Absolute total cross section (TCS) measurements of electron scattering from gaseous methanol and ethanol molecules are reported for impact energies from 60 to 500 eV, using the linear transmission method. The attenuation of intensity of a collimated electron beam through the target volume is used to determine the absolute TCS for a given impact energy, using the Beer–Lambert law to first approximation. Besides these experimental measurements, we have also determined TCS using the additivity rule.


An ambitious effort by a high-profile group of healthcare executives, including the National Center for Healthcare Leadership's Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Marie Sinioris, left, hopes to transform the way health administrators are taught by the nation's MHA programs. If they're successful, it could mean major changes in curriculum and job skills of healthcare executive candidates.


Hemorrhagic disease of the newborn is transitory diminution of the coagulation factors that are vitamin K dependent. There are different causes of vitamin K deficiency. The usual manifestation is cephalhematoma and other signs of haemorrhagic syndrome. The diagnosis is established by coagulation screening tests. The therapy is conducted by administration of vitamin K. Bleeding stops even before the normalisation of the laboratory results. Sometimes, it is necessary to apply fresh frozen plasma (FFP) in the therapy. Prophylactic applying of vitamin K after the birth, significantly reduces the hemorrhagic disease of the newborn.


Brucellosis is a highly contagious bacterial disease of zoonotic importance, causing significant reproductive losses in animals. The disease is caused by gram negative facultative intracellular non-sporeforming, minute coccobacilli of the genus Brucella. The organisms are known to be pathogenic for a wide variety of animals and human beings. Different species like B. abortus, B. melitensis, B. suis, B. ovis, B. canis, B. neotome and B. microti have been recognized as the specific causative agents of the disease in the different hosts. The first three species are the most significant, and within these species there are number of biovars (Verger et al., 1987; Scholz et al., 2008). The species B. ceti has been isolated and described, usually from dolphins, and B. pinnipedialis from seals (Foster et al., 2007). B. inopinata has been isolated from infected breast implants in women with clinical signs of brucellosis (Scholz et al., 2010). International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 8 Number 02 (2019) Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas.com


This paper used the content analysis method to study the content,nature and logic of the news frame covering the only children.It analyzed factors closely related to this news frame such as the media organizations,"gatekeepers",information source and ways of covering and analyzing news.It's found that the frame of news covering the only children in China's mass media is both negative and problematic.Such a frame has resulted in the dominance of negative reports of the only children and a bias against the only children.


Low-temperature magnetization with epitaxial hexagonal HoMnO3 films and single crystal has been investigated. The magnetization data of films show three distinctive transitions which are compared with those of a single crystal. In order to test the ferroelectric behavior of HoMnO3 thin films, epitaxial capacitor trilayers with Pt electrodes have been grown. For the well-prepared trilayer, a ferroelectric switching at room temperature has been demonstrated in spite of a certain degree of leakage with a film resistivity of about 107Ωcm.


The biomass on and under ground and its distribution of 6-year-old Cinnamomum glanduliferum(Wall.)Nees were investigated in Jiangle County in Fujian Province.The results indicated that the average diameter at breast height and height of Cinnamomum glanduliferum(Wall.)Nees in different slopes as follows downslope was highest,midslope was next,upslope was last from growing indicator of plantation.The downslope was the highest amount of biomass,midslope was next,upslope was last from biomass of stand,biomass and distribution rate of organs in different slopes that trunk was highest,branch was next,and leaf was last from biomass distribution rate over ground.stump root middle root coarse rootbig root rootlet fine root from biomass and distribution rate of diameter class of average tree.


Abstract We have obtained high-quality magnetic field measurements of 19 sharp-lined B-type stars with precisely-measured N/C abundance ratios (Nieva & Przybilla 2012). Our primary goal is to test the idea (Meynet et al. 2011) that a magnetic field may explain extra drag (through the wind) on the surface rotation, thus producing more internal shear and mixing, and thus could provide an explanation for the appearance of slowly rotating N-rich main sequence B stars.


A digital coding reflective programmable metasurface is presented to realize beam scanning at Ka-band. The metasurface is composed of 400 digital coding elements, and each element contains a Positive-Intrinsic-Negative diode. A horn antenna is used to illuminate the metasurface. By configuring the digital coding elements according to special coding schemes, the far fields scattered by the metasurface can be directed to different directions, hence realizing beam scanning. Simulations show that beam scanning scope covers 120 degrees, and the maximum value of realized gain is 22.6dBi. The capacity of beam scanning enables the presented programmable metasurface to be used in millimeter-wave wireless communications.


Connector fittings and air spring assembly (100, 300) comprises a supported connector coupling on the end member of the air spring (102, 302) (112, 312). Connector fitting, by a retaining member which engages the end member of the air spring (114,348), is fixed on the air spring.


The lifestyle of today's world demands a reliable, comprehensive integrative medicine system with minimal side effects. One of the most prominent candidates is music, an enjoyable healthcare approach. The present article formulates a music based integrative medicine system. Specifically, the physician-patient interaction is explored. Based on this model, Ayurveda and modern science such as Quantum Consciousness, Chaos Theory, Statistical Theory of Communication, Information Theory and Neurodynamics, six dimensions are formulated. These are physiological (TriDoshas), emotional (TriGunas), Sociological (Temperament), Psychological (Brain Waves), Spiritual (Chakras) and Informational (Landscape). The connection between music and each of these dimensions are explored. The formulation created in this article thus opens the doors for reliable, enjoyable, holistic healthcare with minimal side effects using music.


The study of ethnic aesthetics in China began from the late 80's to the early 90's of the last century.The range of research contents were from documents,information collection,translation and tidying up to multi-subject angle of anthropology,aesthetics sociology,from ethnic amorous feelings,the description of ethnic art to the aesthetics of ethnic culture and further to the research of aesthetic anthropology and art anthropology in the 21st century,from the study of subject case and individual ethnic group to the constructive research of theoretic system of ethnic aesthetics.The future study of subject construction of ethnic aesthetics should be sticked to the foothold of combining aesthetic theory and enriching ethnic aesthetic practice of each ethnic group,combining international perspective with the localization tendency,combining respecting each ethnic group's traditions with innovation and development,combining each ethnic culture with the utilization of their resources.


The present study was designed to evaluate the use of a 1.0T portable permanent magnet MR system in obtaining microscopic MR images of the hyaline cartilage in vitro. A clear laminar appearance was demonstrated with this system. In addition, it was possible to demonstrate cartilage surface irregularity, a decrease in cartilage thickness, and T2 alteration by proteoglycan depletion following up to 12 hours of trypsin treatment. In summary, the portable MR system is useful for investigating cartilage in vitro.


Objective
To investigate the application of laparoscopic cholecystectomy(LC)in the liver, cross ditch right notch identification, prevention of bile duct injury anatomy of cystic duct.

Methods
224 cases with liver transverse groove had right notch,all operations in the liver transverse groove right notch on the separation of anatomic posterior Calot's triangle LC operation.

Results
224 cases of LC were performed smoothly, the entire group without the occurrence of bile duct injury, hemorrhage, conversion to open surgery, postoperative all patients recovered were well cured.

Conclusion
Liver transverse groove notch on the right posterior Calot's triangle anatomic helps to avoid LC operation structure and variation of extrahepatic bile duct, which can effectively prevent the biliary duct injury.

Key words:
Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic; Biliary Tract; Intraoperative Complications


In this paper, several analyses relati~g facial motion with perioral muscle behavwr and speech acoustics are described. Th~ resu_lts suggest that linguistically relevant VIs_ual Information is distributed over large regwns of the face and can be modeled from the same control source as the acoustics.


get rid of it. If so, the real issue remains: Why should the begging display, which threatens no harm and stimulates no C-fibers, be aversive? It is unlikely that "socialization" has made it so. What then of the human case? Animal research will not permit direct conclusions about it, true. On the other hand, if we could understand the underlying mechanisms in animal altruism, we might find ourselves asking new and better focused questions about human altruism, its mechanisms, and the sources of these mechanisms. My own guess, for what it is worth, is that the underlying question about human nature will best be illuminated by the analysis of mechanism in simpler cases: in young children and even in animals. To tackle it head on in the adult, socialized human being, as Batson and Shaw have done, is to take on the most complex case imaginable. Their experimental expedition is admirable in its courage and ingenuity, but I cannot be optimistic about its prospects for bringing home convincing answers. Note


In mathematics, multiplication is the most commonly used operation. Though integer multiplication is used commonly in the real world, binary multiplication is the basic multiplication used for the integer multiplication. Systolic and Booth algorithms are the efficient algorithms to perform the binary multiplication. In this paper, an attempt is made to implement the prototype of binary multiplier using Booth algorithm (for signed number) and the systolic array multiplication algorithm (for unsigned number). This is implemented using Xilinx ISE6 software, simulated using Modelsim XE 5.5a Simulator by Mentor graphics. The synthesis is done on Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) Spartan2S15 kit using Very High Sp eed Integrated Circuit(VHSIC) Hardware Description Language (VHDL). The results are compared with the standard results of the paper presented at Peneng, Malaysia with the publication number ICSE2002 Proc.


Background and Purpose— MicroRNA (miR)-200c increases rapidly in the brain after transient cerebral ischemia but its role in poststroke brain injury is unclear. Reelin, a regulator of neuronal migration and synaptogenesis, is a predicted target of miR-200c. We hypothesized that miR-200c contributes to injury from transient cerebral ischemia by targeting reelin. Methods— Brain infarct volume, neurological score and levels of miR-200c, reelin mRNA, and reelin protein were assessed in mice subjected to 1 hour of middle cerebral artery occlusion with or without intracerebroventricular infusion of miR-200c antagomir, mimic, or mismatch control. Direct targeting of reelin by miR-200c was assessed in vitro by dual luciferase assay and immunoblot. Results— Pretreatment with miR-200c antagomir decreased post–middle cerebral artery occlusion brain levels of miR-200c, resulting in a significant reduction in infarct volume and neurological deficit. Changes in brain levels of miR-200c inversely correlated with reelin protein expression. Direct targeting of the Reln 3′ untranslated region by miR-200c was verified with dual luciferase assay. Inhibition of miR-200c resulted in an increase in cell survival subsequent to in vitro oxidative injury. This effect was blocked by knockdown of reelin mRNA, whereas application of reelin protein afforded protection. Conclusions— These findings suggest that the poststroke increase in miR-200c contributes to brain cell death by inhibiting reelin expression, and that reducing poststroke miR-200c is a potential target to mitigate stroke-induced brain injury.


Objective:To develop a new method for the determination of tanshinone Ⅱ_A and cryptotanshinone in root of Salvia miltiorrhiza Bge.f.alba.Methods:RP-HPLC was conducted on a Diamonsil C_(18)column(150mm×4.6 mm,5μm),with mobile phase methanol-water(85:15),flow rate 0.8mL·min~(-1),detecting at 269nm and col- umn temperature at 35℃.Results:The linear range was 0.07-0,75μ(r=0.9998),the average recovery was 98.5%,RSD=2.0%(n=5)for tanshinone Ⅱ_A and the linear range was 0.04-0.43μg(r=0.9994),the aver- age recovery was 102.1%,RSD=1.7%(a=5)for cryptotanshinone.Conclusion:The method is accurate,simple and effective.It can be used as a quality evaluation in Salvia miltiorrhiza Bge.f.alba.


Bilayer floating tablet of amoxicillin was formulated successfully and evaluated under suitable parameters. All the batches of tablet produced were found to exhibit short floating lag times. The tablet of batch F2 exhibited a longer floating lag time of 23 minutes. Relationship between the dependent and independent variables was further elucidated using contour and response surface plots. Dissolution profiles that the tablets of batch F3, F7, and F12 exhibits initial burst phase during the first hour of dissolution. The burst phase was followed by a limited drug release for the rest of the period. Also it was observed during the dissolution studies that tablets of all three batches eroded quickly with increased effervescence. Time required for 50 % drug to get released (T50%) and %CR10hrs were found to be in the range of 0.7 to 8.6 hours and 57.35 ± 3.89 to 99.93 ± 0.07 respectively, value of "Prob > F" less than 0. 05. Response surface plots and Contour plot indicated that at a fixed level of B (35 mg) and low level of A (amount of HPMC), % CR10hrs increases from 68.11 to 90.00 % and T50% decrease from 6.86 to 1.66 as the amount of citric acid (C) increases from 0 to 10 mg. Stability study was performed for optimized formulation and it was found that formulation was stable for 6 week at 25 °C/ 60% RH. KEYWORDS: Bilayer floating tablet, amoxicillin, Evaluated, Multi-layered tablet, Stability


The paper examines the synchronous machine oscillations. The linearized model of the synchronous machine was used for the eigenvalue analysis. The analysis shows that it is reasonable to apply adaptive stabilizer. The adaptive controller based on the model reference adaptive control theory is presented. Simulation and experimental results show the applicability of the presented approach.


Fenretinide [N‐(4‐hydroxyphenyl) retinamide] is a synthetic analog of all‐trans retinoic acid (RA). We have previously shown that fenretinide, but not all‐trans RA, induced apoptosis in Huh7 cells, a human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cell line. While previous data shows that both differentiation and apoptosis are mediated through a retinoic acid receptor β (RARβ)‐dependent manner, the mechanisms by which fenretinide and all‐trans RA exert their different roles are not well understood. Our data showed that both chemicals induced RARβ mRNA and protein levels as well as activated ERK1/2 and Akt within 3 hrs. Both chemicals also induced the expression level of LC3. However, the conversion of LC3‐I to LC3‐II, a hallmark of autophagy, was substantially higher in all‐trans RA than fenretinide‐treated cells. In addition, the level of signaling adaptor p62, which is crucial for activation of death receptors and caspase 8‐mediated apoptosis, was significantly lower in all‐trans RA than fenrentinide‐treated Huh7 cells. Consequentially, fenretinide, but not all‐trans RA, caused ROS accumulation in Huh7 cells, which in turn lead to apoptosis. Taken together, the differential autophagy induction and p62 degradation might account for the different effect of all‐trans RA and fenretinide in controlling the survival or death of HCC cells.


We conducted a hospital‐based case‐control study in Algiers, Algeria. A total of 198 cervical carcinoma (CC) cases (including 15 adeno‐ and adenosquamous carcinomas) and 202 age‐matched control women were included. Human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA in cervical cells was evaluated using a PCR assay. Odds ratios and corresponding confidence intervals were computed by means of unconditional multiple logistic regression models. HPV infection was detected in 97.7% of CC cases and 12.4% of control women (OR = 635). Nineteen different HPV types were found. HPV 16 was the most common type in both CC cases and control women, followed by HPV 18 and 45. Twelve types (HPV 16, 18, 31, 33, 35, 39, 45, 51, 52, 56, 66 and 73) were found as single infections in CC cases. Multiple HPV infections did not show a higher odds ratio for CC than single infections. In addition to HPV infection, husband's extramarital sexual relationships with other women (OR = 4.8) or prostitutes (OR = 3.2), residing in a rural environment for most of one's life (OR = 4.9) and indicators of poor sanitation or poor hygiene were the strongest risk factors for CC. Oral contraceptive use was unrelated to CC risk, while multiparity emerged as a significant risk factor after adjustment for sexual habits. Intrauterine device users showed a lower CC risk than nonusers. The role of major risk factors, except inside toilet, was confirmed in the analysis restricted to HPV‐positive women. The distribution of HPV types in CC cases and control women in Algeria is more similar to the one found in Europe than the one in sub‐Saharan Africa, where HPV 16 is less prevalent. A vaccine against HPV 16 and 18 may be effective in more than 3/4 of CCs in Algeria.


Keeping in view the traditional uses of medicinal plants, this study was conducted to evaluate the antifungal activity of selected members of family Rosaceae for the first time. Activity of Rosa indica L. Prunus amygdalus L. and Prunus armeniaca L was evaluated against the Penicillium digitatum L. Antifungal activity of the aforementioned plant extracts were indicated by the measuring zone of inhibition on agar plate. Highest activity against the test strain of fungus was recorded in ethanol extracts of the selected plants. Antifungal activity of extracts from the selected plants was dependent on the concentration of the extracts with highest activity being recorded when its strength was 15%. Maximum zone of inhibition (19.6 mm) was formed against the test fungus exposed to 15% root extract of R. indica L. taken in ethanol. However, aqueous root extract of the same plant was less effective indicating that the bioactive compound(s) in the root were of relatively low polarity. Bioactive compounds of the other two plants were also of low polarity as their activity was relatively greater when extracted in ethanol than that in aqueous extract. Contrary to R. indica, Leave of P. armeniaca were seat of high amount of bioactive compounds. While flavonoids and tannin were recorded in all samples, alkaloids and carbohydrates were found only in R. indica L. Similarly, fixed oil and fats were present in P. amygdalus L. and P. armeniaca L only. According to antifungal activity the aforementioned plants can be arranged as R. indica L.>P. armeniaca L.>P. amygdalus L. It may be concluded that these plants may be of great medicinal value and may provide a source of valuable novel compounds.


A plurality of capacitors employing the pattern supporting layer and a method of manufacturing the same are disclosed. The plurality of capacitors include a plurality of cylindrical bottom plates are arranged in two dimensions repeatedly on the same plane. Support layer patterns are located between the uppermost and lowermost of the plurality of bottom plate connects the adjacent side walls of the plurality of bottom plates. The space between the internal and side walls of the plurality of bottom plates is filled with the top plate. Then, the capacitor dielectric film interposed between the top plate and the plurality of the lower plate to isolate said upper plate and said lower plate.


The invention relates to a power supply network (10) for distributing electrical energy from conventional P (12), and renewable energy sources S, W (14) for supplying a plurality of consumers CC, CP (20). The supply network (10) comprises at least one, in particular several, distribution devices E (28) and capable of measuring an energy supply of the renewable energy sources S, W (14) and predict or can. At least part of the consumer CC, CP (20) has a heater (24) in which, by a switching device (26) between a heating with conventional heating fuel and heating can be used to switch current on the basis of a control signal of the distribution device E. In a further independent aspect of a relevant heating device (24), a distribution E (28) and a control method is proposed in which a distribution E (28) at a forecast an increased energy capacity of renewable energy sources S, W (14) a control signal for switching the heating device (24) outputs to a fuel-based heat generation to a current-based heat generation and upon detection of a drop in power capacity falls below a predeterminable value, a control signal to the return circuit of the heating device (24).


A cobweb theory-based maintenance coordination algorithm is proposed in this study. It is an iterative process in which, initially, the independent market operator (IMO) declares the interval electricity price for the period of concern. The generation companies (GenCos) would then provide the independent system operator (ISO) and the IMO with their own maintenance proposals; based on their own objectives and constraints. The ISO would evaluate the impact of the maintenance proposals on the reliability indices and assign some penalties/rewards to the GenCos; in proportion to their contributions in reliability index violation from a desirable level. On the other hand, the IMO would declare the new electricity prices, considering the new maintenance proposals. These two signals would be used by the GenCos to review and modify their maintenance proposals. The procedure is repeated until an equilibrium point is reached. For convergence assurance, a memory rate is introduced by which the GenCos earlier experiences in providing the ISO with the maintenance proposals are, somehow, taken into account. The capabilities of the proposed algorithm are assessed and evaluated on IEEE reliability test system.


This paper explored the interface of the character of state in Nigeria, the public procurement reforms and budget implementation in the power sector in the light of the acute electric power crisis experienced in the country from 1999 to 2012. In doing this, the paper relied substantially on documentary method of data collection, content analysis and core assumptions of the Marxist theory of the post-colonial state. Thus, the paper implicated primitive capital accumulation underlying capital budget implementation in the power sector in Nigeria as a defining element of the lacuna and contradictions in the procurement reforms and capital budget investments in the sector. The penchant in actualizing the avowed covert and overt interests by the custodians of the state in Nigeria explained the logic of the successive Federal Executives' interference in the procurement procedures of the power sector and poor developments and expansion in the electric power generation infrastructures in the country. As a means of entrenching efficiency in contract procurement and overall capital budget implementation in the power sector, the paper recommended policy effort aimed at the establishment of independent procurement institution with the mandate to regulate the procurement activities in all sectors of the economy in line with the Nigeria's Public Procurement Act.


Anecdotal evidence indicates that Alzheimer's disease patients often appear confused and unable to concentrate, and that this may be related to attention span. This study utilizes barriers of three different heights to test how visual and auditory distracters affect the ability to concentrate on a given task. Residents were given art projects with adult themes and were observed for number of distractions. The results indicate that both low and high barriers are more effective than no barriers in screening out extraneous visual and auditory distractions. Of equal or greater importance is the finding that residents in the early and middle stages of the disease averaged 16 minutes of focused attention in a 20 minute trial.


In order to study the ablation properties of C/C composites influenced by copper infiltration,C/C-Cu composites were prepared by chemical vapor infiltration(CVI)and liquid pressure infiltration processes.The ablation properties of C/C-Cu composites were verified using aplasma ablation device.The results show that the preparation period is significantly shortened with the addition of Cu in C/C composites.Cu uniformly distributes in C/C composites and forms a continuous network structure.The linear ablation rate of C/C-Cu composites is lower than that of C/C composites in the initial stage within 30 sof ablation,because the melting of Cu could absorb a lot of energy and reduce the heating rate.With the ablation time increases,Cu on surface of C/C-Cu composites is blowing away by plasma flames,the sample surface of C/C-Cu composites becomes a lower density porous C/C framework.Therefore,the linear ablation rate of C/C-Cu composites increases violently,and becomes higher than C/C composites',the ablation resistance of C/C-Cu composites decreases evidently.


If the current legal framework applicable to commercial litigations creates a two-tier justice system, one should note that the law relative to commercial jurisdictions (i.e. the organic law n°2016-1110 dated December 8th 2016 relative to the creation, the organization and the functioning of the commercial jurisdictions) is likely to provide a swift commercial justice. This is due to the fact that this law put the emphasis on the celerity of the procedures applicable before the commercial jurisdictions and reduce to the maximum the liberty of the judges and the department of public prosecutions concerning the conduct of the procedure. This celerity can be observed at the level of the pilot jurisdiction which is the commercial court of Abidjan (Tribunal de Commerce d'Abidjan), and is paradoxically highlighted by the slowness that the procedure regains once brought before the Court of Appeal of Abidjan (Court d'Appel d'Abidjan). The pursued speed of the justice sometimes limits the efficiency of justice. Unlike what is provided by the current legislation, the delays applicable before the commercial jurisdictions should be more flexible depending on the complexity of the case and the necessity to order one or more expert report, for purposes of obtaining a sentence based on reality of the facts. The challenge today is to operate all the commercial jurisdictions (Courts and Tribunals) over the whole territory of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire. This establishment should allow to reach definitively the equality between all defendants which is a republican princi-


Background and Objectives : Although human papillomavirus (HPV) infection has been recognized as having an important role in the pathogenesis of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), there is no simple and reliable screening test of HPV infection in HNSCC to date. In the present study, we investigated the usability of p16 immunohistochemical staining as a screening test for HPV infection in HNSCC. Subjects and Method : Paraffin blocks were obtained from 45 tonsil SCC patients, who underwent surgery as an initial treatment between 1995 and 2004. Paraffin blocks were also obtained from 20 normal controls. Expression of p16 was investigated immunohistochemically and these results were compared with results of HPV genotyping and the real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay of viral oncoprotein to validate p16 staining as a reliable diagnostic tool of HPV infection. Results : The expression of p16 was found to be significantly different between tonsil SCC (32/45, 71.1%) and normal control tissues (0/20, 0%)(p


The inclusion behaviors of a serial of organic guests and their coordination complexes with β-cyclodextrin(β-CD)were reported.β-CD and its two derivatives,mono(2-O-2-methyl)-β-CD(Mβ-CD)and mono(2-O-2-hydroxypropyl)-β-CD(HPβ-CD),were chosen as hosts,and several organic amines:ethylenediamine 1,diethylenetriamine 2,triethylamine 3 and ethylene diaminetetraacetic acid 4,and the coordination compounds of ligands 1 and 2:[Cu(en)2]Cl2·H2O(5),[Cu(dien)2]Cl2·H2O(6),[Ni(en)3]Cl2·1.5H2O(7)and [Ni(dien)2]Cl2·H2O(8)were chosen as guests.The intermolecular interactions between hosts and guests in aqueous solution were investigated.The formation constants of β-CD inclusion complexes of guests 1~4 decreased in the order:3 2 4 1,revealing that minor differences in the molecular structure of guests could be effectively recognized by the cavity of β-CD in aqueous solution.The chemical stoichiometries and K values of the supramolecular complexes of guests 5~8 with β-CD,Mβ-CD and HPβ-CD were also determined.The inclusion behaviors of the guests and hosts in the second-sphere complexes were obviously influenced by the fundamental properties of central ions and ligands in the first-sphere coordination compounds.Additionally,the effect varies with hosts.


In the context of regulating truck weight limits, the concept of performance-based standards (PBS) may be applied to three areas—infrastructure, traffic operations, and safety. Using a certification as documentation of vehicle compliance with a PBS has been suggested as an option for PBS enforcement. Enforcement is essential in encouraging voluntary compliance with laws or regulations governing vehicle weight and operation. The traditional method of vehicle weight enforcement is to use static, portable, or semiportable scales to determine the axle or gross weight of a vehicle. Any proposal to use a certification as documentation of PBS compliance for truck size and weight limits must be examined closely for enforceability. Maryland's use of a certification for enforcement of a lift-axle weight regulation is examined from an enforcement perspective, and the process used to develop the regulations is discussed. Enforcement of the lift-axle weight limit is based on the air pressure setting, not on weighing the axle with a scale. The certification is important because it documents the air pressure setting required of the lift-axle on a loaded, four-axle dump truck at 31 780 kg (70,000 lb). This study represents the first external review of issues identified in using the certification, and the enforcement experience since implementation.


The utility model relates to the longhole pile foundation concrete casting flow guiding technology, which is an anti-deflection pipe thread connector flow guiding device and comprises an operation table and a flow guiding pipe. Particularly, a limit clamp is arranged at a position of an installation hole of a table plate of the operation table, outer pipe threads are arranged at the upper end of the flow guiding pipe, a clamp pipe collar is connected onto the flow guiding pip at a position below the outer pipe threads, a pipe connector is connected at the lower end of the flow guiding pipe, and inner pipe threads are arranged on the pipe connector. The flow guiding pipe is installed in an arc hole in the limit clamp and the clamp pipe collar in the flow guiding pipe is arranged above the arc hole in clamp mode. The anti-deflection pipe thread connector flow guiding device resolves the problems that filled concrete layers are easy to fault, a steel reinforcement cage framework in a pile hole is easy to have displacement, quality of the pile foundation is poor and work efficiency is low when the existing flow guiding pipe is in longhole pile foundation concrete construction. The anti-deflection pipe thread connector flow guiding device is mainly applied to reformation of concrete casting flow guiding devices.


in the single sample obtained from Aveleda apiary). The BV samples also showed similar cytotoxicity for all the tested tumor cell lines (MCF -7, NCI -H460, HeLa and HepG2), being MCF -7 (breast carcinoma) and HeLa (cervical carcinoma) the most susceptible ones. Nevertheless, the studied samples seem to be not suitable to treat breast, hepatocellular and cervical carcinoma because at the active concentrations, the samples were also toxic for non -tumor cells (porcine liver primary culture, PLP2). Regarding the non -small lung cell carcinoma, BV should be used under the concentration toxic for non -tumor cells. Overall, the present study corroborates the enormous bioactive potential of BV being the first report on samples from Portugal.


There has developed in the professional literature a distinct tradition of interpreting and reconstructing Quine's epistemology. The tradition has its roots in Gilbert Harman's influential interpretation of Quine as an empiricist and in Harman's reconstruction of Quine's views on meaning.' Richard Rorty, and those influenced by what may fairly be called the "Princeton School" of Quine scholarship, have elaborated and extended this tradition.' The members of this school are unified by the attempt to offer a synoptic view of Quine's epistemological project that is, to specify how the leading themes of Quine's epistemology are (or are not) to be integrated into a comprehensive and systematic account of the nature of human knowledge. Differences certainly exist within the tradition. (For example, Rorty and Harman disagree over whether competing axiomatizations of set theory illustrate Quine's thesis of the indeterminacy of tran~lation.)~ Nevertheless, the main outlines of a received reading have been agreed upon, and it is possible to specify three fixed theses which together constitute the received reading of the tradition:


Privilege management is an very important part for management information system(MIS).Nowadays,the existing privilege management methods are coarse or confused,and they can't implement integrated and elaborate privilege management.On the other hand,others privilege management schemes maybe good,but they can't match current mainstream software development models and frameworks,and can't provide better exercisablility.Therefore,this paper improved and refined traditional RBAC model based on domain-driven to construct and implement a finer-grained privilege model for MIS.The paper also showed the whole privilege management process for constructing,and provided a whole solvable project for developing privilege management.


This experiment aims to study the effect of seedling number clump−1 in one-one planting system and furrow irrigation in the SRI method, using a split-plot design three replications. Two-level furrow irrigation systems placed as the main plot, namely the intermittent system and the flooded system during the vegetative phase. In sub-plots were placed five levels the number of seedling clump−1 in a one-one planting system, namely 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 seedlings. The experiment used Cisokan varieties with seedlings aged 12 days after sowing. The furrow irrigation system did not affect all components of growth and yield of paddy rice, while the number of seedlings clump−1 affected the total number of tillers, productive tillers, and the yield of grain clump−1, but did not change the weight of 1000 grains. The use of 3-5 seedlings clump−1 produces more tillers than 1-2 seedlings clump−1. In the furrow irrigation with the intermittent system, the highest grain production was five seedlings clump−1, while in the flooded system was in 3-5 seedlings clump−1. To increase paddy rice production, we use five seedlings clump−1 with a one-one planting system by intermittent or flooded furrow irrigation systems.


It is important to do research on public sentiment towards microtakaful presence in a country in order to know public response to its existence. This study aimed to determine public sentiment towards microtakaful in Indonesia and in Malaysia. Data were collected from 40 articles, journals and other writings. Data were analyzed using the software Semantria as an analytical tool in the form of text. The results showed that the assessment of existence of microtakaful in Indonesia amounted to 52% of the community showed positive sentiment, 28% indicate negative sentiment and 20% indicates a neutral sentiment. While in Malaysia that 62% showed positive sentiment, 23% negative sentiment and 15% neutral sentiment.


This study included 125 patients with acute cholecystitis of them 29 were males. All were subjected to fundus-first (FF) laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The mean operative time was 63±8 minutes (range 37-95 minutes). There were 4 cases of prolonged post-operative bile leakage, 3 of them stopped spontaneously within one week, and last one needed an endoscopic biliary stent. Gall bladder perforation with peritoneal contamination occurred in 6 patients. Laparoscopic trans-choledochal CBD exploration was indicated in 3 patients due to residual stone in intra-operative cholangiography. Conversion to open cholecystectomy was acquired in 4 patients the mean hospital stay was 1.6 days (range 6 hours to5 days) except those with post-operative bile leakage that stayed from 8-14 days. Key words: acute cholecystitis, laparoscopic cholecystectomy,


This article examines the commodification of Russian in Finland, where recent decades have seen a sharp rise in the size of the Russian-speaking population and the number of tourists from Russia. We particularly consider the use of Russian in the fields of traditional and medical tourism, education, and culture - all of them areas where Russian tourists show a strong preference for services in their native language. The need to provide a variety of services in Russian means that proficiency in Russian is a sig-nificant asset on the job market, both for immigrants and for the relatively small number of Finns who can speak the language. We also note that there is considerable demand among Russian-speaking parents in Fin-land for educational services to supplement their children's school education.


Space-time turbo codes have advantages of both space-time codes and turbo codes. Space-time turbo code proposed by Su and Geraniotis (2001) achieves full coding rate and full antenna diversity. This paper presents some improvements of the space-time turbo code using a two-antenna configuration. We propose an encoder in which a serial connection of an interleaver and a deinterleaver is removed and the constraint of the interleaver is reduced. We also propose a modified binary decoding which estimates more precise extrinsic information. Simulation results show the proposed encoder achieves full antenna diversity in spite of a simple configuration with reduced constraint of the interleaver. Furthermore, our proposed decoding provides a better performance than that of the Su's space-time turbo code.


The grant supported four projects that involved professional development for teachers and enrichment programs for students from under-funded and under-served school districts. The projects involved long-term partnerships between Hampshire College and the districts. All projects were concerned with the effective implementation of inquiry-based science learning and its alignment with state and national curriculum and assessment standards. One project, The Collaboration for Excellence in Science Education (CESE), was designed to support research on the development of concepts in the physical sciences, specifically energy and waves. Extensive data from student interviews and written essays supported the neo-Piagetian hierarchical complexity theory of this area of conceptual development. New assessment techniques that can be used by teachers were also developed. The final report includes a full presentation of the methods and results of the research.


Secondary school students are the members of gen Z, while their teachers mostly belong to gen X. Due to multitasking in virtual space, dotcom kids' attention, work memory, and brain activity are changing. Their vision of the future, attitude, and priorities are entirely different from those of earlier generations. The children of gen Z question and reject traditional authority; however, they are creative and innovative. In contrast to this, both the knowledge, the attitude, and the value system of their teachers are significantly different from those of the net generation. The purpose of the research was to map adolescents' opinions about generation stereotypes as well as what their teachers think about them – according to the students. The anonymous digital questionnaire was spread in social media; adolescents assessed frequently mentioned statements about gen Z. According to the results, it can be claimed that there are some stereotypes, especially about the usage of digital tools and lasting concentration, which were proved to be true by adolescents. However, youngsters rejected stereotypes referring to the instability of their future perspective, behaviour on the sites of social media, and the quality of relationships. On the other hand, they believe that their teachers' opinion about them is different in many ways, such as in online communication, emotional attitudes, and digital safety.


Delayed recruitment of microscopic stages in response to cyclical cues is critical to the population dynamics of many annual and seasonally reproducing perennial seaweeds. Microscopic stages may play a similar role in continuously reproducing perennials in which adult sporophytes are subject to episodic mortality, if they can respond directly to the unpredictable onset and relaxation of unfavorable conditions. We experimentally evaluated the potential for temporary reduction in limiting resources (light, nutrients) to directly delay recruitment of giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera (L.) C.A. Agardh) gametophytes and embryonic sporophytes. Laboratory cultures were subjected to limiting conditions of light and nutrients for 1 month and then exposed to nonlimiting conditions for 10 days. Gametophytes in all treatments failed to recruit to sporophytes after 2 weeks, suggesting they are not a source of delayed recruitment in giant kelp. Sporophytes in light‐limited treatments, however, survived and grew significantly slower than non–light‐limited controls. When stimulated with light, light‐limited sporophytes grew from 2 to>10 times faster than unstimulated controls depending on nutrient availability. These results suggest that limiting resources can delay recruitment of embryonic giant kelp sporophytes for at least 1 month. Flexible timing of recruitment from embryonic sporophytes may enhance persistence of continuously reproducing perennial species when mac‐ roscopic adults are subject to episodic large‐scale removals.


PreviewPatients who have had a cardiac event and are at high risk for another can benefit greatly from the various techniques available for diagnostic imaging. For example, imaging using infarct-avid agents can estimate the extent of damage from myocardial infarction, myocardial perfusion imaging can assess residual jeopardized myocardium, and two-dimensional echocardiography can provide clues to complications of infarction. Dr Bean discusses these techniques and others and their application for risk stratification.


The present essay represents an effort to focus on some aspects of the bonding abilities of phenol throughout a theoretical study ofthe three potential energy surfaces of the interaction of phenol with the HCN, HOCN, and HF (including HCl) molecules. The studied surfaces clearly demonstrate the existence of the alternative bonding of phenol via its n cloud, largerly localized in the vicinity ofthe para carbon atom, leading to the formation of metastable n hydrogen-bonded complexes with sufficiently large lifetimes comparable with experimental timescales.


Institute of Population Health Sciences, National Health Research Institutes, Miaoli, Taiwan Department of Health Risk Management, College of Management, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan Graduate Institute of Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan Department of Public Health, College of Public Health Science, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan


WALTER P., aged 15, a miller's assistant, was admitted into the Northern Hospital, under my care, on the 8th October, 1883. His right arm had been caught betveen a broad leather "travellingband,' and the wheel over which it passed; so that he was dragged off his feet, and suspended by his arm, the result being a compound fracture of the bones of the forearm. There was a small transverse wound on the outer side of the forearm, through which about an inch of the upper fragment of the radius protruded, being tightly embraced by the skin ; the fracture of the ilnia was not absolutely compound, but the sharp end of the obliquely fractured upper fragment was sticking in the skin so as to dimple and displace it. Forcible extension was required to reduce the fragments into their proper position. The case was treated on Listerian principles, and,so far as the fractures were concerned, no further trouble was experienced; except that there was considerable delay about the union of the ulna, and for many weeks grating could be felt at the site of this fracture, which gave rise to the suspicion that a spiculum of detached bone must be lying between the fragments; especially as there was an abundance of so-called provisional callus surrounding the fracture, showing that non-union was not due to want of action inl the part. However, no fragment ever came away, and I am inow disposed to think that a piece of fascia must have been dragged down between the fragments, and so, for a time, prevented union. Be the cause whatever it might, union ultimately became complete. But the interesting feature of the case appears later on. The lad had ceased to be an inmate of the hospital after a month's treatment, and was attending as an out-patient, on account of the non-union of the ulna, when it was noticed that there was a tendency to obstinate flexion of the fingers, more especially of the little and ring fingers. A hinged splint, by which elastic extension can be used for the purpose of straightening contracted fingers or hands, was therefore applied : and in a day or two the patient presented himself, with the ring and little fingers blistered and discoloured by the pressure of the splint and bandage. This, of course, at once led to inquiries as to the state of the ulnar nerve; the rest of the hand appearing quite healthy. Then it was ascertained that the lad (who had always been most patient and uncomplaining) had experienced curious sensations, partly of pain, partly of numbness, ever since the accident; and now it was found that the affected fingers were deficient in sensibility. The natural conclusion was that the nerve had been pinched or bruised by the sharp edge of the bone at the time of the accident. There was reason to believe that the nerve had not been divided, and we hoped that the effects of the injury wouild pass off. But they did not; and gradually the numbness increased, and the fingers wasted at the tips; the circulation was very sluggish, the fingers purple and cold, the skin moist and clammy. Then the interossei and the lumbricales wasted, and the adductor pollicis and the muscles of the little finger followed suit. Combined with the numbness, there was evidently a considerable amount of pain felt on any attempt being made to straighten the flexed fingers; and a dragging sensation was complained of at the seat of the fracture, just above which, pain was felt on pressure. The synmptoms, therefore, pointed to gradually increasing compression, or constriction, with adhesions of the nerve at this point. For the sake of brevity, I have hurried through the account of the case up to the middle of April (six months after the accident), at which time the hand was rapidly assuming the " bird's-claw" appearance characteristic of the later results of paralysis of the ulnar nerve, and thus tersely described in Dr. Vivian Poore's Bradshawe Lecture, delivered on August 18th, 1881: " When the ulnar nerve is paralysed, sewing, writing, and all delicate manipulations become impos'sible. The patient cannot mov6 the fingers to and fro in the same plane. The mid and far phalanges cannot be extended, nor the near phalanges flexed. After a time, the hand, by the unopposed action of the flexors and extensors of the fingers, becomes ' clawed ;' that is, the near phalanges are extended, while the mid and far phalanges are flexed." As before mentioned,the interosseous spaces, both on the dorsal and on the palmnar aspects, were hollowed out ; the muscles of the ball of the thumb, and those of the little finger, were much wasted. With regard to thie cutaneous sensibility, there was complete anTesthesia of all the surface usually supplied by the ulnar nerve, and also incomplete anmesthesia of the adjacent sides of the middle and ring fingers (due, no doubt, to thi's being one of that minority of instances where the ulnar nerve supplies two and a half, instead of one and a half, fingers). On April 28th, I proceeded to explore the site of the fracture of the ulm, which was now firmly united, but was marked by a slight thickening of the bone. An incision was made as for exposing the ulna artery, the centre of the incision being over this thickened portion. Neither artery nor nerve was to be seen, though carefully searchedlfor; the bone was reached; the fracture was found satisfactorily united, thue upper fragment projecting very slightly above the lower; there was some thickening from callus, and, moreover, what seemed to be a banid of thickened periosteum, tightly stretched over the callus. The question arose, Was this the sought-for nerve? The wound was enlargecl upwards, and the nerve was then fouind unmistakablv, and tiraced into this band ; then the wound was extended downiwards towards the wrist, and what appeared to be nerve was found, and prove(d to be, continuous with the band; but, whereas the nerve above the adhe. sion was pink and fleshy-looking, the part below was colourless andl wasted. Partly by the knife, and partly by gentle elevation with a raspatory, the nerve was freed from the bone. We tlhen had betwe(e two and three inches of ulnar nerve completely free, so that it could be lifted above the level of the wound, and(I thoroulghly examined. The upper part was, as before mentioned, pinik and fleshylooking, evidently swollen; the part which had beeni fixedl down wa' thinned and flattened, ragged from small tags of fibrous tissue attache(d to it ; and the lower en(d of the nerve was round, but pale, and apparently wasted. To prevent the lately adlerent portion from dropping down into its old situation, and pi-obably again becomiiing< attached to the bone, I connected a few fibres of the flexor carpi ulnaris with tlhe adjacent flexor profundus digitorum by one catgut suiture, thus iiiterposing a fleshy bed between nerve and bone. The woulnd was then closed, and dressed in the usual Listerian method. On May 1st (three days after), Mr. Horrocks, the senior h1iousesurgeon, notes that "the patient was able to tell when the skin on the proximal phalanges of the little and ring fingers was pinched, and appeared to have perfect sensation along the adjacent sides of the middle and ring fingers." On May 7th (ten days after the operation), he notes " sensibility of fingers increasing, and extending downwards towards the tips, whid h are, however, at present insensible. The patient made the remark that, for the last two or three days, he has had a sensation as of blood ruslhing along towards the finger-ends." On May 20th, the wound was quite healed, and tactile sensibili!'


This paper analyzes the gestation of environmental protection regulations related to mining activities, as well as specific mining provisions that were approved and had an impact to reduce the negative effects to the natural environment. The mining regulations that were approved in the Modern Age envisaged some measures in order to avoid damage to agriculture, livestock and to villages in the environment of mining activities. In the XIX century, with a liberal State, several laws and mining regulations were slowly being adopted from the middle of the century, due to social conflicts, which introduced measures with health and natural protection effects. With a greater degree of state interventionism in the XX century, in a context of pressure from affected social groups, various sectoral rules for the protection of rivers and streams were approved. The Law of Mines in force introduced that it was approved by decree to fix the imperative conditions of protection of the environment, being the origin of the first Royal Decree of restoration of mining activities of 1982.


Based on the relevant data of the implementation of assets impairment accounting policy of the listed companies in the five northwestern provinces from 2008 to 2010,this essay made empirical tests and analysis on the relevance of the application of asset impairment accounting policy to the values of listed companies.The results indicate the following:enterprise value will increase as a company provides for a larger proportion of assets for impairment;companies with high debt ratio tend to have less provision for impairment of assets;a negative correlation exists between return on assets and asset impairment provision;there is no obvious causal relationship between the size of the company and the asset impairment provision.


Pionand photon-induced reactions are analyzed within the coupled-channel effective Lagrangian Giessen model for the baryon resonance analysis. Last results for the eta-meson productions both in pion and photon induced reactions are presented.


Introduction: The present study was performed to determine the frequency of various causes of negative laparotomy. It is hoped that by identifying the common causes of negative laparotomies, it will be possible to take steps to reduce mortality and increase community health by providing the necessary preconditions. Material and Methods: This study was performed as a descriptive retrospective study on the records of 138 patients who underwent emergency laparotomy during three years (2017-20) in Imam Khomeini Hospital affiliated to Urmia University of Medical Sciences. The number of the mentioned files was taken from the annual operating books of the operating room of the mentioned hospitals, in which the patient's details and the type of surgery were mentioned, and the relevant files were provided by referring to the archive. Results: In 40 patients out of 96 patients with blunt abdominal trauma, ultrasound was performed, which was positive in 32 patients and positive in 8 cases. Of the 32 positive ultrasounds, 30 had a positive result in laparotomy and 2 had a negative laparotomy; Also, out of 8 negative ultrasounds, only 2 cases were correct and in 6 cases, despite the negative ultrasound, there was a positive laparotomy. Conclusion: According to the findings of this study and according to scientific and reference books, the need for strict observance of surgical indications in trauma is emphasized and the observance of these scientific matters should not be limited to educational centers but can be implemented in all medical centers, both educational and non-educational.


Although genetic associations with scleroderma (SSc) as a whole are clearly established, very little is known on genetic susceptibility to SSc-associated interstitial lung disease (SSc-ILD) specifically. A number of common gene variants have been associated with SSc-ILD, but most have not been replicated in separate populations. We genotyped 4 SNPs in IRF5, and one in each of STAT4, CD226, and IRAK1, in 633 Caucasian patients with SSc, of whom 379 had ILD. The control population (n=503) comprised individuals of European descent from the 1000 Genomes project. Statistical analysis was performed using Unphased v 3.1 and STATA12. Three of the IRF5 SNPs and the STAT4 rs7574865 were significantly associated with SSc compared to controls: rs2004640 (p=0.0013), rs4728142 (p=0.019), rs10488631 (p=0.0025) and STAT4 rs7574865 (p=0.00013). Two SNPs in IRF5 showed a significant difference between patients with SSc-ILD and controls; rs2004640 (p=0.01), and rs10488631 (p=0.028). Three SNPs in IRF5 showed a significant difference between controls and patients without ILD, rs4728142 (p=0.036), rs10488631 (p=0.0023), and rs2004640 (p=0.0042), as did STAT4 rs7574865 (p=4.2×10-7). A significant difference between SSc with and without ILD was only observed for STAT4 rs7574865, which was less frequent in patients with ILD (MAF 0.27 compared to 0.36, p=0.00093). An association between time to decline in FVC by ≥10% was seen for IRF5 rs10488631 (p=0.007), and for CD226 rs763361 (p=0.029). In conclusion, of the seven tested SNPs, STAT4 rs7574865 was protective against ILD. IRF5 and CD226 variants may be associated with progressive SSc-ILD and will need to be further tested.


Endocrine profiles in idiopathic oligozoospermic men are reviewed. Basal titers of follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) luteinizing hormone (LH) testosterone and estradiol in 32 infertile men aged 21-44 years are included. Also the frequency and magnitude of spontaneous pulsatile elevations of LH and gonadotropin response to gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH). Mean FSH levels were significantly greater than normal levels (p < .01). The average LH level was also greater than normal ( p < .025). In response to GnRH FSH and LH levels rose significantly compared controls ( p < .05 and p < .025). Testosterone levels were not markedly different from normal except in those patients with less than 5000000 sperm/ml (p < .05). These endocrine abnormalities appear to be inversely related to the indices of normal spermatogenesis. The absence of marked depression of circulating estradiol levels in the infertile men studied makes a primary role for estradiol in altered feedback unlikely.


CASE
A 58-year-old man sustained multiple right foot injuries during a motor vehicle accident that included a calcaneus fracture requiring open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF). The procedure was complicated by a prominent implant inferior to the sustentaculum, which necessitated a return to the operating room. Commonly used fluoroscopic views do not adequately image this area. A cadaveric study was undertaken to identify the optimal 2-dimensional fluoroscopic view that evaluates prominent implants at the medial calcaneus.

CONCLUSION
The sustentaculum tunnel view gives a reliable image of prominent medial implants, and use of this technique may limit complications after calcaneus ORIF.


A new method is proposed in this paper to determine the harmonic contributions of a customer at the point of common coupling. The method can quantify customer and utility responsibilities for limit violations caused by either harmonic source changes or harmonic impedance changes. It can be implemented in current power quality monitors and digital revenue meters. The method makes it possible to develop fair and consistent billing schemes for harmonic distortion control.


The level of educational achievement by the nation's residents remains a major public concern. Since 1983 when A Nation at Risk was published, the country has been engaged in deliberations about ways to improve education and to increase student learning so that the U.S. can remain competitive in the modern world. The deliberations culminated in September 1989 when President Bush held a summit meeting with the state governors and later established six national educational goals in the following areas of concern: readiness for school; high school completion; student achievement and citizenship; improved science and mathematics proficiency; adult literacy and lifelong learning; and safe, disciplined, and drug-free schools (National Governor's Association 1990). Following the establishment of these goals, policy makers and educators at various levels have been developing strategies for achieving these goals. At the state level, various strategies have been recommended, depending on the extent and the nature of problems in the state. These strategies have been summarized in the report, Educating America: State Strategiesfor Achieving the National EducationGoals (National Governor's Association 1990). . In developing state strategies, educators as well as policy makers agreed that the educational problem in this country lies primarily in the elementary and secondary school systems. Subsequently, most of the state strategies focus on school reform with emphases on curriculum changes, teacher training and certification, and school policies and practices. Educators and policy makers also agreed that excellence in education cannot be achieved by education systems alone. Excellence requires a strong commitment and concerted effort of school, home, and community services. Without a strong collaboration among these sectors in a society, the goals of achieving excellence in education "will remain nothing more than a distant, unattainable vision" (National Governor's Association 1990, 38).


The complexation of poly(acrylic acid) with hydroxypropylcellulose in aqueous solutions was studied. It was demonstrated that nonstoichiometric complexes stabilized through the cooperative system of hydrogen bonds form upon complexation. The solubility of polycomplexes was shown to be pH-dependent. The prospects for the application of interpolymer complexes as carriers of physiologically active compounds are considered.


Following engorgement, glucose was the only circulating sugar in the hemolymph of Argas (Persicargas) persicus (Oken) and A. (P.) arboreus Kaiser, Hoogstraal & Kohls (♂, ♀, N2,N3.) (family Argasidae) and of Hyalomma (H.) dromedarii Koch and H. (H.) anatolicum excavatum Koch (♀) (family Ixodidae). Trehalose was absent. Body fluid glucose concentrations were higher in Hyalomma ticks than in rabbit host plasma but lower in Argas ticks than in pigeon host plasma. Argas coxal fluid glucose concentrations were much higher than those in Hyalomma pilocarpine-stimulated oral secretion, possibly indicating a difference in the efficiency of the 2 concentration systems or in specific requirements for this sugar.


Research which involves disabled children and young people now constitutes a fairly well-established body of work in the social sciences. However, discussion on the role of the (normally adult) researcher has arguably been marginalised in the much-needed exploration of disabled children's 'voices'. Drawing on a qualitative study of the transition to adulthood for young men with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, this paper reflects on the interview 'encounter' between the interviewer, young men and their families. It suggests that we may learn more about the experiences of disabled children and young people if we can find ways of describing the co-production of responses, non-responses and meaning within research interviews.


The base of the Paleocene Hornerstown Formation at the Inversand pit and certain other localities in New Jersey yields a diverse phosphatised fauna of Maastrichtian age, including the ammonites Pachydsicus (Neodesmoceras) mokotibensis Collignon, 1952, Sphenodiscus lobatus (Tuomey, 1854), Baculites spp., and Eubaculites carinatus (Morton, 1834). S. lobatus is known from the older Red Bank Sand and Tinton Sand in New Jersey; the other species are known only from the basal Hornerstown. Occurrences at the Inversand pit are regarded as either reworked or remainié, although details of Cretaceous/Paleocene boundary events have been destroyed by pervasive burrowing that pipes the Hornerstown down into the underlying Navesink Formation.


Based on the algorithm of DSM-MFI,an improved algorithm,named DSMMFI-DS(Dictionary Sequence Mining Maximal Frequent Itemsets over Data Streams),is proposed.Firstly,it stores transaction data into DSFI-list in alphabetical order.Secondly,the data are stored sequentially into the tree similar to the summary data structure.Thirdly,non-frequent items in the tree and DSFI-list are removed,and the transaction items with the maximum count of window attenuation supports are deleted. Finally,the strategy(top-down and bottom-up two-way search)is used to mine maximal frequent itemsets over data streams,and case analysis and experiments prove that the algorithm DSMMFI-DS has better performance than the algorithm DSM-MFI.


This paper studies the azimuthal variation of the velocity and moveout of PS converted waves in HTI media. The velocity and moveout derived from the P-wave in the vertical component and that derived from the shear-wave in the horizontal radial component both show elliptical variation in the azimuthal plane. The derived velocity and moveout of the PS-wave in the radial component is also close to an ellipse in the azimuthal plane. The accuracy of this elliptical approximation is dependent on the velocity difference between the fast and slow shear waves, propagating parallel and perpendicular to the fracture strike, respectively. For up to 80% of velocity differences, the variation is still close to an ellipse. A simplified equation expressed as a cosine function is derived, and this simplified equation is only accurate for velocity differences of up to 30%. These results will enable us to adapt the existing P-wave processing flow for fracture detection using PS-converted waves.


The objective was to develop a cookie formulation by partially substituting wheat flour with banana flour, achieving a greater nutritional content than a 100% wheat flour cookie. A mixture-process experimental design was used to evaluate, using the response surface methodology (RSM), the effect of the flour mixture (25%, 50% and 75% of flour substitution), the grease content (from 46% to 54%) and the water content (from 25% to 37.5%). A desirability function was used to determine an optimal level of grease (46.24%) and water (30.67%). Three formulations with an equal desirability level were evaluated sensorially, this led to the conclusion that formulations with 25% and 50% of flour substitution had no significant difference, so, in order to maximize the use of banana flour, the 50% flour substitution formulation was determined to be optimal. This last formulation and a 100% wheat flour formulation were chemically analyzed to determine their proximal composition and to observe the effects of the flour substitution. The results showed that there is a significant difference between both formulations; the 50% flour substitution formulation had higher contents of fibre and carbohydrates, while the 25% substitution formulation had higher contents of ashes, reducing sugars, and total sugars.


This studyempirically explored how learning style relates to intercultural sensitivity and international attitudes in the context of a Japanese university. Atotal of 109 undergraduate students completed three questionnaires: Kolb's Learning Style Inventory, Chen and Starosta's Intercultural Sensitivity Scale, and Yashima's International Posture as a measurefor international attitudes. Because the factor structure with constituent items of the Intercultural Sensitivity Scale was unresolved, we first examined the configuration of its latent constructs and then identified four underlying components. In terms of intercultural sensitivity, results of regression analysis illustrated that a learning style with a focus on acting over reflecting significantlynegativelyrelated to Anxious Interactionand marginallyrelated to Affirmative andEnjoyment Interaction. Results for international attitudes revealed that the samelearning variable wassignificantlyassociated with Intercultural Approach Tendency,Interest in International Vocation, andWillingness to Communicate to the World, whereas the learning variable of thinking versus feeling was marginally negatively related to Intercultural Approach Tendency. In conclusion, the study suggests that the learning styledimension of actionversus reflection has a strongerinfluence on intercultural sensitivity and international attitudesthan the learning dimension of thinking versus feeling.


The technique for the writing of crystal lines in glass by Nd:YAG laser irradiation, selective atom heat processing, is applied to rare-earth (Sm3+, Dy3+) barium borate glasses, and nonlinear optical β-BaB2O4 (β-BBO) crystal lines with a width of ∼5 μm are fabricated. The crystal lines show uniform colors in polarized optical microscope and second-harmonic generation (SHG) measurements. The azimuthal dependence of SHG signals in the crystal lines is the same as that in commercially available β-BBO bulk single crystals. It is demonstrated that the crystal lines written by YAG laser irradiations are β-BBO single crystals with the c-axis orientation along the laser scanning direction.


A guide to over 200 destinations offering traditional Japanese hospitality. Each destination includes an introductory section with tourist sites in bold, map of environs, seasonal events and recommended day trips. Inn details include Japanese title, tariff, languages spoken and transport details. A guide to over 200 destinations offering traditional Japanese hospitality. Each destination includes an introductory section with tourist sites in bold, map of environs, seasonal events and recommended day trips. Inn details include Japanese title,


The role of Li in Li/MgO as a catalyst for oxidative coupling of methane (OCM) is to promote MgO surface morphology change rather than serve as a constituent of catalytically active sites. While Li/MgO is unstable at realistic conditions with respect to loss of Li, the resulting samples show enhanced selectivity towards C2 hydrocarbons versus CO2, although activity is low and close to pristine MgO. The way (co‐)doping with alio‐valent metal ions affects the catalytic performance of Li/MgO has now been explored. To analyze the structure and the stability of the samples, catalysts with well‐defined stoichiometry were prepared using a co‐precipitation method with freeze‐drying and subsequent annealing. Gd and Fe were used as dopants. Apart from their potential direct role in catalysis, these dopants are anticipated to stabilize Li in the catalyst under the reaction conditions, allowing further clarification of the role of Li. In the case of Gd/Li co‐doping, changes observed in EPR and 7Li‐NMR spectra indicate the formation of correlated, next‐neighbor Li−Mg⋅⋅⋅Gd+Mg pairs co‐existing with "isolated" Gd3+ ions at octahedral Mg lattice sites. For Li/Fe co‐doping, no significant change in the EPR pattern is observed in the presence of Li+ ions, indicating a larger distance between the Li+ and Fe3+ cations in the MgO lattice. Hybrid DFT calculations explain the difference between Fe and Gd co‐doping by a less efficient screening of the Coulomb repulsion between Gd3+ and neighboring cations in Gd doped samples, leading to the stabilization of LiMg near GdMg.


The purpose of this study was to identify the online learning readiness profiles of university students during the COVID-19 pandemic and to explain their profile membership through their background characteristics. For this purpose, data were collected from a total of 330 university students studying at a state university, and latent profile analysis (LPA) was conducted on these data. As a result of the analyses, two student profiles were identified as "high e-learning readiness" and "low e-learning readiness." Other findings obtained in the study revealed that student family income level, mother's education level, time and purpose of the internet use, having a computer or not, and their views on whether e-learning compensated for face-to-face education during the COVID-19 pandemic process explained the differences in the probabilities profile membership. On the other hand, gender and father's education level were found to have no relationship with profile membership. The findings were discussed in line with the related literature.


The DNA-binding proteins is an important process in multiple biomolecular
functions. However, the tradition experimental methods for DNA-binding proteins identification are
still time consuming and extremely expensive.

 In past several years, various computational methods have been developed to detect DNAbinding
proteins. However, most of them do not integrate multiple information.

 In this study, we propose a novel computational method to predict DNA-binding proteins by
two steps Multiple Kernel Support Vector Machine (MK-SVM) and sequence information. Firstly, we
extract several feature and construct multiple kernels. Then, multiple kernels are linear combined by
Multiple Kernel Learning (MKL). At last, a final SVM model, constructed by combined kernel, is built
to predict DNA-binding proteins.

The proposed method is tested on two benchmark data sets. Compared with other existing
method, our approach is comparable, even better than other methods on some data sets.

 We can conclude that MK-SVM is more suitable than common SVM, as the classifier for
DNA-binding proteins identification.


An apparatus and method for verifying positive inflation of an inflatable element include electrical switches or sensors adapted to be actuated when sufficient element to borehole wall contact is achieved. The device may be a micro switch similar to that used in a calculator button, proximity switch or may employ a spear type arrangement wherein a spear is connected to one lead and is isolated from the other lead by insulation and wherein the spear is forced radially inwardly by the radially outwardly expansion of the cover on the element against the borehole wall. Upon piercing the insulation, the spear will have connected first and second leads that such connection being detectable via hard wire to the surface and electrical continuity whereby downhole electronics or intelligence whereby a downhole signal generator using any type of telemetry to communicate uphole. With each of the embodiments of the invention, the pressure of the element against the borehole wall may be predetermined in order to actuate the device of the invention.


In the second Nekyia Hermes conducts to Hades the souls of the suitors slain by Odysseus: Even in antiquity the identification of the Λευκ⋯ς πέτρη was a conundrum. It would seem that no ancient Greek scholar could plausibly locate this rock. According to the scholion in the codex Venetus Marcianus 613, one of the many reasons Aristarchos gave for athetising the whole of the second Nekyia was ⋯λλ' οὐδ⋯ ἔοικεν εἰς Ἅιδου λευκ⋯ν εἶναι πέτραν. Certainly Hades had πέτραι, but traditionally they were 'black-hearted' or 'blood-red', not λευκαί. As an example of the lengths to which scholiasts were driven to justify the epithet Λευκάς, the scholion in the British Library codex Harley 5674 has the unhelpful explanation οἱ γ⋯ρ νεκροί ⋯κλείψαντος το⋯ αἵματος λευκοειδεῖς ⋯ρ⋯νται. Eustathios' attempt is not much better; he writes ἰστέον δ⋯ ὅτι Λευκάδα μέν πέτραν ⋯ μ⋯θος πρ⋯ς τῷ Ἅιδῃ πλάττει ἢ κατ⋯ ⋯ντίɸρασιν, μ⋯λας γ⋯ρ ⋯κεῖ σκότος, ἢ κα⋯ δι⋯ τούς ⋯σχάτους τ⋯ς ⋯κεῖ γ⋯ς τόπους, οὓς εἰκ⋯ς τ⋯ν ᾓλιον ἔτι διαλευκαίνειν δυόμενον. At Od. 10.515, in commenting on the πέτρη where the Pyriphlegethôn and the Kôkytos flow into the Acherôn, he ventures the suggestion ἴσως δ⋯ εἴη ἂν αὕτη ⋯ ⋯ν τοῖς μετ⋯ τα⋯τα λεχθησομένη Λευκ⋯ς πέτρα, which is obviously a mere guess. It would be a waste of time to record the conjectural attempts of modern scholars to locate the Λευκ⋯ς πέτρη in Hades, for if the 'Rock Leukas' was across the Ocean, near the 'Gates of the Sun' and the 'Land of Dreams', we cannot reasonably hope to identify it.


PurposeManagerial ties (i.e. business ties and political ties) could help manufacturers conduct learning ambidexterity by providing external resources. However, the resource management perspective claims that merely accessing external resources does not guarantee learning ambidexterity. As manufacturers utilize their resources by implementing services, this study aims to investigate how the impact of managerial ties on learning ambidexterity depends on human resource service practices (i.e. manager service support and employee service rewards).Design/methodology/approachThis study collected data from 150 high-tech manufacturing firms through a survey-based questionnaire, which was completed by two managers in one firm. The ordinary least squares regression was employed to test the research model and hypotheses.FindingsBusiness ties hurt learning ambidexterity when manager service support is high, whereas business ties benefit learning ambidexterity when employee service rewards are high. Similar findings are not applied to political ties.Research limitations/implicationsThe authors did not examine the mechanism underlying the effect of managerial ties on learning ambidexterity. The non-significant findings on political ties suggest potential mediators for future research. Another limitation is that the study's data are only from China. Manager ties are also important in other developing countries like Turkey. More data from other countries are needed to test the generalization of the authors' findings.Practical implicationsFirst, managers should focus on business ties more than political ties when learning ambidexterity is important to their firms. Second, managers should reward service-oriented employees.Originality/valueThe study enriches the literature on investigating the impact of managerial ties on learning ambidexterity. The authors also contribute to the literature by examining servitization as a service context. Prior studies mainly examine servitization as a driver of firm performance. The findings suggest that servitization as a business context can affect other business activities.


Seals of small and medium modular reactors are considered as not important components compared with seals for the large modular reactors which are current-generation plants. Leakage of seals has been a safety concern, however seal maintenance and replacement are costly and time consuming for the current-generation plants. Therefore, integral designs of small and medium modular reactors eliminate the need for seals. However it is impossible to eliminate seals completely from the detail design and equipments. Seals consisting of organic materials are estimated as serious damaged components at design basis accident (DBA). Especially it is no exaggeration to say that rubber gaskets are weakest gasket at DBA. In the point of view we must know about behavior of rubber deterioration under condition at DBA. It is very important to select rubber compound from a viewpoint of not only adequate rubber that has characteristic required for each specification but also consideration about rubber deterioration under condition at normal plant operation and DBA. However rubber for gasket has not been selected based on precise studies with enough data concerned about the rubber deterioration because there have been less studies in the world. From compression set test, swelling test, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) analysis, it has been indicated that chemical structure of both Ethylene propylene diene monomer rubber (EPDM) and Silicone rubber might be broken by radiation, and crosslinking of elastomer by radiation might progress at the same time. In fact, EPDM compounds have good results of compression set after radiation exposure and Silicone rubber does not have good results. It had been predicted that breakage and crosslinking of elastomer chemical structure caused by radiation would have been more serious on Silicone rubber. On the other hand, it has been estimated that breakage of chemical structure of Fluoro-rubber is more influenced by crosslinking of elastomer by radiation, than influence by low molecular elastomer caused by deterioration have been generated. From these results it is considered that Fluoro-rubber is weak against radiation compared to another elastomer. If Fluoro-rubber must be chosen because of its high thermal resistance for example, a radiation condition of environment should be considered seriously. Unfortunately we could not find significant correlation between compression set and general properties. However results of elongation at breakage indicates possibility of relationship to compression set.Copyright © 2011 by ASME


Objective This paper is to probe the relationship of the changes of coagulation and fibrinolytic function to the degrees of hepatic insufficiency and prognosis of the patients with hepatocirrhosis Method 56 patients with hepatocirrhosis in different course of the disease were collected as samples and 20 healthy people were chosen as control The data including partial thromboplastin time test (APTT), prothrombin time (PT), fibrinogen (Fbg) and the content of D dimer were measured Result The coagulation insufficiency and fibrinolytic activation existed in various degrees of all patients with hepatocirrhosis There were remarkably significant differences between the two groups with comparison of the values of APTT, PT, Fbg and D-dimer The values of APTT, PT and Fbg from grade B and C were significantly different with those data from grade A according to the grades of liver function Conclusion PT and APTT prolonged and the content of D-dimer increased, however, the content of Fbg decreased in the patients with hepatocirrhosis These data were highly relative to the degrees of the disease


For a ε R, we define a subset V of Rn to be a-convex if x, y ε V implies Clearly V is (1 — a)-convex iff it is a-convex: V is convex iff it is a-convex for all a ε [0, 1], and any set is 1-convex. We define the a-convex hull of V to be the intersection of all a-convex subsets of Rn containing V. Put D = 0,1} and D(a) the a-convex hull of D in R1. If V is a-convex and x, y ε V, then V must contain the points of the line through x, y given by {tx + (1 — t) y: t ε D(a)} and so in this paper we concentrate on the study of D(a).


At present, it is short of studies on rural microenterprise. So, on the basis of literature reviews, various viewpoints were analyzed in the paper and a concept of rural microenterprise was given at last. Microenterprise is a petty scale of economic organization with fewer than 10 employees. Besides that, the total assets of a microenterprise are lower than the average level of small enterprise in the same industry, and its ownership and management are not be separated, and it must have fixed place of business or main operating business located in rural area.


In volume VIII of this Journal two articles appeared, which have a bearing upon the subject of the occurrence of the four generally recognized blood groups among different races. In view of the desirability to publish in one periodical work on one particular subject, it is our intention to present in a concise way the results which we obtained by study, along the lines laid down by the Hirszfelds, of a few races, living together on the East Coast of Sumatra (Dutch East Indies).
 As far as concerns the theoretical basis upon which these studies are founded and previous literature on this subject we might refer to the papers of Fukamachi (1) and of Coca and Deibert (2) in this Journal.


Culture is something which is socially learned and transmitted by members of a group and it work as a guideline or rules for behaviors in the organization (Jen-Te Yang, 2007). Culture is a set of beliefs which includes practices, values, and assumptions about their work. The purpose of the study is to identify the relationship between the four (4) types of organizational culture (Clan, Adhocracy, Market and Hierarchy) and how it effects job satisfaction in Company XYZ which will then assist the management team to educate the needed culture which best suited to the organization growth. For measuring data regarding Organizational Culture, Organizational Culture Assessment Instrument (OCAI) was used, while as for Job Satisfaction data were measured by using a five-item scale operational job satisfaction instrument adapted from Wright and Cropanzo (1998). A quantitative survey method was applied in this study. 98 employees in the ABC department acted as respondent and SPPS software version 21 were used to analyze the data that collected. The findings of the study presented that there are positive significant relationship between Clan Culture and Job Satisfaction as well as a positive relationship between Market Culture and Job Satisfaction. Keyword: culture, job satisfaction Introduction Each organization has its own set of culture as compared to other organization. The culture itself differentiates the organization to itself to the other organization in the way how things are being done, how the employees react (behaviors) as well as it provides a source of identity to the employees. This study wish to understand further on the different types of organizational culture and how it relates to job satisfaction. This is to allow the management educate and create a stronger culture across the organization to ensure that the employees will have high job satisfaction. The study was conducted in XYZ organization which is a government-owned and was one of the most profitable corporations in its industry. Problem Statement XYZ organization is an organization where the management practise and belief that job rotation is a program which will allow the management and team players in the organization to enhance their knowledge as well as their skill. Job rotation does not only involve the lower positions but also involves the top management and the decision makers themselves. When leaders change due to the job rotation program, the management style changes so does the momentum of doing work and etc. This affects the behaviour of the employee as well as the culture of the organization. Therefore, it is important for the organization to recognize the relationship between organizational culture and job satisfaction. According to Amjad (2011), a number of research EDUCATING CULTURE IN ENHANCING JOB SATISFACTION: A CASE 4$International$Conference$on$Language,$Education$and$Innovation$(ICLEI)$$ 19%&%20%MARCH,%2016%! 118$ has been done to study the linkage between organizational culture with job satisfaction for example, (Lund, 2003; Rad et al., 2006; Chang & Lee, 2007; Shurbagi & Zahari, 2012; Belias & Koustelious, 2014). Besides that, based on Silverthorne (2004) research, he states that on the level of job satisfaction of employees, organizational culture can play an important role. Furthermore, Tsai (2011), states that a strong culture in an organization has codes of conduct and values for its employees, in which it helps the organization to accomplish its goals and mission. However there was no research been done on the above issue in XYZ organization and due to that the top management of XYZ organization wish to understand as whether the change of culture due to constant job rotation affects the job satisfaction of its employees. According to Bellou (2010), the study on organizational culture and job satisfaction are important for organization since it is another attempt to understand what encourage the employee job satisfaction. Furthermore, Gregory (2009) also claimed that it is an essential success for any organization through employee satisfaction. Therefore, it fills the gap by conducting the study in the department an effort to improve the understanding regarding the organizational culture and job satisfaction for the organization. Research Questions 1. What is the relationship between the four (4) types of organizational culture and job satisfaction in the ABC department in XYZ Organization? 2. What is the dominant organizational culture adopted in the ABC department in XYZ Organization? Research Objectives 1. To identify the relationship between the four (4) types of organizational culture and job satisfaction in ABC department in XYZ Organization? 2. To indicate the most dominant organizational culture adopt in ABC department in XYZ Organization? Literature Review Job Satisfaction Job satisfaction has become a sensation of great concern among experts and researchers for years (Locke, 1976; Cranny, Smith & Stone 1992; Hwang and Chi, 2005; Spector, 1997; Thomas and Au, 2002). In the 1935, job satisfaction Hoppock is the initial researcher that proposed the concept. (Tsai et al., 2007). According to Aziri (2011), job satisfaction is a multifaceted and complex concept that brings different meanings to different individual. Job satisfaction is considered as one of the most important indicators in order understands and measured how an employee feels about their work. According to Yucel and Bektas (2012) states that job satisfaction is the highly frequent organizational variables that been measured in empirical studies setting. According to Aziri (2011), job satisfaction represents one of the most complex areas facing by managers today's when it comes to managing employees. Furthermore Aziri (2011) added that job satisfaction may serve as one of the organizational activities indicators. According to Chang and Lee (2007), they conclude that organizational culture has a positive impact on the job satisfaction of the employees. Organizational Culture According to Shurbagi (2014a), the origin of corporate or organizational culture began in the mid nineteenth century. Based on Schwartz and Davis (1981) mentioned that organisational culture is a "a set of expected behaviours that are generally supported within a EDUCATING CULTURE IN ENHANCING JOB SATISFACTION: A CASE 4$International$Conference$on$Language,$Education$and$Innovation$(ICLEI)$$ 19%&%20%MARCH,%2016%! 119$ group". However it differs with Cameron and Freeman (1991) in which they presume organizational culture is difficult to objectively assess because it is taken for granted, assuming individual shares within the organization. According to Lund (2003), culture, types are arranged in order of rank where the highest rank is clan, followed by adhocracy, market and the lowest is hierarchy culture. Therefore, it is important an organization to achieve the highest rank of organizational culture by implementing a clan culture. Tsai. Y (2011), states that organizational cultures were significantly (positive) correlated with leadership behaviour and job satisfaction. Organizational Culture Types Past researcher proposed different types of organizational culture. In this study, we would look at the four types of organizational types. Furthermore, the framework model by these researchers: Quinn & Cameron, 1983; Quinn & Rohrbaugh, 1983; Cameron & Freeman, 1991; Cameron & Quinn, 2006 explained that all the four types of culture are mainly referring to the employee's relationship. Each of the quadrants of culture referring to a different kind of culture where it explained on dominant attributes, leader's style, the bonding and strategy emphasises. Based on the research of Shurbagi and Zahari (2012), it was found that the relationship between four types of organizational culture and five facets of job satisfaction was positively significant. The Competing Values Framework developer, Cameron and Quinn (2006) suggest the four types of culture based on the theory that illustrated in Figure 1. Figure 1. The competing values framework adapted from Cameron & Quinn (2006) Clan culture. A Clan Culture can be described as a society that attached together. Clan culture is a culture that possesses a very comfortable and pleasant to work, in which the whole organization extent their relationship one to another up to family type bonding, while at the same time those individuals willing to share information between them. They see and feel the sociable and pleasant environment in their workplace (Gull and Fariha Azam, 2012). The bonding exists between the implementer are due to loyalty or tradition also interpersonal cohesion. While the leader style are favourably on mentoring, facilitating and act as a team builder. The employees' commitment towards their job is high. Emphasizing on long term benefits, the organization emphasizes human resource development and participation. Adhocracy culture. According Gull and Fariha Azam (2012), Adhocracy culture is a culture which is entrepreneurial, energetic and provides a place for its worker and its own management to come forward with blazing work. Besides that, they also they fulfil their changing customer needs by developing those offering accordingly. Its people want to take EDUCATING CULTURE IN ENHANCING JOB SATISFACTION: A CASE 4$International$Conference$on$Language,$Education$and$Innovation$(ICLEI)$$ 19%&%20%MARCH,%2016%! 120$ the risk and stick out their neck. According Shurbagi and Zahari (2012), Adhocracy Culture can be found in Aerospace industries, software development also film making industries. Experiment and Innovation of new ideas and offering is important because it is one of the challenges in this culture. Thus, it will lead opportunity that they need to grab on and act on it. They define their success by innovating new ideas for its product or service. The organization that implements adhocracy culture, they encourage freedom and individua


Many memory candidates based on beyond complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) nanoelec- tronics have been proposed, but no clear successor has yet been identified. In this paper, we offer a methodology for system-level analysis and address the relationship of the maximum perfor- mance of a given memory device type to device physics. The methodisillustratedfortheclassicaldynamicRAM(DRAM)device and for the emerging memory device known as the resistive RAM (ReRAM).


This experiment was conducted to study the effects of different oligosaccharides on main enzyme activities of rumen fluid and degradation rates of roughages in rumen of dairy goats.Six healthy mature castrated Laoshan dairy goats [(62.80 ± 2.45) kg] with permanent cannulas were used.A 6 × 4 incomplete Latin square design was adopted.Goats were fed a basal diet(control) and the basal diet supplemented with 1% mannanoligosaccharide(MOS),galacto-mannanoligosaccharides(GMOS),xylooligosaccharide(XOS),isomaltooligosaccharide(IMO) and fructooligosaccharide(FOS),respectively.The trial lasted for 4 stages with 35 days per stage,and each stage included 25 days pre-test period before 10 days trial period.The results showed as follows: 1) compared with the control group,MOS significantly increased the activity of carboxymethyl cellulase(P 0.05),GMOS,IMO and FOS significantly increased the activity of filter paper cellulase(P 0.05),XOS,IMO,FOS and GMOS significantly increased the activity of β-glucosidase(P 0.05 or P 0.01),MOS,GMOS,XOS,FOS and IMO significantly increased the activity of xylanase(P 0.05 or P 0.01),IMO,GMOS and FOS significantly increased the activity of neutral protease(P 0.05),and FOS significantly increased the activities of α-amylase(P 0.05).2) Compared with the control group,MOS,GMOS,IMO XOS and FOS significantly improved the DM,ADF and NDF degradation rates of corn silage,peanut vine,chinensis and alfalfa in rumen.In conclusion,the optimal exogenous oligosaccharides were GMOS and FOS with the supplemental level of 1%.


We propose a new interpretation of the strange phenomena that some authors have observed about the Wald game. This interpretation is possible thanks to the new language of loadings that Morrison and the author have introduced in a previous work. Using the theory of loadings and allowed strategies, we are also able to prove that Wald's game admits a natural solution and, as one can expect, the game turns out to be fair for this solution. As a technical tool, we introduce the notion of embedding a game into another game that could be of interest from a theoretical point of view. En passant we find a very easy example of a game which is loadable in infinitely many different ways.


Population dynamics of five rodent species were studied, from March 1991 to August 1994, in an area located in the ecotonal steppe of northwestern Patagonia, Argentina (at about 40°S). Seasonal and annual fluctuactions in population numbers were found in all sigmodontine species. The reproductive period, sex ratio and longevity of the five species were also studied.


As the information systems (IS) world in which business occurs continues to change, teams are being utilized with even greater frequency. As a result, and to better prepare students for the working world, IS educators often utilize teamwork in their classes. Although benefits from working with others are widely known, there are also negative aspects of teamwork. One such problem relates to how individual efforts can be fairly and accurately evaluated in a team so that all group members do not receive the same grade unless they have actually earned it. This paper discusses a number of different issues related to current teamwork evaluations and provides an assessment tool that calculates an individual's grade by using the overall group grade and group member evaluations relative to the evaluations received by their other group members. Observed outcomes and feedback received are discussed.


This article reviews polyunsaturated fatty acid,particularly those of n-3family,play important roles of inhibitting production and enchancing oxidation of fatty acid.PUFA regulate the oxidative gene expression by activat-ing peroxisome proliferator-activated receptorα.PUFA suppress lipogenic gene by reducing the nuclear abundance and DNA-binding affinity of transcription factors.Especially,PUFA suppress nuclear abundance and expression of sterol regulatory element binding protein-1,and reduce the DNA-binding affinity of nuclear factor Y and hepatic nu-clear factor-4.