The intensified developments of the vegetable-based metalworking fluids have been growing rapidly due to the environmental and health issue of the utilization of the mineral based oil. The vegetable oils are a great potential substitution of the mineral based oil which has been explored in recent years due to their high biodegradability, renewability and low toxicity in comparable with mineral oil. Non-edible vegetable oil had attracted an attention of the researches in contrast with edible oil which significantly compete with the human food supply. The main focus of this study was to evaluate a new formulation of vegetable-based nanofluid from chemically modified jatropha oil (MJO) blended with hexagonal boron nitride (hBN), graphene and copper oxide (CuO) nanoparticles at 0.05 wt.% concentration. The physicochemical testing was carried out in term of kinematic viscosity, viscosity index and flash point and was compare with commercial synthetic ester (SE). The analysis of MJO mixed with nanoparticles in the perspective of it tribological has been performed through a four ball tribo testing to determine the coefficient of friction, mean wear scar diameter, friction torque, surface roughness and volume wear rate. The results showed that the tribological performance the MJO+0.05wt.% CuO exhibit lowest value in of coefficient of friction and friction torque followed by MJO+0.05wt.% graphene, MJO+0.05wt.% hBN and SE. Nevertheless, the MJO+0.05wt.% graphene and MJO+0.05wt.% hBN provided the significant improvement by providing the lowest value of the mean wear scar diameter and surface roughness respectively. It concluded that the modified jatropha oil enriched with nanoparticles had a great improvement on their tribological performance, hence it's a highly potential substitution of the SE for machining process.


Abstract The expansion of the railway system in Sweden during the later part of the 19 th century resulted in a new state of competition as regards the field of transport. Prior to this time, navigation had offered the best means of transport, at least for longer distances, due to the existence of Sweden's long coast line, navigable lakes and canals. Another means of transport was the horse-drawn cart which, however, was restricted to roads of often rather poor condition.


Cumin of many nutritional characteristics and physiological functions was combined with the traditional condiment oil production technology to develop a new kind of condiment oil. Orthogonal experimental design method was used to obtain the optimum cold dish condiment oil and formula,and the optimum condition was obtained as follows: temperature 60℃,cumin powder 10 g,ginger7 g,garlic 5 g,pepper 6 g,ma pepper 3 g and the extraction time 20 min. Under this condition,the physical,chemical and microbial indicators were determined.


Background and aims: Smoking tobacco has opposite effects on the different forms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). It predisposes to the development of Crohn's disease (CD) yet is associated with a reduced incidence of ulcerative colitis (UC). We have studied sib pairs discordant for both smoking and IBD phenotype (UC or CD) to investigate whether smoking determines the type of IBD that develops in individuals with very similar genetic susceptibility. Patients: Smoking habits and disease characteristics were analysed in 242 IBD pedigrees (658 patients). Within this group there were 339 affected sibling pairs of whom 89 were discordant for smoking when diagnosed. Results: Smoking at diagnosis was associated with development of CD (odds ratio (OR) 3.55; 95% confidence limits 2.50–5.02; p<0.001) in all of the familial patients, with increases when analysed for ileocaecal disease, fibrostenosis, and intestinal resection. Smokers were also protected from UC (OR 0.28; 0.2–0.4; p<0.001). Of 89 sibling pairs discordant for smoking at diagnosis, 23 were also discordant for disease type—in 21 of these, CD occurred in the smoker and UC in the non-smoker (OR 10.5; 2.6–92; p<0.0001). Conclusions: Smoking is a strong environmental risk factor for Crohn's disease and increases the likelihood of needing surgery. However, sib pairs who are discordant for both smoking and IBD type almost always show CD in the smoker and UC in the non-smoker, and so in some cases tobacco consumption acts on IBD genetic predisposition to shift the phenotype from UC towards CD. The explanation of part of the apparent "protective" effect of smoking on sporadic UC may be that the form of IBD that develops in a proportion of smokers is not UC but CD.


Total auricular reconstruction with autogenous tissue remains one of the greatest technical challenges for reconstructive plastic surgeons because of the ear's complex morphology with delicately convoluted cartilages and very thin skin. In a successfully created ear, a natural three-dimensional illusion visualized from the patient's profile, frontal, and posterior views is crucial. Accordingly ear framework should have adequate lateral aspect as well as suitable frontal aspect even before being lifted to this purpose. For this goal, rib cartilage should be harvested from three-dimensionally adequate area. It is the most essential point in framework fabrication that the baseblock should have semi-cup curvature via multiple parallel cuts made on its medial surface. Between January 1999 and May 2003, we performed 29 cases of total ear reconstruction with autogenous rib cartilage graft using this scoring technique and obtained satisfactory results, which showed more natural appearance visualized from the patient's profile, frontal, and posterior views.


: In this paper we describe the functionality of a decision support modelling approach to select appropriate biomaterial blends depending on their mechanical/chemical properties on the one hand, and their biodegradation behaviour, on the other. Firstly, a Case Based Reasoning (CBR) approach is applied to predict expected biodegradation behaviour over time, based on historical examples and using a weighted distance metric on the material properties in order to calculate the trend curve of the new case. Secondly, a Multi-Agent System (MAS) is applied to dynamically simulate the biodegradation curve, in which the two main agents, bacteria and plastic, interact to reproduce the biodegradation kinetics over time. The results of the interpolation are very promising with a good approximation to the real curve time series and % biodegradation, and the Multi-Agent System successfully simulates the different trend curves over time. The system has been confirmed as useful by materials expert end-users, who participated in the project, in order to evaluate a priori new blends "in silico", and identify and select the most promising, before conducting the long duration biodegradation experiments in the real environment.


We consider a singularly perturbed second order elliptic system in the whole space. The coefficients of the systems fast oscillate and depend both of slow and fast variables. We obtain the homogenized operator and in the uniform norm sense we construct the leading terms of the asymptotics expansion for the resolvent of the operator described by the system. The convergence of the spectrum is established. The convergence of the spectrum is established. The examples are given.


Taking TD-SCDMA system as an example, this paper would give the MDOA method to extract array manifold from smart antenna (SA) receiver directly by utilizing the feature of mid-amble sequence, which is easier to be implemented than those classic methods used for the detection of DOA. Another prominent advantage of the method is that the number of DOA can be detected is not limited to that of array elements. In TD-SCDMA system, there are two dedicated orthogonal mid-amble sequences to be sent for every CDMA channel, and how to produce these two dedicated orthogonal mid-amble sequences is also presented in the paper. The simulation result is given to prove the correctness of the MDOA method.


The present paper presents a new fast and efficient algorithm for the solution of the dynamic optimization problem resulted from the implementation of a model predictive control (MPC) framework in highly nonlinear dynamic systems. The solution procedure involves the discretization of the system differential equations using orthogonal collocation on finite elements with the optimal control problem formulated as a nonlinear program with an objective function consisted of a final state term and a time varying term. The sequence of the optimal control actions is obtained through the solution of the parameterized set, with respect to the initial point, of the Karush-KuhnTucker (KKT) conditions for the nonlinear program. The parameterized set of KKT equations is formed as a homotopy problem that utilizes the optimal control solution at the previous control interval solved using a continuation method. Efficient sparse solvers enable a quick calculation of the optimal solution thus allowing the implementation of a nonlinear model predictive control (NMPC) framework in challenging mechanical engineering problems such as the control of a cart with a double pendulum.


An exact mathematical model is presented of the Space Shuttle Main Engine computer voting logic in the presence of High Pressure Fuel Turbine (HPFT) overtemperature events and fuel turbine temperature sensor failures. The model provides estimates of the probability of erroneous engine shutdown and the probability of not detecting a HPFT overtemperature event. Because it is believed that the likelihood of sensor failures and overtemperature events in the HPFT greatly overshadows those in the High Pressure Oxygen Turbine (HPOT), this modeling effort focused on the HPFT. However, because the redline protection logic is the same for both turbines, estimation of the model parameters using relevant HPOT data would provide estimates of the risk of erroneous engine shutdown and an undetected overtemperature event in the HPOT. Because of the complexity of the model, it was necessary to program the solution which thus makes it feasible to accommodate a changing data base. This is considered to be of great interest because of the subjective nature in determining the relevancy of certain failures and the fact that the data base is constantly changing as a result of the frequent engine tests.


GARY, Ind . (AP) — Two com m uter tra in s s idesw iped each o th e r a t a tra c k merge Monday, ripping open cars " like a big razor b lade" and k illin g seven people, an o ffic ia l said. M ore than 60 people w ere injured, at least three critically. " The glass was flying. It was a tremendous im pact," Margaret M c N e ill, a passenger in the fron t car o f one o f the tra ins, said as she w alked un in ju red from the crash site. "We hung on, and there were people flying around," said Jane M itc h e ll, a n o th e r u n in ju re d passenger. Passenger A b ir K h a te r de scribed the chaos after impact: " There was panic and people were saying 'get out, get ou t,' and o th e r people saying 's it down, jus t sit down.'" The eastbound and w e s t bound tra in s co llided sho rtly after 9:30 a.m. CST, said John Parsons, spokesm an fo r N o rth e rn In d ia n a C om m uter T ransportation D is tric t, which owns the C h ica go -to -S o u th Bend ra il line. The engineer on one o f the trains had been disciplined for h is ro le as a d ispa tche r in a 1985 crash, said ra ilroad Gen eral Manager Gerald Hanas, but he emphasized it is too soon to te ll i f human e rro r or a signal m a lfunction was to blame fo r Monday's crash. The cause o f the crash was under investigation by the Na tio n a l T ra n s p o rta tio n Safety Board. About 100 people were on the tra in s , a tw o -c a r No. 7 eastbound from Chicago and a th re e -ca r No. 12 from South Bend, Parsons said. The tra in s c rashed w he re tracks merge west o f a trestle Illinois South B uul


Taking a newly built business district in Shanghai as a case,this study calculates and compares the energy conservation,environmental,economic and other benefits of energy supply systems in different scales-regional natural gas distributed energy supply system,building type natural gas distributed energy supply system and water heat pump system,to explore the methods of the top-level design of low-carbon urban energy supply systems,as well as to give a reference for decision-making.It is concluded that the regional natural gas distributed energy supply system may get the most obvious energy saving benefits,of which the annual energy savings could reach about 14 916 tons of standard coal,while CO2 emission could be decreased by 40 325 tons,NOxemission could be reduced by 241 tons,SO2 emission could be decreased by394 tons,and soot emission could be reduced by 165 tons.However,the investment of energy supply station of such scale is also very large,which reaches about 1.19 billion yuan,the payback period is about 12.9 years and also there is a realistic policy bottleneck which may influence the economic benefits seriously.This study suggests the construction of regional natural gas distributed energy supply system should be combined with the development of lots in this district in the form of central station + satellite station,in order to achieve a win-win situation of environment,economy and the society.


The agenda for widening participation in higher education
has led to increasing numbers of students with a broader
range of education and family backgrounds. However,
transitioning to the university landscape remains a highly
complex negotiation process, especially for first-in-family
students, who cannot draw on previous experience from
higher education in their families. Gaining access to informational capitala combination of cultural and social capital—plays a crucial role in managing education transitions.
We draw on rich empirical data obtained from 26 autobio-
graphical narrative interviews with first-in-family university
students in Austria to investigate how transitions to university are affected by informational capital. We also explore
how access to informational capital was influenced by (1) institutional practices, such as initiatives to support students,
especially first-year students; and (2) cultural fit—the extent
to which a student's cultural capital corresponded with the
dominant cultural capital in the field of their chosen discipline or higher education establishment. Our findings show
that gaining access to informational capital was strongly affected by the institutional practices at universities within
the different disciplines, thus highlighting the importance
of higher education institutions in supporting their stu-
dents during transition processes. We conclude with policy implications for how higher education institutions can assist.
first-in-family students to succeed at university.


Twenty-six adults with migraine headaches were randomly assigned to a wait-list control group or to a massage therapy group, who received two 30-minute massages per week for five consecutive weeks. The massage therapy subjects reported fewer distress symptoms, less pain, more headache free days, fewer sleep disturbances and they showed an increase in serotonin levels.


This study introduces a new game that models competition in foraging behavior. Two moose decide, in each time period, which of three foraging areas to visit. Moose in the same foraging area fight, gaining no forage and also damaging some forage during their conflict. Moose alone in a foraging area eat, with the forage in each field being replenished with a logistic growth model. This creates a relatively complex game with a rich strategy space in which the moose try to maximize their forage intake. The game is a coordination game, as the moose try to avoid conflict which does not maximize forage intake. The paper reports the results of two student competitions at Innopolis University and performs agent evolution to verify the existence of a rich strategy space for the game.


An in-situ measurement of the background radiation level was carried out at the vicinity of three campuses of two major tertiary institutions in Minna. A portable Geiger-Mueller tube-based environmental radiation dosimeter was used for the measurement. A total of 34 point was surveyed across the three institutions for background environmental radiation. The dose rate range obtained are: at the Niger State College of Education Minna (NCM), the dose rate varies from 0.125 μSv/hr to 0.171μSv/hr; at the Federal University of Technology Bosso Campus (FUTB) it wass between 0.152 μSv/hr and 0.184 μSv/hr; and at the Federal University of Technology Gidan- Kwano campus FUTG it was between 0.137 μSv/hr and 0.184 μSv/hr. In all the 34 points surveyed the mean dose rate was 0.154 μSv/hr with a standard deviation of 0.017 μSv/hr. Generally, the dose rate level in each of the institutions surveyed are comparable to one another and could simply be attributed to natural sources. The average annual effective dose obtained from this study is 0.189 mSv/annum which is still less than the recommended limit of 1mSv/annum by International Commission on Radiation Protection [ICRP] for non occupational population exposure.


Abstract During a study of the genetic control of lysine utilization in the avian species Coturnix coturnix japonica (Godfrey, 1968), it was routine to select breeders on the basis of percentage growth rate (Brody, 1945) from two to four weeks of age when fed either a ration deficient in lysine content, or a ration considered to be adequate in lysine. There was no other trait involved in selection. Three lines were maintained: the D line was selected for growth while fed the deficient diet; the F line was selected for growth while fed the adequate diet; and a C line served as a randombred control while fed the adequate diet. Breeders were selected on an individual and family basis, and selected females were pair mated with selected males from unrelated familes. The full female sibs that were not used as breeders were retained and held in individual cages, so that a…


The Lemur Conservation Network is scheduled to launch in early 2015 at <www.lemurconservationnetwork.org>. This website will unite organizations that are working to save Madagascar's lemurs from extinction with people who want to join and support the cause. It will serve as a funding guide for individuals and potential donors who want to support lemur conservation and the IUCN Lemur Action Plan1, and as a resource for organizations who want to promote their work in lemur conservation.


This paper analyzes the causing reasons of the differential settlement of piles-raft foundation and introduces corresponding control measures. Two schemes are proposed to adjust rigidity of foundation soil and layout ways of pile, which has a certain instruction significance for practice.


Aims:  To study preference of gender of fetuses in present pregnancy, wish of number of children in the family, and knowledge of pre-natal sex selection by the pregnant women, and to study the impact of education level of women on preference of fetal gender and the desire of women to know the gender of fetuses.Methods:  It was a descriptive study done in Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department of Kathmandu Medical College. All primigravidae, who did not know the gender of their fetuses and willing to participate in the study were enrolled in the study. The pregnant women were interviewed regarding demographic profile of the women, choice of gender of fetuses, number of children they want to have and knowledge regarding prenatal sex selection, using semi structured questionnaire.Results: Two hundred women were studied. Two third of them were educated minimum of 12th Class. Most of the pregnant women (81%) did not show preference of gender of their fetuses, only 13% of them wanted to have son in this pregnancy.  About 61% of them want to have two children in their family. Regarding prenatal sex selection, only 44% knew about it. More than half (56%) of the women showed interest in knowing the gender of fetuses in present pregnancy.  The education status of women did not have an effect on the choice of either gender or wish to know the gender of unborn fetuses by primigravidae.Conclusions:  Most of the primigravidae had no choice of gender of fetuses. Two children in the family was regarded as ideal by most of the women


The article presents information on open-air overflow swimming pools and their water exchange systems. It defines the principle of open-air swimming pool operation and shows the developed mathematical model of its water regime describing the change in concentration time of suspended solids in the pool basin water depending on the qualitative composition of the feed water (drinking or circulating water after cleaning). A number of design parameters (building volume of the pool basin, the water-surface area), technological indicators (initial concentration of suspended solids in water, feed water consumption and concentration of suspended solids), standard ratios (average number of pool users, the amount of pollution coming from one person, the maximum permissible concentration of suspended solids in the pool water), as well as meteorological conditions at the pool location (rain intensity and hours of rainfall, dustiness, and the volume of atmospheric air above the pool basin) have been analyzed as basic elements of pool operation. The article also provides information about a computer program for calculating the water regime of the pool and the results of an automated calculation of the pool performance period (in days) when the technological and regulatory parameters of its operation, designed to provide the required sanitary standards for the concentration of suspended solids in the pool basin water, change. Based on automated calculation, four alternative cases of the pool operation have been reviewed, in which the average number of pool users is used as a variable value of the standard parameter. The change dynamics of the duration (in days) of safe user stay in the pool have been determined and analyzed, indicating the need to reduce the time of its operation in proportion to the number of users, all other things being equal.


Simulation has been a useful tool for the defence within fields of education, training, analyses, development of tactics etc. However, to date most simulations are considered to be separate, off-line tool that do not interact on-line with the physical (defense) systems. In the future a new kind of simulations, called embedded simulations can be used. An embedded simulation uses an on-line simulation as a means to support controll or optimize a physical system. New technological advances such as enhanced computer power and common operation picture represented in computer understandable manner enable the use of embedded simulations. However, to use embedded simulations in a system such as Network Based Defense (NBD) requires efficient simulation methods as well as good human-computer interfaces In most cases the embedded simulations have to run much faster than real time and have to be adapted to NBD's different decision cycles. The focus of this study was on summary of related research, a proof-of-concept implementation and identification of Network Based Defense's (NBD) requirements on embedded simulations. We explaine and exemplify the use of embedded simulations as a real-time effect s-based decision support tool in a military operation other than war.


The Global South has demonstrated that it possesses relevant management and organizational knowledge (MOK). Contemporary non-exploitative forms of economic exchange and the worker democracy of the 'solidarity economy' in Brazil illustrate this fact. However, management as a body of knowledge and a bundle of practices has globally diffused as a mainly Anglo-Saxon phenomenon markedly shaping the MOK produced in the South. So, although often claiming to be 'international' and 'universalist', MOK has a tendency towards hegemonic ethnocentrism, thereby marginalizing ideas from the South to the homogenizing tendencies of dominant (Western) thinking. The factors preventing MOK models and practices of the global South from reaching a wider audience that could explore their potentialities are many. For example, the imperialism of the English language in knowledge production has been acknowledged and demonstrated as a major barrier. Yet, can the subaltern speak in a voice that is without contradiction and paradox? Indigenous knowledge from the South has largely been categorized and determined through the gaze of the North, making elusive its claim of being endogenous. On the other hand, in efforts to excavate and foreground the contributions of knowledge from the past or present, scholars from the South often end up evoking essentialisms, putting forward arguments that have also been used to marginalize and denigrate contributions from the 'other'. So, terms like 'indigenous knowledge' can suggest stasis and romanticism encouraging idealization and confi rming prejudice. Thus, the challenges confronting MOK from the South range from the ideological and philosophical to the methodological. We are proposing this special issue to give space for those engaged in MOK knowledge production within and about the Global South to reach a wider audience, preferably on their own epistemic and ontological terms and at the same time to critically examine the idea and production of indigenous MOK. We believe scholars from both the North and South will mutually benefi t from a focus on knowledge that has been largely invisible from the so-called mainstream. This call for papers is open to critical theoretical and methodological perspectives that make a substantive contribution to understanding the specifi cities and main features that MOK assumes in peripheral countries as well as its exclusion from the 'international' body of MOK. We invite both theoretical and empirical submissions that explore, but are not limited to, the following themes:


These lecture notes provide an introduction to recent advances in generative modeling methods based on the dynamical transportation of measures, by means of which samples from a simple base measure are mapped to samples from a target measure of interest. Special emphasis is put on the applications of these methods to Monte-Carlo (MC) sampling techniques, such as importance sampling and Markov Chain Monte-Carlo (MCMC) schemes. In this context, it is shown how the maps can be learned variationally using data generated by MC sampling, and how they can in turn be used to improve such sampling in a positive feedback loop.


The article shows the appropriateness of the use verbal semantic differential using eye tracking system along with blank semantic differential for personal psychological testing. Shown optimal test modes of using high-frequency eye tracking system. To obtain reliable results presentation only two presentations is enough stimulus material for a total duration of the test no more than 3-5 minutes.


This paper focuses on the importance and function of compiling new teaching material.By finish compiling and publishing of the book Metalworking Practice, this paper discusses the lodestar of compiling new teaching material, and basic feature of new teaching material is summarized. Suggestion and assumption are proposed. With the flourishing development of teaching material,a large amount of advanced teaching material will be published and put into use.


Computing services are highly integrated into modern society and used  by millions of people daily. To meet these high demands, many popular  services are implemented and deployed as geo-distribute ...


The synthesis, structural characterization, and NMR studies of new tin(II) alkoxides with thiophene-based substituents are presented. The reaction of ligand HO–C(C4H3S)3 (1) with bis(hexamethyldisilazyl)tin {Sn[N(SiMe3)2]2} in the ratio 2:1 in toluene yields the dinuclear compound {Sn[OC(C4H3S)3]2}2·2 toluene (2). The same reaction in tetrahydrofuran allows the isolation of two compounds: a dinuclear {Sn[OC(C4H3S)3]2}2·2 thf (3) and a mononuclear Sn[OC(C4H3S)3]2(thf) (4) molecule. The molecular structures of these tin(II) methoxides containing thienyl substituents 2–4 were investigated by single-crystal X-ray crystallography. The NMR spectra of solutions of {Sn[OC(C4H3S)3]2}2·2 toluene (2) or {Sn[OC(C4H3S)3]2}2·2 thf (3) and Sn[OC(C4H3S)3]2(thf) (4) are almost identical, showing only variations of the molar ratio of the dimeric and monomeric compounds.


Agency (EPA) and [insert name of water supplier here] are concerned about lead in your drinking water. Although most buildings have very low levels of lead in their drinking water, some buildings in the facility have lead levels above the EPA action level of 15 parts per billion (ppb), or 0.015 milligrams of lead per liter of water (mg/L). Under Federal law we are required to have a program in place to minimize lead in your drinking water by [insert date when corrosion control will be completed for your system]. This program includes: 1. Corrosion control treatment (treating the water to make it less likely that lead will dissolve into the water); 2. Source water treatment (removing any lead that is in the water at the time it leaves our treatment facility); and 3. A public education program. We are also required to replace the portion of each lead service line that we own if the line contributes lead concentrations of more than 15 ppb after we have completed the comprehensive treatment program. If you have any questions about how we are carrying out the requirements of the lead regulation please give us a call at [insert water system's phone number here]. This brochure also explains the simple steps you can take to protect yourself by reducing your exposure to lead in drinking water. Important Information about Lead in Your Drinking Water [Insert name of water system] found elevated levels of lead in drinking water in some homes/buildings. Lead can cause serious health problems, especially for pregnant women and young children. Please read this information closely to see what you can do to reduce lead in your drinking water. Lead can cause serious health problems if too much enters your body from drinking water or other sources. It can cause damage to the brain and kidneys, and can interfere with the production of red blood cells that carry oxygen to all parts of your body. The greatest risk of lead exposure is to infants, young children, and pregnant women. Scientists have linked the effects of lead on the brain with lowered IQ in children. Adults with kidney problems and high blood pressure can be affected by low levels of lead more than healthy adults. Lead is stored in the bones and it can be released later in life. During pregnancy, the child receives lead from the mother's bones, which may …


When the filamentous Plectonema boryanum 594 or the unicellular Aphanothece stagnina were grown in chemostats with phages LPP-DUN1 and Aph-1, respectively, an initial series of reciprocal oscillations in cyanobacterial and phage numbers occurred; their magnitudes decreased successively until an equilibrium population of cyanobacteria and virus was established in each system. Evolution of the protagonists occurred as the interactions proceeded. Most of the A. stagnina population appeared resistant to Aph-1 at the end of the experiment. Two types of resistant P. boryanum, designated PR1 and PR2, were isolated. PR1 was resistant to wild-type LPP-DUN1 but susceptible to a mutant phage; PR2 was unaffected by the phage. The sequence of appearance and interaction of mutant phage and P. boryanum accounted for the initial fluctuations in population numbers, and the coexistence of host and pathogen in the climax population. Plectonema boryanum PR2 grew more slowly than wild-type, or PR1 and competed poorly with them in the absence of phage. The ecological implications of the results are discussed.


The main objective of this research work is the analysis and development of a technological application to manage the profiles of MONOIL researchers, a bi-national program between France and Ecuador, dedicated to monitoring the environment and evaluating the consequences caused in society by the Oil pollution in Ecuador. Its importance lies in the fact that it proposes a solution to a problem associated with MONOIL, not having a web tool that facilitates knowing the people behind one of the most important tasks within the mentioned program, as is the research; this will be solved by implementing an application in the web environment. For the development of the same, in the scope of programming, there were designed forms that allow the administration of the data entered by the researcher, it was used the integrated development environment called NetBeans with connection to a database modeled in the Data Base Management System PostgreSQL. Such tools put into operation in Windows operating system. At the end of the research, it will obtain an efficient tool for the management of the resumes or profiles of the researchers that belong to MONOIL, and can be implemented in other areas or future projects related to the subject.


Toxic metal ions present in environmental water samples and other samples need to be detected for their removal. The detection of trace metal ions using an ion selective electrode (ISE) holds great significance in analytical chemistry. A 4-vinyl pyridine-ethyl acrylate copolymer-polyvinyl chloride (VE-PVC) based polymeric matrix (electrode) has been fabricated by free radical bulk polymerization method which is an example of a green and sustainable method capable of detecting Ni 2+ ions even in trace amounts. To fabricate the polymeric matrix (electrode) (PME), VE has been used as an ionophore. Further, the effectiveness of Ni 2+ ion ISE has also been investigated in the presence of surfactants and detergents. Its performance has also been analyzed in the presence of plasticizers. The electrode is found to be very useful for the estimation of Ni 2+ ions using ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid by potentiometric titration and also in the estima - tion of presence of Ni 2+ ions in water. Compared to other metal ions, the fabricated membrane electrode developed in this work has been found to show efficient and better selectivity towards Ni 2+ ions


Atherosclerosis, with its dramatic events, represents a heavy burden in terms of morbidity and mortality throughout the entire world (Gibbons et al., 2008). Although the risk factors are very well known and addressed by every physician (genetic background, physical inactivity, hypertension, dyslipidemia, diabetes mellitus, obesity and metabolic syndrome, smoking), the precise mechanisms of the plaque formation and rupture are not completely clarified. These limitations are confirmed by the difficulties in obtaining better results in both primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular events: recent results of completed clinical trials (such as NAVIGATOR, ACCORD, ROADMAP) suggest that we have reached a limit in terms of reducing events by simply addressing common risk factors appropriately (Zanchetti, 2009). As a matter of fact, at the present time we cannot prevent 70% of clinical events, also with administration of all well established anti-atherosclerotic therapeutics. In addition at least 10% of coronary events can occur in apparently healthy subjects in the absence of traditional risk factors (Baigent et al., 2005; Greenland et al., 2003).


List of maps and illustrations List of figures List of tables Preface and acknowledgements List of abbreviations 1. National economies and the history of the market Part I. England, Holland and the Commercial Revolution: 2. Dutch trade hegemony and English competition, 1650-1700 3. English commercial expansion and the Dutch staplemarket, 1700-1770 Part II. English Trade with the Dutch Staplemarket: 4. Rivalry, crisis and reorganisation in the woollen export trade 5. Import substitution and European linen imports 6. The Dutch staplemarket and the growth of English re-exports 7. England, Holland and the international grain trade 8. The coal trade and energy resources Part III. Dutch Decline and English Expansion: 9. The shipping industry and the impact of war 10. Protectionism and Dutch economic decline 11. Conclusion. Commercial growth and the divergence of England Appendixes Bibliography Index.


The motivation of this study was to perceive the gender variations by studying the emotional states (i.e. angry, anxiety, disgust, happiness, sadness and surprise). Emotional electroencephalography (EEG) data were recorded from ten healthful subjects whist the volunteers watched seven, short, emotional audio-visual video clips. Wavelet (WT) has been used as a denoising technique. The spectral relative power ratios ($PR$) features including $(\delta/\theta), (\theta/\alpha), (\alpha/\beta), (\beta/\gamma)$ and ($\theta/\gamma$) were extracted from each EEG channel. In the subsequent step analysis of variance (ANOVA) has been performed to characterize the emotional EEG based on gender differences. Moreover, K-nearest neighbors (KNN) and support vector machine (SVM) classifiers were used to classify the emotional EEG based on gender differences. The results revealed that a relatively high $PR$ for all emotional states in females compared to males particularly in anger, disgust, happiness and surprise emotional states compare to males' $PR$. Moreover, the females show relatively higher $PR$ for anxiety, sadness and neutral in most cases. In contrast, the males show relatively higher $PR$ particularly in $\theta/\alpha$ and $\theta/\gamma$ for anxiety emotional state, higher $\delta/\theta$ and $\alpha/\beta$ for sadness emotional state, and $PR$ particularly had higher $\delta/\theta$ and $\alpha/\beta$ for neutral emotional state. The classification results were 90.4% for SVM and 92% for the KNN. Therefore, the proposed system using WT denoising method, spectral $PR$ features, SVM and KNN classifiers were crucial role in gender identification and characterizing the emotional EEG signals.


Indoor Location-based Services (LBS) facilitate people in indoor scenarios such as airports, train stations, shopping malls, and office buildings. Indoor spatial queries are the foundation to support indoor LBSs. However, the existing techniques for indoor spatial queries are limited to support more advanced queries that consider semantic information, temporal variations, and crowd influence. This work studies indoor spatial queries for indoor LBSs. Some typical proposals for indoor spatial queries are compared theoretically and experimentally. Then, it studies three advanced indoor spatial queries, a) Indoor Keyword-aware Routing Query. b) Indoor Temporal-variation aware Routing Query. c) Indoor Crowd-aware Routing Query. A series of techniques are proposed to solve these problems.


Purpose: Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a relapsing inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) with unknown aetiology. Studies suggest that probiotic could prove treatment effective for UC. The aim of this meta-analysis was to rationally evaluate the effect of probiotics for maintenance of remission in adult UC patients. Materials and methods: Medline, Embase, the Cochrane Controlled Trials Register, and China Journal Full text Database were retrieved for eligible clinical randomized controlled trials. Results: Seven randomized controlled trials met the inclusion criteria. Compared with non-probiotics group, the overall relapse rate of probiotics in maintaining remission in UC patients was no statistically significant difference (OR = 0.79, 95% CI 0.58-1.08, P = 0.14). Then we performed subgroup analysis, it showed a significant reduction in relapse rate in probiotics compared with placebo group (OR = 0.07, 95% CI: 0.020.26, P < 0.0001), but not with mesalazine group (OR:1.03, 95% CI 0.69-1.53, P = 0.89), and Bifidobacteria (OR = 0.03, 95% CI: 0.00-0.15, P < 0.0001) had a better therapeutic effect than E. coli (OR = 1.11, 95% CI: 0.72-1.74), P = 0.63) compared with non-probiotics group; there had no significant difference in maintaining remission of active UC (OR = 0.49, 95% CI: 0.09-2.57, P =0.40) than that of inactive UC (OR = 0.99, 95% CI 0.65-1.52, P = 0.98).The frequency of adverse effects was no significant difference (OR = 1.16, 95% CI: 0.92-1.47, p=0.22) in two groups. Conclusion: The present studies suggested that probiotics were not more safe and effective than mesalazine in maintenance remission of UC, but maybe more effective in maintaining remission in UC than placebo.


OBJECTIVE
To explore the role of abnormal modification of neurofilament proteins (NFPs) in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer disease (AD), and the characteristics of NFPs in distribution and solubility.

METHOD
Ultra-centrifugation and Western blot were utilized to isolate and analyze NF subunits. Ultra-centrifugation and Western blot were utilized to observe the effect of abnormal modification of neurofilament proteins (NFPs) on the characteristics of NFPs in distribution and solubility in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer disease.

RESULTS
In human brain gray matter, NF subunits were mainly detected in particular fraction. Compared with Huntington's disease (HD), the content of NF subunits was increased in AD brain gray matter and the increased level of NF-H and NF-M were mainly in abnormal hyper-phosphorylate form.

CONCLUSION
Abnormal phosphorylation and accumulation of NFPs are involved in pathology of AD brain.


The filtered Rayleigh scattering technique is implemented using a continuous wave laser in conjunction with a high speed camera and a molecular filter to obtain near field concentration measurements of a carbon dioxide jet in a co-flow of air with a sampling rate of 400 Hz. The beam from a 12-Watt Coherent Verdi laser was directed through the jet, of diameter ranging from 8.9 mm to 17.1 mm, at two streamwise stations, spaced about one diameter apart, and image sequences were collected with a Phantom high-speed camera for up to 20 seconds. In addition to the mean of the concentration and standard deviation of the scattered light intensity, space-time correlations of multiple points in the flow field are illustrated. The jet trajectory and mixing properties are investigated with and without the co-flow. The results demonstrate the significance the addition of the co-flow has on flattening the jet trajectory and increasing the mixing rate. The effects of various flow parameters such as the jet velocity, the jet-to-co-flow velocity ratio, the relative velocity between the jet and the co-flow, the Froude number, and the Reynolds number on the jet trajectory are studied. The results indicate that, within the range of test conditions, the velocity of the jet has the most significant effect on the jet trajectory. Furthermore, the investigation of the jet trajectory with respect to the Froude number highlighted the need to use a more robust Froude number definition that takes into account the effects of the addition of a co-flow in the flow field.


historical, and geographical questions in which his subject abounds. Rather consistently he opposes the radical views of Torrey and he attributes much more historical value to the sources than do some other non-Catholic writers. The Chronicler who gave us Paralipomenon gave us also EsdrasNehemias, using sources of course, some of which he transcribes literally. The whole work was written around 400 or a little later, certainly not as late as 300-200. Esdras-Nehemias is an historical book rather than a theological treatise; yet it reflects the religion of the Jews of the post-exilic era. Yahweh, the Law, morality, liturgy, relations with non-Jews, all were the concern of the leaders in the sixth and fifth centuries. Belief in the Messias was not em phasized because expressed loyalty to Him might imply disloyalty to the Persian rulers. As in other books of this Handbuch series, a translation is given from the original language, then a careful treatment of the text problem, and finally a rather complete exegesis, together with several excursuses. I l l Esdras is treated at some length in the introduction (pp. iv-xix: written in the second half of the second century) and in an appendix (pp. 216-219), where a translation is given of the famous debate before King Darius: this was written not earlier than 160 in Greek, not, as Torrey held, partly in Aramaic and partly in Hebrew. (Pfeiffer, by the way, in his History of New Testament Times, with an Introduction to the Apocrypha [1949], naturally not used by Rudolph, suggests that this story is of Persian origin.) The sudden change in the size of the print makes the reading of the book a bit difficult, and Rudolph's inconsistency in giving references to modern literature can be irritating. A slight confusion arises from the position of Die Verpflichtung on p. 1 and on p. 172. On p. 141 the reading should be 772b, not 772.


Epidemiological studies show that the consumption of Chinese salted fish is a causative factor for nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) in southern China. In the present study, N‐nitrosamines and their precursors were analyzed in 145 samples of cooked, salted fish collected from various areas in China. The results show that N‐dimethylnitrosamine (NDMA), N‐diethylnitrosamine (NDEA), N‐nitrosopyrrolidine (NPYR) and N‐nitrosopiperidine (NPIP) were present in the salted fish. Total volatile N‐nitrosamines (TVN) in the salted fish were 0.028 to 4.54 mg/kg. The samples from areas with higher NPC risk showed a higher average level of TVN than those from areas of lower NPC risk. Positive correlations were found between the levels of NDMA, NDEA and TVN and mortality from NPC. Although neither the nitrates nor the nitrites in the salted fish were present at significantly high levels, in vitro data regarding nitrosation of salted fish showed that the N‐nitrosamine content had increased substantially. The results support the conclusion that the high NPC risk in southern Chinese may be attributed to consumption of salted fish containing high levels of N‐nitrosamines.


Background Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) is recognized as a cause of hip pain in young adults and as a precursor to osteoarthritis. Labral tears have been described in association with FAI. It is not clear as to whether arthroscopic labral debridement can improve patient symptoms. Patients and methods Eleven patients with FAI pincer-type lesion were treated with arthroscopic labral debridement. The presence of FAI was confirmed preoperatively on plain radiograph and MRI. The clinical (Merle d′Aubigné) score was used preoperatively and at 1 year postoperatively. Results The mean Merle d′Aubigné score improved from 10 points (range = 7-11 points) preoperatively to 17 points (range = 14-18 points) at 1 year postoperatively. Conclusion Arthroscopic labral debridement for pincer type of FAI significantly improves patient symptoms and gives rapid functional recovery


.................................................................................................................................. iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ........................................................................................................... iv LIST OF TABLES ....................................................................................................................... viii LIST OF FIGURES ....................................................................................................................... ix CHAPTER ONE. INTRODUCTION OF PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE ............................... 1 Significance of Prescription Drug Abuse .................................................................................... 2 Problem Statement or Purpose .................................................................................................... 4 Project Description with Purpose and Objectives ....................................................................... 6 Congruence of the Project to the Organization's Strategic Plans/Goals ..................................... 6 Project Objectives ....................................................................................................................... 7 CHAPTER TWO. LITERATURE REVIEW ................................................................................. 8 Medications with Potential for Abuse ......................................................................................... 9 Assessing Risk Factors for Opioid Abuse ................................................................................. 13 Prescription Drug Abuse Management in Primary Care ........................................................... 14 Acute Pain Management Protocols ........................................................................................... 16 Chronic Pain Management Protocols ........................................................................................ 18 Theoretical Framework ............................................................................................................. 25 Plan Do Study Act Model ......................................................................................................... 25 CHAPTER THREE. PROJECT DESIGN .................................................................................... 29 Project Implementation ............................................................................................................. 29 NDSU IRB Approval ................................................................................................................ 30 Data Collection .......................................................................................................................... 30 vi CHAPTER FOUR. EVALUATION ............................................................................................. 32 Objective One ............................................................................................................................ 32 Objective Two ........................................................................................................................... 32 Objective Three ......................................................................................................................... 33 CHAPTER FIVE. RESULTS ....................................................................................................... 34 Presentation of Findings ............................................................................................................ 34 Pre-Implementation Surveys for Administrators ...................................................................... 34 Post-Implementation Survey Results from Administrators ...................................................... 35 Pre-Implementation Survey Results from Providers ................................................................. 36 Post-Implementation Survey Results from Providers ............................................................... 36 CHAPTER SIX. DISCUSSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS ................................................ 43 Interpretation of Results ............................................................................................................ 43 Limitations ................................................................................................................................ 47 Recommendations for Future Research .................................................................................... 47 Implications for Practice ........................................................................................................... 48 Application to DNP Roles ......................................................................................................... 49 REFERENCES ............................................................................................................................. 50 APPENDIX A. PAIN MANAGEMENT PROTOCOL ALGORITHM....................................... 56 APPENDIX B. INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD APPROVAL LETTER ......................... 57 APPENDIX C. PRE-IMPLEMENTATION ADMINISTRATIVE SURVEY ............................ 58 APPENDIX D. POST-IMPLEMENTATION ADMINISTRATIVE SURVEY .......................... 60 APPENDIX E. PRE-IMPLEMENTATION PROVIDER SURVEY ........................................... 62 APPENDIX F. POST-IMPLEMENTATION PROVIDER SURVEY ......................................... 65


China has always considered the improvement of youth physical quality as one of the key steps in the talent training program, and universities have always followed the national policy to change the quantity and quality of sports equipment. This study mainly focuses on the development of sports equipment management system in colleges and universities. By building a scientific sports equipment management system, the efficiency of sports equipment management process is improved and the difficulty of managers' work is reduced. The construction of the sports equipment management system is a comprehensive information service platform created specifically for sports administrators. The main function is to help sports equipment administrators obtain information on equipment management, and it is an electronic system that can obtain the status of sports equipment use through certain instructions, providing an example for sports equipment management in China's universities.


A sol–gel reaction starting from Si and Zr alkoxides, in water–ethanol mixtures, was employed to obtain iron doped zirconium silicate powders (zircon). The speciation of the ferric salt to be added to the starting mixture was varied, the anion matching, in each case, the anionic partner of the acid catalysing the gel polycondensation reaction. The effects of varying the time of the two separate hydrolysis steps leading to the gel formation were investigated. The products of the sol–gel reaction were calcined in the range 800–1300 °C. The specific surface areas of all the samples were measured by the BET method; X-ray diffractograms and diffuse reflectance spectra were obtained and analysed for all the calcined powders. Results from the structural, morphological and spectral characterisations were examined and compared to produce a consistent picture of the key factors leading to the formation, growth, aggregation and optical properties of the reaction products.


In this paper, two new species, Emblethis alashanensis and Ortholomus batui of Lygaeidae from Inner Mongolia, China are described. The genus Raglius Stal 1872, three species: Raglius aboacuminatus (Goeze), Hyalocoris mongolicus Kerzhner and Drymus orientalis Kerzhner are recorded for the first time from China. The type specimens are deposited in the Insect Collection of Institute of Entomology, Inner Mongolian Normal University.


efficient method for identification of MIMO state space model has been developed by combining partial least squares (PLS) regression, balanced realization, and balanced truncation. In the developed method, a MIMO system is decomposed into multiple MISO systems each of which is represented by a high-order ARX model and the parameters of the ARX models are estimated by PLS. Then, MISO state space models for respective MISO ARX transfer function are found through realization and combined to a MIMO state space model. Finally, a minimal balanced MIMO state space model is obtained through balanced realization and truncation. The proposed method was applied to the design of model predictive control for temperature control of a high pressure CO2 solubility measurement system.


This Comment addresses the proposed changes in 1981 to New York's Real Property Tax Law, which would change the law that states all property must be assessed for taxation at its full value. The author posits that this change may have the unintended effect on the manner in which local government borrowing and taxing powers are restricted by the state constitution, thus possibly substantially reducing the amount of revenue local governments may obtain by borrowing and taxing. It first analyzes the effect of a modification of the assessment standard on New York's constitutional borrowing and taxing restrictions, which were adopted when illegal fractional assessment was the rule throughout the state. It then goes on to describe these tax and debt restrictions, which limit the amount of revenue that local governments may obtain from these sources to certain percentages of local property wealth. The article further describes property tax assessment systems, including the classified assessment system declared illegal in New York in Hellerstein v. Assessor, Town of Islip, which required the Town of Islip to assess all real property at its full value in compliance with the law. It goes on to discuss the interaction between recently proposed classification legislation and the tax and debt limits. Finally, the author considers the possible effect of the classification legislation upon antecedent municipal debts.


The present invention relates to a needle protector (2) A hypodermic syringe for (1), said injection needle protection means (2) with a needle protector (2 '). The hypodermic syringe (1) may be connected under the action comprises a container (10), may be in the rod (11) one end portion of the reciprocating piston and the injection needle or the container may be connected with one end of the container (14) . Said needle protector (2) having the sealing film (2b), at the opposite ends of the sealing film (2b) of the container (2a) of the needle protector across the tubular cross-section. In order to prevent the second position clear of the needle is caused by a touch or puncture, the needle protector (2 ') having a first position and a use clear before use. The container (10) when having broken scratches play role in the vessel (10) and the needle protector (2 ') between the deflecting force is applied when the recesses and / or grooves.


In this paper, we have introduced smarandache - 2 - Algebraic structure of lattice namely smarandache lattice. A smarandache 2- algebraic structure on a set N means a weak algebraic structure Ao on N such that there exists a proper subset M of N which is embedded with a stronger algebraic structure A1. Stronger algebraic structure means a structure which satises more axioms, by proper subset one can understand a subset dierent from the empty set, by the unit element if any, and from the whole set. We have dened smarandache lattice and obtained some of its characterization through Pseudo complemented .For the basic concept, we referred the PadilaRaul [4].


The transmission of guided waves through a thin‐film waveguide with an oriented liquid‐crystal cladding of K18 exhibits, near the liquid‐crystal nematic–isotropic phase transition, a number of all‐optical operations, such as switching and bistability.


This letter investigates ultra-reliable low-latency communications (URLLC) operating over millimeter-wave (mmWave) frequencies, exploiting the multi-connectivity to enhance the robustness of URLLC. A user association problem is first formulated to maximize the throughput of enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB) users while guaranteeing the reliability constraint of URLLC users. We first utilize queueing theory and matrix geometric method to analyze the queueing system of the URLLC users, where the characteristics of multi-connectivity and channel blockage are both considered. Based on the results, we introduce an efficient algorithm to obtain the optimal solution to the user association problem. Simulation results validate the effectiveness of our analysis and algorithm.


Development of genomic selection can be a new strategy in breeding of native chicken. The main aim of this study was to evaluate application of a genomic selection program in Iranian native chickens from economic and genetic points of view. In this study, two scenarios including conventional scenario with 3360 and 3380 animals and genomic scenario were compared using ZPLAN+ software. The traits in the selection index were egg number, body weight, mean weight of egg and age at sexual maturity. In genomic scenario different reference population size were considered. In this scenario the genomic information from cocks (800 cocks were genotyped) was added to available information in conventional scenario based on selection index method. The generation interval was 14.5 months for all conventional and genomic scenarios. In comparison of scenarios, genetic gain and the economic profit increased by increasing reference population size in genomic scenario (€126.88-€147.45 with 80 cocks) and (€140.20 to €160.77 with 60 cocks) per animal unit. The reliability of selection index was 0.33 for cocks in conventional scenario. The reliabilities of genomic scenarios were 0.61-0.84 for 80 selected cocks and 0.66-0.87 for 60 selected cocks and that were high in comparison to conventional scenario. This study showed that genomic selection can increase the genetic improvement rate of native chickens. However, the costs of genomic scenarios were higher than conventional scenario, but genomic information increased accuracy of selection and genetic gain in breeding goals traits.


Two-track passenger rail lines typically operate with all trains serving every station. Without additional infrastructure, transit planners have limited options to improve travel times. Service could be improved by operating a skip-stop service where trains only serve a subset of all the station stops. A skip-stop pattern must find an optimal balance between faster passenger travel times and lower service frequencies at each station. A mixed integer formulation is proposed to analyze this tradeoff; however, the mixed integer formulation could not scale efficiently to analyze a large scale commuter line. A genetic algorithm is presented to search the solution space incorporating a larger problem scope and complexity. In a case study of a Midwest commuter line, overall passenger travel time could be decreased by 9.5%. Both analyses can give insights to transit operators on how to improve their service to their customers and increase ridership.Copyright © 2012 by ASME


A numerical study of Magnetohydrodynamics boundary layer flow over a rapidly rotating wavy disc was performed under which magnetic fields are imposed by a circular electric coil. The shape of the disc is assumed to be axisymmetric and sinusoidal in the radial direction, and semi-infinite space over the disc steadily rotating is occupied by an electrically conducting fluid. The study was conducted for the case where the representative Reynolds number is very large and the magnetic Reynolds number is negligibly small. The effect of Lorentz force on fluid motion was precisely investigated as the main external controlling force. The generalized boundary layer equation, including both magnetic field and heat flux, is derived to examine interactions among the effects of wavy surface shape, magnetic field and heat flux from the disc surface. Two cases of uniform magnetic field, much studied in previous research, and of non-uniform magnetic field, realized by a circular coil, have been scrutinized. Details of velocity profile, skin friction coefficient and heat transfer coefficient are given.


Abstract : Transient heat conduction experiments were performed on graphite- epoxy composites with fibers oriented uni-directionally in the matrix. With the fiber axis arranged parallel or transverse to the 4 heat flow direction, effective thermal conductivities and diffusiveities in the three orthogonal directions were obtained. also determined in this work were the isotropic conductivity and diffusivity for the epoxy resin (Fibrite No. 934) as 0.136 BTU/ hr-F-ft. and 8.5. x 10 to the 7th power sec, respectively. A value of k=6.0 BTU/ hr-F-ft for carbon fobers (Hercules 3501-5A) in the axial direction was deduced. For the conductivity transverse to the fibers, a value of 2.4 BTU/hr-F-ft was obtained from the measured effective transverse conductivity values. The thermal capacities (pC) for the carbon fibers and resin used in this study were determined as 48.2 and 44.4 BTU/cu ft 3-F, respectively.


Bearing is a crucial component of industrial equipment, since any fault occurring in this system usually affects the functionality of the whole machine. To manage this problem, some currently available technologies enable the remote prognosis and diagnosis of bearings, before that faults compromise the system function and safety, respectively. A system for the in-service monitoring of bearing, to detect any inner fault or damage of components and material, allows preventing undesired machine stops. Moreover, it even helps in performing an out-monitoring action, aimed at revealing any anomalous behaviour of the system hosting bearings, through their dynamic response. The in-monitoring can be based on the vibration signal measurement and exploited to detect the presence of defects in material. In this paper, the orthogonal empirical mode decomposition is analysed and tested to investigate how it could be effectively exploited in a lean in-service monitoring operation and remote diagnosis. The proposed approach is validated on a test rig, where an elementary power transmission line was set up. The activity highlights some main properties and practical issues of the technological implementation, as well as the precision of the Orthogonal Empirical Mode Decomposition, as a compact approach for an effective detection of bearing faults in operation.


Renal cell carcinomas (RCCs) are heterogeneous and include several distinct entities with a range of biologic and clinical behaviors from relatively favorable to extremely aggressive. The heterogeneity leads to unpredictable outcome and survival. DNA ploidy is a relatively new predictor differentiating diploid from aneuploid tumor cells according to regular or irregular DNA content. The authors evaluated the predictive value of DNA ploidy in patients who underwent resection because of RCC.


Undergraduate research experiences enhance learning and professional development, but providing effective and scalable research training is often limited by practical implementation and orchestration challenges. We demonstrate Agile Research Studios (ARS)---a socio-technical system that expands research training opportunities by supporting research communities of practice without increasing faculty mentoring resources.


SUMMARY

—The tenderness of beef was improved by aging. Tenderness decreased with increasing maturity for the cattle evaluated in this investigation. During the early stages of aging, samples were more tender from control animals than from ante-mortem-stressed cattle, but this difference was eliminated by the end of the aging periods. Water-holding capacity and juiciness scores were increased by ante-mortem stress treatments. WHC and juiciness scores decreased during aging. Tenderness scores were correlated significantly with WHC values and juiciness scores at the termination of the low-temperature aging period. Transfer of moisture and mineral ions during aging appeared to be associated with the changes involved in the development and resolution of rigor mortis and improved tenderization of the meat. AS tenderness improved during aging, extractable sodium, magnesium, and calcium were released from the muscle proteins, while potassium, phosphate, and nitrogen were retained. These components changed radically during the early stages of aging, with movement and transfer more uniform during the latter stages.

Magnesium was the only mineral component present in the exudate of the water-holding-capacity determination that appeared to be related to tenderness. A relationship existed between physiological cell maturity and the ability of the meat to transfer and bind cellular magnesium. Tenderness decreased as the quantity of magnesium decreased in the exudate from the water-holding-capacity determination.

The pH of meat was increased by broiling, while the pH of the exudate decreased when meat samples were cooked in the water-holding-capacity tubes.


A failure modes and effects analysis is a methodology for analysis of potential failure modes within a system which includes the classification of the failure modes severity and impact on the system. Most organizations stop at the completion of the FMEA and assume that the work is done and a solid design will now be created. It is not always the case. There is a significant amount of work that needs to go into a solid design before and after an FMEA from the fault management (FM) perspective. Also, there are challenges to prove that the content of the FMEA is correct and it will add value to the overall product. The key is to connect the dots that make up a fault management infrastructure. This paper will discuss these points and provide the blue print of their relationships and how to take advantage of each element and effectively connect them to observe their power.


Manuel Castells's incisive analysis of space and time in the so-called 'network society' has brought to light a stark contrast between those modes of space and time that are dominant today - what he calls the 'space of flows' and 'timeless time' - and older, traditional modes, namely 'the space of places' and 'experiential (or sequential) time', as well as a different, planetary time, called 'glacial time'. In this paper I explore briefly the transition to the newly dominant temporal and spatial modes, as well as their relation to what John Bellamy Foster has dubbed 'the ecological rift' - the rapidly widening gulf between nature and human society. In the course of the argument, light may be cast on the role of humanities knowledge-production, and of knowledge production in general, in relation to social transformation, which seems to me to imply two kinds of social transformation. The first is the social transformation potentially and to a certain extent actually brought about by the kind of knowledge generated by the humanities (and one might add the social sciences), despite the tendency among practitioners of the humanities themselves, not to take them seriously. The second is the social transformation that occurs as a result of knowledge production generally, and more especially of a techno-scientific kind, which has, since the 1980s, laid the material foundation for the transformation of society through electronically mediated communication systems. All the evidence points to the fact that the latter kind of transformation, being situated at the 'cutting edge' of technological, economic, political and military power in the network society (which is itself the result of this transformation), is incomparably more effective in its transmutation of the very conditions of possibility of human society (space and time) than the transformation that could potentially emanate from humanities knowledge-practices. However, although the latter


Objective:Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole prophylaxis is recommended for HIV-exposed infants until breastfeeding ends and HIV infection has been excluded. Extending prophylaxis with a focus on preventing malaria may be beneficial in high transmission areas. We investigated three regimens for the prevention of malaria in young HIV-exposed children. Design:An open-label, randomized controlled trial. Setting:Tororo, Uganda, a rural area with intense, year-round, malaria transmission. Participants:Two hundred infants aged 4–5 months enrolled and 186 randomized after cessation of breastfeeding and confirmed to be HIV uninfected (median 10 months of age). Intervention:No chemoprevention, monthly sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine, daily trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole or monthly dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine given from randomization to 24 months of age. Main outcome measures:The primary outcome was the incidence of malaria during the intervention period. Secondary outcomes included the incidence of hospitalization, diarrhoeal illness, or respiratory tract infection; prevalence of anaemia and asymptomatic parasitemia; measures of safety; and incidence of malaria over 1 year after the intervention was stopped. Results:During the intervention, the incidence of malaria in the no chemoprevention group was 6.28 episodes per person-year at risk. Protective efficacy was 69% [95% confidence interval (95% CI) 53–80, P < 0.001] for dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine, 49% (95% CI 23–66, P = 0.001) for trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole and 9% for sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (95% CI −35 to 38, P = 0.65). There were no significant differences in any secondary outcomes, with the exception of a lower prevalence of asymptomatic parasitemia in the dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine arm. Conclusion:Monthly chemoprevention with dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine was well tolerated and associated with a significant reduction in malaria in young HIV-exposed children.


A new species Scydmaenus schwendingeri sp. n. is described from an evergreen rain forest in Vietnam. The species is characterized by sexual dimorphic hind femora exhibiting in male an adaptation to a secretory activity, and by yet unstudied secretory structures of the male terminalia. Both features are described, illustrated and commented.


Considering both the special and general relativistic approximations, we analyze the gravitational redshift in the Schwarzschild problem (i.e. the two body problem associated to a potential of the form A/r+C/r3, where r is the distance between photon and the center of a star, and A,C well-established positive constants). We present the difference between the redshift for Newton's potential and the one for Schwarzschild's potential in the third order terms. In both cases (special and general relativistic approximations) the difference value reaches the ratio γ/R3, where R is the geometrical radius of the star and γ =C/c2, c being speed of the light). In the general relativistic approximation, we show that a black hole effect appears at a ratio noted by us ρs which is larger than Rs Schwarzschild gravitational radius.


This is the third paper in a series of three papers studying cohomology of group theoretic Dehn fillings. In the present paper, we apply the spectral sequence constructed in the previous two papers [arXiv:1809.08762, arXiv:1907.12183] to prove several results concerning cohomological properties of Dehn fillings. As a further application, we improve known results on SQ-universality and common quotients of acylindrically hyperbolic groups by adding cohomological finiteness conditions.


Innovation not directly determines the environmental innovation to achieve, but its creative talents have an im- portant impact on development. This article from the environment for innovation and the promotion of school personnel train- ing, enhance the quality of higher education to promote, as well as staff and organizational aspects to promote the growth of carried out to explore.


A study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism has found that eating a late may be a contributing factor to weight gain and hyperglycemia -- factors that may also exaccerbate heart disease.


Objective To construct a bioinformatic secondary database on selenoprotein. Method The basic table and foreground application of secondary database system was analyzed and designed by using object oriented approach, and developed by using Java and related technologies. Result An integrated database system was built on nucleotide and protein databases, in addition to C/S modeled data input and B/S modeled data access programs. Conclusion Maintainability and expandability of the system was greatly improved through the implement of object oriented methods.


The electrical power distribution network in the aircraft's cabin and cargo area has typically a tree topology with a three-phase electrical power supply. This paper presents a new optimization concept for this distribution network using dynamic load balancing to reduce the peak currents of the power feeder and to minimize the return current. This technique will reduce the wiring weight and the network configuration effort. To solve the load balancing problem different algorithms based on optimum approximation and mixed-integer linear programming have been applied. In order to validate the concept a simulation model and a lab demonstrator have been built.


Metalized polypropylene film used in high energy density capacitors has been mechanically characterized to determine its elastic constants. The out of plane coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) of the orthotropic film is 10 times as large as the smaller in plane CTE. The out of plane modulus is twice as large compared to one of the in plane moduli. The effect of interfacial pressure on the dielectric breakdown is also studied for the same film. It is observed that the dielectric strength of the film decreases at first and then increases above 4 MPa of compressive stress.


Evidence on the co-transcriptionality of pre-mRNA splicing and on a role for the transcription machinery on splice site selection produced a radical change in the view of regulatory mechanisms of splicing, originally conceived as a purely post-transcriptional event. We showed that alternative splicing (AS) is coupled to RNA polymerase II (RNAPII) transcription and envisioned two non-exclusive models: AS is affected by the recruitment of splicing factors to the transcription apparatus (recruitment coupling) or by the speed of RNAPII elongation (kinetic coupling). Transcription by a slow mutant of RNAPII promotes higher exon inclusion, by favoring the recruitment of splicing factors to the splice sites in the pre-mRNA. Slow elongation can also promote skipping of certain alternative exons by favoring the recruitment of negative splicing factors to their target sites in pre-mRNA. Changes in elongation can be elicited by changes in RNAPII CTD phosphorylation and/or by changes in chromatin structure. An example of the first mechanism is the regulation of AS by DNA damage caused by UV irradiation. As for the roles of histone marks and chromatin structure on splicing, a whole fascinating chapter of RNA biology is being written. Specific histone marks affecting chromatin structure were shown to regulate AS. This knowledge was recently exploited in our laboratory to devise a combined therapy for spinal muscular atrophy based on an approved splicing-correcting antisense oligonucleotide and histone


The primary objective of this paper is the comparison and describe features of health policies across the selected countries viz, Argentina, Australia, Finland, Kenya, India, South Korea, United Kingdom (U.K), United States (U.S). The second objective of the paper is to understand the political commitment in each country by comparing the allocation of adequate resources toward health. To study health policies, eight countries are selected from each geographical region and to determine political commitment toward health policy, three related variables are analyzed. Databases of the multilateral organization including the World Health Organization (WHO) are searched for the latest data. Out of the eight countries studied, only India and Kenya have a National Health Policy. The rest of the countries have medical care policies or health insurance policies or national law to lay down the vision for the health sector. The data indicate that countries which fall in the higher income bracket spend more on health. However, the spending data or the lack of it indicates that there is perhaps no focus on primary care, nutrition, and sanitation, among the prominent drivers of health outcomes. Many countries continue to struggle, to maintain continuity in the broad direction of the health policy. The realm of health process formulation is a major area which needs further research, evidence, re-orientation, and training for policymakers across countries to ensure structured and evidence-based policy formulation. Once there is a structured health policy process, the health policies may effectively address the ground-level issues and may lead to better health outcomes.


The paper concerns the application of the fibre bundle approach to the description of the magnetic structures and their symmetry groups. Hence the explicit formulas describing both the variety of magnetic structures and their symmetry groups have been derived. The assumption was made that the bundle sections correspond to magnetizations of the separate crystal planes multiplied by a certain Gaussian factor defined in ℝ3, the last factor making the problem continuous and more physical.


The Learning management underpins a teaching proposal organized around learning, based on the protagonism of the learner. It is about considering the experiences brought by all the actors involved. This study aimed to identify the effectiveness of the Learning Management concept described in the scientific literature. For that, a systematic review of the published literature was carried out between 2010 and 2020. The PRISMA protocol was used, 50 articles were selected. The scientific literature points out that learning management is treated in an indirect and fragmented way in studies, and establishing little relation between its guiding principles. As well as the importance of a greater appropriation and division of responsibilities in the teaching-learning process.


A novel annelated benzofuroxan 4 and a benzofurazan 4a have been prepared in good yields. Nitration of 5 afforded both trinitro derivatives 6 and 7. Low temperature nmr spectroscopy was applied on compound 4 and the value ΔG * is reported


Networks of low-cost environmental sensors are becoming ubiquitous, but often suffer from poor accuracies and drift. Regular colocation with reference sensors allows recalibration but is complicated and expensive. Alternatively, the calibration can be transferred using low-cost, mobile sensors. However, inferring the calibration (with uncertainty) becomes difficult. We propose a variational approach to model the calibration across the network. We demonstrate the approach on synthetic and real air pollution data and find it can perform better than the state-of-the-art (multi-hop calibration). In Summary: The method achieves uncertainty-quantified calibration, which has been one of the barriers to low-cost sensor deployment.


The Trammel of Archimedes traces an ellipse as the machine's lever is rotated. Specific measurements of the machine are used to compare the machine's actions on GeoGebra with the graph of the ellipse and an ellipse formed by the string method.


Technological innovation can stimulate social economy growth. And regional differences of the innovation capacity directly led to the economic gap. So, the study on regional differences of the contribution the technological innovation to economic growth has important practical significance. China is divided into Developed Region and Developing Region. And technological innovation investment, innovation output and innovation environment are measured by six indexes. The effects of technological innovation on regional economic growth are studied empirically base on panel data model. Study shows that technological innovation indexes are all positive correlated to GDP growth. But there are significant differences of the contribution each index to GDP between Developed Region and Developing Region.


We have developed Fabry-Perot lasers at λ=852nm, using an Aluminium free active region with the aim to develop a single-frequency and single-mode device for atomic clocks for the future European positioning system Galileo. The device is a separate confinement heterostructure with a GaInP large optical cavity and a 8nm compressive-strained GaInAsP quantum well. The broad-area laser diodes are characterised by low internal losses (<3 cm-1), a high internal efficiency (94%) and a low transparency current density (100A/cm2). We obtain a low threshold current density (245A/cm2) and a high slope efficiency (0.9 W/A) for 2mm long broad area (100μm wide) AR/HR coated devices. We measure an optical power of more than 5.5W (I= 8.5A), under CW operation at 15°C, with a maximum wall-plug efficiency of 0.45. The laser emission is achieved up to at least 115°C. An optical power of more than 1.4W is obtained at 100°C (I=3.6A). At 852nm, we obtain an optical power of 1.2W (I=1.7A, 15°C). The low divergences of the fast axis far field - a FWHM of 31.8° and a total angle of 61.8° at 1/e2- are very stable with the current.


The fresh stem of the plant Swertia chirata Ham was extracted by rectified spirit. The crude rectified spirit extract was fractionated by using standard chromatographic techniques, on alumina gave several fractions (A, B, C, D, E and F). Fraction D, when subjected to column chromatographic analysis on neutral alumina, yielded a compound, tentatively known as compound AJ-1 m.p. 178°C. In this research work only one compound is isolated. From the spectral evidences, the compound is an alkaloid containing 37 carbon atoms with 52 hydrogen along with secondary or tertiary nitrogen and several OH groups in the molecule. The pure compound AJ-1 has found antidiabetic, analgesic, anti-inflammatory and other different bioactivity tests can be performed for the pure compounds AJ-1.The plant is being used as flok medicine in the treatment of diabetes, jaundice and skin diseases.


Background  Positive patch test results to transition metals (nickel sulphate, palladium chloride, cobalt chloride and potassium dichromate) alone and in combinations with one another are well known. Numerous factors may play a role in isolated and concurrent sensitization to these allergens.


Texts from Isaiah and the Neo-Assyrian prophetic corpus attest a range of blends between the natural and human worlds in the domain of parent-child relationships. This essay uses conceptual blending theory to analyze the integration of natural imagery with human and divine parents in both corpora. The results of this analysis reveal patterns in the use of nature to conceptualize parenthood and differences in the manner and extent to which each prophetic corpus draws on specific taxonomies within nature.


Service concept development is an important step in developing new services. A quality criterion for new service concepts is creativity, that is, the degree to which a service is novel and useful. This study focuses on the role of creativity support systems (CSS) in developing creative service concepts. We analyse how service organisations assess the IT they use in service concept development with regard to three distinct tool properties (playful, supportive of comprehension, or task-specific) and the impact of these properties on service concept creativity and user satisfaction. To answer corresponding research questions we conducted a survey of 425 German service companies. Results suggest that the CSS of 20-30% of the service organisations do not implement the tool properties. We found that, in general, all three CSS design properties increase user satisfaction and the creative quality of new service concepts, while task-specific functionality (specialisation) is particularly important.


Review(s) of: Rotary in Maleny: 50 Years of Service, by Jack Wilcox AM, Rotary Club of Maleny, Maleny QLD, Australia, ISBN: 978064650710, 2009, viii + 184 Pages.


China has formulated policies and invested heavily to construct a highly efficient rural medical care system in order to close the gap in line with urban system as well as reduce the burden of the rural system. Nevertheless, rural medical care quality is still substandard and difficult to catch up with the urban medical quality for a variety of reasons. Such continuous inconsistency between urban and rural medical service quality is an urgent and extremely important problem for China, which is actively developing and pursuing a well-off society in an all-round way. Therefore, it is very necessary and urgent to study the root causes or main causes that lead to the gap between urban and rural medical care, and also provide a direction for professionals to put forward solutions. For the sake of investigating the reasons and putting forward targeted solutions, an empirical study based on quantitative research methods and questionnaire survey is presented. The research analysis focus on the three basic factors: the quantity of basic medical equipment; the number of medical staff; the professional quality of the medical personnel. The result proves that: First is personnel factor. On one hand, necessary medical treatment cannot be obtained due to the insufficient supply for health technician in rural areas, which lead to delayed treatment; On the other hand, as for the personnel capacity, most doctor in rural area fail to have qualified capability which means patients lack of efficient and professional treatment and even get worse for the inappropriate treatment. Second is the capital resource. Proper treatment hasn't been taken for all patients on account of the scarce medical resources so that patients cannot be guaranteed timely treatment when needed. These results expanded the theoretical research on rural medical system in a certain extent and provides the Chinese government with solid advice on polices setting in practice.


LeuT from Aquifex aeolicus aeolicus is a bacterial homologue to mammalian solute carrier family 6 (SLC6) of neurotransmitter transporters. SLC6 transporters are of great pharmacological interests because of their crucial role in neurotransmitter clearance. These proteins are also targets of many clinically relevant drugs, including antidepressant drugs and drugs of abuse such as amphetamines. The amino terminus of SLC6 transporters plays an important regulatory role for function.


Phase diagrams in the C-H-F system for low pressure diamond growth have been calculated in the usual conditions: 0.1-6.67 kPa, 900-1100 K, and the agreements with experiments are good. A series of ternary phase diagrams imply that the suitable composition for low pressure diamond growth in C-H-F system is confined in the small CH/sub 4/-H-HF triangle. There is no diamond growth region while F/(F+H)>0.5, only a HF-CF/sub 4/ line appears. The diamond growth region changes greatly with substrate temperature and fluorine concentration.


This thesis seeks to introduce the basic concepts and techniques of project management to packaging students and professionals. After reviewing these fundamentals, packaging students and professionals should be able to facilitate successful project management in the work


FIELD: engines and pumps. SUBSTANCE: invention refers to hybrid power plants. As per the first version, plant includes the first energy storage unit, traction drive motor, the second energy storage unit, control system, auxiliary power plant including motor and generator. Control system is intended for controlling the operation of auxiliary power plant on the basis of evaluation of motor and generator. As per the second version, system includes energy storage unit, power-operated motor, built-in energy source, control system which controls the operation of built-in energy source on the basis of evaluation of motor and generator. Energy storage unit supplies additional power to power-operated motor in addition to built-in energy source. As per the first version, the method involves the steps at which power is supplied to traction drive motor from the first energy storage unit, supply of additional power from the second energy storage unit; the first energy storage unit is charged by means of auxiliary power plant including motor and generator. Auxiliary power plant is controlled on the basis of evaluation of motor and generator. As per the second version, method involves the steps at which the built-in power generation system is started for charging the energy storage unit and for operation of traction drive motor; additional power is supplied on request to traction power motor from energy storage unit in addition to built-in power generation system. EFFECT: increasing service life of energy storage units included in hybrid power plant. 29 cl, 3 dwg


The metals industry and plant equipment suppliers are constantly striving to obtain a competitive edge. Level I dynamic control products from British industry are world-class, but it is recognised that the level II supervisory control systems can be improved. This project seeks to achieve this by adopting new intelligent technologies to utilise plant knowledge. Expert systems have been selected as an appropriate technology as they capture knowledge in a robust and industrially proven fashion. The design of the supervisory controller will focus on this knowledge handling strength of the Expert System, by using it to augment an existing model based adaptive control system. To enable improvements in the control of plant the design expands the scope of plant control, focusing on important issues and uses the commodity of knowledge. The project seeks to prove the benefits of utilising the Expert System technique in industrial supervisory control, by considering the quantitative effect of employing an Expert System in a real life situation. This paper will give background to the project, motivate the use of the Expert System and describe its design.


This article examines basic features of ranked Conjoint-data, analyzes the adequacy of evaluation methods and proposes improvements for better utilizing the information provided by ranked data. It is shown that commonly used goodness-of-fit measures provide inadequate proxy measures for assessing rank consistency and internal validity of estimates. In addition, commonly used evaluation methods, such as OLS and LINMAP, are shown to be based on arbitrary propositions which do not fulfill the requisite traits postulated by the model of ranked Conjoint-data. Resulting shortcomings on estimation outcomes are evaluated with means of simulation analyses. New insights into the achievable estimation accuracy are gained and possibilities for improvement are shown.


Abstract The Democratic Peace stands as one of the most coherent and recognizable programs of study in international relations. Yet despite the pages of research devoted to the subject and claims about its law-like nature, the democratic peace remains a highly contested finding. In large part, this contestation arises out of an enduring question: What exactly keeps democracies from fighting? Drawing on the securitization theory of the Copenhagen School as well as social psychology, this article claims that a critical mechanism of the democratic peace lies at the political junction between policymakers and the public. I argue that the democratic identity of the public, grounded in basic democratic norms essential for the function of any democracy at any time, plays an independent role in the construction of security and foreign policy in the United States. To test the argument, I examine the difficult case of the 1971 Bangladesh War, when President Richard Nixon sent the USS Enterprise carrier group to the Bay of Bengal. Analysis of public statements as well as administration documentation reveals that, while Nixon and national security advisor Henry Kissinger actively saw India as a threat to U.S. interests, they were constrained by their belief that the public would not accept a security argument with respect to a fellow democracy.


The origin of photocurrent losses in the power‐generating regime of organic solar cells (OSCs) remains a controversial topic, although recent literature suggests that the competition between bimolecular recombination and charge extraction determines the bias dependence of the photocurrent. Here the steady‐state recombination dynamics is studied in bulk‐heterojunction OSCs with different hole mobilities from short‐circuit to maximum power point. It is shown that in this regime, in contrast to previous transient extracted charge and absorption spectroscopy studies, first‐order recombination outweighs bimolecular recombination of photogenerated charge carriers. This study demonstrates that the first‐order losses increase with decreasing slower carrier mobility, and attributes them to either mobilization of charges trapped at the donor:acceptor interface through the Poole–Frenkel effect, and/or recombination of photogenerated and injected charges. The dependence of both first‐order and higher‐order losses on the slower carrier mobility explains why the field dependence of OSC efficiencies has historically been attributed to charge‐extraction losses.


The article describes the analysis of the methods for structure significance reporting for the values of calculated seismic load. There are 4 methods of reporting, using in antiseismic construction, described there. The article shows the application of all those methods, that leads to the different values of seismic loads. For its approximation it is recommended to use a new maps of seismic zoning. At that the agreement of the results, obtained by these methods, is impossible at all, and the owner should make a decision to indicate the level of calculated load based on the design and construction problem assigned.


This study examined whether dimensions of the perceived motivational climate in dance institutions could predict dancers' levels of task and ego orientation, dimensions of trait anxiety, and dimensions of perfectionism. Participants were 181 English dance students (mean age: 18.5 years; SD: 2.0 years) from dance institutions in the United Kingdom. Participants completed surveys assessing their perceptions of the motivational climate, goal orientations for dance, trait anxiety, and perfectionist tendencies. Results of standard multiple regression analyses suggested that certain elements of the motivational climate were significant predictors of the dependent variables. Specifically, perceptions of dimensions of a performance-oriented climate were significant positive predictors of dancers' ego orientation, elements of cognitive trait anxiety, and elements of neurotic perfectionism. Perceptions of dimensions of a mastery-oriented climate positively predicted dancers' levels of task orientation. The findings are discussed with regard to the implications for dance pedagogy.


Surgical correction of the arterial duct and defects of the cardiac septa is followed in the nearest period after surgical correction by lung hypertension which considerably aggravates the postoperative period. The observation of 74 patients has shown that infusions of 1% solution of phosphobion (0.05 mg/kg/min) in the pulmonary artery decrease the pressure in the pulmonary artery, pulmonary-vascular resistance, make the incidence of disturbed heart rate less frequent, reduce the concentration of noradrenaline and prostaglandins.