Whec/ing illness and aslhma are increasing, particularl) in children with an approximate dotibling of prevalence o\er llic past iwo to ihrco decades [ 1 3]. Several poptilation studies have shown a particularly high pre\alcnce in intancy and early childhood. In ihc \9Mh and l%Os the label of "wheezy bronchitis' was widely used to describe young children who seemed to whee/e in association with intercurrent. mainly viral respiratory infections [S|. Howcharactcrlzalion and laheltini! o\' whee/ing iilnesscN in infancy and early childhood In the l')5()s and t%{)s the label of "whec/y bronchitis' was widely used to describe >oung children who seemed to wheeze in association with inlercurrent, mainly viral respiratory infecti(ms |K]. Howe\er. it was subsequenil\' recogni/cd lhat many children with recurrent whce/ing who were later tllagiK)sed as having asthma were being uiuler-diagnosed and undeitrealed |9] and the term fell into disrepute. More recent sttidies. including long-term foll»n\-up oi'children characterized as having usthma itr "uhec/e associated with infection" have shown ditlerent outcomes lor the two groups with "asthmatics' being nntre likely to continue with symptoms into athilt life and 'whee/crs' iielng \irtually indislinguisliable from thec(»ntrol population ai follow-up |10], Despite the reluctance of tlH)se who are unhappy to separate childlunui and infant whee/ers into two distinct grotips a report m the present issue i l l] adds to a growing body of evidence pointing to the signil'icaiit role of common respirator) viruses in the development of wheezing illness in infants and verv voung children |12]. Balfaur-I-\nn ci ul. [1 i| raise several important issues including lhe role of viruses in precipitating wheeze in early life and their possible ri>le in triggering chronic inllammalory changes characteristic of asthma. Their tise of nasal lavage as a surrogate for the widely used bronchoalveolar lavage technique in older cooperative subjects is also of interest. As might be expected by those more familiar with adult studies tumour necrosis factor alpha and leukoiriene I'̂ v êre both increased in nasal washings in wheezy infants and tell during tlic recovery phase. However, it was also noted that approximately 5()"(. of non-wheezy siblings also showed similar changes during upper respiratory tract infections. The intriguing question is therefore raised as to what are the other factors that predispose some infants exposed to identical viral and inllammatorv siress to whee/e and others to remain as>mptoinatic. This dillerence could have been in part explained by the ^lighlK older age group of the siblini: controls although there are no published data on changing resp*>nses lo viral infections with advancing child ageIhere are a large number of mechanisms an l̂ ri>k factors underlying the likelihood of wheeze in inlancv and eariv' childhood and these are gradually becoming disentangled, lhe high prevalence of whec/ing in infancy and its gradual fall with growth and maluration can in large measure be explained by changes in airwav and lung mechanics during thisearlv period of life. I he chest wall is immature and provities verv [loor support u> lhe underlving I ting in inlancv j i ,̂ | and as a result lhe mtraputmouary an"vvavs are more likely to ciosc within the iidal bicathing range of lung volume |14, l.s]Ihis increased lendencv to airwav closure rcstilts iu the reversal of the 'adull' distribution of ventilation wilh a decrease rather than an increase towards the lung bases |!(i IS], lhe increased risk of male infants developing recurrent v\hee/ing illness Is well known and is retiected in the sex distribution in the present report 11 11. This sex dilVerence is marked in earlv chiklliood. disappearing m one survev soon after pubcrlv I I'-̂ l while increasing during puberty in aimtlier siudv with a reversal of the male dominance m earlv adult life 17|, During early childhood boys appear to have a disadvantage ill terms of airwav development with lower How rates at al! comparable lung volumes than those found in girls 1201.


In order to fully exploit instruction-level parallelism (ILP) in non-numerical code, we must exploit branch ILP as well as data ILP. Exploiting branch ILP requires architectural support for executing branches and data instructions in parallel, and the compiler needs to schedule conditional branches. As a VLIW architecture that exploits branch ILP in the most generalized form, we have proposed the tree VLIW architecture [ 1], which exhibits significant performance advantage when combined with appropriate scheduling techniques [2]. This paper analyzes the performance advantage, characterizing the performance impact of the tree VLIW architecture. We also provide pertinent insights into its two architectural features (generalized multi-way branching and conditional execution) and describe implementation details of the tree VLIW machine. Our analysis indicates that the performance benefit of the tree VLIW architecture comes not only from the intended branch ILP but from the improvement of data ILP caused by the decrease of useless speculative execution.


Many variations of the invention may comprise a method comprising: setting a lower front control arm attachment system, the front lower control arm attachment system comprising a sleeve and a retainer stamping extending through at least one threaded sleeve therein; and the front lower control arm attachment system attached to the vehicle engine bracket. Many variations of the invention may include one front lower control arm attachment system comprising a sleeve and a retainer extending through said stamping sleeve retainer stampings and secured to at least one threaded sleeve thereon.


. We note that the Berezin integral, which is ill-defined for noncompact supermanifolds, is a distribution with support on the underlying manifold. This leads to the discovery of correction terms in the Berezinian transformation law and thereby eliminates the boundary ambiguities.


Traditional target tracking and recognition algorithms are based on Particle Motion Model(PMM) ,and its implement is relatively easy,with the disadvantage of a low accuracy. With the development of modern radar and target tracking/recognition technologies,as well as the utility of all kinds of high-accuracy measuring sensors,it has become a necessary trend to set up a more precise Rigid-body Motion Model(RBMM) of target. The paper summarizes national and international development of the field of setting up RBMM of airborne maneuvering target,and introduces several usual methods of modeling the motion in detail. At last,the authors analyses the limitation and disadvantages of these methods according their knowledge,and points out several possible researching directions in the field.


PAPERMAKING, as the Chinese developed it almost 2,000 years ago, was a simple process using natural ingredients. The basic procedure involved breaking up raw materials such as straw, leaves, and rags into cellulose fibers. These fibers were suspended in water and formed into felted sheets with a filtering device. The modern paper-pulp industry has modified the basic process with various chemicals to refine and alter the wood pulp. It is a highly technical science requiring both natural and synthetic materials. The composition of the final product varies depending on the intended use, whether it be for writing, printing, wrapping, filtering, or cleaning. In this report, allergic contact dermatitis to a new paper product, carbonless copy paper, is documented. Report of a Case A 21-year-old woman had a 1 1/2-year history of an intermittent eruption of the face and neck (Fig 1). She worked as a clerk in a college registrar's


General Comments: Schotanus et al. presented in the manuscripts (ms) a field experiment where they examined the transport behaviour of two contrasting substances (conservative tracer and degradable de-icing liquid) under natural infiltration after a snowmelt event and artificial irrigation. In general, the ms is of high interest to the community due to the analysis of the local breakthrough of the substances. Especially, the measurement of persist preferential flow patterns has not been reported under field conditions yet. Therefore, the ms fits into the scope of HESS. Nevertheless, the ms in its present form is returned to authors for major revisions for several reasons. 1. The introduction needs revision in terms of introducing the state of the art and in the line of argumentation (see also specific comments). 2. Some of the conclusions are not supported by the data presented or are not discussed properly Considering both reviews, we appreciated the need to rewrite parts of the manuscript, including the introduction and conclusion section. In the present form, we are confident (and we have, of course checked this point by point) that all conclusions are soundly based on the (revised) manuscript.


Mr. A. A. B., aged 32 years, Canadian parentage, about four years ago received a severe fall upon the right hip when alighting from a moving train. To all appearances he soon recovered from the immediate effects of this injury, About two years afterwards his hip-joint commenced paining him upon excessive exercise or fatiguing use of the limb, and in the course of another year he complained of pain in the knee-joint. This was the history of the case when I first saw it in August, 1886. The right limb was apparently three-fourths of an inch longer than its fellow, and the right foot slightly everted. He complained of excessive fatigue in the joint on walking, especially if the ground was rough, and if he accidentally stubbed his toe the pain in the joint was quite severe. Upon sneezing, he would instinctly seize the affected limb in order to lessen


Workers of roentgenological departments, physicians, roentgen technicians and auxiliary personnel (a totul of 15 persons) were immunized by the pericutaneous method with live tularemia vaccine. For comparison, subject to immunization were 5 medical workers not working in roentgenological departments. In all the persons immunized blood was taken 1, 2, 3 months and one year after the vaccination for studies of the agglutination titers of sera. The lowest antibody titer was seen in roentgen technicians, whereas the highest---in auxiliary personnel and the controls. (auth)


The learning model is one of the enabling factors that influence the achievement of students. That students have a good learning outcomes, the lecturer must choose appropriate learning models. But in fact not all lecturers choose the most appropriate learning model with the demands of learning outcomes and student characteristics.The study design was descriptive quantitative correlation. Total population of 785, the number of samples are 202 were taken by purposive sampling. Techniques of data collection is done by cross-sectional, and then processed through the Spearman test. The results showed no significant relationship between classroom lecture method in the context of blended learning models to study the effectiveness perspective, the p value of 0.001. There is a significant relationship between e-learning methods in the context of blended learning models with perspective of activities study of nursing students, the p value of 0.028. There is a significant relationship between learning model of blended learning with the perspective of nursing students' learning effectiveness, p value 0.167. Researchers recommend to future researchers conduct more research on the comparison between the effectiveness of the learning model based on student learning centers with the e-learning models and its impact on student achievement of learning competencies, as well as to the implications for other dimensions of learning outcomes and others. 1. Background Electronic learning (e-learning) is one form of evidence of the development of Information and Communication Technology in education in the modern era (Husamah, 2014). The development e-learning is rapidly and its implications has shifted the conventional teaching methods towards the modern innovative learning model, among others is the model teaching and learning based on IT. Currently the proper designation for students is the C- Generation is a learning community that behaves keep abreast of technological modernization, because the students are now in a state heavily influenced by ICT. Feature C-generation interpreted with a new generation which is characterized by the connection, convergence, collaboration, creative content, and contextual (Afrianto, 2011). Make ICT as a learning community and enabling factors are also important instruments for transforming the knowledge, attitudes and skills. Refers to the phenomenon, the lecturer started to make changing to the teaching and learning model, made into an innovative and modern in accordance with the demands of the students. Lecturer should choose a model that is considered to be a more effective learning but can support the achievement of learning out-come indicators effectively. Lecturer consider Blended learning as one of the many innovative learning models that are effective in supporting the achievement of learning competencies in nursing educatio. Blended learning is an instructional model that is relevant and effective Blended Learning is a learning model that combines face-to-face sessions and e-learning session by using the Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment (MOODLE). This learning model requires support facilities, including internet, wifi, peronal computer, and other supporting applications. Through this model, students can access learning independently without bounded time and place. It can also form a student become an independent person in learning and more aware of the essence of learning for them (Husamah, 2014) Inline with the results of a random survey of 20 nursing students in Nursing School at Indonesia, obtained data that 90% have personal comuter, laptop, gadgets or accessible through personal modem or wifi, they agreed that the gadget or laptop is an important means to access the learning of MOODLE. Based on this phenomenon researchers interested in conducting research on the relationship effectiveness of blended learning models to study the effectiveness of student learning perspective Nursing.


Ortner's syndrome is a rare disorder characterized by hoarseness resulting from left recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy. The original description of Ortner's syndrome was in a patient with a markedly distended left atrium due to mitral stenosis. Other causes include aortic aneurysm, patent ductus arteriosus, atrial septal defect, pulmonary embolism, ventricular septal defect, and primary pulmonary hypertension. Here we report two cases of cardiovocal paralysis. Ortner's syndrome in the first case presented herein was caused by compresion of the left recurrent laryngeal nerve due to an enlarged ascending aorta aneurysm and in the second case by an enlarged pulmonary artery. Our first patient had no dyspnea or limitation of daily activity and exhibited a silent clinical course associated with her primary disease. The second patient had only mild exertional dyspnea, which occured months after the onset of hoarseness. Blood counts and biochemistries were within normal limits in both patients and who presented with a chief complaint of hoarsenes. These cases illustrate the fact that Ortner's syndrome may occur in patients who are otherwise clinically asymptomatic and stress the importance of looking beyond the larynx in patients who present with hoarseness. We also show for the first time that Ortner's syndrome may also be caused by secondary pulmonary hypertension due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.


The Three Mile Island Unit 2 (TMI-2) accident in March 1979 had a profound effect on the course of commercial nuclear generation in the United States and around the world. And while the central elements of the accident were matters of nuclear engineering, design and operations, its consequences were compounded, and in some respects superseded, by extraordinarily ineffective communications by all parties at all levels. Communications failures during the accident and its aftermath caused misunderstanding, distrust, and incorrect emergency response - and seeded or reinforced public opposition to nuclear power that persists to this day. There are communications lessons from TMI that have not yet been fully learned, and some that once were learned but are now gradually being forgotten. The more glaring TMI communications problems were in the arena of external interactions and communications among the plant owner, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), the media, and the public. Confusing, fragmented, and contradictory public statements early in the accident, regardless of cause, undermined all possibility for reasonable discourse thereafter. And because the TMI accident was playing out on a world stage, the breakdown in public trust had long term and widespread implications. At the plant site, both TMI-2 cleanup andmore » restart of the undamaged TMI-1 unit met with years of public and political criticism, and attendant regulatory pressure. Across the nation, public trust in nuclear power and those who operate it plummeted, unquestionably contributing to the 25+ year hiatus in new plant orders. There were other, less visible but equally important, consequences of ineffective communications at TMI. The unplanned 'precautionary' evacuation urged by the governor two days after the accident - a life changing, traumatic event for thousands of residents - was prompted primarily by misunderstandings and miscommunications regarding the condition of the plant. And today, nearly 30 years after the event, many in our nuclear industry have insufficient knowledge or regard for the underlying nuclear safety vulnerabilities revealed by the accident, in part because these have not been well explained. From this single, compelling experience, many lessons can be drawn. Some of these were recognized early and taken to heart by those who own and operate nuclear plants - but over time, respect for their importance has given way somewhat to the seemingly more urgent practicalities of plant cost, schedule and production goals. In other cases, the lessons have remained largely obscure. This paper will describe in greater detail the communications aspects of the TMI accident, lessons that can be drawn from them, and their implications on current and future nuclear facility operation. The paper reflects the author's personal, direct experience as part of the accident response team and subsequent cleanup operations at TMI. In summary: The Three Mile Accident was the most severe nuclear accident in U.S. history. It also is perhaps the most studied industrial accident of any kind in U.S. history. Exhaustive examinations of the public health consequences of the accident show convincingly that the effects of radioactivity releases, if any, were imperceptibly low. It is generally agreed, however, that there have been perceptible health consequences from the TMI-2 accident - those linked to stress. Stress to members of the public, particularly those living near the plant, was unquestionably high. And for some the combination of rumor, confusion, contradictory reports and uncertainty, all leading to an evacuation recommendation from the governor, took a toll. It could be argued that the ineffective internal and external communications during the course of the event were as influential to the outcome as the equipment and operational breakdowns that are now so well understood. And for that reason alone, this accident points out that communications capabilities - staffing, systems, facilities, training - can be as important to protection of the public, the plant and the environment as are the plant material and technical issues that receive constant attention. (authors)« less


Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is one of the leading causes of death in people with epilepsy.1 SUDEP accounts for 40% of all epilepsy deaths, with an incidence of 1:1000 patients/year.1,2 Many studies have detailed the cascade of multisystem events leading to SUDEP and have identified various initiating triggers and mechanisms.2– 5 A recent study in Epilepsia by Faingold and Feng6 proposes "a unified hypothesis of SUDEP" that centers around seizureinduced respiratory arrest (SIRA). They propose that seizureinduced adenosine release can cause respiratory depression that ultimately leads to SUDEP, whereas serotonergic action on the periaqueductal gray (PAG) region of the brainstem promotes autoresuscitation and restorative respiratory responses that could prevent SUDEP. In addition to being leading investigators in this field, the authors masterfully summarize a large body of scientific information on this topic. They provide a comprehensive review of the state of the field regarding SIRA due to an imbalance between adenosinemediated depressive versus serotoninmediated restorative respiratory responses following a seizure.6 Although the authors acknowledge other proposed mechanisms for SUDEP, the title and major sections of the review indicate that there is a unified hypothesis for SUDEP that is explained by SIRA. The prevailing mechanisms for SUDEP include respiratory depression (e.g., SIRA), laryngospasmmediated obstructive apnea, postictal generalized electroencephalographic suppression (PGES), autonomic dysfunction, cardiac arrhythmias, failed arousal, and hemodynamic abnormalities such as cerebral hypoperfusion.2 These ion channelopathies alter electrical function, which result in multisystem abnormalities that collectively provide substrates for SUDEP. The substrates, triggers, and temporal cascade of cardiorespiratory and autonomic changes likely differ between SUDEP cases. Periictal central apnea is reported in both humans and animal models.3,7 As one justification for focusing primarily on respiration and postictal adenosinerelated central apnea, the authors refer to the seminal MORTEMUS study, which reviewed SUDEP cases witnessed in epilepsy monitoring units.8 The MORTEMUS study highlights the cascade of multisystem abnormalities leading up to SUDEP. In 67% of the cases, terminal apnea preceded terminal asystole, which the authors cite as evidence of their unified hypothesis. However, the remaining 33% of witnessed cases showed the terminal event was concomitant cardiorespiratory arrest. Moreover, periods of bradycardia and transient asystole preceded terminal apnea in seven of the nine subjects for whom both respiration and heart rate could be measured. Thus, it is impossible to ignore other contributions to SUDEP based on this study. Several case series have reported ictal and postictal laryngospasminduced obstructive apnea, with


Circulating blood plasma contains proteinase‐degraded forms of thrombomodulin that are soluble. We quantitatively assayed the plasma levels of thrombomodulin in 15 patients with chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) in chronic phase by method of an enzymelinked immunosorbent assay using a monoclonal antibody to protease‐degraded products of thrombomodulin. Plasma levels of thrombomodulin in patients with CML at diagnosis were significantly increased (19.5 ± 6.2 ng/ml: means ± SD) compared with the levels in normal controls (8.0 ± 1.9 ng/ml, n = 20) (P < 0.001). Fibrin degradation products (D‐dimer), thrombin‐antithrombin III complex, and plasmin α2‐antiplasmin complex were almost normal, suggesting that intravascular coagulation or plasmin‐mediated fibrinolysis little occurred in these patients. On the other hand, the plasma levels of elastase‐α1‐proteinase inhibitor (E‐α1PI) complex, which was the indicator of released leukocyte elastase, were significantly increased in CML (P < 0.0001). The plasma levels of thrombomodulin and E‐α1 PI complex were decreased in parallel with decline of leukocyte counts in 10 patients with CML following anti‐leukemic therapy. Furthermore, a statistically significant correlation was observed between the plasma levels of thrombomodulin and E‐α1PI complex obtained at 39 time points in 15 patients with CML (r = 0.81, P < 0.001).


The paper considers a novel fast charging topology for electric vehicles (EVs). Instead of being made as a separate unit, the proposed on-board charger utilizes power electronics components that already exist inside the vehicle, namely an asymmetrical six-phase propulsion motor and a six-phase inverter. The charger can operate at unity power factor, and is capable of vehicle-to-grid (V2G) operation as well. Additional degrees of freedom of the six-phase machine are employed in order to transfer a part of excitation from the torque producing to non-torque/flux producing plane of the machine. Consequently, electromagnetic torque is not produced in the machine during the charging/V2G process, so that the rotor does not have to be mechanically locked. A theoretical analysis of the operating principles is reported, and simulation results are given for both charging and V2G mode of operation.


AIM To study the effects of polydatin on free radical induced rat cortex mitochondria injury. METHODS Fe 2++VitC system was used to produce ·OH. The mitochondria was isolated. Mitochondria membrane fluidity, swelling and contents of phospholipid were determined to measure the function of mitochondria membrane. The activities of ATPase and Cytochrome C oxidase were determined to measure the ability of mitochondria energy metabolism. The activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and content of malondial dehyde (MDA) were determined to measure the ability of anti oxygenation. RESULTS ·OH resulted in severe neuronal mitochondria injuries and the injuries and the injuries was alleviated by Polydatin (content of 100,200,400 mg·L -1). The swelling of mitochondria was ameliorated, the decomposability of mitochondrion membrane phospholipid was decreased, the membrane fluidity of mitochondria was increased. Polydatin also significantly inhibited the decrease in SOD, Cytochrome C oxidase and ATPase activity and the increase in MDA levels caused by free radical. CONCLUSION Polydatin has a protective action against the rat neuronal mitochondria injuries induced by oxygen free radical. The mechanisms may be derived from scavenging free radicals, reducing lipid peroxides, and improving the energy metabolism.


Context to screen out the tolerance ability of Zea Mays at existing marginal environmental conditions, a study was chalked out with the hypothesis to point out the salinity thrive by maize under brackish water irrigation practice for their sustainability options in existing agro-ecosystem. In this regard, solution culture study was initiated under controlled conditions at Soil & Water Testing Laboratory for Research, Multan. All the recorded growth attributes such as shoot fresh/dry weight, root fresh/dry weight, showed a hetrogenic behavior to various brackish water irrigation application. Salinity build up in all the leaves was quite different. Highest growth retardation has been noted in T5 amid all other treatments due to possessing high strength of salt stress (i.e., EC, SAR, RSC). Normal water had maintained lower buildup of Sodium content in leaves of maize. It has been concluded from the findings that Sahiwal 02 and Akbar genotypes performed better by retarding the uptake of Na and boosting the uptake of K due to their selection mechanism in all types of brackish water irrigation. Such findings would be best viable option and paradox for policy makers to develop a suitable cropping system at marginal environmental areas of Punjab. [Rahi AA, Mehdi SM, Rasheed MK, Ullah R, Sheikh AA, Tahir FA. Evaluating the Salinity Tolerance of Maize (Zea mays L.) Genotype under Brackish Water Application in Punjab-Pakistan. Life Sci J 2013;10(3):913-919] (ISSN:1097-8135). http://www.lifesciencesite.com. 135


In the paper,it is explored and studied the principles for automatic gauge control system of pickling tandem cold mill through analyzing the causes for gauge tolerances of cold rolled band steels,eliminating the gauge tolerances of hot rolled raw materials and that caused by self vibration of tandem cold rolling mill by understanding cold rolling mills.


New standardized V -band light curves (LCs) for the eclipsing binary SV Cam have been modeled using the PHOEBE program (v. 0.31a). Absolute parameters of the stellar components were then determined, enabling them to be positioned on the mass-radius diagram. Analysis of eclipse minima timing data (O – C diagrams) indicated two cyclic periods of 48.0 and 23.3 yr. These cyclic variations of the orbital period are interpreted in terms of motion of a third body around the system and magnetic activity cycle modulating the orbital period of SV Cam via the Applegate (1992) mechanism. The use of the Applegate model for SV Cam has been checked by examining the long term brightness variation and calculating some important parameters of this system. The results of these calculations favor the modulation of the orbital period by the Applegate mechanism. (© 2016 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)


The iron-based superconductors that contain FeAs layers as the fundamental building block in the crystal structures have been rationalized in the past using ideas based on the Fermi surface nesting of hole and electron pockets when in the presence of weak Hubbard U interactions. This approach seemed appropriate considering the small values of the magnetic moments in the parent compounds and the clear evidence based on photoemission experiments of the required electron and hole pockets. However, recent results in the context of alkali metal iron selenides, with generic chemical composition AxFe2ySe2 (A alkali metal element), have challenged those previous ideas since at particular compositions y the low-temperature ground states are insulating and display antiferromagnetic order with large iron magnetic moments. Moreover, angle-resolved photoemission studies have revealed the absence of hole pockets at the Fermi level in these materials. The present status of this exciting area of research, with the potential to alter conceptually our understanding of the ironbased superconductors, is here reviewed, covering both experimental and theoretical investigations. Other recent related developments are also briefly reviewed, such as the study of selenide two-leg ladders and the discovery of superconductivity in a single layer of FeSe. The conceptual issues considered establishedmore » for the alkali metal iron selenides, as well as several issues that still require further work, are discussed.« less


Insect growth regulators and microbial insecticides are frequently used in agricultural fields for pest management. Therefore, resistance development occurs in pests against both insecticide types. In recent years, the use of insecticides with different mode of action in mixture against resistance development has been accepted as a frequently preferred method. Immune system parameters are used as biomarkers to determine the toxic effects of insecticides in pest management. In this study, the effects of 50 and 100 μg/mL concentrations of the juvenile hormone analogue pyriproxyfen and the microbial insecticide Bacillus thuringiensis alone and in mixture (25+25 and 50+50 μg/mL) on total hemocyte count and differential hemocyte count in Galleria mellonella larvae were investigated. According to the findings, it was determined that pyriproxyfen increased the toxic effect of B. thuringiensis biopreparate by suppressing the immune system in G. mellonella larvae.


Because of safety reasons, it has been known since August 2003 that the 1897-building of the library of Sorbonne would close after the whole moving of its collections (research documents in humanities and 120.000 heritage items).

In June 2009, most-used collections were stored in Sainte-Barbe provisional library (opened from May 2010 to May 2013) and were due to Sorbonne after the works. Less-used items were stored in premises near the Sorbonne and in the Centre technique du livre de l'enseignement superieur (CTLES, 32km from Paris).

The library reopened in Sorbonne on November, 15th 2013 after a complete refurbishment and another moving of its collections. As the refurbished buildings offer 24.000lm of shelves only, another 17.000lm have to be stored off site.

In 2016, at least 4.000lm will be transferred to the new facilities of the CTLES and a dynamic storage system will be settled. Therefore, by 2020, half of the collections will be stored in Sorbonne and the other 50% in CTLES.


The Covid-19 crisis is urging scholars to ponder the perspectives of the globalization process which started at the end of the XXth Century. The pandemic is creating a sense of insecurity and uncertainty which has few precedents in the current age, pervading wider and wider sectors of the population. Moving from the analysis of the first wave of the pandemic (March 2020), this essay proposes a model of analysis of the effects of the pandemic by framing the economic emergency produced by it from a historical and theoretical perspective. The paper will also try to indicate the traits and the model of a new economic paradigm: the birth of a new globalization that would surely feature competitions between its biggest geoeconomics areas, but that would also offer the opportunity to promote novel perspectives for development and to achieve a brand-new convergence between the private and public interest.


Introduction: Understanding chondrule size is important for the classification of chondrites into chemical groups, the development of astrophysical models for the formation of chondrules, and for understanding how to utilize asteroidal resources in space exploration [1]. There are several challenges associated with measuring chondrule diameters in the CM chondrites. First, the CM chondrites have experienced extensive aqueous alteration [4-7], rendering the unambiguous identification of chondrules and their boundaries more difficult than chondrule boundaries in, for example, unequilibrated ordinary chondrites. Second, there are a variety of chondrule and chondrule-like objects in the CM chondrites [8]: the most common two categories being generally described as aggregate chondrules and completely melted chondrules [e.g. 2]. Presumably, the former experienced incomplete or partial melting during the chondrule-forming event while the latter experienced higher nebular temperatures [8]. The final challenge with determining chondrule sizes in CM chondrites is that mean chondrule diameters are relatively small, sometimes overlapping with materials that may be considered large fragments of matrix minerals. The sizes (diameters) of chondrules and mineral fragments in CM chondrites have been previously investigated by others examining thin sections using optical microscopy [2-3]. King and King [2] reported average grain sizes among 7 CM chondrites to range from 113μm to 178μm. Rubin and Wasson [3] used optical transmitted light microscopy to measure 100 randomly chosen chondrules in the Murray CM chondrite and found a diameter of mean of 270 μm. A subset of more aqueously-altered (phyllosilicate-rich) chondrules had a mean diameter of 80 μm. In this work, we will investigate the sizes of chondrules and clasts (mineral fragments) in several CM chondrites to add additional information to the issue of chondrule sizes in the CM chondrites. Samples and Methods: We used scanning electron microscopy (SEM) to collect back scattered electron (BSE) images of three thin sections of CM chondrites. We chose the CM chondrites LaPaz Icefield (LAP) 04514, LAP 04527, and LAP 04565 because they are among the least altered CM chondrites available [9]. Their lack of alteration makes chondrule and clast identification easier since the compositions of chondrules and mineral fragments is more varied. To quantify the sizes of chondrules and clasts, we digitally identified the area of individual objects and used the result to quantify a circle-equivalent-diameter for each. Chondrule or grain rims were not included in the areas. We avoided measuring clasts and chondrules on all cut surfaces and or fusion-crusted areas within our sections. Figure 1 shows an example of an annotated CM chondrite using our methods.


The invention provides a method for coating metal magnetic powder on soft magnetic ferrites. According to the method, the metal magnetic powder is mixed with trace micron or submicron soft magnetic ferrites, and then, a coating layer is formed through microwave high-temperature heat treatment. The invention also discloses a method for preparing the metal soft magnetic composite materials by adopting the coating powder. According to the method, the coating powder is subjected to organic matter coating, lubricating agents are added, pressing and forming are carried out, finally, annealing treatment is carried out, and the soft magnetic composite materials are obtained. The method has the advantages that the characteristics of magnetism, high electrical resistivity and high-temperature resistance of ferrite soft magnetic materials are sufficiently used, the two kinds of soft magnetic materials are compounded, non-magnetic substances are less than other kinds of soft magnetic composite materials, and in addition, a higher heat treatment temperature is realized, so that better magnetic performance is realized. The soft magnetic composite materials prepared by adopting the method provided by the invention have higher magnetic conductivity and low loss, the frequency stability is good, the magnetic loss at high frequency is low, in addition, the preparing process is simple, the environment is protected, the operation is easy, the cost is low, and the method is suitable for industrial mass and large-scale production.


Background: Understanding successful and unsuccessful behavioural treatment for pain is essential. Aims: We carried out a retrospective survey of 130 people who had undergone pain rehabilitation based on acceptance and commitment therapy, aiming to identify factors associated with non-response. Method: The sample was selected using the reliable change index to define 'responders' and 'non-responders' to key outcome measures. We surveyed a range of treatment-related, systemic, practical and personal factors that may have affected their treatment, and then compared 'non-responders' with 'responders', controlling for factors that might not be causal or specific to non-response. Results: Logistic regression analysis showed two themes that distinguished the groups, 'people outside programme' and 'emotional state'. Conclusions: These data have clinical implications, as such factors can be addressed directly or incorporated into an assessment of treatment 'readiness'. This study introduced a novel methodology for the investigation of pain treatment response, which allowed a broad study of clinically relevant variables, but with greater rigour than conventional self-reports of 'helpful factors' in treatment.


Under the pressure of New Basel Accord,the China banking needs to perfect the regulations of Asset Securitization with the aim of improving capital adequacy.According to the requirements of New Basel Accord,points out the existing problems in China and gives several suggestions.


Introduction. In the context of the psychological analysis of the scientific heritage of the famous Russian philosopher I. A. Ilyin, the problem of experiencing difficult and critical life situations is considered. He believed that such situations are integral companions in human life. Therefore, a person must be ready to meet them. Fostering an active and responsible attitude towards difficult situations is a very important direction in preparing young people for life. Results. The author's key concepts are the categories "suffering" and "patience". He viewed patience as a mental property of a person and as a process or a special activity of the subject, aimed at experiencing a difficult life situation. Methods of strengthening patience and effective ways of experiencing life difficulties are analyzed in detail: inclusion of a difficult situation in a broader life context, communication with loved ones, prayer appeal to God, distracting attention from experience, strengthening faith in yourself, constructive work with your imagination, etc. Discussion and Conclusion. The problem of understanding the meaning of suffering is considered. Not only negative, but also positive elements of suffering are highlighted. The approach proposed by I. A. Ilyin to the phenomenon of suffering and patience is of great practical importance.


Feline demodicosis is rarely reported compared to canine demodicosis. The objective of this report was to describe a retrospective study of 12 cases of feline demodicosis. Neither sex nor breed predisposition were observed. The age of diagnosis was between 5 months and 13 years. Demodex cati was identified in nine cases and Demodex gatoi in three cases. Cutaneous lesions were localized in 10 cases, generalized in two cases, and present on the face (8 cases), neck (5), shoulders (1), trunk (2) and limbs (1). Pruritus was mild in four cats and moderate in two cats. Dermatological lesions were characterized by alopecia (10 cases), erythema (7), scaling (4), erosions (4), ulcers (2), crusts (2), comedones (2), seborrhea oleosa (2), papules (1), pustules (1) and hyperpigmentation (1). Ceruminous otitis was noted in two cats. Pyoderma was noted in four cases. An underlying disease was identified in eight cats: FeLV infection (two cats), FIV infection (two cats), FeLV/FIV infections (one cat), diabetes mellitus (one cat), iatrogenic Cushing's syndrome (one cat), and diabetes mellitus associated with iatrogenic Cushing's syndrome (one cat). In two cats, an infestation by Demodex cati was identified at lesional sites of multicentric squamous cell carcinoma in situ. Different drugs were used in nine cases: crotamiton (two cases), amitraz (six cases), milbemycin oxime (one case). Therapeutic results were variable and related to the underlying disease.

Funding: Self-funded.


The invention discloses a remote statistical system and method of a hardware ID replacement condition in an electronic product. The method comprises the following steps: an acquiring unit repeatedly acquiring each hardware ID in the electronic product; a storing unit recording each hardware ID acquired per time by the acquiring unit; a comparing unit performing one-to-one corresponding comparison on hardware IDs successively acquired for two times by the acquiring unit; an information statistical server counting a judgment result of the comparing unit in at least one electronic product; and when the comparing unit is used for comparing and judging the IDs of the same hardware successively acquired for two times by the acquiring unit, starting a communication module if the judgment result is inconsistent, and remotely sending the judgment result to the information statistical server. Through the adoption of the system and method disclosed by the invention, the technical problem of comprehensively and accurately counting a damage ratio of each piece of specific hardware unit in the electronic product is solved, thereby enabling a manufacturer to continually update and perfect the produced electronic product.


In many branches of science, progress is being made by taking advantage of insights from other branches of science. Cosmology, the structure and evolution of the universe, is certainly an area that is currently beset by problems in understanding. We show here that the scientific insights from the studies of early childhood development, in particular, those of Piaget, give a new way of looking at the early universe. This new approach can not only be invaluable in undergraduate teaching, but can even be the basis of semi-quantitative predictions.


A simple model of lipid molecules is proposed. The properties of phase transitions in lipid systems are qualitatively studied in the framework of mean field approximations. The interactions between the two alkyl chains and between the polar head groups of lipid molecules are taken into account and those effects on the phase transitions are investigated. The present theoretical results indicate that the chain flexibility and an appropriate strength of the chain-chain interaction in a lipid molecule are required for the existence of the liquid crystalline phase, and that the main transition temperatures are mainly affected by the interactions between alkyl chains whereas the melting transition temperatures strongly depend on the interactions between the polar head groups rather than between the alkyl chains.


Iran is first country in oil rich in the Middle Eas t region that operation of its oil productioncapaci ty more than 4 barrels of crude oil and m3/day80000 diesel fuel be gan. In this study, isolation and characterization of bacterial strains isolated from soil contaminated with hydroc arbons investigated in the oil distribution centers and stores in Ahar throughout the years 2010 to2011. The main pur pose of this article is describe the bacteria isolation that have ability analyze and gene involved in the analyze of diesel. Bacterial strains used in this study of soils contaminated with crude oil hydrocarbons in the oil distribution centers and stores in Ahar-Iran were isolated. 5 ssoil infected to diesel oil were collected from undergro und storage area and were kept at 4c in closed cont ainers for use. Commercial diesel fuel as the only carbon source wa s added to the autoclaved medium. PH solid medium f or each


Recent studies of Japanese anchovy Engraulis japonicus have shown that they are distributed and spawn widely off the Pacific coast of eastern Honshu, Japan, with increasing stock size. Larvae are considered to be transported offshore and migrate, influenced by physically complicated process with warm and cold waters derived from the Kuroshio and Oyashio currents respectively. Survival mechanism during early life history stages in such offshore waters could be a missing link for population dynamics of Japanese anchovy. In this study, we examined the growth rates of larval stage of Japanese anchovy, which were collected in the Kuroshio Extension and Kuroshio-Oyashio transition regions, western North Pacific Ocean, by sagittal otolith microstructure analysis. Our objectives are to determine the principal environmental factor affecting larval growth rates and to find out a survival mechanism in relation to transport and migration of larvae.


OBJECTIVE
There are no validated instruments to measure education-related stress in Brazilian university students. Thus, we aimed to translate and test internal reliability, convergent/discriminant validity, and measurement equivalence of the Higher Education Stress Inventory (HESI).

METHODS
The translation protocol was carried out by two independent translators. The instrument was culturally adapted after a pilot version that was administered to 36 university students. The final version (HESI-Br) was administered to 1021 university students (Mean age = 28.3, SD = 9.6, 76.7% female) via an online questionnaire that extended from September 1 to October 15, 2020. Factor structure was estimated using exploratory factor analysis (EFA) in the first half of the data set. We tested the best EFA-derived model with confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) in the second half. Convergent/discriminant validity was tested using the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21). Sex, age groups, period of study, family income and area of study were used to test measurement equivalence.

RESULTS
EFA suggested five factors: career dissatisfaction; faculty shortcomings; high workload; financial concerns; and toxic learning environment. CFA supported the 5-factor model (15 items), but not a higher order factor, suggesting multidimensionality. All 5 factors presented acceptable internal reliabilities, with Cronbach's α ≥.72 and McDonald's ω ≥.64. CFA models indicate that HESI-Br and DASS-21 assess different but correlated underlying latent constructs, supporting discriminant validity. Equivalence was ascertained for all tested groups.

CONCLUSIONS
The 15-item HESI-Br is a reliable and invariant multidimensional instrument for assessing relevant stressors among university students in Brazil.


Apart from the rye (Secale cereale L.) genome, the short arm of rye chromosome 1 (1RS) is also present in triticale and in hundreds of wheat varieties world wide as the 1BL.1RS or the 1AL.1RS translocation. Agronomically important genes, such as the self incompatibility locus S, or genes linked to resistances against several rust species and powdery mildew, are located on 1RS. Genetic maps are an important tool for genome research and plant breeding. Marker assisted selection and mapping of quantitative trait loci (QTLs) are based on reliable genetic maps. Simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers are the preferred molecular markers for constructing genetic maps, as SSR markers are easy-touse, reliable, and show a codominant segregation. So far, only few genetic markers have been developed for the rye genome in general, and for 1RS in particular. Kofler et al. (under review) designed 74 primer pairs producing 76 polymorphic loci on 1RS. These markers, referred to as Tulln Secale Microsatellite (TSM) markers, were used to construct an SSR based physical and genetic map of 1RS, having the highest marker density reported so far. In addition to the TSM markers, we aimed to integrate several, already published markers into the genetic, as well as the physical map of 1RS. These markers include the SSR markers Scm1, Scm9, Scm107, Scm127 (Hackauf & Wehling, 2003) and Bmac213 (Ramsay et al., 2000), as well as the STS marker 5S (Koebner, 1995) and the ISBP markers ORA1 – ORA12 (Bartoš, unpublished results). We integrated 22 new SSR markers into the genetic map and 56 into the physical map of 1RS.


"On or about December 1910," Virginia Woolf famously wrote, "human character changed." While my Midwestern great-grandfather would no doubt object strenuously to the idea that "character" could be so temporal and thus whimsical, the aphorism has aged well. Maybe modernism really did shake up the essentials. In June 1988 at a small conference of public address scholars meeting in Madison, Wisconsin, Martin J. Medhurst staked the future of the field to, in no small measure, a research program that featured four themes: book-length rhetorical analyses, historical revisionism, close textual analysis of individual artifacts, and reading rhetoric as a cultural force. Each of the four would be nourished and sustained by an unflinching commitment to primary and archival source materials. The archive was nonnegotiable: to make a "difference," public address scholars would need to find temporary residence there.1 Human character didn't change in Madison. But public address scholarship did. Definitely for the better—but not without consequence.


Purpose: To evaluate the therapeutic effect of teriparatide in combination with low-frequency pulsed electromagnetic field in the management of hip fracture.Methods: Patients with hip fracture internal fixation and under conventional postoperative basic adjuvant therapy were compared with those patients who received teriparatide combined with low frequency pulsed electromagnetic field after operation. The content of Bone-Specific AlkalinePhosphatase (BALP), type I Procollagen Carboxy Terminal Propeptide (PICP), serum bone glaprotein (BGP), Ca2+, hip function and degree of bone scab formation were evaluated using Harris score and Fernadez-esteve scoring system. Kaplan-Meier survival curve was plotted to analyze differences in short-term prognosis of different postoperative adjuvant treatment measures.Results: Harris score of the hip joint and the effect of bone formation in the experimental group were higher than that of the control group. The blood levels of BGP, BALP, PICP and serum Ca2+ in the experimental group were higher than that of the control group (p < 0.05). The plotted Kaplan-Meier survival curve indicates that the prognosis of the experimental group was better than that of control group (p < 0.05).Conclusion: The adjuvant therapy of teriparatide combined with low-frequency pulsed electromagnetic field can improve the recovery function and enhance the prognosis of patients who underwent hip fracture surgery.
Keywords: Teriparatide; Low frequency pulsed electromagnetic field, hip fracture


The relevance of this discussion of the practical and theoretical implications of the responses of G. m. morsitans and G. pallidipes to vegetation depends on the extent to which the modelling of movement in relation to bushes and baits can be used to supplement results of field experiments. The model simplifies the real patterns of movement, uses crude maps and employs rough estimates for important parameters, i.e. f, k, interval duration and hop length. No variations are made to the rate or pattern of cell evacuation, to cover the possibility that tsetse take longer, faster or straighter hops in certain vegetation types, because there is no experimental evidence to show whether they do. Moreover, the model seems unable to predict the assessed distribution of tsetse between vegetation types, perhaps because of no allowance for effects of the uneven distribution of hosts and dry-season resting sites. There is no experimental indication of how to allow for these matters. The problems identify important matters for further research Despite the problems, the model does highlight some of the simpler ways in which bushes can contribute to tsetse distribution and invasion. For example, it seems that movement is impeded mainly at the junction of dense and lightly bushed habitats, not by resistance within the main expanse of the dense habitat. This suggests that invasion could be restricted most in areas where flies must cross many narrow bands of alternating vegetation types, i.e. where there are many junctions. Furthermore, the field data available as checks on the modelling of sampling suggest that the model is not far wrong in its indications for matters involved in this, i.e. persistence, catching-out, and the effects of odours, hedges and site manipulation for both species. The modelled rate of removal of flies by traps and targets fits well with the rates observed in the field. The model's demonstration of the concentration of tsetse at the junction of paths matches Nash's (1933) field evidence for G. m. morsitans, albeit that he studied paths through tall grass, not bushes. Since the model gives fair approximations for those sampling matters that can be checked, it seems reasonable to accept its indications for other sampling matters, provided the emphasis is on the principles exposed, rather than precise quantitative interpretations.


Embedded power is a hybrid MCM-based 3-D integration packaging technology developed for integrated power electronics module application. Inside of the module the multiple bare power chip's IGBTs or MOSFETs are buried in a ceramic frame and covered by dielectric with via holes on the Al pads of the chips. Then a deposited metallization interconnects the power devices and other electronics circuitry. Dielectric isolation pattern is fabricated using screen-printing approach. Multilayer metallization is deposited by sputtering and electroplating technologies. Two IPEMs have been fabricated to demonstrate the feasibility of this power electronics integration technology. Details of design and processing, as well as experiment results are presented.


Nature‐based solutions to flood risk management, such as engineered logjams (ELJs), contribute to the reintroduction of wood in rivers. As part of stream restoration, and utilized in tributaries, ELJs increase upstream water levels, causing the flow to spill onto surrounding floodplains, resulting in the desynchronization of peak flows in a river network. To understand the effect of ELJs on local river hydrodynamics, we experimentally investigate the flow field upstream and downstream of six ELJs, using acoustic Doppler velocimetry and flow visualization. We consider channel‐spanning structures designed with a gap (b0) underneath, allowing unhindered baseflow. Our results revealed that upstream of the logjams, flow diverted toward the lower gap, creating a primary jet exiting underneath the structures, whose strength depends on the physical logjam design. Maximum jet velocities remained constant until a downstream distance of 4b0 for all logjams. The upper wake was structure‐dependent, with logjam structures allowing distinct internal flow paths generating secondary jets, which influenced near wake decay (x < 4b0) and turbulent mixing. The highest turbulence in the near wake was found for the non‐porous and short, porous logjam designs, while the upper wake of all long, porous logjams was characterized by low turbulent kinetic energy levels. Far wake decay (x > 4b0) was self‐similar for all logjams and resulted in near flow recovery at downstream streamwise distances greater than 35b0. ELJs are likely to enhance bed shear stress, increasing the risk of local scour and sediment mobilization. Our study expands the current knowledge of ELJ hydrodynamics and highlights potential implications for the riverine ecosystem.


Abstract via applying a dual-functional imidazole-carboxylic ligand 2-(4-carboxyphenyl)-4,5-imidazole dicarboxylic acid (H4CpIDC), a new Gd(III)-containing metal-organic framework (MOF) whose chemical formula is {[Gd(HCpIDC)(H2O)2]·2H2O}n (1) has been prepared. Due to the presence of a large amount of open metal sites along with uncoordinated imidazole groups in the pores, activated 1 displays a higher CO2 adsorption ability than for N2 as well as CH4 under ideal adsorbed solution theory (IAST) selectivities [CO2/N2: 40 (298 K); CO2/CH4: 12 (298 K)], with separation performance comparably high among MOF-based sorbents for selective CO2 capture. Furthermore, the estimated binding free energy and the calculated binding interactions suggested that the Gd complex possesses excellent biological activities and therefore, exhibits attractive potential as a pharmacology candidate.


Objective: Gastric leak post-laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy may appear as a variety of computed tomography (CT) findings. We aimed to review the various CT findings sensitivity and specificity in confirmed cases of gastric leak. Materials and Methods: A retrospective review was performed for all patients who underwent sleeve gastrectomy, CT, and endoscopy for suspected leak between 2011 and 2018. All patients with positive CT findings for gastric leak were included in the study. Results: A total of 152 consecutive patients underwent CT for suspected post-sleeve gastrectomy gastric leak. Out of 152 patients, 88 had positive CT findings for gastric leak and underwent endoscopy. The CT findings sensitivity and specificity of perigastric collection without oral contrast leak were 61% and 88.8%, oral contrast leak were 28% and 100%, and gas leak were 10% and 77.7%, respectively. Conclusions: Perigastric fluid collection without contrast leak and with variable wall enhancement and gas content is the most common CT findings of post-sleeve gastrectomy gastric leak. Among various CT findings, it exhibits good diagnostic accuracy with 61% sensitivity and 88.8% specificity.


After study on technical mineralogy properties of the upper and deep layers of an iron ore bed in Anshan,mineral processing tests were tried out.For the first time,different technique flowsheets were pertinently adopted to treat correspondingly ores from different depth in the same ore bed,and good results were obtained,which provides scientific reference for the comprehensive exploitation of the whole ore bed.


This paper proposes an improved back-stepping control approach and its application to small nonlinear UAV control systems with uncertainties such as external disturbance. Unlike traditional back-stepping control methods, the idea of prescribed performance function (PPF) is incorporated into the control design, such that both the transient and steady-state control performance can be strictly guaranteed. Moreover, we design a novel tracking differentiator to avoid the "differential expansion" problem well caused by the calculation of derivative. Significantly, the function approximators (e.g. neural networks) that are widely used to address the unknown nonlinearities in the nonlinear control designs are not needed. Finally, the numerical simulation verifies the convergence and robustness of the system, and the results show that the control strategy can obtain better transient and steady-state performance.


I will describe recent developments of continuous wave, room temperature (CW/RT) high power QCLs at wavelengths < 3.8 μm to > 12 μm. QCLs now provide, on a commercial basis, CW/RT power of over 3 W at 4.6 μm, with a wall plug efficiency of over 15%, over 2 W at 4.0 μm, and over 1.2 W at 7.1 μm, with a wallplug efficiency >8%. I will describe insertion of QCLs into applications including MWIR countermeasures (IRCM), MWIR and LWIR target illuminators and designators, MWIR beacons (IFF), test equipment for measuring the efficacy of IRCM and sources for MWIR and LWIR radiation for detection of chemical warfare agents and explosives.


Competitive composition in rhythmic gymnastics is a small performance that has its own plot. However, the modern system of training in rhythmic gymnastics involves the implementation of a large amount of complex and super-complex elements, which must be mastered by very young athletes, and almost no methods of forming artistry, expressiveness, musicality. Problems related to the study of sports aesthetics are the subject of research by scientists: Viner-Usmanova I.O., M.E. Plekhanova, L.P. Morozova, V.V. Sydorova, L.A. Karpenko, Kabaieva A.M., Biletska I.H. etc..
Aim: to scientifically substantiate and develop a program of musical and rhythmic training for 6-7 years old gymnasts.
Research methods: analysis and generalization of literature sources; pedagogical observation and experiment; testing; expert evaluation of performances of 6-7 years old gymnasts; methods of mathematical statistics.
Organization of the research. The research was conducted on the basis of the sports club "Rhythmics Star" in Dnipro within the period from October, 2018 till December, 2019. The study involved two groups of 6-7 years old gymnasts: control and experimental ones of 15 girls in each. Classes in groups were held 5 times a week for 90 minutes.
Research results. After conducting the study of the initial level of musical-rhythmic training of gymnasts 6-7 years old, it was determined that the majority (70.6%) of the athletes have an average level of musical-rhythmic training. The largest difference in the results was observed in the test for coordination of movements with the meter, and the smallest one in improvisation to music. As a result of the study, the program of musical and rhythmic training for gymnasts aged 6-7 was developed and experimentally tested.
Conclusions. Comparison of indicators of musical-rhythmic preparedness of the studied control and experimental groups at the beginning and end of the pedagogical experiment showed that in the control group the indicators have not changed. Whereas in the experimental group there was a significant statistical increase in the main indicators of musical and motor preparedness.
Prospects for further research: development of the program for different age groups using other methods and means of musical-rhythmic training.


This paper is concerned with a class elliptic equations with critical Sobolev-Hardy.Using compact embedding theorem and Mountain pass lemma,we find the result of the existence of the solution for the equation.


Experimental investigations were conducted to determine the effect of several influencing factors on the fatigue behavior of interference-fit bolted composite joints. The sizes of interference fit, different materials of laps, and stacking sequences of main laminates were separately considered. Tension-compression reversed force/stress ratio, R=-1, was selected to evaluate the fatigue tests. The appropriate levels of fatigue stress were determined by the ultimate bearing strength of the fastener structure obtained from the static tensile tests. The bearing stress and the fatigue life (S-N) data of all specimens were presented and the relationship between influencing factors and fatigue life were obtained. The experimental results showed that the appropriate size of interference fit and the matched laps could improve the fatigue life of composite joint, however stacking sequences of main laminates was not sensitive to the fatigue life of composite joints.


The method of hyaluronic acid product for manufacturing the crosslinking of forming includes that the hyaluronic acid substrate of the noncrosslinking precipitating in desired shape is made to be subjected to single cross-linking reaction under suitable conditions in liquid medium to obtain precipitating, the step of hyaluronic acid product of the crosslinking of forming, the liquid medium has 11.5 or higher pH and includes one or more of polyfunctional crosslinking agents and a certain amount of one or more of organic solvents, provide the deposition condition of hyaluronic acid, the precipitating, the hyaluronic acid product of the crosslinking of forming has the modification degree of 1-40 crosslinker module of every 1000 disaccharide units.


Abstract : Modern Surface to Air Missiles (SAMs) present a significant threat to today's military and civilian aircraft. Current countermeasure systems such as flares and chaff rely on decoying the missile threat and do not provide adequate protection against advanced computerized missiles (Schaffer, 1993:1). An aircraft defense system that actively seeks out and defeats an incoming missile by placing a physical barrier in the missile's path offers a promising alternative to current countermeasures technology. This thesis reports the preliminary design of an active aircraft defense system for the protection of the C/KC-135 aircraft from SAMs. The developed system utilizes a kinetic kill mechanism to protect the aircraft from shoulder launched missiles while the aircraft is in the takeoff and climb-out configurations. Both smart anti-missile expendables and dumb projectile expendables are evaluated. The iterative Systems Engineering approach is used to narrow the solution set to the optimal design. The final outcome is the refined design of two candidate aircraft defense system employing a kinetic kill mechanism. Both systems utilize a modified ultra-violet tracker and employ one of two types of nets, one made out of Detonation Cord and the other made out of Spectra.


Current animal-free methods to assess teratogenicity of drugs under development still deliver high numbers of false negatives, and more sensitive approaches of toxicity prediction are required. To address this issue, we characterized the TeraTox test, a newly developed multi-lineage differentiation assay for human teratogenicity prediction using 3D human induced pluripotent stem cells. TeraTox produces as primary output concentration-dependent data sets for each test compound on cytotoxicity and altered gene expression. These data are then fed into a prediction model based on an interpretable machine-learning approach. The final information obtained relates to the concentration-dependent human teratogenicity potential of drug candidates. We applied TeraTox to profile 33 approved pharmaceuticals and 12 proprietary drug candidates with known in vivo data. This way, it was possible to relate the test predictions to known human or animal toxicity. The TeraTox had an accuracy of 69% (specificity: 53%, sensitivity: 79%). It clearly performed better than two quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) models and it had a higher sensitivity than the murine embryonic stem cell test (mEST) run in the same laboratory. By combining TeraTox and mEST data, the overall prediction accuracy was further improved. The knowledge on the pattern of altered gene expression may provide additional value in grouping toxicologically similar compounds and possibly deducing common modes of action. The assay will thus be a helpful additional tool in drug discovery, and the dataset provided here will be a valuable resource for the field of stem cell-based drug profiling.


A prospective epidemiological study of 114 patients undergoing cardiac catheterization and angioplasty for chest pain was undertaken to examine the relationship between six plasma metal concentrations and coronary heart disease (CHD). The plasma concentrations of selenium, magnesium, potassium, copper, zinc, and iron in patients with and without CHD were determined by atomic absorption spectrometry or by wet chemistry. The plasma element concentrations were then reviewed for any correlation with CHD. We observed a significant, inverse relationship between plasma selenium concentration and CHD. Although the mean plasma concentrations of potassium, magnesium, copper, iron, and zinc were lower in the patients with CHD, no significant correlation could be determined. If plasma selenium levels are monitored and dietary supplements to selenium-deficient patients are administered, the potential risk of CHD may be diminished.


The total neutron-proton interaction cross section is measured at an effective energy of 5.5 plus or minus 0.7 Bev and is found to be equal sigma / sub t/ = 41.2 plus or minus 1.7 mb. The measurements were carried out by a difference method (CH/sub 2/-- C) under good geometrical conditions (0/2 = 0.228 deg ).


Two three-dimensional and one two-dimensional models are used to simulate the tides (heights and currents) in the Gulf of California. One of the three-dimen...


Background: Sever intra-operative bleeding is often a problem in transabdominal myomectomy indicating blood transfusion in up to 20% of women. Aim of work : to compare the effectiveness of Pericervical uterine artery tourniquet versus pre-operative transrectal misoprostol in decreasing blood loss during transabdominal myomectomy. Patients and Methods: this Prospective randomized controlled interventional clinical trial on 72 women with symptomatic uterine leiomyomas and fulfilling the inclusion criteria of the study were admitted to gynecology department, zagazig university hospital during period from (March 2017 –March 2019) for abdominal myomectomy. Patients were randomly divided into two groups Group A (36 participants) in which the patients underwent Pericervical mechanical tourniquet where an incision about 1 cm was made in a clear space at the level of internal os bilaterally then a Foley's catheter was applied as tourniquet through the incisions. Group B (36 participants) in which the patients received 40 microgram misoprostol transrectal 1 hour before the surgery. Intraoperative blood loss, the need for blood transfusion, the need for conversion from myomectomy to hysterectomy, Total operative time, Difference between pre and postoperative hemoglobin and hematocrit levels and Duration of hospital stay were compared between two groups. Results: the difference in the intraoperative blood loss between both groups was 24.5 ml with more blood loss in misoprostol group, yet there was no statistically significant difference between group A and group B regarding estimated intraoperative blood loss (469.4±104.5, vs. 493±125.2ml respectively). There was no statistically significant difference between both groups regarding the need for blood transfusion. Regarding operative time no statistically significant difference between both groups. There was statistically significant difference between both groups regarding postoperative complications (blood transfusion and fever) p=0.013. There was no statistically significant difference between both groups regarding hospital stay and drain collection. Conclusions: Pericervical uterine artery tourniquet is more effective method in reducing both intraoperative and postoperative blood loss, and shortening of operative time during transabdominal myomectomy.


Diabetes is a complex, chronic illness requiring continuous medical care with multifactorial risk-reduction strategies beyond glycemic control. Ongoing patient self-management education and support are critical to preventing acute complications and reducing the risk of long-term complications. Significant evidence exists that supports a range of interventions to improve diabetes outcomes. The American Diabetes Association's (ADA's) "Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes," referred toas theStandardsof Care, is intended to provide clinicians, patients, researchers, payers, and other interested individuals with the components of diabetes care, general treatment goals, and tools to evaluate the quality of care. The Standards of Care recommendations are not intended to preclude clinical judgment andmust be applied in the context of excellent clinical care, with adjustments for individual preferences, comorbidities, and other patient factors. For more detailed information about management of diabetes, please refer toMedical Management of Type 1 Diabetes (1) andMedical Management of Type 2 Diabetes (2). The recommendations include screening, diagnostic, and therapeutic actions that are known or believed to favorably affect health outcomes of patients with diabetes. Many of these interventions have also been shown to be cost-effective (3). The ADA strives to improve and update the Standards of Care to ensure that clinicians, health plans, and policy makers can continue to rely on them as the most authoritative and current guidelines for diabetes care. To improve access, the Standards of Care is now available through ADA's new interactive app, along with tools and calculators that can help guidepatient care. To download the app, please visit professional.diabetes.org/ SOCapp. Readers who wish to comment on the 2019 Standards of Care are invited to do so at professional. diabetes.org/SOC.


In the last chapter of Twilight of the Idols, entitled "What I Owe to the Ancients", Nietzsche writes: "One does not learn from the Greeks their manner is too strange, it is also too fluid to produce an imperative, a 'classical' effect".' About eighty years earlier, Holderlin, whilst affirming to his friend Bohlendorff that 'the Greeks are indispensable for us', also warned him of the danger '[of] deduc[ing] the rules of art for oneself exclusive from Greek excellence,2 and shortly after declared to the publisher of his translations of Sophocles that 'Greek art is foreign to


Discloses an apparatus for mechanically and electrically coupled to an antenna or a plurality of radio receivers. The antenna device comprises a shaft may be connected by one or more fastening members to. The shaft also has a latch may receive radio device. Finally, the shaft comprises means for receiving feed - opening amplifier. Feed - amplifier signal received by the antenna to the radio transmitting apparatus.


* Introduction: Three Decades of Dialogue * Differences Between Men and Women * How We Got Here * Womens Yearning Meets Mens Dread * Getting to We * How Couples Grow * Sex * Boys and Girls Together


INTRODUCTION: Hepatitis-B Virus (HBV) is endemic in Ghana and mother-to-child transmission has been adjudged the common contributing factor. Therefore, this study examined factors associated with the knowledge, attitude, and practice of pregnant women towards HBV infection within the Kumasi Metropolis. METHODS: a hospital-based cross-sectional study design with a multistage random sampling was used to select 362 pregnant women from four major health facilities; Suntreso, Tafo, Manhyia and Kumasi South hospitals in the Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana. The pregnant women were made to complete a structured questionnaire composed of socio-demographic characteristics, as well as questions on knowledge, attitude and practices on HBV infection. RESULTS: majority of the pregnant women 314/362 (86.7%) had adequate knowledge of HBV infections. Also, 236/362 (65.2%) of them had positive attitudes whereas 217/362 (~60%) had good practices towards HBV infections. Respondents with no formal education were less likely to have adequate knowledge of HBV infection (OR (95% CI): 0.27 (0.11-0.65)), whereas pregnant women with tertiary education were 5.8 times more likely to have adequate knowledge on HBV (p-value 0.05). CONCLUSION: pregnant women in the Kumasi Metropolis have adequate knowledge of HBV infection and its transmission mechanisms, but do not translate this into practice (do not adhere to preventive practices).


Certain census register system always corresponds to certain land system.The land collective ownership in the rural area and the dual census register system in the urban and rural areas have interaction in emergence and common features in objectives.Both play the role in controlling people's migration and stabilizing the social order.The purpose to reform census register system is to realize the equality of census register and freedom of migration.However,the land collective ownership in the rural areas is an obstacle to achieve this purpose.Land collective ownership creates one collective-interest community after another in the rural areas,and census register is the only means to determine the collective interests of the community membership,which makes it impossible for the rural people to move horizontally in the countryside and urban citizens move vertically to the rural areas.The reform of census register system ought to go ahead with that of the land collective ownership.It can help to realize the equality of census register in the urban and the rural areas and stimulate two-way mobility by the means that the range of the main part related to land collective ownership should be re-defined.


1Department of Biology, Islamic Azad University East Tehran Branch (Ghiamdasht), Faculty of Basic Sciences, Tehran-Iran 2Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences Faculty of Dentistry, Tehran-Iran 3Department of Head and Neck Surgical Oncology and Reconstructive Surgery, The Cancer Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences Faculty of Medicine,Tehran-Iran


This work discusses the results of two user studies aiming to evaluate the NESPOLE! speech-to-speech translation system, which provides for multil ingual and multimodal communication in the tourism and in the medical domain, allowing users to interact through the Internet by sharing maps, web-pages and pen-based gestures. The purpose is to investigate the overall effectiveness of the combination of multimodality and multilinguality in respect to a speech-only system. Specifically, we will examine the improvement in usability offered by the multimodal system, which is gauged by evaluating the interaction between novice users and the system at several stages of development. Additionally, we will discuss how data collection contributed to system improvement.


Abstract Some physical properties of a cyclocopolymer formed by an intra-inter-molecular polymerization mechanism were studied. The cyclic copolymer of divinyl ether and maleic anhydride was chosen for study. Intrinsic viscosities were determined in two solvents. The weight-average molecular weight was determined by light-scattering measurements and the number-average molecular weight was determined by osmometry. Results from a sedimentation velocity pattern indicated that the chain length distribution is much broader than random, which is in agreement with the ratio of the two molecular weight determinations. The polymer was fractionated by precipitation from acetone with hexane as precipitant. Addition of sodium tetraphenyl boron was necessary to obtain separation. Correlation of intrinsic viscosity and weight-average molecular weights was not obtained because of anomalous solubility effects preventing light-scattering determinations.


We measured IgG-anti–pertussis toxin and –IgG-anti–filamentous hemagglutinin antibody values in 43 full term and 34 preterm infants and 79 mothers. Antibody values were generally low and mean values were higher in full term than preterm infants. Transfer ratios increased with gestational age of the newborns. Based on these findings, maternal and neonatal immunization strategies should be considered to protect young infants from pertussis.


The chemical diffusivity of oxygen has been measured in strontium substituted cobaltite La.sSr.sCoO3^ by means of a thermogravimetric reequilibration method at temperatures between 650 and 1050°C and at oxygen partial pressures between approximately .002 and 1 atm. Although it appears that oxygen diffusivity is fairly high in this compound, the chemical diffusion coefficient extending from about 2-10*6 to 104 cm2/s, the reequilibration process is partly hindered by a slow surface reaction in a large portion of the experiments and more specifically at the lower temperatures. This effect is further described within this paper and so is the relationship between oxygen diffusivity and oxygen ionic conductivity.


Magnetic resonance spectroscopy(MRS)is an advanced medical imaging technique that can provide more accurate physiological and biochemical information than an MRI.MRS has more advantages in displaying abnormal physiological signs than the conventional MRI.A key problem in radiation therapy is the definition of the tumor target volume.MRS can define the tumor margin and range as well as predict the immediate response or side effects to radiotherapy.This paper summarized the role of MRS in tumor volume definition and clinical evaluation in radiation therapy.


Abstract Data on attrition due to mortality or loss tofollow-up (LTFU) from antiretroviral therapy(ART) eligibility to ART initiation of HIV-infected children are scarce. The aim of thisstudy is to describe attrition before ART initia-tion of 247 children who were eligible for ARTin a cohort study in India. Multivariable analy-sis was performed using competing riskregression. The cumulative incidence of attri-tion was 12.6% (95% confidence interval, 8.7-17.3) after five years of follow-up, and the attri-tion rate was higher during the first monthsafter ART eligibility. Older children (>9 years)had a lower mortality risk before ART initiationthan those aged 3 months in care beforeART eligibility were less likely to be LTFU. The12-month risk of AIDS, which was calculatedusing the absolute CD4 cell count and age, wasstrongly associated with mortality. A substan-tial proportion of ART-eligible children died orwere LTFU before the initiation of ART. Thesefindings can be used in HIV programmes todesign actions aimed at reducing the attritionof ART-eligible children in India.


AbstractSuperelastic (SE) shape memory alloy (SMA) is an advanced material that may be used as an alternative to conventional reinforcing steel in civil engineering structures to control residual deformations. The most common SE SMA type is an alloy of nickel and titanium (NiTi), which has been used in medical instruments and aerospace industries. A state-of-the-art review was conducted and factors that affect stress-strain behavior of SE SMA were identified. Subsequently, a simple constitutive stress-strain model was adopted from the literature, and mechanical properties for SE SMA that are of interest to structural engineering were defined. A procedure was proposed to extract mechanical properties of reinforcing SE SMA from test data obtained according to a standard test, and the range for each property was determined. Comprehensive seismic analyses of a bridge column were carried out to determine the effect of each mechanical property on the moment-curvature and force-displacement relationships. Then, ...


Gravitation is a universal force which interacts with all particles that carry an energy and thus there is a link between gravity and thermodynamics. The understanding of this relation is matured in the past decades by studying the black holes' thermodynamics. For instance, Jacobson [1] derived the Einstein's equations from the thermodynamics of the near horizon. Another important advancement in understanding the relation between thermodynamics and gravity was achieved by studying the black holes' entropy, where Hawking and Bekenstein [2] have shown that this entropy is proportional to the area of the event horizon. More recently, and inspired by the area law, the holographic principle [3] was realised in the context of AdS/CFT correspondence [4]. Inspired by these developments, there is a new conjecture that sees gravity not as a fundamental force but as an emerging phenomenon. Examples of this approach can be found in [5, 6]. Particularly, in [5], the gravity is thought to be an entropic force, where the gravitational formulation can be derived by obtaining a relation between temperature and acceleration, and then using the holographic principle and an equipartition rule relating the energy to the temperature and the number of degrees of freedom. Gravity, as we know it so far from the Einstein's theory of general relativity, is fairly successful in predicting the natural phenomena. One of the most recent phenomenon was the prediction of the gravitational waves. However, the limits of general relativity brought the alternative theories of gravity to existence. Many of these alternative theories are essentially wide range of modifications to the original general relativity. From these modifications, one can mention the f(R) gravity [7], which generalises the Einstein's theory of general relativity and was used most famously by Starobinsky [10], to describe the cosmic inflation. There are also many other types of modified theories of gravity [11], each constructed to explain different phenomena when the general relativity is not able to provide an appropriate description. For instance, one can recall Lovelock, Gauss-Bonnet, higher derivative gravity [12] and so on.


Investigated e-waste collection system the investigation,the whereabouts and electronic waste disposal in Huizhou city,the paper analyzed the Huizhou city e-waste collection and disposal of a series of problems,combined with the actual,conceived urban electronic waste resources management mode.


The idea of a continued Turco-Arab co-existence under the Ottoman Sultanate might appear counterfactual or marginal – if not nostalgic – from the sober vantage of knowing "the end of history". The Ottoman Empire neither survived the Great War nor made way for a multinational co-existence of Turks and Arabs. For contemporaries, however, different models of federalism and multinationalism offered solutions to save the Ottoman Empire and safeguard Turco-Arab co-existence. While the federalist ideas of Ottoman Arabs are far better known in the academic literature, in regards to Ottoman Turks, the commonplace interpretations follow the teleology of the Turkish nation-state formation. In order to correct this misperception, I will illustrate the existence of corresponding Turkish voices and visions of federalism and multinationalism. Envisioning Turco-Arab co-existence was a serious feature of policy debates, especially in the years of crisis from the Balkan Wars to the settlement of post-Ottoman nation-states in the aftermath of the First World War.


We demonstrate for the first time a 1.49µm Er3+:Yb3+ co-doped silica fiber laser with fiber Bragg grating feedback, pumped with a diode-pumped Nd:YLF laser at 1.047µm, which can be used for remote pumping of EDFAs. We examine both the potential and limitations of this laser as a high power source and point out how an efficient, high power laser could be realized. The maximum demonstrated output power, 21mW, was limited by the cavity losses, by the strong ASE at the peak gain wavelength 1.535µm, and by a "bottleneck effect" in the energy transfer between ytterbium and erbium with a corresponding reduced pump absorption at higher pump powers. By overcoming these limitations an output power in excess of 500mW with 1W of pump power is predicted.


Multi-objective optimization of wastewater treatment process was studied.According to a nonlinear dynamic model of wastewater treatment process,a multi-objective optimization model was established.The economic cost and integral square error between actual and desired outputs were optimized simultaneously to perform a wastewater treatment plant.The original multi-objective nonlinear problem describing the process optimization of a wastewater treatment plant was first transformed into a multiobjective linear programming by using the indirect optimization method(IOM).A powerful multiobjective optimization genetic algorithm was used to derive the Pareto optimal solutions,which could illustrate the whole trade-off relationships between objectives.The approach proposed not only obtained the approximate Pareto fronts of multi-objective optimization problem,but also had a low computational burden due to the use of multi-objective linear programming method.


The formulation of the eigenvalue problem for the Schrodinger equation is studied, for the numerical solution a new approach is applied. With the usual exponentially rising free-state asymptotical behavior, and also with a first order correction to it, the lower half of the $k$ plane is systematically explored. Note that no other method, including the complex rotation one, is suitable for calculating virtual bound states far from the origin. Various phenomena are studied about how the bound and the virtual bound states are organized into a system. Even for short range potentials, the free state asymptotical condition proves to be inadequate at some distance from the real $k$ axis; the first order correction doesn't solve this problem.
Therefore, the structure of the space spanned by the mathematically possible solutions is studied and the notion of minimal solutions is introduced. Such solutions provide the natural boundary condition for bound states, their analytical continuation to the lower half plane does the same for resonances and virtual bound states. The eigenvalues coincide with the poles of the S-matrix. The possibility of continuation based on numerical data is also demonstrated. The proposed scheme is suitable for the definition of the in- and outgoing solutions for positive energies; therefore, also for the calculation of the so called distorted S-matrix in case of long range interactions.


A gain-boosted full differential CMOS operational transconductance amplifier is designed and used in the sampling and holding circuit of a 12-bit,100 MHz pipelined A/D converter.The polezero doublet arising from the gain-boosted circuit is analyzed in detail and the settling time is optimized.The OTA is designed using SMIC 0.18μm mixed-signal CMOS technology with 1.8 V power supply.The simulation results show an open-loop gain of 102 dB,an unit gain bandwidth of 1.27 GHz with a 3 pF load,and a settling time of 4.3 ns with an accuracy of 0.01%.


Choosing between noninvasive fat treatments often requires a point-by-point comparison, keeping in mind the physical and other constraints of one's practice, says an expert who spoke at the Cosmetic Surgery Forum.


Using the genetic cryobank of sperm of sheep and goat wild species, founded in ASRI of animal breeding of RAAS, the F1 hybrids of Siberian ibex and goat, and sheep and wild ram or bighorn were obtained.


Pectin-DHP(dehydrogenation polymer,DHP) complexes(PDHPC) were synthesized from unlabelled coniferin and coniferin-[α-(~(13))C] in the presence of pectin by horseradish peroxidase,β-glucosidase and glucose oxidase.PDHPC were hydrolyzed by pectinase to remove the pectin without linkages to lignin moieties.The hydrolyzates were fractionated by centrifugation and gel-adsorption method into water-soluble fraction(PDHPC-WS) and water-insoluble fraction(PDHPCI-IS).PDHPI-WS and PDHPI-IS were analyzed by(~(13))C NMR.The results showed DHP could connect with pectin through benzyl ether linkages,ester bonds and some acetal linkages which mainly occurred at α-position of phenylpropane units.It was also proved that β-O-4,β-β,β-5,β-1,α-O-4 were main substructures in the DHP.Moreover,the content of coniferyl alcohol and coniferyl aldehyde structures were high.It was also found that there were some minor substructures such as vanillin,phenylpropane units with α-methylene substructure.


Wakefield acceleration in dielectric loaded structures is discussed in this paper. We present a description of the dielectric wakefield accelerator concept, comparing some features of the collinear and the two beam accelerator configurations. The Argonne Wakefield Accelerator Facility (AWA) is discussed in detail, including major upgrades that are presently taking place. The basic features and capabilities of the facility are presented, and the dielectric wakefield acceleration results are briefly summarized. Possible variants of the two beam accelerator configuration are discussed, and work on planar dielectric structures in various institutions is presented. We conclude this report mentioning prospective achievements of dielectric wakefield accelerating structures.


A high-speed data acquisition system is designed and realized in this paper for electronic cabin signal group acquisition,including the analog input,signal adjustment,A/D conversion,digital data transfer and storage and computer interface etc.And the index of the performance fits the requirement of the acquisition system for the real time high speed acquisition of the electronic cabin signal group.


In this paper, a novel semi-supervised subtractive clustering method using pair wise constraints is proposed. Because the traditional subtractive clustering method cannot obtain the better clustering accuracies, some pair wise constraints regarded as supervised information are applied to aiding the process of the traditional subtractive clustering. Experimental results show that the new presented semi-supervised clustering method can improve the clustering performance significantly compared to the unsupervised subtractive clustering.


The distribution of Anthurium atramentarium in Colombia is expanded, this specie had been reported as endemic from Antioquia department. The necessity to develop strategies to protect species of Anthurium with black spathe that are distributed in Colombia is mentioned.


PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate whether truthful information sharing can be achieved via informal cheap talk in a competitive setting, and how carbon emission constraint and information-sharing modes (no information sharing, partial information sharing and public information sharing) interact with each other under cap-and-trade regulation.Design/methodology/approachThis paper establishes an emission-dependent supply chain consisting of a manufacturer, an incumbent retailer who has superior demand information and a new entrant retailer. The manufacturer abates carbon emissions under the pressures of government environmental regulation and consumers' eco-friendly concern. The research formulates a multistage game to explore every party's decision and the implications of information-sharing modes.FindingsThe results show that truthful information sharing can be achieved when the manufacturer decides both the wholesale price and carbon emission abatement. The results also show that the incumbent retailer's information-sharing decision highly depends on the manufacturer's capacity in abating carbon emissions and the demand uncertainty.Originality/valueThe research adds value to information management and sustainable production literature. This work emphasizes the interaction between the information flow and material flow. Not only it investigates the factors that affect information-sharing modes from a new point of view when considering carbon emission constraint, but also provides operational strategies for manufacturers to make more profit when facing asymmetric information and emission regulation.


This article discusses the restoration of natural capital, specifically land and vegetation, in the area surrounding the Panshet dam in India. The construction of the dam resulted in the destruction of forests, fertile land, and the displacement of 23 villages. In response, a restoration project was started in 1986 with the goal of restoring abandoned quarries and other degraded areas to their former productivity by building a system of wetlands. The project involved fencing off the area to prevent grazing and woodcutting, and building check dams to hold water in shallow ponds. The wetlands have been successful in attracting a variety of plant and animal species and improving the overall health and productivity of the land. This passage describes the results of a restoration project in the area surrounding the Panshet dam in India. The project aimed to improve the health and productivity of the land by controlling grazing, utilizing available water, introducing new plant species, and physically removing certain opportunistic species.
 The project has been successful in increasing the diversity and abundance of plant and animal species in the area, as well as increasing the biomass of certain habitats. The project also resulted in an increase in the number of tree and bush species, and a decrease in the amount of barren and grazed land. Overall, the restoration project has helped to improve the ecological health of the area and restore its natural capital.


Aim. The purpose of the paper is to identify modernist principles of composing a text in modern Russian literature or, to be exact, to identify a tendency for a narrative to be based on perception rather than actions. Methodology. The research investigates narrative structures of Mikhail Shishkin's Larionov's Reminiscences ( One Night Befalls Us All , 1993) and Pismovnik (2010). The quality of these structures correlates with theoretical ideas of Jos é Ortega y Gasset and Vladimir Weidle who postulated the crucial change in the quality of an early 20 th century literature narrative (they claimed that a traditional plot was replaced with a sequence of subjective perceptual images). It also investigates syntax and tropes of Shishkin's novels.


Designing vehicle prototype saving energy is a thing should be seriously calculated, which is purpose to produce design are aerodynamic and streamline, also it drag force coefficient and less lift force to minimize the big engine work because the fraction cause of air so it could be saving the fuels. In the laboratory simulations, it test using scale as same as actual is 1:1. The yield of simulation gives coefficient value of drag in Warak is 0,09 as we want to be gained less than 0,1. In this simulation also present coefficient testing average value of lift about 0,17. From this, we can conclude that is very aerodynamic.