Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) during pregnancy is a prevalent disease condition which is associated with maternal complications and adverse obstetric like prematurity, low birth weight and higher fetal mortality rate. this study was to assess the prevalence and associated factors of urinary tract infections in pregnan t women visiting antenatal medical care Primary Hospital. A cross-sectional study design was conducted on all pregnant mothers attending an tenatal medical care service in Yabello agreed to be enrolled in the study from 1 Sep. - 30 Dec. up to the beginning of 2016. A total of 280 mothers were enrolled in the study convenient sampling technique . Each respondent was interviewed with pre questionnaires and urine samples of each mother were checked for presence of urinary tract infections by laboratory test. All pregnant women who were on antibiotics treatment two weeks prior to h ospital visit and those who did be enrolled were excluded from t he study. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS version 20. Micro bial studies have found that experienced workers can achieve better diagnostic precision for UTI with urine microscopy than with urine culture. So urine microscopy was applied for effective detecting of the microbes identified and supplemented by dip stick also counterchecked with the method of urine culture involving Gram difference in accuracy. A total of 280 pregnant mothers were involved in the study and 31 (11.1%) of them had urinary tract infections. Escherichia coli common est isolated bacterial pathogen . The highest age specific prevalence of urinary tract infection was seen in age group 30 -34(19.4%) and the lowest was seen in age group 25 -29 (10.0%) and none in those age groups greater than 45 (0.0%). There was no significant association between parity and presence of UTI, as well as between maternal age and prevalence of UTI but there was significant association between gestational age and presence of UTI. 11.1% of pr egnant women had UTI. Escherichia coli was the predominant isolate causing urinary tract in fection in pregnant mothers. The of occurrence of pregnant women having UTI with the stage that the pregnant women in the third trimester were very likely during pregnancy is a prevalent disease condition which is associated with maternal complications and adverse obstetric outcomes like prematurity, low birth weight and higher fetal mortality rate. The key objective of this study was to assess the prevalence and associated factors of urinary tract medical care service in Yabello sectional study design was conducted on all pregnant Yabello Primary Hospital and 2014/informal intermittently A total of 280 mothers were enrolled in the study by . Each respondent was interviewed with pre -tested questionnaires and urine samples of each mother were checked for presence of by laboratory test. All pregnant women who were on ospital visit and those who did not agree to he study. The collected data were processed and bial studies have found that experienced workers can achieve better diagnostic precision for UTI with urine microscopy than with urine culture. So urine microscopy was applied for effective detecting of the microbes identified and supplemented by dip stick s. Some samples were counterchecked with the method of urine culture involving Gram -Stain, but no A total of 280 pregnant mothers were involved in the study Escherichia coli (45.2%) was the . The highest age specific prevalence of 34(19.4%) and the lowest was seen those age groups greater than 45 years old (0.0%). There was no significant association between parity and presence of UTI, as well as between maternal age and prevalence of UTI but there was significant association between gestational age and presence of UTI. This study showed that was the predominant isolate comparison of the number the stage s of trimester indicated very likely to be positive for UTI. ence, urinary tract infections


Classification of modulation of Wi-Fi~6 and 5G downlink (DL) user data signals for spectrum sensing is studied. First, the orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol duration and cyclic prefix (CP) length are estimated based on the cyclic autocorrelation function (CAF). We propose a feature extraction algorithm characterizing the modulation of OFDM signals based on the estimated parameters. The algorithm includes removing the effects of a synchronization error and converting the obtained feature into a 2D histogram of phase and amplitude. This histogram is input to a convolutional neural network (CNN)-based classifier. Our system works without knowledge of a carrier frequency, Wi-Fi preamble, or resource allocation of 5G physical channels. We evaluate the classifier's performance with data with various protocol-compliant configurations. Our classifier achieves at least 98% accuracy when SNR is above the value required for data transmission.


Focusing on globalization's impact on the German institution of co-determination, this article aims to add to the debate regarding national differences in the operation of capitalism. By examining co-determination's cultural environment, and seeking the opinions of employees about this institution, it contributes to current evaluations of its likely survival.


Genome packaging in large double-stranded DNA viruses requires a powerful molecular motor to force the viral genome into nascent capsids. This process appears mechanistically similar in two evolutionarily distant viruses, the herpesviruses and the tailed bacteriophages, which infect different kingdoms of life. While the motor and mechanism as a whole are thought to be conserved, accessory factors that influence packaging are divergent and poorly understood, despite their essential roles. An accessory factor required for herpesviral packaging is encoded by ORF68 in the oncogenic virus Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV), whose homolog in Epstein Barr Virus (EBV) is BFLF1. Here, we present structures of both KSHV ORF68 and EBV BFLF1, revealing that these proteins form a highly similar homopentameric ring. The central channel of this ring is positively charged, and we demonstrate that this region of KSHV ORF68 binds double-stranded DNA. Mutation of individual positively charged residues within but not outside the channel ablates DNA binding, and in the context of KSHV infection these mutants fail to package the viral genome or produce progeny virions. Thus, we propose a model in which ORF68 facilitates the transfer of newly replicated viral genomes to the packaging motor.


This report describes the Action Plan for the upgrade of the Chapter 15 Accident Analysis in the SRS Production Reactor SAR required for K-Restart. This Action Plan will be updated periodically to reflect task accomplishments and issue resolutions.


In this study, the large data extraction techniques; include detection of patterns and secret relationships between factors numbering and bring in the required information. Rapid analysis of massive data can lead to innovation and concepts of the theoretical value. Compared with results from mining between traditional data sets and the vast amount of large heterogeneous data interdependent it has the ability expand the knowledge and ideas about the target domain. We studied in this research data mining on the Internet. The various networks that are used to extract data onto different locations complex may appear sometimes and has been used to extract information on the web technology to extract and data analysis (Marwah et al., 2016). In this research, we extracted the information on large quantities of the web pages and examined the pages of the site using Java code, and we added the extracted information on a special database for the web page. We used the data network function to get accurate results of evaluating and categorizing the data pages found, which identifies the trusted web or risky web pages, and imported the data onto a CSV extension. Consequently, examine and categorize these data using WEKA to obtain accurate results. We concluded from the results that the applied data mining algorithms are better than other techniques in classification and extraction of data and high performance.


ABSTRACT In Australia, nearly 30,000 asylum seekers have the legal right to work, but their temporary and conditional migration status exposes them to work-related precarity. This article draws on a small qualitative study that examined asylum seekers' experiences of seeking work and achieving economic security. Over an 18-month period, 29 semi-structured interviews with asylum seekers who had work rights in Australia were conducted. It provides insights into how restrictive immigration policies manufacture precarity through short-term, conditional visas, resulting in employer risk aversion, segmentation into insecure work, and in-work instability and mistreatment. Asylum seekers manage their experiences and feelings of pervasive insecurity through individual coping and survival strategies.


This article uses four different, primary-source accounts of a key conversation between Ambassador W. Averell Harriman and Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov as a springboard for analyzing the importance of emotions and cultural difference in US-Soviet relations from 1943 to 1945. The essay focuses particularly on Harriman, liaison to the Red Army, John R. Dean, and their efforts to establish closer relations with Soviet officials and to set up US air bases in the Ukraine. Feelings of anticipation, elation, disappointment, and bitterness - all heightened by homosociality -conditioned Harriman's and Deane's evaluation of Soviet policies and the chances for postwar cooperation.


Background: Defect prediction in software can be highly beneficial for development projects, when prediction is highly effective and defect-prone areas are predicted correctly. One of the key elements to gain effective software defect prediction is proper selection of metrics used for dataset preparation. Objective: The purpose of this research is to verify, whether code smells metrics, collected using Microsoft CodeAnalysis tool, added to basic metric set, can improve defect prediction in industrial software development project. Results: We verified, if dataset extension by the code smells sourced metrics, change the effectiveness of the defect prediction by comparing prediction results for datasets with and without code smells-oriented metrics. In a result, we observed only small improvement of effectiveness of defect prediction when dataset extended with bad smells metrics was used: average accuracy value increased by 0.0091 and stayed within the margin of error. However, when only use of code smells based metrics were used for prediction (without basic set of metrics), such process resulted with surprisingly high accuracy (0.8249) and F-measure (0.8286) results. We also elaborated data anomalies and problems we observed when two different metric sources were used to prepare one, consistent set of data. Conclusion: Extending the dataset by the code smells sourced metric does not significantly improve the prediction effectiveness. Achieved result did not compensate effort needed to collect additional metrics. However, we observed that defect prediction based on the code smells only is still highly effective and can be used especially where other metrics hardly be used.


The aim of this study is the evaluation of scientific literature on advertising in Spain during the period 1971-2001. We have initiated our study in 1971, this being the date of creation of the first Bachelor of Advertising in Spanish universities.
The works selected for this study have been organized into three groups according to their different nature: doctoral dissertations, monographs and articles from academic and professional journals.
While the researchers of doctoral dissertations are located within the universities, in the case of monographs and articles a large number of authors or researchers come not only from universities, but also from different professions related mainly to advertising and communication.
We have applied bibliometric analysis to each type of works in order to conduct different levels of evaluation. Our study is divided into three main body sections, one for doctoral dissertations, another for monographs, and the final for articles. The different analyses have been conducted individually for each type of works.
The levels of evaluation we have applied are as follow: First, the total bibliographic production for each type of works; and the evolution of productivity through the period. The second is the evaluation of productivity by authors based on the number of published papers. The third corresponds to the level of scientific cooperation between researchers or authors. The fourth studies the level of institutional affiliation of the different authors; for those linked to universities and outside universities. The fifth corresponds to the evaluation of the particular field of research of each author and work, which has permitted to identify the main research topics. The sixth corresponds to the evaluation of research network; the most productive research networks have been identified; and also we studied the role of the Instituto Nacional de Publicidad. Finally, the seventh includes the evaluation of languages in which the works have been published; the analysis of productivity by languages has been studied.%%%%El objetivo de este estudio es la evaluacion de la literatura cientifica sobre la publicidad en Espana durante el periodo 1971-2001. Hemos iniciado nuestro estudio en 1971, siendo esta la fecha de creacion de la primera Licenciatura de Publicidad en las universidades espanolas.
Las obras seleccionadas para este estudio se han organizado en tres grupos segun su diferente naturaleza: tesis doctorales, monografias y articulos de revistas academicas y profesionales.
Si bien los investigadores de las tesis doctorales se encuentran dentro de las universidades, en el caso de las monografias y articulos, un gran numero de autores o investigadores no provienen solo de las universidades, sino tambien de diferentes profesiones relacionadas principalmente con la publicidad y la comunicacion.
Hemos aplicado un analisis bibliometrico a cada tipo de trabajos para llevar a cabo los diferentes niveles de evaluacion. Nuestro estudio se divide en tres secciones principales, una para tesis…


The democratization of university's policy-making is a tendency to the reformation of its inside administration. Through the analysis of the necessity of university's democratic policy-making, the article draws the conclusion that to a-chieve this goal, universities should strengthen the establishment and improvement of institution for democratic policy-making, take effective measures and form the democratic policy-making ideology and good operation mechanism.


Pro-environmental behavior comprises actions that are intended to be beneficial to or relatively unharmful to the environment, and may be influenced by intersecting forms of ethnic identity and environmental identity. Ethnic identity is one's perceived connection to a particular ethnic group(s), and environmental identity is one's perceived connection to the natural world. There is no research on the relationship between these forms of identity. To examine this relationship I surveyed second-generation Southeast Asian American UC Berkeley students, eliciting information about their experiences with home gardens, their connection to ethnic identity and their environmental identity. The study objectives considered: 1) the overlap between environmental and ethnic identity, 2) the relationship between environmental identity, ethnic identity and pro-environmental behavior, and 3) home gardening influences on identity and pro-environmental behavior. I found statistically significant correlations between environmental identity and proenvironmental behavior, which was expected and supported in other studies. I also found significant correlations between environmental identity and ethnic identity, and increased pro-environmental behavior with home-gardening exposure. Home gardens are able to lay the foundation for an enhanced ethnic connection while providing exposure to green areas and promoting pro-environmental behavior.


The properties of the pool heating process of oil and water under a magnetic field were studied respectively by experiment.The results show that the law of heating rate changes of oil is consistent with water under the magnetic fields.But,at the special heat flux density and the special magnetic field strength,the heating rate of oil is higher than the heating rate of water,and with the increasing of the magnetic field strength and the time of magnetization,the heating rate of oil and water is both increased significantly.


Abstract At rest between two metallized glass plates a nematic liquid shows a screw-like deformation pattern if one turns the plates by an angle ωm around an axis perpendicular to the plates. If a voltage U is applied, the molecules are tilted with respect to the electric field when U exceeds a threshold voltage. With increasing amount of twist ωm the maximum angle of tilt γ m increases to almost π/2 even in a weak field. Numerical results are given for the Schadt-Helfrich-cell, i.e. ωmλπ/2. The effect of piezc-electricity on deformation in a Schadt-Helfrich-cell is discussed.


The paper is to find out and explain the obstacles of political and economic policies in the form of The Village Owned Enterprise (what so called BUMDes) has developed three types of business units, namely a land pawning, a sound system rental and a cattle breeding business units. The research approach is used a qualitative method.  This research was conducted using observation and interview techniques using a list of questions as a research instrument, then the data were analyzed descriptively. The theories used are decision and politics. The obstacles that occur in government and community policies include political obstacles, economy obstacle.


Kitchen waste is a resource that is misplaced. At present, China's daily kitchen waste generated by each city is no less than 6,000 tons. Kitchen waste contains a large number of animal and vegetable proteins and oils, which are rich in nutritive value. However, because of the huge output, high water content, corrosion and deterioration, and poor classification in the prior period, it has led to difficulties in recycling. The restaurant is one of the main sources of kitchen waste. The restaurant's after cooking process is unreasonable, and the kitchen waste is not recycled according to the nature. The research methods mainly include the literature review, field investigation method, and data analysis method. Literature review provides a summary of studying backgrounds and systemic theory; field investigation acquires the necessary data through the one-day observation, interviews and questionnaires of the research base, and the measurement of related items,the actual data obtained and the use data Analytical methods were used for qualitative and quantitative analysis. Through field investigation and analysis of the LOHASTIME vegetarian restaurant, it was found that the utilization of water resources and kitchen resources was not efficient, resulting in the waste of resources and the increase of operating costs. Optimizing the restaurant's cooking process and strengthening enterprise cooperation not only achieved zero discharge of kitchen waste, but also effectively improved the restaurant's efficiency and provided a new economic model for restaurant operations. Through the investigation and analysis of systemic design cases, the current situation of restaurant kitchen waste was revealed, which provided a theoretical basis and technical support for the system design of restaurants afterwards. In this paper, the systemic design is applied to the analysis of the kitchen restaurant's process flow in the vegetarian restaurant, and the system-executable solution to solve the restaurantkitchen waste problem is explored; the possibility of localization of the resource through the connection with the local environment is explored; The systemic design flow chart for the LOHASTIME Vegetarian Restaurant provides a reference for other systemic design projects.


The possible result is discussed of a decision to develop an American ITS standard where the choice is between harmonising with Japanese industry, adopting an existing IEEE standard or work with the Motorola Freespace concept. Each choice would mean using the 5.9 GHz bandwidth allocated for ITS use, so altering the design of transponders, the devices used to transmit messages from vehicles to toll booths or weighing stations. According to the article, should the decision be to harmonise with Japan, then a semi-global standard might be possible but without Europe. This is unlikely with the other options. European ITS industry is meanwhile developing a standard specification for all dedicated short-range communication (DSRC) protocols as accepted in Australia, Malaysia, Southwest Asia and Brazil. Part of the US industry is backing the IEEE approach because it has the best future global performance which, if adopted, Japan and Europe would eventually have to conform to.


Through optimizing design of the chemical composition and heat treatment process,a new medium carbon low alloy cast steel after water quenching was obtained with high strength,hardness and toughness,therefore,it is superior in impact-resistance,fatigue resistance and wear-resistance.The actual application shows that the new steel has low cost and a long service life and can replace the oil-quenching and air-quenching medium carbon low alloy steel.


A phase fluorometer for the measurement of fluorescence lifetimes was constructed from commercially available components. The instrument was tested by using optical delays of 4 and 2 cm, showing an accuracy of 10 ps. Lifetimes, as short as 0.3 ns, obtained by the quenching of fluorescein by KI, were analyzed with a standard deviation of 3 ps. The lifetime resolving power was checked using mixtures of acridine and quinine–sulphate and least‐squares fitting procedures. Accurate amplitude ratios were obtained with the technique of phase‐sensitive detection [J. R. Lakowicz and H. Cherek, J. Biochem. Biophys. Methods 5, 19 (1981)].


We discuss the structural and topological properties of a general class of weighted $L^1$ convolutor spaces. Our general theory applies simultaneously to weighted $\mathcal{D}_{L^1}$ spaces as well as to convolutor spaces for the Gelfand-Shilov spaces $K\{M_p\}$. In particular, we extend various classical results of Schwartz about $\mathcal{D}_{L^1}$ to its weighted variants and characterize those sequence of weight functions $(M_p)_{p \in \mathbb{N}}$ for which the space of convolutors for $K\{M_p\}$ is ultrabornological, thereby also generalizing Grothendieck's classical result for $\mathcal{O}'_{C}(\mathbb{R}^{d})$.


As noted by Z. Xhaferri in an earlier volume of the Journal, the Treaty of Lisbon, pursuant to
Articles 290 and 291 Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), created a new legal regime governing the 'delegation' of rule-making powers to the European Commission that left many questions unanswered. Despite the adoption of the Comitology regulation (pursuant to Article 291(3) TFEU) and an inter-institutional agreement on delegated acts (as such not required under Article 290 TFEU), the EU institutions did not fully manage to find a modus vivendi to put the new legal regime into practice. As a result, the Court of Justice was called upon in a number of cases to settle the contested questions.


Benign fibrous histiocytoma commonly arises in the abdomen and sun-exposed skin and rarely occurs in the oral cavity. A case of benign fibrous histiocytoma arising around the mental foramen is reported. A 23-year-old woman was referred to our hospital because of a painless small mass on the right side of the subgingiva at the first premolar of the mandible, associated with hypoesthesia of the right mental region. The biopsy specimens were pathologically diagnosed to be a non-epithelial tumor, and the tumor was excised under general anesthesia. Microscopically, the tumor consisted of spindle-shaped cells and polygonal cells, and partly formed a storiform pattern. Immunohistochemically, the spindle-shaped cells were positive for vimentin, and the polygonal cells were positive for vimentin and CD68, but both types of cells were negative for NF, S-100, actin, EMA, factor VIII, and CD34. Based on these findings, the tumor was diagnosed to be a benign fibrous histiocytoma. Thirteen weeks after the operation, the hypoesthesia of mental region had completely disappeared. No evidence of recurrence has been noted as of 8 years after surgery.


As national education standards have increased in rigor over the past decade following the passage of the No Child Left Behind Act (2001) and the Common Core State Standards (2010), heightened demands are critical for students who exhibit learning deficits in literacy using research-based programs and approaches. The problem under examination in this research study is the effect that multisensory, systematic, and explicit instructional practices have upon student achievement through a quantitative, single-subject study on three students' encoding and oral reading skills who exhibit learning impairments. In this study, a visual analysis method was employed to measure academic learning outcomes in reading and encoding. Using the Word Identification and Spelling Test (WIST) and Comprehensive Test of Phonological Processing (CTOPP-2), results demonstrated favorable outcomes with increased scores in encoding and oral reading skills. Scores were noted to be more significant in oral reading than spelling. The graphic data depicted in this research analysis also provides substantial documentation for the phonological deficit theory. Furthermore, replication of the instructional practices utilized in this study can potentially increase academic growth within spelling and reading skill development as well as allow students with learning impairments to acquire the foundational literacy skills required to access higher level content-based curricula across additional academic disciplines. Moreover, these findings confirm the significance of incorporating a multisensory, explicit, and systematic approach that involves high-leveraged strategies and skills needed for student achievement.


A continuum structure function is a nondecreasing mapping from the unit hypercube to the unit interval. Axiomatic characterizations of the continuum structure functions based on the Barlow-Wu and Natvig multistate structure functions are derived. .",,


The GIS development characteristics were analyzed and combining water resources of irrigation areas the C/S model system by means of MapObjects and Access was designed with VB.


Male health outcomes continue to be significantly poorer than females in many parts of the world. By 2010, women were generally outliving men by six years, with a life expectancy at birth approximately 5.3 years less (Baker et al. 2014).


theoretical advances in broader fields. The volume under review is an attempt to fill this gap, to provide a work of synthesis in which the new theoretical analyses are applied to the broad range of Arab nationalisms as they developed from the period of the Great War onwards. The book is divided into five parts, each concerned with a major theme. The first part, containing essays by Israel Gershoni, Fred Halliday and Gabriel Piterberg, looks at historiography and the scholarly interpretation of Arab nationalisms. Gershoni puts forward a comprehensive survey of the two successive narrative approaches prevailing in Western scholarship about the Arab world, the first in the 1950s and 1960s, the second from the 1970s onwards. He clearly shows how the political fortunes of Arab nationalism impinged on its conceptualization by academics and calls for greater awareness by researchers regarding their own susceptibility to how contemporary currents can influence their reading of the past. Halliday provides an analysis of nationalism in Yemen within the framework of 'comparative contingency', a concept he has employed elsewhere to analyse Eritrean nationalism. He defines his aim as being to show not how a Yemeni ' nation' has existed for centuries or millennia, or how such a pre-existing ' nation' has 'arisen' or 'woken up ' but, rather, how a set of recent processes, some international, some within Yemen, have combined to produce a nationalist movement and discourse and to give them their particular content. The final essay in this section is Piterberg's discussion of the presence of the Orientalist discourse in nonEuropean nationalist historiographies, with modern Egyptian historiography as a case-study.


The paper examines the effect of "population enrichment" in genetic programming as a means of efficiently discovering promising directions for solution exploration in a large problem space. With genetic programming it is advantageous to not restrict the size or shape of the solution and enrichment offers an efficient way to present the initial population with interesting options for development. Multiple abbreviated runs were made, using different random seeds, to keep the size of the members small and save processing time. The best member from each abbreviated run was used to create an enriched population which was loaded along with a full complement of randomly generated unique members at the beginning of a consolidated run.<<ETX>>


The title reaction was investigated under crossed-beam conditions at collisional energies ranging from about 0.4 to 7.5 kcal/mol. Product velocity distributions were measured by a time-sliced, velocity-map imaging technique to explicitly account for the density-to-flux transformation factors. Both the state-resolved, pair-correlated excitation functions and vibrational branching ratios are presented for the two isotopic product channels. An intriguing resonance tunneling mechanism occurring near the reaction threshold for the HF+CD3 product channel is surmized, which echoes the reactive resonances found previously for the F+HD-->HF+D reaction and more recently for the F+CH4 reaction.


In this paper, a novel method based on Hilbert-Huang transform (HHT) is presented to select optimal timefrequency patterns for single-trial motor imagery electroencephalograph (EEG). The method comprises three progressive steps: 1) employ Empirical Mode Decomposition (EMD) method to decompose EEG signal into a superposition of components or functions called IMFs, and then apply Hilbert transform to the IMFs to calculate the instantaneous frequency and instantaneous amplitude; 2) select the IMFs including the most useful frequency components 3) the optimal timefrequency patterns can be selected according to the instantaneous frequency and instantaneous amplitude of the selected IMFs. After selecting the optimal timefrequency patterns, the features extracted by different methods are classified by Fisher linear discriminator. The results showed that the proposed method could improve the classification accuracy.


Computational fluid dynamics and heat transfer simulations are conducted for a novel shell-tube type heat exchanger. The heat exchanger consists of tube with a narrow slot oriented in the streamwise direction. Numerical simulations are conducted for the Reynolds number of 1500. The 3D turbulent flow in the tube bank region is modeled by k-e Reynolds stress averaging method by employing ANSYS FLUENT. 3-D transient flow and heat transfer simulations are conducted to determine the flow structure and temperature profiles in the wake of cylinders in the first row and other rows. The effects of the slot size and the orientation and the arrangement of the cylinder in different configuration will be examined. The slotted tube heat exchanger improved heat transfer by more than 27% compare to the traditional shell-tube heat exchanger without slots. Enhancement in heat transfer is even higher at higher values of Reynolds number.Copyright © 2013 by ASME


The traditional technique for subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator (S‐ICD) implantation involves three incisions and a subcutaneous (SC) pocket. An intermuscular (IM) 2‐incision technique has been recently adopted.


19649 Background: Quality of life (QoL) is an important endpoint measure in clinical cancer trials. We evaluated prospectively the effects of two cycles of chemotherapy (CT) on QoL and the relation...


The relative viscosities of LiCI04, NaBr, Nal, NaNO). NaCI04, NaBPh4, KBr, KI, and BU4NBr have been measured in the concentration range 5.95-106.60 x 10 -) moll-I in ethanolamine at 25cC. The data have been analysed by the Jones-Dole equation; viscosity B coefficients are found to be positive in ethanolamine. Ionic viscosity B-coefficients are obtained by splitting the B-coefficients of BU4N BPh4 [B(Bu4NBr) +B(NaBPhJ-B(NaBr)) into the contributions due tothe individual ions in terms of their radii. The solvation behaviour of ions in ethanolamine has been interpreted in terms of the combined equation of E"instein and Jones-Dole.


In this work a novel image encryption scheme using stream cipher algorithm based on nonlinear filter generator is considered. In this w ork a novel image encryption scheme is proposed based on stream cipher algorithm using pse udorandom generator with filtering function. This algorithm makes it possible to ciphe r and decipher images by guaranteeing a maximum security. The proposed cryptosystem is ba sed on the use the linear feedback shift register (LFSR) with large secret key filtere d by resilient function whose resiliency order, algebraic degree and nonlinearity attain Sie genthaler's and Sarkar, al.'s bounds. This proposed scheme is simple and highly efficient . In order to evaluate performance, the proposed algorithm was measured through a serie s of tests. Experimental results illustrate that the scheme is highly key sensitive, highly resistance to the noises and shows a good resistance against brute-force, statis tic l attacks, Berlekamp-Massey Attack, algebraic attack.


The 90-degree recording geometry has special advantages in suppressing holographic scattering and can be used for designing of compact volume grating components, but the main drawbacks are low diffraction efficiency and small sensitivity. In this paper, we optimized the components and oxidation states of LiNbO3:Fe crystals for high diffraction efficiency during 90-degree holographic recording. The experimental results show that the samples with moderately doped components of Fe ions and high oxidation states have high diffraction efficiency.


6546 Background: Racial minorities experience disparities in receipt of cancer treatment and survival. The optional Medicaid expansion provision of the Affordable Care Act provided federal funding to participating states to improve healthcare access for disadvantaged populations by expanding Medicaid eligibility criteria. This study aimed to investigate the effect of Medicaid expansion on racial disparities in mortality among patients with gastrointestinal malignancies. Methods: A cross-sectional cohort study of patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), colorectal cancer (CRC), and gastric adenocarcinoma (GC) of any stage was conducted using the National Cancer Database (2009-2019). Difference-in-difference analysis (DID) was performed to compare adjusted 2-year mortality separately among Black and White patients residing in Medicaid expansion states (MES) and non-expansion states (non-MES) before (2009-2013) and after (2014-2019) expansion. Differences in receipt of surgery and chemotherapy were also evaluated. Results: A total of 86,052 patients were included for analysis, including 19,188 patients with PDAC, 60,404 with CRC, and 6,460 with GC. Two-year mortality decreased among Black patients with PDAC residing in MES compared to non-MES following expansion (DID -9.4%, p<0.001) (Table). Mortality also decreased among Black and White patients with CRC in MES compared to non-MES following expansion (DID -4.2%, p < 0.001 and -2.9%, p = 0.047). Among patients with GC, Black patients in MES experienced a marked reduction in mortality compared to non-MES (DID -7.7%, p = 0.07). Both Black and White stage 3-4 PDAC patients had an increase in receipt of chemotherapy in MES following expansion (DID 3.7%, p=0.28 and DID 2.7%, p=0.20). Rates of surgery, but not chemotherapy receipt, increased among Black patients with stage 4 CRC in MES following expansion (DID 5.7%, p=0.03 and 1.0%, p=0.66, respectively). A greater increase in receipt of chemotherapy was observed among Black patients with stage 4 GC in MES than in non-MES (DID 11%, p=0.06). Conclusions: Medicaid expansion was associated with a greater reduction in 2-year mortality rates for Black patients residing in MES than for those in non-MES. Existing racial disparities in mortality remained the same or worsened in non-MES but in almost all cases were mitigated in MES following Medicaid expansion. [Table: see text]


A longitudinal coupled-bunch (CB) instability was encountered in the 7-GeV Advanced Photon Source (APS) positron storage ring whose threshold depends on the bunch fill pattern in a nontrivial way. The beam spectrum exhibited a coupled-bunch signature, which could be reproduced by an analytical model. The beam fluctuations were found to be correlated with the rf cavity temperatures, consistent with the measured temperature dependence of the higher-order mode (HOM) frequencies. Fast beam loss due to a multibunch effect was observed with other patterns of very long bunch trains. The nature of these instabilities has not yet been characterized. Multibunch instabilities had not been observed previously with electrons, although such patterns of long bunch trains were not studied systematically in this case.


The DeepJet Framework is used for applying cutting-edge practices in deep learning to supervised learning problems in high-energy physics. Originally envisaged to support jet-flavour tagging and classification, it has grown to encompass a range of use-cases as it underwent a transformation into a multi-purpose tool for physics analysis at the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) Experiment. This paper illustrates the motivation behind the development of DeepJet, its features, architecture, and workflow.


In 1975 Congress required that budgetary requests for selected defense programs be accompanied by a statement assessing their arms control effects. Implementation of this requirement has fallen far short of unqualified success, and several proposals for remedying its failures are now being discussed. If remedies are based on incomplete or faulty diagnoses of the requirement's failures, however, they could exacerbate its dysfunctional aspects. This article suggests that the requirement has been unsuccessful because of an inadequate appreciation both of the political dynamics of the bureaucratic process involved and of the objective problems of these arms control issues. The analysis presented here concentrates on the former and suggests that further legislative modifications to the requirement are unlikely to be fruitful.


3562Background: Brian metastases (BM) are a rare but devastating complication of colorectal cancer. We aimed to analyse prognostic factors in patients suffering from colorectal cancer (CRC) BM. Met...


Awareness and concern about the environment have been growing in recent years, and this fact has not been lost on churches. Though arguments have been made that Christianity is a cause of the world's current ecological problems, many denominations have issued statements encouraging environmental responsibility, and a growing number of churches are teaching an ethic of care for what God has made. This thesis examines several churches who have been acting on environmental issues to understand what concern looks like in their faith communities. It was seen that the doctrine of stewardship is a primary reason for care, and there is a need for teaching on the theological basis of concern. Groups and activity within churches happen when there is a champion to move things forward, and environmental concern is just one part of a connected existence that links people with their faith, each other, and life outside the church.


In this article we present the results of the cognitive experimental inquiry based on verification method involving questionnaires of native speakers in order to find out the degree of penetration of normalized French IT special vocabulary into the users sphere of interior concepts. The results of this research show that normalized terms have quite a high degree of penetration, and users prefer English loan-words, metaphors based on mother tongue resources and short terms.


Stânca-Costesti reservoir was put in use in 1976 in co-operation with Moldova Republc, is located on the Prut river, on 580 km from the confluence with the Danube River. Lake was provided by a dam with a height of 47 m and a length of 740 m, retaining a gross volume of 1 285 million m 3 and use volume of 450 million m3 (of which 225 million m3 for the Romanian side) with an area of 59 km2 and a maximum depth of 41.5 m, with bottom drain. It was built to regulate the flows of Prut river, and for water supply to population centers, industrial enterprises in this region, for electricity generation and to attenuate the high floods. The main rivers that form accumulation are: Prut river, with a flow of 81 m3/s, on the right bank, Volovăţul, with a flow rate of 0.1-0.2 m3/s, on the left side, Vilia, Lopatinca, Racovăţul and Ciugurul, which can achieve a total flow of 1 m 3 /s.


This program has the objectives to: A. Parametrically determine the effects of moisture, nitrogen and carbon dioxide as diluents so that the combustion characteristics of many varieties of gasification product gases can be reasonably predicted without physically testing each specific gas composition. B. Determine emissions characteristics including NO, NO{sub x}, CO, levels etc. associated with each of the diluents, and C. Operate with at least two syngas compositions; DOE chosen air-blown and integrated oxygen-blown, to confirm that the combustion characteristics are in line with predictions. As a result of this program: 1. GE Engineering is now confident that the syngas fuels produced by all currently--viable coal gasifiers can be accommodated by the GE advanced (``F`` Technology) combustion system, and 2. For proposed syngas fuels with varying amounts of steam, nitrogen or CO{sub 2} diluent, the combustion and emissions characteristics can be reasonably estimated without undertaking expensive new screening tests for each different fuel.


GHEORGHE ZARNEA (1920–2012) Member of the Romanian Academy – In memoriam........................................................................................... 81 R. ROYCHOWDHURY, S. DATTA, M. HAQUE, T.K. MUKHERJEE, D. MAJI, P. GUPTA, D. DAS and JAGATPATI TAH, Effect of EMS on genetic parameters and selection scope for yield attributes in M2 mungbean (Vigna radiata L.) genotypes ................................................ 87 A.K. CHAURASIA, PRASHANT KUMAR RAI, ARVIND KUMAR, Estimation of genetic variability, heritability and genetic advance in aromatic fine grain rice ........................................................................... 99 A. KARTHIKEYAN, M. SUDHA, P. NAGRAJAN, M. PANDIYAN, M. RAVEENDRAN, N. SENTHIL, K. ANGAPPAN, Using SSR marker to identify the MYMV resistance gene in mungbean [Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek].............................................................................. 105 ALIREZA EIVAZI, Induction of drought tolerance with seed priming in wheat cultivars (Triticum aestivum L.) ................................................... 115 D. DHAKSHANAMOORTHY, R. SELVARAJ, Mitotic index and DNA content as biological tools on detection of mutation in tree species (Jatropha curcas L.) ............................................................................... 129 A.R. DAR, ZAFAR RESHI, G.H. DAR, LUBNA ANDLEEB, Pre-dispersal reproductive ecology of Lagotis cashmeriana (Royle) Rupr. (Scrophulariaceae) – an endangered alpine endemic angiosperm of Kashmir Himalaya, India........................................................................ 139


The fuzzy extension principle has been widely used to extend the domain of mathematical functions and relations from elements of a referential set to fuzzy subsets of that referential set. However, there are restrictions associated with the fuzzy extension principle. This paper addresses the question how restricted is the family of "fuzzy set to fuzzy set mappings" obtained by the fuzzy extension of non-fuzzy functions and relations, as compared to the general family of all possible fuzzy set to fuzzy set mappings. A theorem is presented, with the necessary and sufficient conditions, to determine this restriction for the fuzzy extension of non-fuzzy relations and point-valued functions. It is shown that the fuzzy extension principle would impose a restriction on extended fuzzy set to fuzzy set mappings, which is similar to the linear restriction for point-valued functions. Moreover, the extension of mappings from a set-valued domain to a fuzzy set-valued domain is discussed. It is shown that this extension is well-behaved only for those mappings which preserve subsethood order. Another theorem with the necessary and sufficient condition has been proved to determine the imposed restriction during the fuzzy extension of subsethood order preserving set to set mappings. The two extensions have been compared and several examples are provided.


The radioisotope auxiliary power systems to be used in space are discussed. Included in this discussion are typical radioisotopic heat sources and the specifications for several of the SNAP generator systems. The re-entry into the earth's system, cost, safety, and future of the systems are also discussed. (N.W.R.)


We study optimal design problems for three-dimensional curved rods and for shells under minimal regularity assumptions for the geometry. The results that we establish concern the existence of optimal shapes and the sensitivity analysis. We also compute some numerical examples for the optimization of curved rods. The models used have been investigated in our previous works [A. Ignat, J. Sprekels, and D. Tiba, Math. Methods Appl. Sci., 25 (2002), pp. 835--854], [J. Sprekels and D. Tiba, Adv. Math. Sci. Appl., 12 (2002), pp. 175--190]. A complete study of Kirchhoff--Love arches and of related minimization questions has been performed in [A. Ignat, J. Sprekels, and D. Tiba, SIAM J. Control Optim., 40 (2001), pp. 1107--1133].


Summary: The insulin‐sensitizing drugs thiazolidinediones (TZDs), such as rosiglitazone, improve insulin sensitivity and also promote adipocyte differentiation in vitro. The authors hypothesized that TZDs might be beneficial to patients with HIV disease to improve insulin sensitivity and the distribution of body fat by increasing peripheral fat. The ability of rosiglitazone (8 mg/d) to improve insulin sensitivity (from hyperinsulinemic‐euglycemic clamp) and to improve body fat distribution (determined from computed tomography measurements of visceral adipose tissue [VAT] and subcutaneous adipose tissue [SAT]) was determined in 8 HIV‐positive patients. Before treatment, the insulin sensitivity of the patients was reduced to approximately 34% of that in control subjects. The rate of glucose disposal during a hyperinsulinemic‐euglycemic clamp (Rd) was 3.8 ± .4 (SEM) mg glucose/kg lean body mass/min compared with 11.08 ± 1.1 (p < .001) in healthy age‐ and body mass index (BMI)‐matched control subjects. After rosiglitazone treatment of 6 to 12 weeks, Rd increased to 5.99 ± .9 (p = .02), an improvement of 59 ± 22%. SAT increased by 23 ± 10% (p = .05), and, surprisingly, VAT was decreased by 21 ± 8% (p = .04) with a trend for increased SAT/VAT that failed to reach statistical significance. There were no significant changes in blood counts, viral loads, or CD4 counts with rosiglitazone treatment. The study demonstrates that rosiglitazone therapy improves insulin resistance and body fat distribution in some patients with HIV disease.


In Wireless Sensor Networks(WSNs),energy hole problem is a key factor of affecting the lifetime of networks.In a circular multi-hop sensor network(modeled as concentric coronas),the optimal transmission ranges of all coronas can effectively improve system lifetime.We propose an approximate greedy algorithm for searching trees with maximal lifetime,ASGT(Algorithm for Searching Good Trees).In ASGT the paper use graph scheme to analyzes the problem,and transform it to a problem of generating optimal tree from original graph.ASGT can not only reduce the searching complexity but also get results approximated to the optimal solution.Furthermore,the simulation results indicate that the lifetime got from ASGT approximates to the lifetime from optimal list.Compared with algorithm in other literatures,ASGT can prolong more than 2 times of system lifetime.


Abstract Despite the presence of preformed antibodies against AB oligosaccharide epitopes on the donor vascular endothelium, approximately one‐third of ABO‐incompatible organ allografts are not rejected by a humoral mechanism. With the growing immune‐manipulation of the recipient, survival rates can be raised considerably, although they remain significantly inferior to those of ABO‐compatible transplantation. Data from the Collaborative Transplant Study indicate a 1‐year graft survival rate of approximately 50–60% following cadaveric ABO‐incompatible kidney, liver or heart transplantation, compared with 70–80% for an ABO‐compatible organ. The results for infants and young children, however, are very much better than those of adults, particularly for liver and heart transplantations, and the data suggest that B‐cell tolerance can develop in the infant age group. We hare review clinical and experimental experience with ABO‐incompatible organ and bone marrow allotransplantation and address the mechanisms by which organs or cells survive in the presence of natural anti‐carbohydrate antibodies.


Here is a circuit which enables switching teleremote "ON" and "OFF" from the lights of home appliances through the phone line. It can be used to switch devices remotely without the address range. Dial a phone number that connects to the system and the transformer will convert the 240V to 12V. It's fitting that this system is only using 5V and 12V. After dialing, the system will be connected to the ring detector and connected to a Dual Tone Multiple Frequency that will convert the signals into Binary Code Decoder converter. DTMF signals on telephone instrument are used as a control signal IC CM8880 (DTMF to BCD converter) is received. This output will be connected to the PIC 16F873 (converting 4 to 16 line demultiplexer), and dialing or pressing any key will not activate any system until you enter a code to activate the starter entering the keyword password set by the user. Then, when we started pressing a DTMF tone to produce high frequency 1209Hz and 697Hz low frequency output converted to BCD '0001 'demultiplexed into digit "1", output and activating the relay switching on the equipment and the process will continues as we desire. To start this system, pressing the *(password number) #. And to begin the process of ON or OFF can be done after a successful password is detected by the system. This system aims to facilitate the user when no user at home and diversify the home phone line. If there are people who make calls to home phone number is connected to telephone operated remote control, the device will establish a call, no tone will be heard of what will happen unless someone pressing the *(password number)# button that will launch the system.


Mechanistic understanding and quantitative prediction of drug penetration across the human blood-brain barrier (BBB) is critical to rational drug development and treatment for brain cancer especially glioblastoma. However, prediction of drug brain/tumor penetration has been significantly hindered mainly due to the lack of quantitation data on transporter protein expression levels at the human BBB. This study was to determine protein expression levels of major transporters and markers at the BBB of human brain and glioblastoma.

 The absolute protein expression levels of major transporters and markers were determined in isolated microvessels of human brain (N=30), glioblastoma (N=47), rat (N=10) and mouse brain (N=10), using liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) based targeted proteomics.

 In isolated microvessels of 30 human brain specimens, the median protein abundances for ABCB1, ABCG2, GLUT1, GLUT3, LAT1, MCT1, Na/K ATPase, and Claudin-5 were 3.38, 6.21, 54.51, 7.17, 3.42, 5.71, 32.14, and 1.15 fmol/µg protein, respectively. In glioblastoma microvessels, ABCB1, ABCG2, MCT1, GLUT1, Na/K ATPase, and Claudin-5 protein levels were significantly reduced, while LAT1 was increased and GLU1 remained the same. ABCC4, OATP1A2, OATP2B1, and OAT3 were undetectable in isolated microvessels of both human brain and glioblastoma. There was species difference in transporter protein expression levels in isolated microvessels of human, rat and mouse brain. Specifically, rodent BBB expressed significantly higher ABCB1 but similar ABCG2, as compared to human BBB.

 The physical and biochemical barriers of the BBB in glioblastomas are largely disrupted, as indicated by the loss or significant reduction in protein expression of the tight junction marker (claudin-5), brain endothelial cell marker (GLUT1), and major efflux transporters (ABCB1 and ABCG2) as compared to normal human BBB. Differential BBB transporter protein expression levels provides mechanistic and quantitative basis for the prediction of heterogeneous drug penetration into human normal brain and glioblastoma.


With the gate length of MOSFETs approaching 10 nm, the channel region contains only one or a few dopant atoms. Thus, the number and position of dopant atoms become critical factors in determining device performance. In previous work, we have revealed that the control of not only the dopant atom number but also its position is essential by experimentally for the first time [1]. A several theoretical analyses of random dopant fluctuation (RDF) effects have been presented since 1990s [2,3,4]. However, the effect of individual dopant positions on device electrical properties is not well understood experimentally. Here, we report the fabrication of transistors whose channel dopants are implanted one by one using single-ion implantation (SII) method [5,6,7]. Electrical measurements reveal that controlling of discrete dopant position serves to highlight the improvements in device transconductance.


The goal of this study was to promote students' vocabulary mastery using English song at MTs Negeri 2 Bandar Lampung's eighth grade. The thirty-two participants in this study were made up of 11 males and 19 females. This study was carried out with the use of classroom action research. The action research model, according to Kemmis and Taggart, consists of two cycles. Planning, action, observation, and reflection were the four steps in each cycle. Before beginning cycle 1, the writer conducted a pre-cycle to determine the students' vocabulary competence as well as their vocabulary challenges. In this study, the writer worked with an English teacher at MTs Negeri 2 Bandar Lampung to collect data from students in the eighth (VIII C) grade. The writer's goal for this study was to increase the students' learning activities and vocabulary knowledge. The students' improvement in learning activities was evident from the average score of students' learning activities in cycle 1 of 7.16 with the criteria quite active, while in cycle 2 of 7.83 with the criteria quite active. As a result, there was a 0.67 point improvement in students' learning activity between cycles 1 and 2. Meanwhile, the students' vocabulary mastery improved, as seen by the average pre-cycle score of 66.25, with 12 students passing the Minimum Mastery Criterion. The average score for the first cycle was 70.87, with 13 students 40.62% passing the Minimum Mastery Criterion, while the average score for the second cycle was 81.37, with 26 students 81.37% passing the Minimum Mastery Criterion. Based on the findings of the data analysis, it is possible to conclude that Classroom Action Research using English song can promote students' learning activities and vocabulary acquisition.


Carex subimpressa, originally described as a hybrid of C. hyalinolepsis and C. lanuginosa, has been reported over a wide area and beyond the range of C. hyalinolepis. Consequently it has been accorded specific rank. Various aspects of morphology reflected in scatter diagrams as well as intermediate stomatal structure revealed through scanning electron microscopy and sectioning support the hybrid origin as originally proposed. This is further supported by field studies of natural populations where both putative parents were invariably present. Reports from beyond the range of one or both parents are the result of misidentification. The diagnostic character combination includes sparsely pubescent perigynia 4.2–6.4 mm long, with relatively short beaks, leaves 4.5–11 mm wide, and ligules 1.8–9 mm long.


Four polar ring galaxies and the large low surface brightness disk galaxy Malin 1 were surveyed for CO line emission with the IRAM 30 m and SEST 15 m telescopes. Although all are rich in H I, no molecular gas was detected in any of these galaxies, perhaps because the gas and dust densities are too low for conversion of much H I to H 2


(...) We evaluated the performance of several heat balance stem flow gauges during periods of high transpiration in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) with stems approximately 16 mm in diameter. Measurements in a controlled environment were used to compare gauge measurements to gravimetric estimates of transpiration. Gauges having heater widths of 10 mm severely overestimated flow as transpiration approached 200 g/h (…)


Objective To investigate the clinical value of CT and MRI diagnosis of solidcystic papillary epithelial tumors SCPEN is designed to improve the accuracy of clinical diagnosis of the disease.Methods 12 cases SCPEN patients selected were treated in our hospital from January 2002 to December 2012 for the study,patients using CT,MRI diagnosis and comparative analysis of patients with pathological findings.Results MRI diagnosed 12 patients with pathological surgical results,clinical diagnostic accuracy rate of 100%,of which 4 patients within the tumor calcification in three cases of patients with pancreatic duct mild expansion,and the remaining 5 patients with simple SCPEN.12 patients were found by MRI pancreatic head mass in varying degrees of mixed-signal T1WI,T2WI.The CT diagnosis results in a total of 12 patients the diagnosis and histologic findings,clinical diagnostic accuracy rate of 100%.The MRI clinical diagnosis time(18.2±3.5) min the CT clinical diagnosis(28.8±5.8) min,clinical diagnosis time was statistically significant(P0.05).Conclusion CT,MRI in solid-cystic papillary epithelial tumors,each with characteristics of both diagnosis were high,and CT,MRI diagnosis of a short time,and then clinical characteristics of patients using suitable the method of diagnosis of patients diagnosed patients.


Several studies on reading in additional language classrooms are based on the description of cognitive processes, in the creation of new material for additional language learning and / or in its goals. However, these studies do not address the view that additional language teachers, especially Brazilian teachers of English, have of the processes and of their role as helpers, guiders of the act of reading. Therefore, through this research we aim to provide an overview of the teachers' vision of the importance of reading and its important role, in an attempt to generate a self-assessment by the teachers, besides showing what has been done in practice, encouraging a further strengthening of academic research and classroom.


Since the first recorded discovery of a meteorite in 1937 near the Mrirt village (Khenifra, Morocco), a total of 946 authenticated meteorites have been recorded in Morocco. The material, including 10 observed falls, comprises 918 stones, 13 irons and 15 stony-irons. A low ratio of falls to finds (represent only 0.01% of the Moroccan declared meteorites) compared with other countries (e.g., USA 14.3%). However the rate of recovery of meteorites (falls + finds) in Morocco exceeds that of most other countries of similar size and range of climatic conditions. More than 95% of documented meteorites from Morocco have been recovered from Eastern Morocco (Eastern Sahara Moroccan) including many rare types. This Region has proved to be one of the most prolific areas in the world for meteorite finds.


BACKGROUND
Cancer is considered a major public health problem worldwide.

OBJECTIVE
The aim of this paper is to design and synthesis of novel anticancer agents with potent anticancer activity and minimum side effects.

METHOD
A series of pyrrole derivatives were synthesized, their anti-cancer activity against nine cancer cell lines and two non-cancer cell lines were evaluated by MTT assay, and their cell cycle progression were determined by flow cytometry analysis.

RESULTS
The study of the structure-activity relationships revealed that the introduction of the electron-donation groups at the 4th position of the pyrrole ring increased the anti-cancer activity. Among the synthesized compounds, specially the compounds bearing 3,4-dimethoxy phenyl at the 4th position of the pyrrole ring showed potent anti-cancer activity, cpd 19 was the most potent against MGC 80-3, HCT-116 and CHO cell lines (IC50s = 1.0-1.7 μM), cpd 21 was the most potent against HepG2, DU145 and CT-26 cell lines (IC50s = 0.5-0.9 μM), and cpd 15 was the most potent against A549 (IC50 = 3.6 μM). Moreover, these potent compounds showed weak cytotoxicity against HUVEC and NIH/3T3. Thus, the cpds 15, 19 and 21 show potential anti-cancer for further investigation. Furthermore, the flow cytometry analysis revealed that cpd 21 arrested the CT-26 cells at S phase, and induced the cell apoptosis.

CONCLUSION
Thus, these compounds with the potent anticancer activity and low toxicity have potential for the development of new anticancer chemotherapy agents.


Effects of roast temperature on the properties of oxide pellets,such as compressive strength,porosity,Fe3O4 content and microstructure,were studied.And the effects of roast temperature on the gas-based direct reduction course were also researched.The results show that compressive strength of the pellets increases with the increase of roast temperature,however,the porosity and Fe3O4 content decrease obviously.The reduction rate of pellets roasted at 1 200 ℃ is faster,than that roasted at 1 150 ℃ and 1 250 ℃,and the reduction rate of pellets roasted at 1 100 ℃ is the slowest of all samples.From the kinetics analysis,the whole reduction processes of pellets roasted at 1 100,1 150 and 1 200 ℃ are controlled by interfacial chemical reaction mechanism.But for the pellets roasted at 1 250 ℃,the prophase and anaphase are determined by interfacial chemical reaction mechanism and gaseous diffusion mechanism,respectively.


For the sake of the anonymity and non-trail in implement of electronic business and digital cash,this paper bring forward a new method based on ECC in digital signature.This new method synthesize the virtue of proxy multi-signature and blind signature.On the other hand,this paper adopt the way of bilinear pairings in application of digital signature.Through the applica-tion of this new method.This paper bring forward another method of digital signature based on bilinear pairings.Thus,the security and speed of proxy blind multi-signature have been greatly enhanced.


1 Both endogenous and exogenous opioids modulate blood pressure and cardiac function by stimulating cardiac synthesis of atrial natriuretic factor (ANF) and brain natriuretic peptide (BNP). Since morphine crosses the placental barrier, it could alter the ANF‐BNP system in the fetal heart. The aim of this study was to characterize cardiac natriuretic peptides in normal rat development and in rats prenatally exposed to morphine. 2 Female rats received either saline or morphine (10 or 20 mg kg−1 day−1) via osmotic minipumps during gestation. The effects of this treatment were investigated in offspring at 1, 4 and 22 days of age. 3 During maturation, atrial ANF and ANF mRNA increased by 3‐fold from birth to 3 weeks of age, but BNP and BNP mRNA tended to decrease. In the ventricles, both ANF and BNP content decreased at 3 weeks after birth, from 25.11 ± 3.6 to 0.81 ± 0.1 ng (P < 0.001), and from 3.36 ± 0.33 to 0.19 ± 0.01 ng (P < 0.001), respectively. However, whereas ventricular ANF mRNA decreased, BNP mRNA levels did not change during maturation. Prenatal exposure to morphine significantly increased ANF content in the left atria of 22‐day‐old rats, and in the right atria of 1‐, 4‐ and 22‐day‐old rats compared with age‐matched saline controls. In contrast, prenatal exposure to 20 mg kg−1 day−1 morphine significantly inhibited BNP and BNP mRNA in the ventricles at all ages studied. 4 These observations suggest that alterations in mRNA synthesis or stability and/or post‐translational processing of ANF and BNP occur in the heart during maturation, and that prenatal exposure to morphine alters cardiac production, and possibly release, of both peptides.


JEL (ISSN: 2149-2379) is published as four issues per year, March, June, September and December and all publication policies and processes are conducted according to the international standards. JEL is an international, double-blind peer-reviewed, quarterly, open-access journal published by the KSP Journals. JEL accepts and publishes the research articles in the fields of economics, political economy, fiscal economics, applied economics, business economics, labour economics and econometrics. JEL, without depending on any institution or organisation, is a non-profit journal that has an International Editorial Board specialists on their fields. Papers which are inappropriate to its scientific purpose, scope and fields are kindly rejected. It strictly depends on the scientific principles, rules and ethical framework that are required to this qualification. The sole purpose of JEL (ISSN: 2149-2379) is to be a prestigous journal which contributes to scientific knowledge. In order to keep this purpose, JEL, adopts and follows the publication policies of world's prestigous scientific journals. All original and qualified works which may contribute to the scientific knowledge, are evaluated through a rigorous editorial and peer review process. Hereby, JEL is an international, peer reviewed and scientific journal. It strictly depends on the scientific principles, rules and ethical framework that are required to this qualification. JEL is published as four issues per year, March, June, September and December and all publication policies and processes are conducted according to the international standards. JEL accepts and publishes the research articles in the fields of economics, political economy, fiscal economics, applied economics, business economics, labour economics and econometrics.  JEL, without depending on any institution or organisation, is a non-profit journal that has an International Editorial Board specialists on their fields. JEL is an open Access Journal. Papers which are inappropriate to its scientific purpose, scope and fields are kindly rejected.


The investigation arose due to the need to know the level of user satisfaction with the attention of the secretaries in the public companies of the city of Portoviejo, having as an initial diagnosis that there are deficiencies in the quality of care and especially in the ability to solution to user requirements. The objective was to identify the level of satisfaction of the users who receive attention from the secretaries in the public companies of the city of Portoviejo in Ecuador. The study is descriptive, longitudinal, it was carried out during the year 2019, theoretical methods were applied such as analysis-synthesis, inductive-deductive and historical-logical; As empirical methods, the survey aimed at users and secretaries of public companies was used; As a global result of the investigation, it was possible to identify that the population shows enough apathy and disinterest or lack of concern for the quality of care they receive, it could be considered that there is some resignation when they see that they have made previous complaints about the deficiencies in care and even abuse However, the authorities of these companies have done little to remedy the matter, concluding in general that there is a need to improve the quality of customer service by the secretaries working in public companies in the city of Portoviejo.


This paper aims to show the issues of bullyingin Let's Sing With Me (2013) written by KKPK (Kecil-Kecil Punya Karya). The acts of bullying are conducted by female characters towards her female peers. The bullying caused by envious feeling among characters takes forms of discrediting, insulting, and name calling. Narrative strategy theories proposed by Mieke Bal (2009), Fludernik (1997), and Priyatna (2010) were used to discuss the issues of bullying. The focalisator's analysis shows the existing issues of bullying represented through the attitudes of female characters as the perpetrators and victims of bullying. The results of this study indicate the presence of harassment that is portrayed specifically through female characters. The acts of bullying described are parts of the verbal, physical, and social categories of bullying. This research also found that the narrator takes neither  sides, the victims nor the perpetrators. Thus, it can be argued that the novel takes a passive stance against bullying in a way that it even lets bullying to occur.


Recently, the metrics of Ky Fan and Prokhorov were introduced as a tool for studying convergence of regularization methods for stochastic ill-posed problems. In this work, we show that the Bayesian approach to linear inverse problems can be examined in the new framework as well. We consider the finite-dimensional case where the measurements are disturbed by an additive normal noise, and the prior distribution is normal. Convergence and convergence rate results for the posterior distribution are obtained when the covariance matrices are proportional to the identity matrix.


In this note we describe some results concerning non-relativistic quantum systems at positive temperature and density confined to macroscopically large regions of physical space which are under the influence of some local, time-dependent external forces. We are interested in asymptotic properties of such systems.


The region considered in this report includes lands formerly within the Pawnee, Otoe, Ponca, Kaw, and Tonkawa Indian reservations, comprising about 82 miles from north to south arid 60 miles from east to west in Grant, Kay, Osage, Pawnee, Noble, Garfield, Logan, Payne, and Lincoln counties. (See PL V.) The principal towns are Guthrie, Pawnee, Perry, Ponca, Newkirk, and Blackwell, and the principal railroads are the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway, the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway, and the St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad.


The interlinkage between the 'three pillars' of the United Nations, namely, human rights, security and development, was the philosophical stand inspiring the UN reform that resulted in the creation of the Human Rights Council (HRC)
in 2006. This is illustrated by the title, structure and content of the Secretary-General's Report launching the reform process, 'In Larger Freedom: Security, Development and Human Rights for all'. The following pages argue that the creation of the HRC opened a window of opportunity to ensure that the main UN human rights body is equipped with better tools than its predecessor, the UN Commission on Human Rights (hereafter 'the Commission') to deal with
security threats deriving from human rights violations and vice versa. In part, therefore this development ostensibly creates a mechanism that may be in line with the philosophy that allegedly inspired its creation.


We evaluated the mechanical properties, strength, strain and stress to the elastic limit, the rupture stress point and stiffness index of fresh menisci and menisci transplanted for 70 days in the knees of rabbits after preservation in glycerin. The first group (treated) was formed by six medial menisci of the left knee, collected from these animals for commercial breeding. These menisci were stored in 98% glycerin for a period of 30-60 days, and then rehydrated in a solution in 0.5% saline enrofloxacin for 12 hours, and implanted in the knees of another six rabbits underwent meniscectomy . After 70 days of surgery was performed the euthanasia of animals and removal of allografts for mechanical evaluation. The second group (control) consisted of six medial menisci, removed from the contralateral knees (right) of the same animals. For the sample studied, had no statistically significant difference between control and treated groups for any of the variables analyzed, showing that the rehydration of meniscal allografts after preservation in glycerin keeps the mechanical characteristics of these, after 70 days of implantation, similar to the meniscus fresh.


The classification of aging is variable. Often, age 65 years is used as a cutpoint, as that is the beginning age for Medicare health insurance coverage in the U.S. Others often use age 75 as the beginning of old age, and 85 years as characteristic of very old age. Perhaps a reasonable approach to old age is the comment by Pascal that "old age is just a time that is farther from the beginning and nearer to the end." Nonetheless, contemporary aging is a social phenomenon without historical precedent. Physicians and scientists have an inadequate information base to guide the care of the oldest old. Government and social institutions lack the knowledge as to how to respond to the burgeoning health needs of the oldest old; and information is lacking about the health care values of our oldest old citizens to guide their cardiovascular care. The contemporary U.S. population older than age 65 accounts for more than 85% of all cardiovascular disease deaths, 65% of cardiovascular disease hospitalizations, 62% of myocardial infarction hospitalizations, and 77% of heart failure hospitalizations. [2,3]


The main purpose of this manuscript is to provide a short proof of the metrizability of $\mathcal{F}$-metric spaces introduced by Jleli and Samet in \cite[\, Jleli, M. and Samet, B., On a new generalization of metric spaces, J. Fixed Point Theory Appl. (2018) 20:128]{JS1}.


In the classical Lee-Carter model, the mortality indices kt assumed to be a random walk model with drift is normally distributed. The assumption of normality is stacked against the hard fact: the mortality indices have tails thicker than those forms such as a normal distribution and appear to be skewed. As a result, we adopt two infinitely divisible distributions ― Generalized Hyperbolic (GH) and Classical Tempered Stable (CTS) distributions―to model the mortality indices. Based on the ninety-five-year mortality data of ten countries from Human Mortality database (HMD), the criteria of Akaike Information Criterion, Bayes Information Criterion, Kolmogorov-Smirnov tests and mean absolute percentage errors in mortality projection consistently indicate a preference for the mortality indices with GH or CTS distributions over those with normal distribution.


The formation of ZnSe via a mechanically-induced self-sustaining reaction (MSR) from a Zn/Se mixture showed that only size reduction and mixing of the reactants without product formation occurred during the induction period prior to ignition. Therefore, all mechanical energy supplied by the planetary mill during this time, called the ignition time (tig), was used exclusively in the activation of the reactants. This system was chosen to study the dependence of tig on the main parameters characterising the milling intensity of planetary mills. The variation of the ignition time with the process conditions reflected changes in the mechanical dose rate of the planetary mill. A direct relationship between the inverse of the ignition time and the power of the planetary mill was established, which allows the validation of theoretical models proposed in the literature for the energy transfer in milling devices and the comparison of milling equipment efficiencies.


One of the big problems facing city municipalities is the traffic congestion. It makes life in cities uncomfortable for people. This paper investigate the traffic congestion issue at various square of Raipur (Moti Bagh Chowk, Azad chowk, Kuchery Chowk, Station Chowk, Netaji chowk). These issues are rising because number of vehicles is rising and they cause major loss of lives through accidents. In this paper several traffic congestion issues are explained and problem is found out. This paper will help in recognising the issues and gather information at different squares of Raipur.


Since demographic trends directly influence economic and social progress successful planning requires that due weight be given to population factors. Conversely social transformation must be the basis for the solution of population problems. For these reasons governments are giving increasing attention to population in their national development planning and policy making processes. Attention has turned to the establishment of population units which would give greater visibility to population issues and focus governmental efforts on their resolution. The most critical characteristic of any proposed structure is the degree of centralization. A central unit should provide organizational coherence close professional interaction clear policy direction and a critical mass of trained staff (though a central unit would tend to reinforce the perception of population as a sectoral activity). While the central unit should be linked closely with the planning and support of this unit should be in an independent population research center. The experience of a number of Asian countries with population policy units illustrates the advantages of alternative structures provides an insight into the functions that they might perform and the constraints under which they must operate. Among these constraints the most difficult to overcome are limited staff capacity the shortage of reliable data and tested methodologies and the need to secure the cooperation of sectoral ministries. (summary in FRE)


1 Senior Resident, Department of Plastic Surgery, Bangalore Medical College and Research Centre, Bangalore, Karnataka 2 Assistant Professor, Department of Surgical Oncology, Bangalore Medical College and Research Centre, Bangalore, Karnataka 3 Professor and Head of the Department, Department of Plastic Surgery, Mysore Medical College and Research Institute, Mysore, Karnataka 4 Postgraduate, Department of General Surgery, Mysore Medical College and Research Institute, Mysore, Karnataka Corresponding Author Dr Sunilkumar Mallanaik Senior Resident, Department of Plastic Surgery, Bangalore Medical College and Research Centre, Bangalore, Karnataka, India Email: email@example.com, Mobile No: +91-9481652424 Abstract Background: The Free Flaps are the "workhorse" in the Reconstruction of Head and Neck Malignancy Composite Resections. Use of free flaps has less clarified and the failure of free flap remains undermined. Materials and Methods: This is a retrospective analysis of the cause and outcome of failed free flaps (and pedicled flap transfers performed at tertiary hospital) for head and neck tumours done at a tertiary care center. The consecutive cases of Head Neck Reconstructions done from Dec 2015 to Dec 2016 were taken for the study. Results: Over the past 1 year (2015-16), there are 33 head and neck reconstructions were performed, 20 by free-tissue transfers and 13 pedicle flaps for head and neck tumours. About 6 flaps failures (18% total plus partial failure rate) were encountered of which four free flap failures and 2 pedicled flap partial failures were noted. Among them one PMMC and one Deltopectoral, were debrided and later Secondary Skin grafting done. Conclusion: In conclusion, Tissue transfer is more effective in the head and neck region tissue. Second flap surgery is not much effective in the head and neck region. Keyword: Free flap surgery, reconstruction, head and neck tumours, pedicle flaps.


Tetanus was suspected at an outlying hospital where a partial dose of tetanus immune globulin and penicillin G were administered prior to her transfer to a tertiary care hospital. Her vital signs were normal. The patient was conscious, lying on her side with her neck arched back, jaw clenched. Because of laryngospasm and to prevent respiratory failure, the patient required intubation and mechanical ventilation. She continued to experience upper extremity contractures in response to any external stimuli; proximal greater than distal. She also experienced intermittent episodes of stiffening followed by tonic-clonic motion of her extremities. Initial laboratory values were within normal limits except for an elevated creatinine phosphokinase (CPK) of 2,352 IU/L (Figure 1). To eliminate ongoing potential source of infection from the uterus, dilation and suction curettage was performed, with limited products of conception removed and specimens sent for Gram stain, culture, and pathology evaluation. Considering the patient's history of an absence of tetanus vaccination, muscle spasms, and increased CPK, the diagnosis was narrowed exclusively to tetanus, and broad-spectrum therapy was deescalated to metronidazole. In addition, the remaining dose of immune globulin was administered intramuscularly to complete a total dose of 6000 IU. Active vaccination with tetanus and diphtheria vaccine was provided. The Gram stain from the uterine sample revealed no organisms, the culture was negative, and pathology reported severe acute inflammation and necrosis. One week after hospitalization, she developed diaphoresis and severe upper extremity contractures provoked with minimal external stimuli and other complications (Figure 1). She was eventually discharged home in stable condition after a 41-day hospitalization. A public health response was initiated by the state and local health departments to prevent additional cases through vaccination (Yaffee et al., 2017). Tetanus in an Unvaccinated Amish Woman After a Breech Home Delivery in Kentucky, 2016


Fatty liver disease is a prevalent condition which may result in serious liver complications and is currently lack of an effective and efficient approach for its quantification. In the paper, we propose to directly image the fat content distribution in liver based on ultrasound echo radio-frequency signals. In the proposed method, spectral difference is utilized to represent the small pieces of liver tissues. Then the connection between the data representation and liver tissues is directly established by an elaborately designed learning process in the high-dimensional feature space, which includes comprehensive hyperparameter learning and model learning. Experimental results demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method which is able to visualize the fat distribution and has a 0.93 correlation coefficient with the fat-percentage quantification results of doctor's pathological analysis.


Ardyn Halter is a painter and a printmaker. He is a poet. He is currently working on a large statue. He tends a small orchard of papaya, mango, pomegranate, citrus and greengage trees in the small garden around his house. I know from one of his poems that a stack of logs near the orchard is from the pear trees he felled in a past season.


This paper presents some relevant issues pertaining to development and use of decision support systems that are global in nature. Some design considerations along with intricacies of the global dimension are considered. Cultural aspects of such systems are examined, including fallacies that lead to development problems of such systems. The role of outsourcing and the role of Internet are briefly examined. Finally some recommendations and applications of such global decision support systems are discussed.


Dear Editor, Prosody refers to the important features of intonation, accent pattern, and rhythm in language. Dysprosody is defined as the loss of language melody, and has been reported in various neurological diseases including cerebrovascular disease, epilepsy, Parkinson's disease, and Huntington's disease. Ictal dysprosody is easily recognized in patients with epilepsy, but its incidence has been underestimated and it is rarely reported. A 26-year-old, right-handed male college graduate was admitted to our epilepsy clinic for a presurgical evaluation. He reported seizures consisting of focal impaired awareness automatisms several times per month, which evolved to bilateral tonic-clonic seizures once yearly while on valproate, zonisamide, levetiracetam, and carbamazepine. Caregivers reported that he said random words or sentences during the seizures. Brain MRI showed communicating hydrocephalus and right hippocampal sclerosis (Fig. 1A). Brain 18F-fludeoxyglucose PET showed hypometabolism in the right anterior to posterior temporal regions, especially involving the mesial temporal area. An intracarotid amobarbital test demonstrated that he had a left-sided language center. Video-EEG monitoring for 3 days recorded six seizures. Interictal EEG showed frequent epileptiform activity localized to the right anterior temporal region. Seizure semiology was an unclassified aura that evolved to automotor seizures with lip smacking and right-hand fumbling, followed by random speech. Ictal speech utterances consisted of repetitions of typical Korean expressions such as "mama" and "where am I?" Ictal EEG showed all six seizures with a maximum amplitude over the right frontotemporal electrodes (Fig. 1B and C). Subtracted ictal-interictal SPECT coregistered with MRI revealed hyperperfusion at the right temporal pole and anterior temporal region. A high-quality recording of involuntary speech utterances during the ictal state revealed that the ictally registered words were repeated interictally. Qualitative and quantitative analyses were applied to the ictal and interictal speech samples. Qualitative analysis by speech-language pathologists of the ictal speech revealed high pitch and intensity. The quantitative analysis was performed using Computerized Speech Lab Model 4150 software, which reveals the frequency peaks and loudness of a sound. The pitch of the sounds was 217.7±26.1 Hz (mean±SD) ictally and 145.1±18.3 Hz interictally, while their loudness was 77.8±5.6 dB and 74.1±3.0 dB, respectively. A quantitative analysis showed that the ictal sounds had a higher pitch and were louder than the interictal sounds (Fig. 1D and E). The brain network responsible for prosodic processing is still controversial. From the aspect of functional properties of prosody, affective prosody plays a predominant role in the right hemisphere, whereas linguistic prosody is preferentially processed in the left hemisphere.1 On the other hand, the processing of affective and linguistic prosody involves both hemispheres based on interhemispheric crosstalk. With respect to the characteristic properties of prosody, the right hemisphere is dominant for pitch information, while the left hemisphere may be reKyoung Jin Hwang Jiyoung Kim Dae-Won Seo


This article is trying to emphasize the value of the American Business Communication Course by analysing its content design,teaching mode and management system,for the purpose of innovating the Business English instruction in Chinese universities.Such aspects can be referred to in the course teaching as effective approaches toward cultivating students' skills in written business communication and culture awareness,creative mode of the web-assisted teaching and extra-curricular counseling center,and the peer assessment and teacher-students evaluation.


Recently, many methods are applied to reach analytical solutions of NLPDEs as Darboux transformation [1, 2]. Tanh-Coth method [3], Hirota bilinear method [4, 5], HBM [6], the (G^'/G) expansion method [7], Exp-Function method [8] and Rational Function transformations [9]. Here, two equations namely, the (2+1)-dimensional Calogero-Bogoyavlenskii-Schiff (CBS) equation and the (3+1)-dimensional generalized BKP equation have been solved by Lie symmetry Reduction method [10-12]. Using the Lie Reduction method and (IF), we derive a novel combination of solutions for these equations.


Global Scenario Mangrove are one among the most productive ecosystems on the earth. They serve as custodians of their juvenile stock and form most valuable biomass (Odum, 1971). The term mangroves refer to an ecological group of halophytic plant species which is known as the salt tolerant forest ecosystem and provides a wide range of ecological and economic products and services, and also supports a variety of other coastal and marine ecosystems. 'Mangrove' has been variously defined in literature. The oxford dictionary mentioned the words 'mangrove' and 'mangrowe' since 1613, indicating tropical trees or shrubs found in coastal swamps with tangled roots that grow above the ground, whereas the Americans, the Spanish, and the Portuguese used the term 'Mangle' and 'Mangue' indicating trees and shrubs of the genus Rhizophora (Mepham & Mepham, 1984). Later, the term 'mangrove' was referred to the individual plant or tidal forest or both, as 'Mangrove plants' and 'Mangrove ecosystem' (MacNae 1968).


Zinc oxide nanowires (ZnO NWs) have been successfully synthesized via a hybrid microwave-assisted sonochemical technique (HMAST) using zinc acetate dehydrate as starting material. The optimized parameters were set at 12.5 mM solution concentration and a rapid deposition time of 60 minutes. The microwave power was varied from 100 to 800 Watts and the effect of microwave power on the morphological, structural, and optical properties ofthe ZnO NWs has also been studied. Results showed an aligned, uniformly distributed hexagonal wurtzite structure of ZnO NWs was produced, which were augmented at 600 W microwave power, having the smallest diameter size of 29.66 nm. The XRD graph showed that the ZnO NWs produced are highly crystalline, exhibiting the sharpest and narrowest intensity of (002) peaks and a crystallite size of 18.60 nm. The transmittance spectra obtained by UV-Vis would be 89.72%, having a sharp absorption edge, implying the lower particle size of ZnO as well as exhibiting high absorbance in the ultraviolet region, indicating good crystallinity. From the findings, it can be confirmed that the microwave-assisted method helped in improving the formation of higher quality ZnO NWs that can be befittingly applied in many devices such as photocatalysts and sensors due to their excellent electrochemical properties.


This paper introduces a new implementation of wavelet packet decomposition which is combined with SPIHT (Set Partitioning in Hierarchical Trees) compression scheme. We provide the analysis of the problems arising from the application of zero tree quantization based algorithms (such as SPIHT) to wavelet packet transform coefficients. We established the generalized parent–child relationships for wavelet packets, providing complete tree structures for SPIHT. The proposed algorithm can be used for both wavelet dyadic and Wavelet Packet decomposition (WP-SPIHT). An extensive evaluation of the algorithm was performed and it has been shown that WP-SPIHT significantly outperforms base-line SPIHT coder for texture images. For these images the suboptimal WP cost-function enables good enough energy compaction that is efficiently exploited by the WP-SPIHT.


Assume n,k,m,q are positive integers. Let M^n denote a smooth differentiable n-manifold and R^k Euclidean k-space. (a) If M^n is open it imbeds smoothly in R^k, k=2n-1 (b) If M^n is open and parallelizable it immerses in R^n (c) Assume M^n is closed and (m-1)-connected, 1 2n-2m, then the complement of a point of M^n imbeds smoothly in R^q.


It is of great significance to acquire seismic signal accurately in seismic observation and research. A seismic data acquisition system based on high-precision data acquisition card NI USB-4432 and LabVIEW platform is designed and implemented. Firstly, the seismic signal is modulated by the front-end conditioning circuit composed of AD620 and MAX292, then, it is obtained and analyzed by data acquisition system based on USB-4432 and LabVIEW. To improve the signal quality and promote the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), an improved wavelet threshold de-noising algorithm is proposed, which can de-noise adaptively according to the intensity of the collected signal. Practical test results show that, the designed system characterizes high stability, can effectively improve the SNR, and possesses a higher applied value.


Pulmonary hypertension (PHTN) is increasingly recognized as a serious complication of sickle cell disease (SCD). Our objective was to determine the prevalence of PHTN and identify factors associated with PHTN among children and young adults with SCD in Lebanon.


Laparoscopic pediatric procedures have revolutionized the treatment of tracheo‐oesophageal fistulas with oesophageal atresia, duodenal atresia, anorectal malformations, appendicitis, hirschsrpung disease and inguinal hernias. They can be grossly divided into abdominal and thoracic procedures and a basic knowledge of body wall and surface anatomy is required.


MGC was started with the intention of providing more opportunities for inter-faculty collaboration and medical innovation in the local healthcare scene. Collaboration and innovation are key concepts that can be used in patient-centred care to improve services and outcomes for patients (D'Amour, Ferrada-Videla, Rodriguez, & Beaulieu, 2005; Davis & Marshall, 2014). MGC supplements the medical education curriculum by enabling students to view opportunities in healthcare problems and equip them with the necessary knowledge, skills and familiarity with possible resources to tackle similar challenges in future.


By synergetic use of numerical and experimental methods the characteristic of flow-by and lubricating oil consumption(LOC) of one diesel engine was analyzed in order to reduce the engine LOC and provide the improved solution.The predicting model on piston ring package dynamic and LOC was established and calibrated by test data.It shows that the results of inter-ring pressure and axial ring motion can be used to determine the reason that cause either an increase or decrease of LOC and guide improvement design work.In addition,the effects of the clearance between piston land and liner surface on LOC was investigated,and the piston profile and first ring were modified.The test shows that LOC changed significantly after modified,and it has good consistency between simulation results and experimental results.


Tricuspid valve surgery has been the de facto standard treatment for tricuspid valve endocarditis (TVE) refractory to medical therapy. It is now possible to remove right‐sided vegetations percutaneously using a venous drainage cannula with an extracorporeal bypass circuit.


This paper explores the ability of developing countries to play a significant role in international trade in industrial biotechnology, a part of what is referred to here as the "new bioeconomy". Sustaining the new bioeconomy requires adoption of global biotechnology governance regime that helps to bring a large number of developing countries into the global trading system. Failure to do so will create a "genetic divide" among countries and is likely to intensify public opposition to biotechnology. Such opposition is likely to be fuelled by presumptions about possible market dislocation and apparent features of technological disparities between nations. The elements of such a governance system include improvements in market access, development of technological capabilities, access to technology, national regulation of biotechnology, and the management of risks and benefits associated with its use.


This study is an investigation of international marketing channel modes, relationship with an export company's network of business, e-business activity, and marketing channel performance. An initial case study of three international enterprises was followed up with a questionnaire survey based on a model derived from the literature and the results of the case organisations. The main influences identified from the questionnaire survey were local market conditions and the level of cooperation between channel members. The main differences detected among the network's structural relationships resulted from differing degrees of centralisation. Different channel modes resulted in different degrees of mutual trust, centralisation, profitability, and formality in the relationship between an enterprise and its overseas contacts. The level of electronic business activity was positively related to the level of cooperation with channel partners and to the sales performance of the channel.


For the uplink interleaved single carrier frequency division multiple access (SC-FDMA) system, one of the main problems is that the multiple carrier frequency offsets (CFO), caused by Doppler shift in high-speed wireless communications, will cause severe inter-subcarrier interference (ICI), so as to influence the system performance. In this paper, we propose an effective multiple CFO compensation scheme, for reducing the ICI influence in the uplink interleaved SC-FDMA. On the one hand, the optimal CFO compensation value, which maximizes the signal-to-interference ratio (SIR), is achieved to compensate the CFO for each user at the receiver. On the other hand, the residual ICI is analyzed and an improved minimum mean square error (MMSE) frequency domain equalizer (FDE) receiver is developed which suppresses both ICI and noise. Theoretical analysis and simulation results show that the proposed CFO compensation scheme can effectively reduce the influence of ICI and im-prove the system performance.