Reconstruction effects, whereby a constituent is not interpreted in its surface position but rather in a lower position, have played an important role in linguistic theory. They are taken to indicate that the filler is linked to the position it is semantically interpreted in by means of movement (rather than by base-generation, cf. Aoun, Choueiri, & Hornstein 2001). Investigating Principle A in movement dependencies is of particular interest because it can apparently be satisfied at different points of the derivation: in the base position or in intermediate positions (SpecCP) as in (1a) (cf. Barss 1986:25), and also in the final landing site, cf. (1b), thus providing evidence for successive-cyclic movement:


One of the main organizing principles in real-world networks is that of network communities, where sets of nodes organize into densely linked clusters. Communities in networks often overlap as nodes can belong to multiple communities at once. Identifying such overlapping communities is crucial for the understanding the structure as well as the function of real-world networks. Even though community structure in networks has been widely studied in the past, practically all research makes an implicit assumption that overlaps between communities are less densely connected than the non-overlapping parts themselves. Here we validate this assumption on 6 large scale social, collaboration and information networks where nodes explicitly state their community memberships. By examining such ground-truth communities we find that the community overlaps are more densely connected than the non-overlapping parts, which is in sharp contrast to the conventional wisdom that community overlaps are more sparsely connected than the communities themselves. Practically all existing community detection methods fail to detect communities with dense overlaps. We propose Community-Affiliation Graph Model, a model-based community detection method that builds on bipartite node-community affiliation networks. Our method successfully captures overlapping, non-overlapping as well as hierarchically nested communities, and identifies relevant communities more accurately than the state-of-the-art methods in networks ranging from biological to social and information networks.


Typical costs are presented for municipal, industrial, and irrigation supplies and compared with current and foreseeable costs of fresh water conversion; comparison is made of water availability and requirements in humid eastern United States and semiarid western United States.


Acute pancreatitis is a serious complication of pregnancy.In recent years,the percentage of acute pancreatitis caused by hyperlipidemic pancreatitis is seeing an increase,and hyperlipidemic pancreatitis is also responsible for severe pancreatitis.Hyperlipidemic pancreatitis is commonly seen in the second and third trimester,and is likely to repeat with dangerous conditions.The maternal mortality and perinatal child mortality can be 20% to 50%,seriously threatening maternal health and the fetal lives.This paper reports a case with recurrent acute hyperlipidemic pancreatitis in pregnancy and treatment.


In this paper we take a gander at the air transportation framework from an asset administration point of view. Specifically, we present the idea air terminal coordination's, with the general focal point of productively dealing with all the strategic exercises and procedures at, or close-by, an air design terminal. One essential objective is to use and process the accessible data for wise asset administration. Some past research noticeable all-around transportation framework territory is evaluated and grouped into three classifications; aircraft activities, air terminal assignments and air movement administration. An applied structure of a choice emotionally supportive network is given and inspired an unmistakable accentuation on the air design terminal framework.


"What's past is prologue" Shakespeare wrote. Those words have relevance today with respect to the recent and future global security environment. The 1990s were a time of transition and turmoil as familiar Cold War issues, precepts, structures, and strategies gave way to new security paradigms and problems. That transition continues, with the end nowhere in sight. In fact, I expect the next 10 to 15 years to be at least as turbulent, if not more so. The basic forces bringing stress and change to the international order -some of them outlined below -will remain largely at work, and no power, circumstance, or condition is likely to emerge capable of overcoming these and creating a more stable global environment. Within this environment, the 'Big C' issues -especially counter drug, counter intelligence, counter proliferation, counter terrorism -that have been a focal point of this Committee's efforts will remain key challenges for the United States. I will discuss each of these in some detail.


In this paper, we propose a Web-based interactive learning environment with a knowledge-based assistant for helping undergraduate students in solving problems on designing digital circuits, focusing the relationship between Boolean algebra and Digital Logic. Particularly, we have addressed problem solving situations that essentially consist of mapping a logic expression into another equivalent, for example, the task of simplifying digital circuits. To do that, we have considered to operate on two symbolic linked representations: Boolean Algebra and Logic, connecting these two representations to a visual one with logic gates. This integration comes from the importance to involve students in three equivalent representations, permitting them to make connections between them. The learning environment contains a knowledge-based assistant that works on a collection of scenarios with several associated problems, where the students are placed in a problem-solving situation. To each problem, there are pedagogical resources needed to provide the students with feedback and knowledge support based on their performance and identified needs. Furthermore, there is an adaptive mechanism that is responsible for how problems should be sequenced or ordered, and even we have designed a switcher mechanism, which permits the students to change from one to another representation. We evaluate our approach by using scenarios and conclude that the system is feasible.


Background We have focused on the making an attempt toward making ultrasonic scaler available for the endodontic treatment and assess the changes in the bacterial numbers in the infected root canal when using it. Materials and methods An ultrasonic root canal irrigator was used. A sterilized paper point was inserted in the root canal of the tooth that had been clinically diagnosed as having necrosis of the pulp. After a few minutes, it was suspended in the transport culture medium of 1 ml. This suspension was diluted 10 times and inoculated in the thioglycolate agar medium to calculate the number of alive bacteria. Results Ultrasonic irrigation leads to the remarkable reduction in the number of bacteria in the infected root canal, and bactericidal rate was 99.88% and treatment efficacy was 95.6% when combined with canal irrigants. Conclusion Ultrasonic wave showed remarkable irrigation effect and higher antibacterial rate when combined with various irrigants; however, it alone cannot kill 100% of bacteria in the infected root canal.


Introduction : The present research article is an exploratory study on academic plagiarism practices among Spanish university students. Materials and methods : To answer the main research questions, we based our work on a cross-sectional survey of the targeted population. The sample consisted of a total of 560 students and the procedure was non-probability sampling. Results and conclusions : The research / ndings show that the Internet has become the students' main source for the plagiarism of academic essays. Furthermore, there is also a substantial prevalence of self-plagiarism and peer-to-peer (p2p) plagiarism when elaborating essays.


This study deepens the measurement of technical inefficiency in private maize farming in Georgia, applying locally parametric (LP) reg ression method, whicb builds on the stochastic frontier production function approach. Detailed survey data for 221 mixed farms for 1997 are used in the estimations. Findings suggest: (i) maize production can be further increased by breaking up large farms into smaller parcels; and (ii) increased schooling and farm experience of new private farm operators would further reduce the inefficiency. Furthermore, global and local estimations of the inefficiency suggest different policy directions as to the future of maize farming. The global estimations, revealing non-discriminant overestimation of the inefficiency, prejudice broad-based farm reforms. On the contrary, the local estimations, pointing out relatively large farms as the key source of the inefficiency, favor the design of specific policies for the effective operation of lage farms.


In recent decades, container stock has become the preferred plant material to regenerate longleaf pine (Pinus palustris Mill.) forests in the southeastern United States. We evaluated the effects of container nursery treatments on early and long-term field performance in central Louisiana. Seedlings were grown in four cavity volumes (60–336 mL) with or without copper oxychloride root pruning (Cu or no-Cu) and fertilized at three nitrogen (N) rates. Across treatments, 91% of the seedlings emerged from the grass stage by the second field season, and 88% of the seedlings survived eight years after outplanting (Year 8). Seedlings grown in the largest cavities had greater total heights and stem diameters than those cultured in the 60- and 95-mL cavities through Year 8. Seedlings receiving the least amount of N in the nursery were consistently smaller in stature through Year 8 than seedlings receiving more N. Field growth was unaffected by copper root pruning through Year 8. Foliar mineral nutrient concentrations and seedling nutrient contents of Year 2 seedlings did not respond to nursery treatments. Independent of nursery treatments, seedlings excavated in Year 2 had at least 60% of their first-order lateral roots (FOLRs) originating from the top 4.0 cm of the taproots. The Cu-root-pruned seedlings had twofold the percentage of FOLRs egressed from the top 8.0 cm of the root plug when compared with the no-Cu seedlings. Moreover, the Cu root pruning treatment decreased the percentage of root plug biomass allocated to FOLRs, total within root plug FOLR lengths, and FOLR deformity index. The effects of increasing cavity volume or N rate on the root plug FOLR variables were opposite those of the Cu root pruning treatment. Our results suggest that a tradeoff may exist between seedling stature and a more natural FOLR morphology in outplanted container longleaf pine seedlings.


The June 2012 UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD or Rio 20) was the latest international community effort to deal holistically with global environmental issues. The 1992 Earth Summit (UNCED) channeled mounting concern within the scientific community and emerging global civil society. Their demands for an invigorated global response to escalating environmental and developmental crises paved the way for the adoption of Agenda 21 and three major legally binding international agreements on climate change, biodiversity, and desertification. Despite the euphoria of the time, the failure of subsequent high-profile mega-conferences to set the world onto a more sustainable path of development, coupled with the stalled attempts to address climate change, have raised doubts about the expectations of such mega-events.


Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to study the preparation and characterisation of poly(p‐phenylene vinylene), PPV/TiO2 photoluminescent (PL) nanofibres, and the causes of the blue‐shift in PL spectrum of the as‐prepared composite nanofibres.Design/methodology/approach – A simple method coupling sol‐gel method and electrospinning technology was used to prepare PPV/TiO2 nanofibres from precursory PPV solution.Findings – Small‐angle X‐ray diffractometer showed that the nano‐TiO2 was mainly amorphous in composite nanofibres. The PL spectrum of the composite nanofibres confirmed the conclusion that there was a slight blue‐shift in the PL spectrum owing to the existence of TiO2 nanoparticles.Research limitations/implications – The nanofibres collected aligned in random orientation, if parallel nanofibres were obtained. Practical applications will be effected.Practical implications – The electrospinning method provides an effective strategy for preparing polymer composite nanomaterials.Originality/value – ...


Of all diseases, atopic eczema is one of the most studied from a psychosomatic point of view. Psychological variables and stressful life events can trigger, precipitate or worsen cutaneous symptoms; emotional implications, and sometimes even anxious-depressive syndromes, can occur secondary to atopic dermatitis. Each of these aspects must be considered for a better understanding of dermatologic disorders and for a more effective therapy. For this reason, scientific contributions to this matter will be taken into consideration in this article. Our aim was to review the most important studies on psychobiological aspects, psychological factors and quality of life in patients with atopic dermatitis. Furthermore, we will summarize the knowledge about psychopharmacologic treatment and psychotherapy regarding this skin disease.


Circuit partitioning is a key phase in the VLSI design and partitioning algorithm is of great importance. Two styles of genetic algorithms based on different encoding strategies for circuit partitioning are presented. The first adopts the form of 0-1 encoding, and the second uses integer encoding based on modules number. Meanwhile, the corresponding fitness function and genetic operators are designed for each method. Then these two algorithms are implemented to test standard benchmark circuits. Compared with the traditional F-M algorithm, partition results by the two genetic algorithms are markedly improved.


Technologically enhanced computer mediated communication (CMC) environments create a trade-off between eliminating delays and increasing performance. In such environments, incoming interruptions can break the "flow" of work and deteriorate performance. In this regard, we describe a mechanism that explains why particular types of information are attended to, and how such interruptions interrupt work flow creating deterioration in performance. Specifically, this study investigates to specific facets of interruptions, the influence of task presentation format and interruption relevance on performance. Results showed significant performance differences related to different presentation format and interruption relevancy. Furthermore, flow had a significant effect on work performance. Future research should future propose more comprehensive taxonomies of both interruption in task characteristics, and examine the effects of such interruptions in systematic ways and in different contexts.


As the threat of nuclear war recedes, people all over the world are confronting the deformities that the Cold War created in their economies and searching for ways to capture and cash in on the elusive peace dividend. The deformities are severe and hard to correct, especially in the former Soviet Union and the United States, whose economies are plagued by narrow and overdeveloped aerospace, communications, and electronics capabilities; handicapped civilian sectors; a phalanx of large specialized firms and facilities not easily transformed into commercially viable operations; swollen ranks of scientists and engineers engaged in wasteful militaryrelated production; and huge debt burdens. Indeed, after nearly four decades of the Cold War it is apparent that the structural damage to major portions of the world economy resulting from the conflict is far more serious than anyone has previously acknowledged. The need to convert the global Cold War economy, and the potential gains of conversion, are therefore enormous. In the United States, priorities that have been placed on the back burner year after year- such as infrastructural repair, alternative energy, environmental protection, housing and inner city reconstruction, mass transit, and education- would benefit greatly from the release of resources now devoted to military preparedness. Similarly, in the former Soviet Union, where as much as onethird of the economy was organized around the military, a rapid resource transfer could boost productivity and go far toward meeting demands for consumer goods and civilian technologies.


The goal of the paper is to discuss visual analysis tasks for three-dimensional interactive environmental applications. To achieve these objectives the paper firstly concentrates on identifying object content, which is likely to be used in environmental applications. Secondly the paper discusses presentation techniques of the object content in the applications. Thirdly the paper investigates interaction techniques for the visual analysis. Finally the paper describes the successful implementation of the presented techniques in an environmental example application (GeoPro) used in the Environmental Information System (UIS) of Baden-Württemberg in Germany.


The play The Man from Outside reproduces very exactly the system of relationships the playwright observed at a large factory, but that plant clearly is typical not in that regard alone, but also for the system of relationships against which the economic reform, and its very essence, is specifically aimed. These are relations based upon a chain of untruths contained in them, untruths of such a nature that, when one links up with another, it will be passed along from level to level. The ultimate goal of human activity here resolves not to working as well as possible and producing all one can, but to reporting to higher-ups most successfully about the work done, and everything is aimed at having the work evaluated precisely on the basis of that report to a given authority, and not on the basis of what was really done.


Traditional Japanese herbal medicines (kampo medicines) are currently used for various purposes, and they have even shown effectiveness in some cases that were resistant to conventional treatments. Most general practitioners in Japan consider kampo medicine to be safe and less harmful than many conventional medications. As described in this case report, however, kamishoyosan given to a 48-year-old woman for menopausal disturbance appeared to induce liver injury.


In the present work, polycrystalline Sm0.55Sr0.45MnO3 thin films were prepared on LSAT (001) single crystal substrates by ultrasonic nebulized spray pyrolysis technique. The X-ray diffraction θ-2θ scan reveals that these films (i) have very good crystallinity, (ii) are oriented along out-of-plane c-direction, and (iii) are under small tensile strain. The impact of oxygen vacancy results into (i) higher value of paramagnetic insulator (PMI) to ferromagnetic metal (FMM) transition temperature, i.e., TC/TIM, (ii) sharper PMI-FMM transition, (iii) higher value of magnetization and magnetic saturation moment, and (iv) higher value of magnetoresistance (∼99%). We suggest here that oxygen vacancy favors FMM phase while oxygen vacancy annihilation leads to antiferromagnetic-charge ordered insulator (AFM-COI) phase. The observed results have been explained in context of phase separation (PS) caused by different fractions of the competing FMM and AFM-COI phases.


Abstract This paper proposes a quasi-elliptic bandpass filter-integrated single-pole double-throw (SPDT) switch. The series-parallel configuration of p-i-n diodes embedded into the impedance matching circuit is proposed to combine two quasi-elliptic response bandpass filters to constitute the proposed SPDT switch. To validate our design approach, a proposed quasi-elliptic bandpass filter-integrated SPDT switch is designed and fabricated with a central frequency of 1.25 GHz and a 3 dB fractional bandwidth of 16 %. Low insertion loss in the on state and good isolation in the off state are achieved. The switch size including bias circuits but excluding feeding lines is 0.447λg×0.134λg.


The handoff process,which controls the dynamic topology of the network,is critical to the 802.11 MAC operation. We can strictly define the handoff process by π-calculus. In this paper, a π-calculus model is proposed. And then its congruence is proved by deduction.This will be helpful for analyzing and referring to the 802.11 MAC layer


In order to make others using properly and care reasonably LS-POP(Ⅲ) laser size detector, the author analyzes the reasons of general troubles about the key components of size detector , the measuring unit and cycle sample injectors, with fault tree analgsis and puts forward the preventive measures.


Flow header for small multiple pipes is commonly used in boilers and heat exchangers. The system contributes to raise the heat transfer efficiency in the components. The flow distribution mechanism of the header for water has been studied and the calculation procedure for the design has been recommended for a single-phase condition. It is also recommended to avoid the bubbles in the header to obtain a uniform water flow rate to each small pipe. But in some cases, the header has to be used to distribute a flow containing bubbles. Distribution behavior of water with a gas-phase was studied experimentally in a horizontal header with four vertical pipes. The prediction method developed for a single-phase fluid was extrapolated to the two-phase flow. The prediction agreed well with the experimental results. In the present experimental header, it was possible to distribute water uniformly with protrusive branch pipes inside of the header and the effect of protruding length on the water distribution behavior was also studied.


The process includes the following measures: action on a donor with a course of 10 minutes to 24 hours in order to convert the organism into an appropriate functional state, in which the biological activation of the donor blood takes place, removal of a sample of the biologically active donor blood, incubation thereof and separation of the biologically active serum from the abovementioned blood, and then the abovementioned serum is incubated.


This research aims to determine the relationship between work motivation and employee's ability on employee's performance of City Population and Civil Registry Office in Batam. This research is an explanation study using quantitative method. The respondents are 39 employees of City Population and Civil Registry Office in Batam. The research results is the correlation coefficient value of work motivation on employee's performance using Kendall Tau rank is 0.634 with coefficient of determination value is 40.2%. The correlation coefficient value of employee's ability on employee's performance using Kendall Tau rank is 0.580 with coefficient of determination value is 33.64%. The concordance coefficient of work motivation and employee's ability on employee's performance is 0.994 sig (0.000) < α (0.005). The coefficient determination value of work motivation and employee's ability on employee's performance is 98,8%. The conclusion of this research is there is a positive and significant correlation between work motivation and employee's ability on employee's performance of City Population and Civil Registry Office in Batam. The obstacles found in this research are inadequate office facilities, and poor relations between fellow employees. The suggestions given by researcher are make the rules work in writing and clear and strengthen relationship between employees.


The paper presents a systematic theory for asymptotic inference of autocovariances of stationary processes. We consider nonparametric tests for serial correlations based on the maximum (or ${\cal L}^\infty$) and the quadratic (or ${\cal L}^2$) deviations. For these two cases, with proper centering and rescaling, the asymptotic distributions of the deviations are Gumbel and Gaussian, respectively. To establish such an asymptotic theory, as byproducts, we develop a normal comparison principle and propose a sufficient condition for summability of joint cumulants of stationary processes. We adopt a simulation-based block of blocks bootstrapping procedure that improves the finite-sample performance.


Thirty-three-day-old Datura innoxia seedlings were treated weekly for a period of 4 weeks with 50 mcg. of GA, 100 to 1000 p.p.m. solutions of B995, or combinations of both. The GA-treated plants indicated significantly increased height, increased stem dry weight, and generally decreased alkaloid concentration. Plants treated with the combination of the growth factors closely paralleled those treated with GA. Plants treated with B995 closely resembled controls, except for a decrease in alkaloid concentration in the roots at the last harvest. The results of a modified Dragendorff analysis are reported.


The ability to communicate fluently in a language is crucial in today's globalized world. Non-native speakers often face challenges in achieving fluency and finding opportunities for language practice. In this research work, we propose a novel approach to address these challenges by developing a fluency detection model and a linguistic matching algorithm. The fluency detection model utilizes machine learning techniques to assess the fluency level of non-native speakers. By analyzing a large dataset of audio recordings, the trained model can accurately classify fluency levels as low, intermediate, or high. This model can provide valuable insights into an individual's language proficiency and serve as a tool for self-assessment and improvement. Complementing the fluency detection model, there is also a linguistic matching algorithm that aims to connect non-native speakers with native speakers for language practice. By considering the user's interests and fluency level, the algorithm suggests suitable language partners, facilitating meaningful language exchanges and enhancing the learning experience. Through our research, the proposed work aims to empower non-native speakers by providing them with a comprehensive toolset for fluency assessment and language practice.


The use of aluminium (Al) dross with casting residue instead of Al-Ca-Mg alloy used as degasser in steel casting processes was investigated in this study. This dross has not been subjected to any purification (purification, cleaning) process and also has no economic value. Samples were produced by GS-52 steel material using resin sand casting. The degassing processes in the casting samples were carried out by using 0.035% by weight Al-Ca-Mg and aluminum dross. For comparison with these samples, a non-degassed sample was also produced. The results of this study showed that, instead of the AlCaMg alloy, Al-dross could be used for gas (oxygen) removal.


One of the sensitive points of application softwares is the programming of the user interface. In particular, the acquisition and the automatic validation of data capture demands great efforts and is rarely programmed in a satisfactory manner. Our research studies are based on the development of a theoretical data acquisition and validation model, as well as the fulfilment of these ideas using computer tools. This paper shows the different choices which we have studied and the tools we have developed to put these into effect. The tools we have created to take these considerations into account is called OVIDE and is perfectly integrated to the chosen development environment.


Background Toxoplasma parasite alters the transduction of neurotransmitter signals and leads to changes in the level of brain neurotransmitters including tyrosine and dopamine, so, behavior changes can occur in infected hosts. Based on this concept, this study was conducted for evaluation of the tyrosine and dopamine serum level in infected mice with chronic toxoplasmosis. Materials and methods Toxoplasma gondii (Prugniaud strain II) was injected intra-peritoneal into BALB/c mice to induce chronic toxoplasmosis. Modified agglutination test (MAT), polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and microscopic methods were conducted to confirm the induction of chronic toxoplasmosis. The infected mice sera were separated at days 40, 50, 60, 70, and 80 for evaluation of tyrosine and dopamine serum level using High-performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC). Results Microscopic methods confirmed the formation of the Toxoplasma cysts in mice tissues. Inducing chronic toxoplasmosis is also confirmed by MAT, PCR and histological methods. HPLC results indicated a decrease in serum tyrosine level at days 40 in infected mice in comparison to control and the levels were too low to be measured at other times. However, a significantly high serum dopamine level was observed that gradually increased after parasite inoculation. Conclusions No detection of tyrosine level in most of the sample groups is probably related to the very low concentration of tyrosine in sera. However, low concentration of tyrosine at days 40 and increase of dopamine in most of the sample groups suggests the production of dopamine from tyrosine due to the presence of Toxoplasma in infected mice.


Benzene undergoes regio- and stereo-selective meta photocycloaddition to methyl but-3-enoate and pent-1-en-4-ol but methyl allyl ketone and NN-dimethylallylamine yield only products of the addend : likewise irradiation of benzene with enamines or methyl vinyl sulphide at 254 nm does not yield photoadducts. The meta photocycloadducts of benzene with methyl but-3-enoate and vinyl acetate and the ketones obtained by oxidation of the adducts from pent-1-en-4-ol are all essentially photostable and do not undergo Norrish Type II eliminations. The dechlorination products of the meta photocycloaddition of 5,6-trans-dichlorobicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene and benzene undergo a retro-Diels-Alder addition at high temperatures, but the C8H8 isomer formed is cyclo-octatetraene.


Models derived from principal components analysis (PCA) of the near infrared (NIR) spectra of eucalypt woods have been shown to be a good means of classifying the woods. However they do not give numerical measures of the distances between the classes. In this report the soft independent modelling of class analogy (SIMCA) approach is used to determine distances between the PCA models. The NIR spectra and pulp yields used in the models were derived from samples of woods from two provenances of each of E. globulus and E. nitens and one of E. grandis grown on four sites in the Esperance Valley in Tasmania. Some further E. globulus samples were a mixed age set from various Tasmanian provenances of native forest origin. The distances between models for species tended to be greater than the distances between models for provenances of the same species and age. The model for older aged native forest woods from E. globulus was a large distance from the model of the same species grown in plantation. The compliance of the data with the models was checked graphically and the discrimination and modelling powers of the NIR data determined across the whole range (1100 - 2500 nm).


In this paper we describe the first stand-alone AugmentedReality (AR) system with self-tracking running on anunmodified personal digital assistant (PDA) with acommercial camera. The project exploits the readyavailability of consumer devices with a minimal need forinfrastructure. The application provides the user with athree-dimensional augmented view of the environment.Our system achieves good overlay registration accuracyby using a popular marker-based tracking toolkit(ARToolKit), which runs directly on the PDA. Weintroduce an optional client/server architecture that isbased on wireless networking and is able to dynamicallyand transparently offload the tracking task in order toprovide better performance in select areas. Thehardware/software framework is modular and can beeasily combined with many elements of an existing ARframework. As a demonstration of the effectiveness, wepresent a 3D navigation application that guides a userthrough an unknown building to a chosen location.


Manufacture method of paraffin section on Mimosa Pudica was mastered by experimental research of drawing materials,fixing,dewatering,transparence,waxing,section,dewaxing,dyeing,etc.In this present study,the key technology of manufacturing paraffin section on Mimosa pudica were summarized,which provided the foundation for further researching motion mechanism of Mimosa pudica on anatomy by microscopic observation and analysis.


Mahesh Dattani, is an avant-garde Indian English dramatist known for his radical and unconventional dramatic themes. His plays are characterized by an extremely sensitive temperament that delves into the intricacies of the human nature and strives to expose the hypocrisy of the urban life and society. This paper discusses his play The Girl Who Touched the Stars as a quest for a lost identity. In doing so, the paper sheds light upon the underlying themes of gender discrimination, misogyny and role-playing that the playwright uses in this play to show how much these evils are rampant even amongst the educated classes of the society. Specifically, the paper explores the deconstruction of identity of the protagonist as employed by the playwright and examines the implications this technique has on the narrative of the play. The interconnection between the role-playing and the inherent theme of gender discrimination is also analyzed in order to see how these elements complement each other. Also, the paper comments on the efficacy of radio drama as a medium for handling a sensitive theme like this.


Discovery of a maxilla of Tyrannosaurus rex Osborn and a portion of the frill of Torosaurus utahensis (Gilmore) [new comb.] indicates that the lower part of the Tornillo Group of authors is probably Late Maestrichtian in age.


Western consumers are becoming more aware of the environmental impact of consuming meat, which has led to an increase in research into protein alternatives with specific interest in insects as a viable option. To determine whether insects could be used in an emulsified sausage application, 4 different treatments were investigated to obtain a Vienna-style sausage made from black soldier fly larvae (BSFL). Treatments consisted of a commercially formulated pork Vienna (control) and 3 BSFL treatments with varying concentrations of BSFL (28, 31, and 34%). Proximate composition, and texture profile analysis on d 1 and d 14 (refrigerated storage) were determined. The pork treatment was higher (P < 0.001) in protein and moisture than all of the BSFL treatments, however, there was no difference between treatments with regard to fat or ash content. Texture profile analysis indicated that the treatments had no effect on perceived hardness and cohesion on d 1. With regard to gumminess and springiness, the pork Vienna sausage had the highest (P < 0.001) gumminess values. After 14 d of refrigerated storage the pork treatment retained its hardness, however, there was a decrease (P < 0.001) in the hardness of all of the BSFL treatments. Cohesion values differed between treatments on d 14 (P < 0.001), but both the 34% and 31% treatments were comparable to the pork treatment. On d 1 there was a difference in springiness between the 34% treatment and 28% treatment (P < 0.05), and only the control and 28% treatment retained its springiness at d 14. This study establishes that although BSFL Vienna-style sausages differ from pork Vienna sausages in terms of nutritional composition and perceived texture, out of the 3 BSFL treatments, the 28% BSFL treatment was most comparable to the pork treatment in terms of protein content, ash content, perceived hardness, cohesion, and gumminess, thereby showing the potential of BSFL for partial use in emulsified meat products.


A charged particle lithography system for transferring a pattern onto the surface of the target, a beam generator for generating a plurality of charged particles defining a column, a first aperture array, and blanker array, and the beam stop array, and a plurality of aperture array element having a projection lens array, each aperture array element has a plurality of apertures arranged in a plurality of groups, the aperture, the small beam is passed through the aperture array elements, each aperture group of aperture array elements form a plurality of beams regions, these beams region is different from a plurality of non-radiation field which is formed between these beam region is separated from these non-radiation field, non-beam region does not include an aperture for passing the beamlets, the aperture array element Over arm regions are aligned to form a beam of the shaft, each of which has a plurality of beamlets, non-beam area of the aperture array element, a non-beam shaft which does not have a small beam therein aligned so as to form, in the first aperture array element, configured cooling channels are provided to transmit a cooling medium for cooling the first aperture array element, the cooling channel is first the charged particle lithography system is provided in the non-beam area of the aperture array element.


The continuous supercritical emulsions extraction (SEE-C) process uses a countercurrent packed tower for the continuous extraction of the organic solvents from emulsions. The continuous operation allows the formation of microspheres that are recovered at the bottom of the tower in the form of a water suspension, avoiding coalescence problems and batch-to-batch repeatability, typical of traditional processes. In this work, the packed tower used for SEE-C was characterized from a fluidodynamic point of view: flooding conditions and the allowable density difference were calculated from the experimental data. Then, an active principle (insulin) was tested for its encapsulation in poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) microspheres, starting from a double emulsion: particle size, morphology, and encapsulation efficiency of the produced microdevices were evaluated. Spherical, not collapsed microspheres with a mean diameter between 1.8 μm (SD ± 0.9) and 4.8 μm (SD ± 2.8) and encapsulation efficiencies up to 70% were obtained. The very fast solvent extraction rate did not influence the particle morphology but had a significant effect on the size distribution of the precipitates which were always smaller than the starting droplets. A solvent residue (ethyl acetate) lower than about 600 ppm was obtained in all the experiments performed.


A conventional practice for spaceflight projects is to document scenarios in a monolithic Operations Concept document. Such documents can be hundreds of pages long and may require laborious updates. Software development practice utilizes scenarios in the form of smaller, individual use cases, which a re often structured and managed using UML. We have developed a process and a web-based scenario tool that utilizes a similar philosophy of smaller, more compact scenarios (but avoids the formality of UML). The need for a scenario process and tool became apparent during the authors' work on a large astrophysics mission. It was noted that every phase of the Mission (e.g., formulation, design, verifi cation and validation, and operations) looked back to scen arios to assess completeness of requirements and design. It was also noted that terminology needed to be clarified and structured to assure communicat ion across all levels of the project. Attempts to mana ge, communicate, and evolve scenarios at all levels of a project using conventional tools (e.g., Excel) and methods (Scenario Working Group meetings) were not effective given limitations on budget and staffing. The objective of this paper is to document the sc enario process and tool created to offer projects a low-co st capability to create, communicate, manage, and evolve scenarios throughout project development. The process and tool have the further benefit of allowing the association of requirements with parti cular scenarios, establishing and viewing relations hips between higher‐ and lower-level scenarios, and the ability to place all scenarios in a shared context. The resulting structured set of scenarios is widely vis ible (using a web browser), easily updated, and can be searched according to various criteria including the level (e.g., Project, System, and Team) and Missi on Phase. Scenarios are maintained in a web-accessible environment that provides a structured set of scenario fields and allows for maximum visibility a cross the project. One key aspect is that the tool was built for a scenario process that accounts for stak eholder input, review, comment, and concurrence. By creating well-designed opportunities for stakeholde r input and concurrence and by making the scenario content easily accessible to all project personnel, we maximize the opportunities for stakeholders to both understand and agree on the concepts for how their mission is to be carried out.


Some 10 to 25 percent of all patients with diverticulosis will come down with diverticulitis in the course of their lives. Apart from physical examinations, sonography and--if results are still unclear--computer tomography are seen as the most important diagnostic devices. 75 percent of patients with acute diverticulitis can initially be treated conservatively, and only one in four ever falls ill again with another inflammation. According to those numbers a conservative method is justified when dealt with a primary uncomplicated diverticulitis. If a second attack occurs, should an elective resection be considered. An increased mortality and morbidity exists among young and immunocompromised patients so that elective surgery is recommended already after the first incident.


Voltage gain ratio is a key limitation faced by nonisolated dc–dc converters in practical applications. Low voltage and current stresses, small volume, simple sampling control circuit, low cost, suitability for high power, scalability, and modularization are optimization trends of the dc–dc converter design. To improve the above-mentioned performance, a multiphase high step-up dc–dc converter is proposed, with advantages of high voltage gain, low switching voltage stresses, low switching current stresses, low capacitor voltage stresses, low output voltage ripple, capacitor voltages self-balancing feature, inductor currents self-averaging feature, ease of extension, and being able to be modularized. The topology derivation, comparisons with other high step-up converters, the operating principle, characteristics, and mathematical models of the proposed converter are studied in detail. Finally, a laboratory prototype of the proposed dc–dc converter operating from 400 to 800 W is built and implemented with input being 24 V and output being 400 V. The experimental results verify the feasibility and superiority of the proposed converter. The proposed multiphase high step-up converter is suitable for the applications, such as fuel cells, electric vehicles, energy storage systems, photovoltaic systems, and microgrids.


Correction for 'Efficient polymer light-emitting diodes (PLEDs) based on chiral [Pt(C^N)(N^O)] complexes with near-infrared (NIR) luminescence and circularly polarized (CP) light' by Guorui Fu et al., J. Mater. Chem. C, 2019, 7, 13743–13747.


For an interior permanent magnet synchronous motor (IPMSM) control system, the actual maximum torque per ampere (MTPA) trajectory may deviate from the ideal one with parameter variances, and thus the system may not obtain the maximum torque output. In view of this problem, a novel parameter identification method based on the model reference adaptive system (MRAS) is proposed in this paper. In this method, the deviations of MTPA trajectories with parameter variances are analyzed and evaluated firstly, and then the q-axis inductance and the rotor flux linkage are identified on-line in a full rank MRAS model according to Popov Hyper Stability Theorem. Finally, the feasibility and validity of the designed method are proved through simulation results.


Objective
To explore a scientific and reasonable workload subsidy system and build a dynamic adjustment mechanism.

Methods
With an analysis of literature and financial statement data of general hospitals of Baoshan district, the public hospital financial subsidy model came into being.On such basis, the study measured the subsidy standards of general hospitals of Baoshan District in 2014, and verified the financial capacity of the standards for such hospitals.

Results
The subsidy standard per workload of the hospitals to be made by the district in 2013 was calculated as 39.78 yuan.As the average growth rate of the gap between revenue and expenditure per workload on yearly basis is 14.8%, the subsidy standard by the district in 2014 should be 45.67 yuan.

Conclusion
Fiscal input based on workload subsidy standard makes fiscal funding more efficient.On the other hand, such standard must work together with performance appraisal before it can improve the operating mechanism of public hospitals and put them back on track of public welfare.

Key words:
Public hospitals; Fiscal subsidy; Workload; Subsidy standard; Measurement


PURPOSE: An apparatus and method is provided to decrease the complexity and cost of the apparatus by a flexible mixing chamber formed by the opposing panels of the plastic film itself which encloses the foam cushions made with the apparatus. CONSTITUTION: A protective foam cushion-making apparatus dispenses reactive foam components into an interior space between two panels of plastic film to form protective foam cushions. The apparatus includes a supply of plastic film and a film a driving assembly, such as two pliable rollers. A foam component dispensing assembly is interposed between the film panels and injects reactive foam components into the interior space where they are mixed together to form a mass of expandable foam. The plastic film forms a flexible mixing chamber in the area between the two pliable rollers in which the reactive foam components are mixed together after they are dispensed from the foam dispensing assembly.


The invention as to provide a pitch rotational motion and a simulator that can implement the two degree of freedom rotational motion in the yaw rotation by the simple structure, it is an object. The first rotating body 100, which motion simulator of the present invention, the user and board for implementing them; A second rotating body (200) positioned at a lower portion of the first rotating body (100); A first driving unit (300) for pitching rotation of the first rotating body (100); The first The second driver 400 for the entire 100 and the second rotating body 200 rotates integrally with the yaw; A controller for controlling the rotation of the first driving unit 300 and the second driving unit (400).


The purpose of this paper is to discuss the find of a Byzantine solidus in Guleboda, Almeboda parish, southern Smaland. This coin was found in an area that has never been central in any respect, and where at first sight there hardly seems to have been any Iron Age settlement at all. The purpose of the article is to try to contextualize the find. Other finds from the same site are discussed as well as contemporary gold objects in the region. It is argued that the fact that the coin has been worn as a pendant could imply that it was used as an insignia, perhaps as a token for the wearer's participation in military raids on the Continent.


In this paper, we provide a sufficient condition, in terms of the horizontal gradient of two horizontal velocity components and the gradient of liquid crystal molecular orientation field, for the breakdown of local in time strong solutions to the three‐dimensional incompressible nematic liquid crystal flows. More precisely, let T∗ be the maximal existence time of the local strong solution (u,d), then T∗<+∞ if and only if ∫0T∗∥∇huh∥Ḃp,2p30q+∥∇d∥Ḃ∞,∞02dt=∞with3p+2q=2,32


PURPOSE: A synthetic lumber for a deformation and an anti-skid is provided to prevent from being twisted from contraction according to the drying and the ultraviolet exposure; to control "U" type deformation in the manufacturing process by suppressing the protection of aftershrinkage to the utmost and improving cooling speed of the center inside of the synthetic lumber. CONSTITUTION: The synthetic lumber includes one selected from polyethylene, polypropylene and polyvinyl chloride; a neck department desiccated and crushed from a needle-leaf tree material wood; pigment, lubricant, UV stabilizer and antimicrobial agent. The method of the synthetic lumber includes the steps of forming a plurality of "-" cross-sectional shaped linear type projections, as they have same heights as bottom surface, in the top surface, of forming carved non-slip groove part(20) into the lower part between each linear type projection, of forming clip bonding groove(30) carved to the central side in both side's end point, of forming central side linear type projection into the breadth of 4.0 ~ 4.2 mm, of forming breadth of each linear type projection gradually larger from center to outside over the time and of forming a plurality of 0.5 ~ 2 mm depths transformation resistant groove(40) in the surface of the central side 50 ~ 70mm range of bottom.


In the computation of linear summation of Fourier series, a summation factor is constructed. Therefore the integral operator with the factor converges uniformly on (-∞, +∞) for any f(x)∈C j_ 2π (0jr), and has the best approximation order if the function f(x)∈C j_ 2π , where is an odd natural number.


The famous old doctor of traditional Chinese medicine Yin Huihe has a unique feature of the treatment of ulcerative colitis.He thinks that ulcerative colitis can be broadly discriminated according to the traditional Chinese medicine into "Shire intestinal","Shizi intestinal","Xvruo of spleen and stomach" these three types.He self-made the drafting saying method of clean-up of intestinal,after years of clinical application,the effect is significant.


The SAR antenna system is a core component of the Qilu-1 microsatellite payload. The successful unfolding of the feed source and reflecting surface is the basic prerequisite for the normal operation of the payload. The temperature of the joints connected with them as the primary unfolding criterion are directly related to the success or failure of the antenna system. Therefore, thermal design and thermal reliability analysis are needed. In this paper, the thermal control of the feed source joint is designed and the circuit reliability is analyzed. The key parameters that affect the temperature of the reflecting surface joint are considered and the predicted temperature is simulated. The predicted temperature uncertainty of the reflecting surface joint is calculated, the optimal unfolding stage and thermal reliability are analyzed. The unfolding process of the antenna system is designed and the response times are tested or simulated. Finally, the antenna system unfolded successfully as expected in the orbit. This paper can be used as a reference for the thermal design and reliability analysis of other small SAR antenna systems.


According to the theory of 0-1 programming,this paper presents the model for the problem of logistics distribution centers location.And a new parallel algorithm for the proposed model is given based on objective values sorting and improved PSRS.The tasks of verify solutions have been partitioned and submited to p processors,which verify solutions in parallel.The proposed method have excellent speed up in p.


Abstract HILL (1956) reported that a protein level of 1% for each 90 Calories metabolizable energy (M.E.) was sufficient for high production Leghorns under floor management and fed high energy rations not supplemented with fat. This means that 1440 Calories M.E. per pound of diet should be adequate when high producing Leghorns are fed a diet containing 16% protein. He also reported that an increase in energy level of 150 Calories M.E. per pound of diet resulted in a 10% increase in the efficiency of egg production. Combs (1956) estimated suitable ratios of Calories per pound of productive energy to percent protein in rations for laying chickens as 56-58 at the 90% rate of production, 59-61 at the 70% rate, and 64-66 at the 50% rate. Hence, for birds laying about 200 eggs per year the Calories M.E. percent protein ratio would be about 85:1, and a 16% protein laying diet …


Objectives High dietary fiber may protect against pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). We investigated associations between fiber intake and the risk of PDAC using for the first time 7-day food diaries. Methods Participants in the European Prospective Investigation Into Cancer–Norfolk completed the 7-day food diaries at recruitment. The cohort was followed up for 17 years to identify those who developed PDAC. Participants were divided into quintiles of fiber intake, and hazard ratios (HR) were estimated with their 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Fiber was tested for effect modification of high red and processed meat intake and smoking and the risk of PDAC. Results No significant associations for any quintiles of intake (HR Q5 vs Q1, 1.08; 95% CI, 0.56–2.08) were detected with no trend across quintiles. A high-fiber diet modified positive associations between red and processed meats with the development of PDAC (HR trends, 0.89 [95% CI, 0.47–1.69] and 1.02 [95% CI, 0.55–1.88], respectively) but not those with lower fiber intake. Fiber intake did not modify the risk of PDAC in past and current smokers. Conclusion The findings do not suggest that fiber protects against PDAC, although it may decrease potential deleterious effects of meats.


A series of amorphous polymers of poly(arylenevinylene) copolymers, in which heterocycles (furan, thiophene, selenophene) and dialkoxy phenylenes were alternatingly linked by vinylene unit, was prepared by the Horner−Emmons reaction. Because of high regularity of the polymer microstructure by selective formation of E olefin, the resulting polymers showed good interchain π−π stacking in thin film state despite being amorphous polymers. When the A,B-alternating poly(phenylene thiophene vinylene), in particular with the bis(heptoxy) group, was used as a semiconductor material in an organic thin-film transistor, the best hole mobility up to 0.03 cm2/(V s) was observed, which is one of the highest values recorded from amorphous polymer film. The mobility was even improved to 0.06 cm2/(V s) when the polymer was blended with well-dispersed single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNT). Although this mobility is lower than that from the best crystalline polymers, these amorphous polymers showed advantages such as the devi...


In this paper, we propose the traceability of assets in a permissioned blockchain connected with a permissionless blockchain. We make traceability of assets in the permissioned blockchain be defined and be expressed as a hidden Markov model. There exists no dishonest increase and decrease of assets in this model. The condition is called balance. As we encrypt this model with fully homomorphic encryption and apply the zero knowledge proof of plaintext knowledge, we show that the trace-ability and balance of the permissioned blockchain are able to be proved in zero knowledge to the permissionless blockchain with concealing the asset allocation of the permissioned blockchain.


The scrap rubber powder and the waste plastic compound modified bituminous mixture are used in the first-class highway asphalt concrete pavement. They can not only reduce the environment pollution, but also enhance the operational performance of bituminous pavement. It has the economical, social and the environment three aspect remarkable benefit. This article uses the appraisal system of the rubber asphalt to test the compound modified asphalt performance with the different rubber powder quantity and the waste plastic quantity in different mixture temperature and the time. By text, we can determine the best quantity of the waste plastic.


Objective:To investigate the relationship between coagulation function,platelet(PLT)counting and tumor infiltration,the clinical stage and metastasis status in gastric cancer patients.Methods:A total of 229 patients with gastric cancer were included in the study,with 53 cases in stageⅠof TNM classification,45 cases in stage Ⅱ,116 cases in stage Ⅲ,15 cases in stage Ⅳ.According the depth of tumor infiltration,there were 36 cases of early gastric cancer and 193 cases of advanced gastric cancer.There were 73 cases without metastasis and 156 cases with metastasis.Fifty heathy volunteers were set as the control group.The prothrombin time(PT),activated partial thromboplastin time(APTT),thrombin time(TT),fibrinogen(FIB),antithrombase(AT)-Ⅲ and PLT were detected.Results:FIB,AT-Ⅲ and PLT were significantly higher in the group with gastric cancer than in the control group(P 0.05 or P 0.01).Along with the progression of tumor infiltration,the Levels of FIB and PLT became gradually higher.PT were obviously shorten in gastric cancer patients without metastasis than in control group(P 0.05).FIB and PLT were significantly higher in group with metastasis than in group without metastasis and the normal group(P 0.01).Conclusion:The patients with gastric cancer are usually accompanied with disorder of coagulation and fibrinolytic systems.FIB and PLT significantly increasing associated with tumor infiltration,lymphatic and distal metastasis of cancer cells.Therefore,monitoring the coagulation indexes could be a useful way to diagnose and predict clinical stage of gastric cancer.


Eugene F. Rivers III is a lot of things, but timid isn't one of them. "Thirty years after passage of the Civil Rights and Voting Rights Acts, more black people are incarcerated in domestic death camps than in the time of Jim Crow," he says. "We have 8,000 black elected officials, yet we have more black unemployment, more black criminality, than when there were 300. What, in these circumstances, does freedom mean? Maybe we have to go back to the Church Fathers and St. Augustine and ask what it means for man to be free." At 44, Reverend Rivers has a resume that includes ordained Pentecostal minister, urban missionary, former gang member, social agitator, and philosophical gadfly. Rivers has attracted about 30 people--mostly middle-class professionals--to form the Azusa Christian Community, an outreach and revitalization effort in the Four Comers Area of Dorchester, one of Boston's poorest and most dangerous neighborhoods. He has become the Socrates of black Boston, challenging the black political and church leadership for being too materialistic, too power-hungry, and, above all, too secular. In the meantime, he is persuading other black pastors to join him in a new crusade for freedom--not from the bigots and the Ku Klux Klan, but from the materialism and spiritual despair that he says are destroying the African-American soul. Rivers is a man rich in apparent contradictions: A one-time gang member, he went on to attend Harvard; drawn to the emotionalism and spiritual power of the Pentecostal faith, he places a premium on the life of the mind; son of a Nation of Islam disciple, he repudiates the central tenets and tactics of the movement; a conservative in his theology, he moves most comfortably among the political Left. Rivers is, indeed, a man of the Christian left. He rails against large concentrations of private wealth and an "international marketplace that is leaving millions of African Americans behind, unable to compete in the global capitalist economy." He decries Ronald Reagan's "domestic war against the poor," and attacks capitalism for its glorification of consumption and stimulation of "artificial appetites." Other than Jesus Christ and St. Augustine, Rivers says his greatest philosophical influences are the left-wing theoreticians Herbert Marcuse and Noam Chomsky. He named his children after Malcolm X and Sojourner Truth. He is a fellow at the Center for Values and Public Life at the leftist Harvard Divinity School. He is personally close to many of the icons of the African-American Left--among them Cornel West, Alvin Poussaint, and Marion Wright Edelman of the Children's Defense Fund. This same man of the Left, however, uses the class analysis of the left to criticize and challenge the leadership of black America. He ridicules the black middle class for its "bourgeois obsessions": a suburban lifestyle, Martha's Vineyard vacations, private schools, swanky parties. He faults black elites for using the language of the civil rights movement while "abandoning their leadership responsibilities for helping the black poor." Even churches are part of the problem, he recently told the Boston Globe. "If the black church leadership is just as hedonistic as any young black male running the streets, then there's no reason for young people to heed their authority." He chides his left-wing friends for their fixation with income redistribution schemes, such as a graduated income tax. "I say, let's have graduated tithing. Let's see you get directly involved in helping the poor. Or at least use some of that second vacation money to help programs that are working with kids in the community." PLANTING COMMUNITY ROOTS Anyone who knows Rivers knows he's not just sermonizing. Typical of members of his Azusa Christian Community is that they serve--and often live--in the crime-plagued North Dorchester section of Boston. Their numbers include graduates or students from Harvard, Yale, and MIT. …


This paper presents a novel fault tolerant control system for Hall Effect position sensors failure of permanent magnet brushless DC (BLDC) motor in a closed loop control scheme. The proposed system is capable to detect and identify the Hall Effect sensors breakdown based on sensors signals and Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT) analysis of the measured line voltages of motor. In this paper behavior of BLDC motor is studied for Hall Effect sensors breakdown through simulation model. BLDC motor simulation model were validated first by experimental data under no fault condition. Analyzing the simulation results of the various sensor breakdowns leads to develop an expert system for Hall Effect sensors failure diagnosis in BLDC motor. A simple method is presented to generate the commutation signal of faulty Hall Effect sensor to maintain the proper operation of BLDC motor after fault occurrence. The proposed fault tolerant control system does not need massive computational efforts and can be implemented as a subroutine in the main control program of the BLDC motor. The simulation results show correct performance of the proposed fault tolerant control system.


Harvesting energy from RF signals is a relevant strategy to power ultra-low voltage (ULV) devices. This article presents an RF-EH system with a varactor-based adaptive impedance matching approach to improve the energy conversion from RF-EH to devices without battery. The proposed circuit was designed on a 65-nm CMOS process and is able to generate a stable supply voltage of 0.4 V from a frequency of 915 MHz while reaching a sensitivity of −18.7 dBm and power conversion efficiency of 58.5% in the target operation.


Attributed graph clustering is a fundamental yet challenging task for graph analysis, which is of significance in the real world. Recently, graph contrastive learning have demonstrated excellent performance on clustering task. However, we observe that existing methods have the following three defects: a) an end-to-end graph clustering framework based on contrastive clustering has not yet been implemented, b) they require a pretext task to obtain initial labels, c) and most methods lack a specific loss function for clustering processes. To address above issues, we innovatively propose Attributed Graph Contrastive Clustering (AGCC), which is a novel self-supervised attributed graph clustering framework. AGCC can directly produce a clustering assignment matrix without calculating target distribution matrix. Specifically, in our method, an effective module based on contrastive graph representation learning is being leveraged to extract node embeddings by node features and topological structure. In the phase of data augmentation, the module can adaptively mask node features and drops edges. Meanwhile, another reliable contrastive clustering module generates clustering results through contrasting the representation of each cluster. Comprehensive empirical analysis, compared with various types of classic and deep methods, demonstrates the efficacy and the scalability of the proposed method.


The present invention discloses a system and method for balancing a motor vehicle battery. The battery of the type comprising a plurality of power storage units. The system comprises a thermoelectric device and a controller. Thermal and thermoelectric device receiving thermal energy into electrical energy. The controller in the storage unit based on the respective sub-combinations of the charge amount of the battery to be charged in the power storage unit is determined. Further, the power distribution controller to each sub-combination storage unit, to balance the vehicle battery.


The purpose of this study was to evaluate effectiveness of rich and basic instruction to incidental exposure of target words with first-grade students within the context of repeated shared storybook reading. Participants were 224 first-grade students, randomly assigned to a condition by classroom, from three elementary schools that serve large numbers of students at-risk for experiencing reading difficulties. All three conditions received large group instruction of the storybook intervention in three 20–30 minute sessions over the course of one week. Results indicated that rich instruction was superior to both basic and incidental exposure across all taught measures. These results were maintained at delayed post-test three weeks following the conclusion of the intervention. Implications are discussed in relation to a three-step approach to vocabulary instruction.


To answer a query, the Web server (a custom package called gws) queries index servers, document servers (cached pages), and ad servers, in parallel, and keeps trying until it gets a response. Each query may involve a dozen or more servers, using whichever reply comes in the fastest (the average query time is .23 seconds). Before the query reaches a Web server, however, it passes several load balancers, both global and local, which use various methods (including round-robin and least connections) to choose which servers to query.


e13032 Background: Intracellular molecular pathways (IMPs) control all major events in the living cell. They are considered hotspots in contemporary oncology because knowledge of IMPs activation is essential for understanding mechanisms of molecular pathogenesis in oncology. Profiling IMPs requires RNA-seq data for tumors and for a collection of reference normal tissues. However, there is a shortage now in such profiles for normal tissues from healthy human donors, uniformly profiled in a single series of experiments. Access to the largest dataset of normal profiles GTEx is only partly available through the dbGaP. In TCGA database, norms are adjacent to surgically removed tumors and may be affected by tumor-linked growth factors, inflammation and altered vascularization. ENCODE datasets were for the autopsies of normal tissues, but they can't form statistically significant reference groups. Methods: Tissue samples representing 20 organs were taken from post-mortal human healthy donors killed in road accidents no later than 36 hours after death, blood samples were taken from healthy volunteers. Gene expression was profiled in RNA-seq experiments using the same reagents, equipment and protocols. Bioinformatic algorithms for IMP analysis were developed and validated using experimental and public gene expression datasets. Results: From original sequencing data we constructed the biggest fully open reference expression database of normal human tissues including 465 profiles termed Oncobox Atlas of Normal Tissue Expression (ANTE, original data: GSE120795). We next developed a method termed Oncobox for interrogating activation of IMPs in human cancers. It includes modules of expression data harmonization and comparison and an algorithm for automatic annotation of molecular pathways. The Oncobox system enables accurate scoring of thousands molecular pathways using RNA-seq data. Oncobox pathway analysis is also applicable for quantitative proteomics and microRNA data in oncology. Conclusions: The Oncobox system can be used for a plethora of applications in cancer research including finding differentially regulated genes and IMPs, and for discovery of new pathway-related diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers.


CHILD WELFARE as one understands today is a nebulous concept. It includes health services such as pre-natal, post-natal care, immunisation, food, housing. It also includes educational services such as pre-primary school, primary school and a host of other subjects such as science education, decentralisation of education, etc. It also implements in the field of welfare which includes services for normal children such as recreation, day care centres, creche and at the same time includes services for special groups such as destitute children, delinquent children, handicapped children, orphans, etc. The concept of child welfare cannot be reviewed without thinking of child welfare policy, legislation for children, legislation regarding child labour, administrative machinery and the service delivery systems. Though the subject of child welfare is serviced by various departments such as health, social welfare, education, home, etc., at the federal level, we may find a similar fragmentation at the State level. In addition to these implementing agencies, governmental agencies such as the Planning Commission and the quasi-government agencies such as the Central Social Welfare Board and zilla parishads are involved in implementation and administration of child welfare. In addition, non-governmental organisations such as the Indian Council of Child Welfare, the Indian Council of Social Welfare, etc., are also involved in the programmes as well as the implementing of child welfare services. Before we consider this subject further it may be appropriate to identify the critical areas of child welfare.


In a new approach to noninvasively diagnose coronary artery disease (CAD), auditory correlates attributed to blood flow turbulence have been identified. The added frequency components associated with turbulence have been detected in diseased patients by spectral estimation of diastolic heart sound recordings made on the surface of the chest. Here we investigate the dynamics of the underlying physical process by applying dimensional analysis techniques to isolated diastolic heart sound recordings in normal and diseased patients. Preliminary results indicate a strange attractor exists in the diastolic heart sounds of diseased subjects.


Background:
 Despite taking initiatives to be sustainable, health care systems continue to underachieve their potential and produce exorbitant amounts of waste. We examined the personal sustainability practices of healthcare workers, contrasting their behavior at work with that at home, since the actions of people ultimately determine the effectiveness of sustainability campaigns.

 Methods:
 We gave 52 full-time employees of the University of Michigan Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories an anonymous online survey pertaining to sustainability practices at home and work. Paired t-tests were used to compare parallel questions about recycling and energy saving habits between work and home and the Wilcoxon Mann Whitney test was used to examine demographic trends.

 Results:
 Participant sustainability habits at home consistently scored lower means, indicating a higher degree of sustainability engagement, than at work_except for the recycling of bottles, containers, and paper products, which showed no significant difference, and the use of motion sensor power strips. Physicians were found to engage in energy saving habits at home significantly less than non-physician employees (mean score, 2.7 versus 2.1; p = .0014) but otherwise, no other demographic varied significantly.

 Conclusion:
 Healthcare employees have the personal mindset to be sustainable, but the workplace offers fewer opportunities to do so than their own homes. Healthcare systems may improve sustainability by better designing care processes to maximize recycling and minimize waste, and fostering the personal responsibility for sustainability that is found in the home environment by emulating the sustainability opportunities at home.


Pharmacies are shops that sell and mix medicines based on doctors' prescriptions and trade medical goods. Apart from being a business actor, the pharmacy also plays a role in providing health services that are easily accessible to the public. The problem that often occurs in pharmacies selling drugs is that they are less than optimal in service to consumers. The habit of consumers buying more than one type of drug makes pharmacy staff slow in providing the drug due to the inaccurate layout of the drug. The FP-Growth method in Data Mining is a method that can provide a solution in determining drug sales patterns at pharmacies. The FP-Growth method is a method used in determining the data set that occurs most frequently together (Frequent Itemset). The research objective was to determine drug sales patterns based on drug sales transaction data so that drug layouts could be determined. This research was conducted at the Pharmacy at the Pratama Sehati Husada Clinic in Medan with drug sales transaction data from November 2021 to December 2021. The results of applying the FP-Growth method with a value of ≥ 15% as a minimum support and a value of ≥ 15% as a minimum confidence, a pattern of drug sales in pairs. The application of Data Mining with the FP-Growth method has been implemented at the Pharmacy at the Pratama Sehati Husada Clinic with the desired goals with the final result in the form of a report on the results of determining drug sales patterns.


Based on new solution of active harmonic filters for power system and the principle of adaptive control,DSP-TMS320F2812 is used as the core of the intelligent control system.The system collects grid signals for testing,data processing and computing to get relevant high harmonics information and output control signals to intelligent power module(IPM),so that the array of active power filter(APF) can be controlled to compensate the harmonics,so as to ameliorate power quality.Meanwhile,the relative information can be real-time displayed on LCD.This system shows good performance not only in the theoretical simulation,but also in the real power quality compensation of the electric power system.


The competition of product positioning strategy is discussed between the market competitors, by the analysismethod of game theory. It draws the conclusion that the enterprises will have more advantage on the product's price, marketsales volume and profits than that of non-green product, and obtains the market leader's competition position, if they take thelead in producing green product on their own initiative.


Abstract : With the rapid growth in Central Sterilization Room (CSR) Services, there has been an increase emphasis on the organization and management of the CSR. While the initial emphasis was placed on cost savings and Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals standards, there is an increasing emphasis on management control and accountability within the CSR. This paper examines a CSR operation within a Naval Regional Medical Center, evaluates the current system and develops alternatives for improving management control and accountability. Keywords: Health services; Hospitals; Administration and Management; Theses.


Detailed Planning is wholly and synthetic one on land use, urban infrastructure and building
structure through embodying urban planning of certain area in urban planning level. Detailed
planning proposals, which was analyzed thourgh case study, however, have following problems
found in existing urban planning system. Those problems are as follows.(i)Adoption of
redevelopment method due to the lack of analysis on area characteristics,(ii)Lack of planning on
urban planning facilities,(iii)Lack of examination of indivisual building activities and development
procedure and standard about non-official community facilities, and (iv)Property of public areas and
impracticality of incentive. To solve above problems, following conditions are necessary;
(i)Architectural and synthetic approach to target areas, and positive control indicator establishment,
(ii)Analysis on indivisual building activities, and adoption of alternative plan,(iii)Application of
synthetic solution and practical incentive, and (iv)Development plan in stages and planned
alternative development plan.


There is described a method to provide a Targot from a tissue-compatible bioactive glass composition and the certificate issued to the surrounding surface of the mold body with a layer of the target material. The method allows the application to temperature-sensitive moldings which had so far escaped such a procedure. The coated surface of implanted molded bodies / housings has the potential to bond with living soft tissue or to grown. Therefore, thus coated, and subcutaneous / transcutaneously implanted are molded body / housing for the diagnosis and therapy, if the intended substance was introduced into it before. It can also be installed an electronic device but possible with the so localization and identification of the wearer ist.0


Dairy sector is one of the fastest growing sectors in the world with little global contributions from African countries and from Nigeria in particular. This study modelled and forecast diary milk production in Iwo and its environs using different variants of Autoregressive Moving Average (ARMA) models. Data used in this study comprised the daily milk production in Iwo and environs between 26th May, 2021 and 31st May, 2022 as obtained from Bowen University milk collection centre in Iwo, Nigeria. Sstationary was examined using the ADF test and p-value of. 0020 indicating the data is stationary at level (p<.05). Preliminary result indicates that milk production in the study area was as it peak in June, 2021 with 295 litres and the least value was obtained in September, 2021 with average of 63.95 litres in 2021 and 64.93 litres in 2022 respectively. There was no significant difference in litres of milk produced between these two years (p>.05). Four ARMA models, ARMA(1,1), ARMA(1,2), ARMA(2,1) and ARMA(2,2) were identified as tentative models with BIC values of 7.528, 7.550, 7.549 and 7.570 respectively. The four tentative models satisfied model diagnostic checking (p>0.05) and ARMA (1,1) gave the lowest value of Root Mean Square Error. Hence, ARMA(1,1) was adjudged as the best forecasting model among the competing models. Result of 30 days forecast shows that there will be a consistent steady increase in milk production within a range of 38 litres to 55 litres per day.


This article considers current development problems for Fortran translators for the El`brus 3-1 system, which has an MPP architecture (Modular Pipeline Processor): source language, translation scheme, vectorization facilities, and generation of object code. The compiler was developed on the El`brus 2 in an instrumented environment. 12 refs., 2 figs., 1 tab.


In this study, we have investigated electrical and mechanical properties of semiconducting materials for power cable caused by CNT. Specimens were made of sheet form with the four of specimens for measurement. Volume resistivity of specimens was measured by volume resistivity meter after 10 minutes in the pre-heated oven of both 23± 1 [℃] and 90± 1 [℃]. And stress-strain of specimens was measured by TENSOMETER 2000. A speed of measurement was 200[㎜/min], ranges of stress and strain were 400[Kgf/Cm2] and 600[%]. From this experimental results, the volume resistivity had different properties because of PTC/NTC tendency at between 23[℃] and 90[℃]. Also volume resistivity was low by increasing the content of CNT. It means that a small amount of CNT has a excellent electrical properties. And stress was increased, while strain was decreased by increasing the content of CNT. Thus, we could know that a small amount of CNT has a excellent electrical and mechanical properties.


Numerous studies conducted in different countries have revealed a direct link between the level of personnel competence and innovation performance of the company, which may be expressed in a practical ability to effectively apply knowledge and skills in solving professional problems. However, analysis of the tasks set out in the framework of a new paradigm 'Management 2.0' leads to the conclusion that the question of the development of new models of competencies that can bring the modern enterprise management to a new level remains open. The article discusses the relevance of the forming document support competence in future managers and the need to improve vocational training of students in Russian universities. The scientific objective of this study is to justify the process of forming document support competence in vocational training of students in universities on the basis of the developed and tested model of forming document support competence. As a hypothesis, the study examines the assumption that the effective formation of document approach competence of graduates will be achieved through implementation in the learning process of students of a specialized training course in conjunction with a complex of pedagogical conditions of effective formation of document support competence.


Agricultural operations and livestock production are among the important economic activities for Turkey. But the great majority of energy demand of the agricultural enterprises is still supplied by conventional energy sources. The environment friendly biogas production which reduces the production costs in agricultural enterprises, is becoming more and more important. Animal manure, energy plants and agricultural organic wastes can be used as sources of biogas in the farms. The aim of this study was to determine the biogas production potential of Bursa for the period of 2008-2014. Chicken waste biogas potential production in 2008 took the first place with 54.612 dam3 and the total potential of biogas in 2014 increased to 129.106 dam3 by 33% compared to 2008. The amount of biogas in the case of 50% and 25% use of the theoretical biogas potential were calculated to be 64.553 and 32.276 dam3 in 2014, respectively. The heat and electrical energy equivalents of the biogas were found to be 2.788 TJ and 271 GWhe, respectively. In the other two scenarios, i,e. for 50% and 25% use of the theoretical biogas potential, heat and electric power values were determined proportionally.


Long shoots-equivalent to and potential female strobili from a 17 year old flowering and 6 year old non-flowering trees of Pinus caribaea Morelet were extracted, isolated and identified for activity of various polar and non-polar GAs. It was found that total GA actIvity in long shoots of flowering tree was 1.5 times higher than the long shoots of non-flowering tree.


The strength of a country can be interpreted to align with its independence and capability of a defense industry so that its defense industry can be strong enough to maintain the existence of a country. The capability of the defense industry is also influenced by the direction of government policy, as is the vision and mission of the Ministry of Defense which is committed to improving the defense industry, one of which is PT. PAL, which is engaged in the maritime sector in shipbuilding and maintenance. To realize the government's vision and mission, PT. PAL felt the need to provide more exploration in developing its warship division. In developing the warship division, a special strategy is needed to achieve the PT. PAL desired target. This study aims to determine the strategy for the development of the warship division at PT. PAL. This study uses a descriptive analysis method with a qualitative approach. The study was conducted in the Warship Division of PT. PAL which is located at Ujung Street in Surabaya. Sources of data in this study are informants and documents. The data collection technique is triangulation. The results showed that the strategy used was a differentiation strategy and a focus strategy with breakthrough steps including implementation of front-end back-end mechanisms in business development, project financing to optimize production facilities, increasing productivity through the implementation of the Full Block Outfitting System (FSOB), optimization of production equipment, the productivity of measurement center, the productivity of welding center, quality policies and other policies that lead to the implementation of Good Corporate Governance practices at PT. PAL.


This article provides new perspectives on navigating complex social identity in the letter to Philemon by means of the heuristic use of social identity complexity theory (SICT) in combination with socio-rhetorical analysis (SRA). The application of SICT as a heuristic tool in New Testament (NT) studies is relatively new, but it is positioned within the novel research being carried out on social identity theory in the NT. Contribution: This article wants to make a new contribution by illustrating how SICT can help us to think in more nuanced ways about nested identity(s) in Philemon.


I t has been demonstrated in both mammalian and amphibian proximal tubule cells with the patch-clamp and microelectrode techniques that the inwardly rectifying pH-sensitive and ATP-regulated K 1 channel with a conductance of about 50 pS mediate the membrane potential of proximal tubule cells [1–3]. We have demonstrated that in cultured opossum kidney proximal tubule (OKP) cells, the inwardly rectifying pH-sensitive K 1 channel with a conductance of about 70–90 pS is regulated by ATP, protein kinase A (PKA), and inhibited by Ba 2 1 or glybenclamide, a specific inhibitor of sulfonylurea receptor [4–6]. Be-sides electrophysiological studies, the cloning and re-constitution studies demonstrated that ATP-sensitive K 1 channels are heteromultimers of inwardly rectifying K 1 channel subunits (Kir6.x) and sulfonylurea re-ceptors (SUR) [7]. Moreover, it has also been indicated with the histochemical studies of the inwardly rectifying ATP-sensitive K 1 channel (Kir6.1) that Kir6.1 with a conductance of 70 pS is ubiquitously Abstract: The effect of intracellular Ca 2 1 on the activity of the inwardly rectifying ATP-regu-lated K 1 channel with an inward conductance of about 90 pS was examined by using the patch-clamp technique in opossum kidney proximal tubule (OKP) cells. The activity of the inwardly rectifying K 1 channel rapidly declined with an application of ionomycin (1 m M ) in the presence of 10 2 6 M Ca 2 1 in cell-attached patches. The application of 10 m M phorbor-12-myristate-acetate


ABSTRACT The ellipsoidal-Fokker–Planck (ES-FP) model is proposed recently to obtain the correct Prandtl number in the numerical simulation of rarefied gas flows, which also satisfies the same properties as the Boltzmann equation, such as the H-theorem and the conservation laws of the mass, momentum, and energy. In this paper, we consider the Cauchy problem for this ES-FP equation in , and prove the global existence of the unique solution and establish its algebraic time convergence rate to the equilibrium state.


The 71 papers are grouped as follows: Chapter 1: Materials Science and Technologies Chapter 2: Nanomaterials and Technologies Chapter 3: Metal Materials and Alloys Chapter 4: Polymer Materials Chapter 5: Composites and Construction Materials Chapter 6: Physical Properties of Materials.


Under the framework of introducing the concept of absorptive capacity and assuming that the potential manufacturers who get new technology can achieve self-improvement,this paper studies the impact of absorptive capacity on the timing of the adoption of new technology.We construct a two-period asymmetric duopoly model.The model has two kinds of equilibriums: separating equilibrium and pooling equilibrium.In separating equilibrium,manufacturers who have higher absorptive capacity delay adopting the new technology as followers,meanwhile,manufacturers who have lower absorptive capacity adopt the new technology as leaders.Therefore,the outcome of pooling equilibrium is the preemption equilibrium or the waiting equilibrium.The mix equilibrium result is coming into equilibrium and waiting for equilibrium.In addition,the nature of external knowledge has an important effect on the adoption of the new technology.


In this paper results of the complex analysis of surface air temperature tendencies investigations at the Ukrainian Antarctic Akademik Vernadsky station are represented. Antarctica is a region that has a high rate of surface air temperature increase. The Antarctic Peninsula has experienced particularly fast warming, which has the highest temperature rise in the Southern Hemisphere. Therefore, in Antarctica, the study of surface air temperature change is important.
The Ukrainian Antarctic Akademik Vernadsky station is located on Galindez Island near the Antarctic Peninsula. Investigation of the surface air temperature is especially relevant to the Akademik Vernadsky station, because it has difficult conditions for its formation. The research goal is the estimation of tendencies, homogeneity and stationarity of the annual and mean monthly values of surface air temperature at the Ukrainian Antarctic Akademik Vernadsky station based on a combined approach with the use of several statistical and graphical methods. The use of various statistical methods that differ in characteristics (sensitivity to the law of distribution, autocorrelation, etc.) allows obtaining more reliable estimates. Graphic methods give an opportunity to analyze the tendencies over time and its change periods, the cyclical fluctuations and their characteristics (phases of increase and decrease, their duration, synchronicity, in-phase). Therefore, 4 statistical tests (standard normal Alexandersson test, Buishand test, Pettitt test, von Neumann relation) and 2 graphical methods (mass curve and residual mass curve) were used in the study.
At the Ukrainian Antarctic Akademik Vernadsky station, the observation series of the mean annual air temperature are quasi-homogeneous and quasi-stationary, as it has only a cooling phase and a warming phase of long-term cyclical fluctuations, which are also unfinished. The transition from the cooling phase to the warming phase took place in 1982. Tendencies in mean monthly air temperatures are similar to tendencies in mean annual temperatures. The differences are only for some months, namely, for the period from September to December.


Investigation on friction coefficient under high pressure such as cold forging was carried out by pin-on-disk test. Pin specimens were made of chromium-molybdenum steel SCM415 as work material and disk specimens were made of four kinds of high speed tool steels and cemented carbide as die materials. Nominal stresses of 1000 to 167N/mm 2 were loaded on the sliding surface of pin. The surface of the disk specimens was finished by #240, #800 emery papers or lapping. Friction coefficient of #800 polished disk showed lower value than that of mirror finished one. PVD treatments had good effect of low seizure properties. Especially, DLC treatment was free from seizure. The friction coefficient of P/M high-speed tool steel H which contains appropriate dispersed carbide was lower than that of homogeneous microstructure AISI S7. This paper reports the friction coefficient relative to combination of materials, surface finish, surface treatment and load of specimens.


In the November 15, 2009 edition of Transplantation, Sadeghi et al. (1) report the urinary cytokine profile of renal transplant recipients with and without urinary excretion of BK virus (BKV). The convenience of urinary testing to identify the biomarkers of disease, especially in the urinary tract, is an exciting area of study and may provide an important systems level assessment of the impact of various perturbations in the host, including virus reactivation. Nonetheless, this emerging area of research requires stringent attention to the plethora of factors that can influence the presence of particular biomarkers in the urine. Several important analyses and limitations that may influence the conclusions of the study are not discussed in the article. First, we believe that the hydration status of the subjects should be more strictly accounted in the analysis of urine cytokine concentrations, as reported previously by several authors (2,3). Normalization of the cytokine concentration by the urinary creatinine concentration is one method that could be used. Although the authors report summary data for the urine creatinine concentrations in the renal transplant recipients, they fail to do so for the healthy controls, and they fail to use the data for normalization of individual subjects' cytokine concentrations. The standard deviation of 50% for urine creatinine concentrations suggests that the normalization of the cytokine concentrations could alter the conclusions of the study. Second, among the factors that may influence urine cytokine concentrations, the presence of other viruses is an important aspect to consider. At a minimum, the presence of JC virus and cytomegalovirus in the urine specimens should be reported and considered in the final analysis. These two viruses are commonly found in the urine of renal transplant recipients and, as for BKV, may elicit an inflammatory response detectable in the urine. Third, the testing of only one specimen per subject prohibits making conclusive evaluations about the relationship between BKV viral load and particular cytokines. The host factors such as ethnicity can influence the nature of inflammatory responses (4). As such, serial testing of specimens from individual subjects is necessary to adequately control for the great diversity of host immunogenetic factors. Urinary biomarkers are an important consideration for future clinical studies, as they may prove to have diagnostic or prognostic value. However, it is clear that several critical issues need to be addressed before the techniques are appropriate for general use. We hope that the authors can provide the analyses we suggest, so that the conclusions of this article are strengthened, and more robust exploration can be the standard in future studies. John A. Vanchiere Adrian M. Casillas Department of Pediatrics Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport, LA


Abstract: For many members of the Somali diaspora, the fear of fading memories places a sense of urgency on them to keep these stories of their homeland alive. The great African novelist Ben Okri once said, "to poison a nation, poison its stories". Stories have the ability to harm or heal societies. Oftentimes, it is simply exclusion from the main narrative that can greatly harm or marginalize a group of people. This paper examines the use of memory in the reconstruction of a once cosmopolitan city by the Somali diaspora around the world through the Memories of Mogadishu initiative. The film by the same title is a short documentary made by the author, in which she interviews nine members of the Somali diaspora currently residing in Canada. Ultimately, this project and this paper reveal the realities of how post-conflict societies, and individuals within them, reconstruct and reconcile their memories, in this case of their former home of Mogadishu, Somalia. This paper analyses the nine interviews and is divided into the followAsha Siad* Documentary Filmmaker and Researcher, Canada https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8222-7633


Abstract Communities have been exposed to the complications and problems caused by COVID‐19 disease, which has had various and complex effects on general health. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between anxiety, anger, mindfulness, and general health in the general population during the COVID‐19 outbreak in Iran. This cross‐sectional study was performed on 456 participants from September 2020 to April 2021. For data collection, Demographic Characteristics Form, General Health Questionnaire, Freiburg Mindfulness Inventory‐Short Form, The trait anxiety section of the State‐Trait Anxiety Inventory, The State‐Trait Anger Expression Inventory‐2 were used. General health was positively correlated with anxiety and anger and negatively correlated with mindfulness. Anxiety was positively correlated with anger and negatively correlated with mindfulness. No significant correlation was found between anger and mindfulness. Based on the multiple regression model, anxiety, anger and a family member infected with COVID‐19 were the predictors of general health (p < 0.001). Given that anxiety, anger, and family members infected with COVID‐19 are all predictors of public health, it is suggested that psychological programs and interventions be designed to reduce anxiety and anger, as well as to support family members infected with COVID‐19, to promote general health.


Aminoacetonitrilehydrogensulfate was reacted with aldehydes to give the schiff bases 3. The latter were reacted with dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate to afford the pyridine derivative 4, which reacted with hydrazine hydrate and aromatic amine respectively to give pyridopyridazine and pyrrolopyridine. The antimicrobial activity of the prepared compounds was tested.


The presence of antibiotics in wastewater discharged to the waterbody has negative effects. The antibiotics can induce bacteria to be persistent. Hence, efforts to limit the concentration of antibiotics in wastewater are required. In this work, the removal of antibiotics was performed by adsorption using nanoporous carbon in the form of a monolith. The carbon monolith was prepared by pyrolysis of templated resorcinol formaldehyde polymer at 600°C and 800°C. The material was characterized systematically by scanning electron microscopy and an N2-sorption analyzer. As a comparison, commercial carbon of coconut shell-derived was also employed in the study. The characterization showed that porous carbon monolith has a high specific surface area up to 594 m2/g. In the adsorption test, the results indicated that carbon monolith was better at adsorbing antibiotics compared to the commercial one.