are provided to save energy by using heat from an in-wheel motor as a supplementary heat source. CONSTITUTION: In a system for cooling and a waste heat utilization system of an in-wheel motor, an in-wheel motor(50) is installed in the wheel inside a vehicle. A housing(40) accepts the in-wheel motor. An inlet duct(30) interlinks the bumper of the vehicle hole with the housing. An outlet duct(60) is connected from the housing to the interior and exterior of the vehicle A direction change valve(70) changes the direction of air emitted to the outlet duct from the housing to the interior and exterior of the vehicle.


E L Feinberg (1912±2005)ÐFull Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, outstanding theoretical physicist with a broad span of interests in science. This edition includes E L Feinberg's papers on atomic and nuclear physics, acoustics and radiophysics, solid state physics, and the physics of cosmic rays. Intended for physics theoreticians, postgraduates and senior-year undergraduates of physics departments. (Akademizdattsentr `Nauka' RAN: 117997 Moscow, ul. Profsoyuznaya 90; tel. (7-495) 334-98-59; fax (7-495) 420-22-20; e-mail: email@example.com; URL: http://www.naukaran.ru/)


This is a fantastic opportunity to complete the Revenues and Welfare Benefits Practitioner Level 4 Apprenticeship and earn while you learn, with training valued at £7000.


Key Points Question Is the implementation of an interprofessional education initiative in US Department of Veterans Affairs primary care clinics associated with changes in quality of care? Findings In this study using difference-in-differences analysis of Department of Veterans Affairs electronic health record data, patients cared for by resident clinicians who participated in a large, multisite, interprofessional education quality improvement initiative had modestly improved quality of care compared with patients cared for by resident clinicians at similar, nonparticipating Department of Veterans Affairs teaching clinics. Meaning In this study, interprofessional education in primary care was associated with improvements in quality of care.


Professor Philip B Morgan and Sarah L Morgan discuss targeting contact lens wearer behaviour and explore the practitioner-patient opportunities to minimise risk and optimise safety amongst contact lens wearers.


Correspondence to: Dr Z. J. Wang, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, NanFang Hospital, Southern Medical University, No.1838, North of Guangzhou Avenue, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, 510515 China (e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com) In order to explore a method that images placental vessels in vitro by MRI and uses these data to construct 3D digital models of normal human placental vascular networks, we collected six full-term placentae and separated them into three groups. In the first group, perfusion fluid was mixed with the contrast agent Gd-DTPA (experimental Group 1), in the second group


Certainly, one of the most distressing things to anyone interested in the cause of women's liberation in Lebanon must be the general disarming popular apathy. To most Lebanese men, feminism is anathema or,at best, a subject of derision.


A technique is proposed which uses fractal analysis for the non- traumatic and non-invasive quantification of trabecular bone density in the mandible using standard medical diagnostic imagery, including dental radiographs, orthopedic radiographs, C.T. images, and M.R. images. Binary images of trabecular bone pattems are derived from the digitized radiographic images. Fractal analysis is then used to calculate the Hausdorff dimension (D) of the binary image patterns. Variations in D calculated with this method can be correlated with known cases of systemic osteoporosis to establish normal and abnormal ranges for the value of D.


Extended abstract 1-Introduction Today, tourism is one of the largest and most beneficial industries in the world and in many countries it is used as a development strategy. Geotourism or geological tourism is emerging as a new global phenomenon. It is a form of natural area tourism that specifically focuses on geology and landscape. Because of appropriate planning and recognizing advantages and limitations, this kind of tourism can play an important role in the national development and diversification of local economy. There is a wide variety of caves in Iran, including calcareous (karst), salt, ancient and human-made caves which Sahoolan is one of the most important of


Previous studies have established the positive relationship between destination image and destination loyalty. However, very little attention is given to analyze effects of dimensions of destination image in forming destination loyalty. Moreover, studies about the moderating role of first-time and repeat visitors on relationship between destination image and destination loyalty are limited. This study first reveals the impact of destination image on destination loyalty, and then tests dimensions of destination image in explaining destination loyalty with the moderate effect of first-time and repeat visitors. A group of trained interviewers were stationed at entrances of Yilan Shangrila Leisure Farm and Flying Cow Ranch to sample volunteer on-site participants. A number of 606 usable responses were obtained from a total of 628 self-administered questionnaires. Destination image is positively related to destination loyalty. In testing the positive relationship between destination image dimensions and destination loyalty, "natural and cultural resources" and "social setting and environment" are two dimensions that significantly related to destination loyalty. For first-time visitors, "atmosphere" and "leisure infrastructures" are significantly related to their destination loyalty; on the contrary, for repeat visitors, "natural and cultural resources" and "social setting and environment" are significantly related to their destination loyalty. This study can provide to farm managers implications about how to effectively keep new customers or retain old customers by investing on destination image. Furthermore, farm managers should establish destination image based on their target market.


A team of innovative colleagues at The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust have been shortlisted for a national award for introducing a new therapy which helps patients suffering from nausea and vomiting. Acupin therapy is a form of acupuncture which works by inserting a small pin, which looks like a tiny, almost i


The tools currently available for acoustic design risk reduction and problem solving are limited in accuracy and do not encompass all design parameters. Assuming available technology, designing helicopters to confidently meet noise limits as were proposed by the FAA and were now adopted by ICAO will result in significant design compromises.


C++ Programming Language: The C++ seminar covers the fundamentals of C++ programming language. The C++ fundamentals are grouped into three parts where each part includes both concept and programming examples aimed at for hands-on practice. The first part covers the functional aspect of C++ programming language with emphasis on function parameters and efficient memory utilization. The second part covers the essential framework of C++ programming language, the object-oriented aspects. Information necessary to evaluate various features of object-oriented programming; including encapsulation, polymorphism and inheritance will be discussed. The last part of the seminar covers template and generic programming. Examples include both user defined and standard templates.


(283). While the movement did not end the war, Schulzinger argues, "it did alter, almost irrevocably, the perceptions of ordinary citizens of their society and their government" (245). Schulzinger continues the recent trend of more thoroughly exploring the role of key members of Congress in the Vietnam War. While more investigation and analysis of the role of Congress is welcome, a danger is that too much emphasis is placed on members whose papers are easily accessible and too little on those whose papers are not. As it is, Schulzinger utilized congressional papers from Oregon to Georgia, which merits note for the unique insights generated from a previously under-appreciated resource. While the requirements of publishers may limit the length and breadth of books, A Time for War would have benefited from a more thorough discussion of the situations in Laos and Cambodia. The war involved all of Indochina, and an understanding of the situations in all three nations of the former French colony helps to contextualize more fully what occurred in Vietnam. A more thorough discussion of the Vietnamese people—of both our allies and our opponents—also would have strengthened the analysis. Those minor criticisms aside, however, Schulzinger's A Time for War is a study worthy of close scholarly and public attention, one that will likely emerge as a major text in courses about the war.


IN all work in connection with bacterial vaccines the necessity for ,an accurate method of standardising the cultures used .is paramount. In a recent investigation, in which the writer took a part, the inadequacy of the methods which are at present in vogue was brought forcibly to mind and he was, in consequence, induced to attempt to devise a method which would give more uniform and accurate results than the present processes do. Wrightl has described a method which depends on the proportion existing between blood-cells and bacteria in a mixture of definite volumes of blood and culture; he aims at obtaining by this means a precise numerical expression of the bacteria, both living and dead, present in a volume of the culture. Unfortunately, in actual practice, the process gives very variable results, and, even in the hands of its author, it gives figures with a variation of as much as 22 per cent. above and below the average of two counts. These unsatisfactory results are due, I believe, in part to the difficulty of thoroughly mixing the blood and culture; to the influence of the blood flt;lids in producing agglutination of the bacteria, and possibly ba9teriolysis during the process of mixing; to uneven distribution of the ,blood-cells and bacteria during the spreading of the film; and lastly, to the fact that, during the process of fixing and staining, a proportion of the bacteria are washed away while the more bulky red cells remain. Very probably the last two factors are the chief ones which conduce to fallacy, and especially the last; it happens not infrequently that one gets a lower reading by this method than one gets from enumeration of the colonies on an agar culture, and in the results quoted below, it will be seen that three counts made by Wright's method gave much lower results than those given by the method about to be described. It seemed, however, that it was possible to overcome these caUses of error, and the process described below is the result of attempts in this direction. Briefly, the method consists in:


It is a matter of pride to us that, though total removal of tonsils has been advocated and occasionally practiced for decades, laryngologists within the last dozen years have established enucleation in capsule as the operation of choice and clearly defined the indications for it. As a result of their effort, with its leadership in America, general practitioners and laymen alike are fast coming to demand this procedure. Quick to appreciate its value, they are equally alert to detect faulty work and ready to condemn its author. We will all admit that enucleation is being well done by sharp or blunt dissection, by the aid of scissors or knives and forceps of various designs, in most of which combinations the snare figures prominently, and that the performance of tonsillectomy will by any method demand much study and practice. On the other hand, we must concede that there is much bungling


ABSTRACT In high alpine environments, glacial shrinkage and permafrost warming due to climate change have significant consequences on mountaineering routes. Few research projects have studied the relationship between climate change and mountaineering; this study attempts to characterize and explain the evolution over the past 40 years of the routes described in The Mont Blanc Massif: The 100 Finest Routes, Gaston Rébuffat's emblematic guidebook, published in 1973.The main elements studied were the geomorphic and cryospheric changes at work and their impacts on the itinerary's climbing parameters, determining the manner and possibility for an itinerary to be climbed. Thirty-one interviews, and comparison with other guidebooks, led to the identification of 25 geomorphic and cryospheric changes related to climate change that are affecting mountaineering itineraries. On average, an itinerary has been affected by nine changes. Among the 95 itineraries studied, 93 have been affected by the effects of climate change – 26 of them have been greatly affected; and three no longer exist. Moreover, periods during which these itineraries can be climbed in good conditions in summer have tended to become less predictable and periods of optimal conditions have shifted toward spring and fall, because the itineraries have become more dangerous and technically more challenging.


ABSTRACT Light scattering particle counters are widely used for aerosol research. They are also important tools for monitoring airborne particles in the semiconductor and pharmaceutical industries. For the latter application, it is important to know the influence of particle material properties on the counter response, particularly the effect of particle refractive index on the lower detection limit of the counter. In this paper, the effect of particle refractive index on the lower detection limit of aerosol particle counters has been studied using the Mie theory. Counting efficiencies have also been measured to verify the theoretical results. The measurements were made with PSL (polystyrene latex), silicon, silicon nitride, and silicon dioxide particles. Two commercially available aerosol counters and a condensation nucleus counter were used in the study. The theoretical study show that both the real and the imaginary parts of the particle refractive index affect the lower detection limit of a light scat...


The issue of corporate political connection(CPC)has attracted a lot of attention from strategic management scholars.Therefore,it's becoming a hot and promising research area.The authors review the recent foreign scholarly work on CPC systematically,paying particular attention to the new contribution of research on CPC in transition economy.We develop this paper with tackling the issues of how CPCs matter,under what circumstances they occur,what factors that moderate them,and in what ways they implement effectively.On the basis of above,the shortcomings of the current research were pointed out and the suggestion for further research was put forward from four areas.


BACKGROUND
Recurrent strokes are more likely to be more disabling or fatal than first-even strokes. The high frequency of recurrences underscores the importance ofsecondary prevention.

OBJECTIVE
Investigate risk factors of recurrent ischemic stroke and to compare the outcomes after treatment following the Thai stroke guideline between patients with recurrent ischemic stroke and patients without recurrent ischemic stroke.

MATERIAL AND METHOD
Sixty-seven patients with recurrent ischemic stroke and 167 patients without recurrent ischemic stroke were included in the present study. All patients were evaluated for demographic data, modifiable risk factors, and treatment.

RESULTS
Patients without recurrent ischemic stroke had better controlled level of systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, and higher high-density lipoprotein level than patients with recurrent ischemic stroke. Carotid stenosis was higher in patients with recurrent ischemic stroke (43.3% vs. 28.7%, p = 0.032). Patients with recurrent ischemic stroke received statin therapy (67.2% vs. 86.8%, p = 0.001) and folic acid (61.2% vs. 78.4%, p = 0.007) less than patients without recurrent ischemic stroke. The multivariate analysis showed that well controlled diastolic blood pressure (p = 0.014), higher level of high-density lipoprotein (p = 0. 010), and receiving of statin (p = 0.002) were associated with decreased incidence of recurrent ischemic stroke.

CONCLUSION
Well-controlled risk factors including blood pressure, fasting blood sugar, high-density lipoprotein, and low-density lipoprotein were crucial for the protection of recurrent ischemic stroke. Furthermore, the benefits of statin and folic acid therapies for the protection of recurrent ischemic stroke were emphasized


The impact of fast electron exposure upon the performance of commercial silicon carbide Schottky diodes has been studied. Under 3 MeV electrons, absorbed dose of 10 and 15 MGy at room temperature, the forward current density-voltage characteristic of INFINEON and STMICROELECTRONICS devices have been decreased by 4.6 and 8.2 orders of magnitude respectively. The reduction is associated with the significant rise in the series resistance (INFINEON: 1.45 Ω to 121×103 Ω; STMICROELECTRONICS: 1.44 Ω to 2.1 × 109 Ω) due to the irradiation-induced defects. Besides that, the reverse leakage current density in INFINEON increased by one order of magnitude while reverse leakage current density in STMICROELECTRONICS decreased by about one order of magnitude. We have also observed an increase in ideality factor (INFINEON: 1.01 to 1.05; STMICROELECTRONICS: 1.02 to 1.3) and saturation current (INFINEON: 1.6×10−17 A to 2.5×10−17 A; STMICROELECTRONICS: 2.4×10−15 A to 8 × 10−15 A) as a result of electron irradiation. Overall, for particular devices studied, INFINEON have better quality devices and more radiation resistance compared to STMICROELECTRONICS.


Objective: To study the changes of BUN in patients with acute cerebral haemorrhage. Methods: BUN in 102 cases of acute cerebral hemorrhage was measured before and after treatment. Results: BUN were abnormal in 24 (23.5%) cases before therapy; BUN became abnormal after Mannitol therapy in 16(15.7%) cases. Total BUN abnormal rate was 39.2%. BUN abnormal rates were significantly different in patients with different haemorrhage location, hemorrhage volume, Mannitol dosage and case history. Conclusions: More attention should be paid to the high rate of abnormal BUN in acute cerebral haemorrhage.


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According to geochemical hydrocarbon indicators (the concentration ratios for the composition of the C4-C9 hydrocarbons, n-alkanes, C10-C13 adamantanes and acyclic isoprenanes, steranes, terpanes and aromatic compounds) and carbon isotope composition, the condensates of the Maloyamalskoe deposit correspond to the terrigenous genotype. The hydrocarbon maturity indexes (the isomer ratios of steranes and terpanes, maturity indices calculated by aromatic composition) indicate the origination of the hydrocarbon fluids in the conditions of the "oil window". The adamantan and its alkyl-substituted identified in the studied condensates.


Background : Around 800,000 to a million people die by suicide every year, making it the 10th leading cause of death worldwide. According to high rates of suicide and hanging and death due to these reasons in the world and also in Iran,this study was conducted to evaluate cases of suicide by hanging. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on 79 cadavers in forensicdissection centerof Shahriar in 2011. Necessary information including age, sex, laryngeal bone fracture, bleeding of soft tissue, number of family members, educational level, marital status, history of depression, addiction, smoking, history of any special disease, location of hanging, leaving any note, ethnicity and suicide intensity  was entered in the checklist and were analyzed. Results: The mean age of cases was 33.4 (SD=13.62) years. 63 (79.7%) were male and 16 (20.3%) were female.10 (12.7%) patients of the study population were illiterate and 56 (78.9%) were under diploma and only 8 (11.3%) patients had diploma. 17 (23.9%) were unemployed, 5 (7%) were students, 20 (28.2%) were workers, 10 (14.1%) were employees and 15 (21.1%) were self-employment. 23 patients (32.4%) were drug addict. 13 patients (18.3%) had a history of depression. 38 patients (53.5%) were smokers. 56 (78.9%) of hanging were in home and 15 (21.1%) were in outdoors. Suicidal impulses in 33 patients (46.5%) was unspecified, in 10 cases (14.1%) was substance abuse, in 11 (15.5%) was mental disorders, in 6 patients (8.5%) was family problems, and in 7 patients (9.9%) was unemployment. Conclusion: Given the high rate of suicide, it is necessary to identify the risk factors, to prevent to the extent possible. Treatment of drug and alcohol addiction, depression, and those who have attempted suicide in the past may also be effective.  Economic development through its ability to reduce poverty may be able to decrease suicide rates. Efforts to increase social connection especially in elderly males may be effective.


We present small molecule organic solar cells (SMOSC) based on flat heterojunctions (FHJ) of the alternative green donor 2,3,10,11-tetrapropyl-1,4,9,12-tetraphenyl-diindeno[1,2,3-cd:1',2',3'-lm]perylene (P4-Ph4-DIP) and the fullerene ${\mathrm{C}}_{60}$. P4-Ph4-DIP absorbs in the green spectral range and thus fills the spectral gap that standard absorber materials (zinc or copper phthalocyanine for red and ${\mathrm{C}}_{60}$ for blue absorption) leave, thus allowing broad coverage of the sun spectrum, which is of major interest for tandem devices. The materials properties of P4-Ph4-DIP are studied, and SMOSC are characterized by current voltage, external quantum efficiency, and aging measurements. The solar cells display very high fill factors FF $g$ 76% and open circuit voltages ${V}_{\mathrm{OC}}$ of close to 1 V. Mismatch-corrected efficiencies of up to 1.9% are obtained. Aging measurements show that ${\mathrm{C}}_{60}$ in conjunction with P4-Ph4-DIP yields extremely stable devices. We observe $\ensuremath{\approx}$ 88% of the initial efficiency after 2500 h illumination at 999 mW/cm${}^{2}$ illumination intensity, with no observable change in short-circuit current density. Furthermore, we also show that a systematic variation of donor thickness in FHJ can be combined with transfer matrix formalism-based optical simulations and the continuity equation for excitons to reliably determine the exciton diffusion length ${L}_{\mathrm{D}}$. A value of 9 $\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}$ 1 nm is found for P4-Ph4-DIP.


The main focus of this study was to find out the relative effect of Field Dependent and Field Independent learning styles and a combination of the two on academic performance of undergraduate students of the University of Cape Coast. The quasi-experimental design was employed for the study.
A total of 77 subjects completed a questionnaire designed by the researchers before they received treatment on techniques of the 3 learning styles in a pre and post-test design.
The formulated hypotheses were tested using the t-test and F ratio at alpha level 0.05. The study revealed that there was significant difference in the academic performance of students who used the three learning styles, namely Field Dependent, Field Independent and a combination of the 2 learning styles.
The academic performance of students who used a combination of the two learning styles was slightly higher than that of the remaining two groups at a significant level of 2.66. The study finally showed that the three learning styles when used effectively enriched academic work.


Duck is one of comodity in livestock which its productivity needs to be improved. The duck productivity is related to physiological function of the reproductive ogans. Magelang ducks, Tegal ducks and Pengging ducks have the potential to be developed. This research was aimed for comparing magnum hystology structure among Magelang Duck, Tegal Duck, and Pengging Duck. There were six ducks on each breed and at the age of six months old taken from breeding and cultivation ofnon-ruminant livestock, Banyubiru, regency Ambarawa, Used parafin method by Hematoxylin and Eosin staining. The data of magnum histology structure of magelang duck, tegal duck, and pengging duck that descriptively analyzed with captured and microscopic observation at first. Data of long reproductive tract, reproductive tract weight and ovarian weight were analyzed by using Analysis of Varian (ANOVA), by a further test of  Least Significant Differences (LSD) test at the level of 95%. Data analized of long reproductive tract, reproductive tract weight and ovarian weight did not show the significant difference. The histological structure on Magelang duck, Tegal duck and Pengging duck showed epithelial cells differentiated into ciliated epithelial cells and goblet cells and sub epithelial gland that had developed. It was concluded the magnum histological structure its not difference on Magelang ducks, Tegal ducks and Pengging ducks on 6 months old. Keywords: local duck, histology, magnum


The aim of this study was to using ELISA method diagnose ovine hydatidosis in sheep and evaluate the sensi-tivity of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assa(yELISA)for ovine echinococcosis.the result show that the sensitivity of ELI-SA increase along with infected stage and it was difficult to accurate serological diagnosis of Echinococcus granulosus andE.multilocularis infection in sheep.


The use of passenger bus terminals has developed over the years and they are no longer just places for boarding, connecting between points and disembarking users. The passenger bus terminals represent an aid to the transport infrastructure and, in addition to contributing to mobility, they constitute an integration factor, generators of jobs and taxes (SOARES, 2006). The growth of cities and territorial occupation intensifies the dependence on the use of road equipment, which has become indispensable in daily commuting. Thus, bus terminals have a fundamental role in the development of small cities, as they expand the possibilities of municipal and intercity commuting. Anchieta, a small municipality, is located in a tourist, agricultural and port area on the southern coast of Espírito Santo. The city has approximately 29,263 inhabitants (IBGE, 2020) and does not have a location with adequate infrastructure for passengers to embark and disembark. Thus, the objective is to discuss the importance of implementing road terminals in small cities for the construction of urban mobility. Thus, we seek to analyze the case of Anchieta in terms of its historical and geographical context and the infrastructure associated with the public transport offered.


Abstract : This case study covers a 48-hour period, 27-29 December 1980, East Coast fog situation. An abnormal cold air mass over the eastern seaboard was confronted with a warm, moist onshore flow. The brisk onshore flow as a result of a strong pressure gradient which developed between an intensifying high and deepening low. The study emphasizes the need for a local analysis program which will detect onshore flow and possible extensive fog formation.


An object is to shorten a time from a start of an adjustment to each adjustment element until best distortion compensation of a power amplifier is obtained. In order to attain the object, an adjustment value for selecting an optimal filter coefficient corresponding to a transmission condition is calculated for each transmission condition in advance. When the transmission condition becomes the certain condition, the adjustment value corresponding to its transmission condition is given to a processing unit that selects the filter coefficient as an initial value. Accordingly, because the adjustment of the filter coefficient is started from the optimal point, a transmission device can shorten the time from the start of the adjustment to each adjustment element until the best distortion compensation of the power amplifier is obtained even when the transmission is restarted after changing the transmission condition.


Mechanical signals from the extracellular microenvironment have been implicated in tumor and metastatic progression. Here, we identified nucleoporin NUP210 as a metastasis susceptibility gene for human estrogen receptor positive (ER+) breast cancer and a cellular mechanosensor. Nup210 depletion suppresses lung metastasis in mouse models of breast cancer. Mechanistically, NUP210 interacts with LINC complex protein SUN2 which connects the nucleus to the cytoskeleton. In addition, the NUP210/SUN2 complex interacts with chromatin via the short isoform of BRD4 and histone H3.1/H3.2 at the nuclear periphery. In Nup210 knockout cells, mechanosensitive genes accumulate H3K27me3 heterochromatin modification, mediated by the polycomb repressive complex 2 and differentially reposition within the nucleus. Transcriptional repression in Nup210 knockout cells results in defective mechanotransduction and focal adhesion necessary for their metastatic capacity. Our study provides a new insight into the role of nuclear pore protein in cellular mechanosensation and metastasis.


The asphalt–filler interaction plays a significant role in the performances of asphalt mastics and mixtures, and the asphalt–filler interaction ability could be evaluated by the rheological properties. In this paper, two kinds of matrix asphalt binders and six kinds of fillers were selected to prepare asphalt mastic with different filler volume fractions, and the dynamic shear rheological properties of asphalt mastics were measured and analysed. The filler critical volume fraction which is the transition point from "diluted region" to "concentrated region" for asphalt mastic was defined and determined according to the variation of asphalt mastic's complex modulus with filler volume fractions. In the "diluted region", the asphalt–filler interaction plays a dominant role in the increasing of complex modulus. However, the interaction between filler particles plays a dominant role in the "concentrated region". Then, the complex modulus coefficient ΔG*, the Einstein coefficient KE and the coefficient K−B−G* were applied to evaluate the asphalt–filler interaction ability in the range of the filler critical volume fraction. It indicated that the three evaluation indices had good consistency for characterising the asphalt–filler interaction ability, but the coefficient K−B−G* had the best sensitivity. So the coefficient K−B−G* can significantly distinguish the interaction ability between asphalt binder and different fillers.


Large-scale of mafic dyke swarms are widely distributed in Kuluktag region in Xinjiang,NW China,which indicates magmatic thermal events and crustal extensional events. Based on multisource high-resolution remote sensing images( Landsat 7 ETM + 、SPOT、CORONA KH-4B、QuickBird2),we extracted 2284 dykes to analyze the geometric feature and to estimate the magma overpressures. The exposed dykes mainly intruded Neoproterozoic intrusive rocks,Precambrian sedimentary rocks and metamorphic rocks. The results show that the NW( 300° ~ 320°) dykes dominate,followed by the NE( 40° ~ 70°) dykes and nearly EW-trending dykes. With a mean value of 4. 3km,the length of dykes ranges from 90m to 22. 8km and is statistical law with log-normal. According to 4 section lines of NE-trending( 60°),the crustal extension are 4. 22% 、1. 83% 、2. 60% and 7. 40% from north to south. Using the aspect( length / thickness) ratios of the dykes,the magma overpressures at their time of emplacement are estimated. Most values indicate overpressures between 7. 9MPa( E = 10GPa) and 23. 7MPa( E = 30GPa). The dyke swarms appear to be two ages of Neoproterozoic and Permian in this region,the spatial distribution of which is closely related with granites. These dyke swarms have experienced several tectonic and deformation events,and are likely to be the results of various tectonic background.