Active pulmonary tuberculosis in Australia is considered more common in migrants and the immunocompromised, but little data exist on how it manifests in non‐migrants. This study identified the radiographic findings of active pulmonary tuberculosis in the Hunter Region, NSW, Australia, and determined whether this manifests differently in non‐migrant and migrant populations.


The backwaters of the Delhi segment of the Yamuna River are shallow, weedy, and perennially open lentic habitats that harbor a rich variety of zooplankton, particularly rotifers. The present study is based on planktonic and epiphytic rotifers collected from these backwaters once a month over a period of 1 yr (September 1997 to August 1998). Planktonic rotifers were obtained by filtering water from the littoral zone through a plankton net, while epiphytic specimens were collected from the roots of Eichhornia crassipes and from floating and submerged leaves of Salvinia molesta. In total, 110 species belonging to 39 genera of 20 eurotatorian families were identified. Of these, five species of monogonont rotifers are new records from India, of which 2 are new to the Oriental region. The majority of the species were monogononts, while bdelloids were represented only by Rotaria sp. The largest fraction (76%) belonged to the following families: Lecanidae > Collurelidae > Brachionidae > Trichocercidae > Notommatidae > Flosculariidae. The fauna consisted mainly of cosmopolitan and tropicopolitan taxa except for 3 pantropical, 2 paleotropical, 2 arctic-temperate, 1 eastern hemispheric, and 1 holarctic taxa. The relative composition of planktonic and epiphytic rotifer species as well as the preference of the latter for the roots of Eichhornia compared to the leaves of Salvinia are discussed. Comments are also provided on species of special taxonomic and/or zoogeographic interest.


Near-field optical microscopy as a prime example of a subdiffraction imaging technique is described, and various modes of its operation are discussed. These include amplitude, phase and polarization, as well as fluorescence and photoluminescence imaging and spectroscopy. Representative examples are given to indicate the performance. The application of the technique to microscopic studies of silver halide is presented in some detail. The potential of the technique in various applications is critically assessed, and future prospects are discussed.


Complications Such as Restenosis,
Reported After the Implantation of Stent in Patent Ductus
arteriosus (PDA) are closely related to the design of the
stent. In this study, numerical analysis on the wall shear
stress in the stented PDA region is performed. Three
stented PDA with different stent designs are subjected to
pulsatile flow which represents the cardiac cycle in
neonates. Wall shear stress (WSS) is calculated at the
wall of the stented region in a cardiac cycle. The results
show PDA stented with Type II stent has the lowest
stented area exposed to low WSS, while PDA implanted
with Type III stent has the highest area exposed to low
WSS. Therefore, low risk of restenosis is predicted in
PDA implanted with Type II stent.


Copyright C 2023 by Korean Society of Spine Surgery This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Asian Spine Journal • pISSN 1976-1902 eISSN 1976-7846 • www.asianspinejournal.org Received Jan 9, 2023; Accepted Jan 19, 2023 Corresponding author: Meena Makhija Department of Physiotherapy, Indian Spinal Injuries Centre-Institute of Rehabilitation Sciences, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi, India Tel: +91-9910011816, Fax: +91-26898810, E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com


We have applied a complex computational technique namely, the boundary element method to predict electrostatic or Underwater Electric Potential (UEP) signatures and corrosion patterns and with a specific attention to warship components as well hulls and appendages. The Boundary Element Method through BEASY software was used to minimise corrosion susceptibility and the corresponding electrostatic (or UEP) signatures of three RAN warship classes; the ANZAC and FFG frigates as well as the LPA (Landing Platform - Amphibious). All three classes have served in the recent Gulf War. This paper illustrates our findings through a generic warship model.


The ever-increasing complexity of contemporary products and services demands business supply chains that involve a large number of autonomous organizations. Competitive markets require that these chains are highly agile, effective and efficient. This is achieved by forming dynamic virtual enterprises within supplier networks, which we call instant virtual enterprises (IVEs). We present the CrossWork system and its background. Cross-Work provides efficiency in creating and operating IVEs by automated, internet-based support for composition, setup and execution of global business processes. The system is based on agent-oriented, service-oriented and workflow technologies on top of an internet infrastructure. We illustrate the use of the system in the automotive domain.


Existing calipers including electronic digital-display one, mechanical vernier one and mechanical pointer one utilize screw to lock slide and its operation is inconvenient and needs two hands. The caliper of the present invention utilizes self-locking button, rather than screw, to lock slide. Depressing the self-locking button can lock the slide onto the main rule, and after reading depressing itfor the second time can unlock the slide for sliding freely. The caliper is convenient owing to its single-handed operation.


In powder−forged ferrous materials, surface defects such as decarburized Iayers, surface roughness, aRd no且一 sintered areas(NSA)are observed. These NSA, peculiar to this materia1, play the most impo丘ant role in dete㎜in− ing the mechanical properties. In order to understand the behavior of NSA in dynamic conditions, fractography and measurement of the NSA distr圭bution on the fatigue origin were investigated. The behavior of crack initiation and propagation was observed during fatigue tests by using ACPD(the alternative current potential drop method)measuremellt and the thermoe一 王astic stress analysis system. The effects of NSA on fatigue properties were discussed on the basis of fracture nlechanics. As a res磁t, the mixture of static fracture with fatigue in fatigue origin indicates that process of fatigue frac− ture consist of 3 stages as follows: that the fatigue fracture process consist of 3 stages mentioned above and effective crack initiation occurred at the begin− ning of less than 10%of fatigue life. From the measurement of NSA distribution of fatigue orig豆n,


AND then there was one. Three years after a US-led force invaded Afghanistan to overthrow the Taliban regime and hunt down the leadership of the al-Qaeda terrorist network, Australia's official military presence in the war-ravaged nation has dwindled to a single soldier.


High performance three–phase PWM rectifier topologies are mandatory in first stage of telecommunication power supplies due requirements regarding standards of EMC and power grid as well compactness and high efficiency provided. In this context two and three level topologies have been addressed in this application successfully, considering different control and modulation strategies. The paper proposes an analytical comparative analysis of current efforts at system level performance of SiC-based 15 kW three–phase PWM rectifier topologies.


The mechanisms underlying the osteogenic differentiation of human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (hBMSCs) remain unclear. In the present study, we aimed to identify the key biological processes during osteogenic differentiation. To this end, we downloaded three microarray data sets from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database: GSE12266, GSE18043 and GSE37558. Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were screened using the limma package, and enrichment analysis was performed. Protein‐protein interaction network (PPI) analysis and visualization analysis were performed with STRING and Cytoscape. A total of 240 DEGs were identified, including 147 up‐regulated genes and 93 down‐regulated genes. Functional enrichment and pathways of the present DEGs include extracellular matrix organization, ossification, cell division, spindle and microtubule. Functional enrichment analysis of 10 hub genes showed that these genes are mainly enriched in microtubule‐related biological changes, that is sister chromatid segregation, microtubule cytoskeleton organization involved in mitosis, and spindle microtubule. Moreover, immunofluorescence and Western blotting revealed dramatic quantitative and morphological changes in the microtubules during the osteogenic differentiation of human adipose‐derived stem cells. In summary, the present results provide novel insights into the microtubule‐ and cytoskeleton‐related biological process changes, identifying candidates for the further study of osteogenic differentiation of the mesenchymal stem cells.


We present ab-initio results concerning the RKKY interaction between two Co atoms placed on Cu, Au and Ag surfaces putting the main emphases on its dependence on the supporting material. Calculations based on the screened Korringa-Kohn-Rostoker (KKR) framework combined with the embedding technique are presented for FCC (100) and (110) surfaces. A test for the convergence properties with respect to the Brillouin zone integration is also shown in a selected case.


This paper presents a highly efficient approach to matched-field localization of an unknown number of ocean acoustic sources employing a graphics processing unit (GPU) for massively parallel computations. A Bayesian formulation is developed in which the number, locations, and complex spectra (amplitudes and phases) of multiple sources, as well as noise variance at each frequency, are considered unknown random variables constrained by acoustic data and prior information. The number of sources is determined during an initial burn-in stage by minimizing the Bayesian information criterion using an efficient birth/death scheme. Marginal posterior probability distributions for source locations are then computed using Gibbs sampling. Source and noise spectra are sampled implicitly by applying analytic maximum-likelihood solutions in terms of the source locations (explicit parameters). This greatly reduces the dimensionality of the inversion, but requires solving a very large number (order 105) of complex matrix ...


The thickening of ice covers has traditionally been calculated using a method in which the thickness is assumed proportional to the square root of the accumulated freezing degree days. Particularly for newly formed thin ice this method overpredicts the ice thickness. Consideration of the thermal resistance between the top of the ice and the atmosphere results in a method which predicts linear growth with time for thin ice and transitions to the t½ growth at large thicknesses. The method proposed here is not new but seems to be rarely used even though it requires selection of only one coefficient. Data from several sources including initial river ice growth, sea ice growth, and sludge freezing are used to validate the method and bracket the coefficient.


The article reports on the decision of banking firm Sareb to sell several of its portfolios in Spain. Topics noted include the key components of Sareb's portfolios such as large volume of credits, loans, and real estate offered to foreign institutional investors using an open competitive scheme, mechanics of the negotiation process, and obstacles faced by investors and their advisers when acquiring the portfolio.


Abstract This article focuses on the popular image of the nuclear future of Czechoslovakia in the mid-1950s and analyzes the push for a Czechoslovak-Soviet nuclear utopia. The article describes the foreign orientation of Czechoslovakia's nuclear research through 1955 and the first joint nuclear activities between Czechoslovakia and the Soviet Union. The article also shows how Czechoslovak-Soviet friendship was integrated in practice into the image of the peaceful use of nuclear energy, and it analyzes the image of civilian nuclear activities that was presented to Czechs and Slovaks in a campaign of popularization in the mid-1950s. Soviet "nuclear assistance" to Czechoslovakia, announced in January 1955, corresponded with a change in the popular vision of the nuclear age in Czechoslovakia when a remote nuclear future was transformed into a "lived utopia."


ABSTRACT This article offers a critical analysis of the ideological position of degrowth from the perspective of social ecology. It agrees with Giorgios Kallis' call to abolish the growth imperative that capitalism embodies today, but it also presents a critique of the conceptual underpinnings of this notion. More precisely, I argue that degrowth as an ideological platform reproduces a binary conception of society and nature, an oppositional mentality which is a key concept to hierarchical epistemology. Degrowth as a political agenda is thus prone to appropriation to authoritarian ends. In order to temper this tendency and help degrowth as a tool of analysis reach its liberatory potential, I advocate its consideration alongside a social-ecological position.


A study was undertaken using the birth registry statistics in Bavaria from 1973 to 1975 to determine correlations between family size and religion. In general a 7% decrease in births was recorded in Bavaria during this period. In marriages where both spouses were Catholic the number of 1st children decreased about 2%; of 2nd children 6%; 3rd etc. 20%. The corresponding figures for Protestant couples were 8 9 and 25% and for mixed Protestant-Catholic marriages the percentages were comparable. In families where 1 of the partners was not Christian (in most cases an alien) a divergent tendency was observed: 31% increase in 1st children; 20% increase in 2nd children; 3rd etc. 14% increase. Investigations concerning the relationship between family size and duration of marriages revealed similar tendencies. In Catholic marriages of more than 10 years an 8% decrease in the birthrate was determined for Protestant marriages of the same duration 12% decrease for mixed marriages also a significant decrease and for marriages with 1 non-Christian an increase in the birthrate of 25%. The corresponding statistics for marriages of less than 2 years were decreases of 14 17 and 12-14%. In modern industrial societies it is economics rather than religion which is the most dominant influence on family size.


The investment scale is large for Xiaowan hydropower project,and the construction challenges are leading in hydropower construction works,which involve complex geological conditions,a lot of design variations,and great difficulty in control of project investment.During project construction,supervision engineers insist on institutionalization,proceduralization and standardization of investment control work.By means of enhancing contract management,strengthening control of project variations and claims,and implementing the calculation of works quantity and settling accounts stringently,smooth progress of investment control is ensured and good results are achieved.


in particular are unencumbered by book editors and Seeger's own concern about his career. The book's minor drawbacks include that it was produced as an appreciation with Seeger's input and therefore cannot claim objectivity, and it includes a significant number of excerpts from his previously published books, especially The Incompleat Folksinger (New York: Simon and Schuster, 1972). But I would strongly recommend this book. Seeger has not only lived through, but also has played a major role in, many of this country's most dramatic events and periods. He is a gifted performer, writer, thinker, and storyteller whose insights can be useful and challenging to everyone.


The electron spectroscopy based on the excitation energy of metastable rare gas atoms is a valuable tool for surface analysis because its surface sensitivity does not depend on the limited mean free path of the emitted electrons in condensed matter, but is perfect due to the physics of the emission process. Up to recently, the application of the method has suffered from the fact that a quantitative evaluation of the measured spectra has not been possible. The present contribution describes some progress in this respect which has been made during the last few years.


In this paper, an experimental study on the buckling and postbuckling control of a laminated composite beam with eccentrically embedded NiTi actuators is performed. For the purpose of enhancing the critical buckling load, buckling control is investigated through the use of reactive moment associated with the shape recovery force of NiTi actuators. To improve the control authority for the buckling and postbuckling control of the NiTi-composite beam, closed-loop control is used. The buckling and postbuckling control behaviours are presented and discussed qualitatively and quantitatively on load-deflection plots considering stacking sequence of the laminate, slenderness ratio of the beam and activation conditions of the NiTi actuators. The experimental results show that the buckling control can be extended to the postbuckling of the NiTi-composite beam with the proper reactive moment.


Estimating the confidence interval of a variable or an aggregate of any type of variables is an essential part of scientific activity. It is equally important to ensure that the appropriate, correct statistical measure is used. I discovered inaccuracies in the derivation of a one‐norm misfit measure widely used in geophysics and show the exact derivation.


Objective:To investigate the effect of ginsenoside Rg1 on promoting peripheral nerve regeneration.Methods:Using the rat sciatic nerve crush injury model,a total of 32 SD rats were randomly divided into 2 groups after building mode(each 16 rats).The experimental group received the ginsenoside Rg1 dissolved in saline at dose of 1.5mg/kg by intraperitoneal in jection,and control group received saline throughout the experimental period in the same manner above.All animals were treated once a day for 4 weeks.At 4 and 8 weeks after operation,the sciatic function index(SFI),fth recovery rate of motor nerve conduction velocities(MNVC%) and the myelinated fiber population were measured.Results:The SFI of rats in the test group at the end of 4 and 8 weeks after surgery were-54.67±8.92 and-35.26±8.82 respectively,which was apparently increased compared with that in the control group,which wre-68.97±9.38 and-44.95±10.11,respectively;MNCV% of the test group and control was 40.53±5.73 and 32.22±4.77 at 4 weeks respectively,and was 52.16±5.37 and 39.08±6.82 at 8 weeks respectively;The recovery rate of the myelinated fiber population of the test group and control was 52.28±3.63 and 40.15±6.50 at 4 weeks respectively,and 75.31±3.94 and 54.13±5.38 at 8 weeks respectively.The results of the experimental group were better than the control group at the end of 4 and 8 weeks after operation,and the difference was statistically significant.Conclusion:The treatment with ginsenoside Rg1 can effectively enhance the regeneration of the sciatic nerve.Moreover,the restoration of the conduction velocity of regenerated peripheral nerve fibres and the limbs function has been improved.


This research is aimed at learning to grasp 3D objects using Deep Convolutional Neural Networks (DCNN). In order to perform grasping tasks in a real world environment, a robot should be able to grasp a vast number of objects with a wide variety of shapes and sizes. Deep learning approaches have made huge advancements in generating grasp affordances of unknown objects, and could therefore be a viable solution to this challenge. Hence, the importance of this project lies in its contribution towards identifying the effectiveness of DCNN as a prospective solution. More specifically, this project will evaluate the performance of the Generative Grasp Convolutional Neural Network (GGCNN) architecture proposed by Morrison et al. [2]. Therefore, the main research question of this project is: (i) How effective can Deep Convolutional Neural Networks be for learning the grasp affordances of 3D objects?


Atypical antipsychotic agents have been associated with hyperglycemia and diabetic ketoacidosis. We are reporting a case report of olanzapine associated with diabetic ketoacidosis.


Summary form only given. This paper reports on the conditions when the glow mode of a positive corona in nitrogen exists. For the first time, an auto-oscillating regime is observed. Detailed studies on characteristics of corona pulsation in an electrode system of wire (anode) and cylinder (cathode) were carried out. Waveforms for oscillations of current and glow intensity were measured. Voltage-current characteristics, amplitude and repetition frequency for oscillations were measured for a wide range of pressure (10-765 Torr). The repetition frequency of pulses varies in the range 200-500 MHz. Earlier discussed mechanisms for the development of oscillations are critically analyzed and a new one is proposed. A new interpretation of old measurements of preionized electron density in nitrogen and air produced by a positive corona is given. According to Morrow (1997), electrons in gas are produced by UV photons created in positive corona in a small region close to a pin. Direct measurements for these conditions performed by us evidenced that the positive corona generates soft X-rays which we refer to as the process of bremsstrahlung at the anode surface following collisions of fast electrons appearing in the close vicinity of the pin. We believe that these X-rays produced electrons in gas observed by Morrow (1997).


The popularity of the social network service and mobile smart devices changes the lifestyle and social activities of people. People are used to take pictures with smartphones and share on social networks so that we accumulated massive multimedia photos and videos in recent years. However, current cloud services are hard to facilitate the annotation and managements of these objects. In this thesis, we developed Mobile Web and Social Network Platform (MWSNP) for managing multimedia data and developing customized Apps to collect, annotate, share and manage photos easily. Sync App is also developed to annotate 5W tags for photos and synchronize desired photos from several devices efficiently so that photos with similar time-place information taken by family members can be synchronized and annotated automatically. Based MVC design concept, programmers can rapidly develop Apps through XML layout templates and Web APIs provided by the platform. The backend systems of the platform consists of, Tag Recommendation System (TRS) that recommends 5W tags for photos based on the location information, Media Management System (MMS) that provides upload/sync functions integrated with Mobile Web or Sync Apps, and Media Sharing System (MSS) that integrated with other social network sites to provide social sharing services.


Objective To explore the influence of the pregnancy-induced hypertension(PIH) upon the outcome of pregnancy.Methods A retrospective study was conducted of 170 cases with PIH who delivered in hospital in Shenzhen from Jan 2002 to Dec 2006,and at the same time,340 pregnant women were selected at the same hospital as control.The mode of delivery,the occurrence of complications and its impact on perinatal were compared.Results The gestational hypertension and pre-eclampsia(including mild and severe) accounted for 70.6% and 29.4% in 170 cases.Neonatal asphyxia,fetal distress,postpartum hemorrhage,perinatal mortality,prematurity,cesarean section and low birth weight(weight2500g)in the pre-eclampsia group were significantly higher than those in patients with gestational hypertension(P0.05),and neonatal asphyxia,fetal distress,placental abruption,postpartum hemorrhage,perinatal mortality,prematurity,cesarean section and low birth weight(weight2500g) in the PIH group were significantly higher than those in the patients with non-PIH(P0.05).Conclusion PIH cause serious harm to the mother and child,it is necessary to reduce the PIH incidence by scientific and effective management and prevention,particularly the incidence of eclampsia.


Skin is exposed to a variety of potential stressors and stimulators that may impact homeostasis, healing, tumor development, inflammation, and irritation. As such it is important to understand the impact that these stimuli have on skin health and function, and to develop therapeutic interventions. Animal experiments have been the gold standard for testing the safety and efficacy of therapeutics and observing disease pathology for centuries. However, complex ethics, costs, time consumption, and interspecies variation limit the transferability of results to humans and reduce their repeatability and reliability. Furthermore, traditional 2D cell studies are not representative of human tissue. Skin tissue is a dynamic environment, and when cells are isolated in unphysiologically stiff, static petri dishes their behavior, and phenotypic expression is altered. Increasingly complex in vitro models of human skin, including organoids, 3D bioprinting, and skin‐on‐a‐chip platforms, present the opportunity to gain insight into how stressors affect tissue at a cellular level in a controlled and repeatable environment. This insight can be leveraged to further understand pathological skin conditions and better formulate and validate drugs and therapeutics. Here, we will discuss the application of in vitro skin modeling to investigating the effects of mechanical, electromagnetic, and chemical stressors on skin.


Mr. Henderson of the University of Southern California's School of Public Administration reports his use of content analysis to examine the practices of governmental executives in coping with sensitive interview questions. In an ex tensive sample, less than 40 per cent of interview questions received unequivocal answers. We suggest that social science moves in part by the ramifying use of technique, and feel that Mr. Henderson has broken open a new area for content analysis. It is an area of substantive importance and of considerable scope, for the interview is a primary means of communicating organization activities to a group's participants, clientele, and the larger public.


On 22 May 2011, Germany reported a significant increase in the number of patients with haemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) and bloody diarrhoea caused by Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC). ECDC has set up a special web page dedicated to the STEC outbreak [1]. This includes clinical reference information [2] which may be useful to those involved in the care of patients with STEC infection and with HUS as well as guidance on diagnostic investigations [3]. The Centre publishes epidemiological updates [4], which contain the most recent numbers of HUS and non-HUS cases. In these updates, Member States report cases according to the new European Union case definition.


The failure to achieve the project implementation targets such as the baseline against time and cost is a problem that often occurs in construction projects, it can even occur over budget or delays, to overcome this the application of cost and time management is very necessary Calculate the estimated cost and time required to complete the project ongoing construction as well as knowing the positive and negative performance factors are the objectives of this research, by applying quantitative methods with literature studies. Data were collected through observation and discussion at the XYZ Apartment Building construction project in Bandung, and the data were analyzed descriptively. The Earned Value analysis of this study shows that the estimated cost required for the XYZ Bandung apartment construction project to complete is Rp. 169,118,439,088,from the original budget plan of Rp. 164.552 million, and the total time required is 443 days from the original schedule of 336 days. And the negative performance in the implementation of this project is 29.1%, which means that the costs incurred have exceeded the target, in terms of time it takes longer if compared to the schedule originally planned, this is due to the slow approval process for image changes, material arrivals that are not on time and decreased worker productivity due to the Covid pandemic.


The impacts of the widespread invasions by alien plants in South Africa are increasingly recognised. Most of the past concern has been about the impacts on conservation areas, other areas of natural vegetation, and on agricultural productivity. The potenti al impact of invading alien woody plants on water resources was known to be serious but there has been no information available to evaluate the significance of these water losses across the whole country. This paper reports on the results of a preliminary s urvey aimed at obtaining an overview of the extent, impacts and implications of alien plant invasions at a national and regional leve l for South Africa and Lesotho. Data on the extent and location of the invaded areas were obtained from a variety of sources includi ng detailed field mapping, mainly at a 1:250 000 scale with some at 1:50 000 and 1:10 000, and generalised information on species and densities. The density class of each species in each polygon was mapped and used to derive the condensed areas (the equiva lent area with a canopy cover of 100%). Each of the invading species was classified as a tall shrub, medium tree or tall tree - bas ed on growth form and likely water use - and its biomass was estimated from a function based on vegetation age. The incremental wate r use (i.e. the additional water use compared with the natural vegetation) was calculated using the following equation: Water use (mm) = 0.0238 x biomass (g/m 2 ) which was derived from catchment studies. Alien plants, mainly trees and woody shrubs, have invaded an estimated 10.1 million ha of South Africa and Lesotho, an area larger than the province of KwaZulu-Natal. The equivalent condensed area is 1.7 million ha which is greater than the area of G auteng Province. The Western Cape is the most heavily invaded at about a third of the total area, followed by Mpumalanga, KwaZuluNatal and Northern Province. The catchments of the Berg and Breede Rivers are the most heavily invaded followed by the GeorgeTsitsikamma region, Port Elizabeth coastal region and the Drakensberg escarpment in Mpumalanga. The total incremental water use of invading alien plants is estimated at 3 300 million m 3; of water per year, equivalent to about 75% of the virgin MAR of the Vaal River system. About a third of the estimated total water use, by volume, is accounted for by alien invaders in the Wester n Cape, followed by KwaZulu-Natal (17%), the Eastern Cape (17%) and Mpumalanga (14%). The greatest reduction, as a percentage of MAR, was found in the arid Northern Cape (17%), followed by the Western Cape (15%) and Gauteng (10%). For primary catchments, the greatest percentage reductions were in the Namaqualand coast (catchment F, 91%), followed by the Eastern Cape Coast (P, 42%) and the south-western Cape (G, 31%). The extent and density of the invasions and thus the impact on water resou rces could increase significantly in the next 5 to 10 years, resulting in the loss of much, or possibly even all, of the available w ater in certain catchment areas. Alien plant control is expensive but it has been shown that control programmes are cost-effective compared with alternative water supply schemes. This preliminary assessment needs to be interpreted with caution because the results are based on a data set that contains some important uncertainties. The water-use estimates also involve some critical assumptions. Nevertheless, the scale of the invasions, the magnitudes of the impacts, and the rapid expansion we are observing are such that a national control prog ramme is essential if the country's water resources are to be protected.


Polyreference method of modal analysis uses several excitations, either white noise or sinus. Here we presented our method of multiple excitations with several excitations with several electronic hammers


Choosing a good design language is essential for success in using the cleanroom software engineering techniques. The design language should be tailored to support the important aspects of cleanroom, most importantly, functional decomposition of intended functions and functional verification. To support these goals, a good design language should be capable of providing a high level of abstraction. Many existing implementation languages, such as C++, C, and PL/1, are suitable for this purpose, given appropriate guidelines on their use. These languages have the additional benefits of being familiar to users, and making the design-to-code step unnecessary. The paper describes the important principles in creating a design language for use with cleanroom software engineering. It then discusses the guidelines needed to produce a viable design language from one existing implementation language.<<ETX>>


Corrugated steel web continuous rigid frame bridge is a new form of bridge. Using the finite element analysis software Midas Civil to analyze dynamic characteristics of the corrugated steel web continuous rigid frame bridge in a method of subspace iron and the nonlinear dynamic time history analysis method is used to analyze the seismic performance of the bridge, then compared with the ordinary concrete web continuous rigid frame bridge. The results show that the natural frequency of the corrugated steel web continuous rigid frame bridge is smaller than that of the concrete web continuous rigid frame bridge, and the seismic performance of the corrugated steel web continuous rigid frame bridge is superior to that of concrete web continuous rigid frame bridge, the improvement of the seismic performance of piers is most significant.


The present study seeks to investigate the effect of internal and external market orientation on financial and nonfinancial performance. It is applicable from objective aspect and descriptive-field from methodological aspect. The data was collected through documentary study and field study including questionnaire. All managers, deputies and experts of firms related to Mashhad Province equal to 2505 were the statistical population of the study during the time period 2018. The sample size was estimated equal to 135 by means of random sampling method. Results of regression test indicated the positive effect of internal and external market orientation on financial and non-financial performance of firms related to Mashhad Province. According to the results, information production, information dissemination and how to respond to internal information have a positive and significant effect on financial and non-financial performance. Similarly, information production, information dissemination and how to respond to external information have a positive and significant effect on financial and non-financial performance.


The problem of damage identification in framed structures using vibrational data is considered. The identification problem is modelled as an optimization task and the use of measured natural frequencies as well as modeshape information in the construction of objective functions is discussed. In a first attempt, a standard genetic algorithm is shown to be ineffective in obtaining the correct damage distribution in test problems. Using domain knowledge, modifications are introduced in the coding process, in the initial population generation, in the fitness function, and in the genetic operators, leading to a promising tool to solve this class of problems. Synthetic problems, with the addition of noise in the simulated measured data associated with the damaged structure, are analysed in order to assess the capability of the proposed technique. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


Patients with obstructive jaundice due to periampullary tumours may undergo preoperative biliary drainage (PBD). The effect of PBD on the microbiome of the biliary system and on postoperative outcome remains unclear.


The figure of the tax auditor of the public accountant is designated by the state to give public faith and generate confidence in the market about the transparency of the company's operations before the users of the information. However, in recent years its image and importance has been weakened due to the strong growth of those of professionals who have been involved in fraud and corruption either by their participation or by omission of their duties and obligations established in the standards National and international. This article seeks to support with figures the impact that continuity has on the mental independence of the fiscal reviewer in the exercise of his profession.


Heart failure (HF) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality, with nearly half of all HF‐related deaths resulting from sudden cardiac death (SCD), most often from an arrhythmic event. The pathophysiologic changes that occur in response to the hemodynamic stress of HF may lead to increased arrhythmogenesis. Theoretically, medications that block these arrhythmogenic substrates would decrease the risk of SCD. The combined angiotensin receptor and neprilysin inhibitor (ARNi; tradename Entresto) is the newest commercially available medication for the treatment of heart failure.


Event-related potentials (ERPs) were recorded from 9 normal subjects engaged in a somatosensory target discrimination task. Subjects were instructed (1) to keep a mental count of each target or (2) to rotate a grip in the direction of abduction after each target stimulus using the right hand. Target stimuli were electrical pulses delivered randomly through ring electrodes to the left second digit with probabilities of 0.2, and nontarget stimuli were delivered to the left fifth digit with probabilities of 0.8. P 100 was prominent in somatosensory tasks, and had a widespread distribution on the scalp without having any relation to kinds of tasks, therefore, P 100 reflects the sensation of somatosensory stimulation. N 140 was largest at Fz in both counting and movement tasks, so our result supported the hypothesis that N 140 is generated in the frontal lobes regions. Moreover, N 140 latency was shorter during movement than during counting. These results indicate that N 140 is related to carrying out movement. P 300 was largest at Cz during counting, and largest at Pz and C4' during movement. These results also indicate that P 300 may have multiple intracerebral generators since P300 origin differs based on the kind of tasks or stimuli. In addition, the appearance of P300 after nontarget stimuli indicates that P 300 reflects a non-selective postdecision closure of cognitive activity. In conclusion, each component of ERPs may have a specific origin and specific characteristics. (Jpn. J. Phys. Fitness Sports Med. 1997, 46:405-414) key words : event-related potentials, somatosensory stimulation, P 100, N 140, P 300


This paper presents a millimeter-wave dual-polarized Laminated Resonator Antenna (LRA) differentially fed by a backed SIW cavity. The degenerate diagonal modes $\mathbf{TE}_{120}$ and TE210 are excited in the square SIW cavity by the two pairs of differential signals, respectively. By etching a cross-shaped slot on the top surface of the SIW cavity, the LRA element is successfully stimulated and works at the dominant modes TE101 and TE011 for dual-polarized radiation. Combining the modes of the coupling slot and the LRA, the proposed antenna shows a wideband differential impedance bandwidth of 20.37% with low cross-polarization and high port-to-port isolation.


Problem. Recruiting teachers and motivating them to stay in their jobs represents a major educational challenge in Norway. Growing demands and greater expectations on teachers are factors that have resulted in higher turnover and problems of filling vacancies. Based on this background, the primary purpose of this study was to determine if job satisfaction is associated with organizational commitment among public and Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) teachers in Norway. The secondary purpose was to compare job satisfaction and organizational commitment between public and SDA teachers in Norway, and to establish linear combination based on the factors of job satisfaction that explain each of the components of organizational commitment among public and SDA teachers on an individual basis. To accomplish this task, this research study set out to explore and develop a theoretical model that explains and defines the factors of job satisfaction and organizational commitment and the relationships between them. Method. A stratified random sample consisting of 469 public school teachers and 57 SDA teachers completed a self-administered 91-item questionnaire. A survey-research method was used to determine if job satisfaction is associated with organizational commitment among teachers employed by public and SDA schools in Norway. Results. The research showed that job satisfaction items that are related to the climate of an educational organization contribute the most to the development of affective commitment. This is followed by items of efficacy. In general, the SDA teachers who responded had experienced a higher level of job satisfaction and organizational commitment. Conclusions. Focusing on developing a positive climate and efficacy among teachers in schools in Norway will contribute to the development of affective commitment which refers to the employees' emotional attachment to, identification with, and involvement in the employing school. Climate and efficacy represent the major influences contributing to an employee's desire to stay with the employing organization.


Temperate forests play a fundamental role in the provision, regulation, and support of hydrological environmental services, but they are subject to constant changes in land use (clearing, overgrazing, deforestation, and forest fires) that upset the hydrological balance. Through scenarios simulated with the Water Evaluation and Planning (WEAP) hydrological model, the present study analyzes the effects of forest fires and land use changes on the hydrological balance in the microwatersheds of central Mexico. The land use changes that took place between 1995 and 2021 were estimated, and projections based on the current scenario were made. Two trend scenarios were proposed for 2047: one with a positive trend (forest permanence) and the other with a negative trend (loss of cover from forest fires). The results show that with permanence or an increase in forest area, the surface runoff would decrease by 48.2%, increasing the base flow by 37% and the soil moisture by 2.3%. If forest is lost, surface runoff would increase up to 454%, and soil moisture would decrease by 27%. If the current forest decline trends continue, then there will be negative alterations in hydrological processes: a reduction in the interception of precipitation by the canopy and an increase in the velocity and flow of surface runoff, among others. The final result will be a lower amount of water being infiltrated into the soil and stored in the subsoil. The provision of hydrological environmental services depends on the maintenance of forest cover.


When meeting clinicians and basic researchers, I frequently hear comments such as «they want to be on the list of authors, even though their only contribution is isolation of DNA» – an example of a lament from a clinician. A similar lament from a basic researcher could be: «They want to be on the list of authors, even though they have only provided some patient information.» A common feature of such comments could be overestimation of one's own efforts or a lack of understanding for those of others, although it is primarily a sign of superficial collaboration.


Dan Immergluck has written a broad and accessible account of mortgage finance in the United States, from the activities of the buildingand-loan societies of the nineteenth century to the "Hope Now" initiative of the Bush Administration in the summer of 2008. His book is coherent and cohesive and is well worth reading by citizens who would like to have a deeper understanding of the current mortgage mess. It is also a rewarding read for many academics and social scientists—nonspecialists who may have followed recent events in the housing market but who would like to have a more thorough grounding in its causes and antecedents. Immergluck reviews the growth of the building-and-loan (B&L) societies in the 1890s and their subsequent fortunes. He compares the more generous mortgage terms of the B&Ls (tenor eleven-year loan terms with loan-to-value ratios, LTVs, of 60 percent) with commercial banks and mortgage corporations (threeto eight-year terms at 50 percent LTV) and hints at alliances between "reformers" of urban housing conditions and these more aggressive lending institutions. The collapse of the economy in 1929 led to a calamity in the housing market, as credit dried up and many homeowners were unable to roll over their short-term mortgages, while others lost their jobs and were unable to meet existing repayment obligations. The Home Owners' Loan Corporation, established by the Roosevelt Administration in 1933, converted one in eight U.S. mortgages to a long-term fixed-rate contract by 1935, and it established the charter for federal savings and loan institutions (S&Ls). The Federal Housing Administration, established a year later, codified the long-term fixed-rate low-LTV mortgage as a product offered by the Federal government. These two developments, federal charters for lending institutions and the standardization of insured mortgage products (insured through mutual finance at practically no cost to taxpayers) hastened the conversion of what had been exclusively local markets to a


The characteristics of modified flow rate modulation metalorganic chemical deposition is studied. From observation with the atomic force microscope, the flatness of a InP homoepitaxial layer is improved to atomic scale by phosphine modulation metalorganic chemical vapor deposition. The full width at half maximum 5.6 meV of photoluminescence at 77 K can be achieved under optimum growth conditions. The satellite peak around the near band emission can also be reduced to a negligible quantity under optimum growth conditions. Also, MFME can improve the electrical characteristics of the epilayer with higher electron mobility and lower compensation ratio.


In the single j shell there is a two to one relationship between the spectra of certain even-even and neighbouring even-odd (or odd-even) nuclei e.g. the calculated energy levels of J=0+ states in 44Ti are at twice the energies of corresponding levels in 43Ti(43Sc) with J=j=7/2. Here an approximate extension of the relationship is made by making a truncation in seniority e.g. for 46Ti and 45Sc we get the relationship if we do not allow the seniority v=4 states to mix with the v=0 and v=2 states. Typeset using REVTEX 1


The research leading to these results has received funding from the European Community's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/20072013) under grant agreement n.o 227118. 1 Institute of Food Research, Norwich Research Park, Colney, Norwich, NR47UA, UK; 2 Food and Nutrition Department, National Institute of Health Dr. Ricardo Jorge, I.P., Av. Padre Cruz, 1649-016 Lisbon, Portugal; 3 Deptartment of Hygiene, Epidemiology & Medical Statistics, Medical School, University of Athens, Greece; 4 Hellenic Health Foundation, Athens, Greece; 5 Campus of Food Science, Cesena, University of Bologna, Italy; 6 University of Food Technologies, Plovdiv, Bulgaria; 7 Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Odessa National Academy of Food Technologies, Odessa, Ukraine; 8 State Educational Institution of the High Professional Education "Moscow State University of Food Productions", Russian Federation; 9 Elkana, Biological Farming Association, Tbilisi, Georgia; 10 T C Yeditepe University, Istanbul, Turkey; 11 UzhNU (Uzhhorod National University), Uzhhorod, Ukraine; 12 The Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania


Abstract Aims Fragmented QRS (fQRS) finding in ECG is one of the independent factors responsible for high mortality due to COVID-19. Other factor such as D-dimer is also worth noting as mortality risk increases in patients with higher values. In this study, we described D-dimer characteristics in COVID-19 patients with fQRS in Hermina Daan Mogot Hospital (HDMH). Methods and Results Cross-sectional descriptive study was performed in HDMH from May 1st to June 3rd 2021 in moderate to severe COVID-19 confirmed patients with fQRS finding. Twenty six patients (100%) were included in this study, with 17 (65.4%) subjects are male and 9 (34.6%) being female. Average age of the subjects was 53.65 ± 9.69 years old. fQRS in inferior lead was found in 17 (65.4%) subjects and 1 (3.8%) subject with LBBB. Other leads include 7 (26.9%) in anterior, 1 (3.8%) in lateral, and 1 (3.8%) in infero-lateral lead. Nineteen (73.1%) subjects were diagnosed with severe COVID-19, and 7 (26.9%) were moderate. Total of intubated patients were 17 (65.4%). Sixteen (61.5%) patients died. D-dimer value was grouped into <230 ng/mL, 230-500 ng/mL, 501-2000 ng/mL and >2000 ng/mL. Each groups had 3 (11.5%), 3 (11.5%), 15 (57.7%) and 5 (19.2%) subjects. The number of deceased patients in each group was 0 (0%), 1 (33.3%), 10 (66.7%) and 5 (100%), respectively. Conclusion According to data collected, there is a connection between mortality of moderate to severe COVID-19 patients with fQRS finding which is increases as D-dimer value rises.


men, and were receptive to discontinuing aspirin after risks and benefits were discussed. In addition, careful review of cardiovascular risk led to initiation of aspirin in two patients who were found to have evidence-based indications. This highlights the importance of the clinical huddle, medicine reconciliation, and patient education on the risks and benefits of aspirin use, particularly when new guidelines are applied to a commonly used medication. Team discussions of risks and benefits of aspirin regimens underscored the complexity of applying new treatment guidelines, particularly in patients with diabetes and higher ASCVD risk. This pilot project was limited by a small cohort of older adults in one training clinic. Research with larger samples is needed to devise recommended workflows to guide clinicians on how best to ensure evidence-based aspirin prescribing in older adults.


The currently used hemostatic agents are highly effective in stopping hemorrhages but have a limited role in the modulation of the wound healing environment. Herein, we propose an intrinsically bioactive hemostatic cryogel based on platelet lysate (PL) and aldehyde-functionalized cellulose nanocrystals (a-CNC). PL have attracted great attention as an inexpensive milieu of therapeutically-relevant proteins, however its application as hemostatic agent exhibits serious constraints (e.g., structural integrity and short shelf-life). The incorporation of a-CNC showed to reinforce the low strength PL matrix by covalent cross-link its amine groups that exhibits an elastic interconnected porous network after full cryogelation. Upon blood immersion, the PL-CNC cryogels absorbed higher volumes of blood at a faster rate than commercial hemostatic porcine gelatin sponges. Simultaneously, the cryogels released biomolecules that increased stem cell proliferation, metabolic activity and migration as well as downregulated expression of markers of the fibrinolytic process. In a in vivo liver defect model, PL-CNC cryogels showed similar hemostatic performance in comparison with gelatin sponges and normal material-induced tissue response upon subcutaneous implantation. Overall, owing to its structure and bioactive composition, the proposed PL-CNC cryogels provide an alternative off-the-shelf hemostatic and antibacterial biomaterial with the potential to deliver therapeutically-relevant proteins in situ.


Many business professors began their teaching careers without formal training on being an effective instructor. Teaching methods and techniques may be adopted from the professor's experiences as a student. For many, developing a teaching style is an iterative process of trial and error. This paper offers characterizations of twelve ineffective teaching styles. Each style is evaluated for the negative consequences of using the style, but each is also considered for potential positive contributions. The paper then examines a positive character role-model and offers suggestions for effective teaching.


There is a staggeringly large number of chemical compounds that can be made; even when one considers only those hypothetical molecules that are "drug-like", there are still probably on the order of 10 unique molecular structures. To date, only on the order of 10 compounds have been made and characterized. There is consequently no hope of producing the totality of known chemical compounds at any time in the future. However, many of the compounds that have been synthesized, as well as those that could be imagined in the size 10 set, are structurally close to each other and would be expected to interact with biological molecules such as enzymes (according to Fischer's "lock & key" concept) in a similar fashion. One promising notion of structural similarity is the concept of a "pharmacophore", where compounds matching the same pharmacophore often interact with biological molecules (enzymes, receptors, etc) in a similar way. For example, the pharmacophore fingerprint can provide valuable information in the search for novel active compounds, in the measure of diversity of a screening library, and of structure-activity relationships between these compounds. We are also particularly interested in classifying low molecular weight chemical compounds for drug discovery projects that can inhibit the action of an enzyme by lodging themselves within its active site. Since the geometry of these compounds must match the configuration of the receiving protein, the pharmacophore information could be used to improve the success rate. A pharmacophore is a structural abstraction of the interactions between various functional group types in a compound. They are described by a spatial representation of these groups as centres (or vertices) of geometrical polyhedra, together with pairwise distances between centres. The corresponding groups under consideration are typically hydrogen bond acceptor (HACC), hydrogen bond donor (HDON), negative (NEG) and positive (POS) charges, and hydrophobic (HYD) groups. Other groups can easily be incorporated into the analysis. The centreto-centre distances have been estimated at between 2Å to 15Å, but again, other distance ranges can be easily


This study aimed to determine the best indicator to evaluate the ability to bend the pole and to clarify the mechanical factors that can influence pole bending with the run-up and pole in the same settings as those in competitions. Eight male vaulters (4.60 m to 5.77 m: personal best record) participated. Three-dimensional body coordinates were obtained using a motion capture system (250 Hz). In addition, the box reaction force was measured with a force plate (1000 Hz). The results were summarized as follows: re-spectively). (2) The larger the decrease in the translational energy and the smaller the increase in the potential energy in pole bending phase, the higher the E pole at MPB (r= −0.87 and −0.80, re-spectively). (3) The larger the moment of inertia around the CG and the upper grip at the instant where the negative peak value of the angular momentum around the CG appeared, the higher the E pole at MPB (r=0.75 and 0.79, respectively). These results suggested that the E pole was a more desirable indicator to evaluate the ability to bend the pole. Additionally, these results can serve as a basis for the practical application of techniques, namely, the swing motion with a fully extended posture.


With an emergence of information and communication technologies, there is an increase in the demands of providing safety and comfort to the passengers during their mobility on the road. These demands can be fulfilled by one of the most popular networks of its type—vehicular adhoc networks (VANETs). As vehicles in VANETs are constrained with respect to the available resources such as computation and storage, lot of energy is consumed to perform a number of complex operations, which may lead to the emission of harmful CO2 emission that effect the global warming system. Moreover, because of high velocity led by constant topological changes, it is a challenging task to maintain quality of service with respect to parameters such as high throughput, and minimum end‐to‐end delay. Hence, an intelligent approach is required to optimize the various complex operations in this environment, which may led to the minimum emission of CO2 and other gasses. To address these issues, this paper proposes an efficient energy‐aware predictive clustering scheme for vehicles. Efficient algorithms are designed for future mobility predictions and average variations of vehicles on the road. The algorithms estimate the clustering duration and total vehicles in the cluster. The performance of the designed algorithms is studied using extensive simulations by varying the number of vehicles and cluster durations in comparison with existing benchmarked scheme in the literature. The results obtained show that the proposed scheme is superior in comparison with the existing scheme of its category. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


The use of active microwave solid state devices providing localized power drive for planar antenna elements has simulated interest over the past few years particularly for low cost phased array radar, spatial power combiner and automatic vehicle tolling applications. This article describes two oscillators that use a CPW-fed microstrip antenna not only as the radiating element, but also as the output resonating load which determines the oscillation frequency. The antenna is excited by an inductively coupled slot for the first oscillator and a slot-loop for the second oscillator. As CPW lines make connection of active components easier, they have been chosen for the feeding of the excitation slots. Since it facilitates the DC bias isolation, a microstrip antenna excited by a slot-loop is proposed as a compact and easy-to-fabricate oscillating antenna with a small number of soldering points and no via holes, unlike oscillating antennas fed by microstrip lines.


In this paper, an approach for digital human modell ing and an appropriate simulation environment is pr esented. The human body or parts of it are modeled as a mult ibody system with Hill-type muscle models as actuat ors, and human like motions are created with an optimal cont rol (OC) framework. The focus is on inner (muscle) loads for ergonomic assessment and human like motion gene ration. A basic reaching test is set up in a motion lab where muscle activation signals via EMG and upper b ody trajectories are measured with a motion capture system when performing a multitude of different rea ching tasks. The measured data is used for validati on of the simulation results and additionally muscle synergie s are extracted from the EMG signals. These synergi es can be used as control parameters in the musculoskeletal m odel, whereby the number of actuators is reduced. T his leads to computational speedup, reduction of anatomical r edundancy and captures human muscle activation prof iles.


Silver nanoparticles are emerging as a powerful tool in bioimaging applications owing to their unique plasmonic properties i.e., extremely high molar extinction coefficients, resonant Rayleigh scattering and enhanced local electromagnetic fields. Through the optimization of these properties, by controlling composition, size, shape, and interparticle spacing of nanoparticles and their assemblies, highly enhanced local electromagnetic fields in the vicinity of nanoparticles are achievable giving rise to IR, Raman and fluorescence surface enhanced spectroscopies (SEIRS, SERS and MEF, respectively).


Nowadays,China is lack of grass-root agricultural information,but farmers need practical information,therefore,one important scientific and logical mode of grass-root agricultural information services should be promoted,then science and technology will be sent to the rural area.After analysis of literature and investigation of 25 provinces,the paper has concluded several major service modes,and brought forward principle of choosing the mode.


Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to put forward a research‐based argument on the benefits of simulation approach in managing design at an early stage of a project. Having selected an optimal design configuration, the operational uncertainties can be removed and investment decisions are fully justified over the lifecycle of projects.Design/methodology/approach – A simulation‐based methodology embodying balanced scorecard (BSC) for measuring the operational and business performance has been synthesised in the research. Multi‐criteria decision analysis (MCDA) has been employed to evaluate the trade‐offs between feasible design alternatives and to select the optimum design configuration.Findings – The findings show that the integrated framework developed in this research by integrating simulation technology, BSC and MCDA adds significant contributions in improving the current body of knowledge in the design management practices.Research limitations/implications – The framework should further be tested by...


"My Heart Leaps Up" is one of William Wordsworth's best-known lyrics inwhich the poet cherish his love for nature as a kind of religious piety.This paper attempts a thematic analysis of the poem by examining the controlling image "the rainbow",the subjunctive moods in the lines and the paradoxical line "The Child is father of the Man".


Small tributaries of the Great Lakes serve as important habitat during critical life stages of many fish species, though temporal and spatial dynamics of the assemblage that uses these systems are ...


The invention discloses an infusion speed detection device which comprises an infrared light emitting diode, an infrared light emitting diode drive circuit, a PIN photodiode, an optical detecting and amplifying circuit, a direct current removing circuit, a control module and a display module. The infrared light emitting diode and the PIN photodiode are symmetrically arranged on two sides of a Murphy's dropper wall, and the infrared light emitting diode drive circuit turns on and off the infrared light emitting diode at a certain frequency. When the infrared light emitting diode is lightened, transmission lights are converted into photoelectric signals through the optical detecting and amplifying circuit, the control module collects the signals and calculates the size of the direct-current capacity and controls lighting intensity for the next time according to the direct-current capacity. The alternating part of the signals is obtained after the photoelectric signals continuously pass the direct current removing circuit. The control module controls the size of the next direct current removing capacity. The control module performs digital filtration to the alternating part, and measures its period and calculates the dripping speed of liquid dropping. Antijamming capability of the infusion speed detection device for medical infusion can be improved.


Abstract : The purpose of this research project was to demonstrate the feasibility of the Optical Biossay (OBA) system for the quantitation of circulating serum lgG and lgM antibodies against Hantaan virus. Reference EUSA assays were set up to measure lgG and lgM antibodies to Hantaan virus. A number of different viral culture extracts and viral constructs were evaluated for use in developing the Optical Bioassay. The viral culture extract was used in developing the lgG assay, and a viral construct was used in developing the lgM assay. The lgG assay was formatted as a 2 step 1 0 minute test with the viral lysate attached to the OBA test chip and monoclonal anti-human lgG coupled to colloidal gold as the signal The lgM assay was formatted as an lgM capture assay with anti-IgM immobilized on the OBA test chip and the Hantaan construct coupled to colloidal gold as the signal enhancer. This required 2 steps and 1 hour. Optimization of the assays should reduce the test to 10 minutes in a 1 step format, but would require additional time to develop more purified viral reagents and optimize assay parameters. A prototype reader was developed during the program, and used to read the assay results. Both test formats were evaluated using 7 positive and 6 negative serum samples. In all cases the OBA results correlated 100% with the ELISA results.


Social media has made major changes in various e-commerce areas. One of these marketing cases is in e-commerce systems. The relationship between customers and business is very much appreciated by marketers. The use of social media by customers has given marketers the opportunity to get more information from customer feedback. Recently, in social media, marketers look for customers who have the most impact on other customers. They can influence the ideas of other customers with their opinions about a new product. In addition, influential users can have the greatest impact on specific domains. This domain may be in the domain of a product or service. Therefore, in this article influential users on social media have been studied in terms of impact in different areas. The proposed approach is for influential users using the social knowledge management approach. The knowledge cycle consists of knowledge organization, storage, retrieval, and knowledge discovery and knowledge management, where all explicit and implicit knowledge has been tried to accurately disclose affected users. In this paper, firstly, the problem was adapted to the knowledge management cycle, and in the steps of this cycle, artificial intelligence techniques such as Baysian networks were used to classify and identify influential users .In order to investigate the proposed method, various scenarios based on a variety of data sets are used for evaluation and the results of these studies show the high accuracy of the proposed method in identifying influential users.


Due to the growing application of IoT some crucial challenges have emerged in this sector such as maximizing throughput, minimizing energy consumption of the gateways and balancing loads among the gateways efficiently. This paper conducts a comparative analysis among a few of the most innovative and promising gateway selection models to find out which of these models are relatively more effective to tackle the above-mentioned challenges in IoT. For our research, Game Theory Gateway Selection (GTGWS), Taxi-Sharing, Floyd-Warshall & Minimax (FWM) Algorithm and Evolved Reliability and Traffic-aware Gateway Selection (ERTGS) model were studied and tested under two distinguished network conditions - different 'demand' of the end devices & different 'number' of end devices connected to the gateway. Results were obtained for various evaluation criteria such as throughput, load balancing and energy consumption. The result showed that one specific model cannot excel at tackling all the challenges. Each model has its own strength that can be utilized for different network priorities. Among them, ERTGS managed to surpass others in two areas which are low energy consumption and high throughput. The working principle of the models, comparison and analysis among them are discussed in details in this paper.


This study aims to test the model whether subjective norms, academic ability, working experience in the theory of Planned Behavior have a positive financial literacy and financial behavior of Universitas Widya Dharma students during pandemi Covid-19. The research design was carried out using a quantitative method which explains the causal relationship between one dependent variable which is influenced by three independent variables and one mediating variable. Hypothesis testing is formulated in the model using the multivariate test. The population in the research were all university students in the Unwidha Klaten in 6 faculties and 16 programmes of study. The sampling technique was carried out by purposive sampling as many as 120 respondents. The final result of the quantitative model test using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) shows that there is a positive influence on academic ability, working experience and financial literacy towards financial behaviors. Meanwhile, one variable in the subjective norms does not significantly influence it. Future research can expand the model through testing the students's intelligence financial by developing research designs through experimental research.


This chapter introduces the main market trends of the video game sector and analyzes the mutations of this industry. Video game sector is characterized by very high network externalities, a lock-in phenomenon, and the increasing technological complexity of consoles, which are also subject to cycles, a structural increase in game development costs, and the predominance of strategic marketing. Since the beginning of the century, this industry has witnessed major developments: the arrival of Microsoft in 2001 onto the game console segment, a growing interest of game publishers in other platforms, the dramatic growth of new platforms (mobile terminals), and the rapid development of online and downloadable games. In addition, this chapter addresses some of the most important issues in the field of strategic management: value chains and business models. These concepts are applied to the video game industry in the context of competitive intensity and modification of market structures.


The exhibition industry can give site with continuous flow,the materials,people,cash flow,information flow,create business opportunities,attract investment,promote the development of tourism in the business,and then pulled the other industry development,at the same time for upgrading the city's brand awareness and played a positive role.However,when the Langfang exhibition project up year by year at the same time,we also experi-enced in the development of the bottleneck-exhibition logistics.This article first from the exhibition logistics value chain decomposition is analyzed,and then analyzes the characteristics of modern exhibition logistics,based on the Langfang exhibition logistics present situation,has analyzed the exhibition logistics optimization strategy.


INTRODUCTION
Byrsonima species have been used in the treatment of gastrointestinal and gynecological inflammations, skin infections and snakebites. Based on their biological activities, it is important to study other organisms from this genus and to identify their metabolites.

OBJECTIVES
To determine the metabolic fingerprinting of methanol and ethyl acetate extracts of four Byrsonima species (B. intermedia, B. coccolobifolia, B. verbascifolia and B. sericea) by HPLC-DAD-ESI-MS/MS and evaluate their in vitro antioxidant, anti-glycation, anti-inflammatory and cytotoxic activities.

MATERIALS AND METHODS
Antioxidant activity was determined by DPPH˙, ABTS˙+ and ROO˙ scavenging assays. Anti-glycation activity was evaluated by the ability to inhibit the formation of advanced glycation endproducts (AGEs). Anti-inflammatory activity was evaluated using a murine macrophage cell line (RAW 264-7) in the presence of lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) and nitrite (NO2- ) production were measured by ELISA and the Griess reaction, respectively. The compounds present in the extracts were tentatively identified by HPLC-DAD-ESI-MS/MS.

RESULTS
The evaluation of the biological activities showed the potential of the extracts. The activities were assigned to the presence of glycoside flavonoids mainly derived from quercetin, quinic acid derivatives, gallic acid derivatives, galloylquinic acids and proanthocyanidins. Two isomers of sinapic acid-O-hexoside were described for the first time in a Byrsonima species.

CONCLUSION
This research contributes to the study of the genus, it is the first report of the chemical composition of B. sericea and demonstrates the importance of the dereplication process, allowing the identification of known compounds without time-consuming procedures. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


In the present work we have analyzed a particular base isolation system for the seismic protection of a multi-storey reinforced concrete (RC) building. The viscous dampers and friction sliders are the devices adopted in parallel for realizing the base isolation system. The base isolation structure has been designed and verified according to European seismic code EC8 and by considering for the friction sliders the influence of the sliding velocity on the value of the friction coefficient. A dynamic nonlinear analysis for a three-dimensional base isolated structure has been performed. Recorded accelerograms for bi-directional ground motions have been used which comply with the requirements imposed by EC8 for the representation of a seismic action in a time history analysis. In this paper a comparative analysis is presented between the base isolated structure with the described hybrid base isolation system and the traditional fixed base structure.


Right to Know Day, Brussels, 28th September 2017 Organising parties: ITCO intergroup, supported by Access Info Europe and AntiCor Belgium ...


To provide policymakers in the Caribbean with a governance framework for improving infrastructure through Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs), while limiting their fiscal costs and risks for the government. And to showcase Canada support to FAD technical assistance in the region and FAD collaboration with CARTAC and the Caribbean Development Bank


The addition of small quantities (similar to 5 wt pct) layered silicates into polymer materials has the potential to greatly increase the modulus without adversely affecting the toughness or processability of the composite. The effect of microstructural features in the polymer nanocomposite and their possible effects on the mechanical properties with particular reference to linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE)/montmorillonite nanocomposites was discussed.


In this paper, we use the Windows as computer operating environment, VC software as development platform, USB and Access as data interface, and design the CAN bus detection platform of vehicle maintenance, and use parallel technology to improve the platform function. Improved detection platform has the capacity of parallel computing, which greatly improves the speed of vehicle maintenance. In order to verify the effectiveness and reliability of detection platform, we use the CAN bus hardware as a test environment to test the CAN bus detection platform. Through the test we found that, during the same range of detection time, method of CAN bus will detect more times than general detection method, the fault detection rate is higher, which is a very effective method for detecting and repairing automobile. It provides the technical reference for the study of automobile repair and detection.


Solving the shortest path problem is important in achieving high performance or to efficiently utilize resources in various kinds of networks, e.g., data communication networks and transportation networks. Fortunately, under independent additive link weights, this problem is solvable in polynomial time. However, in many real-life networks, the link weights (e.g., delay, bandwidth, failure probability) are often correlated due to spatial or temporal dependencies. These correlated link weights together might behave in a different manner and are not always additive. In this paper, we first propose two correlated link-weight models, namely (i) the deterministic correlated model and (ii) the (log-concave) stochastic correlated model. Subsequently, we study the shortest path problem under these two correlated models. We prove that the shortest path problem is NP-hard under the deterministic correlated model, and even cannot be approximated to arbitrary degree in polynomial time. On the other hand, we show that the shortest path problem is polynomial-time solvable under a nodal deterministic correlated model. Finally, we show that the shortest path problem under the (log-concave) stochastic correlated model can be solved by convex optimization.


It's time to accept the fact that the world is changing very, very fast. Technology, business and social structures are rapidly evolving to meet new challenges. However, cities are slow to respond....


The execution of an image processing job is limited using a printing amount by an image processing job that has already been executed and a printing amount that is scheduled to be printed by an image processing job that has already been transmitted but not yet executed. To accomplish this, a multi-function peripheral manages a first printing amount that has already been printed by a executed print job and a second printing amount that is scheduled to be printed by a print job that has been transmitted from the multi-function peripheral to a printer and that has not yet been executed in association with a user ID, and determines, before transmitting the print job, whether or not the total of a third printing amount that is scheduled to be printed by the print job, the first printing amount and the second printing amount exceeds an upper limit amount.


Medical diagnosis systems have been widely aррlied to diagnosing the symрtoms of diseases such as cancer and diabetes. However, the analysis tools and methods are insufficient for identifying hidden relationshiрs in the symрtoms of heart attack. Furthermore, the diagnosis of heart attack is a comрlex task that reԛuires рrecision and effectiveness. Many alternative methods have been suggested for medical diagnosis in the healthcare domain. However, evaluating the functionality of heart attack diagnosis systems remains challenging. Therefore, this study aims to develoр a system that diagnoses heart attack via fuzzy logic and evaluate the functionality of the рroрosed diagnostic heart attack system. This study contributes to the healthcare domain as the develoрed system can assist doctors in accurately diagnosing when heart attack symрtoms have an ambiguous relationshiр. Therefore, the develoрed system will decrease doctor's workloads during consultations.


The compound [MoCl2{N(mes)}(PMe3)3] 1 (mes = 2,4,6-trimethylphenyl) has been prepared by the reaction of [MoCl3{N(mes)}(dme)] (dme = 1,2-dimethoxyethane) with 2 equivalents of PMe3 and subsequent sodium amalgam reduction, in the presence of 1 additional equivalent of PMe3. Metathesis reactions of 1 with KX gave [MoX2{N(mes)}(PMe3)3] (X = Br 2 or NCS 3), whereas the anionic bidentate PriOCS2– ligand produced the monophosphine compound [Mo{N(mes)}(S2COPri)2(PMe3)] 4. Substitution of two of the PMe3 ligands to give [MoCl2{N(mes)}(PMe3)(depe)] 5 (depe = Et2PCH2CH2PEt2) is also feasible, whilst phosphites and other π acceptors provided the corresponding [MoCl2{N(mes)}L(PMe3)2] compounds [L = P(OMe)3 6, P(OCH2)3CCH2CH3 7, C2H4 8, H2CCHCO2Me 9, CO 10, CNBut 11, CNMe 12, PhCCH 13 or PhCCPh 14] by substitution of the unique PMe3 group of 1. Some of these arylimido complexes exhibit dynamic behaviour in solution, due to restricted rotation of the aryl group around the C–N bond. The molecular structure of 14 (as its PhCCPh hemisolvate, i.e. 14·0.5PhCCPh) has been determined by an X-ray study.


Abstract Waterfowl ingest residual lead or nontoxic shotshell pellets while foraging for food in agricultural and other habitats. The Chenier Plain of Louisiana and Texas and the Texas Mid-Coast provide important habitats for wintering waterfowl, yet these regions are characterized by long traditions of waterfowl and other game-bird hunting, which potentially exposes waterfowl to historical lead pellets remaining in the environment. Recent evidence suggests that migrant and resident waterfowl within the Chenier Plain and Texas Mid-Coast regions continue to ingest lead pellets despite strict shotshell regulations. Thus, we randomly collected and radiographed soil cores (10-cm diameter and depth) from production and idled ricelands (n = 500 from each type) in the Chenier Plain (n = 760) and Texas Mid-Coast (n = 240) during November 2013 to estimate density of lead and nontoxic pellets in important waterfowl habitats of these regions. Across all regions and field types, we detected only one lead pellet and z...


The DCM approach might be very useful in M/EEG research, where correlations among spatial and neuronal model parameter estimates can cause uncertainty about which model best explains the data. Bayesian model comparison resolves these uncertainties in a principled and formal way. We suggest that DCM and Bayesian model comparison provides a useful way to test hypotheses about distributed processing in the brain, using electromagnetic data.


This paper describes the present intellectual property protection situation of geographical indications of the pear resources,and puts forward the corresponding proposals. First,a fine geographical indications protection mode is selected. Second,the special signs for geographical indication products are fully used. Third,the national recommended standards of all kinds of pear geographical indication products are to be perfected.


For the purpose of reducing the production cost of crude oil and saving energy resource, the importance of implementing intermittent production to low producing oil wells is recognized. Therefore, it is very important to reasonably determine the working system of this kind of oil wells. By introducing reduced reservoir pressure, the preliminary working system of the oil well can be determined based on the close relationship between the restoring speed of the static liquid surface of the well and its productivity. On the basis of this, the relationship between the height of the liquid column in wellbore and time is established, in which the weight of the liquid column reducing the liquid supply capability of formation is considered. And therefore, the working system of the oil well is optimized. The method is applied to a low producing oil well,and a good result is gained.


The development mode of expanding agricultural scale will inevitably lead to an increase in agricultural carbon emissions but the impacts of agricultural technology progress on agricultural carbon emission and carbon sink are still not quite clear. This paper firstly discuss the definition of agricultural technology level. Then the estimating methods of agricultural technology, agricultural carbon emission and carbon sink are introduced. Based on the China's provincial panel data with 31 province from 2000 to 2019, the indicators are calculated and statistically analysed. After that, the representativeness of the three secondary classifications of the agricultural technology is empirically checked. Panel data regression models especially the fixed effect model is employed to estimate the effects of agricultural technology level as well as its components on agricultural carbon emission and carbon sink. Results show that the agricultural carbon sink is approximately 10 times higher than agricultural carbon emission. Agricultural technology level in general has significant effect on the carbon emission rather than the carbon sink. Our suggestion is that (1) it is not necessary to worry about the agricultural carbon emission since the net effect of agriculture is carbon neutrality; (2) the development of agricultural production technology and agricultural management technology needs strong support, and the two need to develop coordinated.


The polyacrylate emulsions tackified by polymerized rosin were prepared via seeded semicontinous emulsion polymerization. The effects of polymerized rosin on the monomer conversion, particle size, polymer microstructure (gel fraction, cross-linking density and sol molecular weight) and adhesive properties were studied. The instantaneous conversion, gel fraction, cross-linking density and sol molecular weight decreased significantly due to the chain transfer and inhibition of the abietic acid. Also, the related mechanism was discussed. Dynamic light scattering was used to monitor the particle size of tackified emulsion. The relationship between the main adhesive properties of tackified latex films and polymer microstrcuture was studied.


The article considers informational and psychological, as well as  public and legal aspects of the use of modern information space and  information and communication technologies to the damage of human, society and state. The issue of terrorist challenges  and threats with the use of information space is explored. The informational and psychological mechanisms of implementation  of information operations, manipulation, ideological influencing and recruiting of supporters of terrorist and other criminal organizations with the use of  information and communication technologies are analysed.


Itching is one of the major diagnostic criteria of atopic dermatitis (AD) and one of its most troublesome symptoms that provokes the desire to scratch. Effective control of itching is believed to be one of the basic approaches in controlling AD. The purpose of this study was undertaken to investigate the antipruritic effect of ethanol extracts from Perillae Japonicae Semen leaves (PJSL) and Chaenomelis Fructus (CF) on the scratching behavior induced by pruritogen such as compound 48/80 or substance P in hairless mice. PJSL or CF treatment inhibited histamine release in HMC-1 stimulated compound 48/80 or substance P in a dose-dependant manner. In particularly, co-treatment PJSL (50 ㎍/mL) plus CF (100 ㎍/mL) significantly inhibited histamine release in HMC-1 stimulated compound 48/80 or substance P. PJSL, CF or PJSL plus CF was administered orally for 2 h and then compound 48/80 (50 ㎍/site) or substance P (100 μg/site) was injected into rostral back, and scratching of the injected site by the hind paw was counted for 1 h. PJSL or CF administration reduced the scratching behavior induced by compound 48/80 as well as substance P in a dose-dependent manner. Furthermore, co-administration of PJSL and CF markedly suppressed the scratching behavior induced by compound 48/80 as well as substance P. These suppressive effects were synergistically increased by their combination. From the preliminary observations, we considered that ethanol extracts from PJSL and CF could be an effective natural materials for itching treatment.


The development of eco-tourism is the best path of three river sources area's nature protection and improvement of people's live.To realize the sustainable development of the eco-tourism,the community participation must be involved.Take the local residents as the cooperators,make them participate the tourism,and let them get the benefits.To realize the whole area's nature protection and culture development,we should raise people's participation consciousness,and support the community's development.


Abstract: Aim: The aim of the present study is an attempt to formulate and evaluate Levofloxacin loaded chitosan nanoparticles for the sustained ocular drug delivery. Methods : Levofloxacin loaded chitosan nanoparticle was prepared by emulsion solvent diffusion method using chitosan as polymer. The effect of various processing parameters, such as drug: polymer ratio, and entrapment efficiency, zeta potential, in vitro drug release, kinetic studies and stability studies. Results: FT-IR study revealed that there was no interaction between the drug (Levofloxacin) and polymer (chitosan). The highest % entrapment efficiency is for F4 92.64% and the highest percent of drug content F4 93.25%. Thus the results showed that increase in polymer ratio, increases the entrapment efficiency and percent drug content also increases in the formulations F1-F4. The shape and surface morphology of optimized CS-NP formulation was studied by SEM. The microphotographs reveal that the particles are uniform in size and roughly spherical in shape. The zeta potential was measured for the chitosan nanoparticle formulations were found between 20.5 mV, -0.857mV which are suitable formulations were sufficient to keep the particles stable. In-vitro release study of Levofloxacin from various formulations was conducted for 24 hrs by using dialysis membrane. All the formulation showed more than 20 % in the first 1 hr due to the presence of un-entrapped drug and the drug entrapped on the surface of polymer core which released faster showing dose dumping which is suitable to produce the initial effect of drug. Conclusion: The best fit release kinetic was achived with diffusion followed by Higuchi plot.it was found that all formulation follows Higuchi model. The 'n' values for all the formulation were found to be more than 0.5. This indicates that the release approximates Non-Fickian diffusion mechanism. this chitosan nanoparticle opens an new prospective sustained release against bacterials for ocular drug delivery.


This paper derives a new multipole-moment gravitational wave generation formalism for slowly moving, weakly stressed, weakly self-gravitating systems. In this formalism the first-post-Newtonian (O(v 2 /c 2 )) corrections to the standard Einstein-Landau-Lifshitz quadrupole equation are given as explicit integrals over the stress-energy distribution of the material source. This is in contrast with the previous Epstein-Wagoner-Thorne formalism which involved badly defined integrals over the infinite support of the stress-energy distribution of the gravitational field (we show however that the latter integrals can be transformed, via formal manipulations, into our well-defined compact-support results). The method we use is a combination of a multipolar post-Minkowskian expansion for the metric in the weak-field region outside the system, and of a post-Newtonian expansion for the metric in the near zone, the two expansions being the «matched» in the weak-field-near-zone overlap region. Our method never making use of ill-justified retardation expansions, and giving the nest term in a slow-motion expansion as a well-controlled correction, provides also a solid confirmation of the lowest-order (Einstein-Landau-Lifshitz) quadrupole equation Presentation d'un nouveau formalisme multipolaire de generation d'ondes gravitationnelles par des systemes en mouvement lent ayant une faible auto-gravitation et de faibles tensions internes. Les premieres corrections post-newtoniennes (O(v 2 /c 2 )) a l'equation du quadrupole standard d'Einstein-Landau-Lifchitz sont donnees explicitement comme des integrales sur la distribution d'energie-impulsion de la source materielle. La methode utilisee consiste a raccorder un developpement multipolaire post-minkowskien pour la metrique en dehors de la source avec un developpement post-newtonien pour la metrique en zone proche


This paper expounds the role the dynamic multiplier can play in optimizing the macroeconomic regulation and control policy, and proposes the double analog method, which aims at improving the practical application of current dynamic multiplier, to bring into full play the dynamic multiplier in optimizing the macroeconomic regulation and control policy.


The article presents some basic concepts related to service management, highlighting central characteristics described in three temporary dimensions: past, present and future. The research includes an incursion into classical theories, analyzing present trends and the ability to see them both as opportunities and as barriers for the future of what we define as service management. One of the key elements identified as feasible and improvable in a short time plane is the e-learning service. The research provides a global frame for different areas of modernization in service management, considering the fact that modernization should be associated both with complete change and innovation and with existing elements' improvement.


Abstract The advent of greenhouse seedling production has resulted in the production of transplants with a different type of root system and growth habit at the time of transplant compared to tradi...


Field theory models of axion monodromy have been shown to exhibit vacuum energy sequestering as an emergent phenomenon for cancelling radiative corrections to the cosmological constant. We study one loop corrections to this class of models coming from virtual axions using a heat kernel expansion. We find that the structure of the original sequestering proposals is no longer preserved at low energies. Nevertheless, the cancellation of radiative corrections to the cosmological constant remains robust, even with the new structures required by quantum corrections.


A study was carried out to determine the prevalence of Balantidium coli infection in cattle and their breeders and related risk factors including the gender, age and region. A total of 200 cattle fecal samples was collected from different ages, sexes and regions of Baghdad (Hor-rageb, Abu Ghraib, AL-Jaderiya, AL-Makaseb, AL-Dowanem and AL-Hamdaniaa) and 88 breeder fecal samples from AL-Makaseb, AL-Dowanem and AL-Hamdaniaa. All these samples collected during the period from November 2014 to May 2015. The results showed that the prevalence of Balantidium coli were 29.50% and 9.09% in cattle and their breeders respectively. The association between infection and all studied factors was not significant except between infection and regions in cattle which were significant (P<0.01). Based on the results of this research, it can be concluded that cattle are highly susceptible to balantidiasis irrespective of gender and age.


Objective To observe the effect of Zhibo Dihuang Pill(ZDP) on leptin-induced idiopathic central precocious puberty(ICPP) in mice.Methods Eighteen BALB/c female mice aged 18 months were randomized into 6 groups: normal group,model group,high-and low-dose ZDP groups(at the dose of 101.4 and 50.7 g·kg-1·d-1 respectively),and megestrol acetate(3.9 mg·kg-1·d-1)group and gonadotropin releasing hormone analogues(GnRH-A) group(at the first dose of 1573.5 μg/kg,the second and the third dose of 1180 μg/kg,once every other day).Except the normal group,the mice in other groups received intraperitoneal injection of leptin 20mg/kg to establish ICPP model.After treatment,the vaginal opening,body weight,uterus weight and ovaries weight as well as the serum levels of luteinizing hormone(LH),estrogen(E2) were detected.Meanwhile,the uterus index and ovaries index were also examined.Results High-dose ZDP had an inhibition on the advance of vaginal opening induced by leptin after modeling for 4~6 days(P0.05 or P0.01 compared with the model group).Low-dose ZDP decreased the uterus weight,and inhibited the leptin-induced rise of uterus index and ovaries index(P0.05 or P0.01 compared with the model group).High-and low-dose ZDP decreased LH level of ICPP mice(P0.01 compared with the model group),but had no effect on body weight and serum E2 level(P0.05).Conclusion The therapeutic effect of ZDP for ICPP is probably related with the inhibition of the advance of hypothalamic-pituitary-gonad axis activation.


Abstract: Object detection stands as the current interest in locating the objects. Reducing the run time of the algorithms holds a challenge in this field. Deep Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) like SPPnet, Fast R-CNN etc. had been effectively proposed to reduce the execution time. Encouraged by these networks, a Region Program Network (RPN) has been proposed here to portray features of images with less computational cost and time. This network is capable of predicting the bounds of an object and generates scores at each position. In the proposed network, Fast R-CNN is also integrated with RPN so that exceptional region programs can be generated, and entire network can easily understand which area should be focused. The proposed network has been tested on MS COCO, PASCAL VOC 2007, 2012 datasets. Results infer that the proposed RPN along with Fast R-CNN outperforms some popular models like deep VGG-16 [3], ImageNet, YOLO etc. in terms of all the accuracy parameters.


Objective To investigate the changes and significance of event related potentials P_(300) in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).Methods An 'oddball' paradigm was used to elicit the auditory P_(300) from 60 patients diagnosed as having PTSD according to CCMD-3 and 56 normally controls by using a Nicolet Bravo Instrument.At the same time Symptom Checklist-90(SCL-90)and Impact of Event Scale(IES)were recorded from patients with PTSD and normal controls.The relativity between P_(300) and clinical symptoms were analysed in patients with PTSD.Results A significant difference of P_ 300 between two subject groups was found with both latencies(P_Z/N_2,C_Z/P_3)and amplitudes(P_Z/P_3,C_Z/P_2).Compared with control group,PTSD group showed shortened latency (P0.01),increased amplitude of P_(300) (P0.01),and heightened scores of SCL-90 and IES.The mostly items of P_ 300 were significantly related to clinical symptoms.Conclusion P_(300) could be served as a physiological index in the assistance diagnosis of PTSD.


Communication efforts of the United States government to stimulate export development in the private sector are often unsuccessful because they are not specifically designed to overcome the attitudinal and informa tional constraints of nonexporters. The author offers a strategy of export promotion that is designed to meet the decision-making needs of non exporters, and that is likely to foster greater cooperation between business and government in developing a healthy export sector for the nation.