The models of statistical physics used to study collective phenomena in some interdisciplinary contexts, such as social dynamics and opinion spreading, do not consider the effects of the memory on individual decision processes. In contrast, in the naming game, a recently proposed model of language formation, each agent chooses a particular state, or opinion, by means of a memory-based negotiation process, during which a variable number of states is collected and kept in memory. In this perspective, the statistical features of the number of states collected by the agents become a relevant quantity to understand the dynamics of the model, and the influence of topological properties on memory-based models. By means of a master equation approach, we analyse the internal agent dynamics of the naming game in populations embedded on networks, finding that it strongly depends on very general topological properties of the system (e.g. average and fluctuations of the degree). However, the influence of topological properties on the microscopic individual dynamics is a general phenomenon that should characterize all those social interactions that can be modelled by memory-based negotiation processes.


The impact of applied processing history and the postprocessing annealing on the rheological properties of low-density polyethylene (LDPE) have been studied employing various kinds of conventional processing machines. Processing by a corotating twin-screw extruder (Co-TSE) and an internal batch mixer depressed the drawdown force, one of the elastic properties of a melt, to a great extent, even though molecular weight and the polydispersity did not change. On the other hand, the sample processed by a two-roll mill exhibited the drawdown force as high as the original pellets, which is owing to the intermittent stress history instead of the relentless one in the Co-TSE and the internal batch mixer. Furthermore, the effect of screw configuration in the Co-TSE has also been investigated. It was found that the processing by conveying screws depressed the drawdown force and melt fracture more than that by kneading blocks as long as the torque and the residence time are the same. The large, abrupt, and frequent change in flow direction in the Co-TSE with kneading blocks prohibits the molecular orientation, which leads to disentanglement associated with long-chain branches. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Adv Polym Techn 22: 179–187, 2003; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/adv.10047


Here I report the ecological impact assessment of a section of European Highway E18 east in Helsinki, Finland. This two-lane section of highway was constructed through the shore pastures of the Pernajanlahti Bay, which is one of the most important nature conservation areas on the southern coast of Finland. It is a wetland area characterized by extensive shore meadows and reed swamps offering habitats to a diverse and abundant birdlife. Wetland bird populations in the target area as well as in a control area were monitored before, during, and after the road construction. The results indicated that after the highway had been opened for traffic, the mean conservation value of the wetland bird community in the target area had decreased by 25 % as compared with the control area. The decline in conservation value was mainly due to the loss of several habitat specialist species, such as European bittern (Botaurus stellaris), ruff (Philomagnus pugnax) and little gull (Larus minutus). Abundance of breeding wader birds also declined in areas near the highway, where the traffic noise level exceeded 56 dB, but did not change much in areas with lower noise load. In contrast to wader birds, population abundance of passerine birds did not show any directional response to disturbance by the highway, regardless of noise level. Despite the negative effects of the highway on conservation value and on many bird populations in the Pernajanlahti Bay, the highway is currently being expanded with another two-lane roadway. The effects of traffic noise could be to some extent mitigated by noise barriers. Introduction Environmental impact assessment (EIA) is currently part of the road design process in Finland. However, when the Highway 7, which is part of the international Highway E18, was planned along the southern coast of Finland, no ecological assessment of the alternative routes was implemented. Therefore, the route chosen for the two-lane section of this highway 70 km east of Helsinki was taken through the shores of a wetland nature reserve with high conservation value. This area, the Pernajanlahti Bay, is protected mainly due to its abundant and diverse bird community where wetland birds are especially well represented. Here I report on preliminary results of a post-project analysis (PPA) of ecological impacts (Wathern 1992) of the construction of the highway on the bird populations of the wetland area. In addition to their conservation value in this area, birds were chosen as the target taxon because they are particularly useful indicators of the ecological state of the environment in which they live (Furness & Greenwood 1993). This is partly due to the fact that the habitat and other ecological requirements as well as population status of most European bird species are well known (Tucker & Heath 1994) and bird monitoring methods are well-developed (Bibby et al. 2000). Study Areas and Methods Pernajanlahti Bay (the target area) is one of the most valuable nature conservation areas on the southern coast of Finland. It is characterized by shallow brackish water with submerged vegetation surrounded by extensive reed swamps and shore meadows. The highway was built through the shore pastures on the northern edge of the Bay. Wetland and marshland bird populations in the Pernajanlahti Bay were monitored by standard bird census methodology (Koskimies & Väisänen 1991). Bird censuses were conducted before the road was built, during the construction, and after the highway had been opened for traffic. The number of monitoring years before, during and after the road construction were two, one and two, respectively. At the same time bird populations were monitored with similar methods in the control area, which is situated about 20 km from the target area. Habitats and bird species composition in the control area (Pieni Pernajanlahti Bay) were very similar to the target area. Possible changes in bird populations as well as in conservation value and diversity of the bird communities in the two areas were compared. Furthermore, changes in bird abundances in the target area were related to the level of traffic noise (Lahti 1994). The index of conservation value of the bird community is based on species-specific indices of population size, species endangerment, and rarity in the particular biogeographical area in question. It was calculated separately for the two years of each period, i.e. before and after the road construction. Hence it is a


Platinum group metals (pgms) supported on a carrier material are widely applied as catalysts. These catalysts are conventionally prepared by wet-phase processes in several steps, while recently developed flame processes allow synthesis of supported pgms in a single step including the support material. Here, we describe flame processes and how finely dispersed supported pgms are made in these flames. So Pt/Al2O3, Pd/ZnO, Rh/Al2O3, Pt/Ba/Al2O3 and others are highlighted regarding their materials properties and performance as catalysts as well as in gas sensors.


Classroom Assessment Techniques (CATs) help instructors assess how and what students are learning. We studied the use of classroom assessment in an introductory undergraduate course to give students and instructors a communication mechanism about students' learning. Our research interest is two-fold: First, how do instructors' preconceptions about students' understanding change in response to using CATs in the classroom? Second, how do CATs inform students about their own learning? We studied these questions by designing specific classroom assessment activities to coordinate with course content. We studied the classroom environment and experiences with CATs by observing the classroom, interviewing the instructors, and asking students to complete a short survey. We also tried to understand, in part, what prior knowledge affects students' understanding while students are introduced to new concepts in the course. We found that instructors' perceptions of students' understanding changed through the use of CATs, while CATs encouraged students to become more aware of their own learning. Introduction Feedback between instructors and students can help facilitate more effective teaching and learning. In particular, instructors often want to discover students' misunderstanding about course material. If instructors and students are made aware of students' misunderstanding, instructors can respond by targeting instruction at the confusing concepts. Classroom Assessment Techniques (CATs) are promising tools to assess students' learning throughout a course (Angelo & Cross, 1993). By using CATs, instructors can monitor students' learning while engaging students in reflective evaluation of course concepts. CATs are learner-centered activities usually submitted anonymously by students. Since CATs are ungraded activities, they encourage students to be honest about what they do and do not understand in the course. CATs are also promising tools to make learning visible to students and the instructor. Frequent opportunities for providing feedback give students insight into their own learning and current level of understanding (Bransford, Brown, & Cocking, 1999). Several researchers have used Classroom Assessment Techniques to show improvement in teaching and learning. Steadman (1998) studied how classroom assessment affected community college professors and students. Among many perceived benefits of using CATs, CATs made students feel more involved in their learning. Another benefit of CATs ties to cognitive learning theory. CATs engage students in encoding exercises, deep processing of information, and metacognition (Steadman & Svinicki, 1998). According to the cognitive and constructivist learning theories, students learn through active processing of mental constructions (Shepard, 2000). Intelligent thought requires self-understanding and self-monitoring of the learning and thinking processes. Classroom Assessment Techniques can encourage students to think about thinking (Yussen, 1985) by scaffolding them with learning strategies. These strategies can aid the learner in reflecting on what they do and do not understand in the course and promote critical thinking (Angelo, 1995). We used Classroom Assessment Techniques in a course on fluency in information technology to provide a communication channel about students' misunderstanding of course material. Students bring prior knowledge (Bransford, Brown, & Cocking, 1999; Norman, 1980) of computing, computers, networking, HTML, and the Internet to the classroom. In order for students to learn correct interpretations of course material, students and instructors need to be made aware of students' misunderstanding. Perkins and Simmons (1998) built a classification system of students' knowledge in math, science, and programming. They found that students do not approach new material with blank slates; rather, they bring preconceptions to the classroom. They assert that teaching across frames of knowledge leads to deep understanding and eliminates patterns of misunderstanding. Our research study investigated how Classroom Assessment Techniques can be used as tools to discover students' preconceptions and misunderstanding as they learn in the classroom. In the following sections, we outline the methods used in our study, describe the specific assessment techniques used, and provide results and interpretations of the data. We conclude with implications for further research in teaching and learning. Methods Research Questions This work focuses on two main research questions. First, how do instructors' preconceptions about students' understanding change in response to using CATs in the classroom? Second, how do CATs inform the students about their own learning? The Learning Environment We conducted studies in two separate academic quarters in an introductory computer fluency course at a large university. This course, a large lecture course with laboratory sections, was taught jointly by the Computer Science and Engineering Department and the Information School. The course included three lectures and two laboratory sections per week. We conducted studies in the lecture portion of the course only. About 150 students were enrolled in the lecture session at the beginning of each quarter; this number dropped to approximately 120 by the end of the term. In our first study, 42% of 149 students enrolled at the beginning of the quarter were female. Forty-six percent of the students were freshmen, 20% were sophomores, 19% juniors, and 15% seniors. More than half of the students had not yet declared a major, and there was a wide range of major subjects among those who had. The instructor for the second study confirmed that the demographics of her students were similar. The course material encompasses a variety of topics, including a basic introduction to how computers work and how information is stored, HTML and web design, basic programming and databases. Computing experience varied widely; some students had limited experience with using computers while others had extensive experience in some but not all topics covered in the course. Students took the course for a variety of reasons: some had little prior experience with technology and wanted to become more comfortable with computers, some intended to study computer science, and others simply took it because it fulfills a university requirement. The instructor for the first study was a lecturer from the Computer Science and Engineering Department. This was his first time teaching this course; he is trained in CS. He had used CATs in his courses previously, but mainly to have students evaluate his teaching style. The instructor for the second study was a lecturer in the Information School, trained in informatics, with two years of experience with this course, primarily as a Teaching Assistant. She had no prior experience with using CATs. Materials The specific CATs we used in our studies are listed below, along with the study in which they were used. • Most Interesting Point -Write down the most interesting thing from today's lecture (First Study) • Muddiest Point -Write down the muddiest point (i.e., most confusing or unclear point) from today's lecture (First Study) • Directed Paraphrase -Explain a topic from the day's lecture to a particular audience (First Study and Second Study) • One Sentence Summary -Summarize a particular concept from lecture in a sentence or two (First Study) • Focused Listing -Write down words and phrases you associate with a particular topic from lecture (Second Study) Procedures At the beginning of each academic term, we met with the course staff to discuss the study and make sure we had "buy-in" from the staff. We provided background information and explained the intended purpose of Classroom Assessment Techniques to each instructor. Both instructors were very enthusiastic and interested in incorporating CATs in their teaching. In the first study, the research team created the CATs and discussed them with the instructor until agreement was reached. One or two researchers attended class at least once per week and recorded field notes during class periods. After each CAT was completed, the research team performed informal content analysis using emergent categories and provided feedback, including some example responses, to the instructor, who was then able to provide feedback to the students. Midway through the quarter (after four CATs had been completed), the research team developed a short survey about the CATs to be completed voluntarily by students. The survey questions are listed in Table 1. At the end of the quarter, we conducted a 90-minute interview with the instructor to discuss his experiences using CATs in the course. Table 1. Questions asked on mid-quarter student survey in the first study. The questions were prefaced by a list of the CATs that had been done to make sure the students knew which activities were being referred to. Question Which of these activities were most helpful to your learning, and how? Do you think your responses to these assignments have affected the instructor's teaching? Do you have any other comments about these activities? In the second study, the research team developed the CATs and revised them according to instructor feedback before use in class. Again, the researchers recorded field notes at least once per week during class. In a change of protocol based on lessons learned in the first study, we asked the instructor to look over the responses to the CATs herself before submitting them to us. We added this feature so that the instructor had the experience of looking over the CATs herself instead of receiving a summary of responses from the research team. This approach was more sustainable in the long term since the research team did not intervene in the feedback loop between the instructor and the students. Again, we performed content analysis using emergent categories. We conducted a


This article analyses the principle and defect of the existing current method for testing the elevator balance coefficient,and introduces the principle and advantages of a new no-load test.It indicates by comparison that the no-load test method is a better way,and it is worths testing in practice for further promotion.


The purpose of this article is to introduce the new technology of Ground Based Augmentation System by taking many factors into consideration such as, what this system is, the system equipment, its operating principle, installation costs, and advantages compared to other systems. Nowadays, many airports are not able to use their capacity adequately due to some disadvantages of approach systems, which is a serious cost for the enterprises. On the other hand, the fact that the number of equipment in the GBAS system is low and the transceiver signals are not influenced by the air traffic around the system ensures the system to be more reliable and preferable in low visibility conditions while reducing the costs greatly.


EPIDEMIOLOGY, AS A METHODOLOGY and as a body of knowledge, was developed in response to the community's or society's concerns with health problems, particularly to epidemics. It is possible to trace the roots of epidemiologic concepts to biblical and classical times, threading through the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. However, the major formative period for the epidemiologic and public health movement was the 19th century, although it overlaps somewhat with the latter part of the 18th century. I will therefore limit the historical frame of reference to this era. However, it should be recognized that patterns established within this period continued throughout the 20th century into contemporary time. These patterns of the relationships between epidemiology and health policy are varied and rich; they have many interesting and relevant facets. It is necessary to limit this discussion to a picture painted in broad strokes, emphasizing the highlights. Because of constraints, this review will also be limited to events that occurred mainly in England and the United States, since they form a direct path to the contemporary scene. The concepts that were worked out represent the basis for developments beyond the boundaries of these two countries.


iv (Zn(O,S)). A record high active-area efficiency of 2.46 % was achieved via conduction band offset engineering by varying the oxygen-to-sulfur ratio in Zn(O,S). Finally, we address two approaches potentially used for improving a device efficiency of the SnS solar cell. First, via doping to create an n-type SnS, a p-n homojunction device could be made. We present the processes and the results of doping SnS films with antimony and chlorine, potential n-type dopants. Second, by post-deposition heat treatment, an improvement in the transport properties of SnS film can be achieved. We discuss the effect of temperature and an annealing ambient (N2, H2S, and sulfur) on grain growth and the electrical properties of annealed SnS films.


[Extract] Towards Dream Stuff. The title of David Malouf's first collection of short fiction, Antipodes (1985), specified a capacious geographic setting. This was European, specifically contemptuous British colony shorthand for Australia, Malouf's native country. Yet, his title implied, opposite of what? Malouf showed himself more concerned with the particulars of a world disparaged sometimes as new than with critical contrasts between it and the parent cultures of Europe. For Malouf's prose fiction, from Johnno (1975) to the present, has revealed him to be, by intuition and craft, a maker of metaphors and seldom an ironist or satirist.


SUMMARY Cell suspensions were prepared from the kidney, liver and heart of chick embryos of 5 or 8 days of incubation, and from the limb-buds of chick embryos of 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9 days of incubation. When these suspensions were aggregated under laminar shear in a Couette viscometer or random motion in a reciprocating shaker they obeyed the theoretical relationships derived for flocculating lyophobic sols. The values of the collision efficiency found for the different cell types under given conditions were used to calculate the force of interaction between cells of each type. The force of interaction ranged between 9 x 10~ u N (8-day heart) and 3 x 10~ 9 N (8-day liver). The forces of interaction between cells appear to be responsible for aligning the membranes of adjacent cells with a 10-20 nm gap. It is possible to arrange the cell types in a hierarchy based on the forces of interaction between them. The possible role of these forces in cell specificity is considered.


A fold dipole slot antenna backed by artificial magnetic conductor (AMC) structure based on a standard 0.18 um CMOS process on chip application is firstly proposed in this paper. Conventional silicon antenna on chip (AoC) suffers from low radiation performance because the most electromagnetic energy is restricted in silicon substrate as surface wave for its high dielectric permittivity. The energy is dissipated as thermal for low resistivity of silicon substrate. AMC constructed by a periodic 6*6 square patch array is adopted as background to improve radiation performance of the proposed folded dipole slot AoC. Gain of the proposed AMC backed AoC is improved about 3.5 dB compared with that of the same AoC without AMC background.


We report on 13C NMR measurements above and below the clearing temperature of the liquid crystal 4-n-hexyloxyphenyl 4-methoxybenzoate constrained to an oriented, low concentration polymer network. The network is obtained by UV-irradiation of the reactive monomer 1,4-di-[4-(6-acryloyloxyhexyloxy)benzoyloxy]-2-methylbenzene which is in admixture with the liquid crystal. The characterization of orientational order of the mixtures before UV-radiation, and hence before polymerization, reveals the high order of the components at the polymerization temperature. The chosen geometry explains the LC director orientation only by the aligned network. Above the nematic-isotropic transition a strong pretransitional order is detected. Fast molecular translational diffusion averages the order over dimensions smaller than 1 mum. The Landau-de Gennes theory predicts a relation between pretransitional order and the lateral dimension of the LC regions. The experimental data are successfully explained by pore diameters of 35 ...


The invention provides an intelligent type MPPT (maximum power point tracking) wind energy controller which comprises a slip form extremum search module and a blur parameter setting module, wherein the parameter of the slip form extremum search module is adjusted according to the output of the blur parameter setting module; the slip form extremum search module comprises a comparing unit, a switching unit and two integrators, and the blur parameter setting module comprises a fuzzy controller; and the parameter of the switching unit is set by the output of the fuzzy controller, and the input of the fuzzy controller is a power tracking error e and wind speed V of a wind power system. The wind energy controller provided by the invention can provide an optima rotation rate reference value for realizing maximize wind energy trapping of the wind power system, and can effectively restrain the neighbouring system disturbance of a maximum power.


Average received power by an antenna in reverberation chamber (RC) is found to be related by its directivity to the same antenna's received power in an anechoic chamber (AC). In order to verify this relationship, this paper studies the received power of a monopole antenna in RC and AC. It is found that theoretically predicted ratio between received power in AC and RC agrees with the measured one at the resonant frequencies of the antenna. At non-resonant frequencies, the agreement between theoretical and measured relationships is found to be better when the reflection coefficient is smaller.


The accuracy of a high-precision interferometric experiment depends both on instrument errors and errors connected to interferograms processing. Both types of errors can be minimized by an optimum adjustment of the interferometer functions. The paper addresses the issue of the fringe pattern contrast optimization via the application of the electrochromic coating on the reference surface of the interferometer.


Review(s) of: A world to build: New paths towards twenty-first century socialism, by Marta Harnecker monthly review press, 2015 , US$19, Paperback.


This paper aims to provide a new insight into the first four lines of the hexametric section of Prudentius' Psychomachia, which include the opening invocation to Christ (Prud. psych. 1) and the dense aretalogical section dedicated to the Son (Prud. psych. 2 – 4). Their theological implications will be analysed in the light of contemporary Western Christology, highlighting in particular the affinities between the implicit anti-heretical concerns of the Spanish poet and the orthodox pronunciations by Hilarius of Poitiers (De trinitate) and Ambrose (De fide).


Seven populations of Holothuria polii were sampled from the eastern and western Mediterranean coastal waters of Tunisia and screened electrophoretically for genetic variation at 11 allozyme loci. Six among the seven polymorphic loci were out of Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium (HWE) in at least one population. In the same way, the multilocus test showed deviation from HWE in all populations. These populations showed heterozygote deficiency. Genetic variability was relatively low. The number of alleles per locus ranged from 2.09 to 2.27 (average = 2.15), and the observed heterozygosity varied between 0.14 and 0.20 (average = 0.17). The observed overall differentiation among populations was slight but significant, with a mean FST value of 0.024 (P < 0.001). Pairwise FST values reflected the differentiation of the two populations, which were at the margins of the range sampled, from all the others. Our data suggest a population structure consistent with separation by Mediterranean Sea basins that might reflect different local biogeographical zones.


OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effects of clinical pharmacist's intervention on perioperative prophylactic use of antibiotics in patients undergoing orthopedic type Ⅰ incision operation. METHODS: The perioperative use of prophylactic antibiotics in a total of 178 patients undergoing orthopedic surgery in Sichuan Provincial Orthopedic Hospital( hereinafter referred to as"our hospital") from the first to the fourth quarter of 2013 was analyzed retrospectively and the rationality in antibiotic use in the first quarter vs. the fourth quarter was analyzed as well. RESULTS: The rates in prophylactic use,antibiotic use in the absence of indications,irrational choice of drugs,irrational preoperative medication time and postoperative course of medication decreased respectively from the 8. 64%,31. 82%,23. 08%,15. 38% and 1. 5 days of the first quarter to 64. 44%,24. 44%,0%,3. 93% and 1. 3 days of the fourth quarter respectively( P = 0. 01,0. 44,0. 00,0. 04 and 0. 01 respectively). CONCLUSIONS: Clinical pharmacists' pharmaceutical care and intervention contributed to improvement of the irrational use of drugs.


The direct and indirect valleys in Germanium (Ge) are separated by a very small offset, which opens up the prospect of direct tunneling in the Γ valley of an extended Ge source tunnel field effect transistor (TFET). We explore the impact of thickness scaling of extended Ge source lateral TFET on the band to band tunneling (BTBT) current. The Ge source is extended inside the gate by 2 nm to confine the tunneling in Ge only. We observe that as the thickness is scaled, the band alignment at the Si/Ge heterojunction changes significantly, which results in an increase in Ge to Si BTBT current. Based on density functional calculations, we first obtain the band structure parameters (bandgap, effective masses, etc.) for the Ge and Si slabs of varying thickness, and these are then used to obtain the thickness dependent Kane's BTBT tunneling parameters. We find that electrostatics improves as the thickness is reduced in the ultra-thin Ge film ( ≤ 10 nm). The ON current degrades as we scale down in thickness; howeve...


Historical and quantitative examination of one scientific field—geology—provides the basis for exploring how Western science became institutionalized worldwide during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Prior research emphasizes the importance of industrialization, Protestantism, and the legacy of colonial rule. An alternative perspective is offered here—one rooted in sociological neoinstitutionalism. Mechanisms are examined that linked non-Western colonies and nations to "world society," serving as conduits for the diffusion of Western science. The relevant mechanisms have changed over time as world society has become more organized and structured. Direct ties among nations were important early on, but links to international organizations became important in the postwar era. Historical examples and a quantitative analysis of the spread of professional geological associations from 1800 to 1990 provide evidence in support of several theories. Results suggest that the institutionalization of geology was very much an international process. Societies strongly linked to world society institutionalized geological science rapidly, supporting neoinstitutional predictions. Finally, Protestantism had a positive effect on the institutionalization of geological science, while the effects of colonization and industrialism were mixed and fluctuated over time.


Background Although we have a good understanding of the diagnosis and treatment of pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma (PPGL), the underlying pathogenesis and molecular pathways of PPGL need to be further studied. This study aimed to use bioinformatics to analyze the role of immune-related genes (IRGs) in the pathogenesis of PPGL. Methods GSE19422 and GSE60459 microarray data were obtained from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database. Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified using the "limma" package in R, and genes overlapping with IRGs were screened using the "VennDiagram" package. A protein-protein interaction (PPI) network was constructed in the Search Tool for the Retrieval of Interacting Genes/Proteins (STRING) database, and the core genes were identified by Cytoscape, followed by enrichment analysis and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis to evaluate the diagnostic efficacy of the core genes. In addition, the level of immune cell infiltration of PPGL was analyzed and the target drug of the core gene was predicted. Results A total of 1,105 DEGs were identified from the 2 datasets, of which 94 were IRGs, suggesting that the occurrence of PPGL involved immune-related pathways. Through PPI and Cytoscape, a total of 2 core genes: fibroblast growth factor 2 (FGF2), FYN proto-oncogene (FYN), and vascular cell adhesion molecule 1 (VCAM1) were identified, and the ROC curve showed that these 3 core genes had good efficacy in the diagnosis of PPGL, and more than 50 potential therapeutic drugs could be predicted based on these 3 core genes. Subsequent immunoinfiltration analysis showed that mast cells activated were significantly elevated in patients with PPGL, negatively correlated with macrophages M2, and positively correlated with the level of dendritic cells activated. Conclusions This study found that immunity is closely related to the occurrence of PPGL, and that FGF2, FYN, and VCAM1 may be potential biomarkers and therapeutic targets of PPGL.


The compositional window for which two terpolymers with common monomers are miscible can be calculated using a spreadsheet such as Quatrapro V6.0 for Windows. The results are presented as a function of compositional mismatch. The van Laar mixing rule or binary interaction model is used to obtain the compositional window of miscibility. The @RAND key was used to demark the miscible regions from the immiscible ones in the entire compostional range (n/spl times/m/spl times/k/spl times/1 or n/sup 4/) of the terpolymer. The compositional mismatch was defined as the variable. In this approach the compositional window for miscibility can be computed quicker (cN or n).


With the aim of analyzing the main features of the current world crisis, we consider it necessary to formulate a historical view of the medium and long term, which accounts for the magnitude of the international * CONICET, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina. ** Instituto del Conurbano, Universidad Nacional de General Sarmiento (UNGS), Buenos Aires, Argentina. Este es un artículo de acceso abierto, bajo una Licencia Creative Commons Atribución-NoComercial-CompartirIgual 4.0 Internacional, siendo permitida su reproducción y adaptación dando crédito a su/s autor/es de manera adecuada, sin propósitos comerciales, y dando la misma licencia que la original en caso de distribución. Contexto internacional y crisis de la globalización neoliberal. Desafíos que enfrenta la Economía Popular 20 Otra Economía, vol. 11, n. 20, julio-diciembre 2018 transformations that have taken place since the second half of the 20th century up to the present day. Transformations that in one way or another have influenced the political reality of Argentina as well as in the whole of Latin America; and once again in these years, the national political-economic dynamics of our country and the challenges towards the future, acquire a more adjusted sense when registering them in the international scenario. In this context, the Popular Economy faces the challenge of not remaining in merely defensive or socially restrained positions but rather coming together with the growing protest that involves trade unions, social and feminist movements, neighborhood associations, retirees, teachers, university students, secondary students and others, questioning the supposed consensus and support for the neoliberal policies that the media corporations intend to impose.


Metal ion modification is considered to be an effective way to construct metal oxides with specific physical and chemical properties. In this paper, we prepare a tungsten oxide (WO3) film co-modified by Co-ion and Mo-ion to serve as the electrochromic material through a one-step electrodeposition method. The effect of electrodeposition time on film thickness, surface morphology and electrochromic properties is systematically studied as well. The results show that, compared with pure WO3 film, the surface morphology of the tungsten oxide film modified by Co-ion and Mo-ion (WO3: Co, Mo) is significantly different. The Co and Mo co-modified film possesses a higher transmission modulation (58.5% at 600 nm) and rapid switching speed (coloring and bleaching time are 2.7 s and 5.6 s, respectively), low impedance value and excellent cycle stability. The performance enhancement is mainly attributed to the coral-like structure of the membrane, which provides a larger specific surface area, more ion adsorption sites and faster ion diffusion. Therefore, this work provides a fast and low-cost method to prepare tungsten oxide electrochromic films co-modified with cobalt and molybdenum ions. At the same time, it also provides an idea to obtain films with different electrochromic properties by adjusting the film thickness.


Youth Educational Centers (YEC) are open social rehabilitation institutions for socially maladjusted adolescents who are placed in such centres by court order. The wards who become self-dependent and return to their usual destructive upbringing environments give cause for concern. There is a risk that various social rehabilitation and educational measures taken in the center will be undone. If a person is to function well, they need to be provided with necessary assistance during the so-called self-empowerment process that will prepare them to function in society. This article is to draw attention to the impact of the YEC aiming at the self-empowerment of wards, exampled by the "Odskocznia" Youth Educial Center in Kalety.


By any measure the single most important development across the field of Community competition law during the period under review (Spring 2001–Autumn 2003) is the adoption of Regulation 1/2003, by which the Pope abandoned the Vatican for the embrace of the Free Presbyterian Church. Regulation 17 has been the bedrock of the enforcement of the Community rules since 1962.1 Fundamental changes to it, first proposed by the Commission in 1999,2 were so startling as to be likened to 'a lifelong devout Catholic suddenly converting him/herself to Protestantism'.3 Yet they were adopted by the Council in late 2002, and published early in 2003 as Regulation 1/20034—the Council here, maybe, missing a trick in not waiting a fortnight so as to adopt it as Regulation 17/2003. The new regulation is to apply from 1 May 2004—the date also scheduled for the formal accession of the ten new Member States.


The paper presents current design issues, limitations, and fabrication challenges towards the development of hybrid integrated optical circuits with embedded single photon sources, which are critical components for future quantum computing, sensing, and communication systems. Optical nanowires with embedded quantum dots (NWQD) are very promising single photon sources, with several reported results of integration in high index platforms like silicon or silicon nitride. Silica on silicon is a favorable platform for optical computing, providing the high degree of customization when combined with direct laser writing techniques for definition of optical structures with refractive index modification. However, the low ~10-3 achievable refractive index contrast imposes strict limitations on the compatibility with NWQD resulting in general in low coupling efficiency as shown in this work. Consideration of several design and fabrication issues demonstrates the potential for NQWD integration in laser written silica based optical circuits with adequate efficiency for practical applications.


Disparities by race are known for children with asthma in the outpatient setting and post-hospital discharge. We sought to investigate if racial disparities also occur during hospitalization for children with asthma. The Pediatric Health Information System, a 35-hospital dataset from fiscal year 2003, was analyzed for patient-level, institution-level, utilization, and outcome variables that were associated with racial disparities. Of 17,406 admissions, blacks represented 51% and whites, 40%. Black patients were more likely to be insured by government sources (p < 0.001) and to be admitted in the mild severity category (p < 0.001). Blacks had a shorter mean length of stay (p < 0.01) but overall were more likely to receive bronchodilators (p < 0.0001) and steroids (p < 0.05). Length of stay and charges varies by insurance, with significant racial differences seen in government and "other" insurance types. Readmissions varied, with more whites readmitted within 72 hours (p < 0.002), but more blacks readmitte...


Introduction. Claudin-10 (CLDN10), a member of the Claudin tight junction (TJ) protein family, was initially known as Oligodendrocyte-Specific Protein-Like (OSP-L). The distribution of CLDN10 in the body is not ubiquitous and is seen more abundantly in kidney and brain and at modest levels in mammary tissues. Limited information suggests that in cells where CLDN10 is expressed, it interacts with other family members including CLDN-11, 12, 16, 17 and the subcoat zonula occludens (ZO-1 and ZO-3) to regulate TJ functions. The role played by CLDN10 in cancer is not clear but there are suggestions that it is a favourable indicator for disease progression in kidney and gastric cancers but an adverse indictor in hormone related cancers such as thyroid cancer. The role of CLDN10 in breast cancer is otherwise not known. We have investigated the expression profile and in particular in its relationship with hormone receptor status. Methods. We carried out CLDN10 transcript and protein analyses by way of quantitative PCR and immunohistochemistry on an established cohort of fresh frozen mammary tissues and breast cancer tissues. Expression was analysed via QPCR against the staging, histology, clinical outcome, hormone status including ER and Her family members, and also its known interactive TJ molecules available to our database. Results. Compared with its interactive TL partner molecules, CLDN10 was expressed at relatively low levels in mammary tissues. There was no significant difference in CLDN10 transcript levels between normal tissues and tumour tissues. Patients with high levels of CLDN10 in breast tumours had significantly shorter overall survival (OS) (p=0.041) and disease free survival (DFS) (p=0.026). In our cohort, we found a significant correlation between levels of CLDN10 and Her-1/EGFR (r=0.201, p=0.026) and Her3 (r=0.935, p< 0.0001), but not with Her-2 nor with Her-4. It was also surprised to find that CLDN10 did not correlated with the ZO-1, ZO-3, CLDN11, 12, 14, and 17. We then identified a subgroup of patients with low levels of CLDN10 and their overall survival (OS) and disease free survival (DFS) which were significantly correlated with Her-1/Her-3 expression status (p< 0.0001 for both OS and DFS). CLDN10, amongst the clinical, pathological and hormone receptor status, is an independent prognostic factor for DFS (p=0.008, Hazard Ratio (HR) =4.228 (95% CI 1.449-12.342)) and for OS (p=0.025, HR=3.917 (95% CI 1.187-12.924)). The predictive power for triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) and non-TNBC by CLDN10 otherwise remained similar and not statistically significant. It was noted that stratification by ER and Her-2 did not contribute to the value of independency. Conclusion. CLDN10, although expressed at relative lower levels in breast cancer, is a contributing factor to the survival of the patients. Together with the status of EGFR and Her-3, it makes an independent prognostic factor for both the overall survival and disease free survival of the patients.
 Citation Format: Xinguo Zhuang, Wen G. Jiang, Fiona Ruge, Eleri Davies, Bing Xu, Tracey A. Martin. The Expression of Claudin-10 in relationship with Her family members in patients with breast cancer [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 2022 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium; 2022 Dec 6-10; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2023;83(5 Suppl):Abstract nr P2-11-29.


The concept of green chemistry is now widely adopte d to meet the scientific challenges of protecting t he human health and environment. Microwave heating is very attractive for chemical applications and has become a widely accepted non-conventional energy so urce for performing organic synthesis. We schematized here a microwave assisted synthesis of some active intermediates such as substituted chromones (3a-b), substituted acrylophenones (4a-l) of biological importance by using substituted 1,3– propanediones(2a-c) in presence of catalysts PPA an d TEBA. Claisen condensation of (1a-c) with ethyl acetate under powerful basic medium afforded corres ponding diketones (2a-c). Cyclization of (2a-c) in presence of inorganic polymer (PPA) afforded corres ponding chromones (3a-b). Condensation of (2a-c) with substituted aldehydes in presence of phase tra nsfer catalyst (TEBA) afforded the corresponding acrylophenones (4a-l). The structures of the synth esized compounds have been confirmed on the basis o f chemical analysis , spectral analysis ( IR, H-NMR) and elemental analysis. The purity of compou nds has been checked by HPLC technique. Some of synthesized compounds have been screened for their antimicrobial activities.


Since the establishment of the Ming Dynasty,Zhu Yuanzhang,the founder and the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty,known as Mingtaizu,drawing on the lessons of history,formulated the general principle of friendly contacts with overseas countries,and implemented a series of policies which proved to be quite successful in the South Sea,and which at the same time,however,brought about the future trouble of the Japanese harassment.His policy of overseas contacts was generally followed by his successors in Ming Dynasty.


Long beans is one of the vegetable plants favored by the wider community, other than that the root nodules of this plant it capable to be a symbiosis with rhizobium bacteria to nitrogen fixationinto the soil so that the existence of nitrogen elements in the soil can be maintained, this is also accompanied by increased weed growth around the long beans so it will be affected the growth and yield of long beans crops. Research aimed to determine effect which caused by the existence of weeds on productivity of long beans (Vigna sinensis L.). Research was conducted on June 2016, North Sangatta Subs-district. The experiment was set up as a non factorial in a complete randomized block design which consists 5 blocks and 5 treatments, (P1) 100% weed existence, (P2) 75% weed existence, (P3) 50% weed existence (P4) 25% weed existenceand (P5) 0% weed existence. The Obtained results were analyzed by analysis of variance. The results showed that there was non significant on plant aged parameters when flowering 80%, plant aged at the time of first harvest and crop production, while the weight of fruit per plant was significantly. The best yielded when plant aged of 80% flowering on treatments of 100% weed existence and 25% weed existence i.e. 36,00 days;plant aged on the fastest harvest resulted ontreatments of 75, 25 and 0% weed existencei.e. respectively on 47and 20 days. Long beans has the the heaviest fruits were produced on the treatment of 0% weed existence i.e. 0,528 kg. While the heaviest production were produced on the treatment of 0%weed existence i.e.4,586 tonsha -1 . Weeds that dominate on the planting area of long bean were Cyperus rotundus with the summed dominance ratio (SDR) 32,86%, there is decrease of production as 2,246% from total production if weed control is not done it.


A systematic method for real-time detection, isolation and estimation of "parameter bias" faults for a general class of nonlinear time-vary ng stochastic systems is proposed. The "parameter bias" faults may be of jump or slow drift type faults representing several large classes of system faults, such as the jump/slow drift type faults of the components, etc. Numerical results for a ship propelling model illurstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.


Species of the genus Poecile Kaup, 1829 (the chickadees) are well suited to comparative studies of acoustic communication because their songs and calls occur in similar contexts and are acousticall...


: To evaluate the effectiveness of soil erosion control and ecological service value, it is necessary to understand the spatio-temporal change and driving mechanism of vegetation coverage. In this study, based on MOD13Q1 data products, and data of natural environment and social development in the same period, trend analysis, transfer matrix method and geographic detector model are used to analyze the temporal variation, spatial differentiation, and driving mechanism of NDVI in Shanxi Province from 2001 to 2020. The results indicated that the overall NDVI showed an increasing trend with a growth rate of 0.7/(10 a). The great spatial differentiation of NDVI was found in Shanxi, which showed a distribution trend like the Chinese character "川" , alternating from northwest to southeast. In particular, the best NDVI was Jincheng. Land use type was the most significant influence factor on NDVI change in Shanxi, followed by precipitation, slope and eco⁃ nomic development. In addition, precipitation and elevation were significantly positively correlated with NDVI, while GDP, population density and urbanization rate were significantly negatively correlated with NDVI. It was shown that the interac⁃ tion between natural and human factors on NDVI was dominated by nonlinear and mutual enhancement effects, with nonlinear enhancement the main type.


The purpose of the present invention is to provide an isoprene oligomer and polyisoprene in which a modification has been added to the main-chain moiety of the molecule. Also provided are a rubber composition obtained by blending the isoprene oligomer and/or polyisoprene, and a pneumatic tire in which the rubber composition is used for the members of the tire (for example, the tread or sidewalls). The present invention pertains to an isoprene oligomer obtained by being synthesized from an allylic diphosphoric acid represented by formula (X), and a compound represented by formula (Y). (In formula (X), n represents an integer 1 to 10. In formula (Y), R represents a group other than a methyl group.)


A field ion microscope has been used to investigate the influence of oxygen adsorption on adhesion of W to Au. An adhesion contact in ultrahigh vacuum of the field ion microscope was carried out using a W tip either with or without oxygen adsorption. It was found that adhesion force decreased with increasing oxygen exposures up to 60 Langmuirs (L). With an oxygen exposure of 16 L, an intermediate adhesion resulted. Adhesion is thus dependent upon the coverage of oxygen. The depth of adhesion-induced lattice defects was studied using the field evaporation technique. Over 200 L, adhesion force was not detectable, nor was distortion of W atoms. Presented as an American Society of Lubrication Engineers paper at the ASME/ASLE Tribology Conference in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, October 20–22, 1986


The article discusses the use of environmental labelling as an effective tool of environmental marketing. Its main task is to ensure the equality of interests of environmental protection and economic components of society. The environmental label may be given in the form of a phrase, symbol or image on the packaging, in the technical documentation or advertising material in order to indicate a certain ecological characteristics of the product, component or packaging. The right to apply such label can be received only by obtaining ecological certificate which meets the requirements of international standards. In the process of certification, all stages of the life cycle of an object are considered from the stage of obtaining raw materials to its consumption and utilization, as well as its impact on human health. Environmental certification is carried out in accordance with the principles of voluntary nature, compliance with environmental legislation, independence from commercial interests, openness, flexibility, compliance with the criterias of international standards of the series ISO 14020 and ISO 14024, etc. There are three types of environmental labe l ling, each of which characterizes certain product properties and has the appropriate environmental labels. The Center for Environmental Certification and Labelling of the APO "Living Planet" operates in Ukraine. It is a part of the Global Environment Label Network (GEN). This organization carries out environmental certification and labelling of food, goods and services, guided by international standards in the field of environmental management of the ISO 14000 series. Signs of environmental label give consumers the opportunity to choose more environmentally-friendly products. This is an additional mechanism for supporting producers who produce products with minimal impact on the environment and human health. For today in Ukraine only 60 producers of goods and services have environmental certificates that grant the right to apply environmental labels. However, based on the data presented, the promise of the introduction of environmental labelling in Ukraine is proven. Keywords : environmental labelling, environmental certification, ecological safety of goods and services.


Background ITGB8 encodes a β subunit of integrin (integrin β8), which is upregulated in some types of cancer. In the current study, we examined the expression profile of ITGB8 in serous ovarian cancer (SOVC) and investigated its potential as an independent prognostic indicator for overall survival (OS) and recurrence-free survival (RFS) in high-grade SOVC. Material/Methods A secondary study was conducted based on genomic and survival data in large online databases, including the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO), the Human Protein Atlas (HPA), and the Cancer Genome Atlas-Ovarian cancer (TCGA-OV). Kaplan-Meier curves were generated to evaluate the association between ITGB8 expression and OS/RFS. Univariate and multivariate analysis were performed with the Cox regression model. Results ITGB8 was significantly upregulated in ovarian cancer tissues compared to that in normal ovary tissues. High-grade SOVC patients with high ITGB8 expression had significantly shorter OS and RFS compared to their low-expression counterparts. Increased ITGB8 expression might be an independent prognostic indicator of unfavorable OS (HR: 1.424, 95%CI: 1.228–1.653, p<0.001) and RFS (HR: 2.167, 95%CI: 1.507–3.114, p<0.001) in high-grade SOVC. DNA amplification was frequent (149/509, 29.3%) in high-grade SOVC patients and was associated with increased ITGB8 expression compared to the copy-neutral cases. Conclusions ITGB8 expression might be a valuable prognostic biomarker in high-grade SOVC, the expression of which might be regulated by its DNA copy numbers.


The concept,characteristics and selection criteria of garden ground cover plants are introduced.The common herbal ground cover plants in landscape garden of Xining are investigated.The ecological configuration,problems and development tendency of ground cover plants in Xining are discussed.


Introduction: Retained surgical items continue to occur, including during eye surgery. This series of root cause analysis (RCA) reports provides detailed information on the causes of such events and ideas on how to prevent future occurrences. Methods: The Veterans Health Administration conducts RCAs on reported adverse events such as retained surgical items. We reviewed this data base (2006-2016) for reported retained surgical items during eye surgery. We coded these cases for root causes, event type and characteristics and conducted a descriptive analysis. Results: There were7 reported cases of retained surgical items during eye surgery. All resulted in some degree of monitoring, intervention or harm. Root causes overall focused on the need for increased awareness of the possibility of a retained item during eye surgery and the need to routinely implement interventions to prevent retained surgical items in ophthalmic surgery. Conclusions: Although retained items during ophthalmic surgery are rare, such events do occur often with patient harm. Careful visualization of the wound including with a microscope, may be one the strongest preventative measures intraoperatively. Increased awareness of the risk of these retained items may help with situational awareness and consistent implementation of such measures.


The purpose of the work is to focus on the main problems of speech signal transmission (SOS), methods of their recognition and search for solutions. Research methods. An integrated approach is applied, including the collection, systematization and analysis of actual data; methods of system analysis; steady state time counting method; simulation of the proposed device. Results. An overview analysis of the problem of speech signal transmission is presented, namely, methods that increase the accuracy of signal segmentation/pause in the processing of speech signals and methods of their recognition, which is very relevant for the development of RFID communication systems capable of automatically generating and demodulating signals in a variety of frequency bands and modulation modes. In addition, the listed methods and methods provide a preliminary assessment of the possibility of using new devices in signal processing tasks. In addition, the listed methods and approach are provided a preliminary assessment of the possibility of using new devices in signal processing tasks. The range of data transmission technologies used has been determined. Examples of displaying information on the display using the Inner Range Integriti GateKeeper program for the dispatcher's work, which allows you to automatically log in to the system, display maps and incident in a specially selected lower zone of the display window, are given. For the achievement of goals, the simulation of the work of the solver was carried out using the Circuit Simulator Applet software envelope. The results of testing the device are described.


In this short note, five-dimensional brane world models with dS4 metric on the branes are discussed. The explicit coordinate transformations, which show the equivalence between the bulk metric of these brane world models and the metric induced on an appropriate submanifolds in the flat six-dimensional pseudo-Euclidean space-time, are presented. The cases of the zero and nonzero cosmological constant in the bulk are discussed in detail.


Catenella impudica (Mont.) J.Ag is an important species for human consumption from estuarine regions of Asia. Seasonal shedding of carpospores and tetraspores was quantified between January and December 2004 for natural populations of C. impudica. Vegetative and tetrasporophytic plants were available throughout the year but gametophytic plants were observed only from September to May. Tetraspore shedding was observed throughout the year and carpospores shedding was noticed only during the months when material was available. Hydrographical conditions of the estuary such as low water temperature and low salinity are correlated to the formation and release of carpospores and tetraspores in C.impudica.裬ꂄ냬袠Ȁ셍؀䝏䭓䉗∀갩鳪떭듬蒤裬ꂄ냬袠釭验䀀䩯畲湡氠潦⁴桥⁋潲敡⁃潮獴牵捴楯渠卡晥瑹⁅湧楮敥物湧⁁獳潣楡瑩潮Ԁ正獥愁aĀ焆e뎄萀帀ᔀ듬蒤裬ꂄ룫꾸頂A丆G佋卄䜢i芬⧭閜귪놴ꓬ閈蓪뢰ꃭ频谀k捳敡Ā愁a؀냪낄帀က铪낄训ꃪ뢰Ȁ셏؀䝏佇䈴ሀ鳪떭蓬鲡釭验ᘀ䵯湴桬礠䭯牥慮⁃桩捫敮Ѐ正捡Ā愁m؀铪낄蔀ᔀ貐胭辬ꗫ겼頂A倆G假䡂ㄧi閜귪뎨郬Ꞁ곬麥뗬鞅釫辙냭閩Ḁ䍯牲畧慴敤⁰慣歡杩湧潧楳瑩捳؀正灣楡Ā愁bꧬ鮔萻Ԁ䜀N䷙ઓ6ࠀ맬莉㈱Ȁ셑؀䝓䩏䉔᠀鳪떭듬蒤郬鮐釭验Ԁ歯牡猁aĀ焆e뎄萀栀ༀ釬芰藬ꂕ됂A分G协䩂䌘i閜귪뒑냬鞅蓭鶥谗P桯瑯湩捳湤畳瑲礠湥睳Ԁ歡灩搁aĀ戉e늩铪낄䨀ሀ볭莝볬芬賫鎤Ȁ셓؀䝔䡈䈷ሀ鳪떭볭莝釭验Ѐ歨愲Ā愁m؀铪낄䴀ᔀ볭莝裬鲵볬蒸鰂A吆G呈䡃䄒i閜귬ꎼ鷭频谀k桡㈁aĀ愆i鞰萀戀က賫ꂛ렠듬誤Ȁ셕؀䝔低䉕℀鳪떭賫ꂛ룬뮨賬鶴裭频谋P慬汥琠乥睳Ѐ歰捡Ā愁q؀蓪낄鈀Ḁ鳪떭胭蚨귫뎑郭频賬ꞀȀ셖؀䝔剂䈸鳪떭胭蚨귬鶘賭频谳J潵牮慬映瑨攠䭯牥慮⁃慴桯汩挠䡯獰楴慬⁁獳潣楡瑩潮Ѐ正桡Ā愁a؀냪낄攀ༀ곬誤ꓫ꾸頂A圆G呒䉄䰛i閜귪낀ꚭ飫ꎌ釭验ሀ䡥慬瑨湤⁍楳獩潮Ѐ正桡Ā愁f飫薄萀开룬誤볬誤Ȁ션؀䝔剈䉅℀鳪떭胭蚨귭颸ꓭ钼ꓭ频谇H潳灩捥Ԁ正桡㄁a


Here we present the translation of two of the letters that Filippo Sassetti, the Florentine merchant and humanist of the 16th-century, sent from India to Italy with abundant and insightful observations about the religious beliefs, customs, languages, nature and social life of the subcontinent. This document ―little known and so far unpublished in Spanish (and apparently in other languages too)― is a valuable testimony of the complex process of Europe's reception and interpretative representation of the ancient Indian culture. In this respect, Sassetti's hermeneutic endeavours, to a large extent dependent on Florentine Renaissance humanism's ideals, stand out. They help us understand the Indian Other beyond the stereotypes in vogue then (and now), as well as the difficulties to achieve that.


A stroke care unit (SCU) was established in Nagasaki University Hospital in June 2008, and comprehensive stroke care, together with a neurologist, neurosurgeon, dentist, physiotherapist, nurse and case worker, started. Totally, 236 patients, 143 males and 93 females aged from 1 to 97 years old (mean 63.3 years), were treated in SCU over a period of 12 months. The diagnostic category treated in SCU was cerebral infarction in 89 patients, cerebral hemorrhage in 71 patients and subarachnoid hemorrhage in 31 patients. In addition to stroke patients, patients with epilepsy or head injury and patients requiring neurological surgery were also treated in SCU. Advanced acute rehabilitation was applied to 160 patients. Dysphasia was evaluated by the dentist, and 87 patients were received dysphasia management. The hospital stay was shortened from 28 days to 22. An SCU is useful for the treatment of stroke patients as well as neurosurgical patients.


The development of an engineering curriculum assumes a body of knowledge that students, as future engineers, will need to know. Students acquire this body of knowledge through lectures, laboratories, projects and assignments and other means. The question then arises, how does one select the content and processes that are appropriate for the engineering education? What might be the consequences of these choices? Mary Shelley's Frankenstein presents a tale showing some of the possible consequences of poor choices in teaching content and process. In Shelley's novel, the 'monster' finds himself caught between two worlds, one comprised of humans and the other of animals. In this allegory, the engineer is caught between the two worlds of science and art. The purpose of this allegory is to demonstrate how engineers, by accepting the body of knowledge presented to them without questioning the underlying values and assumptions, may find themselves embracing an oppressive ideology and developing an unhealthy identity. Consequently, engineering programs must provide forums where students are not only allowed but encouraged to critique the hidden values and assumptions contained in the programme content and process.


Abstract This paper describes generic patterns for the extensions between simple modules of a finite Chevalley group. A one-to-one correspondence between these extensions and the extensions between certain simple modules of the ambient algebraic group are established. It is shown that an extension appears in a principal series representation of the finite Chevalley group if and only if the corresponding extension for the algebraic group appears in a Weyl module.


Although similar to standard open techniques, laparoscopic surgery shows its own unique systemic effects. This review focuses on the hemodynamic and pulmonary physiological changes, as well as complications associated with laparoscopy, the creation of a pneumoperitoneum, and the use of the insufflation agent, carbon dioxide. Preventative strategies to minimize these effects are discussed. Copyright© 1997 by W. B. Saunders Company


We propose and evaluate a novel loss function for discovering deep embeddings that make explicit the categorical and semantic structure of a domain. The loss function is based on the F statistic that describes the separation of two or more distributions. This loss has several key advantages over previous approaches, including: it does not require a margin or arbitrary parameters for determining when distributions are sufficiently well separated, it is expressed as a probability which facilitates its combination with other training objectives, and it seems particularly well suited to disentangling semantic features of a domain, leading to more interpretable and manipulable representations. In typical classification tasks, the input features—whether images, speech, text, or other measurements—contain only implicit information about category labels, and the job of a classifier is to transform the input features into a representation that makes category labels explicit. The traditional representation has been a localist or one-hot encoding of categories, but an alternative approach has recently emerged in which the representation is a distributed encoding in a high dimensional space that captures category structure via metric properties of the space. The middle panel of Figure 1 shows a projection of instances from three categories to a two-dimensional space. The projection separates inputs by category and therefore facilitates classification of unlabeled instances via proximity to the category clusters. Such a deep embedding also allows new categories to be 'learned' with a few labeled examples that are projected to the embedding space. The literature is somewhat splintered between researchers focusing on deep embeddings which are evaluated via k-shot learning [1, 2, 3] and researchers focusing on k-shot learning who have found deep embeddings to be a useful method [4, 5]. Figure 1 illustrates a fundamental trade off in formulating an embedding. From left to right frames, the intra-class variability increases and the inter-class structure becomes more conspicuous. In the leftmost panel, the clusters are well separated but the classes are all equally far apart. In the rightmost panel, the clusters are highly overlapping and the blue and purple cluster centers are closer to one another than to the yellow. Separating clusters is desirable, but so is capturing inter-class similarity. If this similarity is suppressed, then instances of a novel class will not be mapped in a sensible manner—a manner sensitive to input features, semantic features, and their correspondence. The middle panel reflects a compromise between discarding variability between instances of the same class and preserving relationships among the classes. With this compromise, deep embeddings can Figure 1: Alternative two-dimensional embeddings of instances of three categories. Points represent instances and color the category label. In the leftmost frame, the points are superimposed on one another. be used to model hierarchical category structure and can facilitate partitioning the instances along multiple dimensions, e.g., disentangling content and style [6]. The trade off in Figure 1 points to a challenge in constructing deep embeddings. Some existing methods aim to perfectly separate categories in the training set [1], which may not be appropriate if there are labeling errors or noise in the data. Other methods require a margin or other parameter to determine how well separated the categories should be in order to prevent overfitting [7, 2, 3, 8]. We propose a new method that automatically balances the trade off using the currency of probability and statistical hypothesis testing. It also manages to align dimensions of the embedding space with categorical and semantic features, thereby facilitating the disentangling of representations. 1 Using the F statistic to separate classes For expository purposes, consider two classes, C = {1, 2}, having n1 and n2 instances, which are mapped to a one-dimensional embedding. The embedding coordinate of instance j of class i is denoted zij . The goal of any deep embedding procedure is to separate the coordinates of the two classes. In our approach, we will quantify the separation via the probability that the true class means in the underlying environment, μ1 and μ2, are different from one another. Our training goal can thus be formulated as minimizing Pr (μ1 = μ2 | s(z), n1, n2), where s(z) denotes summary statistics of the labeled embedding points. This posterior is intractable, so instead we operate on the likelihood Pr (s(z) | μ1 = μ2, n1, n2) as a proxy. We borrow a particular statistic from analysis of variance (ANOVA) hypothesis testing for equality of means. The statistic is a ratio of between-class variability to within-class variability: s = ñ ∑ i ni(z̄i − z̄) ∑ i,j(zij − z̄i) where z̄i = 〈zij〉 and z̄ = 〈z̄i〉 are expectations and ñ = n1 + n2 − 2. Under the null hypothesis μ1 = μ2 and an additional normality assumption, zij ∼ N (μ, σ), our statistic s is a draw from a Fisher-Snedecor (or F ) distribution with degrees of freedom 1 and ñ, S ∼ F1,ñ. Large s indicate that embeddings from the two different classes are well separated relative to two embeddings from the same class, which is unlikely under F1,ñ. Thus, the CDF of the F distribution offers a measure of the separation between classes: Pr (S < s|μ1 = μ2, ñ) = I ( s s+ ñ , 1


Dr. Reiffel has been an investigator for Medtronic, Janssen, and Sanofi; a consultant for Medtronic, Sanofi, Acesion, Correvio, and Amarin; and has served on a speaker's bureau for Sanofi within the past 12 months. Address correspondence to: James A. Reiffel, MD, c/o 202 Birkdale Lane, Jupiter, FL 33458, USA. Email: firstname.lastname@example.com. In this issue of The Journal of Innovations in Cardiac Rhythm Management, Aidonidis et al.1 report on the effects of ranolazine and its combination with amiodarone on rapid pacing–induced reentrant atrial tachycardia in rabbits. In their study, the authors observed that, (1) in the dose given, ranolazine did not abolish the inducibility of atrial tachycardia in any of the eight rabbits studied, but did prolong its cycle length; (2) supplemental amiodarone, in the dose given, increased the atrial tachycardia cycle length further, without abolishing reinducibility; (3) the more pronounced slowing of the tachycardia with the combined regimen was associated with spontaneous termination; and (4) ranolazine prolonged atrial postrepolarization refractoriness, which was further prolonged when amiodarone was added. The authors commented on the possible clinical relevance of these observations by noting that "collectively, although these experimental data cannot be directly extrapolated to human subjects with structural heart disease, their synergistic electrophysiologic actions support the contention that a combination of ranolazine and amiodarone for the termination and prevention of sustained atrial tachycardia might be better than either of these agents alone." While it is a big leap (or, should I say, hop) from eight rabbits to the management of atrial tachyarrhythmias in humans—including, most importantly, atrial fibrillation (AF), mankind's most common and troublesome atrial tachyarrhythmia—the use of a combination of antiarrhythmic drugs (AADs) to treat arrhythmias in humans (and other species) is not a new concept. Moreover, neither is the use of ranolazine combined with amiodarone, or its derivative, dronedarone. In reality, AADs in combination with each other have been used for difficult-to-manage arrhythmias for decades. For example, prior to the development of the implantable cardioverter-defibrillator, patients with refractory ventricular arrhythmias were either managed with empiric amiodarone or with AADs in combination, such as quinidine plus mexiletine, with moderate success.2,3 Similarly, beyond their use to achieve added efficacy, when the tolerance of a full dose of an AAD was an issue despite its efficacy, lower-dose combinations of AADs have been tried, such as quinidine plus disopyramide, with each offsetting the other's gastrointestinal side effects.4,5


The explosion of Internet Of Things (IoT), embedded and "smart" devices has also seen the addition of "general purpose" single board computers also referred to as "edge devices." Determining if one of these generic devices meets the need of a new given task however can be challenging. Software generically written to be portable or plug and play may be too bloated to work properly without significant modification due to much tighter hardware resources. Previous work in this area has been focused on micro or chip-level benchmarking which is mainly useful for chip designers or low level system integrators. A higher or macro level method is needed to not only observe the behavior of these devices under a load but ensure they are appropriately configured for the new task, especially as they begin being integrated on platforms with higher cost of failure like self driving cars or drones. In this research we propose a macro level methodology that iteratively benchmarks and optimizes specific workloads on edge devices. With automation provided by Ansible, a multi stage 2 full factorial experiment and robust analysis process ensures the test workload is maximizing the use of available resources before establishing a final benchmark score. By framing the validation tests with a family of network security monitoring applications an end to end scenario fully exercises and validates the developed process. This also provides an additional vector for future research in the realm of network security. The analysis of the results show the developed process met it's original design goals and intentions, with the added fact that the latest edge devices like the XAVIER, TX2 and RPi4 can easily perform as a edge network sensor.


Accurate seafloor geodetic methods are critical to the study of marine natural hazards such as megathrust earthquakes, landslides, and volcanoes. We propose digital image correlation of repeated shipboard sidescan sonar surveys as a measurement of seafloor deformation. We test this method using multibeam surveys collected in two locales: 2500 m deep lightly sedimented seafloor on the flank of a spreading ridge and 4300 m deep heavily sedimented seafloor far from any plate boundary. Correlation of these surveys are able to recover synthetic displacements in the across‐track (range) direction accurate to within 1 m and in the along‐track (azimuth) direction accurate to within 1–10 m. We attribute these accuracies to the inherent resolution of sidescan data being better in the range dimension than the azimuth dimension. These measurements are primarily limited by the accuracy of the ship navigation. Dual‐frequency GPS units are accurate to ∼10 cm, but single‐frequency GPS units drift on the order of 1 m/h and are insufficient for geodetic application.


In this work we present several innovations in the generation of comprehensible models, by the use of a newly devised structure for the learning of multiple decision trees. In particular, we are able to obtain a set of models (a hypothesis ensemble) from which we can construct a locally combined model or select the best one (the archetype of the ensemble). We obtain signi cant improvements on several senses of \cost". First, new splitting criteria and evaluation measures are devised to minimise the misclassi cation cost. Secondly, the use of a multiple decision tree structure can enhance the quality of models over classical greedy decision trees. Thirdly, di erent parts of each single model are shared in the structure proposed, so dramatically reducing resource requirements, which are usually very high in other combination methods. According to our experiments, the technique proposed obtains the best results (in terms of accuracy and other cost-sensitive measures) of the current machine learning techniques that are able to generate comprehensible models.


With the development of computer,communication and automatization technology,synthesis safety control technology are regarded.Puts forward a synthesis safety control strategy of mine hoist and expatiate collectivity structure and basic principle of the control strategy.It is mostly character that synthesis consider a number of factor of interior fault,exterior environment,personnel mistake operation to effect of system safety.It embodiment combine with manifold technology.It is very important meaning to undertake safety and high effective of mine hoist.


Function,software debugging method in Keil μVision2 of Philip's series MCU with ICE and IAP is introduced,and its application in a data acquisition system is presented in this paper as well.Application systems' design will be more convenient,and systems will be more flexible by using this series of MCU.


The performance of wether lambs on crownvetch (Coronilla varia L.) pasture was determined for three seasons under five grazing procedures. These included continuous grazing and rotational grazing with a 7‐day period‐of stay and periods‐of‐absence of 7, 21, 35 or 49 days. Performance was the same with all five systems. Supplementary measurements involving oesophageal‐fistula samples and quadrat harvests indicated that the quality and amount of grazable herbage in the different systems were similar. Weeds increased noticeably in the third season and were more prevalent with continuous and near‐continuous grazing. The grazing capacity for a five‐month grazing season was estimated at 3.0–3.5 LSU (about 30–35 weaner lambs) ha−1. Under local conditions, livemass gains in the order of 20 kg lamb−1 in a period of 130–160 days can be achieved.


This study aims (1) to describe forms of language use on debating program of president and representative president candidate 2014, Metro TV, (2) factors that influence the different use of language on debating program of the president and representative president candidate 2014, Metro TV. This study belongs to descriptive qualitative research. Data resource in this research was the language used on the second and third cycle of debating program of president and representative president candidate 2014 that have been broadcasted by  Metro TV. Data collection methods in this research were simak method with simak bebas libat cakap technique, recording technique, and writing technique. Data analysis methods that used in this research were agih method with contrast and opposition technique as its analysis technique. Data results of this research were (1) forms of language use on debating program of president and representative president candidate 2014, Metro TV consists of (a) phonological variation such as suffix change and monoftongisasi, (b) morphological variation like omission and deletion of prefix in several utterances that uttered when debating program of president and representative president candidate 2014 being conducted, (c) lexicon variation such code-mixing between foreign language and Bahasa Indonesia and then code-mixing between some Javanese utterances and Bahasa Indonesia (2) factors that influence the different use of language on debating program of president and representative president candidate 2014, Metro TV which consists of (a) setting and scene, (b) participants, (c) ends, (d) act sequence, (e) norm of interaction and interpretation, (f) genre.


In this paper, we present state-of-the art concept tagging results on a new corpus for Polish SLU. For this language, it is the first large-scale corpus (~200 different concepts) which has been semantically annotated and will be made publicly available. Conditional Random Fields have proven to lead to best results for string-to-string translation problems. Using this approach, we achieve a concept error rate of 22.6% on an evaluation corpus. To additionally extract attribute values, a combination of a statistical and a rule-based approach is used leading to a CER of 30.2%.


The causes of drum level appear fake in continuous pusher-type heating furnace of bar or wire rolling plants and the treatments are given.


With the new National Space Strategy in place has the UK space sector reached a similar inflection point to that of the Internet in the 1990s?


The process according to the invention, comprises the steps of (a) to (d) as a control method for a digital image processing apparatus for performing the recording in the flash mode. In step (a), when a plurality of faces are detected, the focusing is performed for each of a plurality of face regions are obtained focus positions. In step (b), the focus lens is moved to the focus position of any of the face areas of the plurality of face areas. In step (c), the flash operation is preliminarily the appropriate exposure amount is set. In step (d), if the focal position of the plurality of face regions are not the same, the amount of flash light is set different from the current value. Digital camera, face detection, flash mode


system in the world, on one hand, with theories and models that are familiar to scholars based in the West, on the other. Liu's cultural brokerage is possible thanks to a clear and straightforward writing style and the author's familiarity with the most up-to-date literature on the topic. Perhaps the most surprising aspect of the book is how familiar many of the issues and reactions are in a higher education system that remains unfamiliar to many. Liu's analysis invites collaborative research and joint capacity building. The book points out many opportunities for mutual learning. For those interested in understanding the complex puzzle of quality assurance in Chinese higher education, Liu's book is an absolutely necessary guide. Given the complexity and scope of quality assurance and improvement, the best chance for scholars to make a significant contribution in relation to these issues is by pursuing comparative collaborative research that explores both solutions and new ways of thinking about the challenges we collectively face.


: This paper is intended to represent a mini version of a Self-driving car with IoT and AI using Raspberry Pi and Arduino UNO. The high-resolution 8-megapixel Pi camera provides the necessary information. Raspberry Pi analyses and acquires data samples and will train in Pi using neural networks and machine learning algorithms that lead to lane and traffic detection, lanes and traffic lights and cars alternate accordingly. In addition to these properties the car will be overtaking with the appropriate LED indications on coming across any obstacles.


The invention provides a LCD backlight system which combines a mixed-color LED light source and a red LED light source. The backlight system uses two LED light sources as one mixed-color LED light source and a red LED light source, wherein the mixed-color LED light source uses a blue LED chip to excite green fluorescent powder to emit green light and mix blue and red light into mixed light, the red LED light source uses a single-light red LED chip to emit red light. The fluorescent powder of the mixed-color LED light source contains green fluorescent powder, while the emission spectrum contains blue and green peaks. Compared with white LED light source formed by general color mixing, the invention adds a green spectrum component. The invention improves the spectrum components of LED light source of backlight system, which adds red and green light components to improve the color domain of display device.


VOLUME 73 | NUMBER 3 | MAY/JUNE 2023 A new study finds that patients with cancer who have undergone surgery have a greater suicide risk than the general population. Also, the researchers found that patients with deadlier solid-organ cancers committed suicide much sooner after surgery than other patients with cancers who also committed suicide after cancer surgery. Heading the list of the cancers leading to suicide within the first year after surgery are brain and larynx cancers; the least likely of the 15 sites examined is cervical cancer. Particularly vulnerable, the study shows, are unmarried White males.


MYALGIA AND ELEVATED CREATINE KINASE ASSOCIATED WITH ROSIGLITAZONE A 42-year-old man with a 6year history of diabetes was being treated with metformin, glyburide, and once-daily aspirin. Rosiglitazone (Avandia) was added to this regimen about 5 months before the patient had some routine lab work performed. At this time, the serum creatine kinase (CK) was measured to be 555 units/L (normal, 0 to 160 units/L). The patient had increased CK levels measured two more times over the next 3 weeks, and they continued to climb. By week 4, the patient was complaining of Hospital Pharmacy Volume 42, Number 6, pp 501-504 2007 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.


Introduction:
 The COVID-19 pandemic has restricted availability of ICU resources. Symptomatic patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) normally considered surgical candidates have therefore required alternative revascularization with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). The UK-REVASC registry describes the demographics and in-hospital clinical outcomes of this novel patient cohort.

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 The demographics, procedural characteristics and outcomes are shown in Tables 1-3. A comparison with routine PCI British Cardiovascular Intervention Society (BCIS) data and UK isolated coronary bypass surgical data are listed, where available and appropriate. The median age was 68 (IQR 60-76) years. There was significantly more previous MI, PCI and CABG in the routine PCI database than in ReVasc Registry patients, perhaps suggesting a more acute presentation with accelerated symptoms in the test group. These were however complex patients with a mean SYNTAX Score (SS) of 27.8 (range 9-65) and >20x the number of LMS plus multi-vessel disease compared to the routine PCI group, which is reflected in a high use of adjunctive imaging. Radial access was very high at 94.1%. PCI success was 97.0%. Complete revascularization was achieved in 52% with the mean residual SS 1.42 (0-20) in these. There were 2 deaths, however the mortality rate was comparable with published surgical data. Furthermore, a 50% reduction in in-patient stay was observed.

 Conclusion:
 In this multi-centre UK registry, in-hospital outcomes following PCI for patients with complex coronary disease, who would typically be treated with CABG, compared well with the surgical data. This suggests that the role of PCI could be extended. Future longer term follow-up however is required and planned.


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Abstract The process of retting bast fiber plants for the production of long fiber has presented major challenges. Water retting, dew retting, chemical extraction, and micro-organism (fungi, enzymes) techniques were applied to the extraction of natural fibers. The two nettle samples were extracted with water retting for 14 days and dew retting for 4 weeks. This research investigated the effects on the traditional retting process of nettle fiber by fungi and bacteria formation in lignocellulosic. The latter biological extraction methods successfully degraded the lignin and pectin materials of the fiber and increases the cellulose content. These extraction methods produced high quality fiber and tensile strength at a low cost. This study determined the chemical, physical, and mechanical characteristics such as fiber cellulose, non-cellulosic content, tensile strength, tenacity, and elongation break to see how treatments affected them. The treated fiber surface morphology was characterized using scanning electron microscopy. To evaluate functional group alterations, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy was used on the fiber specimen.


Foreword, Carol Cone. Acknowledgments. Introduction: My Journey, Partner for Purpose, Passion, and Profit. PART I: THE CAUSE-MARKETING MOVEMENT. Chapter 1. The New Corporate-Nonprofit Engagement. Cause Marketing: A Turning Point in Corporate-Nonprofit Relationships. An Essential New Link for Corporate-Nonprofit Engagement. Achieve Mission, Generate Revenue, and Other Benefits. Value of Cause Marketing. Cause-Related Marketing Internationally. Conclusions. Chapter 2. Integrating Value and Values. Cause Marketing Defined. Cause Marketing Is Marketing, So a Few Vital Facts. Trends Driving Cause Marketing. Corporate Drivers. Nonprofit Drivers. Conclusion. Chapter 3. Evolution of Cause Marketing. Evolution of Cause Marketing. Sales Phase. Customer Loyalty Phase. Branding Phase. Corporate Social Responsibility Phase. Nonprofit Driven Branding. Conclusion. PART II: CAUSE-MARKETING INITIATIVES: THE SEVEN P'S: BEST PRACTICES CASE STUDIES. Chapter 4. Cause-Marketing Products. Product Sales. Purchase Plus: Making Giving Easy. Licensing: Using Nonprofit Logos, Brand Identities, and Assets. Conclusions. Chapter 5. Cause-Marketing Issue Promotions. Finding the Synergistic Fit. Conclusion. Chapter 6. Cause-Marketing Programs. Cobranded Events. Cobranded Programs. Social (Public Service) Marketing Programs. Conclusions. PART III: GETTING IT RIGHT: FRAMEWORK FOR SUCCESS. Chapter 7. Creating a Cause-Marketing Orientation: Cause Preparedness. Determining Organizational Goals and Assets. Platform: The Big Simple Idea. Determine Targets for Cause-Marketing Approach. A Lucky Internally Prepare and Align the Organization. One Last Thing About Causes. Conclusion: The First Step Is Creating a Cause-Marketing Orientation. Chapter 8. Building the Cause-Marketing Program: Collaboration, Combining Assets, Creating Value. Build the Cause-Marketing Program. Collaboration: Strategic Partner Alignment. Combine Assets and Aim for Maximum Benefit. Creating Value: Determine for Both Partners. Conclusion. Chapter 9. Implementing the Cause-Marketing Program: Execution and Corporate and Community Outcomes. Execution and Outcomes. Implementing the Cause Program. Execute: Relationship Management and Delivery. Communicate: Internally and Externally. Cause-Marketing Goals Achieved: Community and Corporate Outcomes. Conclusions. PART IV: MAKING IT HAPPEN: BEST PRACTICES CASE STUDIES. Chapter 10. National Organizations: American Heart Association and First Book. Building the Cause-Marketing Program. Implementing the Program. Cause Goals Achieved. Final Thoughts and Advice. "Dr. Seuss The Cat in the Hat Challenge" Promotional Cause-Marketing Initiative. Building on a Cause-Marketing Orientation. Building the Cause-Marketing Program. The Big Simple Idea-with Turnkey Execution! Implementing the Cause-Marketing Program. Corporate and Community Goals Achieved. Chapter 11. Local Organizations: Food Bank (New York City) and Canadian Cancer Society (Vancover Island Region, British Columbia and Yukon District). NYC BANK-TO-BANK PARTNERSHIP: COBRAND CAUSE-MARKETING PROGRAM INITIATIVE. Creating a Cause-Marketing Orientation. Building the Cause-Marketing Program. Implementing the Cause-Marketing Program. Cause-Marketing Goals Achieved. Creating a Cause-Marketing Orientation. Building a Cause-Marketing Program. Implementing the Cause-Marketing Program. Goals Achieved. Chapter 12. Cause-Marketing Principles and Cautions: Seven Golden Rules, Seven Deadly Sins. Principles: The Seven Golden Rules of Cause Marketing. Cautions: Seven Deadly Sins. Conclusion. Final Thoughts. Partner for Purpose, Passion, and Profits. The Way Forward.


Concrescence is an abnormal union of adjacent teeth involving only the cemental tissues of the affected teeth. It has been previously reported in the region of maxillary molars, posing a hazard to their extraction. However there is no mention of it being seen in the region of maxillary anterior teeth of patients requiring orthodontic treatment. As a clinical diagnosis of concrescence is not possible, special radiographic techniques have to be employed. The following is an unusual case report of a patient in whom orthodontic treatment progress was delayed owing to the inability to detect the concrescent roots of maxillary right central and lateral incisors. CBCT helped in confirming the diagnosis and site of concrescence. Surgical separation of the roots allowed the orthodontic treatment to progress but resulted in severe root resorption in the concerned teeth. Since proper alignment of anterior teeth is essential to produce an esthetic outcome, concrescence, if present, can pose a grave potential hazard to orthodontic treatment.


In this paper, initially, the essential measurement method of the DLRweather radar is described. In the following, some polarimetric signatures from natural and artificial targets (polarimetric DLR weather radar and JPL SAR measurements) are considered. The interpretation of these polarimetric signatures include: qualitative and quantitative meteorological deductions, estimation of attenuation along a satellite path and the polarization dependence of radiometric sky noise temperature in the presence of precipitation.


1 Compare B. W. Howell's case, Proc. Roy. Soc. Med., 1924, xvii (Section of Dermatology), pp. 72-73. Ectodermal Defect.-R. T. BRAIN, M.D. (for Dr. W. J. O'DONOVAN).-M. F.a girl, aged 7, the child of healthy parents, has presented this -defect since the age of 9 mionths. Before this she had a normal growth of hair. The hair ol the scalp grows to a length of 1-2 cm. and then falls out. Many treatments


Whether the bank-firm relationship and political connections are the substitutes, or the complements is the well-researched question on an empirical research level on credit availability. This paper studies the influences of the bank-firm relationship and political connection on firm's access to credit using a hand-collected dataset of Vietnamese small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The results indicate that there is a complementary link between the bank-firm relationship (length of relationship with the main bank and the number of banks) and political connection in terms of maximising firms' credit availability. This research has relevant policy implications for emerging economies characterised by risks of the local government corruption. The policy-makers should prefer the transaction banking system to the relationship banking system. This matter is the dark side of the bank-firm relationship.


It is usually to introduce two stroke forming technology to produce accessories which composed with complex model surface in deep drawing,for example,door inner,carling etc.Considering the wrinkle of an auto panel,FEM method is firstly conducted to determine the metal flow and forming characteristics and the reason of necking and wrinkle is gotten.Then the FE model with equal drawbead model is established.The analysis on influence of drawbead restrain force,position of drawbead on the formability is performed and the effect of die repairing scheme is also gotten.At last,the field production verifies the validity of the analysis and effectiveness of the die repairing scheme.


This paper presents experimental results from research investigating the heat transfer capabilities of microchannel surfaces using a novel force-fed boiling and evaporation technique. The evaporative surfaces being investigated consist of a series of parallel, high-aspect ratio, open topped microchannels. The different sample surfaces vary in channel density, channel aspect ratio, and channel width and have heat transfer surface areas up to ten times their nominal surface areas. Liquid enters the channels of the evaporative surface from above through a developed system of feed channels. This method organizes a liquid-vapor circulation at the boiling surface that results in dissipation of very high heat fluxes in the boiling/thin film evaporation mode. By using the force-fed boiling technique, nominal area heat transfer rates of 100,000 W/m2 -K have been achieved with HFE-7100 as the working fluid [1]. In force-fed boiling, the many very short microchannels are working in parallel; therefore the feed pressure and pumping power are very low. This technique may prove valuable to a wide range of heat transfer applications, particularly for heat removal at high heat flux surfaces.Copyright © 2006 by ASME


Realization of short-cut nitrification depended on various factors,and low DO concentration was as controlling factor to achieve short-cut nitrification.Sequencing batch reactor(SBR) was designed to investigate the effects of other factors on short-cut nitrification under low DO concentration.Experimental results showed that high free ammonia concentration in SBR played a catalytic role to nitrite accumulation.Stable short-cut nitrification could be achieved on the condition of temperature 21~30 ℃ and sludge age 15~40 d,nitrite accumulation rate could maintain over 80% during experiment.Organic matter had little impact on ammonia oxidation rate,but expansion of high viscosity of sludge occurred in SBR under the condition of 900 mg/L of COD.


This article examines the workings of the Ombudsman scheme in Britain and France, concentrating, as regards the former, on the work of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration. The character and status of public law, in conjunction with deep‐seated notions of the proper relationship between politicians and administrators in government, are posited as the decisive variables which explain the evolution of the respective Ombudsman schemes, and the extent to which they have realised the potential inherent in the Ombudsman system.


For many of the hundreds of thousands of U.S. women seeking abortion services every year, oral mifepristone followed by a dose of misoprostol is


THIS IS A NARRATIVE OF THE RECENT SIGNIFICANT REORGANIZATION OF THE TOP MANAGEMENT OF THE SASKATCHEWAN DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS AND TRANSPORTATION. IT DEALS WITH THE EVOLUTION OF THE IDEA OF REORGANIZATION, THE REVIEW AND PREPARATION, METHOD OF STUDY, THE DECISION TO PROCEED, AND THE IMPLEMENTATION. SOME OF THE PROBLEMS OF THE STUDY PERIOD AND OF THE IMPLEMENTATION PERIOD ARE REVIEWED IN THE LIGHT OF HOW THESE MAY BE MINIMIZED. THERE IS A PRELIMINARY EVALUATION OF THE RESULTS OF THE VENTURE, WITH A CONCLUSION THAT IT HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL AND THAT IT HAS A POTENTIAL FOR CONTINUED IMPROVEMENT IN EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY. /CGRA/A/


The Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) Implementation Plan (NGIP) describes the system changes and operational improvements that need to be implemented through the mid-term (2012–2018) to realize NextGen.