The average age of licensed practicing physicians in the United States has risen from 50 in 2010 to 52 in 2014; 26% are over 65 years of age.1 Given the increased demand healthcare faces in both number and complexity of patients, it is important to consider factors that contribute to a physician's career longevity. Often focus is on strategies to prevent burnout during a practitioner's career. However, here we will discuss evidence-based steps that can be taken to prevent cognitive decline in aging practitioners, thus preserving the workforce. Over time, examination of the aging nervous system undergoes predictable changes, such as in muscle tone, increased postural sway and postural hypotension, and decreased arm swing. This is an abbreviated list, but these peripheral and motor phenomena are irrelevant to clinical performance of those physicians that do primarily brain work. However, there are cognitive changes that can be seen in healthy aging. Physicians may wonder about these changes, and whether they are going to affect their ability to practice medicine. In healthy aging, varying degrees of reduced processing speed, free recall, multitasking ability and attention span can be expected. Fortunately, these changes, in the absence of actual disease states, are not expected to affect a physician's job performance or shorten a physician's career. Furthermore, learning strategies can be implemented that are effective in enhancing the encoding and the accessing of new and old information. Because new cognitive obstacles occur in a non-uniform manner throughout the older population, individualization of assessment and intervention is key.2 Intervention strategies, such as mnemonics, mental hierarchies and clusters, which are used less by elders than when they were younger, give long-lasting improvements when implemented. Distractions also interfere more in elders than the young. In practice, instructions to older patients should be given directly, and in a manner than can be easily encoded to increase adherence and outcomes. The good news is that domains which are arguably the most important to career longevity are resilient in pure aging. Short-term memory, also known as immediate recall, persists. Long-term memory is relatively spared, with very good procedural memory – e.g., biking, knots, music – and semantic memory, meaning facts. Episodic long-term memory declines with age, making remembering location, time, and memory of events difficult. Applying learned strategies discussed above can help if these changes become problematic. Pathologic cognitive decline, feared more than death by many older adults, is a different story. But here, too, is mostly good news. In observational studies, high levels of education and continuing work that demands thinking and reasoning with learned information are protective against Alzheimer's disease (AD) (the most common dementia worldwide). It is very important to distinguish the cognitive changes of normal aging from the pathologic basket of dementia, which is defined as an acquired disorder producing a decline in memory and other cognitive domains sufficient to affect daily life in a previously normal adult. Diagnosis is made when progressive cognitive and functional decline are noticed, usually by family first, in a patient without any sensory deficits – such as need for a hearing aid or cataract surgery. Memory impairment plus one of four other cognitive deficits are required for diagnosis: apraxia, trouble with motor planning; aphasia, trouble with language; agnosia, a sensory processing deficit; or disturbances in executive functioning. Delirium, a distinct transient entity, must not be present and be ruled out by thorough medical evaluation. The largest proportion of those diagnosed with dementia have AD, which is notable for its gradual onset and steady progression. Although recent work has indicated that the incidence of AD has been in decline, demographic shifts in the age of our population will result in continuing increases in the number of afflicted persons. The U.S. senior population is expected to grow from 43 million in 2012 to 92 million in 2060; with that growth, the prevalence of dementia is expected to rise from 4.7 million in 2010 to 13.8 million in 2050.3 The costs associated with this change are projected to exceed $1 trillion by 2050. Being the 5th or 6th leading cause of death in the United States, AD shortens life expectancy at time of diagnosis by 6.7 years in a 60-year-old, and 1.9 years in a 90-year-old.4 These mortality data should be a factor in clinical decision-making. Goals of care discussions should begin early and often in patients with dementia, once the patient and family understand the course of the disease. Early diagnosis is important for social, medical and financial decision-making, but is often hindered by the insidious presentation and course of the disease. When identified early, disease burden can be mitigated by planning for the future decline while the patient still retains decision-making capacity and can participate in the process. Complaints of elders related to normal psychomotor slowing of aging can confound the challenges of screening for cognitive status in elders, but also make it more important. A patient with memory complaints of misplacing car keys, difficulty with word and name recall, and worrying about memory should


This article looks at the economic outlook for coal in the 1990's. The topics include the increasing demand for coal, clean coal technologies and US Department of Energy research programs for efficient and clean combustion of coal, the Clean Air Act and future legislation on greenhouse gases, and the economic growth of the domestic coal industry.


Eugenia Roussou is a social anthropologist and a postdoctoral research fellow, at CRIA/FCSH, New University of Lisbon. She has conducted extensive research on Orthodox Christianity, religious pluralism, and the interaction between religion and spirituality in Greece. She is currently working on her postdoctoral project, funded by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology, which examines the relationship between Christianity and new forms of spirituality in Portugal, while looking into the challenges southern European religiosity has to face in times of socioeconomic crisis. Address: Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Avenida de Berna, 26-C, 1069-061 Lisboa, Portugal. Email: firstname.lastname@example.com


Low temperature and humidity reduces the workability of bituminous mixes during the winter months. This article analyses the types of mix, compounded with medium viscosity liquid bitumens, or acid bituminous emulsions, which are suitable for cold laying, even on wet pavements - often necessary in winter when pavement defects dangerous to traffic are more frequent.


Objectives Liver dysfunction is prevalent in heart failure (HF) patients and it can bring a poor prognosis. Presently, albumin-bilirubin (ALBI) score has been designed as an effective and convenient scoring system for assessing liver function, but the correlation linking ALBI and in-hospital mortality in HF patients remains unclear.Methods and Results A total of 9749 patients with HF (from January 2013 to December 2018) was enrolled and retrospectively analyzed.
The main outcome is in-hospital death. We examined and analyzed ALBI as a continuous variable as well as according to 3 categories. Following adjustment for multivariable, patients which occurred in-hospital death was remarkably elevated in Tertile 3 group (ALBI>-2.27) (OR=1.670, 95% CI: 1.231~2.265, p=0.001), relative to the other two groups (Tertile 1: <-2.59; Tertile 2: -2.59~-2.27). When ALBI was inspected as a continuous variable, the incidence of HF patients with in-hospital death will increase by 8.2%. (For ALBI score per 0.1 score increasing, OR=1.082, 95% CI: 1.052~1.113, p<0.001). ALBI score for estimating in-hospital mortality under C-statistic was 0.650 (95% CI: 0.641~0.660, p<0.001) and the cut-off value of ALBI score was -2.32 with a specificity of 0.630 and a sensitivity of 0.632. Moreover, ALBI score can enhance the estimation potential of NT-proBNP (NT-proBNP+ALBI vs NT-proBNP: C-statistic: z=1.990, p=0.0467; net reclassification improvement=0.4012, p<0.001; integrated discrimination improvement= 0.0082, p<0.001). Conclusions In patients with HF, ALBI score was an independent prognosticator of in-hospital death. The predictive significance of NT-proBNP +ALBI was superior to NT-proBNP, and ALBI score can enhance the estimation potential of NT-proBNP.


Microstructure and solute distribution have a significant impact on the mechanical properties of wire and arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) deposits. In this study, a multiscale model, consisting of a macroscopic finite element (FE) model and a microscopic phase field (PF) model, was used to predict the 2319 Al alloy microstructure evolution with epitaxial growth. Temperature fields, and the corresponding temperature gradient under the selected process parameters, were calculated by the FE model. Based on the results of macroscopic thermal simulation on the WAAM process, a PF model with a misorientation angle was employed to simulate the microstructure and competitive behaviors under the effect of epitaxial growth of grains. The dendrites with high misorientation angles experienced competitive growth and tended to be eliminated in the solidification process. The inclined dendrites are commonly hindered by other grains in front of the dendrite tip. Moreover, the solute enrichment near the solid/liquid interface reduced the driving force of solidification. The inclined angle of dendrites increased with the misorientation angle, and the solute distributions near the interface had similar patterns, but various concentrations, with different misorientation angles. Finally, metallographic experiments were conducted on the WAAM specimen to validate the morphology and size of the dendrites, and electron backscattered diffraction was used to indicate the preferred orientation of grains near the fusion line, proving the existence of epitaxial growth.


Heavy metal pollution is a very serious environmental issue throughout the world. These heavy metals do not degrade and accumulate in the environment which is very dangerous to the environmental and human health. Plant responses to heavy metal stress are the combined results of various processes like cellular transport mechanisms and activation of signal transduction pathways, which depend upon type of metal and plant species. In the present study, various morphological and biochemical changes were investigated in the Cicer arietinum grown hydroponically in different concentration of CdCl2. This study was done in order to contribute towards the better understanding of the mechanism of heavy metal stress adaptation in the gram seedlings. Marked reduction was observed in the in length of leaves, shoots and roots as well as fresh weight of gram seedlings at higher concentration of cadmium chloride compared to controls. This reduction in growth indicates metal toxicity. There is increase in protein concentration with increasing concentration of cadmium in gram seedlings. The increase of soluble proteins could results from the activation of genes for synthesis of specific proteins associated with stress that protect the vital set of cellular proteins, and the heat shock proteins which maintains membrane protein and the plant cell structures. It seems that the synthesis of specific proteins is necessary for the hardening.


Thirty-seven single spore isolates were obtained from specimens of ascomycetous fruiting bodies collected from Mt. Suri, Anyang in Korea. The fungal specimens and isolates were identified as Dumontinia tuberosa based on their morphological and cultural characteristics. This is the first record of this fungus occurring in Korea.


This issue considers the question of what are (or should be) the major current research problems that researchers within Design of Communication should be addressing.


Taiwanese longline (LL) fisheries operating in the Indian Ocean usually target albacore tuna (ALB), swordfish (SWO) and yellowfin tuna (YFT) using regular LL. Bigeye tuna (BET), however, is targeted using deep LL. Thus, these two types of LL are considered to be different gears as they target different tuna species. Regular or deep LL fishing is defined by number of hooks per basket (NHB): regular LL if 6≤NHB ≤10 and deep LL if 11≤NHB ≤20. However, NHB information was available in only some of the recent LL data (1995–1999). This situation had caused problems of biased results in stock analysis in the past. Thus, the objective of our study was to explore an effective method to separate the two types of LL fishing by considering species composition. Some intervals of BET catch ratios were found to be effective in separating the regular and deep LL catches, i.e. 0.0≤BET/(BET+ALB+SWO) ≤0.4 and 0.8≤BET/(BET+ALB) ≤1.0, respectively. Using these two separators, the LL known data set (1995–1999) (learning data set) was classified. Correct classification occurred in 67.7% of the data, while 23.1% of the data were unclassified (11.9% due to zero catches and 11.2% due to classification into both LL types), and 9.2% were misclassifications. Then, using the methods developed, the LL unknown data set in the historical data (1979–1999) was classified and nominal CPUE values were calculated for four species. The CPUE trends based on this study were likely to be more reliable than those of previous studies.


The article analyses and assesses the line of judicial decisions of the Supreme Administrative Court regarding a temporary seizure of an animal from its owner or guardian following a breach of the obligation to treat it humanely. The article also analyses the legal status that social organisations, the statutory aim of which is the protection of animals, has in administrative proceedings. Next, the author presents the characteristics of resolutions of municipal councils on the municipal programme of care for homeless animals and prevention of animal homelessness, which in the court judicial decisions are classified as local legal enactment. Finally, the article presents the line of judicial decisions concerning the relation between a resolution introducing a by-law on maintaining cleanliness and order in a municipality and the requirements of animal protection set out in the Act of 21 August 1997 on the protection of animals.


Simple Summary The Sandalwood Spike disease (SSD) related to 'Ca. Phytoplasma asteris' has almost wiped out the sandalwood population from the forests of southern India. It is known that sap-sucking insect vectors transmit phytoplasmas; however, their transmission through seeds needs thorough investigation. We found that 38.66% and 23.23% of one-month and four-month-old seedlings, respectively, tested positive for SSD phytoplasma screened using modified real-time qPCR assays in insect-free environments. Considering the current efforts to reestablish the healthy sandalwood population and its commercial importance, these findings are worrisome. The role of some other microbes in the high mortality rates of sandalwood seedlings remains unknown and requires further investigation. Abstract The Sandalwood Spike disease (SSD)-related to 'Ca. Phytoplasma asteris' has threatened the existence of sandalwood in India. The epidemiology of SSD is still poorly understood despite the efforts to understand the involvement of insect vectors in SSD transmission and alternate plant hosts over the last two decades. Apart from the transmission of SSD phytoplasma through insect vectors, the information on vertical transmission is entirely unknown. Over 200 seeds from SSD-affected trees and over 500 seedlings generated using commercially purchased seeds were screened for the presence of SSD phytoplasma to understand the vertical transmission in an insect-free environment. The end-point nested PCR and real-time nested PCR-based screening revealed an alarming rate of 38.66% and 23.23% phytoplasma positivity in one-month and four-month-old seedlings, respectively. These results were further validated by visualizing the phytoplasma bodies in sandalwood tissues using scanning electron microscopy. The presence of phytoplasma DNA in the seeds and seedlings is a concern for the commercial distribution of sandalwood seedlings in the current setup. This also poses a fear of spreading the disease to newer areas and negatively affecting the economy. The seedling mortality was also suspected to be associated with isolated bacterial and fungal isolates such as Erwinia, Curtobacterium, Pseudomonas, Rhodococcus, Aspergillus, Fusarium, and Neofusicoccum isolated using a culture-dependent approach. These findings strongly recommend the accreditation of commercial production of sandalwood seedlings curtailing SSD phytoplasma's menace. Additionally, a new nested end-point and qRT PCR assays developed in this study proved valuable for the rapid screening of phytoplasma in many plant samples to detect phytoplasmas.


Currently,Higher educational institution must hold connotation of Scientific concept of development and vigorously strengthen the building of College Teachers,Under the guidance of scientific concept of development.Through the establishment of worked together to manage the over all direction,according to relevant laws and regulations,or dinances perfect binding system,set up and improve an effective incentive mechanism and rewards and penalties and other measures to guide teachers to enhance the sense of political responsibility.And ultimately it improve the quality of teachers and training all-round development to adapt to building a moderately prosperous society in socialist builders and successors.


desire to uncover information that is currently secret, but the revelation of which is deemed politically or ethically important. The final chapter by Williams and Williams offers an apposite conclusion to the book. In reviewing the main research findings on obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus and the metabolic syndrome, Williams and Williams note nothing of concern methodologically or philosophically in this research. However, having outlined what is known about the choices of prevention for these diseases they left us with the conclusion that science alone cannot show us how to deal with a problem which is not only scientific, but also moral, ethical and political. As the editor, McNamee has done an admirable job in compiling a collection of essays that offer a relatively moderate critique of the health, exercise and sport sciences. At times, the book jumped markedly from chapter to chapter, leaving me feeling that some resequencing or work on smoother linkages could have been considered. Yet, there is much to recommend in this book as it offers an accessible combination of both philosophical theorizing and concrete examples drawn from practicing scientists. I share McNamee's hope that this book will appeal to those teaching or studying undergraduate and postgraduate methodologies of the sciences of sport, exercise and health.


ABSTRACT A laboratory study was conducted to evaluate the existing traditional methods of parboiling in tropical Africa and recommend improvements for developing countries. Effects of parboiling method, rice variety, soaking treatment, and drying treatment on rice quality were evaluated. Traditional parboiling with steaming under pressure contributed to a higher head yield, more grain deformity, less white portion grains, and darker color than two parboiling methods with steaming under atmospheric pressure. Location of rice in the parboiling container influenced the quality and yield, resulting in a non-uniform product. Medium grain rice produced more desirable characteristics than long grain. Soaking before steaming of dry rice produced more desirable rice than direct steaming of naturally high moisture rice. Combination of infrared and shade drying produced higher head yield than only infrared drying. This combination gave similar head yields to two-pass mechanical drying with a modern parboiling method.


ABSTRACT Background: The Russian Health Care system is faced with a range of problems in the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The issue of population control of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is reported to be one of the most acute issues due to the absence of good surveillance, imperfect primary and secondary prevention, and insufficient provision of renal replacement therapy. Problem: CKD is a serious medical problem associated with severe social-economic costs in the Russian Federation. This calls for the need for development and implementation of systematic approaches and solutions. Purpose: This article reviews the existing organizational and methodological approaches in CKD prevention and control in the Russian Federation. We purpose to describe and critically assess the CKD situation in the Russian Federation. Overview: We outline the various aspects of the current situation of CKD in the Russian Federation and analyse the organizational mechanisms used in the existing national situation.


The One-Minute Preceptor (OMP) is a teaching tool that has been used successfully for over 10 years in family practice residency programs. It was designed to enhance the teaching skills of physicians involved in the clinical education of new residents. This article describes the five steps of the OMP and how it was taught to a group of nurse preceptors and reports their evaluations of the impact that this education had on their ability to instruct and offer feedback to the novice nurse.


Elastic strain energy released during shear failure in rock is partially spent as fracture energy Γ to propagate the rupture further. Γ is dissipated within the rupture tip process zone, and includes energy dissipated as off‐fault damage, Γoff. Quantifying off‐fault damage formed during rupture is crucial to understand its effect on rupture dynamics and slip‐weakening processes behind the rupture tip, and its contribution to seismic radiation. Here, we quantify Γoff and associated change in off‐fault mechanical properties during and after quasi‐static and dynamic rupture. We do so by performing dynamic and quasi‐static shear failure experiments on intact Lanhélin granite under triaxial conditions. We quantify the change in elastic moduli around the fault from time‐resolved 3‐D P wave velocity tomography obtained during and after failure. We measure the off‐fault microfracture damage after failure. From the tomography, we observe a localized maximum 25% drop in P wave velocity around the shear failure interface for both quasi‐static and dynamic failure. Microfracture density data reveal a damage zone width of around 10 mm after quasi‐static failure, and 20 mm after dynamic failure. Microfracture densities obtained from P wave velocity tomography models using an effective medium approach are in good agreement with the measured off‐fault microfracture damage. Γoff obtained from off‐fault microfracture measurements is around 3 kJ m2 for quasi‐static rupture, and 5.5 kJ m2 for dynamic rupture. We argue that rupture velocity determines damage zone width for slip up to a few mm, and that shear fracture energy Γ increases with increasing rupture velocity.


Since Plato, Aristotle and Euclid the axiomatic method was considered as the best method to justify and to organize mathematical knowledge. The first mature and most representative example of its usage in mathematics were Elements of Euclid. They established a pattern of a scientific theory and in particular a paradigm in mathematics.


Background: Bisphosphonates are the most widely prescribed agents for the treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis and other metabolic bone diseases. Atypical femoral fractures in bisphosphonate-treated patients have raised concerns regarding the long-term safety of this class of medications.
Case Presentation: In this study, we report two patients suffering from fractures while receiving biphosphonates; a postmenopausal patient with rheumatoid arthritis and a history of long-term use of bisphosphonates and glucocorticoids presenting with multiple fractures as case one and another 52-year-old female patient diagnosed with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) who suffered from a femoral shaft fracture without any history of prior traumatic incidents as case two.
Conclusions: Considering the low risk for atypical femoral fractures, further careful screening for these types of fractures should be undertaken. In addition, in order to lower the rate of fractures in patients on long-term bisphosphonate therapy, assessment of patients' contralateral side should be considered to prevent further fractures, especially in patients with prodromal pain.


Two intermetallic tellurides, Mn(en)3]CdSnTe4 (I) and [Mn(en)3]Ag6Sn2Te8 (II), have been synthesized in superheated ethylenediamine solutions at 180 °C. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses show that I crystallizes in triclinic crystal system, space group P1 (No. 1) with lattice parameters a ) 9.134(2) Å, b ) 10.085(3) Å, c ) 12.691(3) Å, R ) 73.52(2)°, â ) 86.05(2)°, γ ) 76.43(2)°, V ) 1089.7(5) Å3, and Z ) 2 and II belongs to trigonal (rhombohedral) crystal system, space group R3hm (No. 166) with a ) 8.9590(9) Å, c ) 34.795(2) Å, V ) 2418.6(4) Å3, and Z ) 3. Both compounds possess new structure types. The structure of I is composed of one-dimensional Zintl chains of alternating edge-sharing MTe4 (M ) Cd, Sn) tetrahedra and [Mn(en)3] complex cations that are between the chains. The structure of II contains two-dimensional double layers of Ag6Sn2Te8 formed by connecting two single honeycomb-like layers through M-Te bonds (M ) Ag, Sn). The double layers are separated by the [Mn(en)3] templates. Optical diffuse reflectance measurements have been performed on the powder samples of I and II and have suggested that both compounds are semiconductors with band gaps of 1.75 and 0.77 eV, respectively.


Autoimmune diseases such as celiac disease (CD), juvenile diabetes mellitus, and thyroid dysfunction tend to cluster in one patient (1–5). This may occur because of a common association with HLA-class II molecules DR3, DQ2, and DR4, DQ8 (6). The role of gluten in predisposing a patient to other autoimmune diseases has been suggested. Usually autoimmune disorders precede mucosal inflammation, and it has been suggested that a gluten-free diet may protect against the development of other autoimmunopathies, although this is not always the case (7). Autoimmune hepatitis is one of the rare disorders occasionally reported in association with CD (8), although transiently increased serum aminotransferase levels is more commonly observed (9). Here we describe a child in whom two additional autoimmune diseases developed after the diagnosis of CD and who had a strong family history of autoimmunopathies.


Since the independence in 1971, Bangladesh has made a commendable progress in all sector of the state in its 47 years of journey. Over this period it has come across to a long way in administrative reforms under different political regimes. Most of the reforms in the administrative section could not achieve the desired results due to different reasons. This paper particularly tries to find out how traditional bureaucratic culture has been an impeding force on the way of implementing New Public Management in Bangladesh. Public servants have been a strong body in Bangladesh due to different political incidents. Basically military backed governments at different times were highly dependent on bureaucratic administration. Such political practice has grown a peculiar culture of reform resistant behavior among administrative members. As a result, they are not enough open to new changes in the administrative system and thus impeding the implementation of new administrative reforms frequently as there remain uncertainties of power distribution. Original Research Article Rahman; SAJSSE, 1(1): 1-6, 2018; Article no.SAJSSE.40709 2


In order to study the effect of different elicitors on the accumulation of alisol B 23-acetate in [Alisma orientale(Samuels)Juzep.], A. rhizoma plants were treated by SA, GA and ABA with different concentration. The results showed that low concentration of SA, GA and ABA promoted the accumulation of alisol B 23-acetate, while the high concentration had inhibition. The content of alisol B 23-acetate was 715.4 μg / g, the highest content at the eighth day after treated by SA.Compared with SA, the effects of GA and ABA were poorer.


Trichoblastic carcinoma is a rare malignant adnexal tumor that can give metastases. It occurs mainly in the elderly and often poses diagnostic problems with basal cell carcinoma. We report the observation of a 50-year-old man who consulted for an ulcerated lesion of the abdomen evolving for 1 year. A surgical excision was performed and the histological analysis showed a trichoblastic carcinoma associated with a trichoblastoma. The particularity of our case is the entity which is rare and its location exceptional, since only one case has been reported in the abdominal level in the literature.


Blood bank: blood collection blood components blood groups transfusion-related testing transfusion reactions hemapheresis inspections. Hematology: red cells white cells platelets and coagulation. Microbiology: introduction bacteria mycobacteria viruses fungi parasites arthropods antibiotic testing. Chemistry: acid-base and blood gases electrolytes enzymes urinalysis renal function testing body fluids toxicology endicrinology lipids tumour markers miscellaneous tests. Immunology: inflammation and repair immunity complement human leukocyte antigens (HLA) hypersensitivity immunodeficiency autoimmunity collagen-vascular diseases serology transplantation. Special topics: instrumentation flow cytometry cytogenetics spirometry laboratory management and quality control.


Background:
Studying of the potential energy surface  by using the interacting bosons model for potential (IBMP) to determine the deformation in the nucleus of isotopes230Th, 232Th, and 234Th. This program helps to determine the deformation that takes place in the nucleus by analyzing the deflection of the contour lines and their aggregation in a specific region.
 Materials and Methods:
 The IBMP program was used to study the surface potential.
Results:
We obtained the results that show the nuclear structure of the radioactive isotopes, through which the limitations and distortions can be known
 Conclusions:
The potential distribution on the surface of the core for rotational determination SU(3) and translational SU(3)-O(6) results in high distortion and asymmetric distribution of contour lines.


A sample of 506 professional counselors who were members of the American Counseling Association completed measures of professional quality of life, career-sustaining behaviors (CSBs), and wellness. Significant differences were found both within the sample based on caseload characteristics and between the participants and available norm groups. Counselors with high wellness scores engaged in more CSBs and reported higher positive professional quality of life factors (compassion satisfaction). Implications for counselors, counselor training, and research are discussed.


In this paper the generalized Noether theorem of relative fixed-axis rotational variable mass system was studied. First, the Routh form motive equation for relative fixed-axis rotational variable mass system was given. And second, the generalized Noether theorem and generalized inverse theorem were obtained by using the non-variablity of Hamiltonian action under infinitesimal transformation. The given results here are general.


An automated method for the estimation of serum protein-bound iodine following alkaline incineration has been described by Welshman, Bell, and McKee (1966). In this procedure, the serum was pretreated with an anion exchange resin which removes relatively large amounts of inorganic iodine. However, organic iodine from x-ray contrast media was not absorbed by the resin and remained a frequent source of iodine contamination during incineration. This paper describes a simple screen- ing test for the detection of sera containing grossly raised iodine levels. Two drops of serum are used for this test which is performed without delaying the routine protein-bound iodine estimation. a year and has successfully detected all serum with grossly abnormal iodine levels. As approximately 3 % of all sera received for protein-bound iodine estimation were contaminated with organic iodine the screening procedure has prevented numerous batches Papain-cysteine solution has been used at the Glasgow and West of Scotland Blood Transfusion Service since the publication by Low (1955) on the value of activated papain solution for red cell grouping. Gilbey and Lindars (1962) investigated the stability of freeze-dried, activated papain and found promising results. That publication prompts this report on storage of a dried papain-cysteine-anti-D mixture over a period of 10 years. A mixture of equal parts of L6w's papain-cysteine solution and a serum containing incomplete anti-D antibody was prepared in April 1957. The serum had been tested by Low's technique against a panel of cells of known Rh phenotype to ensure specificity, particularly the absence of anti-C and anti-E. The titre of the serum was 16 and of the mixture was 8 when measured by the albumin replacement technique with CcDE phenotyped red cells. A simple titration with saline as diluent was not suitable because only the first tube of the serial dilutions contained adequate papain for agglutination of red cells suspended in saline. The mixture was immed- iately distributed into ampoules in 2 ml volumes and freeze drying was carried out with an Edwards 3 P.S. centrifugal freeze drier. The ampoules were sealed off in vacuo and stored in a metal box at room temperature (200C). Periodically, over the years, an ampoule was opened and the contents were dissolved in 2 ml of sterile distilled water. The approximate time of solution was noted and the mixture was then tested against a panel of six phenotyped red cell suspensions (probable genotypes R1r, R2r, R1R2, R'r, R"r, and rr) in saline, using one drop, of red cell The irregular distribution of pathogens within a single specimen of sputum from patients with chronic bron-chitis was first demonstrated by May (1953), who found that a true assessment of the bacterial flora was obtained only after multiple cultures. The liquefaction of the sputum using a 1 % pancreatin solution in saline buffered at pH 7-6 and at 37°C was introduced by Rawlins (1953)


The physiological measurements of collateral ligaments of distal interphalangeal joint (CL‐DIPJ) differ in the literature. The factors that influence these differences are not well described. The aims of this study are to compare CL‐DIPJ sizes in equines with different withers height, as well as to correlate body weight and hoof size to the size of these ligaments. In total, 52 horses were used in the study. They were divided into two groups according to wither height: Group 1 (G1) ‐ 21 animals with up to 147 cm ‐ and group 2 (G2) ‐ 21 animals with greater than 148 cm. CL‐DIPJ was ultrasonographically measured in order to find the mean of dorso‐palmar (DPD) and latero‐medial (LMD) diameters and the cross‐sectional area (CSA). Hoof width and length were measured, and the results were used to calculate the hoof surface area. Withers height and body weight were also measured. Groups were statistically compared by Student's t test and Pearson's correlation application to each group. Groups were different in body size, HS and CL‐DIPJ size when p < .05, except for the LMD of the medial collateral ligament of left thoracic limb. Withers height and body weight did not show significant correlations to CL‐DIPJ size in G1, but they had little influence on the size of CL‐DIPJ on G2. No correlation between the hoof size and the CL‐DIPJ was noted in any of the two groups. In conclusion, the CL‐DIPJ were larger in taller horses and their sizes were correlated to their height and weight, but they were not correlated to hoof size.


The paper presents the design and construction of a power generation and storage system adapted to a medical bicycle (model 70 years), located in the Medical Engineering Laboratory of Transylvania University. Mostly the system consists of a car alternator (synchronous generator), voltage inverter, car storage battery and a digital multimeter. The rotation movement from the bicycle to the alternator is transmitted via a rubber trapezoid strap. The voltage inverter converts the approximately 14.2 V DC (from the alternator output) into alternating current 220V (at the inverter output). Although the system has a simple construction and a low  cost price it has a very good efficiency being very useful in the Laboratory of Medical Engineering.


This research sought to provide insights into the possible applications of solar thermal energy within the meat processing industry. This project is carried out in conjunction with Churchill Abattoir located west of Ipswich in Queensland, Australia; with the view to develop a solar thermal alternative for producing heated water to cater in part for the needs of their operation whilst simultaneously providing refrigeration. In terms of an industry comparison, Churchill Abattoir is ranked approximately 25-30th of 180 abattoirs nationwide and processes (i.e. slaughter, bone and butcher) around 2500 cattle per week. The meat processing industry has a high demand for heated water. Its uses vary from hand washing and laundry (~43oC) to sterilisation of equipment such as saws, meat hooks, knives etc (>83oC). It also has high energy needs for refrigeration. A solar thermal system that could reduce energy costs in these areas would not only benefit Churchill Abattoir but may see further application within the industry. The project began by evaluating the existing alternatives for system components such as energy collectors, solar tracking, chillers and heaters. Once the component variables and design parameters for a conceptual system had been established, an initial design was proposed and analysed to determine its capabilities. As a result of the analysis, components and sizes were selected for a conceptual system that could be implemented at the abattoir.


The classification of lidar the polarization-mie lidar and its application fields were briefly introduced.Thought the use of the polarization-mie lidar in environmental monitoring in Chongqing,the clouds and PBL height is detected.Combined with the visibility,the meteorological five parameters,PM10,PM2.5 and the back trajectory,the pollution process is analyzed.The results show that: the rain was caused by the clouds on the evening of Feb.18,2011;PBL height mainly concentrated in the height of 400 m to 600 m from April 5,2012 to April 9,2012;from Dec.1,2011 to Dec.5,2011,there were two pollutions: one was caused by secondary pollution;the other was caused by regionaldistributor.


The structure of 6-(1-benzyl-5-methyl-1H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)-4-(2methyoxyphenyl)-3,4-dihydropyrimidine-2(1H)thione was determined by X-ray crystallography. The compound crystallizes as colourless needles shaped in the triclinic system, space group Pī with cell constants: a = 10.0624(5) Å, b = 10.3668(6) Å, c = 11.8773(9) Å, α = 91.865 (4) ̊, β = 114.838 (2) ̊, γ = 99.304 (3) ̊, V = 1102.58(12) Å3 , Z = 2. The crystal structure was solved by direct methods and refined by full-matrix least-squares on F2 to final values of R1 = 0.0583 and wR2 = 0.1930. In the crystal structure, supramolecular chains mediated by C–H...O contacts along the a-axis are linked into a double layer via N-H...S hydrogen bonds and π–π [ring centroid (pyrimidine)...ring centroid (triazole) distance = (3.508(1) Å] interactions. The resulting double layer stacks along the b-axis without any specific interactions.


Liquid carrier suitable for liquid removal system of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus, is provided in the liquid electrophotographic imaging systems, for removing a liquid carrier contained in the dip among the sink device on the developer photosensitive agent, comprising a cylindrical core having a system into a hole in its body and a plurality of penetration holes from the outer surface of the body through-hole; an absorbent member, the outer surface of cladding holes and contacts the photosensitive device; and a carrier liquid removing apparatus for through many holes to the through hole which has absorbed into the absorbent member absorbing liquid carrier into the bore and the bore has been sucked into the liquid carrier is removed to the outside of the hole.


This paper presents a novel power spectral density estimation technique for bandlimited, wide-sense stationary signals from sub-Nyquist sampled data. The technique employs multi-coset sampling and applies to spectrally sparse and nonsparse power spectra alike. For sparse density functions, we apply compressed sensing theory and the resulting compressive estimates exhibit better tradeoffs among the estimator's resolution, system complexity, and average sampling rate compared to their noncompressive counterparts. Both compressive and noncompressive estimates, however, can be computed at arbitrarily low sampling rates. The estimator does not require signal reconstruction and can be directly obtained from solving either a least squares or a nonnegative least squares problem. The estimates are piecewise constant approximations whose resolutions (width of the piecewise constant segments) are controlled by the periodicity of the multi-coset sampling. The estimates are also statistically consistent. This method is widely applicable, but it is targeted to situations where one wants to sense a wideband spectrum at low sampling rates.


: This study aimed to investigate whether linear natural features are associated with structural or tectonic control of landforms and current drainage patterns in northwestern Minas Gerais State (Southeastern Brazil). To answer this question, more than 1,700 lineaments were manually mapped in a broader area encompassing the Paracatu and Urucuia River catchments. One satellite image scene (Operational Land Imager/Landsat-8), three different digital elevation models (Shuttle Radar Topography Mission, Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer-Global digital elevation model, and Advanced Land Observing Satellite-Phased Array L-band Synthetic Aperture Radar), and digitised analogical maps (geologic and topographic maps) were used to draw linear geometric features representing the lineament population. The resulting vector databases were integrated in a Geographic Information System for quantitative and spatial analyses, which resulted in two main trending lineament sets: NNW-SSE and NE-SW. Subsequent field assessments revealed that numerous lineaments from the first set were correlated to the formerly Upper Precambrian reverse and strike-slip faults. The second set were correlated to NE-SW normal faults derived from the Mesozoic-Cenozoic tectonic event following the breakup of Gondwana. These datasets contribute to a better understanding of the regional-, sub-regional-, and catchment-scale features underlying the structural control of the drainage network arrangement and pattern, which present long straight channels and are interrupted by anomalous and prominent bends that strictly fit major structural directions.


In order to solve the problem of inadequate wind power consumption in northern China during winter heating period, this paper considers the thermal comfort of users, and establishes a multi-objective function based on the minimum coal consumption of the system and the optimum heating comfort of users. Then, based on the constraints of system operation, unit operation, thermal comfort of users and power balance, an optimal model of regenerative electric heating considering user thermal comfort is established. The results show that the wind power consumption considering the thermal comfort of users is stronger than that without considering the thermal comfort of users. The abandoned wind power decreases by 35.29%, due to the power of thermal power units decreases, the cost of coal consumption decreases by 2.75%. The economic effect is remarkable.


By means of the single electron basis vectors matched for group chain [(OD 4C 4)×SU(2)] , the Slater functions of the direct product for single electron can be used as the basis vectors of the irreducible represents of f N ions. The Coulomb, Casimir, spin orbit coupling and crystal field interacting matrix elements in tetragonal field have been described. [WT5HZ]


The seed productivity of the artichoke varieties Green Gold, Imperial Star, Violetto was revealed in the conditions of medium saline soils of the Bukhara region. The data obtained showed that seed productivity is directly proportional to fruit crowns. The soil and climatic conditions of the studied area significantly affect the ontogeny of varieties.


To find a possible dynamical mechanism to lead to finite time singularity formation in three dimensional inviscid flow, the interaction of two vortex filaments with different strength is examined. It is observed by the numerical simulations using the Biot-Savart's law that when a weak vortex filament approaches to a strong straight filament, weak one winds round to strong one while the latter stays almost straight if the difference of the strength of two filaments is large. Due to the induced velocity of weak wound filament the strong filament is stretched efficiently at the middle point of it. A simple model for the winding process is examined.


In this paper the effects of nitrogen metabolism and photosynthesis characters of peanut with different concentrations of ethephon were investigated by field experiment.The main results were as follow: Applying different concentrations of ethephon could increase chlorophyll contents and photosynthetic rate of functional leaves of peanut,which was in favor of synthesis and accumulation of photosynthesis outcome,and development of grain yield and quality.The transports of nitrogen from functional leaves to grain were increased.The experiment showed that the decreasing magnitudes of total N and protein N in the functional leaves of treatment were higher as compared with control.The activities of the nitrate reductase,glutamine synthetase,glutamine transferase and protease of functional leaves were obviously increased,and the contents of total N,protein N of grain were increased with applying different concentrations of ethephon.From the experiment we could conclude that 150 mg/ L was the optimum spraying concentration of ethephon.


Title Analysis of the changes in microbiota associated with indigo reduction in natural indigo fermentation [an abstract of entire text] Author(s) Tu, Zhihao Citation 北海道大学. 博士(農学) 甲第13932号 Issue Date 2020-03-25 Doc URL http://hdl.handle.net/2115/78004 Type theses (doctoral abstract of entire text) Note この博士論文全文の閲覧方法については、以下のサイトをご参照ください。 Note(URL) https://www.lib.hokudai.ac.jp/dissertations/copy-guides/ File Information Tu_zhihao_summary.pdf


Purpose
The purpose of this study is to provide the full-state mathematical model and devise a nonlinear controller for a balloon-supported unmanned aerial vehicle (BUAV).

Design/methodology/approach
Newtonian mechanics is used to establish the nonlinear mathematical model of the proposed vehicle assembly which incorporates the dynamics of both balloon and quadrotor UAV. A controllable form of the nine degrees of freedom model is derived. Backstepping control is designed for the proposed model and simulations are performed to assess the tracking performance of the proposed control.

Findings
The results show that the proposed methodology works well for smooth trajectories in presence of wind gusts. Moreover, the final mathematical model is affine and various nonlinear control techniques can be used in the future for improved system performance.

Originality/value
Multi-rotor unmanned aerial vehicles (MUAVs) are equipped with controllers but are constrained by smaller flight endurance and payload carrying capability. On the contrary, lighter than air (LTA) aerial vehicles have longer flight times but have poor control performance for outdoor operations. One of the solutions to achieve better flight endurance and payload carrying capability is to augment the LTA balloon to MUAV. The novelty of this research lies in full-order mathematical modeling along with transformation to controllable form for the BUAV assembly.


I lllll llllllll Ill lllll lllll lllll lllll lllll 111111111111111111111111111111111 US008611630Bl (10) Patent No.: US 8,611,630 Bl Dec. 17, 2013 (45) Date of Patent: Blonde!, et al., Reconstruction of Coronary Arteries from a Single Rotational X-Ray Projection Sequence, IEEE Trans. Med. Imaging, 2006, pp. 653-663, No. 25, abstract. Blonde!, eta!., 3D Tomographic Reconstruction of Coronary Arteries Using a Precomputed 4D Motion Field, Phys. Med. Biol., 2004, pp. 2197-2208, vol. 49, abstract. Bonnet, et al., Dynamic X-Ray Computed Tomography, Proc. IEEE, 2003, pp. 1574-1587, vol. 91, abstract. Bontus, et al. CEnPiT: Helical Cardiac CT Reconstruction, Med. Phys., 2006, pp. 2792-2799, vol. 33, abstract. Desbat, et al, Compensation of Some Time Dependent Deformations in Tomography, IEEE Trans. Med. Imaging, 2007, pp. 261-26-, vol. 26, abstract. Flohr, et al., Heart Rate Adaptive Optimization of Spatial and Temporal Resolution for Electrocardiogram-GatedMultislice Spiral Ct of the Heart, J. Comput. Assist. Tomogr., 2001, pp. 907-923, vol. 25, abstract. Grangeat, et al., Theoretical Framework for a Dynamic Cone-Beam Reconstruction Algorithm Based on a Dynamic Particle Model, Phys. Med. Biol., 2002, pp. 2611-2625, vol. 47, abstract. Grass, et al., Helical Cardiac Cone Beam Reconstruction Using Retrospective ECG Gating, Phys. Med. Biol. 2003, pp. 3069, vol. 48, No. 18, abstract. Kachelriess, et al., ECG-Correlated Imaging of the Heart with Subsecond Multislice Spiral CT, IEEE Explore, 2000, pp. 888-901, vol. 19, abstract.


Dressing combined in the form of components wound body shape, consisting of cellulose fabric was carboxymethylated at the surface in contact with the wound. Performing cellulosic material carboxymethylated method of carboxymethylated surface in contact with the wound, with respect to the components to suit the body shape made of fabric containing cellulose material.


The approach we present is a modification of the Morse theory for unital C*-algebras. We provide tools for the geometric interpretation of noncommutative CW complexes. Some examples are given to illustrate these geometric information. The main object of this work is a classification of unital C*-algebras by noncommutative CW complexes and the modified Morse functions on them.


The story of the "New American College" is about the development of a new kind of institution embodying a set of ideals which may resonate across all of higher education. It begins, however, with the humble matter of institutional taxonomy. How we classify our schools and colleges may seem an unexciting issue, but our classification systems reveal our assumptions, our expectations, and ultimately our values. Recall that a conceptual revolution, a breakthrough, is often presaged by an accumulation of classification problems, an accretion of anomalies, a proliferation of misfits. [excerpt]


Innovativeness is an important determinant of changes in the modern economy. These changes occur in all its areas, including the labour market, where the workforce adjusts to the needs of innovative economy. The aim of the paper is an attempt to capture the relationship between the innovativeness and changes occurring in the labour market in Poland. The study covers the measurement and analysis of the innovation level based on the synthetic measure. Next, the analysis of changes in the employment structure across economic activities, technology and knowledge-intensive sectors and occupations and qualifications have been done. The last part covers the research on the relationship between the level of innovation and the structure of employment.


This paper examines the role of willingness to communicate (WTC) in classroom EFL performance in an Arab context. WTC is a multi-faceted construct that integrates psychological, linguistic, and communicative variables to describe, explain and predict students' communicative behavior in a second language. It has been identified by Dornyei and colleagues (Dornyei et al., 2006) as a key component of Second Language Acquisition (SLA) theory and calls have been made to incorporate the notion into second language pedagogy.  The paper will report a research project that is among the first to provide an Arab conceptualisation of the WTC constract and to examine how it is manifested in Arab EFL learners, specifically a classroom setting in Oman. Learners' WTC was examined through surveys protocols that assessed their WTC and the possible factors (including cultural factors) that influence Arab students' WTC in English. Participants were 1 st year and 4 th year English majors at a private Omani university. The results will be related to Dornyei's (2005) second language (L2) motivational self system model. The latter is the emerging standard for motivation research in SLA (Ortega, 2009) and this paper seeks to contribute to the development of that approach. Key references: Dornyei, Z. (2005). The psychology of the language learner : Individual differences in second language acquisition . London: Erlbaum. Dornyei, Z., Csizer, K., & Nemeth, N. (2006). Motivation, language attitudes, and globalization: A Hungarian perspective . Clevedon, UK: Multilingual Matters. Ortega, L. (2009). Understanding second language acquisition . London: Hodder Arnold.


Presently livelihood seems to be the main factor affecting peasant political identity because of the prominent demand of livelihood,the limitations of democracy at the grass level and the function of the national livelihood policy.Affected by livelihood,the peasant political identity shows some major characteristics such as emphasizing material interests,rule consciousness and the idea of justice,and presents clear level difference.These characteristics not only reflects the survival pressure of the peasant and the deviation of the livelihood policy implementation,but also reflects the peasant strong demand for strictly implementing livelihood policies.Therefore,strictly implementing livelihood policies becomes the key to enhancing peasant political identity.To strictly implement livelihood policies,we should presently concentrate on the three main tasks of restricting the self-interestedness of party and government department in county and at country level,setting up reasonable allocation system of funds and removing the negative influence of nepotism.


Industrial activities have damaged the natural environment at an unprecedented scale. A number of approaches to environmentally responsible design and sustainability have been developed that are aimed at minimizing negative impacts derived from products on the environment. Environmental assessment methods exist as well to measure these impacts. Major environmentally responsible approaches to design and sustainability were analyzed using content analysis techniques. The results show several recommendations to minimize product impacts through design, and dimensions to which they belong. Two products made by a manufacturing firm with exceptional commitment to environmental responsibility were studied to understand how design approaches and assessment methods were used in their development. The results showed that the company used several strategies for environmentally responsible design as well as assessment methods in product and process machine design, both of which resulted in reduced environmental impacts of their products. Factors that contributed positively to reduce impacts are the use of measurement systems alongside environmentally responsible design, as well as inspiring innovations by observing how natural systems work. From a managerial perspective, positive influencing factors included a commitment to environmental responsibility from the executive level of the company and a clear vision about sustainability that has been instilled from the top through every level of employees. Additionally, a high degree of collaboration between the company and its suppliers and customers was instrumental in making the success possible.


A comprehensive cost model of wildlife rabies is presented. A total of 11 factors were viewed to comprise the diverse agricultural, insurance, medical, and veterinary expenses associated with rabies (i.e., pet vaccinations, livestock vaccinations, pet replacements, livestock replacements, pre-exposure prophylaxis for humans, post-exposure prophylaxis for humans, adverse medical reactions, animal conml activities, public health charges, quarantine costs, and human death settlements). These factor costs form the basis of potential savings to be gained fiom rabies control activities. Irrespective of incidence, per unit costs and ranges were found to be greatest for livestock replacement, post-exposure prophylaxis, adverse medical reactions, and human death settlements, with substantial costs of adverse medical reactions and human deaths ocnvring infrequently but due to potential insurance or litigation claims. Empirical studies are needed to document the incidence of these factors during pre- epizootic, epizootic, and post-epizootic phases of wildlife rabies.


In this paper, according to the circuit model of magnetic resonance radio power transmission system, the change of resonance frequency of the system with the coupling coefficient between coils is analyzed. When the coupling coefficient between coils changes, the system resonance frequency can be tracked automatically by the control method of combining Bang-Bang control with fuzzy PID control. This method can automatically adjust the working frequency of the system to the resonance frequency within the working range of the system to ensure the maximum load power of the system. The control method is simulated by MATLAB/Simulink simulation software. The simulation results show that the method can track the resonance frequency of the system quickly and accurately.


This paper presents AdaMask, a machine-centric video streaming framework for remote deep neural network (DNN) inference. The objective is to optimize the accuracy of downstream DNNs, offloaded to a remote machine, by adaptively changing video compression control knobs at runtime. Our main contributions are twofold. First, we propose frame masking as an effective mechanism to reduce the bandwidth consumption of video stream, which only preserves regions that potentially contain objects of interest. Second, we design a new adaptation algorithm that achieves the Pareto-optimal tradeoff between accuracy and bandwidth by controlling the masked portions of frames together with conventional H.264 control knobs (eg. resolution). Through extensive evaluations on three sensing scenarios (dash camera, traffic surveillance, and drone), frame masking saves the bandwidth by up to 65% with < 1% accuracy degradation, and AdaMask improves the accuracy by up to 14% over the baselines against the network dynamics.


CONTEXT
Elevated concentrations of branched chain amino acids (BCAA) are strong predictors of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Their association with cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains uncertain, particularly in youth. We investigated the role of BCAA and aromatic amino acids (AAA) in obesity, their relationships with novel biomarkers of CVD and response to a physical activity-based lifestyle intervention (PAL-I) in a randomized controlled study in youth with normal weight (NW) and obesity (OB).

METHODS
Age (14-18 years) and Tanner stage (≥IV) matched youth (OB, n=15 and NW, n=6) were studied; the 15 participants with OB underwent a 3-month randomized controlled PAL-I. Circulating amino acid profile, glucose, insulin, lipids, adiponectin, retinol binding protein-4 (RBP4), fibrinogen, high-sensitivity c-reactive protein (hs-CRP), interleukin-6 (IL-6) and 25-hydroxy vitamin-D, along with body composition (DXA) were measured at baseline and after PAL-I. Independent t-tests, analysis of covariance and mixed effect models were used for analysis of the data.

RESULTS
Compared to NW, the concentration of various amino acids including BCAA and AAA were altered in the OB (P<0.05). BCAA and AAA showed baseline correlations with body composition and novel biomarkers of CVD, particularly inflammatory factors (p<0.05 for all). The PAL-I produced only negligible effects (p>0.05) on BCAA and AAA. Glutamine, glycine, and aspartic acid decreased with PAL-I (p<0.05 for all).

CONCLUSIONS
The novel finding of the BCAA-inflammation relationship along with strong correlations with nontraditional biomarkers of CVD may evoke the prospect of BCAA as a biomarkers of CVD and a potential link between obesity, T2DM and CVD.


Fractures of the distal femur which include supracondylar and intercondylar injuries are difficult to manage. Usually combined with high energy trauma, there are severe soft tissue damage, comminution, intra-articular fracture, and injury to the quadriceps mechanism lead to unsatisfactory results in many cases, regardless of the treatment. The goals of treatment are to achieve fracture union and to restore early knee motion. Before 1960, preferred method of menagment was primarily traction alone or combination with a cast, During the last two decades, as technology and implants have been improved, most traumatologists have advocated some form of internal fixation in the managment of distal femur fractures. Successful operative treatment requires achieving the following goals; anatomic reduction of joint surfaces, restoration of limb length and alignment, rigid fixation, and early knee range of motion. Author reviewed and clinically analysed 42 cases of the fractures which were followed more than one year at the orthopedic department of Pusan National University Hospital during the period from January 1987 to December 1993. The results were as follows; 1. The incidence was higher in active young age group. 2. The most common cause of the injury was traffic accident with high energy trauma(59.5%) and the most frequent injury type by Miiller's classification was C type(59.5%) 3. Overall result estimated by Schatzker's criteria was excellent in 10 cases(28.6%), good in 14 cases(40.0%), fair in 6 cases(17.1%) and poor in 5 cases(14.3%). 4. The causes of poor resulted cases were open fractures, fracture with articular comminution and inadequate anatomical reduction. 5. Rigid internal fixation permits early functional rehabilitation of the patient and decrease the incidence of malunion, nonunion and loss of fixation.


The consumption of various forms of plastic has been increased in recent days due to the boost in industrialization and other human activities. Most of the plastic wastes are abandoned and require large landfill area for storage. More importantly, the low biodegradability of plastic poses a serious threat to environment protection issue. Various methods have been followed for the disposal of plastic in an attempt to reduce the negative impact of the plastic on the environment. Recently, various types of plastic have been incorporated in concrete to minimize the exposure of plastic to the environment. The aim of this study is to investigate the properties of concrete containing polyethylene terephthalate (PET), and high density polyethylene (HDPE) plastic that were used as partial replacement of coarse aggregate (CA). In this study, four compositions of stone aggregate(S): plastic waste ratios have been used by volume basis: 100% S: 0% Plastic (control concrete), 90% S: 10% PET, 90% S: 10% HDPE, and 90% S: 5% PET+5% HDPE. The effects of waste plastic addition on the mechanical properties of concrete are presented in this paper. Test results reveal that minimum reduction in compressive strength has been found 35% in case of 10% PET plastic replaced concrete whereas splitting tensile strength for 10% PET replaced concrete has been increased by 21% while compared to control concrete. In addition, fresh unit weight of concrete containing plastic waste has been decreased by 4% in comparison to control concrete.


In order to study the effect of slab deformation on the response of masonry buildings with frame shear wall structures in the first floor, earthquake response analysis is carried out according to model of muticolumns mutimasses system. It is assumed that all vertical members and floors of the structure are shear type deformation. The results show that the layout of shear walls in the first floor has great influence on the earthquake response, especially the response of the transitive storey.


Agrivoltaic systems have been proposed as the most prominent synergetic application of agricultural and energetic sectors. Integrating solar power generating with agricultural activities is relatively new; however, it has started with implementing the PV panels into the greenhouses. Comparatively, openfield agrivoltaics systems are still growing and under-development in many locations around the world. The urge to explore innovative solutions for the increasing demand for electricity and food has been the main motivation for the research centers, researchers, and governments to escalate agrivoltaics development globally. In this paper, the current and most recent projects and studies of open-field agrivoltaic systems are presented, compared, and analyzed in order to anticipate the potential and path of development for agrivoltaics in the near future. Several pieces of research from different countries globally were included to illustrate the main features and performance indicators of agrivoltaic systems. The paper concludes that the agrivoltaics system has the potential to grow to big-scale projects in different climatic regions because it provides benefits either by increasing the Land Equivalent Ratio (LER), protecting the plants from severe ambient weather, and diversifying the income for farmers. New technologies and methods have been integrated with the agrivoltaics systems in different projects to optimize the model; however, many aspects of development could be introduced in the near future.


The utility model discloses a novel high-strength cutting-resistant coated yarn, which comprises a spandex yarn, wherein the spandex yarn is coated by a fiber coating material and a high-strength polyethylene fiber, and the fiber coating material and the high-strength polyethylene fiber coat the spandex yarn in the positive direction and in the reverse direction respectively. The novel high-strength cutting-resistant coated yarn has the advantages of reasonable structure and high strength and is resistant to cutting; and the protection grade of the products made with the yarn reaches the international certification level five. The novel high-strength cut-resistant coated yarn is particularly suitable for producing cutting-resistant gloves and similar products.


Fluids expelled during deformation at convergent margins lead to a variety of diagenetic reactions, including carbonate cementation, which alter the rheology of the deforming sediment. The volume of carbonate cement in shallow sediments at modern convergent margins is small, but sandstones in an ancient accretionary complex in Alaska contain significant amounts of carbonate cement that formed before underplating occurred. Other than vein calcite, carbonates are early calcite replacing framework grains or filling pore spaces, followed by ankerite that occurs mainly as pore-filling cement. Amounts range from 2–16 weight percent in typical samples, averaging about 9 weight percent. Mean porosity filled by carbonate in Kodiak sandstones corresponds to porosities expected at depths of 4–5 km in normal compacting sands underthrust at modem convergent margins. The temperatures of formation are difficult to determine precisely, but were probably between 100°C and 200°C. The bulk of cementation occurred before the formation of thrust faults, folds, and slaty cleavage related to underplating. Lithification by cementation changed the rheology of sandstones by (1) filling pore space and increasing peak strength, and (2) increasing cohesion so that paniculate flow was no longer a viable deformation mechanism. Lithification before significant deformation contributed to underplating of the Kodiak Formation as relatively coherent duplexes.


In this issue of Liver Transplantation, Presser et al. present an elegant description of their results from embolizing the proximal splenic artery in recipients after whole organ liver transplantation. They recount how empirical observations relating hepatic artery thrombosis to early arterial insufficiency were expanded to the treatment of portal hyperperfusion (PHP) and recurrent ascites. PHP and the importance of the hepatic artery buffer response are essential areas of research in the transplantation of whole and partial liver grafts. Clearly, the authors and their colleagues in interventional radiology have developed significant expertise in optimizing the intrahepatic hemodynamics after orthotopic liver transplantation and are facile with spleen-preserving proximal splenic artery embolization (SAE). The authors also reinforce the evidence supporting 2 risk factors for PHP: the spleen volume and the spleen/liver volume ratio. Although the current study is an important starting point for discussion, it suffers from some design flaws that make the data difficult to extrapolate for use by a wider audience. A lack of randomization and the absence of standardized indications for SAE limit the generalizability of the data. The primary outcome of the study is the improvement of intrahepatic arterial flow and the reduction of portal venous flow. There is no doubt that this is a theoretically important result, but it would be helpful to demonstrate that proximal SAE produced a clinical effect such as a reduction in the rate of development of intractable ascites or that the volume of ascites was reduced after SAE. Along that line of thinking, the authors treated all recipients who had an elevated resistive index (RI) with SAE, but 12 patients still went on to develop intractable ascites. If all patients with elevated RIs were captured and an elevated RI led to intractable ascites, then how did these 12 patients progress to intractable ascites? These patients were shown to have a lower RI than those with elevated RIs, but where is the evidence that this was due to poor compliance of the liver graft? Moreover, the RI is affected by numerous factors, including blood volume, pressure, and heart rate, and to confuse matters further, it is also closely related to vascular compliance. Another issue with the design of the study is that the authors combine 2 different groups of patients into the study arm: those with high RIs and those with intractable postoperative ascites. These groups are undoubtedly different, and subsequently, attempting to draw conclusions from the data is difficult. The pathology of PHP in the first few days after transplantation is likely distinct from the pathophysiology in the weeks after transplantation, so treatment with proximal SAE is likely to have different consequences and effectiveness on day 3 versus day 88 after transplantation. The authors link a persistently elevated RI to the development of postoperative ascites, which mechanistically makes sense, but they have not provided a control group that confirms this assumption. The


Under the cylindrical approximation, we apply nonlinear Hamiltonian oscilation theory to investigate the process of transition of perturbed equilibrium magnetic field to randomness. The results show that perturbed magnetic hamiltonian is only rela-ted to the radial perturbation of magnetic field, the magnetic field line takes the form of regular magnetic island under a single mode perturbation. The overla-pping criterion for magnetic field to enter the random state is given for the case of existence of two mode action, and the relation of points on the poincare section is reduced to a kind of standard mapping under special multimode perturbation.


The present invention is generally directed to an apparatus for harvesting algae using a two-step approach. This two-step approach involves agglomeration step and dehydration step. Aggregation step is carried out in the first stage agglomeration tank, this tank, to aggregate the suspended algae growth medium. Then, aggregated algae is supplied to the second stage flotation tank, this tank, attached to the aggregated algae, hydrogen bubbles and the oxygen bubbles to float to the surface of agglomerated algae, generated using an electrode . Then, the mat floating algae can be skimmed from the surface of the growth medium.


We prove Polyakov-Alvarez type comparison formulas for the determinants of Friederichs selfadjoint extensions of Laplacians corresponding to conformally equivalent conical metrics on compact Riemann surfaces. We illustrate our results by obtaining new and recovering known explicit formulas for determinants of Laplacians on surfaces with conical singularities.


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By using the scientific essay and modern hermeneutic understanding as method the essay Musical performance, a space of magic examines the mental and physical room for musical performance. The focus ...


Three soybean cultivars were grown in nutrient solution to investigate their response to Mn using 0, 3, 6, and 10 ppm of Mn, as MnCl2.5H2O The results showed that 3 ppm was beneficial in increasing the dry matter yield of the above ground parts of the cultivars Davis, Santa Rosa and Biloxi. At 6 and 10 ppm of Mn, Davis and Santa Rosa were reduced considerably, and Biloxi showed reduction of dry matter only at the 10 ppm level. The weight of dry matter of leaves, or the above ground parts, height of the plant and the weight of the roots could be used as parameters to evaluate tolerance to Mn. On the other hand, root lenght was not a good indicator.


The microstructure, dielectric and electrical properties of combination of minor dopants (ZrO2, Nd2O3) and sintering flux (BaO-CuO) in BaTiO3 are investigated in this study. Various instrumental techniques were used to correlate the micro and macro structural properties with electrical properties of the BaTiO3 based ceramics. BaTiO3 ceramics have exceedingly high dielectric constants and have been widely used as capacitor materials. The normal sintering temperature of BaTiO3 based ceramics are about 1300°C. However, there is a strong industrial demand on lowering firing temperature of modified BaTiO3 ceramics below 1100°C. BaO-CuO was used as fluxing agent and small amount of BaO-CuO efficiently decreased the firing temperature by formation of the liquid phase. The sintered sample exhibit high density and dielectric constant. Pure BaTiO3 shows characteristic peaks in relative permittivity at the temperatures near the phase transformation. ZrO2 additions are the key factor of forming the core-shell structure and are known to affect the phase transformation. By addition of ZrO2 into BaTiO3, the dielectric peak was depressed and the Curie point shifted to a lower value. In the present work, donor doping of Nd2O3 was studied. It was found that Nd2O3 broadened and shifted Curie temperature to a lower temperature, and thus enhanced the diffuse phase transformation. CuO is a p-type dopant, and Nd2O3 is an n-type dopant in BaTiO3 ceramics. BaO-CuO shows very strong counter-dopant effect. With combination of BaO-CuO, ZrO2 and Nd2O3 the compensation mechanism increases the resistivity of the sample and resulted in the counter-dopant effect.


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Performance failure has become the major threat to the robustness and reliability of various memory and analog circuits. It is challenging to accurately estimate the extremely small failure probability when failed samples are distributed in multiple disjoint failure regions. In this paper, we develop a novel meta-model based importance sampling (MIS) method. MIS utilizes Gaussian Process meta-model to construct quasi-optimal importance sampling distribution, and performs Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) simulation to generate new samples from the proposed distribution. By updating our global Importance Sampling estimator in an iterated framework, MIS leads to better efficiency and higher accuracy. For SRAM bit cell with single failure region, MIS uses 4-6X fewer samples and reaches better accuracy when compared to several recent methods. For a two-stage amplifier circuit with multiple failure schemes, MIS is 213X faster than MC without compromising accuracy, while other methods fail to cover all failure regions in our experiment.


This paper investigates a mechanism of faulty outputs from cryptographic modules due to intentional electromagnetic interference (IEMI) which causes information leakage in electric devices without disrupting their functions or damaging their components. We show the mechanism of fault occurrence through experiments using the faulty ciphertexts and the pulse injection to the specific round. The experimental results indicate that faulty outputs from cryptographic modules are caused by setup-time violation to the cryptographic module.


Systems with strong spin orbit coupling support a number of new phases of matter and novel phenomena. This work focuses on the interplay of spin orbit coupling and interactions in yielding correlated phenomena in two dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides. In particular we explore the physics of Kondo screening resulting from the lack of centro-symmetry, large spin splitting and spin valley locking in hole doped systems. The key ingredients are i) valley dependent spin-momentum locking perpendicular to the two dimensional crystal; ii) single nondegenerate Fermi surface per valley, and iii) nontrivial Berry curvature associated with the low energy bands. The resulting Kondo resonance has a finite triplet component and nontrivial momentum space structure which facilitates new approaches to both probe and manipulate the correlated state. Using a variational wave function and the numerical renormalization group approaches we study the nature of the Kondo resonance both in the absence and presence of circularly polarized light. The latter induces an imbalance in the population of the two valleys leading to novel magnetic phenomena in the correlated state.


Objective To investigate the effect of matrix metalloproteinase-7(MMP-7) and its mechanism in tongue squamous cell carcinoma cell line induced by EGF. Methods The effects of rhEGF on the production of MMP-7 in tongue squamous cell carcinoma cell were studied by immunohistochemistry,semiquantitative RT-PCR and Western blot assay. Results The exposure of tongue squamous cell carcinoma cells to EGF at the indicated concentrations(0.1 ng/ml,1.0 ng/ml,10.0 ng/ml)raised secretion of MMP-7 in a concentration-dependent manner compared with the untreated controls. We have also found the tyrosine kinase inhibitor genistein (10 μg/ml) totally inhibited the increased production of MMP-7 resulting from stimulation with EGF(10 ng/ml). Conclusion EGF may be involved in the production of MMP-7 via tyrosine kinase signal pathway.


In order to evaluate clearly soil environment status,the accumulation and distributions of heavy metal elements,arsenic,cadmium,chromium,mercury,lead,copper,and zinc in paddy soil( 0—20 cm) of Chengdu plain,Sichuan Province were researched. The pollution index was employed to evaluate the quality of the soil compared with the National Soil Quality Standard-Grade Ⅱ. The health risks of the above-mentioned heavy metals to adults and children by direct ingestion, inhalation of suspended particles,and dermal absorption were assessed using USEPA health risk assessment mode. The results indicated that,the mean contents of heavy metals in topsoil( depth of 0—20 cm) were 9. 69 mg·kg- 1( As),0. 12 mg·kg- 1( Cd),79. 5 mg·kg- 1( Cr),0. 04 mg·kg- 1( Hg),47. 5 mg·kg- 1( Pb),29. 3 mg·kg- 1( Cu),81. 7mg·kg- 1( Zn),respectively. Because of the influences from human activities,As,Cr,Pb,Cu and Zn had high accumulation in soils by comparison to the background concentrations of soil elements in Chengdu area soil. Heavy metal maximum content( except Pb) in sampling sites had exceeded the second grade standard values of Chinese environmental quality standards for soils( GB 15618—1995). There were external pollution input,but the paddy soils were just slightly contaminated by heavy metals. Human health risk analysis results show that the main way for human exposure risk of heavy metals was direct ingestion and inhalation of suspended particles. The order of individual risk index for the health of children and adult was As Cd( carcinogenic risk),and Cr Cu Hg Pb Zn( non-carcinogenic risk). The carcinogenic risk and the non-carcinogenic risk values of heavy metal are less than risk threshold volue,all the risk values are within the acceptable level. However,children were more sensitively affected by heavy metals from irrigated land. Attention should be paid to children's health monitoring in such areas.


In the author's research and development of oxide superconducting material, methods for measuring the critical properties such as critical temperature and critical current were investigated and studied by way of round robin tests. The investigation was carried out through the steps of (1) decision on the specifications of common samples and measuring methods, (2) preparation and characterization of common samples, (3) distribution of samples to ten member research organs of Super-GM, (4) experimental measurement in the respective research organs, and (5) analysis of measurement results. The measurement of critical temperature and critical current were made mainly using the 4-probe method, and partially the magnetization method. The results were found to disperse, depending on the measurement methods and definitions of Tc and lc. Data analysis with these factors clarified is important.


Drawing on the resource mobilization framework and James's concept of the southern racial state, this article examines the mechanisms that influenced access to federal vocational programs in the predesegregation South. It explores how local political conditions in 311 counties in three southern states affected training opportunities in federal vocational programs by race, independently of economic factors. It shows that access to these programs was shaped by racially segregated labor markets and that African Americans' access was shaped by the political dimension of the southern racial state. Moreover vocational programs for African Americans did not just depend on the political mobilization of elites (polity members), as classic resource mobilization arguments suggest. Rather, black indigenous organizations provided the institutional basis that increased African Americans' access to these programs


An undamped SDOF system with a pseudoelastic SMA restoring force is investigated to find the optimal shape of the hysteresis loop of SMA elements which provides the maximum damping performance. The performance of the device is evaluated by the steady-state response at the resonance point in order to focus on the damping effect. Dynamic analysis utilizing the equivalent linearization approach results in two major findings: (a) for a given excitation amplitude, the scale of the hysteresis loop, which is a measure of displacement and restoring force, needs to be adjusted so that the response sweeps the maximum loop but does not exceed it; (b) the ratio of the area confined within the hysteresis loop, to the area of a corresponding envelope of triangular shape, should be as large as possible. Numerical study is carried out to verify the performance of the optimized devices subject to harmonic and random excitation. A simple mechanism that realizes the quasi-optimal hysteresis curve is shown as an example of possible devices.


The utility model discloses a fault positioning and diagnosing system for a power distribution network. The fault positioning and diagnosing system comprises a computer, Ethernet, a communication front-end processor, a GPRS network, a plurality of concentrators, a plurality of first fault indicators and a plurality of second fault indicators, and each first fault indicator is corresponding to one concentrator. The computer and the communication front-end processor are connected to the Ethernet. The communication front-end processor is wirelessly connected to each concentrator by the GPRS network. Each first fault indicator is wirelessly connected to the corresponding concentrator. Each second fault indicator is subordinated to one of the first fault indicators, and is wirelessly connected to the first fault indicator directly, or is indirectly connected to the first fault indicator by another second fault indicator subordinated to the first fault indicator in a manner of wireless cascading. The fault positioning and diagnosing system provided by the utility model arranges the fault indicators in the manner of wireless cascading, and carries out real-time monitoring of the power distribution network. Compared with a wired fault indicator arrangement method, the wireless fault indicator arrangement method of the fault positioning and diagnosing system enables the cost to be reduced greatly.


In this paper an automated methodology to evaluate the effectiveness of the teaching/learning process in basic courses at academic level is presented. The results of a 10-year long experimentation on students belonging to different scientific faculties of the University of Molise are discussed. According to the model developed here, a single numerical parameter provides synthetic information about the overall class knowledge level. Such a parameter allows single students to make a rough self-evaluation of their own knowledge level compared to that of their colleagues and it allows the teacher to judge the outcome of his teaching activity.


A conceptual framework has a central role in the scientific process. Its purpose is to synthesize evidence, assist in understanding phenomena, inform future research and act as a reference operational guide in practical settings. We propose an updated conceptual framework intended to facilitate the validation and interpretation of physical training measures. This revised conceptual framework was constructed through a process of qualitative analysis involving a synthesis of the literature, analysis and integration with existing frameworks (Banister and PerPot models). We identified, expanded and integrated four concepts that are important in the conceptualization of the process and outcomes of physical training. These were: 1) formal introduction of a new measurable component 'training effects', a higher order construct resulting from the combined effect of four possible responses (acute and chronic, positive and negative); 2) explanation, clarification and examples of training effect measures such as functional (performance-based), physiological, subjective and other measures (cognitive, biomechanical, etc.); 3) integration of the sport performance outcome continuum (from performance improvements to overtraining); 4) extension and definition of the network of linkages (uni and bidirectional) between individual and contextual factors and other constructs. Additionally, we provided examples of theoretical and practical applications of the conceptual framework such as validation and conceptualization of constructs (e.g. performance readiness), and understanding of higher order constructs, such as training tolerance when monitoring training to adapt to individual responses and effects. This conceptual framework provides an overarching model that may help understand and guide the development, validation, implementation, and interpretation of measures used for athlete monitoring.


Recent Advances in Animal Nutrition in Australia, Volume 12 (1999) A recent review (Ball et al. 1997) has highlighted the importance of nutrition in early life (the first six to twelve months) on subsequent growth rates of beef cattle. The present experiment used early–weaned Brahman crossbred calves, 3 to 4 months old, to study the effect of three planes of nutrition after weaning on subsequent growth rates under a feedlot finishing system. The steers grazed unimproved native pastures, predominantly Heteropogon contortus, and were supplemented with a mixture (w/w) of crushed sorghum (77), cottonseed meal (14.2), urea (1.2), salt (0.5), bentonite (3), and minerals and vitamins plus monensin. Three levels of supplement were chosen to give growth rates of 0.3 (Low), 0.5 (Medium) and 0.8 kg/day (High) from weaning in April 1994 to December 1994. All steers then grazed native pastures until July 1995 when steers in the Medium and High groups were supplemented ad lib. with molasses plus 8% urea for 60 days, and then molasses plus 3% urea and 10% cottonseed meal until December 1995. Effects of early life nutrition of Brahman crossbred steers on subsequent feedlot performance


The genesis of tumor often results from the imbalance between cell proliferation and apoptosis.Once the apoptosis is inhibited,the cells will be survival and has proliferation,which will then result in the gensis of tumor.Recent data showed that the genesis and development of many malignant tumors had close relationship with cell apoptosis.Livin is the new member of inhibitor of apoptosis proteins family recently found,which can take part in the apoptotic regulation by the pathway of death receptor,mitochondria and so on.Livin has high expression in many tumors and plays an important role in the genesis and development of tumor and its recurrence and drug fast.Decreasing the expression of Livin will provide a new therapeutic pathway for tumor therapy.


The effective sharing of information is a key parameter in our actual society. Electronic paper based on the controlled motion of electrophoretic particles appears thus promising since it combines the advantages of the usual paper (flexibility, reflective display) and the capacity to refresh information on the same support like the more common LCD or OLED technologies. Electrophoretic inks are composed of coloured charged particles which migrate under an electrical field between two electrodes. Depending of the position of the particles on the front plane, the colour on the screen can be tuned. The design of electrophoretic particles based on pigment or dyed polymer and their integration in electronic devices were successfully achieved during the last decade but are still limited to a two colour‐electrophoretic system. Up to date the majority of these particles were synthesized in aqueous media and the electrophoretic mobility was achieved by a ionic stabilizer or by a polyelectrolyte surfactant. Moreover the final electrophoretic particles incorporated in the electronic devices have to be dispersed in an organic media (paraffin oil) in order to achieve the desired stability of the display and thus leads to a large variety of problems during the phase exchange process.


The paper presents the results of the specific vibration condition monitoring approach for maintenance of unique critical equipment provided complete access impossibility to its components (due to radiation environment) throughout the entire operation period. The approach bases on the previously proposed S-discriminants of vibrations which are calculated with adaptation to the reference state of the equipment. The method showed its high efficiency in detecting the moment of machine operation process imbalance and in tracking the equipment components degradation, starting from the earliest stage. It is illustrated on the example of the movable neutron reflector PO-3 of the IBR-2 research reactor that it is possible not only to detect in time the moment when a fault occurs, but also to make a preliminary express diagnosis of its condition.


The utility model relates to a vehicle seat middle armrest which comprises a semiconductor cup holder assembly, a circuit control module assembly, a ventilation system assembly, and is composed of an armrest body, an armrest bracket shade cover, an armrest bracket, an armrest cover plate and an armrest storage box; wherein, a control button module of the circuit control module assembly is mounted in the semiconductor cup holder assembly; the circuit control module assembly is respectively connected with the semiconductor cup holder assembly and the ventilation system assembly circuit, and the circuit control module assembly is connected with a power supply circuit; ventilation system assembly is assembled on the armrest body, the semiconductor cup holder assembly is integrated with the circuit control module assembly and is also assembled on the armrest body; the vehicle seat middle armrest adopts the semiconductor technology to realize the heating and refrigeration functions of the cup holder, and avoids the problems of large volume and noise found on compressor heating and refrigeration; thereby, the functions of the vehicle seat middle armrest are enriched and better comfortable experience is brought to passengers.


For simultaneous, separate or sequential administration, (a) the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitor compounds (S) - 1, 2-dicarboxylic acid 2-amide 1 - ({4-methyl-5- [2 - (2,2,2-trifluoro-1,1-dimethyl - ethyl) - pyridin-4-yl] - thiazol-2-yl} - amide) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, (b) pharmaceutical combinations comprising at least one mitogen-activated protein kinase (MEK) inhibitor or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and at least one pharmaceutically acceptable carrier optionally; proliferative method of treating a patient and comprises administering a therapeutically effective amount of such combinations, suffering from a proliferative disease; use of such combination in the treatment of disease.


[Objective]To detect the effect of constant magnetic field on metal ion Co2+,Cr3+ induced TNF-α secreted by human mononuclear cells,and to search a method for prevention and treatment of aseptic loosening. [Methods]CoCl2 powder and CrCl3 powder were dissolved in the asepsis injecting water. Mononuclear cells from human peripheral blood,were taken and cultured with Co2+,Cr3+ ions in different magnetic field of 10Gs,100 Gs,1000Gs for 12,24 and 48 hs. There were nine groups:control group,Co2+ group,Cr3+ group,Co2+andCr3+ with various intensities of constant magnetic field,respectively.ELISA method was applied to detect tumor necrosis factor (TNF-α) in serum via the absorbance (A).[Results]Co2+ and Cr3+ ions stimulated human mononuclear cell to secrete TNF-α (P0. 05). TNF-α content was obviously higher at 24 h.After the magnetic exposure time extended to 12 h,TNF-α value obviously decreased (P0. 05) as compared with non-magnetic group,and it was positively related to the Aintensities of constant magnetic field.[Conclusion]Within a certain range of magnetic intensity ,constant magnetic fields inhibit human mononuclear cell stimulated by Co2+andCr3+ ions to secrete TNF-α.It provides a theoretical basis for the prevention and treatment of aseptic loosening.


ABSTRACT This study reports on findings from a critical literature review, from 2004 to 2014, in relation to the positioning of beginning teachers' professional learning during induction. The study uses theoretical frameworks drawn from competing discourses: an instrumental standpoint based on performativity and a dialectical standpoint based on a transformative view of good teaching as an advanced specialised practice. A critical analysis was conducted, using a systematic literature review that yielded 14 peer-reviewed papers, to discursively position teachers' professional learning and pinpoint questions for future study. Findings showed that while studies reported positive outcomes they were often atheoretical and framed within narrow chains of logic that neglected important strands, such as, teacher "knowledge-of-practice". The study raises important questions not only about the positioning of beginning teachers' professional learning but about meaningful professional learning for all teachers across the continuum of teacher education.


Introduction: Behcet's disease is a multisystemic disorder of unknown etiology. Vascular involvement is identified by the development of aneurysms and occlusion of the vessels. the current report aimed to discuss a case of Behcet disease presented with a bilateral pulmonary aneurysm.
Case presentation: A 41-year-old woman presented with recurrent attacks of hemoptysis for two years.  a chest computed tomography scan bilateral pulmonary artery aneurysm. Repeated bronchoscopy showed bleeding from the right lower lobe bronchus. She underwent a right-side thoracotomy with a right lower lobectomy. She was scheduled for left-side intervention as well.  Before discharge, she was seen by a rheumatologist and was diagnosed with a case of Behcet disease. She developed attacks of massive hemoptysis (huge and bright blood) after two weeks which led to her passing away.
Conclusion: Although it is rare, Behcet disease could involve major arteries and lead to fatal complications. Surgical intervention remained a viable option for the management.