ABSTRACT: A 12‐km reach of Walnut Creek was mapped at the Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge in Jasper County, Iowa to identify and prioritize areas of the stream channel in need of further investigation or restoration. Channel features, including streambank conditions, bottom sediment materials and thickness, channel cross‐sections, debris dams, tile lines, tributary creeks, and cattle access points, were located to one‐meter accuracy with global positioning system (GPS) equipment and described while traversing the stream. The GPS data were exported into a Geographic Information System (GIS) format, and field descriptions were added to create a series of coverages. Channel features were coupled with existing land cover data for analysis.


The weakly and strongly basic anion-exchangers (Amberlite IRA-67, Amberlite IRA-958, Amberlite IRA-402) of acrylic or styrene-divinylbenzene matrices have been applied for Brilliant Yellow (BY) removal from the aqueous solutions. The total ion exchange capacities (9.1×10-4 mol/g, 6.12 ×10-4 mol/g and 4.38×10-5 mol/g for Amberlite IRA-958, Amberlite IRA-67, Amberlite IRA-402, respectively) as well as recovery factors of Brilliant Yellow were determined by the batch method. The influence of phase contact time, pH and temperature was studied. The anion-exchangers modified by means of Brilliant Yellow were also applied in order to remove Cu(II), Ni(II) or Co(II) ions from chloride solutions. As follows from the results, the anion exchangers of acrylicdivinylbenzene matrix can be widely recommended for BY removal from waters and wastewaters originating from textile industry because of their high selectivity.


This study assessed the impacts of land use types on water quality in the tributary of the Yeongsan river basin. Temporal changes in water quality parameters (BOD, COD, TOC, T-P, T-N, SS) were investigated. 13 water sampling sites were selected; they were then collected and analyzed according to the standard method. The results showed that water quality parameters of the study sites ranged as follows : BOD, from 0.3 to 21.9 mg L--1 (mean 3.3 mg L--1); COD, from 1.0 to 38.0 mg L--1 (6.4 mg L--1); TOC, from 0.6 to 20.0 mg L--1 (4.5 mg L--1); T-P, from 0.009 to 1.973 mg L--1 (0.144 mg L--1); T-N, from 0.6 to 17.1 mg L--1 (mean 3.5 mg L--1); SS, from 0.3 to 292.0 mg L--1 (20.3 mg L--1). Generally, the paddy and upland dominated region had high concentrations of water quality parameters, whereas the forest dominated region had low concentrations. In addition, water quality parameters were positively correlated with paddy and upland, whereas the parameters were negatively correlated with forest. The result implies that paddy and upland are the dominant factors leading to stream pollution in the study sites, while a higher percentage of forest area contributes to improved water quality. Therefore, it is important to manage paddy and upland in order achieve efficient management of water quality.


In the present work we have synthesised PVP composite nanofiber by using the electrospinning technique. The development, and morphology of the readied nanofibers were analysed by SEM. Arrangement of ultra-fine consistent smooth fibers with diameter across in the scope of 64-116 nm and length up to a few microns was seen in the case of PVP composite nanofibers. Experimental investigation was performed by electrospinning of PVP considering 6grams dissolved in 40ml Di-MethylFormamide(DMF).The process parameters considered were voltage of 20kV, flow rate 0.5ml/hr, needle dimension 21 gauge and tip-to-collector distance 100 mm. It was found that concentration of polymer is a critical factor in controlling the beads formation and fiber diameters although applied voltage and Spinneret to-collector distance also influenced the fiber diameter.


Radio frequency identification (RFID) technology is earning increased attention from both practitioners and academics. This technology has been adopted by a variety of enterprises across the extended supply chain to improve operational efficiency and to gain a competitive advantage. The objective of this paper is to 1
investigate the opportunities and challenges of integrating RFID technology into replenishment activities in one specific supply chain in the healthcare sector to help materials management services (MMS) to improve the visibility of real-time inventory and lead time information

2
develop and validate a set of key performance indicators (KPIs) specific to replenishment activities.

How should this technological advancement be integrated into business decision-making processes? What benefits can be expected from the use of RFID seems to improve and optimise asset management? Which KPIs are the most important and relevant to help manage the tracking process? This paper addresses these and related questions.


Post-ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) course can be complicated with mitral regurgitation (MR) which has significant impact on in-patient outcomes and post-discharge course. MR in the setting of STEMI can be due to left ventricular dilatation, papillary muscle rupture or chordal rupture.

 In this retrospective study, we aimed to evaluate the impact of MR on readmission within one year after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in STEMI patients.

 We conducted a single-center retrospective observation cohort study. We included all patients admitted to the hospital with diagnosis of STEMI, underwent PCI during the same admission (index admission) and discharged alive in the period between Jan 1st, 2016 and Sep 30th, 2018. Factors associated with readmission due to heart failure within 1 year of discharge were evaluated using multivariate logistic regression and results were reported as odds ratio (OR) with p-value <0.05 indicating statistical significance.

 A total of 1257 patients were included in our retrospective analysis. The mean age of the study population was 51±10 years. Around 16% (n=206) of the study population had mitral regurgitation (MR) during their admission for STEMI. Among them, 195 patients had newly discovered MR. MR severity was mild in 196 (95%) patients with MR. Unplanned readmission due to cardiac reasons within 1 year of discharge occurred in 103 (8.2%) patients. Among them, 37 (3%) were readmitted due to heart failure. MR was found to increase the likelihood of readmission due to heart failure within one year after PCI among patients with STEMI by three times (aOR=3.13, 95% CI 1.39–7.03; p-value 0.006). As demonstrated in table 1, other positive predictors for readmission due to heart failure were female gender (aOR=3.80, 95% CI 1.22–11.86; p-value 0.021), chronic kidney disease (aOR=4.56, 95% CI 1.22–17.03; p-value 0.024), and clinical heart failure during the index admission (aOR=4.82, 95% CI 1.53–15.15; p-value 0.007). Interestingly, reduced left ventricular ejection fraction was not a significant predictor of heart failure readmission.

 Mitral regurgitation is relatively common in STEMI and most frequently presents with mild severity. In our study, MR was found to be a strong predictor for readmission due to heart failure within one year after PCI among patients with STEMI, which may warrant frequent follow-up for these patients and proper initiation of and titration of guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT).

 Type of funding sources: None.


A simple distillation method using conduction type thermogravimetric meter (TG) on coal-derived liquids was investigated.It was found that under the following measuring conditions, this distillation method was good agreement with the standard distillation method (ASTM D-2892) which is used crude oil.1) Thermoelectromotive force difference in thermocouples between the heat buffer cover and sample container (bias voltage): 300μV2) Quantity of samples: 300-400mg It was also possible to measure the water content in coal-derived liquids with this method. The one-cycle measuring time required for the TG distillation method using a conduction type thermobalance was less than 90 minutes and this method was far quicker and easier than other methods. Furthermore, in terms of accuracy, it was considered that the method can com-pare well with the ASTM method.


The authors deal with activities and developments carried out in Italy concerning the subscriber loop transceiver and transmission system structure for the ISDN basic access. The ECBM (echo canceller burst model) transceiver is implemented (in the present introductory solution) by a dual-chip version: an analog section and a digital one. The analog section is implemented by a full custom technique using 1.5 mu m double polysilicon layer CMOS technology. It contains filtering/equalization structures for transmission/receiving functions, a line driver to drive the line coupling transformer directly, and an 11 bit D/A converter used, in conjunction with the processing section, to perform the echo cancellation and the digital line equalization. The digital section implements the digital signal processor to perform the echo cancellation and DFE algorithm, timing extraction, frame formatting and decoding, and the activation/deactivation procedures. The transmission system structure and functionalities of the ISDN basic access are described. Laboratory and field trial results are summarized.<<ETX>>


A theoretical framework is proposed to analyze the performance of active queue management (AQM) protocols in TCP-governed wireless networks. It is assumed that the TCP-governed sources operate in the linear-increase-multiplicative-decrease mode. A bottleneck network topology involving a single router and multiple users is examined and it is shown that the problem of synthesizing stabilizing AQM controllers is equivalent to that of solving a class of bilinear matrix inequality (BMI) problems. A series of such BMI formulations for a class of AQM controllers is presented and it is observed that some of these formulations can be recast as linear matrix inequality (LMI) formulations, which can be solved efficiently.


To the Editor. —The article by Dr Stanford and colleagues 1 attracted strong media attention to the issue of estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) and breast cancer risk. Although their epidemiological case-control study found no overall risk increase associated with ERT, the authors did observe "[m]odest increased risk estimates... in thin women who used menopausal hormone therapy." Other investigators also have observed elevations in breast cancer risk associated with ERT in lean postmenopausal women. Our literature search for 1985 to 1995 identified six published epidemiological investigations 1-6 that provided estimates of breast cancer risk associated with ERT in postmenopausal women and stratified on body mass index (BMI). A meta-analysis of the relative risks (RR) for relatively low BMI is shown in Table 1. The estimates of RR show a narrow range (1.3 to 2.2), and the combined data suggest a 70% increase in breast cancer risk associated with ERT in lean


Abstract : An analog computing technique for measuring time varying power spectra of seismic signals was developed. The signal to be analyzed is re corded on a magnetic-tape loop so that it may be played back repeatedly, and the analog com puting equipment, connected to the output of the tape-playback apparatus, measures as a func tion of time the power level at a different specific frequency for each passage of the tape. The concept of a time-varying spectrum is de veloped and the theory of the analysis method used is derived. It is shown that in measuring time-varying power spectra, there is a theoret ical relationship between the time resolution and frequency resolution such that any adjustment which gives an improvement in one results in a degradation of the other. This conflict is not caused by equipment limitations, but instead is a result of theoretical relations between the time and frequency domains. A plot of the energy- or power-density spectrum of a seismic wave is not smooth, but instead shows a number of sharply defined peaks. It was found experi mentally that a filter bandwidth of 2 1/2% for the analyzing apparatus gave satisfactory fre quency resolution without seriously degrading time resolution when magnetic- tape seismograms were analyzed.


The sequence of the ribosomal RNA gene (rDNA) plays
an important role in species identification and phylogenetic analysis. However,
the only published full-length sequence of a
ribosomal gene of green algae is that of Ulva mutabilis. In this
study, we amplified the full-length sequence of each
ribosomal gene unit of the ribosomal gene of Blidingia minima. The
full-length sequence of the ribosomal gene in Blidingia minima is 8676
bp, including the 1759 bp 18S rDNA, 576 bp internal transcribed spacer (ITS) + 5.8S
rDNA, 3282 bp 28S rDNA, and 3059 bp
intergenic spacer (IGS) region. We then carried out a series of genetic
analyses based on the ITS and IGS sequences, to verify whether IGS sequences are useful for studying the genetic
diversity of green algae from different locations. We amplified the IGS
sequences of Blidingia minima from 10 different locations in the Yellow
Sea. Multiple alignments of the IGS sequences of samples from these 10 different sites revealed varying degrees of base differences, and comparative analysis
of the ITS sequences revealed that our amplified species was classified as Blidingia
minima and distinct from other green algae. In conclusion, our full-length
amplified ribosomal gene provides useful information to enrich the data on
green algae ribosomal genes and provides an effective molecular marker
for the analysis of the interspecies and intraspecies relationships of Blidingia minima.


In the 1990s, for Nuclotron, the pioneer accelerator using fast ramped superconducting magnets, a novel cable with superconducting strands wrapped around a cooling tube was developed. Such cable fabrication technology was advanced and adopted for the SIS100 or NICA project. In parallel with major application for fast ramped superferric magnets, application for high field magnets with a cosine–theta type is investigated. In this paper, we give an overview of the history of Nuclotron-type cables, list its advantages, and outline its applicability far beyond the original usage field.


To celebrate the work of three senior teachers from Guy's, King's and St Thomas' Dental (GKT) Institute, six distinguished, internationally-famous speakers were assembled, at Guy's Campus on 2nd September 2004, to give lectures to an audience of 150 colleagues and friends. This veritable Festschrift had attracted the great and the good in the world of dentistry and it was clear that we had a very interesting day ahead.


Abstract The mono-, di- and trimethylammonium ions have been investigated in the lyotropic liquid crystalline system of potasium dodecanoate/alkyltrimethylammonium bromide. The results indicate that non-bonded forces deriving from the anisotropy of the medium contribute little to the alignment of these ions but that forces derving from binding of the ions to the dodecanoate headgroups provide the major mechanism for the imposition of alognment. A three-site model of ion binding was found to be sufficient to describe the change in dipolar couplings as the micellar surface charge was varied. It was also found that anomolous changes in ratios of coupling constants were acconted for by three site model of binding.


This study reviews the main measures for the development of rural areas positioned in Japan's basic food plan. MAFF plays a central role in comprehensively promoting rural area policy in cooperation with related bodies along the 3 points; 1) Creation of employment and income though improving profitability by strengthening agricultural production bases and creating new value by utilizing diverse rural resources, 2) Establishing conditions for people to continue living in rural areas such as hilly and mountainous areas, and 3) Creating new movements and vitality to support rural areas over a wide area by raising public interest in rural areas.


Available micronutrient elements (Cu, B & Fe) were determined in representative soils of seven soil groups, covering fifteen districts of Rajasthan. Available copper, boron and iron content in these soils ranged from 0 05 ppm to 5.6 ppm, 0.02 ppm to 2.0 ppm and 0.3 ppm to 15.7 ppm respectively. On an average, maximum available copper was found in undifferentiated alluvium soils and minimum in desert soils. Available boron and iron were found maximum in desert and mixed red and black soils respectively, while grey brown soils contained minimum amount of both the elements among all the soil groups. Most of these soils seem to possess adequate quantity of these elements for normal crop growth. No consistent relationship in different soil groups was observed between available contents of these elements and pH as well as calcium carbonate content of soils. With increase in organic matter content of soils, available nutrients increased although such increases were significant in some of the soil groups only.


Purpose : The aim of this study is to investigate the antibiotic effects of 14 herbs among blood-activating stasis-dispelling medicinals on vaginal microorganisms. Methods : Staphylococcus aureus, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Candida albicans, and Gardnerella vaginalis were used for ...


Comprehension of the finitude of individual existence entails the need to find the answer to question of overcoming death, a salvation path that would allow pass through the abyss of nonexistence. Solution to this question implies various forms of immortality: naturalistic, theological, technocratic, creative, sensually-transcendental, etc. Prolongation of life and gaining immortality has become a central problem of such philosophical movements as Russian cosmism and modern transhumanism, which view the victory over death as the project and purpose of mankind. The object of this research is the ethical content and key ideas of the philosophy of Russian cosmism and modern transhumanism. The subject is the origins and evolution of transhumanist worldview in its genetic link with the ideas of cosmic philosophy. This article aims to analyze the methods and means of how a human can improve and obtain immortality, which are advanced by transhumanists, and juxtapose them with the ideas of Russian cosmist philosophers. The conclusion is made that the central idea of cosmism and transhumanism, which lies in overcoming the finitude of human existence, does not find its global humanistic realization: both concepts offer partial and unnatural solutions (autotrophy, resurrection, cyborgization). Emphasis is placed on solution of the problem of immortality in the Christian anthropology in spiritual-moral ethical-philosophical context


ABSTRACT This study explored descriptive norms as a moderator of the impact of the fit between construal level and social distance on attitudes toward advertisements and intentions to perform conservation behaviors, particularly in the context of "less plastic" campaigns. The results showed that distant frames were more effective than proximal ones for generating individuals' attitudinal and behavioral responses when they were exposed to high-level, abstract messages in the positive descriptive norm condition (i.e. when the promoted conservation behavior was dominant). On the other hand, distant frames were more persuasive than proximal ones for low-level, concrete messages in the negative descriptive norm condition (i.e. when most people do not engage in conservation behavior). Results of the three-way interaction demonstrated the boundary conditions of construal-level fit by highlighting the role of descriptive norms in leading to the outcome variables. Theoretical and practical implications of the study are discussed.


Jurgen Schurmann died on January 19, 2001, much too early, at the age of 66 years. He was a grand pioneer in the field of pattern recognition and a tireless source and trigger of sophisticated theoretical ideas and their transformations into high performance recognition products which are spread all over the world. For this reason, the programme committee of the 2002 "International Workshop on Frontiers of Handwriting Recognition" (IWFHR-8) has decided to dedicate this event to this extraordinary senior scientist of pattern recognition. In honour and in memory of this vivid, dynamic and creative man, we want to reflect the essence of his oeuvre; gained during a life-long quest to find a way - as he would put it - "from pixel to meaning". This paper is focused on the following questions: Who was this man? What were his scientific roots? What was his basic contribution? What are the offsprings of his work? What impetus did he give to the scientific community?.


The book re-visits Regression testing in the light of Internet of Things Operating System testing. Book explores Machine Learning concepts applied to generic Regression test data. The book is for Software Engineering enthusiasts, test Architects who want to explore applying Machine Learning concepts to testing. As a case study, to demonstrate Internet of Things Operating System testing one of the Operating System is taken as case study. Regression test suites are written from scratch and re-engineered using leading test design tool. Automation of test script generation is explored. To demonstrate the Machine Learning concepts applied to testing Weka is used.


Introduction: Decellularized equine carotid arteries (dEAC) are suggested to represent an alternative for alloplastic vascular grafts in haemodialysis patients to achieve vascular access. Recently it was shown that intensified detergent treatment completely removed cellular components from dEAC and thereby significantly reduced matrix immunogenicity. However, detergents may also affect matrix composition and stability and render scaffolds cytotoxic. Methods: Intensively decellularized carotids (int-dEAC) were evaluated for their biomechanical characteristics (suture retention strength, burst pressure and circumferential compliance at arterial and venous systolic and diastolic pressure), matrix components (collagen and glycosaminoglycan content) and indirect cytotoxicity (WST-8 assay) and compared with native (n-EAC) and conventionally decellularized carotids (con-dEAC). Results: Both decellularization protocols led to comparable reduction of matrix compliance (venous: 32.2% and 27.4% of n-EAC; p < 0.01 and arterial: 26.8% and 23.7% of n-EAC, p < 0.01) but had no effect on suture retention strength and burst pressure. Matrix characterization revealed unchanged collagen contents but a 39.0% (con-dEAC) and 26.4% (intdEAC, p < 0.01) reduction of glycosaminoglycans, respectively. Elastine fibres were scattered and less wavy in both dEAC. Cytotoxicity was not observed in either dEAC matrix. Conclusion: Thus, even intensified decellularization generates matrix scaffolds highly suitable for vascular tissue engineering purposes, e.g. the generation of haemodialysis shunts.


The regional culture of weifang has a long history, numerous forms, in the concrete use of regional resources as the basis of interior design, we must be careful to follow some principles about design theory, theoretical, them as the weifang regional interior design guiding ideology, to find the local people's emotional end-result, is the only way to keep distinctive interior design of weifang.


Article is devoted to studying of immanent properties of object of town-planning design: planning structure of the cities and city agglomerations on the example of town-planning heritage of «the ideal» cities Russia the XVIII-XIX centuries. Research is conducted to obtain an objective picture of their development and increase on this basis of probability of the town-planning forecast formulated in the project in the draft of the master plan of the city district and city agglomeration.


Body temperature is closely regulated by the hypothalamic preoptic area using a variety of mechanisms to control heat generation and heat loss. Abnormalities of temperature can be harmful, particul...


Background: While child health inequality is emerging as one of the main issues in child health policies, the identification of factors which intensify this kind of inequality via the qualitative method has attracted little attention. Objectives: The aim of the study was to identify the equality issues in child health policies in Iran. Methods: Datawerecollectedusingsemi-structuredinterviewswith19keyinformantsfromJuly2015toDecember2016. Apurpose-ful and snowball sampling method was used to select participants. Using MAXQDA 12, the recorded interviews were transcribed verbatim and thematically analyzed. Results: Fourthemesandfifteensubthemeswereextractedintermsof equalityissuesinchildhealthpolicies,including: (1)imple-mentationof childhealthpolicies(rationaldistribution,addressingruralandunderservedregionsandfullaccess),(2)strengthsof child health policies (comprehensive and integrated healthcare, educating mothers, and targeting programs based on the burden of disease),(3)challengesof childhealthpolicies(healthinformationsystemandfaultsindataregistration,complicationsinchild healtheducation,traditionalbeliefsandbelievinginfate, andignoringsocialdeterminantsof health), and(4)priorityactions(im-proving fathers' health literacy, promoting socio-economic and cultural status, enhancing health information system, suburban and rural areas, and regional planning). Conclusions: Reliance on comprehensive and integrated care, health education and targeting program and diminishing challenges and weaknesses can be considered as a policy guide aiming to reduce inequality in child health outcomes. Also, besides addressing executive issues, challenges, and strengths; priorities as policy entry points should be considered simultaneously.


The MEGA‐PRESS‐IVS method has been developed, which combines MEGA (a frequency‐selective editing technique) editing with the point‐resolved spectroscopy sequence (PRESS) and inner volume saturation (IVS) localization, reducing the deleterious effects of spatial variation in coupling evolution. The IVS method has been previously described for improved efficiency of lactate detection. The current study demonstrates that the combination of MEGA‐PRESS with IVS results in increased sensitivity for edited single‐voxel measurements of glutamate and γ‐aminobutyric acid (GABA). A four‐compartment model of coupling evolution is investigated through simple product operators and full spin‐system simulations and the predicted pattern of signal evolution is demonstrated through MEGA‐PRESS‐MRSI. MEGA‐PRESS‐IVS is then compared to MEGA‐PRESS in a phantom and an average signal increase of 24% is demonstrated in five healthy volunteers. Magn Reson Med, 2007. © 2007 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.


Cynthia A. Gilles is Director, Massachusetts and Northeast Region, Special Education Manpower Projects, Division of Special Education, Massachusetts Department of Education. The Comprehensive System for Personnel Development (CSPD) is essential for effective implementation of P.L. 94-142. Delivery of appropriate programs for children ~~ith special needs depends on the attitudes, knowledge, and skills of many people, ranging from parents and administrators to regular and special education teachers in local school dis= tricts and colleges and universities. Despite the evident need for comprehensive planning for preservice and in-service personnel preparation, several factors have combined to impede the development of CSPD's in many states. These barriers include operational problems, lack of explicit policies regarding the CSPD and personnel preparation, and the potential scope and complexity of the Comprehensive System. Two special education manpower planning projects, funded by the Division of Personnel Preparation, Bureau of Education for the Handicapped (BEH/DPP), have provided an opportunity to observe CSPD development and informally assess related needs within an eightstate region. The participating states have been concerned with the relatively low priority status of personnel preparation at local, state, and federal levels and with the lack of defini-


We are studying a computer-aided method to automatically design a pop-up book that realizes an arbitrary solid. Many beautiful and complicated pop-up books have been designed by skillful designers and it is difficult for nonprofessional people to design such books. To design them by computers, some mathematical models of pop-up books have been studied [1][2]. Because of NP-hardness of pop-up books shown by Uehara and Teramoto [5], it is also difficult to design complex pop-up books by computers. The methods to design such books based on simple models have been studied. Mitani et al. proposed the methods to automatically design pop-up cards from three-dimensional polygon models based on voxels [3] and lattice-type cross sections [4]. On the other hand, we are studying the automatic methods based on V-folds. A V-fold is one of the simplest models of pop-up books. As Figure 1 shows, a V-shaped pop-up piece is attached to two facing pages. In the V-fold, there are four folding lines. To open and close pages while keeping all faces planar, it is necessary to set these folding lines either all parallel or all concurrent [2]. If all folding lines are parallel, this V-fold can be regarded as a two-dimensional structure. We focus on the two-dimensional V-fold and propose a method to design a two-dimensional pop-up structure that realizes any given polygon by accumulating V-folds. A two-dimensional V-fold consists of two half lines l and r and two segments, which are connected by pin joints as shown in Figure 2. Let us name the four points as A, B, O, and P, as indicated in the figure. If PA + AO = PB + BO holds, then the example is foldable. Such a convex quadrilateral as PAOB is called a foldable quadrilateral. A V-fold is also uniquely erectable, i.e. when the angle AOB is decided, the positions of segments PA, PB are uniquely determined. If the structure is foldable and uniquely erectable, it is called a pop-up structure. It is possible to construct a larger pop-up structure by accumulating such V-folds recursively, as Figure 3 shows. On the basis of this observation, we next propose a method for realizing an arbitrary polygon such as a two-dimensional pop-up structure with recursive V-folds. An example is shown in Figures 4, 5, and 6. Suppose that the polygon shown in Figure 4 is given. We design the pop-up structure that has


In this paper, we extend the l0 minimization problem to a special sparse approximation problem in which contains two l0 − norm constraints to control the sparsities of different parts of the solution. We introduce the first-order optimality conditions for this problem, and propose a penalty decomposition algorithm to solve this problem. We prove that our algorithm can find a local minimizer of the problem under some suitable assumptions


Aim: The objective of this work is to investigate the effects of defoliation on cv. Pinot noir under the mild-climate conditions of Switzerland, with particular attention to berry anatomical traits and wine sensory parameters.Methods and results: Defoliation (removal of 6 basal leaves + 6 lateral shoots per shoot) was completed at three developmental stages of grapevine, i.e., pre-flowering, late flowering and bunch closure. These experimentations were performed repeatedly over six years. In addition to the vintage effect, pre-flowering defoliation had a consistent impact on vine agronomic behaviour. The yield was highly affected by the technique (-30 %). The berry skin thickness doubled, and the polyphenol concentration increased significantly. The free glutathione concentration in the must decreased.Conclusion: Leaf removal at early pre-flowering stage had tremendous consequences on the vine agronomic performance, mainly to the detriment of berry set, thus having a great impact on yield, berry skin thickness, must composition, and wine composition.Significance and impact of the study: Hypothesis about the competition for assimilates between the growing canopy and the inflorescences during the early season was developed. Furthermore, the role of glutathione and anthocyanins – as antioxidants against UV stress – was interpreted, demonstrating that grapevine is able to adapt to abiotic stresses and ensure a sustainable development.


You are one in a million. At ACRP, we're honored to have been your voice and resource for the past 40 years. We think it's time you gave yourself a loud round of applause to recognize the incredible contributions you've made, and will continue to make, to promote excellence in clinical research and advance new therapeutic options for humankind. It might sound like a big claim, but it's mighty easy to back up.


The further development of a time-resolved photothermal (PT) method for sensing nano-scale absorbing targets is presented. This method is based on irradiation of nano-targets with a short laser pulse and time-resolved PT visualization of laser-induced thermal effects around targets. It is accomplished with a second probe beam that senses the target with an adjustable time delay after the pump laser pulse. The practical capability of this new approach is demonstrated for visualization of nano-scale gold particles (2-250 nm), liposomes (30-90 nm), Neutral Red (NR) particles (30-500 nm), and polystyrene beads as a calibration tool, with a tunable parametric pulse laser-OPO (420-570 nm, 0.10300 μJ, 8-ns width) as a pump laser and Raman-Shifter (639 nm, 13 ns width, 10 nJ) as a probe laser with a tunable delay of the probe pulse relative to thepump pulse in the range of 0-5000 ns. The further development of our PT technique is discussed with a focus on visualization of nano-scale absorbing zones during laser-cell interaction.


The AI(2)O(3)-SiO2 system has been reassessed using a solution model for mullite extending from sillimanite to a hypothetical state of alumina. The property of sillimanite, to be used to describe o ...


Problem solving with data presented nested arrays, is difficult because they of the rather is unpredictаble in their structure. And here, in many cases helps recursion. Its use allows linearly according to the same scheme to implement a run on all the elements of each nesting level of any of the array, regardless of its structure and the depth of nesting. Nested array can be interpreted by a tree, whose root is the array itself, from its go arc to the array elements, etc. The leaves of this tree are scalars or strings — finite elements that are not referenced in the following arrays. In an article for the solution of several problems of a General nature with nested arrays is offered appropriate recursive program-functions. Examples of such tasks: calculate the total number of leaves of the array; to form an array of transposed elements of the original array at all levels of nesting; determine whether a given object (scalar, string, a simple array, nested array) of a element of this array to any level of nesting; count the number of occurrences of an object in the array at all levels of nesting; collect all the leaves of the array into the vector, replacing the leaves a given array on components the vector, etc. In all cases, recursive triad is as follows: the parameter of recursion — nest array; decomposition — transitions at all levels of nesting of arrays to their elements, and so on until the leaves; recursive base, i.e. the trivial cases in recursion — lists of arrays [1]. Offer laconic recursive programs-features of the solution are listed and some other tasks are implemented on a simple and intuitive programming language system engineering and scientific computing PTC Mathcad Prime (version 3.1) [2,3]. Note that in this system all nesting arrays are nested matrix.


Background Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) is a marker of systemic atherosclerosis with an elevated risk of cardiovascular mortality and morbidity. This study was undertaken to identify the prevalence of PAD in patients presenting with acute coronary syndrome and do not have previous history of coronary artery disease in order to identify the missed opportunity in treating these patients and potentially avoiding such cardiovascular events. Methods We prospectively collected data from consecutive patients who presented with acute coronary events over 4 months. PAD was diagnosed if the Ankle-Brachial index was less than 0.90 and/or if the patient had signs or symptoms suggestive for PAD. Risk factors and risk reduction therapy were compared between patients with and without PAD. Results A total of 51 patients were recruited. The mean age for these patients was 62 years and 27% were women. Prevalence of PAD was 45%, of these, 61% were asymptomatic. Prevalence of PAD in patients with no previous history of CAD was 48%, of these, 64% were asymptomatic. There was no difference in atherosclerotic risk factors between patients with PAD compared to patients without PAD. Utilization of risk reduction was suboptimal in patients with PAD; only 61% were on aspirin, 48% were on statin therapy, 43% were on beta-blockers and 30% were on angiotensin converting enzymes inhibitors. Conclusion There is a great opportunity in preventing acute coronary events that we are missing. This is can be achieved by recognizing patients with PAD (symptomatic or asymptomatic) and aggressively control their risk factors.


The aim of this paper is to establish some coupled fixed point theorems in G-metric spaces using (; ) contractions for a mappingF : X X! X. The result of this paper is conversion of the result of Phakdi Charoensawan [5] into G-metric space.


rcsgen generates basis functions for restricted cubic splines and (optionally) their derivatives. Restricted cubic spline functions assume linearity beyond the two boundary knots. It is possible to specify knots on the original scale, as default percentiles or user specified percentiles. Orthogonalization can be peformed using Gram-Schmidt orthogonalization. When orthogonalizing a matrix is returned, which can be useful for regenerating the orthogonalized spline variables for out of sample predictions.


Abstract Obesity is a risk factor for breast cancer development. A recent hypothesis suggests that theadipokines, adiponectin and leptin, are involved in breast cancer development. This promptedus to investigate the role of adiponectin and leptin in mammary carcinogenesis. Adiponectinreceptors (AdipoR1 and AdipoR2) and leptin receptor (Ob-Rt, representing all the isoforms ofOb-R) proteins were detected by immunohistochemistry in in situ ductal carcinoma, invasiveductal malignancy, and healthy adjacent tissue. In addition, mRNA expression of adiponectin,AdipoR1, AdipoR2, leptin, Ob-Rt, and Ob-Rl (the long isoform of Ob-R) was observed inMCF-7 breast cancer cells. Interestingly, leptin mRNA expression was 34.7-fold higher thanadiponectin mRNA expression in the MCF-7 cell line. Moreover, adiponectin (10 mg/ml)tended to decrease the mRNA expression of leptin (K36%) and Ob-Rl (K28%) andsignificantly decreased Ob-Rt mRNA level (K26%). In contrast, leptin treatment (1 mg/ml)significantly decreased AdipoR1 mRNA (K23%). Adiponectin treatment (10 mg/ml) inhibitedthe proliferation of MCF-7 cells, whereas leptin (1 mg/ml) stimulated the growth of cancer cells.In addition, adiponectin inhibited leptin-induced cell proliferation (both 1 mg/ml).Using microarray analysis, we found that adiponectin reduced the mRNA levels of genesinvolved in cell cycle regulation (mitogen-activated protein kinase 3 and ATM), apoptosis(BAG1, BAG3, and TP53), and potential diagnosis/prognosis markers (ACADS, CYP19A1,DEGS1, and EVL), whereas leptin induced progesterone receptor mRNA expression.In conclusion, the current study indicates an interaction of leptin- and adiponectin-signalingpathways in MCF-7 cancer cells whose proliferation is stimulated by leptin and suppressedby adiponectin.Endocrine-Related Cancer (2009) 16 1197–1210


Objective:To observe the content of plasma endothelin in acute cerebral infarction dynamically in order to investigate the relationship between cerebral infarction and content of the endothelin.Methods:The level of plasma endothelin in 42 cases of cerebral infarction was tested and compared.Results:It was revealed that the content of the plasma endothelin was increased in the patients of cerebral infarction in the first week and decreased three weeks later.The content in the cases of massive infarction and those with hypertension or diabetes was higher than general patients.Conclusion:The content of the endothelin may reflect the state and the prognosis of the illness.It is suggested that the application of the calcium channel blocker and endothelin antibody in early stage was beneficial to recovery of the disease.


Xeroderma pigmentosum (XP) is an autosomal recessive genetic disorder characterized by an increased frequency of skin cancer following minimal sunlight exposure. Multiple basal cell carcinomas and other skin malignancies frequently occur at a young age in those with XP. In fact, metastatic malignant melanoma and squamous cell carcinoma are the two most common causes of death in XP victims. This series represent rare presentations of malignancies in non-sun-exposed areas in such patients.


We present Newtonian three-dimensional hydrodynamical simulations of the merger of quark stars with black holes. The initial conditions correspond to non-spinning stars in Keplerian orbits, the code includes gravitational radiation reaction in the quadrupole approximation for point masses. We find that the quark star is disrupted, forming transient accretion structures around the black hole, but 0.03 of the original stellar mass survives the initial encounter and remains in an elongated orbit as a rapidly rotating quark starlet, in all cases. No resolvable amount of mass is dynamically ejected during the encounters--the black hole eventually accretes 99.99% +/- 0.01% of the quark matter initially present.


Development of social and hygienic monitoring (SHM) system as a means of ensuring sanitary-epidemiological wellbeing of the population of Russian Federation is one of the main activities of the Federal Service for Supervision in Protection of the Rights of Consumer and Man Wellbeing. The authors analyzed the current state of organization of SHM: lists of control points of human-environment factors and laboratory test findings; information collection techniques and systematization; procedural approaches to automation of data collection, processing and visualization.SHM is legally assigned to control measures, during which the interaction of state and municipal control bodies with legal entities and individual entrepreneurs is not required. The further SHM development is reported to be restrained by a number of organizational -technologic and financial- economic problems: analysis of sanitary-epidemiological wellbeing state among population has shown that according to SHM, interregional aspects are not taken into account; procedural approaches to the choice of control points and formation of environmental pollution indices lists, as well as the assessment procedure of social and economic efficiency of SHM, have not been properly worked out; the number of departments and experts specialized in SHM and responsible for it is decreasing, and etc. A model of interregional social-hygienic monitoring as a way of SHM improvement is suggested. Its aims include the quality increase of expert-and-analytical SHM data processing within the entire RF Arctic zone; consideration of factors affecting population health and having interregional character. Departments and Federal State Healthcare agencies named "Centers of Hygiene and Epidemiology" in various subjects of the Russian Arctic and the Federal Service for Supervision in Protection of the Rights of Consumer and Man Wellbeing research institutions will participate in the interregional SHM. A concept of GIS portal of the Russian Arctic based on geo-information system and aimed to improve SHM is developed. It can be a comprehensive electronic database of human-environment factors and population health state, as well as an effective instrument with spatial analysis function for the assessment of sanitary and epidemiological wellbeing of the population.


A transient aero-thermal analysis of the disk cavities of an aero-engine LPT (Low Pressure Turbine) is presented. The full simulation includes a 2D thermal model of the solid parts combined with an axisymmetric flow model of six separate cavities interconnected through inlet and outlet boundaries. Computing elapsed time is significantly reduced by using a cluster of GPUs (Graphics Processing Units) making this approach compatible with turbine design time-frames. The problem of flow reversal that takes place in some of the cavity boundaries along the transient flight cycle is addressed in detail. The fully coupled numerical solution is validated against engine data and compared as well against an uncoupled simulation. It is shown that the coupled solution outperforms the uncoupled one in terms of accuracy, since it removes some hypotheses inherent to the uncoupled approach. It is believed that this is the first time that GPUs have been used to solve a fully coupled fluid/solid thermal problem of industrial interest for the gas turbine community.© 2013 ASME


Summary. Multiple myeloma is characterized by the presence of malignant plasma cells predominantly localized in bone marrow. Our prior studies have suggested that human myeloma derived‐cell lines adhere specifically to fibronectin and to bone marrow stromal cells (BMSCs) via β1 and β2 integrins as well as RGD peptide, and that tumour cell to BMSC contact triggers interleukin‐6 (IL‐6) secretion from BMSCs. Since IL‐6 is a growth factor for myeloma, adhesion may be important in paracrine IL‐6 mediated tumour cell growth. We therefore examined phenotypic expression of adhesion molecules on the U266 and IM‐9 human myeloma‐derived cell lines using the panel of monoclonal antibodies (MoAbs) directed at adhesion molecules submitted to the Vth International Conference on Human Leukocyte Differentiation Antigens. U266 and IM‐9 myeloma cell lines express mainly CD29, CD49d, VLA‐1, CD18, CD54, ICAM‐2 and ICAM‐3. In contrast, CD49b, VLA‐3, CD49f, CD11b, VCAM‐1, selectins and selectin‐ligands were not expressed on these cell lines. Specific adherence of IM‐9 cells to BMSC line LP101 was demonstrated which could be partially blocked by pre‐incubation and culture of tumour cells with anti‐β1 integrin, anti‐β2 integrin, anti‐CD49d, anti‐VLA‐5, anti‐CD11a, anti‐CD44 and anti‐CD54 MoAbs. The combination of these MoAbs (anti‐CD29, CD18, CD11a, CD49d, VLA‐5, CD44, CD54, ICAM‐2, ICAM‐3 MoAbs) decreased but did not completely abrogate binding of IM‐9 to BMSCs. Moreover, increases in IL‐6 secretion from BMSCs after adherence of IM‐9 cells were also partially blocked by these MoAbs. These findings suggest that multiple adhesion pathways may mediate adherence of myeloma cell lines to BMSCs, localizing tumour cells in the marrow microenvironment and triggering IL‐6 secretion by BMSCs which may augment tumour cell growth.


We examined how three different SES indicators - SES of origin, SES of the school environment and SES of destination - are related to harmful drinking and alcohol-related problems among young alcohol consumers. Our results support the notion that the environment young people find themselves in, matter for social inequalities in alcohol-related harm.


We study the question of whether or not it is possible to determine a finitely generated group G up to some notion of equivalence from the spectrum sp( G ) of G . We show that the answer is "No" in a strong sense. As a first example we present the collection of amenable 4-generated groups G ω , ω ∈ {0, 1, 2} ℕ , constructed by the second author in 1984. We show that among them there is a continuum of pairwise non-quasi-isometric groups with $${\rm{sp}}(G_\omega)=[-\frac{1}{2},0]\cup[\frac{1}{2},1]$$ . Moreover, for each of these groups G ω there is a continuum of covering groups G with the same spectrum. As a second example we construct a continuum of 2-generated torsion-free step-3 solvable groups with the spectrum [-1, 1]. In addition, in relation to the above results, we prove a version of the Hulanicki Theorem about inclusion of spectra for covering graphs.


The objectives of this study were to (1) describe natural variability in retreat and net mesh dimensions and retreat and net tending behavior for the hydropsychid caddisfly Hydropsyche morosa Hagen and (2) perform laboratory experiments to determine the influence of un-ionized ammonia on H. morosa retreat and net construction. H. morosa were collected from fifteen streams in eastern South Dakota and head capsules, nets, and retreats were photographed and measured. Caddis were exposed to 0.00, 0.025, 0.05 and 0.1 mg/L un-ionized ammonia for 48 and 96 hours within experimental stream chambers. Data indicate that exposing caddis to un-ionized ammonia caused them to change their net/retreat construction and tending behavior. Net mesh variability increased 123% in 0.025mg/L and 227% in 0.05 mg/L treatments relative to controls. Net and retreat dimensions in experimental streams also demonstrated significantly greater variability when compared to nets collected from reference streams, indicating a container effect. Behavior in treated chambers was slower and more lethargic when compared to control chambers. Results suggest that un-ionized ammonia influences H. morosa's construction abilities and behavior, most notably in net mesh and retreat dimension variability.


The present invention relates to a cable transport device, a cable transport device, pivotally installed cable conveyor (1), the pivot axis (4) around the one of the cable conveyor pivotal movement of (1) precisely second driving means for the first driving means fixedly installed on the base frame (2) (3), to operate in synchronism at least two cooperating pressure rollers (6, 7) in order to (5) and a. According to the present invention, the second driving means (5) is fixed to the base frame (2) having a drive shaft for the pressure roller (6, 7) to (10), the driving of the second driving means (5) axis (10) coincides with the pivot axis of the cable conveyor (1) (4). In a further embodiment of the present invention, the second driving means (5) is similarly fixed to the base frame (2) having a drive shaft for the pressure roller (6, 7) to (10), the axis of rotation ( 8,9) is also parallel to the course common pitch axis (31) of one another, are transmitted via a toothed belt pivotal movement (32), toothed belt (32) is the first intermediate shaft (34) When the second intermediate shaft (35) between at fixed symmetrically to the rotation center (33) of the pivot axis (4) of the first drive means, the substrate of the first intermediate shaft (34) cable conveyor (1) ( are arranged in 13), a second intermediate shaft (35) is fixed to the frame of the device, the pitch axis of the cable conveyor 1 (31) matches the first intermediate shaft (34). Further, according to the present invention, the cable transport device comprises a guide sleeve (26) consists of a groove plate (41) and cover plate (40). These grooves plate and cover plate, in order to correspond to the cable (21) of various diameters, and in order to correct the position of the cable, are interchangeable, the grooves of various shapes for this purpose formed It is.


MELLANBY [1921; 1925] showed that rickets was produced in young puppies when large amounts of cereals were added to diets relatively poor in calcium and vitamin D. The greater the proportion of cereals in the diet, the greater was the degree of rickets produced. Some cereals appeared to cause worse rickets than others, and these differences bore no relation to the calcium or phosphorus content of the cereals. In all cases, the rachitogenic action could be counteracted by the addition to the diet of more calcium salts or vitamin D. Furthermore the so-called "anticalcifying" or rachitogenic action of the cereals could be destroyed by acid hydrolysis. He therefore postulated the presence of some toxic substance in cereals, which he termd a "toxamin", and which interfered with calcification and could be destroyed by hydrolysis. Holst [1927] found that he could extract (with 0.5% HCI) from oatmeal a substance which caused rickets in rats when added to a diet of starch which would otherwise give osteoporosis but no rickets. He noted that the ash of oatmeal did not produce rickets when added to such a starch diet, and therefore concluded that the rachitogenic factor was an organic substance destroyed by ashing. Green & Mellanby [1928] confirmed on rats the previous experiments of the latter on dogs, and Thomas & Steenbock [1936] obtained similar results, although they did not find the same differences in the rachitogenic actions of the various cereals. Bruce & Callow [1934] suggested that the rachitogenic action of whole cereals might be due to the relatively high proportion (50-80% of the total phosphorus) of phytin-phosphorus which they contain. They found that phytin-P was not well absorbed by the rat, and claimed that the antirachitic potency of various cereals, in a low P diet, was inversely proportional to the percentage of P present as phytin. They also found that the addition of Na phytate to rachitogenic diets of the type used by Mellanby (i.e. low Ca-high P cereal diets) increased the degree of rickets produced, while a corresponding amount of Na phosphate did not. They concluded that phytin-P has an "anticalcifying" action, and write that "it is possible to assume that this action is the result of lowering of the availability of calcium by binding it as a calcium salt which is at least as insoluble as calcium phosphate ". McCance & Widdowson [1935] found that phytin was not well absorbed from the human intestine, 36-63% being excreted unchanged in the faeces. Lowe & Steenbock [1936] supported the claim of Bruce & Callow that the phytin-P content of the diet showed an inverse relation to the antirachitic potency, and that phytin was a poor source of P when added to a high Ca-low P diet. They also showed that acid hydrolysis of maize improved its antirachitic properties in proportion to the extent to which its phytin-P was hydrolysed.


Objective:To investigate the clinical effect of Shengxuening tablets combined with Compound Ferrous Sulfate And Folic Acid Tablets(CFSFAT)for iron deficiency anemia during pregnancy period. Methods:A total of 84 cases of pregnant women who had been diagnosed as iron deficiency anemia were divided into two groups according to the random number.The control group was told to follow the dietary and nutrient guidance and was given CFSFAT orally,and the observation group was treated with Shengxuening tablets based on the treatment for the control group. The clinical efficacy between the two groups and the related indexes were compared. Results:The differences of the corpuscular indexes of red blood cell(RBC) count,hemoglobin(Hb) content,mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration(MCHC), and mean corpuscular volume(MCV),as well as the iron metabolism indexes of serum iron(SI) and transferrin saturation(TSAT) were found to be statistically significant between the two groups after treatment(P 0.05). The markedly effective rate was 38.1% and effective rate was69.0% in the control group,and was 61.9%, 90.4% in the observation group, the difference being significant(P 0.05).The adverse reaction incidence was 4.8% in the observation group,and was 21.4% in the control group,the difference being significant(P 0.05). Conclusion:Shengxuening tablets combined with CFSFAT are effective and safe for the treatment of iron deficiency anemia during pregnancy period,and are worthy in the clinical application.


In the light of the concept of distributed structure of human capital,this paper analyzes the influence of human capital integrating with economic activity on Chinese industrial absorption of FDI effect.It concludes that the rising ratio of technicians in enterprise staff is favorable to absorbing FDI effect.Therefore,we should reform the scientific and technological investment system in order to encourage enterprises to improve their own human capital level.


There is much talk nowadays about the double nature of rhetoric: rhetoric as a practical guide for composing and rhetoric as a theoretical stance for interpreting. The two uses can be viewed as complementary, as flip sides of the same holistic approach to rhetorical studies. But they can also appear in conflict: production models of writing and speaking versus reception models of reading and listening; models for inventing rhetoric versus models for analyzing it. Indeed, though the two models can be mutually supportive, they have often developed in tension within the evolution of academic disciplines over the last 125 years. Different emphases on one or the other model have resulted in different departmentalized disciplines and varied divisions within those departments, as we are all so well aware. One might even claim that advocating one or the other model has contributed significantly to the fragmentation of rhetoric as an interdiscipline during the last century and to the distribution of its parts into various academic units. In many English departments, for example, the continuing divisions between literature and composition faculty arise from contrasting professional interests in reception models focused on interpreting literary works versus production models focused on composing student texts. A similar reception/production antagonism appears in the history of speech departments separating from English departments. In 1915, when seventeen teachers of public address broke off from the National Council of Teachers of English, the production (oratory or debate) model they favored was at odds with the reception (philological or hermeneutic) model of most literature faculty.1 I don't mean to suggest that different choices between models of production and reception fully account for the academic fragmentation of rhetorical study. Nevertheless, practical antitheses do constitute disciplin-


Objective: To discuss the best emergency handling method for diabetic ketoacidosis patients.Methods: One hundred and two cases of diabetic ketoacidosis patients in our hospital from 2008 to 2011,received small dose of insulin and rehydration treatment with or without traditional Chinese medicine(group A and group B,with 51 cases in each group).The effective rate,time to control the blood glucose level and time to remove KET and acidosis were observed and compared between the two groups.Results: The overall effective rate in group A was obviously higher than in group B(P 0.05),and the time cost to control blood glucose and reverse the ketoacidosis state was less in group A than in group B(P 0.05). Conclusion: Combined with traditional Chinese medicine in treating diabetic ketoacidosis showed better curative effect than conventional ways.


Background
The modified early warning score (MEWS) was set up to supply prompt recognition of clinically deteriorating patients before they undergo a severe and life-threatening event. The study aimed to describe the probable usefulness of the MEWS in identifying deteriorating post-Whipple patients in hospital wards.

Methods
We performed a study to analyze the relationship between the vital parameters and postoperative severe adverse events of patients after Whipple surgery in Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital from 2000 to 2017. In the retrospective study, a total of 13,651 sets of vital parameters in 236 Whipple postoperative patients were included. Subsequently, we applied a MEWS scoring system and explored the accuracy of the MEWS in evaluating the patients' final events versus advanced mathematical models. We then put the MEWS into the ward warning system and confirmed the accuracy of the MEWS based on the results of prospective studies again.

Results
We assessed the ability of the MEWS to predict postoperative complications with an accuracy rate of 90.86-91.23%, a sensitivity of 83.04-90.88%, and a specificity of 90.85-95.73%.

Conclusions
The MEWS model was applied to identify post-Whipple patients at risk of complication. Once the MEWS ≥2, interventions were needed to minimize the adverse events. Our data suggest that the MEWS is comparable to the advanced mathematical models, but MEWS is more accessible to perform and more generally applicable.


This paper studies the fractional-order chaotic dynamics of Josephson junction based on resistor and capacitor shunted junction (RCSJ) model proposed by W. C. Stewart and D. E. McCumber. The fractional-order numerical integration is carried out with modified trapezoidal rule. Fractional-order chaotic behaviors of the model are explained by bifurcation diagram. Numerical results confirm that there exists chaos at fractional-order in this model.

 Key words: Fractional calculus, Josephson junction, chaotic dynamical system, numerical method.


Next-generation solar thermal power technology is characterized by its central receiver with an output temperature of 800°C and using a supercritical carbon dioxide power block. Many countries across the world, such as European Union, America, Australia, and China, support it. A high-temperature solar collector field is a critical component of next-generation solar thermal power technology. In this work, based on the allowable heat flux of the receiver, we developed three design methods, including coupling photon-thermal mechanics, for the collector field. The first method can be used to design a new solar receiver with a given heliostat field. The second method can be used to upgrade the heliostat field with a given solar receiver and power block. The third method can be used to optimize the design of the heliostat field and the solar receiver for a new solar thermal power plant. In comparison with conventional methods, the three proposed methods have higher reliability and better economy. Furthermore, this study proposes a new method to calculate the heat transfer coefficient of the heat transfer fluid inside the receiver tube under nonuniform heat flux conditions. the next-generation solar thermal power, collector field, solar receiver, design method


We characterize the metric spaces whose free space has the bounded approximation property through a Lipschitz analogue of the local reflexivity principle. We show that there exist compact metric spaces whose free spaces fail the approximation property.


Graphene is an attractive material for various device applications due to great electrical properties and chemical properties. However, lack of band gap is significant hurdle of graphene for future electrical device applications. In the past few years, several methods have been attempted to open and tune a band gap of graphene. For example, researchers try to fabricate graphene nanoribbon (GNR) using various templates or unzip the carbon nanotubes itself. However, these methods generate small driving currents or transconductances because of the large amount of scattering source at edge of GNRs. At 2009, Bai et al. introduced graphene nanomesh (GNM) structures which can open the band gap of large area graphene at room temperature with high current. However, this method is complex and only small area is possible. For practical applications, it needs more simple and large scale process. Herein, we introduce a photosensitive graphene device fabrication using CdSe QD coated nano-porous graphene (NPG). In our experiment, NPG was fabricated by thin film anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) film as an etching mask. First of all, we transfer the AAO on the graphene. And then, we etch the graphene using O2 reactive ion etching (RIE). Finally, we fabricate graphene device thorough photolithography process. We can control the length of NPG neckwidth from AAO pore widening time and RIE etching time. And we can increase size of NPG as large as 2 cm. Thin CdSe QD layer was deposited by spin coatingprocess. We carried out NPG structure by using field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM). And device measurements were done by Keithley 4200 SCS with 532 nm laser beam (5 mW) irradiation


This chapter highlights possible solutions to avoid global warming and its consequences for health. An energy policy firm, Energy Innovation, created a model on how current energy policies would impact future carbon emissions. Industry has the greatest potential for cutting back on global emissions through policies focused on more efficient energy production and stricter emissions standards. Power sector (electricity) emissions would decline with renewable energy incentives and improving the grid's capacity to accommodate multiple energy sources. Transportation sector emissions would drop with stricter fuel economy standards and more green urban transportation systems. The energy consumption of buildings could decrease with more efficient building codes and appliance standards. Meanwhile, carbon pricing is a cross-sector policy that would create carbon taxes and caps, while land use emissions could be reduced through policies aimed at reducing deforestation and forest degradation.


Successful manufacture of modern thermosetting Class F epoxy Mica Mat high voltage stator winding ground insulation for hydrogenerators requires rigorous attention to material input, manufacturing process detail and quality assurance. The CGE manufacturing process is described while the quality assurance program is highlighted.


Vitellogenin (VTG) levels were measured in the plasma of 143 female skipjack tuna, Katsuwt>nus pelamis caught in the Western lndian Ocean. These levels were correlated with the gonadosomatic indcx (GSI) and with plasma 17P-estradiol (E2) levels during the reproductive cycle. VTG and E, levcls werc measured using a competitive cnzymc-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and a radioimmunoassay (RIA), rcspectively. VTG was purified from a pool of plasma obtained from females with high GSI using a double chromatography method (gel filtration and ion exchange). A specific antibody was obtained in rabbits. The VTG immunoenzymeassay developed Favc an assay dctection limit (90 % binding) of 15 ng.ml-l. Mean VTG levels ranged from 1.2 mg.ml-to 4 mg.ml-'. Mcan monthly VTG values remained relatively elevated during the rcsting periods (1.2 mg.ml ' in April and 1.9 mg.ml-' in Septemher), while maximum levels reached only 4 mg.ml ' during the reproductive season. The highest GSI values were observed from November to March during the major reproductive season corresponding to the North monsoon and from early June to late August during the minor reproductive season corresponding to the East monsoon. Lowest GSI values were found in April-May and September-October. Mean E, levels exhibited considerable variability among al1 females sampled ranging from 700 pg.ml-' to 9 ng.ml-l. This study demonstrated that the sexual maturation was correlated with the monsoon seasons and that there was a positive correlation between monthly variations of GSI, VTG and E2 levels in the skipjack tuna population from the Western Indian Ocean.


Humans should be the center in courseware designing,which shows the leading function of teachers and the subjective role of students.Courseware designing should pay attention to organizing teaching,creating learning environments,arranging teaching contents,providing relevant supplementary learning materials,and students' cognitive levels,individual learning backgrounds,cooperation among students as well as between teacher and student.


The floral wall of Lee Sang-beom's House and Atelier, which is No. 171 of the Registrated Cultural Heritage was conserved. In addition, materials characteristics and manufacturing technique have revealed through the scientific analysis. As a result of the analysis, samples were divided into three sections; the support layer that is made from block bricks, the paint layer and the cement mortar layer on the paint layer for the reinforcement of the construction. The higher layer lies, the finer grains it has. Furthermore, a little it was generated a small quantity of pores and calcium carbonates () generated due to aeration of cement mortar. The patterns of letters, animals and plants pattern were expressed in the paint layer by relief and openwork. The results of qualitative analysis of the pigments of the paint layer were detected components of carbon black (C), Fe oxide () and oyster shell white (, or quicklime). On the other hands, as the conservation of the floral wall, stainless frames were set up for the structural stability, the cement mortar were removed from the surface and the partly damaged and cracked areas were filled with KSE Filler A, B.


Abstract Objectives Cachexia is a common symptom of malignant disease towards the end of life. It has been suggested that it is accompanied by depression. The mechanism of this association is purported to be inflammatory cytokines. Literature and clinical studies supporting this link are lacking. Methods A literature search was carried out. A small audit of cachectic patients admitted to a hospice was conducted. Data collected included affective status. Results The literature suggests a link between cachexia and sickness behaviours, but not depression. In the audit 40 consecutive cachectic hospice inpatients were evaluated. The age range was 57–83 years with a mean of 74 years. Seventy per cent of the study individuals were male. Thirty-one patients (80%) did not fulfil current or historical criteria to support an affective diagnosis; however, nine (20%) did. Conclusion This audit did not support the contention that cachectic patients are commonly depressed. This warrants further research.


The article presents the analysis of the Lamaist ritual Dugzhuuba. It is a great purification service – hural that takes place the day before the New Year according to the lunar calendar. Buddhists believe that participation in this rite purifies them from 64 sins as well as repelling all evil spirits. The most important items of Lamaist cult applied during this ritual are described in the article. Some of them are the balin – figures made of dough that are used as symbolic offerings to Dokshits (the severe deities), soor – a triangle pyramid, and others. In the article it is shown how the pragmatic side of the Buddhist cult, namely the rite Dugzhuuba, reflects and emphasizes the bases of Buddhist philosophy. The specifics of the Lamaist cult among the Buryat is also discussed.


This paper presents the dynamic modeling of 210MW Industrial Coal Fired Boiler which is used commonly in thermal power plants. The goal of developing the first principle model is to capture the key dynamical properties of the boiler over a wide operating range. The model describes the complicated dynamics of the various components of Industrial coal fired boiler such as furnace, boiler drum, primary superheater attemperator and secondary superheater. The model is developed based on the physical principles, and is characterized by a few physical parameters. The parameters are determined from the construction data, and a few of them from the field test data. A strong effort has been made to strike a balance between fidelity and simplicity. From the modeling point of view, the boiler is divided into five subsystems and for each subsystem, the first principle models are developed using the mass and energy balance equations. The subsystem models are then integrated to obtain the integrated boiler model. Simulation studies are carried out based on the nominal values of the system variables and the parameters collected from a power plant. The integrated boiler model obtained is tested for its dynamic and steady state characteristics and the results of which are described. The model is validated against the unique plant data and the results are presented. The model describes the behaviour of the system over a wide operating range. A good agreement is found between the simulation and actual parameters of the boiler.


Hydrogen sulphide is a corrosive gas widely present in the air at most geothermal power plants. This report describes the mechanism and some of the effects of corrosion in electrical equipment in the presence of hydrogen sulphide at geothermal power stations. Electrical and control equipment are often not designed to operate in corrosive environments; hydrogen sulphide is a corrosive gas, particularly to copper and silver. Therefore, special measures and systems must be considered in order to keep this corrosive gas from contacting sensitive equipment containing those metals. Other equipment in the plant can also suffer from the attack of hydrogen sulphide, but it is possible to minimize the adverse effects by making a careful selection of the materials used and maintaining appropriate environmental conditions. Instrumentation is also exposed to the particularities of the geothermal fluids; the performance and expected problems of some of the main instruments used in the power plant are presented. By appropriate design of geothermal power stations, and taking into consideration and addressing the possible ways in which hydrogen sulphide and geothermal fluids can attack equipment, it is possible to avoid premature failures and attain high plant reliability.


OBJECTIVE
To determine and compare the content of luteolin-7-O-beta-D-glucoside and apigenin-7-O-beta-D-glucoside in Flos Chrysanthemi from different collection time, sources, grades and processes.

METHOD
The contents were determined by RP-HPLC. Zorbax SB C18 column (4.6 mm x 250 mm, 5 microm) was used as analysis column, the mobile phase was acetonitrile-pH 2.0 phosphate buffer solution with gradient elution, the detector was set at 338 nm.

RESULT
The contents of two components changed at some degree in Flos Chrysanthemi from different collection time, different plant sites or with different grades, while the contents varied obviously among Flos Chrysanthemi from different source and different sorts. No obvious difference was found in Flos Chrysanthemi from different year.

CONCLUSION
The contents of two components were influenced by process, plane site, source and sorts, especially by source and sorts.


Continued capacity issues despite additional beds • Increased Length of Stay (5.3 days in FY 07 to 5.42 days through March FY 08) • Increased geography for physicians to cover – new tower (336,000 additional square feet) Background Metrics • Development of Cohorting Plan (group specific bed projections and unit assignments based on historical data) Worries Would we hold patients in the ED awaiting the "cohorted unit bed"? Would Bed Management be bombarded by ED for holding patients? Would the staff be happy with different patients? • Confidential discussions regarding targeted units • Development of respectful communication plan • Elements to assure success: Timeline Mutual purpose: What do we really want? Rapid turnaround – 30 day plan Expectations Collaborative Rounding Reduction in LOS Improvements in Patient Satisfaction Weekly Dashboard, monthly report cards through Department of Medicine, monthly cohorting meeting Have Fun Bulletin Board, Picnic, Llama shirts, Adopt a Llama, Monthly lunches on unit Countermeasures Measure Current Month Jan 2010 Prior Month Dec 2009 -2 Months


This paper proposes a novel kind of adaptive observer called reset adaptive observer (ReO). A ReO is an adaptive observer consisting of an integrator and a reset law that resets the output of the integrator depending on a predefined condition. The main contribution of this paper is the application of the reset element theory to the adaptive observer LTI framework. The introduction of the reset element in the adaptive laws can decrease the overshooting and settling time of the estimation process without sacrificing the rising time. The stability and convergence LMI-based analysis of the proposed ReO is also addressed. Additionally, an easily computable method to determine the ℒ2 gain of the ReO dealing with noise-corrupted systems is presented. A simulation example shows the potential benefit of the proposed reset adaptive observer.


The analysis of the employment disparity between the regional municipalities in general as well as with regard to large and medium, small and micro enterprises was performed using the Ryabtseva Index which main advantage over other methods used to measure shifts in the number of employed regional population of the republic is that its value does not depend on the number of gradations of the structures that is on the number of the municipalities, as a result the structural changes are not overestimated. Another advantage is the availability of a rating scale estimating the significance of the differences between the structures according to the index. The comparison of the structural indicators of the average number of employees of large and medium enterprises proved that the processes aimed at gradual reduction in the number of this kind of employees in every territorial entity of the Mari El Republic had undergone similar changes. At the same time the system of small-scale businesses does not stop existing, what's more, it is constantly expanding, although, no doubt, that its level of development is extremely low in the Mari El Republic. Its formation is being hampered due to the current concentration of production, unstable economic situation, shortcoming of the existing tax legislation, poor state support which all leads to the necessity of increasing the economic efficiency of the municipalities


. In the K1.8 beam-line at Hadron Experimental Facility of J-PARC, a new magnetic spectrometer S-2S is being installed. S-2S was designed to achieve a high momentum resolution of ∆ p / p = 6 × 10 − 4 in FWHM. Several strangeness-physics programs which require the high resolution will be realized by S-2S. The present article introduces J-PARC E70 (missing-mass spectroscopy of 12 Ξ Be) and E94 (missing-mass spectroscopy of 7 Λ Li, 10 Λ B, and 12 Λ C ) experiments.


A cellular automaton model — based on a semi-random grid to prevent numerical anisotropies — is adapted to calculate the response of the ruthenium-catalyzed Belouzov–Zhabotinsky reagent to a light pulse. In the automaton, increased light intensity is associated with increased excitation threshold and decreased recovery time. Simulations predict splitting (backfiring) of autowaves, which are experimentally confirmed. Optimization of automaton parameters leads to satisfactory agreement with measurements. In particular, splitting of a spiral leads to its destruction, as it generates and then collides with a spiral of opposite topological charge. Furthermore, splitting leads to soliton-like behavior (conservation) of colliding planar waves.


In order to optimize the dispersion of the multiwalled carbon nanotubes(WMNTs) filled polymer composites,Microlayered WMNTs filled polypropylene composites were prepared via the microlayered extrusion system designed in our lab.SEM results show the dispersion of WMNTs can be improved by the microlayered extrusion technology.WMNTs oriented in their length axis along the flow direction via the multiplying elements.PLM indicates that some bright wisps can be found in the composites with 128 L in instead of the bright points in conventional samples because of the orientation of the WMNTs.DSC results proves WMNTs has strong heterogeneous nucleated effects.Meanwhile,the microlayered composites have wider crystallite size distribution.Furthermore,for most WMNTs filled polymer composites,the increases in tensile strength are on sacrifice of toughness,due to embrittlement.However,the microlayered samples could improve elongation at break as well as tensile strength,which could not be achieved by conventional technology.


Objective: To elucidate the possible role of cytokine ICAM-1 and IFN-γ in human oral lichen planus(OLP).Methods: Paraffin-embedded tissues of 10 cases of normal oral mucosa and 55 cases of oral lichen planus tissues were investigated for the expressions of ICAM-1 and IFN-γ proteins by immunohistochemistry SP methods and their clinical and pathological significance in OLP were statistically analyzed.Results: ICAM-1 and IFN-γ were over expressed compared with healthy oral mucosa(P 0.05).There was significant association between the positive expressions of epithelium ICAM-1 and IFN-γ(P 0.05).There was significant association between the positive expressions of ICAM-1,IFN-γ and liquification grades of basal cells(P 0.05).Conclusion: IFN-γ may drive the pathological destruction by elevating ICAM-1 generation locally in OLP.ICAM-1 may participate in pathological destruction of OLP in coordination with IFN-γ.


The sintering behavior of the laser-synthesized nano-amorphous Si3N4 powders under pressure of 1.0~ 5.0GPa in temperature range of 25~ 1500℃ has been studied. It has been found that the nano powders exhibit a "cold sintering" behavior. The nano powders were pressed up to density as high as 93% of the theoretical under 5 GPa at room temperature. The high density is a result of plastic deformation of thenano particles under the ultrahigh-Dressure pressing. The ultra high-pressure sintering with in situ heating showed that when temperature was lower (800~950℃), dense (98%) nano-amorphous Si3N4 bodies whichwere transparent brown in colour were formed while at higher temperature (13300~ 1500℃), densenanocrystalline Si3N4 bodies with microhardness of 15.53~16.05 GPa, which was pure white in color wereresulted. Studies show that the ultrahigh pressure sintering of nano powders can significantly decrease sintering temperature, depress grain growth, which is an effective route for obtaining dense nanostructured materials.Keywrods: nano ceramics Si_3N_4 amorohous ultrahigh pressure sintering


A stabilityindicating ultra Performance liquid ch romatography (UPLC) method has been developed and v li ated for the simultaneous determination of Aspirin and E someprozole Magnesium in pharmaceutical preparation s. An Agilent Zorbax XDB column (50X4.6mm i.d., 1.8μm par ticle size) was used. The mobile phase consisted of a mixture of 0.2% ortho Phosphoric Acid, methanol and acetonitrile in simple gradient elution Ultraviole t (UV) detection was performed at 210 nm. Total run time w as 6 min; these two drugs were eluted at the retent ion times of 2.4 and 2.8 min for Esomeprozole Magnesium and Aspi rin respectively. The method was validated in terms of linearity, range, specificity, accuracy, and precis ion, limit of detection (LOD) and limit of quantita tion (LOQ). The linearity for both the drugs was found in the range of 32.5-97.5 μg mLof Asp and 4-12 μg mL for Eso. The % recoveries of Aspirin and Esomeprozole Magnesium we re found to be 99.41 and 101.11, respectively. The utility of the procedure is verified by its application to mar keted formulations that were subjected to accelerat ed degradation studies. The method distinctly separated the drug a nd degradation products even in actual samples. The products formed in marketed tablet dosage forms are similar to those formed during stress studies.


Egg yolk powder is industrially produced by spray-drying fresh raw egg yolk separated from shell eggs. Stress due to heat and dehydration causes denaturation of egg yolk proteins, so it largely affects the quality level of the resultant dried powders. In this study, denaturation kinetics of dried egg yolk powder were measured under isothermal and iso-humidity conditions. The denaturation level was evaluated by using color index, viscosity values of the slurry (made from the dried powder dispersed in water) and the agglomerated particle sizes. Fresh egg yolk was spray-dried and the resultant quality levels of the dried powders were evaluated in the same manner. Some of these quality factors would not simply relate with the temperature and RH. It was suggeted from the kinetic parameters and the spray-drying experiments that the residence times of products in the specific parts of a drying system (e.g. atomizer, chamber, pipe for transport, collector etc.) would have critical impacts on the product qualities. The kinetic parameters predicted that even under a relatively low RH conditions, a rate of a quality change would significantly increase when products are subjected to higher temperature above threshold.


The SMS consists of two pairs of symmetrical coaxial coils wound by multifilamentary Nb-Ti/Cu wires with 1.0 and 1.2 mm diameters. The windings were impregnated by epoxy. The dimensions of the central coil windings are inner diameter 220 mm, outer diameter 340 mm, and height 43 mm. The dimensions of the side coil windings are inner diameter 100 mm, outer diameter 120 mm, and height 41 mm. The overall dimensions of the SMS are diameter 405 mm, and height 260 mm. The maximum working current is 360 A. The magnetic field in the center is 5.6 T. The dimensions of the zone with field uniformity within 2*10/sup -4/ are diameter 72 mm and height 20 mm. The stored energy is 0.34 MJ. The SMS can work in the persistent mode. The resistance of the superconducting switch in a normal state is 1 Omega . The magnetic field attenuation is not more than 10/sup -5/ per 1 h. A quench protection technique by subdivision with external low ohmic shunting resistors is used. >


A malfunction happened in an impressed current cathodic protection system for tank bottom in an Algeria condensate oil project is analyzed. The possible reasons which may cause large current output and abnormal potential are investigated. Field testing is carried out and the obtained data are analyzed to verify the reason. It is found that the malfunction is due to the short circuit between an anodic cable and the tank bottom, and then the malfunction is successfully eliminated.


Abstract Background Little has been done on assessing the safety and efficacy of programmed death-1 (PD-1) knockout (KO) engineered CART cells in cancer patients. Here we designed a clinical trial to evaluate the safety of PD-1 KO engineered anti-MUC1 CART cells for the treatment of patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The primary endpoint was to evaluate the safety of the new treatment. Methods Patients (age ≥ 18) were recruited according to the criteria in NCT03525782. MUC1-specific CARs were constructed using the SM3 scFv. Following lenti-MUC1 CAR retroviral transduction, efficiency of transgenic expression was assessed by flow cytometry. PD-1 gene KO in the CAR positive T cells was achieved using the CRISPR-Cas9 system and validated by sequencing and flow cytometry. MUC1-CAR+/PD-1- T cells at a starting dose of 2.5x106/KG were infused over 60 mins. Following treatment, patients' general condition, levels of lymphocytes, IL-6, hs-CRP, PCT, CYFRA21, NSE(E), and SCC were monitored. Circulating CART cells were checked regularly. Changes in tumor size were examined by MRI scans. Results Up to the study cutoff date, 19/9/2019, 20 patients diagnosed with NSCLC (IIIb to IV), were recruited. All participants received at least one cycle of anti-MUC1 CART cell treatment. Among the 20 treated patients, 8 received 1 cycle, 9 received 2 cycles, 2 received 3 cycles, and 1 received 4 cycles. Common adverse events (AEs) were acute fever (3 pts, 38.2-39.8 C◦), chills (2 pts), headache (1 pt), skin rash (1 pt), diarrhea (1 pt), and nausea & vomiting (1 pt). No grade 3-5 AEs and CRS was observed. Of the 20 assessed patients, 11 presented with stable disease while 9 had progressive disease. All patients had significant symptom improvements after infusion. Circulating CART cells gradually declined after infusion and the number dropped down to approximately 20% in 4 months after one cycle treatment, indicating the necessity of further cycles. Conclusion Our data suggests that the treatment with PD-1 disrupted anti- MUC1-CAR cells is safe and well tolerated by all NSCLC patients. Importantly no CRS was indicated in all cases. The efficacy of this unique combined therapy was still inconclusive and will be explored in our next phase study. Clinical trial identification NCT03525782. Legal entity responsible for the study Guangzhou Anjie Biomedical Technology Co. Ltd. Funding Guangzhou Anjie Biomedical Technology Co. Ltd. Disclosure All authors have declared no conflicts of interest.


opens with the recounting of her first experience in a movie theater; and the conclusion recounts a personal contact with a political ambassador family in India. In between, one story after another provides life-application suggestions and verification of her contentions. This approach makes the work both an interesting and an easy read; the average reader will have no problem understanding and relating to the book. Perkins's use of stories, interactive reflection and response small group discussion guides, and valuable resource lists all highlight what is probably the strongest characteristic of the book—it is an educational work not simply an inspirational one. This book cannot be read without engaging in critical analysis of the principles presented and also of the implications they propose. This strength, however, is juxtaposed with what this reviewer sees as one of its major shortcomings. The contemporary Christian community's proper response to culture is hotly debated and has been since H. Richard Niebuhr penned Christ and Culture (NY: Harper, 1951). Every approach has its proponents and naysayers, so it is appropriate to observe that this issue falls under the discussion of disputable matters referred to by the Apostle Paul in Romans 14 and 15. Perkins manages to write a text on a disputable matter that never acknowledges the directives Scripture provides, leaving this reviewer with the distinct impression that it is an incomplete and therefore inconclusive work. Nurturing "Third Culture Kids" (181) who are caught in the crossfire between two warring worlds is a daunting and virtually ever-changing and never-ending task. Ambassador Families therefore has the potential, in discerning and creative hands, to make a difference in the lives of Christ-born but earthly-bound children. It is recommended reading for the mature and discerning reader who would find it thought provoking and suggestive. The young and inexperienced would need careful guidance and direction before attempting to apply the suggestions implied.


THERE IS a substantial and varied amount of written material presently available for the preparation and presentation of an undergraduate course on the history of Argentina from 1862 to the present. In this outline I have tried to include most of the pertinent works necessary both to write lectures and to provide students with informative, stimulating, and accessible reading. Undoubtedly, I have omitted themes and works which others might have included and, while I have tried to be as comprehensive as possible, have been more suggestive than definitive. To remedy, in part, any gaps or deficiencies in what follows, I would urge consultation of the superb bibliographical essay in James R. Scobie's Argentina, A City and a Nation, 2nd ed. (New York, 1971), 266-302 and the section on Argentine history in the Handbook of Latin American Studies, published annually by the Hispanic Foundation of the Library of Congress and currently compiled by Hobart A. Spalding, Jr. In preparing these materials I have relied heavily on journal articles and chapters from edited collections. I have found the assignment of articles quite effective in that they provide generally up-to-date, readable, and digestible material. Although new copyright laws make their use increasingly burdensome, the result is often well worth the


In this study, six anti-fouling paints available in Vietnam (01 by Jotun, 05 by other Vietnamese companies) have been studied. The testing results showed that Jotun, Hai Van and The He Moi anti-fouling paints had relatively higher initial adhesion than that of Hai Au, Hai Phong and Dong A anti-fouling paints. After 35 days immersed in seawater, the adhesion of the first group paints had tended to decrease faster than that of the second group paints, although the values of their absolute adhesion are still higher. Jotun and Hai Au paints showed good anti-fouling and anti-corrosion properties after 27 months. The other paints maintain their high level of effectiveness in 21 months. After 21 months, the fouling process began to take place and reached 10% of sample area after 27 months.


A learner-driven type foreign language studying method and system are provided to improve study effect by reducing the study time only when learners exactly pronounce a foreign language or answer a question. In a foreign language studying method executed by a learner computer and an education server providing plural foreign language study contents to the learner computer through the internet, the education server performs steps of: playing the entire text of the study contents chosen by a learner(S100); checking whether the learner requests to replay the study contents and repeatedly replaying the entire text of the study contents(S200); reading details included in the study contents if the learner does not request to replay the study contents and letting the learner repeat the details of the study contents(S300); and providing questions and an answer request about the details of the study contents, comparing the learner's answers, and progressing the study according to the compared result(S400).


Kulkul is one of Bali's cultural heritage. Kulkul is used in Balinese society for communication when there is a danger, death, a ritual, and so on. The current phenomenon is that many Balinese people are only able to know and without knowing much knowledge about kulkul. It is because this knowledge is the only word of mouth, making it difficult for it to be collected, stored, retrieved, shared, and renewed. Current technological developments, especially mobile technology, allow the development of mobile applications on cultural knowledge with an ontology approach that will help provide an explicit explanation of this knowledge. In this study, the authors propose the application of a web service with a REST API architecture to help mobile applications integrate Balinese Kulkul Semantic Ontology. This study uses the prototyping method in developing the REST API. From the tests that have been done, it is found that the REST API has successfully received requests and responses which prove that the mobile application is well integrated.


This study explored the role of the media in the formation and preservation of optimistic bias. It also sought to link optimistic bias and third-person perception, bridging a gap between communication studies and health psychology. The intersection of the two literatures may be especially beneficial in understanding how adolescents process and interpret public health messages and subsequently engage in high-risk behaviors or selfprotective behaviors in health contexts. Finally, the study examined thirdperson perception or optimistic bias within the context of school violence. Findings from a survey of 350 urban adolescents indicated that both actual experience and vicarious experience gained via the media contribute to health risk perception regarding violence. (Contains 45 references and 3 tables.) (Author/RS) Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document.


Abstract The ultralow CO2 steelmaking blast furnace process (ULCOS-BF) aims at minimising the CO2 emissions of the BF by at least 50%. This process is based on the replacement of hot blast by oxygen, the recycling of hot decarbonated top gas into the lower shaft and normal hearth tuyeres, and the capture of CO2 and its storage in a geological trap (full CO2 capture and storage process). The paper highlights the main technologies of this process and the expected benefits for CO2 mitigation. The ULCOS-BF has been demonstrated during three campaigns of 7 weeks each by coupling the LKAB experimental BF in Luleå to a pilot vacuum pressure swing absorption unit for CO2 removal. The concept, preparation and results of the campaigns are described.


Marcus Garvey left substantial documentation regarding his beliefs about the nature of God, humanity, and salvation and the role of religion, positioning him as a theologian of considerable merit. Yet Garvey's contributions to the religious discourse have been widely ignored in academic circles, even though his theological ideas found tangible expression in his programs and institutions founded and in movements espousing solidarity to Garvey's race first agenda. One such movement is the Shrine of the Black Madonna of the Pan African Orthodox Christian Church (PAOCC). Founded in 1953 by the late Reverend Albert B. Cleage Jr., considered by many to be the father of Black liberation theology, the PAOCC embodies many of Garvey's beliefs. In this article, the author explores the similarities and differences in Garvey's and Cleage's theologies and their organizational expressions via the Universal Negro Improvement Association and the African Orthodox Church, and the PAOCC, respectively.


This paper uses a new measuring method for aging to analyze the trend of aging population in China based on the population forecast of the sixth census data. By comparing the median age, aging coefficient and aged-dependency ratio, the paper shows that although the aging trend continues in the long term according to the new measuring method, the degree of aging is significantly reduced and the trend is also going to get steady after 2040, which is apparently different from the previous understanding of aging. Meanwhile, the retirement ages calculated according to the new measuring method can be taken as reference for the government to adjust the retirement age.


Photophysical and photocatalytic properties of perovskite-type materials AgMO3 (M:  Ta and Nb) consisting of Ag+ and d0 ions were investigated. The band gaps of AgTaO3 and AgNbO3 were 3.4 and 2.8 eV, respectively, being 0.6 eV smaller than the band gaps of NaTaO3 (4.0 eV) and NaNbO3, even if the crystal structures of AgMO3 were similar to those of NaMO3. It was found from the electronic band structure study, using the plane-wave-based density functional method, that a hybrid orbital of Ag 4d and O 2p formed a valence band at a more negative level than O 2p orbitals. AgTaO3 showed photocatalytic activity for pure water splitting into H2 and O2 under UV-light irradiation. AgNbO3 has arisen as a new visible-light-driven photocatalyst possessing the ability to evolve H2 or O2 from water in the presence of sacrificial reagents.