A device for separating plasma from whole blood, comprising: a chamber (38) evacuated primary collection including a closure (42) pierceable at one end thereof; a camera (138) evacuated secondary collection; a filter (72) (100) (200) porous separating said chamber (38) primary collection of said chamber (138) secondary collection, said filter (72) (100) (200) porous pore size adapted to permit transfer of plasma therethrough while preventing the transfer of blood cells grouped therethrough; and a binder (12) of blood, wherein the agent (12) is arranged binder within said chamber (38) primary collection.


Anatomic tracing data provides detailed information on brain circuitry essential for addressing some of the common errors in diffusion MRI tractography. However, automated detection of fiber bundles on tracing data is challenging due to sectioning distortions, presence of noise and artifacts and intensity/contrast variations. In this work, we propose a deep learning method with a self-supervised loss function that takes anatomy-based constraints into account for accurate segmentation of fiber bundles on the tracer sections from macaque brains. Also, given the limited availability of manual labels, we use a semi-supervised training technique for efficiently using unlabeled data to improve the performance, and location constraints for further reduction of false positives. Evaluation of our method on unseen sections from a different macaque yields promising results with a true positive rate of ~0.90. The code for our method is available at https://github.com/v-sundaresan/fiberbundle_seg_tracing.


Islamic banking has the ability to survive (durable) in times of crisis, has competitiveness and is efficient in improving the national economy. The commercial aspect of the economy can be seen from the existence of the financial services sector and the halal industry, while in the legal aspect, Indonesia has legal pluralism - the customary law system, the Islamic legal system and the western legal system. The formulation of the problem is How are the steps and strategies for Indonesia so that Indonesian Islamic Banking becomes a leader in the world halal value chain? The method used in this research is normative juridical with quantitative analysis approach. The conclusion of this study is that the position of Islamic banks in the economic system and national legal system has a strong position to become a Muslim country to become a leader in the development of the world Islamic financial market and global halal value chain by utilizing regulatory and policy support that supports the development of a halal value-based economy and Islamic banking and support the development of the world's halal industry that meets the expectations of the community


Because of the complexity of foundation pit engineering,it is very difficult to predict the displacement of retaining structure and the settlement of ground surface,so information construction is very important for foundation pit engineering.This paper generalizes some existed and usual predictable methods,also summarizes a few advantages and disadvantages of the methods with large monitored data and prediction results.


In this paper,the geometric characterization of an object above or on a rough surface is successfully estimated from the simulated back scattered data by the electromagnetic inversion scheme.The inverse model is built based on the EM simulation data computed with a fast forward algorithm considering the multi realization of the random rough surface.Some are desired parameters,the location and the size,of a two-dimensional(2-D) target,like a cylinder above a random rough or a ship on the sea surface is reconstructed by the back propagation neural network(BPNN) and the support vector machine(SVM) respectively.


We consider the question of which valuation domains (of cardinality @1) have non- standard uniserial modules. We show that a criterion conjectured by Osofsky is independent of ZFC + GCH.


We theoretically consider a new approach for measurement of the two-dimensional light-scattering patterns (2D LSP) of individual particles (for example, blood cells). Unlike the original optical scheme of the scanning flow cytometer that integrates scattering intensity over the azimuth angle, the new scheme allows us to measure the 2D LSP. The approach assumes measurement of the integral distribution of intensity on the fixed plane with subsequent reconstruction of the pattern via solving a first-kind integral equation. The last problem is ill-posed and we solve this equation by the standard regularization method. Error sources of the new approach are discussed from a comparison of the initial and reconstructed 2D LSPs for non-spherical particles.


Bulk metallic glasses (BMGs) deform irreversibly through shear banding manifested as serrated-flow behavior during compressive tests. The strain-rate-dependent plasticity under uniaxial compression at the strain rates of 2 × 10−2, 2 × 10−3, and 2 × 10−4·s−1 in a Pd-based BMG is investigated. The serrated flow behavior is not observed in the stress-strain curve at the strain rate of 2 × 10−2·s−1. However, the medial state occurs at the strain rates of 2 × 10−3·s−1, and eventually the self-organized critical (SOC) behavior appears at the strain rate of 2 × 10−4·s−1. The distribution of the elastic energy density shows a power-law distribution with the power-law exponent of −2.76, suggesting that the SOC behavior appears. In addition, the cumulative probability is well approximated by a power-law distribution function with the power-law exponent of 0.22 at the strain rate of 2 × 10−4·s−1. The values of the goodness of fit are 0.95 and 0.99 at the strain rates of 2 × 10−3 and 2 × 10−4·s−1, respectively. The transition of the dynamic serrated flows of BMGs is from non-serrated flow to an intermediate state and finally to the SOC state with decreasing the strain rates.


Two trends which presently exist in relation to the concept of Paleontology are analyzed, pointing out some of the aspects which negative influence. Various reflections are made based on examples of some of the principal points of paleontological method, such as the influence of a punctual sampling, the meaning of size-frequency distribution and subjectivity in the identification of fossils. Topics which have a marked repercussion in diverse aspects of Paleontology are discussed.


The present invention discloses a complex method for error detection of the pupil of the telescope. In the same image as the object, the telescope pupil complexity of each of the sub-mirror separately imaging the object, and the object to obtain a mirror image of each sub-grayscale and the grayscale image of the target object; Comparative their corresponding pixel gray value, the average value of both the arithmetic standard deviation, a standard deviation of the arithmetic mean value to the minimum value determined reference sub-mirror, and then detecting the complex pupil telescope mirrors of each sub-error using a phase difference method. Complex of the invention the pupil of the telescope for different structural forms, different sub-mirror telescope according to the error introduced sub mirror adjusting means and the working process in real time to accurately determine a minimum error or error of zero sub-mirror, as the error detection reference sub-mirror, providing better initial conditions for calculating the residual error sub-mirror, can effectively improve the detection accuracy of the neutron lens telescope pupil complex error, and having a simple real-time characteristics.


This study aims to measure financial performance with a composite assessment of the level of soundness of banks in Islamic and conventional commercial banks with the risk profile, governance, earnings and capital (RGEC) methods for the 2015-2019 period. The data analysis method used is comparative analysis used to compare the dependent variable with the Independent Sample t-Test) using SPSS 25 software. Variable data is based on published financial statements from 2015-2019. The results of this study indicate that of the 9 ratios analyzed, there is 1 ratio that there are differences in the financial performance of Islamic and conventional banks during the 2015-2019 period, here is no difference in the financial performance of Islamic and conventional banks for the 2015-2019 period


Abstract, Muhammadiyah as a religious organization, is very concerned with the world of education. The presence of Muhammadiyah education in educating the nation's life has been going on for more than a century, since its establishment in 1912. Its educational characteristics, which symbolize the personality of Muhammadiyah, have brought progress in education throughout Indonesia, from Sabang to Merauke. Data were collected through interviews, observation and documentation. From the research results, it is illustrated that the Muhammadiyah education movement advances education in Muslim minority areas, with its educational identity Al Islam and Muhammadiyah, collegiate management patterns and community cooperation. Muhammadiyah with its solar light brings enlightenment to the progress of education in West Papua, not only for the Muslim community but also for non-Muslims. In accordance with Muhammadiyah's khittah as a reformer, the Muhammadiyah Education movement in West Papua is synonymous with inclusive, pluralist, and moderate concepts. This proves that Muhammadiyah has long been enlightening its rays by carrying out tajdid propagation of its culture in the Muslim minority areas of the Earth of Paradise.


A survey of the isoenzyme patterns ofphosphoglucomutase (PGM) as demonstrated by starch gel electrophoresis has been undertaken in different species. Seven mammals, two birds, one reptile, two amphibians, four fish, and four invertebrates were studied, and in some cases several tissues were examined. In all cases the predominant enzyme present was a group of electrophoretically related enzymes which are believed to all represent expression of the P G M 1 allele. In some species, examples of other groups of isoenzymes were encountered, presumably representing other genetic loei, corresponding to P G M z and P G M a. These were always less in amount. The P G M from the chicken was unique in the survey in that its mobility changed with storage. A somewhat similar although not identical change could be produced by addition of P C M B to the partially purified enzyme. Both altered enzymes, i.e., that resulting from storage and that produced by addition of PCMB, were more heat labile.


A new family of high performance buffers is introduced. It is characterized by very low output impedance, wide signal range, wide bandwidth, and low power dissipation, no DC level shift between input and output terminals and class AB operation. The proposed circuits are validated with simulations in 0.5mum CMOS technology and with experimental results


There has been much interesting in studying the sterility of hybrid between two rice subspecies indica and japonica , and it is a prerequisite for the utilization of heterosis in high yield rice breeding.In this study,19 varieties,10 indica and 9 japonica ones,were selected as parents,which represents different rice ecosystems. According to the p×q design, 90 cross combinations were obtained by crossing 10 indica varieties(as female parents) to the 9 japonica varieties(as male parents). The F 1 spikelet and pollen fertilities of all crosses were analyzed in detail. The main results are listed as follows:(1) Among the 90 crosses,the spikelet and pollen fertility varied widely, ranging from fully fertile to nearly sterile.(2) The pollen and embryo sac fertility were controlled by two sets of different genes,and both of them made contributions to F 1 spikelet fertility.(3) The indica varieties originated in South China had higher level genetic differentiation from japonica varieties than those containing IRRI rice genetic system.(4) Cluster analysis indicated that 90 indica/japonica crosses could be divided into four types,i.e.both spikelet fertility and pollen fertility were normal,both of two were low (sterile),spikelet fertility was relatively normal,while pollen fertility was low, and the last type was that spikelet fertility was relatively low,while pollen fertility was relatively high.


The present invention relates to a fabric article clamping system, either alone or in combination with stretching the fabric article clamping system to system and method for removing wrinkles and / or creases on the fabric article / or reduction, preferably by a so as not to form new types of folds and / or creases or folds above so that the new and / or fold a manner that minimizes the fabric article.


Aeromonas hydrophila is a pathogenic bacterial disease that plays an important role in causing death in nile tilapia commodities. In this study, feed containing coconut shell liquid smoke which can be applied as an immunostimulant to treat Motile Aeromonad Sepricemia (MAS) disease in Tilapia. This study aims to determine the effect of coconut shell liquid smoke on the antibacterial activity test by in vitro and the challenge of A. hydrophyla by in vivo test. The in vitro test stages include MIC test, liquid smoke sensitivity test, and ampicillin antibiotic as a control. Furthermore, in the in vivo test by mixing 100gr containing liquid smoke at a dose of 1%, 3%, 5%, 7% and 9% (v/w). Furthermore, the challenge test was carried out by injecting a suspension of A. hydrophila bacteria with a dose of 106 cells/cfu as much as 0.1 ml orally in the feed and the observation variables included total erythrocytes, hemoglobin, hematocrit levels and clinical symptoms of tilapia. Data analysis using Anova and tested DMRT with 95% confidence interval. The results showed that the best concentration of liquid smoke in vitro with MIC 1% and sensitivity of liquid smoke 9% with a diameter of 5.63 cm, while the most effective challenge test at 3% treatment could reduce A. hydrophyla infection in tilapia with a total number of erythrocytes (106). /L): 2.27±0.15, total hemoglobin (g/dL): 8.03±0.21, and hematocrit level (%): 21.35±1.34 (p < 0.05). Tilapia which was challenged with A. hydrophila in the control treatment showed fin flakes, scales peeling, hemorrhagic, and exophthalmia. While the treatment given liquid smoke through feed showed that the condition of tilapia was better on clinical symptoms and hematological analysis than fish that were not treated.

Keywords : Coconut Shell Liquid Smoke, A. hyrophila, antibacterial activity, clinical symptoms


A version of a paper presented in 2005 to the annual conference of the Renaissance Society of America, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Painter Antoine Trouveon was sent by Leonor of Austria to paint her daughter in Lisbon in 1542. Leonor of Austria, the eldest sister and a favorite of Emperor Charles V, was Queen of Portugal and of France. A document dated 1543 shows Trouveon calling himself painter to the queen. He arrived in Portugal in January 1542 as part of a special diplomatic mission to secure the marriage of Leonor's daughter, Maria of Portugal, with the dauphin Henri. Trouveon spent at least eight months in Portugal. Any oil portraits he may have painted of Maria have not survived. However, two drawings of Maria, here attributed to him, are in the Musee Conde; these were previously attributed to Portuguese painter Gregorio Lopes, though letters by Luis de Sarmiento contradict this.


In the dozen years since the 1990 MENC preconference symposium on Multicultural Approaches to Music Education in Washington, D.C., music educators have continued to recognize the need to include a variety of world musics in all music curricula, from elementary classrooms to advanced performing ensembles. Accordingly, there has been a significant increase in the availability of multicultural teaching materials, both in new classroom basal series and in teaching anthologies specifically targeting world music cultures.


aAQUA is an online multilingual, multimedia Question and Answer based community forum for disseminating information from and to the grassroots of the Indian Community. Arising out of this forum is development of content in one's local language. Additionally, the content is more participative and, therefore, more localized in terms of needs and requirements, issues and solutions. 1. MOTIVATION AND SUMMARY OF GOALS The internet is making a huge impact in bridging traditional geographic barriers and enabling business models across cities, regions and countries. If these benefits are to reach the common man in countries such as India, the information on the internet needs to be (i) accessible and (ii) relevant to him/her. Large sections of the society, particularly the rural folk, do not have access to the huge knowledge base acquired by scientific development through the centuries. While telecenters [1,2] are beginning to dot the Indian rural landscape, one of the big barriers remains the lack of content that (i) is in the language of the locals (ii) is relevant to their needs and (iii) is delivered in a form that is of immediate use to them. Keeping these factors and the needs of Indian rural users in mind, a smart Question and Answer system has been developed as part of the Media Lab Asia activities at IIT Bombay. aAQUA-which stands for almost All QUestions Answered-is effectively an online, yet archived, discussion forum accessible using a web browser, allowing members to create, view and manage content in their mother-tongue (Hindi, Marathi etc). It aims to incorporate innovations from the perspective of cross-lingual multimedia information storage and retrieval and intelligent databases. Thus, aAQUA empowers the members in a community to create their own content and provides an easy to use interface to accommodate even novice users. 2. EMPOWERING THE USERS aAQUA allows "water" to flow through the telecenter networks onto the rural telecenters (a.k.a. kiosks). But rather than the operator and the locals being viewed as consumers, our model views them as power-users who are customers as well as producers. This is illustrated in Figure 1. aAQUA eases the creation of content i.e., text, images, short audio, video and animations, thus helping the users move from being passive consumers to active content creators[5]. More than 90% of the current English, Hindi and Marathi content of aAQUA was created locally by the community. Assistance in creating content for aAQUA is provided by the telecenter/kiosk operator. This takes the technology to users who are unfamiliar to computers and often not literate. They can now experience the internet as well as participate through it. This is a great motivating factor for people as it showcases the benefits of using a computer in their everyday lives. The system is designed to cater to the needs of rural users to express themselves to each other as well as to the outer world. Presently they are unable to communicate to the outside/urban world because of their inability to articulate their thoughts using the input devices commonly available. However, with multimedia at their disposal they can use images instead of text, building on their rich visual vocabularies to communicate [14]. An end user can select the category and the specific forum with which she wants to interact, or from which she wishes to view posts. Consumer Designer passive consumer active consumer end-user user power-user domain designer system designer Figure 1: From passive consumer to active producer As shown by Figure 2, along with textual data, a user can attach images as well as multimedia audio and video files. One can also give links to other web pages from within a posting. The forum allows for automatic login using cookies at the client browser end. The user can choose an avatar, either from built-in avatars or upload his/her own avatar (jpg/gif/png). This was observed to be a very popular feature with the community. To do keyword based search on the threads, the system uses Lucene – Apache Jakarta Project's complete content indexing and searching interface. aAQUA has been in operation since the end of 2003. The repository's initial customers are from the hamlet of villages around Pabal (a remote village, 200 km from Mumbai), assisted by a local NGO (Dr. Kalbag's Vigyan Ashram [4]). This service is further being extended to the rural community in the Rajgurunagar, Shirur and Haveli Talukas of Pune district, Maharashtra state, India. Expert consultation services are being provided by government sponsored partner institutes with experts in the domains of crop and animal diseases. aAQUA is evolving with the needs of the rural users in mind and is a live repository for researchers interested in the areas of knowledge management, cross-lingual information retrieval (in Indic languages, Spanish and English using the UNL [3] standard), textual, multimedia and web data mining and data dissemination. 3. SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE Figure 3 explains pictorially how aAQUA employs the three tier web architecture. aAQUA is powered by an open source [7], easy to use, easy to setup discussion forum providing a complete end to end solution built using Java technology (Java Server Pages/Servlets). Based on the standard MVC (Model View Controller) architecture, aAQUA is compatible with any Servlet Figure 2: An annotated Sample Screen Shot of aAQUA container which supports JSP1.2 and Servlet2.3. It is currently being deployed within the Servlet container (Catalina) of the Tomcat Web Server. The system uses a Unicode UTF-8 compliant Oracle 9i database which comprises mainly of tables that include attributes for Member, Category, Forum, Posts, Thread, Watch, Permissions and Attachments. The user inputs for a particular session are also stored in the database to create a user history and profile so that the next time when the same person logs in, information most pertinent to the person can be displayed.


This paper briefly introduces the characteristics of the wireless sensor network, the principle and characteristics of the basic ant colony algorithm, and summarizes the application of ant colony algorithm in the traveling salesman problem. Then, it focuses on how to improve the ant colony algorithm and apply it to the wireless sensor network, and points out the comparative performance of the WSNs routing protocol based on the improved ant colony algorithm.


ABSTRACT This article explores the issue of cultural difference between outside developers and target groups. In its focus on culture, the article draws attention to the limitations of many current attempts to include "insider" perspectives in development initiatives. Merely including members of target groups or implementing certain kinds of ethnic- or gender-friendly projects is not enough to ensure that development initiatives reflect target group perspectives. The cultural values and institutions of developers often subtly shape the goals and processes of development initiatives, even while outwardly encouraging participation. A basic culture-and-development typology helps developers reflect constructively on their own practice and on the possibility of working with target groups to support development from within.


This paper describes the facilities available for knowledge discovery in databases using the TETRAD II program. While a year or two shy of state of the most advanced research o n discovery, we believe this program provides the most flexible and reliable suite of procedures so far available commercially for discovering causal structure, semi-automatically constructing Bayes networks, estimating parameters in such networks, and updating. The program can also be used to rediuce the number of variables needed for classification or prediction, for example as a neural net pre-proceesor. The theoretical principles on which the program is based are described in detail in Spirtes, Glymour and Scheines (1993). Under assumptions described there, each of the search and discovery procedures we will describe have been proved to give correct information when statistical decisions are made correctly.


Results of treatment of clivus meningiomas have been quite disappointing, primarily because of the position of the mass which is anterior to the brain stem and in direct contact with the vertebral and/or basilar artery. Most neurosurgeons consider it to be inoperable and simply perform a biopsy or partial removal. However, when the tumor is not too large and hard, total removal of a clivus meningioma should be tried with some precautions. The approach must be chosen to provide the shortest access to the main feeders, and multisided exposure should be obtained according to the location and the extension of the tumor. Out of our six cases of total removal, excellent results were obtained in two cases. In one of these two cases, an upper clivus meningioma was resected through a transpetrosal-transtentorial approach combined with a suboccipital approach, and in the other patient a middle clivus meningioma was removed through a suboccipital approach combined with extensive retrolabyrinthine removal of the petrosal bone. The operative results of the remaining cases were not so encouraging.


Domestic violence has adverse consequences on the mental health of abused women, including Latinas, who face stressors that are associated with oppression, resettlement, and minority status, which increase their risk of abuse and its psychological distress. This article presents a descriptive study of lifetime abuse (seven types of childhood abuse and abuse by adult partners) and mental health in a small sample of English-speaking Latinas. Depression, anxiety, and somatization were studied in relation to lifetime abuse. The findings revealed that recent emotional abuse was associated with distress, which was manifested in anxiety, and that childhood abuse elevated the risk of victimization in adulthood. Implications for feminist social work practice are discussed.


In the course of cruises by FRV Scotia to study the ecology of O-group gadoids in the northern North Sea in October 1977 and November 1978, the fish fauna of the upper 1 m of the water column were sampled with an improvised gear. The most abundant species were O-group rocklings and clupeids and three spined sticklebacks. The frequency of occurrence of the last named and their relatively high abundance (up to 99 individuals in a 30 min haul) suggests that sticklebacks are more widely distributed throughout the open North Sea than is presently supposed. Young rocklings may amount to a considerable biomass in the near-surface waters.


The use of the EEA stapler transanally for end-to-side coloproctostomy permits simplified re-establishment of intestinal continuity following the performance of the Hartmann's procedure.


This report develops recommendations for requirements on the Weapons Engineering Tritium Facility (WETF) performance during seismic events. These recommendations are based on fragility estimates of WETF structures, systems, and components that were developed by LANL experts during facility walkdowns. They follow DOE guidance as set forth in standards DOE-STD-1021-93, ''Natural Phenomena Hazards Performance Categorization Guidelines for Structures, Systems, and Components'' and DOE-STD-1020-94, ''Natural Phenomena Hazards Design and Evaluation Criteria for Department of Energy Facilities''. Major recommendations are that WETF institute a stringent combustible loading control program and that additional seismic bracing and anchoring be provided for gloveboxes and heavy equipment.


Using both quantum and semi-classical methods, we calculate the rates for radiative association and charge transfer in cold collisions of Yb+ with Ca. We demonstrate the fidelity of the local optical potential method in predictions for the total radiative relaxation rates. We find a large variation in the isotope dependence of the cross sections at ultra-cold gas temperatures. However, at cold temperatures, 1 mK < T < 1 K, the effective spontaneous radiative rates for the different isotopes share a common value of about 1.5 × 10−15 cm3 s−1. It is about five orders of magnitude smaller than the chemical reaction rate measured in Rellergert et al (2011 Phys. Rev. Lett. 107 243201).


A controlled power electronic converter can cause local instabilities when interacting with other dynamic subsystems in a power system. Oscillations at a certain frequency cannot, however, build up if the converter differential input admittance has a positive conductance (real part) at that frequency, since power is then dissipated. In this paper, input-admittance expressions for a voltage-source converter are derived. It is seen how the admittance can be shaped in order to get a positive real part in the desired frequency regions by adjusting the controller parameters.


Little is known about how adhesion molecules on APCs accumulate at immunological synapses. We show here that ICAM‐1 on APCs is continuously internalized and rapidly recycled back to the interface after antigen‐priming T‐cell contact. The internalization rate is high in APCs, including Raji B cells and dendritic cells, but low in endothelial cells. Internalization is significantly reduced by inhibitors of Na+/H+ exchangers (NHEs), suggesting that members of the NHE‐family regulate this process. Once internalized, ICAM‐1 is co‐localized with MHC class II in the polarized recycling compartment. Surprisingly, not only ICAM‐1, but also MHC class II, is targeted to the immunological synapse through LFA‐1‐dependent adhesion. Cytosolic ICAM‐1 is highly mobile and forms a tubular structure. Inhibitors of microtubule or actin polymerization can reduce ICAM‐1 mobility, and thereby block accumulation at immunological synapses. Membrane ICAM‐1 also moves to the T‐cell contact zone, presumably through an active, cytoskeleton‐dependent mechanism. Collectively, these results demonstrate that ICAM‐1 can be transported to the immunological synapse through the recycling compartment. Furthermore, the high‐affinity state of LFA‐1 on T cells is critical to induce targeted movements of both ICAM‐1 and MHC class II to the immunological synapse on APCs. J. Cell. Biochem. 111: 1125–1137, 2010. © 2010 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.


The present study focuses on specific ornamental pictorial evidence, which has remained hidden for centuries, in a 17th-century convent complex, in Salamanca, Mexico. Thus, this research aims at describing specific contextual periods of the estate of the convent in which it is housed and estimates the influence of grotesque pictorial style and its meaning during the period of Viceroyalty of New Spain. For this purpose, we recognise specific ornaments of the style for a formal compositional analysis and uncover references to some plant species which inspired the cultural iconographic traits of the region in that historical frame. Conceptually, we reviewed the communication of ideas based on the nature of the grottesco (grotesque) aesthetics, and the adoption of this style by Hispanic friars to design the spatial environment of the New Spain convents. I adopt a qualitative methodology to describe five ornamental units, two corresponding to the nave of a temple and three dedicated to its main cloister. We identified ornamental structures that were visually motivated mainly by certain plant species. In short, this study proposes an emerging approach to artistic heritage conservation by unveiling evidence indeterminately lost in time and hidden in the changing architectural needs of an evolving society.


Two of the most interesting and useful aspects of the Internet marketplace are providing research and targeting specific marketing segments. A plethora of free information on Net users and their ha...


The atmosphere of Venus exhibits equatorial planetary-scale waves that are suspected to play an important role in its complex atmospheric circulation. Due to its particularly long sidereal day (243 terrestrial days against 24 h for the Earth), the Venusian waves must be described with the momentum equations for a cyclostrophic regime, but efforts to derive analytical wave solutions have been scarce. Following a classic approach for the terrestrial quasi-geostrophic regime, I present analytical solutions for equatorial waves in the atmosphere of Venus, assuming a single layer of a homogeneous incompressible fluid with a free surface and focusing on two asymptotic cases described by the ratio of their non-dimensional frequency and zonal wavenumber. One of the dispersion relations that has been obtained describes waves on a small spatial scale propagating upstream relative to the zonal flow, which is associated with a Rossby-type wave called "centrifugal". The solutions for the other asymptotic case were interpreted as inertio-surface waves, which describe planetary-scale waves that can propagate "upstream" and "downstream" relative to the zonal winds and have null group velocity. These new wave solutions stress relevant differences between waves in geostrophic and cyclostrophic regimes and may be applicable to Saturn's moon, Titan, and Venus-like exoplanets.


The treatment of the multiboson coherent state is extended for the completeness of the formulation. The basic idea of the extension is presented in terms of expanding the boson space. The MYT boson mapping plays a centralrole. The resultant multiboson coherent state includes the state obtained in our previous treatment and the form suggests that various multiboson coherent states are possible in the deformed boson scheme.


The binding reaction of Zn(II) complex [Zn(C8H10N)2Cl2] with bovine serum albumin(BSA) was studied by fluorescence spectroscopy under the simulative physiological conditions. The intrinsic fluorescence of BSA could be quenched by Zn(II) complex. The quenching mechanism was suggested as static quenching according to the Stern–Volmer equation. The binding constants Kb and the number of binding sites n were calculated. The Zn(II) complex exhibit good binding propensity to bovine serum albumin having relatively high binding constant values. The thermodynamic parameters indicate that the hydrogen bonds and van der Waals forces play a major role in BSA-Zn(II) complex association. The process of binding was spontaneous, in which Gibbs free energy change (ΔG) was negative.


BackgroundCurrently, no potent tools are available to differentiate diagnose between patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and newly diagnosed prostate cancer patients (NDPCa) based on increased serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) as the value may increase in both conditions. Therefore, finding new biomarkers is considered to be a major issue in this regard.ObjectivesThe present study aimed to differentiate BPH and NDPCa patients and evaluate serum and urine sarcosine levels as reliable markers.MethodsThis study was conducted on 67 patients with NDPCa and BPH and healthy controls. PSA evaluation was performed on all the patients, and the serum and urine levels of sarcosine were measured using the ELISA assay. In addition, the serum and urine sarcosine levels were assessed using the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis.ResultsThe mean serum and urine sarcosine levels in the healthy controls were 3.0 ± 2.0 and 6.0 ± 2.0 ng/mL, respectively, while they were 9.0 ± 1.0 and 8.0 ± 1.0 ng/mL in the patients with BPH, respectively. The serum and urine sarcosine levels in the patients with NDPCa were 21.02 ± 2.0 and 15.0 ± 2.0 ng/mL, respectively. Significant differences were observed in the serum and urine sarcosine between the patients with BPH and NDPCa (P < 0.001). In addition, the serum sarcosine content increased in the patients with NDPCa and BPH compared to the healthy controls. The serum and urine levels of sarcosine had the following order: healthy controls < patients with BPH<patients with NDPCa.ConclusionsAccording to the results, the serum and urine sarcosine contents might provide beneficial evidence for PCA diagnosis, while differentiating the patients with BPH and NDPCa. Furthermore, sarcosine levels may be valuable markers for PCA with clinical significance compared to PSA


Prior social contagion models consider the spread of either one contagion on interdependent networks or multiple contagions on single layer networks, usually under assumptions of competition. We propose a new threshold model for the diffusion of multiple contagions. Individuals are placed on a multiplex network with a periodic lattice layer and a random-regular-graph layer. On these population structures, we study the interface between two key aspects of the diffusion process: the level of synergy between two contagions, and the rate at which individuals become dormant after adoption. Dormancy is defined as a looser form of immunity that limits active spreading but without conferring resistance. Monte Carlo simulations reveal lower synergy makes contagions more susceptible to percolation, especially those that diffuse on lattices. Faster diffusion of one contagion with dormancy probabilistically blocks the diffusion of the other, in a way similar to ring vaccination. We show that within a band of synergy, bimodal or trimodal branchings occur on the slower contagion on the lattice. We also show complimentary contagions can provide a synergistic boost to help spread contagions that have almost gone dormant.


This article challenges the homogeneity of the teaching profession in Canada by articulating the pressing need for a more diverse teaching body, as it relates to students' academic achievement and social well being. Given the subject location and interest of the author, literature reviewed in this paper primarily revolves around research on Black educators. The essential themes that underscore this paper are: teachers of colour as role models, culturally relevant pedagogy, and pedagogies of Black teachers. While there is a growing body of literature on teachers of colour in the American context, there still exists a paucity of Canadian research on teacher diversity, and the ways in which pre-service programs are implicated in the recruitment and retention of racialized teacher candidates. Using an anti-racist lens, I examine the role of Black educators within the nexus of representation and pedagogical diversity. Finally, I elucidate the integral role of Faculties of Education in responding to an equitable representation of Canadian teachers.


Reading is a kind of communication, and for most people in most situations it is more important than speaking. For college students today, it is more important for them to obtain the newest information on their own fields through English,rather than showing their English certificates. However, the most common problem students have nowadays, including


The case of an 18-year-old female patient who was admitted to the Oncology Department of the Celestino Hernandez Robau University Hospital in Santa Clara, Villa Clara, is reported. The patient was diagnosed with an ovarian tumor requiring surgical treatment. The histopathologic diagnosis was adenocarcinoma with signet ring cells (Krukenberg tumor). The primary tumor was found in the colon. The frequency of Krukemberg tumor is 3-8% of ovarian tumors. It is more common in women between the fourth and fifth decades of life, and the most common location of the primary tumor is in the stomach. There are few studies on this disease despite its poor prognosis and rapid evolution.


Objective To investigate the expression of epidermal growth factor receptor(EGFR)autoantibo-dies in sera in healthy controls,patients with lung cancer and tuberculosis.Methods EGFR autoantibodies in the sera from 100 healthy controls,112 patients with pulmonary tuberculosis,317 patients with nonsmall-cell lung cancer were detected using indirect ELISA.Results There was no significant difference in the level of EGFR autoantibodies in sera between healthy controls(1.475±0.806) and patients with lung cancer(1.625±0.988)(t=1.533,P=0.127).There was significant difference in the level of EGFR autoantibodies in sera between healthy controls(1.475±0.806) and patients with pulmonary tuberculosis(2.298±1.414)(t=5.277,P=0.022),also between the patients with lung cancer(1.625±0.988) and the patients with pulmonary tuberculosis(2.298±1.414)(t=4.566,P=0.043).Conclusion The level of EGFR autoantibodies in sera from the patients with pulmonary tuberculosis is the highest,followed by lung cancer,and healthy controls with the lowest level.It may provide an evidence for the differential diagnosis of lung cancer and tuberculosis.


To the Editor: We read with great interest the article by Cappa et al.1 on the role of the left frontal lobe in action naming. The authors demonstrated facilitation of action naming through application of 20 Hz subthreshold repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) (90% of resting motor threshold [rMT]) for 500-ms duration, applied over left prefrontal cortex. The demonstration of facilitatory TMS effects is highly warranted because of the potential implication for therapeutic strategies in braindamaged patients. However, we are not sure how consistent and, therefore, replicable the effects are. The same group recently published a report demonstrating inhibition of verbal cognitive functions after TMS over left (for encoding) and right (for retrieval) dorsolateral prefrontal cortex.2 The TMS measurements were identical (500 ms, 20 Hz, 90% of rMT) to the ones used in their recent work.1 There are additional reports on facilitation of verbal cognitive functions, in this case analogic reasoning, with high-frequency subthreshold rTMS over the left prefrontal cortex.3 Stimulation intensity and frequency were, however, lower (5 Hz, 90% of active MT, three trains of 10-s duration each). The reverse effect, i.e., inhibition by rTMS over medial prefrontal cortex, has also been demonstrated using high-frequency rTMS, although at a higher intensity (10 Hz for 500 ms, 110% of rMT; processing of angry facial expressions).4 Although rTMS effects of a given frequency have been shown to vary between subjects (measurements that are inhibitory in one subject might be facilitatory in the next),5 the diametrical effects of rTMS over prefrontal cortex during verbal processing are surprising and require further explanation.1,2


This research aimed to examine an electrical appliances control system via the Internet which the electrical appliances can be switched ON or OFF from a remote computer via the Internet through the use of a web browser. People have wasted a lot of energy in daily usage by not turning the electrical appliances off when they are not in use. Therefore, the benefits of the Internet are used to control electrical appliances and devices. This study consists of two main parts: a control of electrical appliances with microcontrol ler and a monitor of the status and the usage of electrical appliances. The historical data of the electrical appliances usage is stored in database for manipulating the use of energy. It also makes the owners feel convenient to control home electrical appliances from everywhere. The experimental results showed that the system is able to record the amount of electrical consumption into database and the data can be used to analyze the trend of electricity consumption in the future.


Light signals perceived by the phytochrome family of sensory photoreceptors are transduced to photoresponsive genes by an unknown mechanism. Here, we show that the basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor PIF3 binds specifically to a G-box DNA-sequence motif present in various light-regulated gene promoters, and that phytochrome B binds reversibly to G-box-bound PIF3 specifically upon light-triggered conversion of the photoreceptor to its biologically active conformer. We suggest that the phytochromes may function as integral light-switchable components of transcriptional regulator complexes, permitting continuous and immediate sensing of changes in this environmental signal directly at target gene promoters.


Waste products arise from our ways of life and it is generated at every stage of the process of production and development. It spans all stages of human activities, from manufacturing to consumption. The purposes of this thesis were to identify the solid waste management practices in KMA. This research is exploratory research. A sample size of 200 was used out of a total population of the study was 350. Questionnaire was the main data collection instrument used for the study. Quantitative data analysis technique (such as mean, percentages, frequencies and standard deviation) and qualitative data analysis technique (such as content analysis) were used to analyse the collected data. It was found out that all the seven solid waste management practices identified and tested, only two; waste generation practices, and transfer and transport practices were moderately done well. This means that the rest: onsite handling, collection, sorting, disposal, and energy generation practices are not been done appropriately. Based on the findings of this study, it is recommended that, the management of KMA should adopt appropriate waste management practices such as conversion of waste into energy.


Over the next decade, as the community college's current generation of leaders and administrators begin retiring in large numbers, important steps must be taken to identify and develop future leaders for the institution. A variety of internal opportunities (e.g., internships, leadership development programs, graduate school programs) provide effective training for potential future leaders already working in higher education. Yet there remains a need for comprehensive leadership and an understanding of issues--besides academics--impacting the community college: business-industry partnerships, instructional technology centers, media relations, development, facilities and planning, budgeting, and risk management Current college and board leaders must look critically at potential leaders inside and outside the institution, developing programs and making necessary changes to ensure future leaders are available to fill the impending void. Introduction A wealth of literature indicates a large percentage of senior community college administrators and leaders--deans, chief academic officers, vice presidents, and presidents--will retire within the next decade (Cooper 6k Pagotto, 2003; Eddy, 2007; Floyd & Laden, 2007; Fulton-Calkins 6k Milling, 2005; Hammons & Miller, 2006; Hull & Keim, 2007; Keim & Murray, 2008; McPhail, Robinson, & Scott, 2008; Mitchell 6k Eddy, 2008; Romero, 2004; Wallin, 2006). In a study published by the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC), Weisman and Vaughan (2007) used the 2006 Career and Lifestyle Survey (CLS) to collect data from 545 community college presidents completing the survey and compared these most recent results with those of four previous CLS studies conducted in 1984, 1991, 1996, and 2001. The most recent data show the percentage of presidents planning to retire within the next 10 years increased dramatically from 68% in 1996 to 84% in 2006. "There is great concern that the pipeline is not producing new leaders rapidly enough to fill all the resulting vacancies" (Wiessner & Sullivan, 2007, p. 88). To address this growing concern, McNair, Duree, and Ebbers (2011) evaluated the leadership competencies developed by AACC to prepare future community college presidents and identified three additional reasons for this shortage. First, fewer advanced degrees focused on community college leadership were being awarded than in the past, leading to fewer fully credentialed leaders. Secondly, as the institution expanded its missions and the diversity of the students attending the institution increased, the complexity of leading a community college increased as well. Finally, many typical barriers to advancement remained--no doctorate; reluctance to relocate for available opportunities; and limited local opportunities for those qualified, but unwilling to relocate. The researchers acknowledged that "there is no one set of experiences that lead to the acquisition of skills required of today's community college presidents" (McNair, Duree, & Ebbers, 2011, p. 4). College leaders and boards, despite this clear realization over the past several years, continue to struggle with how to best meet this growing need for the next generation of community college leaders (Amey, VanDerLinden, & Brown, 2002; Mitchell 6k Eddy, 2008; Wallin, 2006). In fact, the literature gives little consideration "as to why and how certain administrative paths evolve, or what organizational strategies might be appropriate for developing and supporting alternative trajectories" (Amey et al, 2002, p. 574). McNair et al. (2011) concluded with a similar research finding, noting that "little is known about how presidents believe they might have better prepared for the role" (p. 3). Literature Review Research and literature propose two realistic solutions to the increasing need for community college leaders. The first, generating the vast majority of research, is growing leaders from within the institution (Amey et al. …


Central tryptaminergic system has been shown to play an important role in the regulation of renal function: receptors might seem to mediate the diuresis and natriuresis, whereas the receptors mediate the antidiuretic and antinatriuretic effects. This study attempted to delineate the role of central subtype in the regulation of rabbit renal function by observing the renal effects of intracerebrovent-ricularly(icv)-administered PAPP(p-aminorhenylethyl-m-trifluoromethytphenyl piperazine, LY165163), a selective agonist of receptors. PAPP in doses ranging from 40 to icv induced significantly diuresis, natriuresis, and kaliuresis, along with increased renal perfusion and glomerular filtration. Systemic blood pressure was also increased. Free water reabsorption, a measure of ADH(antidiuretic hormone) secretion, was increased also. Intravenous of PAPP elicited antidiuresis and antinatriuresis together with decreased blood pressure, thus indicating that the effects of icv PAPP were brought about through the central mechanisms, not by direct peripheral effects of the drug on kidney. Ketanserin, a selective antagonist, icv, did not affect the renal effects of the icv PAPP. Methysergide, a non-selective antagonist, also did not block the renal functional responses by the icv PAPP. NAN-190, a antagonist, also did not antagonized the renal action of the icv PAPP. However the increased free water reabsorption was abolished by both methysergide or ketanserin pretreatment. The increments of blood pressure by icv PAPP was blocked only by NAN-190 pretreatment. These observations suggest that the central receptor might be involved in the central regulation of rabbit renal function by exerting the diuretic and natriuretic influences.


China is a huge country in land, in population, in history and in changes. Records covering over five thousands of years of China make a great deal of challenges and opportunities in the age of Digital Earth. More over, pixels from satellites provide the detail information about the global environmental changes in China. Based on the comparison studies of digital information of the earth sciences between China and the world else, authors indicate the keys for China to make the Digital Earth succeed. They are: constructing an integrated data and information policy system; establishing distributed national data centers, making a multiple-disciplinary training and education program; developing a data and information services market; enhancing the integration between the earth sciences and IT technology, including those of satellite, computational sciences, computer, telecommunication and so on. The international cooperation is important for China to develop the China's Digital Earth.


In this paper we describe the results of a project funded by the Mars technology program at NASA, aimed at developing algorithms to meet this requirement. We describe a number of particle filtering-based algorithms for state estimation which we have demonstrated successfully on diagnosis problems including the K-9 rover at NASA Ames Research Center and the Hyperion rover at CMU. Due to the close interaction between a rover and its environment, traditional discrete approaches to diagnosis are impractical for this domain. Therefore we model rover subsystems as hybrid discrete/continuous systems. There are three major challenges to make particle filters work in this domain. The first is that fault states typically have a very low probability of occurring, so there is a risk that no samples enter fault states. The second issue is coping with the high-dimensional continuous state spaces of the hybrid system models, and the third is the severely constrained computational power available on the rover. This means that very few samples can be used if we wish to track the system state in real time. We describe a number of approaches to rover diagnosis specifically designed to address these challenges.


Abstract : There have been many attempts to design systems which use computers for the manipulation of symbolic mathematical data. Existing systems begin to provide a useful level of assistance to engineers, applied mathematicians, scientific programmers, and others who must perform large-scale or in other ways tedious symbolic, algebraic computation, accurately, as part of their work. However, systems which are currently available suffer from the fact that they are generally weakly-structured collections of ad hoc programs, and do not have systematic methods for the representation of knowledge (data and algorithms). In some cases, there are fundamental conflicts in being required to deal with notations and manipulations from different contexts. The current implementation strategy for systems consists of developing an efficient core algebra system, and tools with which to access it conveniently. These tools include user-programming languages, specialized environments, and graphics interfaces. The goal is to enable a user to deal with the computer and its mathematical knowledge in forms of discourse which are natural for analysis and applications. We used as a core system, parts of the MACSYMA algebra system. Although it would have been preferable in some respects to use a smaller modular system, resources were insufficient to build such programs.


In this paper, we consider a cavity magnomechanical system composed of a microwave (MW) cavity, magnon, and phonon modes, where the magnon is coupled, respectively, to the MW cavity and phonon through both the magnetic-dipole and magnomechanical interactions. We demonstrate that the flux-driven Josephson parametric amplifier with a nonlinear gain is crucial in creating the squeezed states of the magnon and phonon modes. We show that, by the cavity-magnon state-swap interaction, the magnons can be completed in a squeezed state, and that the phonons can also be squeezed by driving the magnons through a strong red-detuned MW field. Essentially, our system reveals a squeezing transfer from cavity photons to magnons and then to phonons. The influence of physical and environmental parameters on the degree of squeezing is widely explored.


Correspondence Address: CROWE AND DUNLEVY, P.C. 2O NORTH BROADWAY Disclosed is a bottom-intake pumping system that includes SUTE 18OO a pump assembly and a motor that drives the pump assembly OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73102-8273 (US) with a driveshaft assembly. The bottom-intake pumping system includes a first thrust bearing that Supports the (73) Assignee: yed Group ESP, Inc., Oklahoma City, driveshaft assembly on a first side of the pump assembly and a second thrust bearing that Supports the driveshaft assembly (21) Appl. No.: 11/108,050 on a second side of the pump assembly. The bottom-intake pumping system also includes a shroud assembly and a (22) Filed: Apr. 14, 2005 discharge pipe. The shroud assembly has a lower shroud hanger configured for rigid attachment at a selected location Publication Classification on the pump assembly, a shroud body connectable to the lower shroud hanger and an upper shroud hanger connect (51) Int. Cl. able to the shroud body. The upper shroud hanger is con F04B (7/00 (2006.01) figured for sliding engagement with a discharge pipe.


This study draws on 41 interviews with managers and employees in the Norwegian public welfare services.The findings describe how employees in ambiguous semi-professional work experience frontline managers as knowledgeable. Underscoring the importance of managers with knowledge of the tasks at hand and field of work, the findings challenge existing theory on how managers support employees in discretionary work.An explanation for this may be found in the ambiguous, semi-professional setting requiring managerial input.The findings identify acts relevant for manag- ing employees experiencing tensions between standardization and discretion.


In this study, a three-step experiment was performed to study the application of dredged waste (DW) in planting soil. In first step the dredged waste were strengthened by using cement and the cement solidified DW generated. Because the strength, soil structure and pH value of it unsuitable for plants growing, the second step are required to break the solidified DW matrix into soil aggregates for the aims to regulate the strength and structure of soil. The pH value of soil aggregates is higher than 9.0, which is still unsuitable for plants growing. To reduce the pH value, rice straw powder (RSP) was added into the crushed solidified DW aggregates. At last the pH value was regulated below 9.0 with the help of acidic substance decomposed by organic RSP. Through germination test of rape, ryegrass and Brassica chinensis seeds, the treated DW was proved to suitable for plant growing. The optimal condition is 50 kg/m3 cement and 3%-5%RSP.


Conventional heat treatment methods are generally followed to process the raw agricultural commodities in order to reduce microorganism contamination and to increase the shelf life of the product. These methods can lead to reduction of nutritional quality and sensory properties of the processed foods products. Therefore, to avoid these undesirable changes during the heat treatment and to improve/maintain food quality and safety, novel non-thermal technologies plays very important role in processing of food products. Introduction: Thermal processing involves heating of foods for a predetermined time at a temperature to eliminate the pathogenic microorganisms that endanger the public health as well as those microorganisms and enzymes that deteriorate the food. But due to very high temperature, the nutritional factors of foods such as vitamins, minerals, proteins, fats etc which are highly sensitive to temperature, deteriorates during processing which leads to reduction of nutritional quality and generation of off flavor, off color and other sensory properties of food. Therefore in order to improve food quality and sensory properties, novel non-thermal food processing technologies are the need of food engineers, food processors and product developers. High hydrostatic pressure, pulsed electric fields, irradiation, pulsed light technology are some of the non-thermal technologies are discussed


Objective To observe the effect of RNA interfering CLEC2B gene silence on the proliferation of lymphocytes and expression of sIL-2R mRNA in order to reveal the immunity mechanism of CLEC2B in vitiligo.Methods RNA interfering was used in the transfection of three CLEC2B siRNA(silence group one,silence group two and silence group three) and scrambled siRNA(non-silence control group) after cell culture of lymphoma cell lines.The cell line without any treatment was involved as blank control group.Real-time fluorescent quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction(RT-PCR) method was used to analyze the CLEC2B efficiency of gene silencing,MTT method was used to detect CLEC2B lymphocyte proliferation rate after gene silencing and fluorescence quantitative polymerase chain reaction(PCR) method was used to detect the expression of sIL-2R mRNA.Results After transfection of CLEC2B siRNA,the lymphocyte CLEC2B mRNA expression in each silence group was significantly reduced compared with non-silence group(P 0.05).The CLEC2B gene silencing efficiency by siRNA sequences in each silence group showed statistically significant differences(P 0.01).Among them,the silence group two showed the highest silencing efficiency compared with the silence group one and silence group three(P 0.05).After gene silence of CLEC2B,the lymphocyte proliferation rate between the blank control group,non-silence control group and each CLEC2B silence group showed no statistically significant difference(P 0.05).The expression of cytokines sIL-2R mRNA between the blank control group,non-silence control group and each CLEC2B silence group showed statistically significant differ-ences( P 0. 05). Among them,the expression of cytokines sIL- 2R mRNA in CLEC2B silence groups was significantly reduced compared with the non- silence control group( P 0. 05). Conclusion CLEC2B gene silence can down- regulate the transcription and expression of cytokine sIL- 2R mRNA,indicating that CLEC2B may be involved in the immune pathogenesis of vitiligo by regulating the level of cytokine produced by lymphocytes.


This paper comments on the typical models on prediction of unemployment rate in China and forecasts the trend of corrected-unemployment rate in China following the achievements of the same author at the same field.


A scheme to calculate fully quantum mechanical (ab initio) interaction energy involving a macromolecule like protein is presented. In this scheme, the protein is decomposed into individual amino acid-based fragments that are treated with proper molecular caps. The interaction energy between any molecule and the given protein is given by the summation of interactions between the molecule and individually capped protein fragments. This scheme, termed molecular fractionation with conjugate caps (MFCC), makes it possible and practical to carry out full quantum mechanical (ab initio) calculation of intermolecular interaction energies involving proteins or other similar biological molecules. Numerical tests performed on the interaction energies between a water molecule and three small peptides demonstrate that the MFCC method can give excellent ab initio interaction energies compared to the exact treatment in which the whole peptides are included in the calculation. The current scheme scales linearly with the a...


The silicone middling was prepared through experiment, and alkyd resin was modified. In order to improve the behavior of alkyd resin, room temperature curing alkyd resin coatings modified by silicone resin were prepared.


Employee churn prediction is also known as 'attrition' or 'turnover' is referred to as the identification of employees planning to quit the organization in the future. Organizations invest time, effort, and money in employees' training. Therefore, an experienced employee is an asset to the organization. If organizations could predict employee churn using machine learning techniques and can take timely measures, then they can prevent long-term loss. A number of machine learning models have been used for churn prediction of employees, such as Logistic Regression, Support Vector Machine, and MLP (Multi-Layer Perceptron). The aim of this study is to find the optimal algorithm of classification for the prediction of the churn employee rate. A deep learning approach based on B-LSTM (Bi-Directional Long Short-Term Memory) is being proposed and tested. The accuracy of B-LSTM is 97.5% during the consistency test. A comparative analysis with other machine-learning techniques is also performed and it is concluded that B-LSTM has proved more effective than other machine learning techniques investigated in this study.


The main purpose of the present analysis is to jointly analyse longitudinal data of the tumour marker Carcinoma Antigen 15-3 (CA15-3), and the probability of recurrence of patients with breast cancer, by incorporating a spatial effect in order to infer how patients' residence location affects the progression of the disease. A data set of 540 patients was collected from medical records of Braga's Hospital, in Portugal. A joint model of the two stochastic processes was used, as it is expected an association between longitudinal progression of the tumour marker and time-to-recurrence. Results suggest that the longitudinal progression of CA15-3 is significantly associated with the probability of breast cancer recurrence for these patients. Factors such as images of vascular invasion affect the longitudinal process. While factors such as triple negative tumour, primary tumour size and Regional Lymph nodes involvement degree affect the probability of recurrence. The spatial effect is significant on both longitudinal and time-to-recurrence process.


In this work, we present Monte-Carlo by usingPenelope code for electrons normally incident on C, Si andGe thin film targets in the examined primary energy rangeup to 1 keV. The transmission probability, the transmissionenergy distributions and the backscattering coefficients, hasbeen calculated in function of film thickness and primaryenergy using both transport and scaling study. Theagreement between our results and the available literaturedata (theatrical and experimental) is found to be good.Index Terms-Electron scattering; Thin films; backscatteringcoefficient; transmission probability.


Threat trees are notable tools in the security analysis process called "threat modeling"'. The trees are used to identify how and under what condition threats can be realized, which will help proper estimation of risks and planning of countermeasures. However, it is difficult for an average analyst to construct adequate trees, because security expertise, particularly from an attacker's perspective, is required to find potential attack scenarios. In this paper, we propose threat tree templates to help non-expert analysts to construct threat trees. Each template is a redundant threat tree, loaded with branches representing many possible attack scenarios, as well as typical examples of corresponding vulnerabilities and countermeasures against such attacks. We also propose a keyword system for the templates, designed to filter out irrelevant scenarios.


This dataset is for the paper that presents details of the design, fabrication and characterisation of fabric supercapacitor devices. The proposed fabric supercapacitor devices were based on textile electrodes fabricated by a dipping technique. The textile electrodes were made with low cost porous activated carbon powder, polymer binder and polyester-cotton fabric substrates. Before supercapacitor cell assembly, some of the textile electrodes were also used to evaluate a vacuum impregnation process. The performance of the fabric supercapacitors with different percentages of carbon materials were characterised by cyclic voltammetry, galvanostatic cycling and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The sandwich structured supercapacitor devices achieved a high capacitance per cost of 82.9 F.$-1, mass specific capacitances of 14.1 F.g-1, area specific capacitance 0.114 F.cm-2 and maintained 99% of the initial capacitance after cycling more than 15000 times.


This paper focuses on applying artificial neural network (ANN) models to predict total hardness from groundwater. The input parameters of the neural network are electrical conductivity (EC) and pH, which are considered fast, measurable water quality factors. ANN-based Levenberg–Marquardt (trainlm) training algorithm has demonstrated exceptional ability to predict all data; in parallel, the excellent prediction was displayed by a different test dataset with R of 0.986 and 0.98079, respectively. The mean square error and mean absolute error for all datasets were considered to be 0.0011 and 0.0265, respectively; besides, their values for the other test dataset were acquired 0.0008 and 0.0243. Sensitivity analysis represented that EC plays a catch-all role in ANN models with the relative importance of 71%, while in contrast with the less important for pH by 29%.


The electronic properties of native monovacancy defects were investigated using techniques based on positron annihilation in n-type Si-doped GaAs. The positron lifetime measurements as a function of temperature have shown the thermal ionization of native As vacancies from negative to neutral charge state: ${\mathit{V}}_{\mathrm{As}}^{\mathrm{\ensuremath{-}}}$\ensuremath{\rightarrow}${\mathit{V}}_{\mathrm{As}}^{0}$. By combining the results of positron lifetime and two-dimensional angular-correlation-of-annihilation-radiation (2D-ACAR) experiments, the 2D-ACAR distributions of neutral and negative arsenic vacancies were separated from the partial bulk contribution. We found that 2D-ACAR distributions of the As vacancies are different from those of the bulk, and we also observed differences between the distributions of ${\mathit{V}}_{\mathrm{As}}^{0}$ and ${\mathit{V}}_{\mathrm{As}}^{\mathrm{\ensuremath{-}}}$. When compared to the negative charge state ${\mathit{V}}_{\mathrm{As}}^{\mathrm{\ensuremath{-}}}$, the neutral charge state ${\mathit{V}}_{\mathrm{As}}^{0}$ is characterized by a narrower momentum distribution from valence electron annihilations and a lower high-momentum tail from core electrons. These findings lead us to conclude that the electronic and ionic structure of the As vacancies depend strongly on their ionization. We also infer that ${\mathit{V}}_{\mathrm{As}}^{\mathrm{\ensuremath{-}}}$ has a smaller open volume than ${\mathit{V}}_{\mathrm{As}}^{0}$. This conclusion is in agreement with previous positron lifetime results and molecular-dynamics calculations.


This article reviewed the literature home and abroad, and introduced the important development process of informatization of nursing human resources allocation, so as to provide references for the further development of nursing human resources allocation in China.

Key words:
Review; Nursing human resources collocation; Informationized management


Abstract Assume that (x 1 x 2, …, xn ) are n independent observations from the logistic distribution with mean µ and variance σ2 and density function where(-∞ 0 and a = .


It has been described in a previous note that in cultures of certain bacterial strains belonging to various species tiny colonies, similar to young colonies of the pleuropneumonia group of organisms develop. 1 During the last year these colonies were isolated in pure culture from a strain of flavobacterium and one of Bacteroides funduliformis respectively. The colonies isolated from the flavobacterium always died out after 2 or 3 transplants; those isolated from the funduliformis apparently can be indefinitely maintained in cultivation. Colonies resembling those of the organism of pleuropneumonia bovis were first isolated by Klieneberger from cultures of Streptobacillus moniliformis. 2 She designates them with the letter L. Recently she described the isolation of similar cultures from a Gram negative streptobacillus causing suppurative lesions in guinea pigs. 3 The characteristics which differentiate these L type colonies from the usual bacterial colonies are the following: The colonies are very tiny. The growth extends not only on but beneath the surface of the medium. The growing elements of the colonies are tiny pleomorphic granules and fine filaments which swell up and may form large round bodies of 5 to 10 micra. The pleomorphism of the cultures is accentuated by the softness of the elements. They are disfigured by the slightest tearing and for this reason are not recognizable in dry smears. The colonies have a marked tendency to autolyze. A strain of funduliformis was isolated from a case of generalized peritonitis. Immediately after isolation the bacterium was similar in many respects to Streptobacillus moniliformis. It grew in the form of Gram negative segmented filaments which in fully developed colonies became pleomorphic and many of the bacteria swelled up into large round bodies.


A sediment and contaminant transport mitigation project is being implemented at Los Alamos National Laboratory. This effort is driven by a requirement from State of New Mexico regulators and is also in concert with efforts underway to support a surface-water diversion project by a Santa Fe, NM, public water utility. The effort is being implemented in a large geomorphically and hydrologically complex watershed. Rather than simply attempting to trap sediment in a retention basin, this effort uses a watershed-scale holistic approach with intent to promote watershed healing.


Patients with diabetes or chronic renal failure may develop profound hypotension after anesthesia induction. In a patient with chronic renal failure, inappropriate dialysis may aggravate the hypotension. Combined autonomic neuropathy in diabetes mellitus is the main cause of the undesirable changes in blood pressure after anesthesia induction. We report a case of hypotension refractory to fluid replacement and inotropes in a patient with chronic renal failure for 10 years and diabetes mellitus for 5 years. The patient received hemodialysis on the day before surgery and had developed various symptoms suggestive of autonomic neuropathy (i.e., dizziness on standing, esophageal spasm, intermittent diarrhea).


Abdominal pain can be a distressing experience for patients and presentations in primary or acute care pose diagnostic challenges to practitioners. In order to successfully manage a patient presenting with abdominal pain, it is imperative that the practitioner has a thorough, comprehensive understanding and knowledge of the methodological assessment of abdominal pain. In this article, Daniel Apau presents an brief overview of assessment for the types and origins of abdominal pain in practice.


The thesis deals with the deformation problem of segmental, cast-in-place concrete cantilever bridges. This type of bridge has shown some propensity to develop larger deflections than those were pr ...


Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis is a rare lung disease caused by diffuse, abnormal intra-alveolar surfactant accumulation. Here, we report a case of autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis with heterogeneous accumulation of F-FDG in both lungs shown on the combined F-FDG PET/CT.


Alexander Theodor von Middendorff (1815-1894), of Estonian-German escent, is mainly known as the investigator of the nature and nations of Siberia. In addition to a successful career as a scientist, he was a practical agriculturist and social activist concerned with the development of agriculture in the Russian empire. Middendorff was especially interested in the agriculture of the Livonian province where he had an entailed estate. Of the Russian Baltic provinces, Livonia was most highly developed. In Livonia, landowners were mainly of Baltic German origin. They also had political power in the northern part of Livonia inhabited by Estonians and in its southern area where Latvians lived. In the 1860s, when Middendorff lived in Livonia, the society consisting of social strata began to change there as a result of the reforms introduced by Alexander II. The Estonian and Latvian national movement began to develop, being directed against the Baltic Germans rule and towards strengthening Russian central power in the Russian Baltic provinces. After the death of Alexander II in 1881, the central power began to make use of the prejudice of the Estonians and Latvians against the Baltic Germans to guarantee their power in these provinces. In a Livonian society which from 1861 onwards was becoming increasingly politized, Middendorff tried to improve the agricultural knowledge of the Estonian and Latvian peasantry with the aim of reducing the disparity in the ownership of property between Baltic Germans and the peasants and, as a result, minimizing the strains between different nations. He was partly successful. Middendorff was convinced that although the Estonians and Latvians did not trust the Baltic Germans, such trust was justified and necessary as they all had to develop their country together. With this in mind, he tried to increase the political rights of the Estonians and Latvians by including them in the activities of the Landtag of Livonia. As a result a great majority of the members of the Livonian Landtag considered Middendorff "ultraradical". Although Middendorff did not succeed in increasing the political rights of the Estonians and the Latvians, his activities contributed greatly to the development of the economy of Livonia and created the preconditions for the formation of modern civil society.


EKO SUTANDI. The Influence Of Learning Media With Snake Ladder Game
To Learning Motivation In Basic Banking Lesson At SMKN 22 Jakarta. Thesis,
Jakarta: Economic Education, concentration in Accounting Education, majoring
in Economics and administration, Faculty of Economics, Universitas Negeri
Jakarta. July. 2018.

This research aims to find out if there are media influence learning through
games of snakes ladders against the motivation of learning on subjects basics
class x student banking program accounting expertise SMKN 22 Jakarta. This
research uses experimental methods to the design of Posttest-Only Control
Design. In this study, the experimental group totaled 36 students and the control
group totaled 36 students. On the experimental group has given action use media
learning through a game of snakes and ladders in the control group given action
use media learning through game ludo. Instruments used to measure the
motivation of learning in the form of a questionnaire. The results of data analysis
techniques as follows: all the data in this study and homogeneous Gaussian.
Hypothesis test results i.e. t-test test earned value Thitung (3.05) > Ttabel (1.67).
Thus it can be concluded that there is a difference in the learning motivation of
students to use learning media through the snake game ladder with students who
use media learning through game ludo. Then it can be proved that the use of
media of instruction through the snake game ladder effect on student learning
motivation

Keywords: Learning Media With Snake Ladder Game, Learning Motivation


In the article the author considers the following issues: questions of application of special judicial merchandising knowledge in practical activity of officials of economic security and corruption counteractions divisions for detection of unlawful circulation of precious metals; methods of application of special knowledge for detection of forged jewelry; the author substantiates the necessity of special knowledge for police officers, formulates proposals for improvement of sphere of regulation of circulation of precious metals and rising of effectiveness of officials of economic security and corruption counteraction divisions.


During April to July 2003, we studied the breeding biology, especially on the incubation rhythm of the Golden Bush Robin (Tarsiger chrysaeus) at Wawushan Natural Reserve in Sichuan Province. The nesting period lasted from late April to middle June. The length of incubation and nestling period were both 16-17 days. The clutch size was 3-4 eggs, averaged 3.75±0.45 eggs (n=12). Only female incubated. According to data from three nests, the females normally took 18-19 recesses per day from 6:00 am to 8:00 pm. The length for one recess was usually less than 20 minutes, however, some unusual recesses were monitored with the longest recess of 656 minutes. Normal recess time is positively correlated to the ambient temperature. We identified that the Golden Bush Robin is a DPM (delayed plumage maturation) species and its sub-adult males could breed in female-like plumage.


Proficiency in English communicative skills is conceived by a great number of cultural, educational, and industrial institutions in the world, as a decisive factor of success and advancement in the fields of science, industry, and business transactions. In the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, there is a growing assumption among teachers of English, medical college students, graduates, employees and employers that efficient performance in the medical profession as well as proficiency in English language communicative skills are closely related. The reason for engaging with the topic of the research is to address this assumption and explore the opinions of prospective and current healthcare professionals about the significance of the role of the communicative English proficiency in professional success in Saudi Arabia. The data of this mixed-method study are obtained through a questionnaire survey completed by 430 medical students and 318 health care employees. The results of the questionnaire survey are completed by the findings of 33 semi-structured interviews conducted with medical students, graduates (health care employees), English-speaking physicians and health assistants, and hospital managers. Findings show that good command of communicative skills and appropriate workplace literacy are indicative of high-quality service and positive interaction among medical and healthcare professionals. The implications of the study show the need for redirecting ESP curricula so as to address communicative English skills as essential factors of professional success.


This work had the goal to evaluate the influence of PVC film and temperature on the postharvest storage life in four cultivars of okra. The treatments were displayed in randomized complete blocks, in split-split-plot design, where the parcels were the temperatures of 5 and 10oC, and in the sub parcels a 2 (control and PVC wrapped fruits) x 4 (cultivars Amarelinho, Red Velvet, Star of David and Mammoth Spinless) factorial, and in the sub-sub parcels six sampling moments, containing four blocks. Storage at 10oC and wrapping the fruits with PVC film improved the control of fresh mass loss. The film was more efficient in maintaining higher water content in the fruit pericarp at 5 or 10oC. The cultivar Amarelinho lost less fresh mass and maintained higher water content. Fruits stored at 5oC had higher vitamin C content. The cultivars Mammoth Spinless and Star of David showed lower losses of vitamin C. Cultivar Mammoth Spinless had the highest content of chlorophyll and Amarelinho the lowest. In general the development of chilling and browning was higher in fruits without PVC film at 5oC. The cultivar Amarelinho had better postharvest conservation at 10oC and using PVC film.


The three texts presented in this chapter, can represent the present state of decipherment of the Kitan small script. The first is a true bilingual, but it has taken the scholarly world half a century to agree on what corresponds to what, and about one third of the text is still somewhat uncertain. The second is a typical example of an epitaph of a Kitan noble, which lists his ancestors, official titles, family links, date of birth and death and occasionally other material. Much can be understood, much can not. The third is the Eulogy for Empress Xuanyi, which can be barely understood at all. Soon after the discovery and publication of the Shengzong and Renyi inscriptions from the Liaoshi imperial tombs at Qingling, Haneda noted that the scripts were the same, and consequently the Langjun inscription must have been in Kitan.Keywords: Empress Xuanyi; Kitan script; Langjun inscription; Qingling inscription


Calcium, magnesium, sodium, phosphorus, potassium, cadmium, copper, iron, manganese, zinc, and phytic acid were determined in three varieties of milled rice before and after cooking in both domestic tap water and distilled deionized water. For all varieties cooked with domestic tap water, three macrominerals (sodium, calcium and magnesium) and one micromineral (zinc) showed a significant increase in percent retention. Phytic acid content was reduced to approximately 1/3 when cooked in domestic tap water for all varieties.


Purpose: Laghu Malini Vasanta Rasa is a Vasanta Malati Kalpa with Rasaka and Maricha as main ingredients, chiefly acting on Dhatvagni with Brimhana effect. It had been quoted by 30 texts and mentioned under Jeerna Jwaradhikara. None of text had mentioned it for Madhumeha. Madhumeha is chronic disorder where Dhatvagnimandya leads to diminution of Prasada Dhatu resulting in Vataprakopa. Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus is more prevalent among other types 62.4 million in 2011. Long termed hyperglycemia in Type 2 DM results in decreased quality of life 2.263 million disability adjusted life years in India during 2004. Through present study attempt was made to evaluate efficacy of formulation (AFI part I 20:36) in Madhumeha as anti-hyperglycaemic activity of ingredients of Laghu Malini Vasanta Rasa has been recognized. Method: Open trial (CTRI registration no. CTRI/2011/11/00211) Inclusion criteria-Age group 30 60 yrs, Patients with cardinal symptoms of Madhumeha Exclusion criteria-Age group <30 >60yrs, Accelerated HTN, Pregnant, Lactating mother, CNS complication Diagnostic criteria-Subjective criteria: Classical signs & symptoms of Madhumeha, Objective criteria: FBS (fasting blood sugar) >126 mg/dl OR PPBSL (postprandial blood sugar level) >200 mg/dl, Total Reg.patient-33; completed-30; Dropped out-3, Posology with duration of treatment: 250mg tablet BD 30 min. before meal with lukewarm water for 8 weeks. Criteria for assessment: Relief in symptoms by Wilcoxson signed rank method. Unpaired t test for statistical analysis of objective parameters. Result: Highly significant relief p < 0.001in symptoms Klama, Daurbalya and significant relief P < 0.05 in reducing urine sugar and PPBSL (postprandial blood sugar level). Conclusion: Laghu Malini Vasanta helped to improve quality of life in-patient of Madhumeha.


We study linear stochastic partial differential equations of parabolic type. We consider a new boundary value problem where a Cauchy condition is replaced by a prescribed average of the solution either over time and probabilistic space for forward SPDEs and over time for backward SPDEs. Well-posedness, existence, uniqueness, and a regularity of the solution for this new problem are obtained. In particular, this can be considered as a possibility to recover a solution of a forward SPDE in a setting where its values at the initial time are unknown, and where the average of the solution over time and probability space is observable, as well as the input processes.


Two specimens of the invasive American blue crab Callinectes sapidus were captured recently in the Ebro Delta, Spain. These constitute the first documented records of the species from Mediterranean waters of the Iberian Peninsula.


To compare the antigen localization of reticuloendotheliosis virus(REV) by immunohistochemistry(IHC) and indirect immunofluorescence fluorescence(IFA) in different organs of chickens suffering with tumors,Hy-line chicks were inoculated with REV SD1005 strain at 1-day old.The smear biopsy slides and frozen section slides were prepared for REV determination by IHC and IFA post inoculation at 28 days,respectively.The result showed that REV was detected from bursa of fabricius,marrow,liver,heart,spleen,glandular stomach and tumor by both methods.The results indicated that both IHC and IFA were efficient,and simple methods for the detection of REV from different organ tissues in REV infected birds.Compared with IFA method,IHC had the advantages in detection cost and sample reservation.


With the advancement of technology, the growth of multimedia and communication tools has sped up data transfer, and guaranteeing image security has become a crucial concern, particularly during the transmission and storage of images. So, when images are sent over a public network, they should be encrypted before being sent to the receiving part. In this study, a memristor-based encryption system with Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) coding is proposed on the LabVIEW platform to ensure information security. Firstly, memrsitor based hyperchaotic system is used for chaotic sequence. The images are encrypted using the DNA and XOR arithmetic process on the LabVIEW platform. A memristor-based hyperchaotic system and the combination of techniques used are aimed at encrypting the image securely. In addition, security tests; histogram analysis, correlation analysis, differential attack, and entropy analysis, are performed on the proposed system and the results are presented. The aforementioned methods are thoroughly examined and tested to determine their efficacy. It has been determined that the proposed encryption schemes are effective and can therefore be used in real-time applications.


• The lipemia following ingestion of fat was studied in 15 healthy subjects and 4 patients with pancreatic insufficiency. In addition to serum turbidity measurements and chylomicron counts, chemical methods were used to obtain values for total lipid, neutral fat, cholesterol, and phospholipid. In healthy subjects the ingestion of 1 Gm. of fat per kilogram of body weight gave satisfactory rises in serum turbidity, total lipid, and neutral fat, while 0.5 Gm. per kilogram sufficed to give rises in turbidity and chylomicron counts. The 0.5 Gm. per kilogram dose given to the patients with pancreatic insufficiency was not followed by consistent or significant rises in turbidity, chylomicron count, or total lipid. Serial determinations of serum turbidity after administration of fat therefore appeared to offer a simple method of following fat absorption and utilization and to constitute a clinical test applicable to various gastrointestinal and metabolic diseases.


Revealed by the Cassini and Voyager Missions, a plethora of volatile species are formed in Titan's upper atmosphere from the initial N2/CH4 (~98/2%) composition. As they precipitate, most of the volatiles condense in the colder lower atmosphere where they can form icy clouds (e.g. C4N2 , HCN, C2H6) which have been detected above the poles. HCN is the most abundant nitrile in Titan's atmosphere and suspected to condensate in Titan's lower stratosphere (typically <100 km). Micron-sized HCN ice particles were also observed above the south pole at high altitudes (300 km). This cloud is thought to have been formed in the post-equinox winter polar vortex. In the north polar regions, HCN is also a likely prominent contributor to the haystack spectral signature seen at 221 cm-1. These stratospheric ices may contribute as condensation nuclei for ices deeper down in the troposphere. Furthermore, C4H2 , a simple alkyne formed by the chemistry and relatively abundant in the stratosphere, condenses near 75 km, lower than HCN. C4H2 can also absorb the lesser energetic photos at these low altitudes, forming the radical C4H which then reacts with CH4 , causing the consumption of methane. Consequently, the loss mechanism for C4H2 is photo-chemistry. As soon as C4H2 condenses, small molecule and complex accretion with HCN may occur. The reactive state that these ices may undergo with long-UV radiation after they form is still largely unknown. We explore these conditions by studying HCN-C4H2 ice mixtures in the laboratory, by using the Titan Organic Aerosol Spectroscopy and chemisTry (TOAST) setup at JPL's Ice Spectroscopy Laboratory (ISL). These ices are then irradiated at long-UV wavelengths pertaining to these low-altitude regions at low-controlled temperatures. The residue is analyzed using long-IR absorption. Our results show a solid-state HCN consumption due to irradiation, to which C4H2 acts as a catalyst, indicating HCN ice particle ageing in the troposphere may be facilitated by more complex condensed nuclei.


Wild meat, or bushmeat, provides a major source of protein for tropical forest people around the world (Wilkie and Carpenter 1999; Bennett et al. 2007). In the Congo Basin, wild meat has been estimated to contribute between 30 to 80% of the protein intake for forest-dwelling people (Koppert et al. 1996). In rural areas with poor access to markets, wild animals often constitute the cheapest and sometimes the only type of animal protein available (Starkey 2004). However, overharvesting can affect the survival of some species, especially large-bodied, slow-reproducing taxa (Bakarr et al. 2001; Fa et al. 2002). Patterns of species extinctions have been well documented across a wide variety of islands and for a number of taxonomic groups (Sax et al. 2002). Although most island extinctions have been attributed to threats such as predation by exotic species (Blackburn et al. 2004, Sax and Gaines 2008), hunting is known to have caused the extinction of native fauna on oceanic islands worldwide ( Fitzpatrick and Keegan 2007).


Nowadays, ship energy efficiency optimization attracts increasing attention because of the high requirement for energy conservation and emission reduction. Compared with single ship, shipping companies are more concerned with the energy efficiency of the entire ship fleets. However, fleet energy efficiency is influenced by multiple factors, such as environmental factors and port operation as well as transport planning. Therefore, it is significant to study the optimization method of fleet energy efficiency considering multiple influencing factors. In this paper, an energy efficiency optimization method for inland ship fleet considering multiple influencing factors is proposed to optimize the fleet energy efficiency. Firstly, a fleet energy efficiency optimization model is established, and then the particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm is adopted to solve the established model to obtain the optimal sailing speed of each ship in each sailing leg. Finally, a case study is carried out to demonstrate the validity of this optimization method. The results indicate that the proposed method could determine the optimal sailing speeds for each ship in different sailing legs, thus to improve fleet energy efficiency and reduce CO2 emissions effectively.


The invention discloses shutter 3D (three-dimensional) spectacles and a 3D display system comprising the same. The shutter 3D spectacles comprise a first eyeglass, a second eyeglass, a receiver and a controller, wherein the first eyeglass is used for receiving an image of a left eye; the second eyeglass is used for receiving an image of a right eye; the receiver is used for receiving a switching signal sent by a display device; the controller is coupled to the first eyeglass, the second eyeglass and the receiver; and when the receiver transmits the received switching signal to the controller, the controller indicates that the first eyeglass and the second eyeglass are alternatively opened so that light penetrates the first eyeglass and the second eyeglass in a staggered mode. According to the shutter 3D spectacles disclosed by the invention, the eyeglasses of the spectacles are opened and the opening time of the eyeglasses is controlled by the controller in the spectacles and the display device does not need to be adopted to open the eyeglasses of the spectacles, so that the crosstalk influence caused by the outside is reduced, and thus, the effect of viewing a 3D image by using the shutter 3D spectacles is further improved and the discomfort of the eyes is further reduced.


Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has caused a major health crisis. A significant reconfiguration of services occurred to help deal with this pandemic. This study aims to describe the change in trauma and orthopaedics services during this period of major lockdown rules. Methods: A retrospective data analysis was performed using the trauma and orthopaedics electronic trauma database, between the 23rd of March to the 23rd of April 2020. A 30 day period was used to identify outcomes. Results: There were 257 patients identified, with a mean age of 59 years old (2-100 years old) and a M:F ratio was 108:149. The biggest group of patients was 53 (20.6%) in the 80-89 year old. The majority of fractures were proximal femur fractures (25.7%) and the majority of injuries were indoors (74.3%) with fall from standing height (46.6%) being the main mechanism of injuries. There were 15 (5.8%) patients with a positive COVID-19 test and there were 15 (5.8%) dead patients at 30 days follow up. Significance was identified between an older decade and mortality (p=0.002), ASA and COVID-19 (p=0.003), ASA and mortality (p<0.001), residence and mortality (p=0.013), place of origin and COVID-19 (p=0.044) and place of origin and mortality (p=0.044). Conclusion: Good management of basic common conditions is required during any reduced activity environment for the public. General public advice and warnings can help reduce the workload of trauma and should be considered by the healthcare professionals.


Sorption to iron-oxide coated sand is a promising technology for removal of dissolved heavy metal fraction in aqueous solution waste industry due to the availability this material in Indonesia and economic considerations. The objective of this experiment was to study the effect of temperature upon equilibrium constant using lsoterm Langmuir adsorption model and lsoterm Freundlich adsorption model. This experiment was started by determining equilibrium time as a basic time running this experiment. Adsorption experiment was conducted at stirred glass tank by making 5 mg!L ZnCl2 solutions. This solution was added with iron oxide coated sand as adsorbent. A few minutes before equilibrium time, sample was drawn and the remaining concentration was measured by AAS. The results showed that the adsorption temperature had significant effect to adsorption Zn2+onto iron oxide coated sand as adsorbent. The effect of temperature upon equilibrium constant using lsoterm Langmuir model followed the equation b [-831.41] = 0.22452exp T with relative error 6.98%. The effect of temperature upon equilibrium constant using lsoterm Freundlich model followed the equation kF = 0.05797 1 exp (-0. 003 T) and n = 3 with relative errors respectively 6. 57% and 4. 52%.