Forming a property management company and carrying out the debt being turned into share is one of the methods to lighten the burden of debt on the state enterprises and to eliminate the property risk of state commercial banks.But under the present economic background and social credit's circumstances,we cannot appraise the effedts of turning the debt into share highly.If we cannot deal well with the series of problems that arise during being put into effect,to carry out the policy of turning debt into share smoothly and to realize the desired purpose will be obstructed.As a method to realize the contradiction,turning the debt into share has the active significance.But the Key to its success is whether using it as the rurning point to induce a new system to operate the state enterprise virtuously,that is to standardize the enterporise's governging system practically,to change the management system thoroughly and to increase the enterprise's rate of property payment.


Abstract The ligand, 2-furan carboxaldoxime exists in two geometrical isomeric forms: anti-(β-form) and syn-(α-form). Six different complexes of Co(II), Cu(II), Cu(I) and Ag(I) with anti-2-furan carboxaldoxime (FDH) have been prepared and characterized by elemental analysis, molecular weights, conductance studies, magnetic moments and infra-red spectral studies. These are [Co(FDH)4Cl2], [Co(FD)2], [Cu(CH3COO)2 (FDH)]2, [Cu(FD)(OH)]2, Cu(FDH)2 Cl and AgNO3·2FDH. Under the similar conditions, syn- form does not form any complex with these metal ions. The complexes [Co(FDH)4Cl2] and [Co(FD)2] are neutral, monomeric and para-magnetic (μ=4.88 and 4.52 BM respectively); the former may be considered as octahedral with FDH acting as monodentate, and the latter as tetrahedral with FD− as a bidentate ligand. Both the Cu(II) complexes are neutral, dimeric, weakly para-magnetic (μ=0.44 and 0.28 BM respectively) with the bridging acetato groups in [Cu(CH3 COO)2 (FDH)]2 and with bridging hydroxo groups in [Cu(FD)(OH)]2...


Summary form only given. Theoretical and experimental investigations are in progress at the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) in developing a suitable initial plasma for magnetized target fusion (MTF). Current investigation involves the production of a plasma using a z-directed current of 1-2 MA through either a gas fill or a 200 mm diameter frozen gas fiber along the axis. The resulting plasma is supported by a 2 cm radius by 2 cm high metallic wall. During the formation, the plasma is expected to have temperatures ranging from 50 eV to in excess of 500 eV, and densities in the neighborhood of 10/sup 18/cm/sup -3/. As a component of a diverse range of diagnostics fielded or to be fielded on the experiments, the X-ray emissions from the plasma are being characterized to provide temperature information about the plasma, using a multi-channel soft X-ray absorption/scattering spectrometer. The X-ray emissions are first passed through a set of filters and the resultant filtered X-rays are detected by an array of X-ray sensitive silicon diodes. The paper will present the conceptual design studies leading to the selection of the filters, and the analytical techniques for deconvoluting the X-ray data. The design studies involve the simulation of the diode response to X-ray emissions from hypothetical temperature and density profiles in the plasma, and also sensitivity studies on the capability of the spectrometer to resolve the emissions from possible impurities, Preliminary indications of the temperature obtained in plasmas formed in experiments using gas fill will also be presented.


number and quality of objects is not primarily the result of the vagaries of taste among curators and collectors or in the art market; rather, it is due to specific conditions in some countries during certain periods. The understanding of this basic though little-investigated phenomenon will help us to grasp the reasons for the productivity, or the lack of it, at a given time. Of all the periods in Iranian art, that of the Seljuqs, roughly between 1050 and I225, and particularly the second half from about I 150 to 1225, is the richest, in that most artistic media are extensively represented, in particular, ceramic wares and tiles, stone and stucco carvings, metalwork, jewelry, glass, and textiles (Figures 1-15); even figural painting (Figure I6) and figural objects and sculptures, either in the round or in the form of reliefs (Figures i7-23), are not missing. Furthermore, the objects are of excellent artistic quality and often of high technical perfection. This period has quite rightly been referred to as a time of "artistic explosion."' Specifically, the wide range of first-rate


This paper presents a new class of monolithic integrated RF passive components based on the recently developed aluminum nitride (AlN) MEMS cross-sectional Lamé-mode resonator (CLMR) technology. First, we experimentally demonstrate a 920-MHz CLMR showing the values of electromechanical coupling coefficient (kt2) and quality factor (Qload) in excess of 6.2% and 1750, respectively. To the best our knowledge, the resulting figure of merit (= Q·kt2), in excess of 108, is the highest ever reported for AlN-based piezoelectric resonators using interdigitated metallic electrodes (IDTs) and operating in the same frequency range. Second, we report the measured performance of an 870-MHz ladder filter, synthesized using three degenerate CLMRs. This device shows the values of fractional bandwidth (BW3dB) in excess of 3.8% and an insertion loss of ~1.5 dB. Finally, we report the performance of the first piezoelectric transformer (PT) based on the CLMR technology. This device, dubbed "cross-sectional Lamé-mode transformer," exploits the high-kt2 of the CLMR technology to achieve high values of open-circuit voltage-gains (Gv) in excess of 39. To the best of our knowledge, such a high Gv-value is the highest ever reported for MEMS-based PTs operating in the microwave frequency range.


Population projections are increasingly recognised by mining companies and indigenous representative organisations alike as a vital tool of regional planning in remote areas in the context of agreement-making because they focus attention on the likely scale and nature of future needs in what are inevitably dynamic social and economic environments. From a policy perspective, the significant output from projection is a measure of how the composition of population by age is likely to change over time. This paper shows that structural ageing is occurring among indigenous populations in four remote mining regions where Rio Tinto has major operations. While younger adults are entering a phase of potential 'demographic dividend' as the share of population in working-ages expands, they are often less well-equipped for mainstream employment participation than their older adult counterparts who are transitioning into aged dependency. This raises issues regarding the urgency that should be afforded to efforts aimed at raising indigenous skill levels via education and training in order to maximise potential social and economic


The history of the issue Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Governance Arrangements. This includes past events, such as related minute items, and future actions to be completed.


INTRODUCTION: Pioglitazone is an approved antihyperglycemic agent in a class of drugs known as thiazolidinedones (TZD's) which are thought to have anti-inflammatory properties through the mechanism of selective agonism of nuclear transcription factor peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ (PPAR-γ) TZD's appear to be potent modulators of the inflammatory cascade, independent of their glucose-lowering effect PPAR-γ agonists such as pioglitazone reduce expression of caspaserecruitment domain-containing protein 9 (CARD 9) and lead to inhibited activation of nuclear factor kappa-lightchain- enhancement of activated B-cell lymphocytes and mitogen-activated protein kinase pathways in macrophages Computer models of SARS-CoV-2 protein interactions with human proteins predict that cytokine kinase inhibition disrupts SARS-CoV-2 viral interaction with human cells Bioinformatic analysis using virtual ligand screening of proteins encoded by SARS-CoV-2 predicts that chymotrypsin-like protease (3CLpro) is essential for SARS-CoV-2 RNA synthesis and replication Homologous computer modeling of the SARS-CoV-2 genome predicts that pioglitazone inhibits 3CLPro Pioglitazone may be an effective agent against SARS-CoV-2 by reducing the severity of inflammation of COVID-19, disrupting SARS-CoV-2 interaction with human cells, and interfering with viral replication The safety and tolerability of pioglitazone when given to patients hospitalized with COVID-19 has not been studied We hypothesized that pioglitazone is safe and well-tolerated by hospitalized COVID-19 patients METHODS: We proposed a small, open label, age-matched cohort study at a community-based hospital in Oregon Subjects received standard of care plus pioglitazone or standard of care Eligibility criteria included A1C% > 5 5 and no heart failure (all NYHA classes) Patients were followed for adverse events for 30 days after last dose RESULTS: 10 patients hospitalized with hypoxia from COVID-19 received pioglitazone 8 of the 10 patients were discharged home with no serious adverse events 1 remains hospitalized, and 1 died Only 4 matches have been identified CONCLUSIONS: In our study pioglitazone is safe and well-tolerated in COVID-19 patients We intend to conduct a randomized controlled trial of pioglitazone with standard of care vs usual care


The present study aimed to identify as main possibilities of biofuels for Civil Aviation.
For the development, it was made a research of bibliographic and documentary
revision, where were used scientific articles, official documents, among others. The
data analysis was qualitative, after reading the materials, the data were consolidated
in the theoretical framework allowing a clear view on the theme presented. In
concluding a survey, conclude that biokerosene is a viable replacement for aviation in
terms of implementation as well as its fossil fuel identical characteristics. This product
can be used through raw materials such as used cooking oil, starch, algae, among
others. However, despite being ideal for the aviation industry, especially for reducing
gas emissions, public and public investments for aviation biofuel production and
marketing francs are still insufficient.


Objective To systematically review the available evidence on the effects of transoral robotic surgery (TORS) on the posttreatment quality of life (QOL) and swallow function of patients with head and neck cancer. Data Sources PubMed and Ovid electronic databases were searched from inception to July 6, 2016. Specific database functions were applied to maximize the search. Review Methods Articles in the database were reviewed for inclusion by 2 independent reviewers according to predetermined eligibility criteria. The references of relevant articles were then hand-searched to identify additional manuscripts. For included articles, the study characteristics and relevant data were extracted. Results Of 103 articles screened, 20 reporting validated measures of QOL and/or swallow outcomes for 659 patients were eligible for inclusion. Fourteen were observational studies or case series and did not compare the TORS group with another intervention. Two were prospective nonrandomized clinical trials that compared outcomes between TORS and primary chemoradiation. Four were cohort studies comparing TORS with other treatment approaches and modalities, including open surgical approaches and transoral laser microsurgery. Overall, most patients who underwent TORS ± adjuvant therapy reported a return to baseline QOL and swallow function by 6 to 12 months posttreatment. Several studies demonstrated superior QOL and swallowing outcomes when compared with primary chemoradiation or open approaches. Conclusions Available evidence suggests that patients who undergo TORS for head and neck cancer have good QOL and swallowing outcomes after treatment, but outcomes are dependent on baseline function, T stage, and adjuvant treatment status.


The paper explored the pharmacoepidemiology of HSV gingivostomatitis in children in Volgograd. The findings of the study show that pharmacotherapy of the patients with HSV gingivostomatitis is often not adequate to a pathology and does not comply with the modern recommendations for patients with HSV.


Notwithstanding the image of (political) independence and critical detachment, the scientiŽ c community is not very reluctant to scrutinize its own widespread support of controversial and abject regimes, biological or atomic warfare, dubious medical experiments and other "civilized activities." Certainly during hot and cold war periods, the dictum "Knowledge is Power" has received very nasty overtones. What is more revealing in this respect than the study of the role scientists played in the establishment of Nazism and its propaganda, the development of the Holocaust-machinery, or in the planning and execution of the European Lebensraum-expansion? The books under review demonstrate in every detail how German scholars from all directions acted in the period 1933–1945 and how German scholars re-acted after the war to the behaviour of their colleagues. This history received a decisive new impulse thanks to Michael Fahlbusch's "databank" of the socalled Volksdeutsche Forschungsgemeinschaften. To understand the importance of this rather dry summing-up of scientiŽ c activities in the years 1931–1945, however, and to provide an impression of the present debate in Germany, it is necessary to discuss in some detail the other announced publications, and in particular, the Ž rst one. They all refer (in)directly to Fahlbusch's book and/or its subject matter. The rather short remarks on it at the end are legitimated by the following review. Together these books confront us with the work, behaviour and reactions of scientists from all scientiŽ c disciplines being caught in serious social and political stress. One can learn much from this. From 8 to 11 September 1998 in Frankfurt am Main, the 42nd Deutschen Historikertag was held; one section of which was called "Deutsche Historiker im Nationalsozialismus". A clash raged here between the "historians' establishment" (all born before 1945) and modern or alternative researchers of the Second World War and Holocaust of which the youngest, Haar, is 35 years old. The former is represented here by Kocka, the Mommsen brothers, Schieder, Schulze, Oexle and Wehler, and the latter by Aly, Fahlbusch, Haar and Schöttler. In this informative and important book with the same name, that clash is documented. Accusations arose when answering questions like, why didn't the present establishment protest (enough) against their teachers, of whom some were notorious white-collar war criminals? Why weren't protests launched against the continuation of the historians' Nazi work or research conditions? There were other accusations too.


In order to solve the problems of uneven stubble, low cutting efficiency and frequent breaking and blocking in the cutting and conveying links of ramie combine harvester, a reciprocating double movable blades cutter and a double-layer chain conveyor were designed, and the operating parameter test and optimization were carried out by using the central combination test design theory, with the emphasis on the influence of the forward speed, the cutting speed of the cutter and the conveying speed of the chain on the cutting efficiency, the failure rate and the conveying rate, and the multi-objective optimization was carried out based on these response indicators. Firstly, the structure and operating parameters of the cutting-conveying mechanism of ramie combine were studied. Then, the experiment was designed by the quadratic orthogonal rotation combination test method, and the data is processed by Design-Expert. The regression mathematical model of cutting efficiency, failure rate and conveying rate was established and variance analysis was carried out. By analyzing the effect of interaction of various factors on cutting efficiency, failure rate and conveying rate by response surface methodology, and performing multi-objective optimization on the regression model according to the importance of the optimization target, the optimal combination of the operating parameters of the cutting-conveying parts of the ramie combine harvester was obtained: when the forward speed was 0.85 m/s, the cutting speed was 1.40 m/s, and the chain conveying speed was 1.33 m/s, the cutting efficiency and conveying rate were the maximum and the failure rate was the minimum, with the values of 44.36 plants/s, 93.60% and 4.16%, respectively. The optimized parameters were verified in the field on the ramie combine harvester. In the field test, the cutting efficiency, conveying rate, and failure rate were 43.80 plants/s, 92.45%, and 4.52%, respectively, and the relative errors with the optimized values were 1.3%, 1.2%, and 8.7%, respectively, which was relatively consistent.
Keywords: ramie, harvester, operating parameters, multi-objective optimization, response surface
DOI: 10.25165/j.ijabe.20201306.5952

Citation: Huang J C, Tian K P, Shen C, Zhang B, Liu H L, Chen Q M, et al. Design and parameters optimization for cutting-conveying mechanism of ramie combine harvester. Int J Agric & Biol Eng, 2020; 13(6): 94–103.


In Johnson v. United States, the Supreme Court reaffirmed the viability of void-for-vagueness doctrine, including the use of facial challenges. This Article demonstrates that, under prevailing doctrine, the Sherman Act could not survive such a challenge. Although previous high-profile attempts to invalidate this core statute of antitrust law as unconstitutionally vague were unsuccessful, the landscape has changed considerably since then. Longstanding deficiencies in the statutory text in terms of notice and consistency have been exacerbated by a pattern of judicial gloss that tolerates and maintains ambiguity — between categories of analysis as well as within them. The Sherman Act's penalties and enforcement, moreover, have been enhanced and increased, making the cost of good-faith missteps particularly high. Additionally, the Sherman Act's tension with activities protected by the First Amendment has increased considerably, not only directly, but indirectly through the proliferation of information and communication markets. Finally, judicial attempts to incorporate a limiting mens rea requirement into the law — a saving grace in other vague statutory schemes — has proved unworkable and incomplete, if not entirely mooted in this context. In light of these trends, the Sherman Act requires some form of congressional or judicial alteration to maintain constitutionality moving forward. This Article concludes by briefly exploring such potential solutions, and likely outcomes with respect to antitrust law's vagueness problem for the years ahead.


Food safety is a big challenge that concern all human communities and food production factories. The information on the bacterial evaluations of fresh natural juices in the city of Benghazi remained very limited and unclear. This study was carried out to evaluate the bacterial contamination for two of the most popular selling freshly made juices, including mango and strawberry juices. The results of screening showed bacterial growth in 117 (91.41%) out of the total samples 128. The evaluation during the second season showed a higher bacterial growth rate of 96.55 %. The most predominant bacteria contaminating the targeted juices was Klebsiella pneumoniae, with an average of (36.21%), followed by fecal Escherichia coli (31.03%) for both juices. All the contaminated juices represented bacteria count out of the accepted value. Gram-negative pathogens showed resistance to limited antibiotics, including Amoxicillin, Amikacin, and Clarithromycin, whereas the Gram-positive bacteria showed higher resistance rates. This study concluded that, increase in bacterial diversity and bacterial count out of the accepted standard as well as the presence of fecal E. coli indicating a poor level of hygiene during the process of preparing juices, leading to the possibility of causing diseases and exposing people to food poisoning.


This article examines the performance of Pakistan's mutual fund industry during 2006–10, a period characterized both by bullish and bearish markets. An analysis of fund types reveals that Islamic funds have shown strong growth in spite of their lackluster performance compared to conventional funds. Income funds appear to have suffered as a consequence of the underdeveloped bond market, and very high t-bill rates have resulted in negative excess returns during the period. For stock funds, market indices and size are significant factors that indicate a preference for large-cap stocks of managers. With consistently negative or insignificant alphas, no fund manages to outperform the market.


This article is part one of a series on the leukaemias and focuses on chronic myeloid leukaemia. It aims to give practice nurses an understanding of this rare but distressing disease and looks at signs and symptoms, diagnosis, treatment management and prognosis. Chronic myeloid leukaemia, a rare cancer of the white blood cells and bone marrow, is more common in older adults and is frequently diagnosed incidentally. Therefore, practice nurses should be aware of the condition, particularly if they are interpreting blood results as part of their role. Although practice nurses will not be directly involved in the treatment of the condition, providing support to patients and family members is a key role and having some background knowledge will be helpful. Chronic myeloid leukaemia is a rare cancer of the white blood cells and bone marrow. Although practice nurses will see cases infrequently, it is important to be able to support patients diagnosed with this unfamiliar condition


Abstract : This study focuses on frictions between the U.S. and ROK; it seeks to identify primary causes for anti-American sentiment. This study discusses the rise of Korean nationalism -- its dynamic economic growth, the successful 1988 Summer Olympics, and the continuous democratization in Korea. As a result of this growth, Koreans desire equal partnership with the U.S. in economic, political and military relations. They resent U.S. economic pressures for access to Korean markets. This study also analyzes the vulnerability of the Korean economy, the threat from North Korea, challenges of domestic political situations, and the role of students in Korean politics. The study concludes that the U.S. must be sensitive to the changes in South Korea in order to continue harmonious relations. Both English and Korean language sources have provided documentary support for this study. (EDC)


Smoke haze disaster that occurred in 2015 due to forest and land fire caused suffering to about 503,874 people with acute respiratory infection (ARI) and caused death of 26 people and huge economic losses that reached 200 trillion and 43 million people were exposed to smoke haze. The research purposes in this study was to analyze the correlation of knowledge and self-regulation against the nurse' preparedness in community health center in facing smoke haze disaster in Pontianak. The method used was analytical survey with cross sectional approach with total respondents of 90 nurses in health center that was collected by simple random sampling. Nurses' preparedness was measured by using Emergency Preparedness Information Questionnaire. The test result of spearman ranks explained the correlation between knowledge (p=0.036), but there was no correlation of self-regulation (p=0.074) with the nurses' preparedness in community health center in facing smoke haze disasters in Pontianak. Analysis of logistic regression explained that knowledge with calculated value of Exp (B=3.378) was the most related variable against the nurses' preparedness in health center compared with self-regulation. Therefore from the study it was evident that knowledge of nurses about the disaster was substantial in aspect to management process of disaster in both preparedness phase and response phase.


Objective To investigate the effect of Herbal Supplement Mixture on dexamethasone(Dex)-induced osteoporosis in female rats.Methods Sixty female SD rats were randomly divided into six groups,i.e.,control group,Dex model group,Herbal Supplement 350,175 and 87.5 mg·kg-1 groups,Vitamin D3 0.2 μg·kg-1 group.Rats were administered with Herbal Supplement and Vitamin D3 following Dex injection for 8 weeks.The levels of serum calcium(Ca),phosphorus(P),alkaline-phosphatase(ALP),estradiol(E2),parathyroid hormone(PTH),and osteocalcin(BGP) were measured.The bone mineral desnsity(BMD) and histomorphological changes of rat femural bone were also observed.Results The levels of serum P,ALP,E2 and PTH in Herbal Supplement groups were decreased by 4.12%~9.28%,19.5%~24.6%,5.8%~41.3% and 0.1%~25.4%,respectively.Reversely,levels of serum Ca and BGP were increased by 1.3%~5.0% and 13.9%~17.1%,respectively.Morphological studies also indicated that Herbal Supplement was able to significantly increase the amounts and width of bone trabeculae of femur metaphysic and enhance the bone intensity.Conclusion Herbal Supplement was able to prevent the osteoporotic generation induced by Dex in female rats.


The Internet has been evolving from a traditional mechanism to a modern service-oriented architecture, such as quality-of-service (QoS) policies, to meet users' various requirements for high service quality. An instant and effective network traffic classification method is indispensable to identify network services to enforce QoS policies on the corresponding service. Network managers can easily flexibly deploy traffic classification modules and configure the network policies with the help of the emerging software-defined networking. However, most existing traffic classification solutions, such as port-based methods or deep packet inspection, cannot handle real-time and encrypted traffic classification. In this research, a Convolutional Autoencoder Packet Classifier (CAPC) has been proposed to immediately classify incoming packets in fine-grained and coarse-grained manners, that is, classifying a service to a single application and a rough genre, respectively. The CAPC is a packet-based deep learning model consisting of a 1D convolutional neural network and an autoencoder, which can handle dynamic-port and encrypted traffic and even cluster similar applications. This classifier is verified on not only the private self-captured traffic but also a public VPN dataset to demonstrate its performance. Moreover, the CAPC classifies different types of service traffic with an accuracy of over 99.9% on the private dataset of 16 services and over 97% on the public dataset of 24 services, thereby outperforming other deep learning classifiers. Experimental results also show other performance metrics, including stability, average precision, and recall and the highest F1-score values of 15 and 18 services on the private and public datasets, respectively.


As the closest government to the rural residents,the township government is the organizer and executor in thei mplement processes of Rural Minimum Living Subsidy System.Its functions mainly reflect in micro aspects,especially int he defining the objects of the Rural Minimum Living Subsidy System and in the dynamic management.The townshipg overnment also has important functions in the defining the standards of the Rural Minimum Living Subsidy System andc ollecting the funds of the System.


Digital multipliers are among the maximum essential arithmetic purposeful devices. The average performance of these systems relies upon at the throughput of the multiplier. In the meantime, the negative bias temperature instability impact occurs while a pMOS transistor is underneath negative bias (Vgs = −Vdd), increasing the threshold voltage of the pMOS transistor, and reducing multiplier pace. A similar phenomenon, positive bias temperature instability, happens when an nMOS transistor is underneath positive bias. Each effect degrade transistor pace and in the long term, the device may also fail due to timing violations. Therefore, it is essential to design dependable high-overall performance multipliers. In this paper, suggest an aging-aware multiplier model with a novel adaptive hold logic (AHL) circuit. The multiplier is able to provide higher throughput through the variable latency and may modify the AHL circuit to mitigate overall performance degradation this is because of the aging effect. Furthermore, the proposed structure can be applied to a Pre-Encoded NR4SD Multiplier.


In this study, the abundant co-assemblies of three rigid pyridine derivatives (PDPD, BisPY and TPYB) and tetracarboxylic acid (H4BTY) are constructed and explored with the assistance of scanning tunneling microscopy...


Mobile Adhoc Networks (MANETs) consist of a set of mobile nodes that form a dynamically changing network without the use of an existing infrastructure. Every node in the network acts as the peer to its immediate neighbor. Each node is thus responsible for relaying data to neighboring nodes for ensuring communication between distant nodes. This information dissemination mechanism pattern consumes extra node energy thus making energy a critical parameter for ensuring increased network lifetime. This paper proposes a new energy and mobility aware routing protocol referred to as Mobility and Energy Aware AODV (MEAODV) protocol. The proposed protocol has shown through simulations to achieve 4–5% increase in Packet Delivery Ratio, 20–24% reduction in Convergence time and 10 to 15% increase in Network Lifetime when compared to most promising stability based variants of AODV, PersonalizedAODV (RAODV) and MulticastAODV (MAODV-X).


Summary form only given, as follows. The minimum consistent DFA problem is that of finding a DFA with as few states as possible that is consistent with a given sample (a finite collection of words, each labeled as to whether the DFA found should accept or reject). Assuming that P not=NP, it is shown that for any constant k, no polynomial-time algorithm can be guaranteed to find a consistent DFA of size opt/sup k/, where opt is the size of a smallest DFA consistent with the sample. This result holds even if the alphabet is of constant size two and if the algorithm is allowed to produce an NFA, a regular grammar, or a regular expression that is consistent with the sample. Similar hardness results are presented for the problem of finding small consistent linear grammars.<<ETX>>


We report on an investigation of superconductivity and magnetism in the series of compounds {ital M}Pd{sub 2}Pb ({ital M}=rare earth, Th, U) through measurements of electrical resistivity, magnetic susceptibility, specific heat, and lattice parameters. Both single crystals and polycrystalline samples were studied. The compound UPd{sub 2}Pb was examined for possible heavy-fermion behavior, and found to exhibit antiferromagnetic order below {ital T}=35 K. {copyright} {ital 1996 The American Physical Society.}


A nevel airborne wideband sleeve antenna was designed with a new impedance compensation technology. The simulation and measured results prove that the impedance compensation technology will not bring a obvious influence on sleeve antenna pattern. Compared with common airborne ultrashort wave antenna,the new UHF sleeve antenna has more compact structure, better aerodynamic property,larger power capacity and more perfect DC grounding. The antenna is suitable for high-speed aircrafts.


In this review, we cover a systematic study on the effect of electrodeposition time for the growth of Cu2O film with morphological control. Measurements on the as-prepared Cu2O films demonstrated that the surface morphology depend on the grain shape. Based on the
 electron microscopy observation, the surface grains of Cu2O film showed shape evolution associated with the time of crystal grow. The possible mechanism of film color change from saffron yellow, orange, red to brick red controlled by crystalline quantum size is firstly studied systematically.
 Moreover, models are set up to discuss the evolution of the morphology and color, which indicate that the morphology and colors were deeply influenced by deposition time and the size of the crystal grains.


INTRODUCTION The University of Mississippi strives to create a respectful, safe, and non-threatening environment for its students. This policy describes prohibited conduct and establishes procedures for responding to sexual misconduct incidents, where the accused is a student. These incidents include sexual assault, sexual harassment and other unwelcome behaviors as explained below. Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 prohibits discrimination based on sex in education programs and activities; the University's Title IX Coordinator oversees policies and procedures that apply to complaints alleging sex discrimination (including sexual harassment, sexual assault, and sexual violence) by employees, students or third parties.


Some key technologies of high density pipe laminar unrestricted quenching and controlled cooling for plate steel,are introduced including mechanism and technique of jet impingement cooling with boiling,synthetic plate flatness control under unrestricted conditions,optimized design of the header construction with the parameters based on reasonable spray intensity distribution,numerical dynamic simulation of plate transient temperature field,and dynamic equilibrium calculation for water recycling system.These technologies have been successfully used in the design and control for plate quenching and controlled cooling systems.


In our last communication to the Society, " On the Spectrum of the Compounds of Carbon with Hydrogen and Nitrogen, No. II," we noticed that a remarkable series of lines, extending over the region between the lines S and R of the s'olar spectrum, were developed in the flame of coal-gas burning in oxygen. The arrangement of lines and bands, of which this spectrum consists, is shown m the accompanying diagram, fig. 1. It begins at the more refrangible end with two strong bands, with wave-lengths about 3062, 3068, and extends up to about the wave-length 3210. It is well developed in the flame of hydrogen as well as of hydrocarbons, burning in oxygen, and less strongly in the flames of non-hydrogenous gases, such as carbonic oxide and cyanogen, if burnt in moist oxygen. Special pains were taken to purify the gases from sulphur. The same spectrum is given by the electric spark taken, without condenser, in moist hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and carbonic acid gas, but it disappears if the gas and apparatus be thoroughly dried. We are led to the conclusion that the spectrum is that of water.


The Saint-Louis Marine Protected Area (MPA), located between the former mouth of the Senegalese River and the district of Guet-Ndar, i.e. between longitudes 15 ° 50'.0 N and 15 ° 58'.5 N and latitudes 016 ° 48'.5 W and 016 ° 31'.5 W, is the largest of the 5 MPAs created in Senegal (West Africa) in 2004. It covers an area of 49,600 hectares. Its biodiversity, studied by crossing various sources of data (scientific campaigns, field surveys, reference state, etc.), reveals 443 halieutic species and 80 avian species whose viability faces natural, anthropogenic, institutional and political threats. The inventory is, however, to be deepened for incompleted zoological groups such as cetaceans. Prerequisites are specified, followed by the proposal of 8 indicators of good governance and monitoring of biodiversity so that the MPA meets the expectations placed in it during its creation.


ABSTRACT A liquid mixture was developed from waste peony leaves through a zero-waste chemical/biological process. The inhibition effect of different concentrations of peony leaves derived solution (0–3 vol.%, PLS0-3) on C1010 carbon steel in 3.5 wt.% NaCl was investigated over time using electrochemical measurements. Chemical analyses were performed to reveal the main compounds of this inhibitor. Surface analyses together with water contact angle measurements were employed to study the characteristics of the steel surface affected. Semi-empirical calculations with PM3 method were used to find the relationship between molecular structure and inhibiting effect of PLS. The inhibitor was stable over time and its main active ingredients were C19H27N4O10P and C17H16N3O9P that adsorb onto the steel surface, block cathodic active sites, make the surface hydrophobic, decrease the surface free energy, and facilitate the formation of a passive layer. A good correlation was found between experimentally determined inhibition efficiency and theoretically calculated properties of PLS. GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT


Objective:  To describe the population pharmacokinetics of vancomycin in patients with gram‐positive infections and to investigate the influence of type of infectious disease.


Medical engineering plays a more and more important role in driving the fundamental biology research moving forward. The work presented in this thesis targets at engineer smart parylene filters for various biomedical applications. Three novel parylene membranes are discussed. The first device is parylene magnesium-embedded filter for circulating tumor cells isolation. Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are cells that slough off the edges of a primary tumor and are swept away by the bloodstream or lymphatic system into the vasculature. They constitute seeds for subsequent growth of additional tumors in vital distant organs, triggering a mechanism that is responsible for the vast majority of cancer-related deaths. Thus CTCs in peripheral blood have been investigated as a valuable biomarker for patients with various types of cancers. However, CTCs are difficult targets to probe owing to their extremely low concentration in peripheral blood. Although rare, CTCs represent a potential approach for the detection, characterization and monitoring of non-haematologic cancers. Therefore, CTCs capture from whole blood has been identified to be an unmet need for cancer research and effective cell separation methods are required to facilitate the study of CTCs. In this study, we developed a novel design applying a buried sacrificial Magnesium (Mg) layer underneath the original microfilter. After filtration, the filter was immersed in DMEM. When the thin-film Mg was dissolved, the cells were released and thus were ready for further biology analysis. The second device is parylene based microelectrode filter for single-islet electroisletogram. Other than direct insulin injection, one promising treatment for Type I diabetes is islet transplantation. However, one of the key lacking technologies of islet transplantation is high-throughput islet screening since each transplantation requires about one million islets. Islets, which are heterogeneous by nature, are currently screened as whole populations containing a range of functioning and dysfunctional characteristics. This work represents the first attempt to develop a MEMS technology for the screening of every single islet so as to guarantee no bad islet at all, which should improve results of islet transplant therapy. Here we report the first MEMS device designed for in vitro measuring of electroisletogram (EIG) of individual rat islets. Strong EIG signals in millivolt range are obtained. This work proves the feasibility of using MEMS and EIG for high-throughput screening, in contrast to patch-clamp measurements, of islets for transplantation to treat diabetes. The third device is parylene-on-PDMS membrane for vaccine production. A parylene-on-PDMS design is proposed to supply oxygen to CV-1 cells for vaccine production. Because the cells are seeded and attached right onto the surface of the device, extra oxygen is provided through permeation from the PDMS and thin parylene layers. The permeation is studied and cell growth experiments are performed to demonstrate the feasibility of the device. Compared to commercialized bioreactors, this novel design could have large cell density because oxygen are supplied locally and shear force is not a limiting factor any more. Besides the three devices, parylene properties are also studied and a novel origami design is proposed, which can potentially increase the surface areas of the membranes by fold the 2D flat film into 3D structures. Details are discussed in the following chapters.


This study aims to investigate the strategic priority for activating the local government's multi-cultural supporting policy and programs. For this, we have conducted the intensive survey along with face to face interview with the civil officials of the local governments. Analytic results show that while the supporting strategy for immigrants' adaptation had a top priority among all strategies in terms of the measure domain, the activation of the social adaptation program for the foreigners had a top priority in terms of comprehensive analysis. This study suggests the following implications. First, the local governments should provide the social adaptation environment by activating a variety of programs such as education, informal groups, multi-cultural studies, and experiencing activities. Second, the local governments should make a high emphasis on changing the nations' negative cognition to immigrants through the education and public relations. Finally, the local governments as well as the central government should develop the systematic multi-cultural policy by integrating the overlapping and inconsistent multi-culty policies.


A DIGITALLY CONTROLLED CLASS-E AMPLIFIER FOR MRI Redi Poni M.S. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering Advisor: Ergin Atalar August, 2016 Radio-frequency (RF), or B1 field is used for slice selection purposes in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). In an MRI scanner this field is handled by the RF chain which consists on a pulse generator unit, a high power amplifier and a transmit coil. Relatively low efficiency linear power amplifiers are used. These amplifiers are placed in the system room, far from the transmit coil. In this work we propose to design the amplifier and the coil as a single unit, aiming to decrease cost and complexity while improving performance. Splitting the coil into multiple elements makes possible to drive these elements with individual amplifiers in Transmit Array (TxArray) mode. Also these elements are integrated as the load network of the amplifier, in this case a high efficiency Class-E amplifier. The Class-E amplifier was modified for the intended application and it was digitally controlled. For the pulse generation two different methods were applied. One was by controlling separately the phase and amplitude of the pulse. The other method generates simultaneously phase and amplitude by controlling the switching pattern of the amplifier. An amplifier of output power 100W with efficiency up to 88% was developed. As a step toward 36 channel complete system, 2 element prototype's operation was tested in a 3T Tim Trio Siemens scanner. In overall, Class-E amplifier is shown to be a promising candidate for on-coil RF excitation in TxArray in terms of size, cost, efficiency and complexity.


When the Ritsuryo (_??__??_) state (the statutory state ruled by the Ritsuryo Code in ancient Japan) with its nuclear region in Kinai (the central part of ancient Japan, i. e., Yamato, Yamashiro, Kawachi, Settsu, and Izumi provinces which altogether constitute the chief part of the Kinai district of Japan today) advanced to northeastern Japan, it came to contact with the system and culture of Yezo (_??__??_), a strong peripheral people in northeastern Japan. The author calls this region where both systems or cultural powers met the transitional zone of the Ritsuryo state and Yezo. It is necessary to analyse ar-chaeological materials and historical records of both the Ritsuryo state and Yezo, but we cannot find any historical materials clearly recorded by Yezo. Accordingly, for the study of the regional structure of the transitional zone, the author thinks that we should inquire the gradually dissolving process through which Yezo people or the Yezo territory became other than what they had once been and came to be integrated into the Ritsuryo state system. Such an analysis involves, the author thinks, an important problem and significance in historical geography. This paper is one of the author's serial historical studies of the transitional zone. In this paper, however, the author does not intend to study the historical changes, but to inquire the physical geographical conditions of the transitional zone which might support his . further work. The study is not a mere restoration of the ancient natural landscapes, but an investigation of the natural conditions and geographical factors needed for the understanding of the regional structure of the ancient transitional zone. The author focuses his attention on the period in which josaku (_??__??_) (the forts built in northeastern Japan in the ancient period) were constructed; i. e., from about the middle to the end of the Nara period. This was the period in which the Tai-i (_??__??_) Policy (the policy taken to apply the Ritsuryo state system over Yezo) was actively enforced in northeastern Japan. The Ritsuryo government constructed five forts (socalled the Tempyo no go-saku _??__??_) and two forts of Momoo (_??__??_) and Ichi (_??__??_) in the Tempyo time. Thus, the Sempoku area (the northern half of the Sendai plains) was the stage of the significant Tai-i activities. And yet, in the Sempoku area, settlements were only gradually incorporated into the local administrative system. Before the Ritsuryo Era, the yokoana-kofun (_??__??__??__??_) culture of the Kofun (_??__??_) Era (the first half of the ancient age) had advanced to the basin of the River Hazama running in the northern fringe of the Sempoku area. Therefore, it is clear that the advance of Kinai culture and of the Ritsuryo state system into northeastern Japan stopped in the Sempoku area. Questioning why the advance was stagnating in that area is a significant problem in historical geography. On the factors of the stagnation in the transitional area, the author speculates as follows. Analysis of the northern culture (the culture of the prehistoric Hokkaido earthen vessel) shows that the southern limit of distribution of the Hokkaido-type earthenwares is generally found at the north fringe of the Sempoku area. Moreover, the dense distribution of the Ainu placenames has its southern limit roughly in the basin of the River Hazama, namely, at the northern fringe of the Sempoku area. To the north of the Sempoku area, namely, in the middle course basin of the River Kitakami, a powerful Yezo people settled. For this reason, when the Ritsuryo state system forged ahead into the middle course basin of the Kitakaani,


With the increase in network management and operation costs, Network Function Virtualization (NFV) has attracted growing attention from researchers. In virtualized networks, Virtual Network Functions (VNFs) are placed and controlled by a Service Function Chain (SFC). In recent years, VNF failures have had a big impact on provisioning the SFC, and that may cause considerable damage to Network. In particular, there is a possibility of multiple VNF failures at the same time by a single failure of a physical device. In addition, the same type of VM (Virtual Machine) or VNF might cause multiple VNF failures in a geographically dispersed manner since multiple similar VNFs are not able to be provided. This study proposes and evaluates a solution to an SFC configuration problem to ensure sustainability against multiple VNF failures and minimize the cost based on computing and network resource usage through simulation experiments. The proposed method reduce computing resource than the previous study.


A new subgenus of Megachile is described for the Neotropical Region. It is distributed in Argentina, southern Brazil, and Uruguay. The males of Joergensenella n. subg. run to Chrysosarus in available keys to subgenera of Megachile , and have been included as such in recent catalogs , while the females run in the keys, and have been included in catalogs, as Dasymegachile or Cressoniella . Association of sexes for all the species are presented for the first time. Besides the type species, M. joergenseni Friese, the following are included in the subgenus Joergensenella : M. bruneriella Cockerell, M. una Vachal, M. lujanense n. sp. (from Mendoza, Argentina), M. fidalgoi n. sp. (from Jujuy, Argentina), M. puntana , (from San Luis and Tucuman, Argentina), and M. yana n. sp. (from La Rioja, Argentina). Females of one of the species included, M. ( Joergensenella ) una , bear specialized hairs on the face for the collection of pollen from nototribic flowers. A key is presented to separate this species from other two Megachile in Argentina with a similar specialization: M. ( Dasymegachile ) schwimmeri Engel, and M. ( Cressoniella ) boliviensis Friese .


Resettlement due to mining and infrastructure projects has become a relevant problem in Peru due to the growing number of projects juxtaposed with rural and urban habitats. Social Sciences have accumulated a body of studies that allow resettlements from multiple theoretical perspectives. Research shows residence, land use and mobility patterns of the population are not completely understood by companies and authorities in charge of resettlements, which therefore create more damage to those already affected. Companies and government use narratives about «development» and «risk» to legitimize the need of resettlement, but they are not necessarily capable of delivering the promises of a better future for those affected. Design of resettlement spaces follows a rationale of industrial and political control, far away from the traditional organization of the original towns. It is proposed that the government should norm resettlement procedures (limiting them as much as possible) including cultural, identity and participatory aspects in the design of new homes and towns.


This book aims to 'fill a gap in the available reading material by bringing together study topics which are usually presented separately so as to provide a coherent explanation of the relationship between economic principles, the organisation and management of business undertakings, the importance of information for effective business management, and the vital role of computers and information technology in the provision of that technology'. It is aimed at students wanting to understand the role and usefulness of computers in business.


— This paper presents the design and implementation of AC/DC hybrid micro-grid using MATLAB/Simulink. The proposed hybrid-grid consists of a DC grid and an AC grid, operates in autonomous mode and grid-tied mode. Photo-voltaic (PV) array and battery energy storage system (BESS) with DC loads are tied to the DC grid whereas, conventional AC loads are connected to the AC grid. By using BESS, power can be easily managed for future use. The control algorithms are proposed to balance power flow between AC and DC grids and to maintain the required both DC and AC voltages. The simulation results shows that the system is stable under various load and supply conditions. Moreover, the extra feature of the developed hybrid grid is avoids the multiple conversion units and enables the higher efficiency than individual DC or AC micro grid


The lethal effects of cis-dichlorodiammineplatinum(ll) were investigated on an established human colon carci noma cell line. cis-Dichlomodiammineplatinum(ll) was one of the most efficient antineoplastic agents tested thus far on this human colon carcinoma cell line. Survival of expo nentially growing cells exposed to increasing concentra tions of the drug (both in medium or in Hanks' balanced salt solution) was of the threshold exponential type (D@ 1.2 @g/ml,1 hr; D0 = 3.5 @g/ml,1 hr). Stationary-phase cells were extremely sensitive to the drug, and the survival curve demonstrated a simple exponential pattern (D0 = 3.9 j.tg/ml, 1 hr). Long-term exposure to low concentrations of cis-dichlorodiammineplatinum induced a high degree of killing, with only 0.5% of the cells surviving after incubation for 24 hr with 2 @tg/ml.Cells were unable to recover from potentially lethal or sublethal damages induced by the drug.


Accurate metrology of the anterior chamber of the eye is useful for a number of diagnostic and clinical applications. In particular, accurate corneal topography and corneal thickness data is desirable for fitting contact lenses, screening for diseases and monitoring corneal changes. Anterior OCT systems can be used to measure anterior chamber surfaces, however accurate curvature measurements for single point scanning systems are known to be very sensitive to patient movement. To overcome this problem we have developed a parallel 3D spectral metrology system that captures simultaneous A-scans on a 2D lateral grid. This approach enables estimates of the elevation and curvature of anterior and posterior corneal surfaces that are robust to sample movement. Furthermore, multiple simultaneous surface measurements greatly improve the ability to register consecutive frames and enable aggregate measurements over a finer lateral grid. A key element of our approach has been to exploit standard low cost optical components including lenslet arrays and a 2D sensor to provide a path towards low cost implementation. We demonstrate first prototypes based on 6 Mpixel sensor using a 250 μm pitch lenslet array with 300 sample beams to achieve an RMS elevation accuracy of 1μm with 95 dB sensitivity and a 7.0 mm range. Initial tests on Porcine eyes, model eyes and calibration spheres demonstrate the validity of the concept. With the next iteration of designs we expect to be able to achieve over 1000 simultaneous A-scans in excess of 75 frames per second.


The paper summarizes contemporary methods and techniques for privacy preservation as some challenging issues are analyzed and presented. A bibliometric approach is utilized in order for the "big picture" to be outlined, showing current research status and trending topics. The bibliographic data are taken from scientific database Scopus and processed through specialized software. In addition, a detailed review is also performed to classify problems and solutions in the area of privacy preservation. Special attention is given to possibilities for data privacy protection in intelligent eLearning environments. The role of machine learning for creating more secure data models is pointed out. A conceptual model, summarizing the findings, is proposed.


In 1981, Arend Lijphart wrote: "What is remarkable about Belgium is not that it is a culturally divided society—most of the countries in the contemporary world are divided into separate and distinct cultural, religious or ethnic communities—but that its cultural communities coexist peacefully and democratically. The prospects for the Belgian consociational experiment must be regarded as highly favourable. Belgium can therefore serve as an extremely valuable and instructive example for other divided societies" (Lijphart, 1981, 1). This observation may have seemed valid in 1981; however, in 2011, international media announced the imminent breakup of Belgium as the country reached the world's record for the longest time needed to form a government after elections. The Belgian federal elections of 2010 were followed by a political deadlock and institutional crisis, culminating in 541 days of difficult negotiations, mostly on a sixth reform of the state, before a new federal government was installed.


On 7 November, the German cabinet agreed, subject to the approval of the Bundestag, a US request for military support in the international campaign against terrorism. Berlin indicated its willingness to deploy up to 3,900 troops. The move follows recent attempts by Chancellor Gerhard Schröder explicitly to recast Germany's place on the international scene and move towards a more ambitious and multi-dimensional foreign policy. Although new principles to underpin the conduct of German foreign policy are now being espoused, the practical implications of this step are likely to be limited in the foreseeable future.


To evaluate in a sample of initially middle‐aged municipal employees whether leisure time (LPA) or occupational physical activity (OPA) was associated with mobility limitation (ML) in old age.


Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop an approach within the guidance of the Mental Capacity Act (2005) to meaningfully include people diagnosed with dementia (PDwD) in research endeavours. Design/methodology/approach – As part of a broader study of self-authored narratives of care experiences, PDwD were involved in the development and implementation of a process method of consent, in which consent conversations were contextual, responsive and ongoing, and were audited with the use of field diaries. Findings – Working within people's relational contexts (i.e. care staff and family), eight participants with a range of dementia diagnoses and care needs made and verbally communicated research-related decisions. A desire to participate was consistently conveyed across research encounters, regardless of the extent of memory problems. Participants also demonstrated keen awareness of the links between memory problems, rights and inclusion, alongside a sense of personal identity and the capacities to ...


The surface energies for 24 surfaces of bcc metals Li, Na, K, V, Nb, Ta, Cr, Mo, W and Fe have been calculated by using the modified embedded‐atom method. The results show that for most bcc metals the lowest surface energies correspond to the (110) surface, as predicted from the bcc lattice, and the highest surface energies correspond to the (433) surface. From surface energy minimization, the (110) texture should be favourable in the bcc films. This is consistent with experimental results. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


In the present investigation, the dairy industry waste water collected from three different industries was analyzed for its physiochemical characteristics. Seven bacterial strains were isolated from the effluent and their bioremediation efficiency was determined individually and in the combination as consortia. The two most efficient bacteria were identified as Bacillus sp. RD_DARAB_02 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence [Sequence ID: gb|KU597549.1] (ISD1) and Citrobacter freundii strain LCJY-002 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence [Sequence ID: gb|KC691177.1|] (ISD4) by 16S rDNA sequencing. Laboratory experiments were conducted to evaluate the biodegradation potential of ISD1 and ISD4 bacterial strains as individual isolates, free cell consortia and as immobilized consortium. Comparative analysis revealed that the combination of ISD1 and ISD4 reduced the BOD in significant amount (82.33%) in comparison to individual isolates. Furthermore, the immobilized consortia as beads showed even better reduction in BOD (91.2%) after 3days of incubation than free cell consortium. Other important physiochemical parameters viz. pH, TS, DO, BOD, COD and oil and grease (O&G) were also measured as 7.8, 383, 1.9, 147, 395 and 9.6, respectively after treatment with free cell consortia where as immobilized bacterial consortium brought the pH, TS, DO, BOD, COD and oil and grease to the levels of 7.3, 357, 2.4, 73, 247 and 7.3, respectively.


This book addresses electrical engineers, physicists, designers of flat panel displays (FDPs), students and also scientists from other disciplines interested in understanding the various 3D technologies. A timely guide is provided to the present status of development in 3D display technologies, ready to be commercialized as well as to future technologies. Having presented the physiology of 3D perception, the book progresses to a detailed discussion of the five 3D technologies: stereoscopic and autostereoscopic displays; integral imaging; holography and volumetric displays, and:


Alluvial rivers are highly sensitive to vertical adjustments along the faults that located across the river channels. The present study identified a pattern change of an alluvial river from the East coast of India, an oldest continental boundary in the Indian landmass. The study identified the structures responsible for the pattern change and the style of movement that caused the forced meandering. These structures are oriented along the NW-SE direction which is considered as favourable for movement in the present tectonic regime.


This article mainly discusses the features of mathematical method,among which are its high-grade generality,abstraction,precision,close logic and wide applicability,and its a ccelerating functions and contributions to the present world.Also it points out that much effort should be made to apply the mathematical method extensively in the scientific development.


This paper expounds the connotation of information literacy education,introduces the targets of information literacy education,expounds the advantages of university library in developing the information literacy education,and probes into some measures for the library to carry out the information literacy education.


In this bachelor's thesis, the branding communication in Danderyd hospital's podcast Akutsjukhuset is examined, aiming to generate knowledge regarding how a public organisation can use the podcast medium in its branding operations. Thus, the study intends to fill the knowledge gap regarding how public organisations use the podcast medium in their branding communication.

An initial understanding of Akutsjukhuset was generated through a first listen of its total 13 episodes, each one consisting of employees from Danderyd hospital acting as lone show-hosts. Through an inductive approach, relevant theories about branding communication were chosen in order to contextualise and generate a deeper understanding of the empirical data. Additionally, we were provided with Danderyd hospital's policy document regarding external communication, and interviews with two of the hospital's communication strategists were conducted in order to acquire background information about the podcast. By applying a qualitative content analysis with inspiration from hermeneutics and narrative analysis during our second listen and when analysing the policy document and the interviews, we could interpret and create further understanding regarding the contents of the podcast.

The results show that branding strategies such as storytelling, identity building, relationship building and brand ambassadorship are expressed in Akutsjukhuset. To a large degree, the contents consist of the hosts' personal stories utilising the sound bearing properties of the podcast medium, for example through music and voice variation. These stories can be interpreted as an attempt to humanise the hospital's brand, which contributes to the creation of the brand's identity and its stakeholder's ability to create a relation to the brand. The employer brand is conveyed through frequent positive remarks regarding the workplace and the colleagues, but also in ways that are generalisable for healthcare at large, which can be interpreted as a form of extended employer branding. The podcast also contains attempts of transparency which highlight critique and negative aspects regarding the hospital, which often are extenuated through being mentioned in relation to something positive. Throughout the podcast, a proactive approach towards critique against healthcare is also visible.


This paper introduced a design method of the automatic frequency and power control of ship power station based on Canbus and DSP.First,the controller signal gathering electric circuit was introduced,giving the realization method of Auto-parallel and frequency load automatic regulation;Then,the design of hardware of the field bus CAN communication Interface was done.The software design included the CAN controller initialization,the transmission and reception of messages.Finally,the communication protocol of this system was presented.


In this paper ,we give a method using OOP technique to design the database management system , some basic classes designed under PowerBuilder and some problems should be observed as create an object class inherit from basic class. [


Photovoltaic thermal (PVT) systems are increasingly becoming an essential part of the solar application systems integrating the photovoltaic (PV) and solar thermal collectors into a single unit to produce heat and electrical energy from the intermittent solar irradiation. Energy systems are usually analyzed by energy and exergy analyses. Most of these systems are designed considering their energy performances based on the 1st law of thermodynamics. Generally, the energy reduction occurring in systems can be detected using exergy analysis and is a valuable tool for investigating the energy efficiency of energy systems, thereby helping the complicated thermodynamic systems more efficient. The exergoeconomic analysis is a form of economics focused on exergy analysis and is a hybrid of exergy and cost analysis to enhance the output of PVT systems. This allows designers to determine strategies to enhance the system efficiency from its cost perspective. Herein, a detailed literature review on energy, exergy and exergoeconomics (3E) analysis and their applications in air-based, water-based and bi-fluid PVT systems with and without integrated phase change materials (PCMs) is executed. It was found that water-based PVT systems with PCMs (PVT-PCM) are more feasible as the energy and exergy efficiencies are enhanced and their energy payback time reduced as compared to other conventional systems. The energy and exergy efficiencies of the water-, air- and bi-fluid-based PVT systems integrated with PCMs were found to be higher than the systems without PCM integration. PCM integration with a water-based PVT system can lead to the storage of thermal energy and also enhance the overall exergetic efficiency of the system up to 25%. The exergy efficiencies of PVT systems were found to be between 3–14%, and generally less than their energy efficiencies. Thus, 3E analysis is found to be a more technical approach to assess the performance of PVT systems and gives a complete overview of the performance of the system.


Sir: Atypical fibroxanthoma (AFX) is typically a nodular ulcerative lesion arising from the sun-exposed skin of the head and neck in the elderly (Figure 1a). In its less common forms, the tumour occurs on the limbs and the trunk. Histologically, AFX has features indistinguishable from those of malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) (Figure 1b) and leiomyosarcoma (LMS) in its less pleomorphic form. Thus, AFX is thought to be a superficial variant of MFH. However, there is possibly a different developmental mechanism between AFX and MFH, which contributes towards the favourable prognosis of AFX. For example, an absence of ras-oncogene mutations is seen in AFX, whereas MFH has both Hand K-ras gene mutations. AFX is characterized by its association with ultraviolet rays (UV), not only clinically but also in its molecular aspects, based upon the fact that there is a p53 gene mutation at pyrimidine sites and immunoexpression of pyrimidine dimers. DNA damage caused by UV is primarily repaired by the nucleotide excision repair (NER) pathway, in which p53 plays a direct role. An association between decreased DNA repair ability and AFX has been suggested by a report in which patients with xeroderma pigmentosum (XP) related to DNA repair defects also had AFX. Gadd45 is rapidly induced by agents that cause DNA damage, including UV radiation. Gadd45 is a multifunctional protein involved in NER and cell-cycle checkpoint control. The role of Gadd45 in tumour development seems to vary depending upon the type of tumour. Proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) as well as Gadd45 may also play an important role in NER. DNA repair upon UV irradiation coincides with nuclear PCNA accumulation. A relationship has been reported between reduced PCNA protein and reduced repair capacity in UV-irradiated aged skin fibroblasts. We analysed the immunoexpression of Gadd45a (H165-X; Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Santa Cruz, CA, USA), p53 (PAb1801; Oncogene Research Products, San Diego, CA, USA) and PCNA (PC10; Dakopatts, Glostrup, Denmark) as well as a specific proliferation marker, Ki67 (MIB-1; Immunotech, Marseilles, France), in 10 AFXs, five superficial MFHs (S-MFHs), nine S-LMSs and eight benign fibrous histiocytomas (BFHs). The term 'superficial' means that the tumour was confined to the cutis or subcutis. Recurrence was recognized in S-MFH (3 ⁄ 5) and in S-LMS cases (5 ⁄ 9), but not in AFX (0 ⁄ 10) or BFH (0 ⁄ 8) cases. CD10 is expressed by lymphoid precursor cells and has been reported to be a useful marker for AFX. In an effort to provide a supportive diagnosis, the expression of CD10 (56C6; NovoCastra Laboratories, Newcastle, UK) was a


Succesful attempt was made to intercalate silicate between the layers of sheet silicate magadiite. Both the interlayer distance and the BET value increased as the result of layers propped apart. SEM images evidence structure changes occured.


Abstract: With the rapid development of Chinese economy, more and more requirements of large public buildings, large space and has more functions, the engineering design, construction and bring many technical problems, in order to solve the technical problem, the construction of scientific research departments continue to research and development of new materials, new technology, new methods of construction, city of Puyang stadium the tennis project 44M*24M large span structure, adopts the 'made of light material combined unit filled prestressed concrete cast-in-situ slab' structure technology, solves the light, save steel, concrete, reduces the structure thickness, good economic practicability.


DARPA simulations teach habits of thought so soldiers respond on the first day of combat as if they had been there a week. More often than not, it's don't shoot, talk instead.


Background Patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) are felt to have an acquired platelet dysfunction and an increased risk of bleeding during invasive procedures. This report summarizes our ongoing experience with clinical and laboratory predictors of bleeding risk during percutaneous native and transplant kidney biopsies. Methods Prospective cohort study so far enrolling 41 patients undergoing renal biopsy, designed to assess clinical utility of PFA-100. Baseline data included age, sex, weight, BMI, blood pressure (BP), serum chemistry, CBC, urine studies, PT/PTT, and PFA-100 (Platelet Function Analyser-100). BMI ranged from 18 to 40 and BP ranged from 105 to 170 mm Hg systolic and 60 to 102 mm Hg diastolic. Desmopressin acetate (DDAVP) was routinely given if the GFR predicted Results Nine patients had postbiopsy hematoma formation on US but only two required transfusion. No patient experienced death, loss of a kidney, or need for surgical intervention. Of the patient-related variables collected, only 4-hour postprocedure MAP was found to be associated with bleeding complications (hematoma formation, p = .042; transfusion requirement p = .023). Of the procedure-related variables collected, only the number of passes was associated with bleeding complications (need for transfusion, p = .006). There was remarkable little correlation between bleeding risk and baseline characteristics. An abnormal PFA-100 did not affect any of the bleeding complications studied. Within the range of inclusion criteria, neither BMI nor baseline BP correlated with bleeding events. Risk of bleeding complications was not associated with GFR, suggesting that when DDAVP is routinely given if GFR Conclusion (1) Percutaneous kidney biopsy under direct US visualization remains a safe procedure under a wide range of BP and BMI variations and an essential element of nephrology training. (2) Most hematomas observed on US did not require transfusion. (3) Four-hour postbiopsy MAP correctly predicted hematoma formation and the need for blood transfusion. (4) Abnormal PFA-100 did not appear to predict bleeding in the current database.


These notes give a short description of the Ising model for images and an introduction to Metropolis-Hastings and Gibbs Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC). These notes assume you're familiar with basic probability and graphical models. The notation here is borrowed from Introduction to Probability by Bertsekas & Tsitsiklis: random variables are represented with capital letters, values they take are represented with lowercase letters, pX represents a probability distribution for random variable X, and pX(x) represents the probability of value x (according to pX).


Dear Sir: —On April 4th I was called to see Martha Brown (col'd), who had given birth to ten children. She had been in labor for about forty-eight hours. The head had been born about four hours before I saw her, and with the uterus most powerfully contracting failed to make any further advance. I found the child dead, with the cord around the neck, the epidermis removed from the greater part of the face and neck. By gentle manipulations and traction I very soon succeeded in delivering the child and found the funis detached from the umbilicus and greatly diminished in size. The length was about normal. I found the placenta partially attached to the fundus with hour-glass contraction. The fœtus, from the statement of the woman, must have been dead for more than a week as she received a fall from a fence and had felt no movement


Due to the limitation of wireless sensor networks in energy resources and the fact that part of Skyline query results can satisfy the users in many applications, this paper proposes an energy efficient approximate Skyline query processing algorithm to save the energy maximally according to the different requirements of applications. The proposed algorithm can compute an approximate Skyline result set only by making partial sensor nodes transmitting their sensing data back. And it is energy efficient because each sensor node transmits its sensing data back or not only depending on the information of itself, without the comparison with other data. Accordingly, communication cost is greatly reduced and network energy is greatly saved. Extensive experiments in simulation environment indicate that the proposed algorithm can process the approximate Skyline queries in wireless sensor networks energy efficiently according to different requirements of applications.


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A 72-year-old woman with the Ramsay Hunt's syndrome subsequently experienced brainstem and cerebellar encephalitis and the syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion. REPORT OF A CASE The patient complained of a three-day history of slurred speech, left-sided facial drooping, pain in the left ear, and left parietal headache. There was a left peripheral seventh nerve paralysis with a crusting eruption in the left external auditory canal and on the left pinna. Taste was intact. Lymph nodes were not palpable. Normal laboratory determinations included a 12-factor chemical analysis, urinalysis, serum electrolytes, and the rapid plasma reagin test. The WBC count was 15,300/cu mm and the hemoglobin level was 14.2 g/dL. Chest roentgenogram showed unremarkable features. The eruption of the left ear was dry, and fluid was not obtainable for study. Three days after admission, the patient became lethargic with paresis of the left sixth and eighth nerves, bilateral pyramidal tract signs


was recorded by use of a Beckman DU spectrophotometer. This was followed by addition of 0.5 mg of carrier albumin and an equal volume of 10% TCA. After 2 hr at 2CC, the precipitates were collected on Mil-lipore filters, washed, dried, and counted in a Packard Tricarb liquid scintillation counter. The counting efficiency for H3 varied only 0.14%. Values for counts per minute (cpm) represent means for two 10-min countings minus background counts. Biochemicals: Estradiol-17b was obtained from Sigma Chemical Company. Actinomycin D was generously supplied by Merck, Sharp and Dohme. Puromycin was obtained from Nutri- tional Biochemicals, and uridine-H3 (3.84 Curies/mM) from New England Nuclear Corporation.


In this paper, we present a practical matrix method for solving nonlinear Volterra-Fredholm integro-differential equations under initial conditions in terms of Bernstein polynomials on the interval [0,1]. The nonlinear part is approximated in the form of matrices' equations by operational matrices of Bernstein polynomials, and the differential part is approximated in the form of matrices' equations by derivative operational matrix of Bernstein polynomials. Finally, the main equation is transformed into a nonlinear equations system, and the unknown of the main equation is then approximated. We also give some numerical examples to show the applicability of the operational matrices for solving nonlinear Volterra-Fredholm integro-differential equations (NVFIDEs).


Body Sensor Networks (BSN) appeared as an application of Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) to medicine and biofeedback. Such networks feature smart sensors (biosensors) that capture bio-physiological parameters from people and can offer an easy way for data collection. A new BSN platform called Sensing Health with Intelligence Modularity, Mobility and Experimental Reusability (SHIMMER) presents an excellent opportunity to put the concept into practice, with suitable size and weight, while also supporting wireless communication via Bluetooth and IEEE 802.15.4 standards. BSNs also need suitable interfaces for data processing, presentation, and storage for latter retrieval, as a result one can use Bluetooth technology to communicate with several more powerful and Graphical User Interface (GUI)-enabled devices such as mobile phones or regular computers. Taking into account that people currently use mobile and smart phones, it offers a good opportunity to propose a suitable mobile system for BSN SHIMMER-based networks. This dissertation proposes a mobile system solution with different versions created to the four major smart phone platforms: Symbian, Windows Mobile, iPhone, and Android. Taking into account that, currently, iPhone does not support Java, and Java cannot match a native solution in terms of performance in other platforms such as Android or Symbian, a native approach with similar functionality must be followed. Then, four mobile applications were created, evaluated and validated, and they are ready for use.


Abstract In high voltage overhead transmission lines, bundles of conductors are used frequently for mechanical and electrical reasons. These bundled conductors are particularly susceptible to wind excited vibrations in the frequency range approximately from 10 to 60 Hz, due to vortex shedding. The usual dampers of the Stockbridge or of a similar type located near the suspension clamp do not lead to pervasive damping of the whole bundle. In recent years self-damping spacers have therefore been used to limit the danger of conductor fatigue due to aeolian vibrations. The numerical treatment of the boundary value problem for bundles equipped with self-damping spacers leads to complicated and poorly conditioned equations. In the present paper, a self-damping spacer is considered in a bundle of four conductors. The energy dissipation associated with the mathematical model for this spacer can be expressed in the form of a symmetric matrix of dimension 16 × 16. By solving the relatively small eigenvalue problem defined by the corresponding 16 × 16 matrix, the spacer damper can be optimized with respect to mechanical energy dissipation by maximizing the smallest real part of its eigenvalues.


THE accompanying cut shows an ether-freezing apparatus which can be used with any microtome and by which the general practitioner is enabled to make a quick diagnosis. Numerous methods of freezing material for microscopical sectioning have been used, chief among which are the carbon dioxid method, salt and ice, and ether freezing by means of a spray. The carbon dioxid, although perhaps the best method for a large laboratory, freezing larger pieces of material, is impracti-


Odor produced during laser surgery may indicate significant particle escape. Two-particle counting devices were used to measure the particle load during laser surgery. Airborne particles were increased significantly during lasing in bronchoscopic and laryngoscopic cases even with the use of two scavenging systems. Two-particle counting devices were used to measure the ambient particle concentrations during laser surgery. With a mask-fit testing device it was found that the standard operating room masks are quantitatively as effective in reducing respiratory consumption of airborne particles as commercially available laser masks. The only true protection for the respiratory tract is a fit-tested dust/mist respirator.Odor produced during laser surgery may indicate significant particle escape. Two-particle counting devices were used to measure the particle load during laser surgery. Airborne particles were increased significantly during lasing in bronchoscopic and laryngoscopic cases even with the use of two scavenging systems. Two-particle counting devices were used to measure the ambient particle concentrations during laser surgery. With a mask-fit testing device it was found that the standard operating room masks are quantitatively as effective in reducing respiratory consumption of airborne particles as commercially available laser masks. The only true protection for the respiratory tract is a fit-tested dust/mist respirator.


Evaluation of Oreochromis aureus caught from Lake Borollus was studied based on the length-frequency of samples collected by different fishing gears. Analysis of the data using (FiSAT) computer program returned the estimate of the von Bertalanffy's growth curve parameters as: L∞ = 18.28 cm (total length); k = 0.87 year (for Lokaffa), L∞ = 19.32 cm; k = 0.41 year (for Trammel), L∞ = 17.19 cm; k = 0.42 year (for Basket traps) and L∞ = 14.55 cm, K=0.39 year (for Al-qerba). Very narrow selection range was observed and its upper limit didn't exceed 11.53 cm in most of the investigated fishing gears except that of trammels which reached 12.11 cm. The total mortality coefficient "Z" was found to be 3.05, 1.83, 1.46, and 1.58 year corresponding the fore-mentioned fishing methods respectively. Also, their respective natural mortality coefficient "M" was 1.67, 1.01, 1.06, and 1.06 year. The estimated exploitation rate "E" was 0.45, 0.45, 0.28 and 0.33 respectively. Their relative yield and relative biomass per recruit analysis showed that the stock of O. aureus is moderately exploited and more effort could be added to reach the maximum sustainable yield and at the same time larger mesh sizes of fishing nets should be used to increase the mean lengths at first capture and also to conserve the reproducible part of O. aureus population.


An experimental transducer invented by Jack Butler of ImageAcoustics, Inc., and built by Massa Products, Inc., was loaned in 2005 to APL/UW by Jan Lindberg. APL/UW developed a ship‐suspended system by integrating the transducer with a tuner built by Coiltron, Inc., a tracking pinger, an associated telemetry subsystem, and a pressure‐balanced oil‐filled battery. The transducer itself is a double‐ported free‐flooded device with sharp resonances at 210 and 320 Hz. The "band" spanning these resonances supports wideband signals, and for the PhilSea09 exercise a Q=2 m‐sequence was used. The double‐peaked response required considerable pre‐equalization for controlled time resolution. For 2010, an experimental two‐frequency "broadband bichromatic" signal was devised by superposing two high‐Q m‐sequences with carriers near the two resonance frequencies. To date, the system has logged about 100 h of high‐resolution pulse interrogations of the deep Philippine Sea at ranges of 45, 107, and 500 km. Examples and result...


Three-dimensional (3D), in vivo and in live imaging of living samples with a sub-micrometer resolution is a current necessity for biomedical researches which corresponds to a hot topic for microscopy engineers. It is likely that the role of computational approaches is yet underestimated and underused in 3D-microscopy. This paper is an illustration of the fundamental role that could be played by such strategies. Usual imaging depths in biomedical microscopy reach few hundreds of micrometers in optimal conditions when multiphoton approaches are favored. However, light scattering and absorption still damage image quality, especially as imaging depth increases. Our approach rests on the multi-parametric 3D-PSF estimation of the true 3DGaussian model of the PSF along multi-millimeter depth. Image acquisition in MPM generates stacks of 2D images constituting an overall 3D-image. 3D-volumes of images containing a single object are selected and isolated all along the depth using automatic morphological tools. Finally, our computational 3DGaussian shape-fitting algorithm named FIGARO is applied on each individual PSF and quantify PSF full-width at half maximum (FWHM) in the 3 dimensions simultaneously with PSF tilt angles. FWHM evolution in the 3 dimensions along the 2 mm depth highlights a highly significant effect of spherical aberrations. Starting from standard values of PSF measured at sample top compared to what expected in MPM, we show an increase with a factor three of the PSF FWHM in axial plane when the sample bottom is reached, and no modification of PSF dimensions in lateral plane all along the depth. The main direction of the PSF shows a convergence toward a focal point that will be discussed


We build a general-equilibrium asset pricing model of a production economy with endogenous product variety. We analytically characterize the unique equilibrium, and calibrate the model to match asset pricing and product market moments. The equity premium and risk-free rate can be reconciled for relative risk aversion levels below 4 and quarterly discount rates exceeding 0.99. The market risk premium decreases with the average intrasector product substitutability and the procyclicality of entry costs. We show empirical support for the novel cross-sectional prediction that industry excess returns increase with product substitutabilities. Our results demonstrate that product variety, indeed, significantly influences asset prices.


Abstract There is an increasing literature devoted to the study of boundary value problems using singularity theory. The resulting differential operators are typically Fredholm with index 0, defined on infinite-dimensional spaces, and they have often led to folds, cusps, and even higher-order Morin singularities. In this paper we develop some of the local algebras of germs of such differential Fredholm operators, extending the theory of the finite-dimensional case. We apply this work to nonlinear elliptic boundary value problems: in particular, we make further progress on a question proposed and initially studied by Ruf [1999, J. Differential Equations 151 , 111–133]. We also make comments on several problems raised by others.


countries, the book provides an excellent introduction both to the overall scheme of industrial relations law in those countries and to the more specific topic of the law of union security. Moreover, attorneys representing a client foreign to one of the countries will find the book helpful in understanding their client's prior experience with union-security arrangements and in then explaining to them the unique response to this matter by the other country. Indeed, the one-third of the book that deals with union security in the United States is as concise and accurate a description of this part of the law as can be found anywhere. For example, unlike most summaries of this nature which merely parrot the conventional wisdom that the union shop is a permissible form of union security under federal law, the authors here point out that as construed by the NLRB and the courts, federal law actually allows nothing more than the functional equivalent of what is commonly referred to as the agency shop. The object of the book, however, is not merely to outline the law and practice of union security in the three countries, but rather to compare them. The recurring theme of the book is that despite the differences in law, custom, and form of government, the problem of compulsory unionism is essentially the same in all three countries. And we would thus do well to learn from one another's experience. Those, for example, who view extensive statutory regulation as the only panacea for union-security policies would do well to consider the fact that in West Germany, where the legal prohibition is almost total, de facto compulsory unionism is nevertheless a thriving phenomenon. The West German example suggests the need to examine more closely the nature and source of union power and to deal with the problem, if it is regarded as being one, at that more fundamental level. To be sure, the authors of this book believe that a problem does exist, namely, trying to reconcile "the desire of trade unions on the one hand to expand and protect their organisation and the obligation of the state on the other hand to promote and protect the rights of the individual." The pragmatic, economic, and philosophical arguments that others have advanced for resolving this dilemma are neatly summarized in the introductory chapter; one who is entering this debate for the first ime will find this a useful point of departure for further study. Although the authors attempt merely to report rather than to participate in this debate, the penultimate paragraph of their first chapter does in fact advance a philosophical premise, which if universally accepted, would profoundly affect the resolution of the controversy. They suggest that most freedoms and rights are not absolute, since they are bound to clash with other freedoms and rights; and all of them must therefore be compromised and accommodated. In fact, this "balancing of rights" approach is often used in resolving the union-security issue. The putative right of labor unionists to organize is somehow balanced against the putative right of the individual to work without joining the union-a balance that, as this book demonstrates, can be struck in many different ways. But this balancing approach reflects what many regard as an inadequate if not dangerous conceptualization of a "right." A right must be distinguished from a mere interest or desire. Properly defined, a right represents an ultimate conclusion about moral entitlements. Each right must be defined within a coherent system of rights, which is held together by a higher norm or value from which each specific right is derived. Within that system, each right is consistent with every other right and is to that extent absolute. Properly defined, the right to work is not inconsistent with the right to organize. There is therefore no need to try to compromise them. Instead, the task is twofold: to properly define the respective rights, which is no small intellectual feat; and then to convince people that their legal entitlement extends only to their rights, no matter how much they may desire more. Once the problem of union security is approached from that perspective, it will begin to make some sense. In the meantime, however, this book does about as much as is possible to clarify the confusion and to illustrate the endless possibilities of the balancing approach.


The coordination and control of social systems is the foundational problem of sociology. The discipline was established in Europe in the aftermath of the American and French Revolutions. With the dismantling of the hierarchical controls of European aristocratic systems, the examination of alternative mechanisms of coordination and control became a preoccupation. The Industrial Revolution (c. 1760-1840), which was occurring at the same time, reinforced this preoccupation by decoupling the power of purse and the power of positions of authority. While the hierarchies of church and state retained coercive power, the exercise of such power was increasingly contested. The moral compass of society, its general welfare, and its capacity to adapt to changing circumstances appeared to be aggregated properties of the unconstrained opinions and behaviors of a large collectivity of individuals. The definition of the problem of coordination and control, which emerged in Europe in the new discipline of sociology, still resonates and guides current sociological work. The problem definition [1], broadly stated, is this: if value is placed on nonhierarchical mechanisms of social control, then what mechanisms and structures (consistent with this value) allow a coordination and control of social systems?


Dual-function integrated circuits use one shift register array instead of two to feed video data to seven tape channels thereby making system more reliable and less expensive than predecessor. Basic principle of reformatter is also applicable to multiplexing and frequency conversion circuits.


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White spot syndrome virus infected Cambarus clarkii and Macrobrachium nipponensis by the means of injection,feeding or co- habitation. The period of this disease was short and the mortality was high.The inoculum was prepared from gill, pereiopod ortail of diseased shrimps by slow centrifugation could cause injected shrimps to die fast,but WSSV purified by sugar of Ficoll- 40 0 cushion centrifugation made shrimps die slowly.Only few viruses whose envelope included two or nucleocapsids existed in cells of Penaeus chinesis,but a lot of viruses whose envelop included two or more nucleocapsids were observed in cells of Cambarusclarkii.The weightof WSSV per gram dried gill was 0 .66mg. The infection of eight insect cells with wssv was not successful.


[1] Nusbaum, HC & Magnuson, JS (1997). Talker variability in speech processing, pp.109–132. [2] Choi, JY, Hu, ER, & Perrachione, TK (2017). Atten Percept Psycho, 80: 784-797. [3] Johnson, K (1990). J Acoust Soc Am, 88: 642-654. Participants • Native English young adults with normal hearing (age: 18–33 years) • Experiment 1(N=23) & Experiment 2 (N=28) Stimuli • Naturally-spoken CVC words ("boot", "boat", "bet", "bat"), recorded by four native American-English talkers (2 female; 2 male) • RMS matched in amplitude (65 dB SPL) Task design & procedure • Speeded word identi cation task; 2 s inter-trial interval; no feedback • Variation in the number of trials presenting words spoken by a single talker: spans of 2–7 consecutive trials prior to the talker switch • Equal transition probabilities between words, across talkers, span lengths


This study theoretically identifies the conditions for the keyhole collapse during drilling with a high intensity laser beam. Laser drilling is widely used in components, packaging and manufacturing technologies [1,2]. The approach adapted is to probe the quasi-steady, one-dimensional supersonic flow behavior of the two-phase, vapor-liquid dispersion in a vertical keyhole of varying cross-section, paying particular attention to transition between annular and slug flows [3-5]. Drilling with a pulsed laser beam evidently can change energy absorption and drilling speed. The results therefore find that thermal drilling is susceptible to become incapable subject to higher absorbed energy, and drilling velocity. Finding factors to enhance efficiency and quality of drilling is therefore provided in this work.