Effective forest management, particularly during forest disturbance events, requires timely and accurate monitoring information at appropriate spatial scales. In Hawai'i, widespread 'ōhi'a (Metrosideros polymorpha Gaud.) mortality associated with introduced fungal pathogens affects forest stands across the archipelago, further impacting native ecosystems already under threat from invasive species. Here, we share results from an integrated monitoring program based on high resolution (<5 cm) aerial imagery, field sampling, and confirmatory laboratory testing to detect and monitor 'ōhi'a mortality at the individual tree level across four representative sites on Hawai'i island. We developed a custom imaging system for helicopter operations to map thousands of hectares (ha) per flight, a more useful scale than the ten to hundreds of ha typically covered using small, unoccupied aerial systems. Based on collected imagery, we developed a rating system of canopy condition to identify 'ōhi'a trees suspected of infection by the fungal pathogens responsible for rapid 'ōhi'a death (ROD); we used this system to quickly generate and share suspect tree candidate locations with partner agencies to rapidly detect new mortality outbreaks and prioritize field sampling efforts. In three of the four sites, 98% of laboratory samples collected from suspect trees assigned a high confidence rating (n = 50) and 89% of those assigned a medium confidence rating (n = 117) returned positive detections for the fungal pathogens responsible for ROD. The fourth site, which has a history of unexplained 'ōhi'a mortality, exhibited much lower positive detection rates: only 6% of sampled trees assigned a high confidence rating (n = 16) and 0% of the sampled suspect trees assigned a medium confidence rating (n = 20) were found to be positive for the pathogen. The disparity in positive detection rates across study sites illustrates challenges to definitively determine the cause of 'ōhi'a mortality from aerial imagery alone. Spatial patterns of ROD-associated 'ōhi'a mortality were strongly affected by ungulate presence or absence as measured by the density of suspected ROD trees in fenced (i.e., ungulate-free) and unfenced (i.e., ungulate present) areas. Suspected ROD tree densities in neighboring areas containing ungulates were two to 69 times greater than those found in ungulate-free zones. In one study site, a fence line breach occurred during the study period, and feral ungulates entered an area that was previously ungulate-free. Following the breach, suspect ROD tree densities in this area rose from 0.02 to 2.78 suspect trees/ha, highlighting the need for ungulate control to protect 'ōhi'a stands from Ceratocystis-induced mortality and repeat monitoring to detect forest changes and resource threats.


Abstract. The purpose of this application, under Article 23.9.3 of the Code, is to conserve the name Marmosa isthmica Goldman, 1912 for a species of small Neotropical marsupial. This specific name, which has been used consistently for over a century, is threatened by a senior synonym, Marmosa regina Thomas, 1898, which has been applied incorrectly until very recently.


Cloud storage is one of the service provided by cloud computing in which data is maintained, managed, backed up remotely and made available to users over a network. The user is concerned about the integrity of data stored in the cloud as the users data can be attacked or modified by outside attacker. Therefore a new concept called data auditing which introduced which check the integrity of data with the help of an third party auditor(TPA). In this project, we propose Proof of Retrieval, a privacy-preserving auditing scheme for shared data with large groups in the cloud. We utilize hash signatures to compute verification information on shared data, so that the TPA is able to audit the correctness of shared data, but cannot reveal the identity of the signer on each block. Hash signature and Keys are generated by Merkle Hash Tree. We can implement auditing scheme to perform efficient public auditing to protect both identity and data privacy in cloud environments. And also users can access the data from data owner through cloud provider in real time dynamic cloud environment. Keywords—Public Auditing, Arbitration, Cloud Storage Security


Objective To explore the biomechanical and morphological characters of γ-Irradiated tendon incorporated with norfloxacin and silver immersion.Methods Tendons were randomly divided into three groups:irradiated allogeneic tendon incorporated with norfloxacin and silver group(Group A),deep-frozen allogeneic tendon group(Group B)and autogeneic tendon group(GroupC).Biomechanic or histology properties were observed.Results The ultimate tensile stress of Group A was markedly greater than that of Group B and C(P0.01).All treated tendons differed considerably from the normal tendon in histological.γ-Irradiated tendons had no cellularity, but had a larger amplitude,pitch of crimp,and wider interfibrillar spaces than normal tendons.The deep-frozen tendons also showed less cellularity and had wider interfibrillar spaces.Conclusion γ-Irradiated tendon incorporated with norfloxacin and silver immersion may be used to allogeneic grafts.


Accurate cost estimation in developing a software is very important to avoid over-estimating or under-estimating. The estimation method used is using the Function Points method. The stages of the Function Points method are the first step to compose 5 main parameters and calculate the total UCP, the second step to calculate the total RCAF by referring to 14 characteristics, the third step to calculate the Function Point, the fourth step to calculate the effort, the fifth step to calculate SLoC, the sixth step to calculate SLoC to effort and seventh counts the distribution of effort to activity. From the research that has been done, the estimated cost of developing SIMAS XYZ University software, it is concluded that if XYZ universities want to develop SIMAS software, it will require approximately IDR77,736,766 or equivalent to effort 1,520.74 man / hour.


The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the World Health Organization (WHO) estimate that since the start of the Human Immunode®ciency Virus/Acquired Immune De®ciency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) epidemic close to 53 million people worldwide have become infected with HIV. An overwhelming majority of those infections have occurred in developing countries. Over the past years, the AIDS pandemic has claimed the lives of more than 18 million people, placing HIV/AIDS among three major fatal infectious diseases of mankind, together with malaria and tuberculosis.


Slot coating is a common method of manufacturing films such as optical films, adhesive tapes, etc. It is a pre-metered method: the final wet film thickness is set by the flow rate and the web speed, and independent of other operating parameters and coating liquid properties. Therefore, it is ideal for precise film thickness control. To produce uniform film, the coating flow needs to be steady-state, two-dimensional, and stable. In the slot coating process, however, there are always some small-scale disturbances generated by rotating process units, such as pumps, rolls, etc., and they usually have periodicity. These disturbances cause a non-uniformity of the moving web direction and could spoil the film quality. Therefore, the sensitivity analysis of coating flow under the periodic disturbances is important.Among all disturbances, a change of coating gap, i.e. the distance between the die lip and the moving substrate, is known to the most dangerous disturbance. This type of disturbance is usually called th...


Although the use of a paternalistic style of management is widespread in the non-Western context, it has only recently received attention from Western scholars. in this study, we compare the presence of a paternalistic style of management and delegation practices across two culturally different organizational contexts, namely Chile and the Us. We also examine the effects of these management practices on job satisfaction and organizational commitment in both contexts. Results suggest that delegation of authority was more common in the Us than in Chile, whereas paternalism was higher in Chile than in the Us. Furthermore, delegation and paternalism were positively related to job satisfaction and organizational commitment in both countries. Unexpectedly, delegation had a stronger effect on job satisfaction and organizational commitment than a paternalistic style of management in the Chilean context, whereas the opposite was found in the Us sample. moreover, the effect of a paternalistic management style on both job satisfaction and organizational commitment seemed to be fully mediated by delegation in Chile. We discuss both the theoretical and practical implications of these findings.


1. Verhaegh BP, van Kleef M, Geurts JW, Puylaert M, van Zundert J, Kessels AG, et al. Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation of the splanchnic nerves in patients with chronic pancreatitis: Results of single and repeated procedures in 11 patients. Pain Pract 2013;13:621‐6. 2. Breivik H, Borchgrevink PC, Allen SM, Rosseland LA, Romundstad L, Hals EK, et al. Assessment of pain. Br J Anaesth 2008;101:17‐24. 3. Banks PA, Freeman ML. Practice Parameters Committee of the American College of Gastroenterology. Practice guidelines in acute pancreatitis. Am J Gastroenterol 2006;101:2379‐400. 4. Leung JW, Bowen‐Wright M, Aveling W, Shorvon PJ, Cotton PB. Coeliac plexus block for pain in pancreatic cancer and chronic pancreatitis. Br J Surg 1983;70:730‐2. 5. Papadopoulos D, Kostopanagiotou G, Batistaki C. Bilateral thoracic splanchnic nerve radiofrequency thermocoagulation for the management of end‐stage pancreatic abdominal cancer pain. Pain Physician 2013;16:125‐33. 6. Raj PP, Sahinler B, Lowe M. Radiofrequency lesioning of splanchnic nerves. Pain Pract 2002;2:241‐7. 7. Garcea G, Thomasset S, Berry DP, Tordoff S. Percutaneous splanchnic nerve radiofrequency ablation for chronic abdominal pain. ANZ J Surg 2005;75:640‐4.


Background Liposuction of the abdominal region is a common procedure performed in the United States. A variety of complications can occur when performing this procedure. Objective To present a case of a patient with a seroma as a complication of abdominal liposuction and its management. Results The patient had a recurring seroma of the right lower quadrant of the abdomen that necessitated ultrasound-guided drainage. Conclusion This case provided a valuable lesson. Clinicians should be conscious of the potential for this complication to occur. They must select patients appropriately to limit the risk of adverse events.


In this paper, an overview of novel design and integration approaches for improved performance UHF radio frequency identification (RFID) tags and readers is presented. Ultra-low-cost organic substrates, such as paper, with inkjet-printing capability are investigated for the UHF frequency band. The proposed technology could potentially revolutionize sensor nodes and RFID topologies for various applications such as security, logistics, automotive and pharmaceutical.


associated with In such scenario, asymptomatic misdiagnosed atrial fibrillation (AF) episodes could play an important pathophysiolog-ical role. Some studies atrial (LA) and left ventricular (LV) systolic and diastolic dysfunction as surrogate markers of AF. aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between echocardiographic parameters of LA and LV func- tion, and the occurrence of AF revealed by continuous electrocardiogram (ECG) monitoring in a cohort of CS patients. Methods and results: This is a single-centre prospective cohort study. Seventy-two add predictive value for occurrence of AF over clinical and morpho-functional echocardiographic parameters. Impaired booster pump strain and LVLS strain are strong and independent predictors of AF. Aims: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the main cardiac cause of stroke, but it frequently remains undetected. In these patient monitoring for AF is recommended using a Holter electrocardiogram (ECG). The aim of the present study is to study non- conducted atrial complexes (ncPAC) recorded on Holter ECG as a new predictor of AF. Methods and results: Patients admitted to the Stroke Unit of our hospital for crypto- genic stroke from December 2018 to January 2020 who underwent 24-h electrocardiographic monitoring were prospectively enrolled in the study and were subsequently submitted to 3-month and 6-month follow-up to investigate the occurrence of AF. The study recruited 112 patients. At follow-up visit, AF was diagnosed in 21.4% of the population. The only statistically significant difference between the group with and without a AF diagnosis was the presence of ncPAC (83.3%


Ancient Greek philosophers were the first to postulate the possibility of explaining nature in theoretical terms and to initiate attempts at this. With the rise of monotheistic religions of revelation claiming supremacy over human reason and envisaging a new world to come, studies of the natural order of the transient world were widely considered undesirable. Later, in the Middle Ages, the desire for human understanding of nature in terms of reason was revived. This article is concerned with the fundamental reversal of attitudes, from "undesirable" to "desirable", that eventually led into the foundations of modern science. One of the earliest, most ingenious and most interesting personalities involved was Eriugena, a theologian at the Court of Charles the Bald in the 9th century. Though understanding what we call nature is only one of the several aspects of his theological work, his line of thought implies a turn into a pro-scientific direction: the natural order is to be understood in abstract terms of 'primordial causes'; understanding nature is considered to be the will of God; man encompasses the whole of creation in a physical as well as a mental sense. Basically similar ideas on the reconciliation of scientific rationality and monotheistic religions of revelation were conceived, independently and nearly simultaneously, by the Arab philosopher al-Kindi in Bagdad. Eriugena was more outspoken in his claim that reason is superior to authority. This claim is implicit in the thought of Nicholas of Cusa with his emphasis on human mental creativity as the image of God's creativity; and it is the keynote of Galileo's 'Letter to the Grand Duchess Christina' some 800 years later, the manifesto expressing basic attitudes of modern science.


This paper aims to communicate some of the value commitments that characterize my approach to formal model building in theoretical sociology. It does this through a narrative method, an autobiographical account of shifts in intellectual interests through various phases of my career: from history to philosophy, from philosophy to sociology, from sociology to mathematics and back, followed by several long-term formal theoretical research programs. One of these, pertaining to the formal representation of institutionalized social action systems, is described in terms of its linkage to interpretive sociology, while also noting its limitations from a theoretical science point of view. By interweaving intellectual biography and intellectual history, the paper also provides some contextual background for appreciating the work of the other contributors to this symposium.


emission data measured from continuous emission monitoring systems (CEMS), we developed a new "top-down" approach to estimate efficiencies and GHG and CAP emission factors for electricity generation from combustion of individual fuel types by individual combustion technologies on the basis of power-generation data from U.S. Energy Information Administration's (EIA's) form EIA-923, 6 and plant emission data from Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) Clean Air Markets Division (CAMD) dataset and National Emissions Inventory (NEI) dataset. 7-8 Detailed discussion of the method and data used in this study can be found in Section 2.1. With this top-down approach, we aim to improve the estimates of energy efficiencies and emission factors for power plants using a more consistent methodology, and to update the emission factors, generation efficiencies, and generation technologies mixes in GREET to reflect recent technology advancements in the electricity generation sector.


Despite the investments on information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure, equipment and professional development to improve education and training, integration of ICT into classroom learning still poses challenges to teachers, administrators and policy makers. And while the use of ICT creates a powerful teaching and learning environment its benefits of transforming learning and teaching where interaction of knowledge is active, self-directed and constructive, are yet to be fully enjoyed. The impact of rapid technological change and automation on existing skills has led to the identification of strategies for mitigating challenges associated with the integration of ICT in instruction of engineering subjects. Thus this study set out to establish the existing gaps in the strategies for mitigating challenges associated with the integration of ICT in instruction of engineering subjects. The output of this study was to serve as a blueprint for TVET institutions, ICT policy makers, researchers and other education institutions in Kenya to chart the right course of action for the integration of ICT through policy formulation and implementation in achieving the country's strategy of vision 2030 and sustainable development. This research adopted Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) since it is capable of explaining user behavior across a broad range of end-users of ICT. It utilized descriptive research design which allowed a large target population to be directly observed. It targeted 180 trainers/instructors and 12 administrators from the 12 TVET institutions. Purposive and simple random sampling was used to select 12 administrators and 138 trainers/instructors. Interview schedules and questionnaires were used to collect data and frequency and percentage data analysis were used to identify strategies for mitigating challenges associated with the integration of ICT in instruction of engineering subjects. The strategies for mitigating the said challenges associated with the integration of ICT in instruction of engineering subjects were thus established in this research study conducted in TVET institutions within Uasin Gishu County in Kenya. Based on the findings, the study concluded that there is need for the government to support TVET institutions on the strategies for mitigating challenges associated with the adoption and integration of ICT in instruction of engineering subjects.


In view of the slow calculation process of stochastic algorithm in determining the optimal load transfer scheme, a new method is proposed to solve the problem based on the adaptive immune algorithm with infeasible solution recovery in combination with the basic-tree topology fast judging method. With consideration of all the factors of load transfer, this method is characterized by a complete mathematical model. Due to its infeasible solution recovery technology, it has an advantage over stochastic optimization methods in calculation time.Furthermore, to increase the calculation speed, the basic-tree based topology radial fast identification strategy is used to judge the topological radial constraint limits in distribution system for each new solution during the iteration process, as a result, the calculation time for the evolution optimization process is further reduced. Several case studies have proved the effectiveness and validity of this method.


The article deals with the formation of the Nevjansk iconographic school. The author analyzes the research attitude towards this problem. The author pays special attention to their source and methodological bases and concludes that there is a necessity to develop the complex methodology for an objective evaluation of the Ural Old Believers iconography.


This paper analyses the applications of information technology in securities market and the influences of information technology on the development of securities market,then suggests the method of how to plan and construct IT infrastructure in securities corp.


Kuninkaanniemi, Hanna Brief interventions in counselling for nutrition and the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in primary care adult patients Jyväskylä: University of Jyväskylä, 2018, 163 p. (JYU Dissertations ISSN 2489-9003; 30) ISBN 978-951-39-7582-1 (PDF) (Finnish summary) Diss. This research i) examined the influence of a brief nutrition-based intervention among primary care patients in changing nutrition and clinical values related to metabolic syndrome (study 1), and ii) assessed nutrition and the prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its clinical determinants among primary care patients in different sociodemographic groups (study 2). In study 1, a systematic literature review was conducted on eight databases during Sept.-Oct. 2016 with a final update in Nov. 2017. In study 2, data (n=557 for RO II-III, n=251 for RO IV-V) collected in primary care practices in Central Finland in 2006-2008 for the EVI study were analysed using Chi-Square test, GLM and Logistic Regression. Study 1: The systematic search produced 983 articles, five of which met the inclusion criteria. The studies found only a weak effect of a brief intervention in modifying nutrition behaviour. The brief interventions had no influence on clinical outcomes. Study 2: Sociodemographic status influenced both the prevalence of metabolic syndrome and incidence of the single clinical determinants of metabolic syndrome. Both were most commonly found in men, the lower educated, retirees, and students and the unemployed. In total, 40 % of men and 27 % of women had metabolic syndrome. The association between obesity and metabolic syndrome was strong: only 4 % of the patients without metabolic syndrome were obese. No influence on the prevalence of metabolic syndrome was found for nutrition or nutrition-related health behaviours. To conclude, high quality trials are needed to appraise the effectiveness of brief interventions in modifying nutrition. The prevalence of metabolic syndrome differed between the sociodemographic groups; hence health promotion and disease prevention should be targeted accordingly. Owing to data limitations, no influence on the prevalence of metabolic syndrome was observed for nutrition or other health-related behaviours; however a clear association was found between the prevalence of metabolic syndrome and obesity. Thus, metabolic syndrome should be addressed in primary care patients when obesity, alone or with abnormal blood pressure, another easy-to-address indicator, is present.


Alexander Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki, Department of Fisheries Technology and Aquaculture, P.O. Box 157, GR-63200, Nea Moudania, Halkidiki, Greece Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Institute of Marine Biology, Biotechnology and Aquaculture, P.O.Box. 2214, 71003, Iraklion, Crete, Greece Technological Educational Institute of Messolonghi, Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries Management, Nea Ktiria, 30200, Messolonghi, Greece


An analysis is presented of the experience and lessons learned of running a MOOC in introductory physical chemistry. The course was unique in allowing students to conduct experimental measurements using a virtual laboratory constructed using video and simulations. A breakdown of the student background and motivation for taking the course is presented, and the student feedback on the course is also provided. It is concluded that even practical based chemistry courses can be successfully delivered online and such courses have the potential to provide a valuable addition to campus based chemistry teaching at university level.


In the current medical insurance claims process, there are problems of low efficiency and complex services. When a patient applies for medical insurance claims, he/she must go to the hospital to apply for a diagnosis certificate and receipt and then send the relevant application documents to the insurance company. The patient will not receive compensation until the company completes the verification with the patient's hospital. However, we can improve the current dilemma through blockchain technology. Blockchain technology can effectively open up the information channels of the insurance industry and medical institutions, promote industry integration, and enhance the ability of insurance companies to obtain information. In this research, we used blockchain and smart contract technology to make the following contributions to the development of Internet insurance. First, blockchain and smart contract technology can effectively solve the problem of online underwriting. Second, it is conducive to improving supervision. Third, it is conducive to solving risk control problems. Fourth, it is conducive to effective anti-money laundering. The proposed scheme fulfills the following security requirements: mutual authentication of identities, non-repudiation between each of two roles, and other major blockchain-based security requirements. In the event of a dispute, we also proposed an arbitration mechanism to divide responsibilities.


The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of financial ratios on bankruptcy rates using the Altman z-score model. This research was conducted on real estate and property companies on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) in 2014 - 2016. The population consists of 31 companies and a sample of 31 real estate and property companies on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX). The ratio used as an analysis tool is profitability ratio, liquidity, leverage, sales growth (sales growth). The analysis technique used is multiple linear regression analysis. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 21 software. The results showed that the variables of profitability, liquidity, leverage, and sales growth had a positive and significant effect on the level of bankruptcy.


Medicago truncatula is a model plant for molecular genetic studies of legumes and plant-microbe interactions. To accelerate finding of genes that play roles in the early stages of nodulation and stress responses, a transgenic plant was developed that contains a promoter-reporter fusion. The promoter of rip1, a Rhizobium-induced peroxidase gene, was fused to the coding region of β-glucuronidase (GUS) gene and inserted into a modified plant transformation vector, pSLJ525YN, in which the bar gene was preserved from the original plasmid but the neomycin phosphotransferase gene was replaced by a polylinker. Transformation of M. truncatula was carried out by vacuum infiltration of young seedlings with Agrobacterium. Despite low survival rates of infiltrated seedlings, three independent transformants were obtained from repeated experiments. Southern blot analyses revealed that 7 of 8 transgenic plants of the T₁ generation contained the bar gene whereas 6 T₁ plants contained the GUS gene. These results indicate that vacuum infiltration is an effective method for transformation of M. truncatula. The progeny seeds of the transgenic plants will be useful for mutagenesis and identification of genes that are placed upstream and may influence the expression of rip1 in cellular signaling processes including nodulation.


A particular linear estimate with three terms approximation using ordered observations is discussed which seems to be simple to calculate. This estimate is applicable for any sample size for some special distributions without considerable loss in efficiency and is, therefore, of practical value.


Objective: To determine the prevalence of oralmucositis in children receiving chemotherapyfor acute lymphoblastic leukemia in EdgardoRebagliati Martins hospital, from 2007 to 2011.
Materials and methods: A retrospective investigationwas performed between 2007 y 2011. Thestudy was comprised of the medical records ofpatients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia inthe pediatric hematology department from 1 to14 years and 11 month old. Data were collectedon a card to be analyzed in a database created forthis purpose.
. Results: Of the 107 medical recordsof patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia,49 (45.8%) developed oral mucositis. Of these 49patients, correspond to males 25 (23.4%) and females24 (22.4%). The oral mucositis grade I 22(84.6 %) was more frequently presented in the0 to 5 years with 22 (84.6%) cases. The highestpercentage of neutropenia and leukocytosis wasassociated with B acute lymphoblastic leukemiain children with an absolute of 92.5% and 91.3%respectively.
Conclusion: The prevalence of oralmucositis is higher in children with acute lymphoblasticleukemia B, in the group of 1 -5 years.


The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a magnetic disk glass substrate, and one object thereof is, even if a small particle size abrasive grains in the polishing step of polishing the glass substrate, and is performed at a high frequency in the ultrasonic washing step after the polishing step in the case of ultrasonic treatment, particles can be effectively removed the glass substrate surface. The method of manufacturing a magnetic disk glass substrate comprises an ultrasonic cleaning step of the glass substrate to ultrasonic cleaning after polishing the glass substrate polishing process and a polishing step, having a particle size of 10nm ~ 30nm abrasive particles in the polishing step, the ultrasonic washing step, at a frequency of 300KHz ~ 1000KHz a first ultrasonic washing to form secondary particles, then washed a second ultrasonic wave at a frequency of 30KHz ~ 100KHz.


Let us begin with a simple result. Proposition. Let X be a non-orientable closed surface differentiably imbedded into the euclidean 4-space R4. Then there is a line in R4 which intersects X at more than two points. Proof. Let c be any point of R4 and let r be the smallest number such that X is contained in the closed 4-spheroid W of centre c and radius r. Clearly the boundary 3-sphere S of W intersects X.


Social media is a platform of reflection our society to depicts various views and opinions on how society should live. Social media, either it is printed, electronic or the web helps community stay connected one way or another. So, to say even teaching how one should choose a brand. Brand in this article refers to a brand is a permanent mark that is hotâ€stamped onto a good or service. This article will look into how social media is making an impact of the brand chosen by consumer. This contextual discussion will focus on how social media is seen a platform that could stimulate the thoughts of consumer in choosing and buying certain brand in a sociological view. In discussing the impact of social media and brand, various factors brands familiarity, perception, quality and value will be covered.


S YMBOLIC "CONTAMINATION" IN THE TESTAMENT OF FRANCOIS VILLON B BY EVELYN BIRGE VITZ Wa As an initial approach or avenue into Villon's Testament and accessorily his other works, I would like to propose a study of certain aspects of his use of symbolic expression: a study of certain words and groups of words which seem central to this problem. An attempt will be made to demonstrate that such an approach is, both in its farreaching and in its immediate results, more fruitful than the traditional thematic approach to Villon's poetry. The erotic symbolism in the Testament is a particularly useful place to begin this study for the simple reason that it is both frequent and problematic. The reader occasionally meets passages of blatant and open sexual meaning. Far more frequently, however, he is confronted with passages whose sexual overtones and implied double meanings are very subtle. The subtlety of this symbolism poses serious problems for the reader who wishes to read accurately and fully, without reading anything into the next. In trying to understand why one so often has the vague impression that there is a hidden sexual meaning even when it is not totally justified in the passage in question, I realized that this phenomenon is related to the accumulation of sexual nuances over the course of the work. A symbolic equivalence, once established between two words or objects, extends in its general effect to other words with more or less the same meaning, or to words pertaining to the same domain of reality. Such groups of words will be referred to as " families "or" semantic fields." In some cases these other words take on themselves a clear and direct erotic


Charles Darwin, who was married to his first cousin, Emma Wedgwood, was one of the first experimentalists to demonstrate the adverse effects of inbreeding and to question the consequences of consanguineous mating. He documented the phenomenon of inbreeding depression for numerous plant species, and this caused him to worry about the health of his own children, who were often ill. To determine whether Darwin's fears were justified, we constructed a pedigree of the Darwin/Wedgwood dynasty from the large quantity of genealogical information published on these families. The inbreeding coefficients (F) computed from the pedigree show that Darwin's children were subject to a moderate level of inbreeding (F = 0.0630), and the progeny of related families had still higher inbreeding values (e.g., F = 0.1255 for the progeny of Henry Wedgwood, Emma Wedgwood's brother). The analysis of a sample of 25 Darwin/Wedgwood families belonging to four consecutive generations shows a statistically significant positive association between child mortality (death at or before the age of 10 years) and inbreeding coefficient detected by means of nonparametric tests (&tgr; = 0.309, P = 0.040). Our findings suggest that the high childhood mortality experienced by the Darwin progeny (3 of his 10 children died at age 10 or younger) might be a result of increased homozygosity of deleterious recessive alleles produced by the consanguineous marriages within the Darwin/Wedgwood dynasty.


This writing has the pretension to elucidate the statute of time in the capitalist discourse and in the psychoanalysis. Besides, a brief historical boarding is made for locating the particularities of the capitalist discourse and its infl uences in the treatment of time. It is also shown how the time has become treated as an object of consumption due to the production imperatives promoting this discourse. Then, Freudian postulates related to the timeless characteristic of unconscious are retaken, as well as the Lacanian contributions regarding the logical time and the unconscious as the Master's discourse, to analyze the differences existing with when approaching the time in the capitalist discourse. In conclusion, the characteristics of each speech in the treatment of time are established.


SUMMARY STATISTICS OF REVISIONS UP TO ONE YEAR TO FIRST ESTIMATESYear-on-year rates of change, January 2005 - June 2008 Exports Imports Monthly data Quarterly data Monthly data Quarterly dataMin -1.33 -0.03 -0.56 -0.23Max 5.71 3.65 7.71 3.11% Positive 92.86 92.86 83.33 78.57% Sign yoy ij = Sign yoy i 95.24 100.00 92.86 100.00Direction 95.12 76.92 95.12 100.00Mean 1.68 1.18 2.15 1.52Significance test (ratio- t ) 4.98 *** 3.44 *** 4.91 *** 3.65 ***Mean Absolute Revision 1.75 1.18 2.23 1.56Relative Mean Absolute Revision 0.20 0.16 0.28 0.20Normality test statisticsJarque-Bera 2.59 1.42 2.87 1.83Doornik and Hansen 3.90 2.28 3.99 9.45 *** Notes: % Positive - Percentage of strictly positive revisions. % Sign yoy Sign yoy ij i - Percentage of observations for which the sign of estimates for vintages ij and i is thesame. Direction -Percentage of observations for which the direction (acceleration ordeceleration) of estimates for vintage ij and vintage i isthe same. *** denotes significance at 1 percent, ** at 5 per cent level and * at a 10 per cent level.


A replacement policy is considered that maximizes mean time-to-failure (MTTF) of a system with N spare units. The optimum replacement time of a system with k spares (k=1, 2, ..., N) is derived successively from MTTF with k-1 spares by induction. The maximum MTTF is approximately given by a reciprocal of the hazard rate. >


Selecting the best architecture for a Deep Neural Network (DNN) is a non-trivial task since there is a massive amount of possible configurations (layers and parameters) and great difficulty in how to choose them. To make this task more independent of human interaction, this work addresses the DNN architecture selection problem as a multi-objective optimization task with different criteria in a combinatorial context. For this, we defined a new way to represent the architecture of DNN (layer sequence) as a solution in the optimization process. The proposed method attempts to find the best composition and sequence of layers for the DNN architecture satisfying two criteria: accuracy and $F_{1} {score}$. The method was evaluated for performance and compared to the exhaustive and random approaches and state-of-the-art DNN algorithms. The results obtained showed that the proposed method is capable of achieving results close to the optimum, and competitive when compared to those results reached by state of the art algorithms.


Este trabajo fue recibido el 15 de octubre de 2018. Aceptado con modificaciones: 08 de enero de 2019. Aceptado para ser publicado: 22 de marzo de 2019. SUMMARY Obesity is characterized by an abnormal production of adipocytokines, generating chronic inflammation associated in turn with endothelial dysfunction, atherosclerosis and insulin resistance. On the other hand, it is a risk factor for vitamin D deficiency, thus establishing an inverse relationship between the plasma levels of this nutrient and acute phase proteins with low vitamin D levels, being able to boost the inflammatory response in obesity. In this context, the correction of poor vitamin D status could be an effective addition to the treatment of obesity; however, evidence of future trials that can support the regulatory effects of supplementation is required. The objective of this review is to analyze the existing evidence and establish the relationship between plasma levels of vitamin D and chronic inflammation associated with obesity. The methodology consists of a sensitive search in the PubMed and Trip Database, limiting the search to articles in English and Spanish published through January 2019. Priority was given to clinical trials, original articles and systematic reviews, from which other relevant research was identified.


The invention discloses a thin film transistor (TFT) glass substrate and a display device. By adopting the thin film transistor glass substrate, the quantity of parts of a display device backlight source module can be reduced, the structure of the backlight source module can be simplified, the production cost of the backlight source module can be optimized, and the cost can be reduced. The thin film transistor glass substrate is provided with a light source assembly.


The collapse of a highway overpass in Laval, Quebec, in September 2006 has spurred the inspection of 135 concrete bridges, overpasses, and ramps in Quebec. Transports Canada is leading the action plan which involves the inspection, assessment, coring, and structural analysis calculations of the 135 concrete slab steel reinforced structures that range in age from three to 30 years. A report from the inspections committee is slated for delivery to the provincial government by mid-October 2007. The 36-year-old fallen fallen concrete overpass has been replaced with a concrete slab structure on a steel frame supported by twin concrete pillars.


The idea of whether repetition has any relation with the writing quality of the text has remained an issue that intrigues a number of scholars in linguistics and in writing studies. Michael Hoey (1991), Halliday and Hasan (1976) are two prominent works in presenting detailed and thoughtful analysis of repetition occurrences in the text. This study uses a model of lexical cohesion proposed by Witte and Faigley (1981) which itself is based on the taxonomies of cohesive ties presented by Halliday and Hasan (1976).  The model deals with lexical cohesion and its subclasses, namely, repetition (same type, synonym, near-synonym, super-ordinate item, and general item) and collocation. The corpus includes five argumentative essays written by students in the field of English language literature. Five teaching assistants were asked to rank the papers on a five-point scale based on their perception of the papers' writing quality. The results showed that the paper that received the lowest rating in terms of the writing quality was the one that included the largest number of repetition occurrences of the same type. The study concludes by arguing that repetition may not be considered as monolithic, and suggests that every type of repetition needs to be examined individually in order to determine what enhances and what deteriorates the writing quality.


A two-parameter family of moving solitary waves in nonlinear quadratic media is obtained and discussed in different parameter spaces, where they are unstable in certain domains. The stability criterion is derived and confirmed by means of a beam propagation method.


Ceramic solid solutions within the ternary system of Pb(Zn/sub 1/3/Nb/sub 2/3/)O/sub 3/-Pb(Ni/sub 1/3/Nb/sub 2/3/)O/sub 3/-Pb(Zr/sub 1/2/Ti$ d1/sub /2/)O/sub 3/ (PZN-PNN-PZT) were synthesized via two methods: the mixed oxide method and the columbite method. Phase development of the calcined powders and the crystal structure of sintered ceramics were analyzed by X-ray diffraction. The ferroelectric properties of the ceramics were characterized by a combination of dielectric and hysteresis measurements. It was observed that for the binary systems PZN-PZT and PNN-PZT, the change in the transition temperature (T/sub m/) is nearly linear with respect to the PZT content. Ferroelectric properties were analyzed to elucidate the nature of the phase transformation and identify the impact of the processing conditions. With these data, ferroelectric phase diagrams were derived showing the transition between the pseudo-cubic relaxor behavior of PZN and PNN to the tetragonal normal ferroelectric behavior of PZT. This transition was also correlated to changes in the diffuseness parameter /spl delta//sub /spl gamma// When comparing ceramics prepared by the columbite method and the mixed oxide route, ceramics prepared by the mixed oxide method showed a lower remanent polarization P/sub r/ and a higher coercive field E/sub c/. Additionally, ceramics prepared by the columbite method displayed sharp transitions in ferroelectric properties across the MPB composition, whereas these transitions were obscured in ceramics prepared by the mixed oxide method. It is proposed that the different reaction paths influenced the degree of compositional heterogeneity in these complex perovskite solid solutions, which was clearly reflected in the nature of the phase transition.


The assembled composite bridge pier with high performance steel (HPS) and ultra-high performance fibre reinforced cementitious composite material (UHPFRC) possess the advantages of factory production and good seismic performance. In order to improve the connection degree and seismic performance of pier-foundation embedded joint in HPS-UHPFRC composite pier, PBL shear connectors and UHPFRC were adopted in the embedded part. Numerical simulation was carried out on the seismic performance of the joint with PBL shear connectors and without the connectors. Besides, the parametric analysis of the main influencing factors was conducted, including the construction of PBL shear connector, embedded depth of the pier and material types of the joint. The influence laws were obtained through the comparisons, and reasonable suggestions were provided for the design of HPS-UHPFRC composite pier-foundation joint.


Objectives In cross sectional studies, relationships between perceived stressors and self-reported health are suspected of mono-method bias related to negative affectivity. The purpose of this work was to test if work organisational characteristics (WOC) reported by managers were related to psychological distress (PD) reported by call-handlers, taking into account their perception of work conditions (perceived strain) and usual individual confounders. Method Managers of 107 call-centres were queried by occupational physicians on their call-centres' WOC. 4002 call-handlers (2,929 women were considered here) of these call-centres completed self-reported questionnaires in order to evaluate perceived work strain (Karasek and Siegrist questionnaires) and PD (12-items General Health Questionnaire). A 2-level analysis tested the relationships between 14 WOC and PD score, with and without adding perceived strain as confounder, assuming that unchanged coefficients between WOC and PD score flag a direct effect of WOC on psychological distress. We also analysed perceived strain as an effect modificator for WOC using interactions. Results Five of 14 WOC were significantly related to the PD score: type of calls, call-centre size, number of activity parameters displayed on screen, instructions for client relationships, and required control role of supervisor. In adding perceived strain, the relationship only remained for the type of call. Conclusions Main results of this study are (1) existence of relationships between WOC reported by managers and psychological distress reported by call-handlers (2) most of effects of WOC are moderated by the perception of work strain.


Blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm (BPDCN), previously known as blastic natural killer (NK)-cell lymphoma, is a rare, aggressive tumor, which primarily affects the elderly (mean age 61–67 years), although it can occur at any age, including childhood.[1][1] The cell of origin, previously


Objective: Emergency Department (ED) attendances with chest pain reduced during the COVID-19 lockdown. To understand factors influencing patient decision to attend hospital, we performed a local service evaluation project in NHS Lothian. Methods: We collated data on online searches and local clinical services on the number of ED presentations and chest pain clinic (CPC) referrals with suspected acute coronary syndrome between January and May 2020 and compared findings with the same period in 2019. We also carried out 28 semi-structured telephone interviews with patients who presented with chest pain during lockdown and in patients with known coronary heart disease under the outpatient care of a cardiologist in April and May 2020. Interviews were audio recorded and salient themes and issues documented as verbatim extracts. Results: Online searches for the term chest pain doubled after 01/03/2020, peaking in week commencing 22/03/2020 and returning to 2019 levels during April 2020. In contrast, chest pain presentations to ED and CPC decreased, with the greatest reduction in the final week of March 2020 (128 v 287 (average weekly ED attendance 2019), and 6 v 23 (average weekly CPC referral 2019)). This aligned with key government messages to Protect the NHS and the NHS is open campaign. Patient interviews revealed three main themes; 1) pandemic help-seeking behaviour2) COVID-19 exposure concerns; 3) favourable Hospital experience if admitted. Conclusions: Dynamic monitoring of public health and media messaging should evaluate public response to healthcare campaigns to ensure the net impact on health, pandemic and non-pandemic related, is optimised.


The apparent temperature of nonisothermal sheets with a wavelength dependent absorption coefficient was investigated. A polypropylene sheet with a parabolic temperature distribution across its thickness was used as an illustration of apparent temperature calculations. It was found that the variation of the apparent temperature of polypropylene with thickness was different from that of gray media (with absorption coefficient independent of wave length). This difference was attributed to the effect of thickness on the spectral distribution of the radiation emitted by the sheet.


The civil society group 'Lausitz Perspectives' ('Lausitzer Perspektiven') is commit-ted to positively shaping structural change in the Lausitz region and actively influencing the transition to a post-fossil economy. It views itself as a platform for exchange and understanding of what the future of the region could look like. Citizens should not be passive spectators but should act to shape and man-age structural change.


Plant species in abandoned lands of Wanshan,Wuchuan and Kaiyang mercury mines in Guizhou were investigated to seek dominant plants with mercury enrichment capacity in karst area.There are 17 plant species in mining area and slag area.The quantity of Pteris vittata,Arthraxon hispidus and other six species is higher and more than 20 plants of each species can be found in a sample plot.The fresh weight of the aboveground part of Xanthium sibiricum,Pteris vittata and other 4species is above 100 g.The mercury content of Pteris vittata、Setaria viridis and other 5species is above 1mg/kg.Setaria viridis and Pteris vittata are of higher mercury enrichment coefficient in 17 plant species.In conclusion,Pteris vittata has the good adaptability to soil polluted with mercury and higher mercury enrichment capacity according to integrated indexes.


We present a simple, frequency domain, preprocessing step to Kirchhoff migration that allows the method to image scatterers when the wave field phase information is lost at the receivers, and only intensities are measured. The resulting imaging method does not require knowing the phases of the probing field or manipulating the phase of the wave field at the receivers. In a regime where the scattered field is small compared to the probing field, the problem of recovering the full-waveform scattered field from intensity data can be formulated as an embarrassingly simple least-squares problem. Although this only recovers the projection (on a known subspace) of the full-waveform scattered field, we show that, for high frequencies, this projection gives Kirchhoff images asymptotically identical to the images obtained with full waveform data. Our method can also be used when the source is modulated by a Gaussian process and autocorrelations are measured at an array of receivers.


High pressure photoionization mass spectrometry has been employed to study the ion molecule reaction C2H4+ + C2H4 → C3H5+ + CH3 at wavelengths between 700 and 1180 A. Measurements have been made of the apparent ionization cross section of both C2H4+ and C3H5+ as a function of photon energy. The threshold energy for the reaction coincides with the ionization threshold of the parent ion at 10.51 eV. The reaction cross section decreases as the internal energy of the ionic reactant increases. Vibrational structure, observed in the C2H4+ photoionization efficiency curve immediately above threshold (10.51−11.7 eV) permits a rough estimate of the change in reaction cross section with vibrational excitation. For the first three observed levels the change in cross section is ≤ 10%. However, for the fourth and fifth levels the cross section has dropped by approximately 25%. In the energy region between 11.7 and 12.1 eV a slight increase in the C2H4+ photoionization efficiency curve appears which is not reflected in the C3H5+ curve. A large increase in the photoionization efficiency curve of C2H4+ occurs at 12.2 eV, the threshold of the 2B3 first excited electronic state of the ion. A dramatic decrease is observed in the reaction probability of C2H formed at energies above 12.2 eV. The cross section for reaction in the excited 2B3 state is ≤ 13% of the cross section for reaction in the lowest vibrational level of the ground electronic state. The observed decrease in reactivity is independent of repeller voltage at ion exit energies below 3 eV. Pressure studies reveal that after one or two collisions, the reactivity of C2H4+ is re−established, suggesting that relaxation of internal excitation is an efficient process. The change in reactivity of C2H4+ with internal energy is compared to the effects of translational excitation as determined using the techniques of ion cyclotron resonance spectroscopy.


In automatic video surveillance applications, one of the most popular topics consists of separating the moving objects from the static part of the scene. In this context, Gaussian Mixture Model (GMM) background subtraction has been widely employed. It is based on a probabilistic approach that achieves satisfactory performance thanks to its ability to handle complex background scenes. However, the background model estimation step is still problematic; the main difficulty is to decide which distributions of the mixture belong to the background. To achieve an improved overall performance, motion cue could provide a rich source of information about the scene. Therefore, in this paper, we propose a new approach based on incorporating an uniform motion model into GMM background subtraction. By considering these both cues, high accuracy of foreground segmentation is obtained. Our approach has been experimentally validated showing better segmentation performance by comparisons with other approaches published in the literature.


Micro‐RNAs (miRs) have emerged as key gene regulators in many diseases, including stroke. We recently reported that miR‐30a protects N2A cells against ischemic injury, in part through enhancing beclin 1‐mediated autophagy. The present study explores further the involvement of miR‐30a in ischemia‐induced apoptosis and its possible mechanisms in primary cortical neurons and stroked mouse brain. We demonstrate that miR‐30a level is significantly decreased in cortical neurons after 1‐hr oxygen–glucose deprivation (OGD)/24‐hr reoxygenation. Overexpression of miR‐30a aggravated the OGD‐induced neuronal cell death, whereas inhibition of miR‐30a attenuated necrosis and apoptosis as determined by 3‐(4,5‐dimethyl‐2‐thiazolyl)‐2,5‐di‐phenyl‐2H‐tetrazolium bromide, lactate dehydrogenase, TUNEL, and cleaved caspase‐3. The amount of HSPA5 protein, which is predicted to be a putative target of miR‐30a by TargetScan, could be reduced by pre‐miR‐30a, whereas it was increased by anti‐miR‐30a. Furthermore, the luciferase reporter assay confirmed that miR‐30a directly binds to the predicted 3′‐UTR target sites of the hspa5 gene. The cell injury regulated by miR‐30a in OGD‐treated cells could be aggravated by HSPA5 siRNA. We also observed an interaction of HSPA5 and caspase‐12 by coimmunoprecipitation and speculate that HSPA5 might be involved in endoplasmic reticulum stress‐induced apoptosis. In vivo, reduced miR‐30a increased the HSPA5 level and attenuated ischemic brain infarction in focal ischemia‐stroked mice. Downregulation of miR‐30a could prevent neural ischemic injury through upregulating HSPA5 protein expression, and decreased ER stress‐induced apoptosis might be one of the mechanisms underlying HSPA5‐mediated neuroprotection. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.


The social character of the language was stressed long time ago. The roles of the participants in a social situation influence their speech in terms of the amount of talk, turn taking, language functions and so on. Therefore, the analysis of discourse produced in a particular speech situation takes into consideration the participants' positions in it. Classroom is a speech situation whose participants are the teacher and learners. In a foreign language classroom the positions of its participants are not the same with reference to language knowledge which is the aim and means of their verbal interaction. This inequality is reflected in the basic features of language use, as mentioned above. The teacher and learners in a foreign language classroom gather in this social situation for a specific purpose, the purpose of learning (as defined by A. M. Thomas, 1987; 14). In the FL classroom the teacher knows the language and the learners do not. So, he/she is required to transmit a body of knowledge and skills to the learners.


While Mr. Hasell's argument that optimal earth resource inventory and monitoring systems will necessarily require data from several sources is a sound one, a comment on the use of the phrase "multistage approach" is perhaps in order. The basic problem is to differentiate between two real and significantly different, though complementary, approaches to quantity estimation. The first method involves the use of several levels of information--satellite imagery, low and high resolution aircraft data in resource areal extent classification inventories calibrated to known ground data models. The second estimation technique ultilizes all data levels in an integrated, randomized sample design. The former approach is that described by Mr. Hasell while the latter embodies sample plans such as introduced in William G. Cochran's Sampling Techniques (Second Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.).


result. Like most strikes, its settlement was essentially a truce in an ongoing and protracted war, whose rules of engagement the UMWA had only partially succeeded in challenging. A Strike Like No Other Strike raises critical questions. A legalistic approach to labor relations is at the heart of the collective bargaining process. Unions train shop stewards to enforce and defend the union contract as if it were something timeless and immutable. But a collective bargaining agreement is not etched in stone; it is nothing more than a reflection of the balance of power between labor and management at the time it was signed. It may offer workers (and employers) a temporary respite from continual conflict, but it does not resolve the underlying contest for power that gave rise to it. The problem is that the legalistic framework, necessary though it may be, ultimately works in management's favor. Richard Trumka, who led the UMWA during the Pittston strike, put it bluntly: "The labor laws in this country are formulated for labor to lose. And if you play by every one of those rules, you lose every time" (p. 129). Trumka's strike strategy was to challenge the law's bias without consigning his members and their union to outlaw status. This goal was not achieved, but the Pittston strike was a remarkable attempt to deal with the contradiction between law and justice. Brisbin has done a superb job both of capturing the drama and of analyzing its implications.


Introduction: How Film Became Art 1. Vachel Lindsay and the Universal Film Collection 2. Overlapping Publics: Hollywood and Columbia University, 1915 3. Mandarins and Marxists: Harvard and the Rise of Film Experts 4. Iris Barry, Hollywood Imperialism, and the Gender of the Nation 5. The Museum of Modern Art and the Roots of the Cultural Cold War 6. The Politics of Patronage: How the NEA (Accidentally) Created American Avant-Garde Film Conclusion: The End of the Studio System


A general strategy for the synthesis of water-soluble main-chain polyfullerenes developed by scientists in South Korea has potential for biomedical applications and for building molecular machinery, they claim. The group prepared a water-soluble poly(fullerocyclodextrin) by the nucleophilic polyaddition of C 60 and a supramolecular host-guest complex of cyclodextrin and an aromatic diamine. The work was carried out by Kurt E. Geckeler, professor of materials science and engineering; postdoctoral researcher Shashadhar Samal; and graduate student Bum-Jin Choi at Kwangju Institute of Science & Technology [ Chem. Commun. , 2000 ,1373]. "Previous attempts to synthesize fullerene main-chain polymers have been based on multistep synthetic concepts and resulted in water-insoluble materials," Geckeler tells C&EN. "Our new reaction concept, which we call the supramolecular polyreaction, is designed to hydrophilize the guest monomer, a hydrophobic aromatic diamine, by shielding it in the cavity of a cyclodextrin. "O...


A general formalism is derived, that allows the evaluation of magnetic instabilities of all types of electric arc. It is shown that a stability criterion exists which is determined by the interaction between the magnetic forces, the frictional force and the so-called isotherm movement. This criterion can be expressed in terms of a dimensionless parameter Mk: when Mk is smaller than a critical value Mkcr, then the arc is absolutely stable, when Mk = Mkcr a stationary, deflected condition arises, and when Mk>Mkcr the arc is unstable. Depending on the magnitude of the growth rate however, a convective stabilisation, caused by an axial flow component, can result. The results of the theory are applied to a variety of technically interesting arcs, such as axially blown arcs, arcs in gaps and transversely blown arcs.


Students at Brigham Young University have developed a new, low-cost synthetic aperture radar (SAR) system, the BYU muSAR. The simple design, based on a linear frequency modulated continuous wave signal (LFM-CW), reduces the size and power compared to a conventional pulsed SAR system. This enables the BYU muSAR to fly on a small UAV, further reducing the cost of operation and extending the use of SAR into new areas. Design parameters and specifications for the BYU muSAR are presented in this paper, together with results from experimental data collection and test flights.


The true "Lord" in Heidegger's later thinking, is the truth of the essence of being. By virtue of the inqury into the question of "God's Death", Heidegger revealed the historical destiny of Western thought in the past two hundred years, which lay in the forgetting of and escaping from "nothingness" as the essence of being. In the fourfold world of the later Heidegger, God is no more the refuge of man escaping from the essenc of being,but a hint to the Ereignise of being itself. The theological sense of Heidegger's "ontological difference" lies in the liberation of God from its thingness(Seiendkeit). There is undoubtedly contained in Heidegger's later thinking a religious experience, but unfortunately because of the ambiguity in his religious thought, Heidegger's "God" is not adequate for the expression of this experience. We believe that in Heidegger's thinking, apart from the open God, there is also a "Secrete Lord" , which is the essence of being; that is the only true "Holy".


L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (L-dopa)-rich faba (Vicia faba L.) tissues are a potentially useful source for its pharmaceutical purpose, although the species contains health curious vicine and convicine in the seeds. We determined the contents of L-dopa, vicine, and convicine in different tissues of faba plants throughout the entire growth period. The three compounds accumulated in germinating sprouts and showed high contents at 8 days of germination, especially in the epicotyl containing 132.33 mg∙g−1 DW of L-dopa, 19.81 mg∙g−1 DW of vicine, and 10.38 mg∙g−1 DW of convicine, respectively. We compared the contents of the three compounds among leaves of different ages in plants at different growth stages. The samples could be ranked, from highest to lowest content, ranging from 11.11 to 81.82 mg∙g−1 DW, as follows: new leaves > young leaves > old leaves; and vegetative > flowering > ripening. Vicine and convicine were not detected in leaves or flowers. The L-dopa content was high in flowers, especially young flower buds, ranging from 36.51 to 100.70 mg∙g−1 DW. In older flowers, the L-dopa content tended to decrease as the calyx and petal parts developed. In addition, the three compounds showed decreasing contents in pods, stems, and roots with increasing plant age. The results of this study provide information on the timing and extent of L-dopa, vicine, and convicine accumulation in different faba tissues, and indicate that various by-products, especially new/young leaves and flowers, are potential sources of natural L-dopa.


Asphalt rubber (AR) has been used worldwide in road engineering not only for improving the performance of asphalt mixtures but also for providing an advantage in environmental protection. Yet the application of AR is greatly restricted in China for its shortcoming of being only possible to be used in a gap or open gradation mixture to ensure stripping resistance as well as anti-rutting performance. Stabilised rubber modified asphalt (SRMA) with lower high-temperature viscosity and better store stability than traditional AR was developed in our previous research and has been widely applied in projects with good results. In this paper, to evaluate the validation of SRMA in dense mixtures, five kinds of dense mixtures commonly used in China were designed with SRMA as binder. Engineering properties, including high-temperature performance, low-temperature performance, moisture stability, fatigue performance and mechanical properties, including dynamic modulus and phase angle were laboratory evaluated and analysed. For the purpose of comparison, a kind of representative styrene-butadiene-styrene (SBS) polymer modified asphalt commonly used in China was selected to prepare samples with the same gradation of SRMA mixtures, and the same performance tests were conducted. In addition, a brief cost analysis among SRMA, SBS-modified asphalt and traditional AR was performed. Results show good performance and economy of SRMA and corresponding dense mixtures, thus it is possible, using SRMA for dense mixture design in practical engineering, to reduce construction cost.


Matrix converter is a type of AC/AC conversion with great potential on the ongoing research and application field of power electronics. In this work, a direct matrix converter is investigated through a Simulink model with Space Vector Modulation (SVM) and the results are compared with the dynamical model of the same converter with Venturini modulation. The SVM technique is revised in a simple dq-plane and the voltage ratio results are also compared.


For original version see: 1 Specziár A., Erős T.: Dietary variability in fishes: the roles of taxonomic, spatial, 2 temporal and ontogenetic factors. Hydrobiologia (2014) 724:109–125. DOI 3 10.1007/s10750-013-1728-x 4 5 6 Dietary variability in fishes: the roles of taxonomic, spatial, temporal and ontogenetic 7 factors 8 9 András Specziár*, Tibor Erős 10 11 Balaton Limnological Institute, MTA Centre for Ecological Research, Klebelsberg K. u. 3., 12 H-8237 Tihany, Hungary 13 14


Socialization of Africa into the liberal international order was largely a preserve of the West. However, as China expands its economic and political influence across Africa, the liberal internatio...


In environmental vibration test, the fixture is inserted between the shaker and the test specimen. It is desirable that the test specimen is excited with uniform force through the mounting points connected to the fixture. The flexural vibration of the fixture sometimes makes it impossible to excite the specimen uniformly. The deviations of the transmitted force cause the under-test, especially at anti-resonance frequencies, in vibration test control. In this paper, the method of experimental structural dynamic modification using transfer function synthesis method is applied to the design of vibration test fixture. The responses at any points on the fixture can be predicted utilizing the experimental data. Structural dynamic modification of fixture is performed so that the spectra at the mounting points may meet the specified reference spectrum. The values of the added masses, which will be attached on the fixture, are used as design variables for removing the under-tests in environmental vibration test. From the experimental results of vibration test control applied to the modified fixture and unmodified fixture, this method is shown to be an effective one.


The аrtiсle disсusses аbout the teсhniсаl terminologies in modern lаnguаge sсienсe аnd its effeсtiveness. The subjeсt of the study of the given work is Germаn аnd Russiаn rаilwаy terminology; аntonyms inсluded its lexis enсoding сonсeрts. Sрeсiаl аttention is given to the аntonym сlаssifiсаtions. The objeсt of the study is rаilwаy lexis enсoding сonсeрts of objeсts by term units аntonymous by meаning. Furthermore, body of terms with oррosite meаning in its verbаl reрresentаtion in the Germаn аnd Russiаn lаnguаges аnd their сlаssifiсаtion in the indiсаted terminologiсаl systems. The relevаnсe of the work is defined by the аbsenсe of а сomрrehensive study of the Germаn аnd Russiаn rаilwаy аntonymy in their сomраrаtive-tyрologiсаl рersрeсtive. Reseаrсh lаnguаge mаteriаl shows thаt term entering into аntonymous relаtions ассording to an essentiаl differentiаl feаture. In the сourse of study it wаs reveаled thаt one аnd the sаme essenсe (meаning) inсludes terms for the oррosite sраtiаl loсаlizаtion of the sаme objeсt or sраtiаl loсаlizаtion of аn асtion descrived. Also explores the сognitive meсhаnisms of lexiсаl аnd grаmmаtiсаl feаtures of аntonyms in the term formаtion on the mаteriаl of the rаilwаy terminology in the English аnd Russiаn lаnguаges.


. Facing crisis market situations, customers' satisfaction is important to keep customers loyal. This study aims to measure the service quality key factors to customer satisfaction in the airline industry. A feature selection approach was applied to measure the service quality key factors for influencing customer satisfaction. Support vector machines (SVM) was employed to evaluate the feature selection algorithms' performance. Findings revealed that responsiveness was the most important factor of airline customers' satisfaction. This research provides paths to airlines' managers on how to assure the services making customers feeling satisfied


In order to simulate the dynamic trends of the influencing factors of water resources gap and periodic characteristics of the related factors, this paper establishes regional transition model and Error Correct Model as well as state-space model, whose parameters are used to measure the influences and trends. Empirical results implicit that these models fit sample data very well and some useful conclusions can be drawn from these parameters estimation. Different functions of influencing factors between periods of short and adequacy of water supply are showed. It is necessary to arrange consumption use rationally because of its greater percentage when water was scarce. The increasing consumption use becomes the main factor of water shortage.


Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) with exposure and response prevention is one of the most effective treatments available for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). This treatment avoids side effects that are common to management of symptoms with psychotropic medication and has the added benefit of reducing the risk for relapse once medication is discontinued. Development of a treatment plan involves identification and ranking of stimuli that provoke obsessions, exposure to these stimuli while preventing compulsions through various techniques, and use of cognitive restructuring. The family of the OCD patient plays a significant role in treatment. The family's accommodation and emotional response to a patient's obsessions and compulsions may interfere with therapy and perpetuate symptoms. The same considerations apply to OCD in the pediatric population. However, the form of obsessions and compulsions differs according to age, and therapeutic techniques are modified to make them developmentally appropriate.


This study aims to determine the effect of Operational Costs, Growth in Investment Returns, Contribution and Profitability to Asset Growth in Sharia Insurance Companies in Indonesia 2013-2017. This study uses a quantitative approach. The analysis technique used is multiple linear regression analysis. This study uses 21 data samples. Data is obtained from each of the Sharia Insurance Company's Financial Reports. The results showed that the variables of operational costs, growth in investment returns, contributions and profitability have a significant effect on asset growth simultaneously in sharia insurance companies in Indonesia. The variables of growth in investment returns, contributions and profitability have a significant positive effect partially, while the operational cost variable has no significant effect.


Prominent ethic is becoming an important source for enterprise's sustainable competitive advantage in the era of knowledge economy.College logistics entities are facing the conflicts between the need of further reform and insufficient reform motivation,increased market competition and decreasing organizational vitality.So it's an essential developing strategy for logistics entity to build its ethics,redesign employee's behavior,promote its service ability,stress the interest of relative parties,establish ideal social image,seek the pivot for its existence and development and maximize its organizational value in the course of pursuing social value.


Security loop-holes can cost a fortune to a large enterprise organization providing e-commerce services. Meanwhile, the enterprise applications have been applied widely to simplify and generate better performance in managing the business tasks. Most of these applications (Enterprise Applications) unable to provide a high level of security due to the new daily threats specially when malicious agents entered into agent platforms and destroyed other active agents during the agent performance for client query. Meanwhile, the security issues in these applications left in the system unintentionally but are intruded intentionally. Hence, this study aims to come out with suitable solution for the existing question on how to secure and platform independent environment for the enterprise applications? By designing architecture to provides a secure and platform independent environment for agents' communication.


Carcinogenesis, as every biological process, is not purely deterministic as all systems are subject to random perturbations from the environment. In tumor growth models, the values of the parameters are subjected to many uncertainties that can arise from experimental variations or due to patient‐specific data. The present work is devoted to the development and analysis of numerical methods for the solution of a system of stochastic partial differential equations governing a six‐species tumor growth model. The model system simulates the stochastic behavior of cellular and macrocellular events affecting the evolution of avascular cancerous tissue. It is a continuous phase‐field model that incorporates several key features in tumor dynamics. A sensitivity analysis is performed to identify the more influential parameters. A mixed finite element method and a stochastic collocation scheme are introduced to approximate random‐variables components of the solution. The results of numerous numerical experiments are also presented and discussed. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Numer Methods Partial Differential Eq 31: 552–574, 2015


The 2014 International Conference on Strongly Correlated Electron Systems (SCES) was held in Grenoble from the 7th to 11th of July on the campus of the University of Grenoble. It was a great privilege to have the conference in Grenoble after the series of meetings in Sendai (1992), San Diego (1993), Amsterdam (1994), Goa (1995), Zürich (1996), Paris (1998), Nagano (1999), Ann Arbor (2001), Krakow (2002), Karlsruhe (2004), Vienna (2005), Houston (2007), Buzios (2008), Santa Fe (2010), Cambridge (2011) and Tokyo (2013). Every three years, SCES joins the triennial conference on magnetism ICM. In 2015, ICM will take place in Barcelona. The meeting gathered an audience of 875 participants who actively interacted inside and outside of conference rooms. A large number of posters (530) was balanced with four parallel oral sessions which included 86 invited speakers and 141 short oral contributions. A useful arrangement was the possibility to put poster presentations on the website so participants could see them all through the conference week. Each morning two plenary sessions were held, ending on Friday with experimental and theoretical summaries delivered by Philipp Gegenwart (Augsburg) and Andrew Millis (Columbia). The plenary sessions were given by Gabriel Kotliar (Rutgers), Masashi Kawasaki (Tokyo), Jennifer Hoffman (Harvard), Mathias Vojta (Dresden), Ashvin Vishwanath (Berkeley), Andrea Cavalleri (Hamburg), Marc-Henri Julien (Grenoble), Neil Mathur (Cambridge), Giniyat Khaliullin (Stuttgart), and Toshiro Sakakibara (Tokyo). The parallel oral sessions were prepared by 40 symposium organizers selected by the chairman (Antoine Georges) and co-chairman (Kamran Behnia) of the Program Committee with the supplementary rule that speakers had not delivered an invited talk at the previous SCES conference held in 2013 in Tokyo. Special attention was given to help young researchers via grants to 40 overseas students. Perhaps due to the additional possibility of cheap accommodation, the balance between senior and junior physicists was excellent. The weather also collaborated in a sense that the conference week was cooler than usually in July, although participants without umbrellas were often seen crossing the campus at speed! The two SCES prizes sponsored by the Philosophical Magazine to bright young physicists were respectively awarded to Max A. Metlitski (Santa Barbara) for the Mott Prize, and David Leboeuf (Grenoble) for the Coles Prize. The Coqblin Prize for developing SCES physics in emerging countries was given to Andre Strydom (Johannesburg). Of course we would like to thank all the members of the organizing committee of SCES managed by Klaus Hasselbach. During the SCES Conference two of us (JF and GL) remembered that 27 years ago, the late Jean Rossat-Mignod organized the conference ICAREA (1987) before the start of the SCES series. His enthusiasm is still with us. Topics presented at SCES2014 covered the wide area of strong correlations in Condensed Matter Physics. This proceedings volume contains papers reported at the conference, which are structured in 10 sections: S01 Heavy fermions S02 Mott insulators, correlated metals and intermetallics S03 Unconventional superconductors S04 Quantum criticality S05 Exotic ordering S06 Frustrated and quantum magnets S07 Multiferroics S08 Topological aspects S09 Low-dimensional systems and heterostructures S10 Instrumentation and methods The Proceedings of SCES2014 were edited by Mike Zhitomirsky and Pierre Dalmas de Réotier with the assistance of Dai Aoki, Kamran Behnia, Sébastien Burdin, William Knafo, Georg Knebel, Marie-Aude Méasson, Vladimir Mineev, Alexandre Pourret, Virginie Simonet, and Pierre Toulemonde. We are grateful for financial support from CEA, ESRF, ILL, Grenoble Université, and from the city council of Grenoble and the Rhône-Alpes region. Jacques Flouquet and Gerry Lander (Chairmen) Georg Knebel (General Secretary), Daniel Braithwaite (Treasurer)


We reconstructed the broad backbone of conifer phylogeny from a survey of 15–17 plastid loci and associated noncoding regions from exemplar conifer species. Parsimony and likelihood analyses recover the same higher-order relationships, and we find strong support for most of the deep splits in conifer phylogeny, including those within our two most heavily sampled families, Araucariaceae and Cupressaceae. Our findings are broadly congruent with other recent studies, and are inferred with comparable or improved bootstrap support. The deepest phylogenetic split in conifers is inferred to be between Pinaceae and all other conifers (Cupressophyta). Our current gene and taxon sampling does not support a relationship between Pinaceae and Gnetales, observed in some published studies. Within the Cupressophyta clade, we infer well-supported relationships among Cephalotaxaceae, Cupressaceae, Sciadopityaceae, and Taxaceae. Our data support recent moves to recognize Cephalotaxus under Taxaceae, and we find strong suppo...


In the open and closed geometry of microhollow cathode discharges the excimer emission recorded end-on from the anode side is at least by two order of magnitudes lower than from the cathode side and also the shapes of the excimer spectra are different. But, for a constant dc current, the excimer emission from the anode side strongly increases with the xenon pressure, independent on the micro cathode geometry. The phenomena are explained by density changes due to the different gas heating inside and outside the micro cathode hole.


Since a drug name goes through different communication means and circumstances when it is prescribed, written, advertised, listened to, searched and administered; it tends to be confused with similar drug names that Look-Alike and Sound-Alike (LASA). LASA drug names have caused costs and damage to health. For this problem, the institutions of the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States have implemented programs for several decades to report lists of confusing drug names pairs. Thanks to these kinds of list, it has been possible to propose new models to identify confusing drug names in English and are used to reject new drug name proposals or to alert when a confusing drug name is being dispensed. However, countries such as Spain also have published a list with the Spanish LASA drug names, and it is not clear enough whether the models previously proposed for the drug names in English are useful for the list in Spanish or if it is necessary to adjust and update them for the Spanish language. This paper focuses on updating and improving the identification of LASA drug names in Spanish. First, we update the state-of-the-art by evaluating all the individual similarity measures proposed previously and all the models that combine these measures with the list in Spanish. Second, we updated the models with new individual measures and then adjusted them with the list in Spanish to improve the identification of LASA drug names in Spanish. After that, 25 individual similarity measures and 8 models to identify confused drug names in Spanish are compared to obtain the best result and conclusions.


The authors examine the importance of a disequilibrium real balance effect on non-durable consumers' expenditure in the U.K. Using cointegration techniques and the Johansen procedure they first establish a desired long-run demand function for liquid assets depending on income, wealth and a set of interest rates. Deviations of liquidity from this desired level cause changes in consumption via intertemporal substitution but via its effect on disequilibrium liquidity. Consumption is modeled in an error-correction framework and is also found to depend on income and financial wealth. Both the disequilibrium liquidity and wealth terms may be picking up the effects of financial liberalization (e.g. "mortgage leak") on consumption as funds released will be temporarily held in financial assets. They also find some evidence that changes in the distribution of income have an independent effect on aggregate consumption. Copyright 1991 by MIT Press.


Abstract Few would question that France's national identity has undergone radical changes since the Second World War. This study explores some of the major factors and issues affecting the changing role of the Church in postwar French society, seeking thus to cast light on an often neglected dimension of recent history. Against the background of the 'trente glorieuses' , it examines the Church's emergence from the war, its attempts at self‐renewal, its internecine conflicts, and its contribution to the remaking of France. It also demonstrates that the secularisation of French society has been both slower and less complete than is often assumed, and that while the place of the contemporary Church is less dominant than a half‐century ago, its institutional power remains such that no account of French identity can accurately exclude it.


Current calculation methods and nuclear data are well validated for conventional nuclear reactor systems. However there is a further need for validating the computational tools and the nuclear data for ADS applications. The OECD/NEA, in co-operation with CIEMAT (Spain) and CEA (France), therefore launched a benchmark based on the MUSE-4 experiments being carried out at Cadarache, France, to simulate the neutronics of a source-driven sub-critical system. This paper summarises the calculated results of the MUSE-4 benchmark obtained from the Monte Carlo code MCNP (Version 4Ca) using different nuclear data evaluations, and shows the sensitivity of the requested results with regard to the nuclear data used. All the calculated results will be compared against measured data after the completion of the experiments foreseen for the end of 2003.


PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE spectroscopy (1H NMR) is able to monitor the changes that develop at a molecular level when leukaemic cells proliferate in the thymus of AKR mice. Furthermore, cultured human lymphocyte cell lines are shown to differ in their 1H-NMR spectra. These spectral differences are attributable to changes in membrane fluidity and composition, which in turn reflect the stage of differentiation and the type of transformation of the lymphocyte lines, i.e. Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) or leukaemic transformation. In the last few years an increasing number of permanent human leukaemia cell lines that express the immunological, cytogenetic, biological and enzymatic characteristics of various forms of leukaemia have been described (Minowada, 1978). Analysis of the cell -surface markers of these leukaemia lines have provided the means to investigate the diversity of lymphocyte populations. On the basis of the expression of distinct markers, the cell lines have been categorized into 4 groups: (1) T-cell leukaemia; (2) B-cell leukaemia; (3) non-T, non-B leukaemia (NULL); (4) B-cell normal. The cells in Groups 1-3 are heterogeneous in their surface markers. It has been postulated that this heterogeneity might reflect the different stage of haemopoietic differentiation at which nialignant transformation occulrred (Mino,ada. 1 978) (Fig. 1).


5-Hydroxytryptamine 1a (5-HT1a) receptor agonists, such as sarizotan and tandospirone, are reported to reduce levodopa-induced dyskinesia in 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP)-treated macaques and in Parkinson's disease without worsening motor disability. However, these compounds are not specific for 5-HT1a receptors and also possess dopamine antagonist actions. We now report on the effects of (2R)-(+)-8-hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin [(R)-(+)-8-OHDPAT], a selective 5-HT1a agonist lacking dopaminergic activity, on motor disability and dyskinesia (chorea and dystonia) in levodopa-primed MPTP-treated common marmosets. Administration of (R)-(+)-8-OHDPAT (0.2, 0.6, and 2.0 mg/kg s.c), in conjunction with levodopa/carbidopa (12.5 mg/kg each p.o.) to levodopa-primed animals, dose-dependently reduced levodopa-induced chorea but did not affect dystonic movements. However, (R)-(+)-8-OHDPAT treatment also reduced locomotor activity and the reversal of motor disability. Administration of (R)-(+)-8-OHDPAT alone had no effects of motor behaviors. The effects of (R)-(+)-8-OHDPAT on levodopa-induced motor behaviors were antagonized by the 5-HT1a receptor antagonist N-[2-[4-(2-methoxyphenyl)-1-piperazinyl]ethyl]-N-2-pyridinylcyclohexanecarboxamide maleate (WAY-100635) (1.0 mg/kg s.c.). Administration of (R)-(+)-8-OHDPAT (0.6 mg/kg s.c.) also reduced chorea produced by the administration of the D2/D3 dopamine receptor agonist pramipexole (0.06 mg/kg p.o.) to levodopa-primed MPTP-treated animals. However, again the increase in locomotor activity and reversal of motor disability produced by pramipexole were also inhibited. These data suggest that selective 5-HT1a agonists do not provide an effective means of suppressing levodopa-induced dyskinesia, except with worsening of parkinsonism.


It's difficult for digitalized SPWM inverter to obtain high quality sine waveform and strong robustness since its time-delay phenomenon and load parameter uncertainty using the traditional control strategies. In this paper, internal model control strategy based on dynamic matrix control algorithm is proposed as a new solution. It's also proved that this new control strategy is suitable for the system with time-delay phenomenon, external disturbance and load parameter uncertainty; in addition, the reference signal is inconstant. Further more, because of its simplicity, this algorithm can be used for real-time controlling system where the speediness is critical. A single closed-loop SPWM inverter is designed using the proposed control algorithm to achieve accurate control. Then, robustness and performance in rejection to disturbance are depicted. Finally, simulation and experimental results illustrate that the control algorithm can overcome external disturbance and load parameter uncertainty, and SPWM inverter can achieve good robustness, steady-state accuracy, and fast dynamic performance.


Masse und Macht (1960) by Elias Canetti has been defined «an extraordinary archeology and pathogenetic anthropology of power». The effort to understand the secret of the relationship between mass and power had tormented Canetti throughout his life: even if he had achieved some results, he confessed, he never succeeded in solving the enigma altogether. Canetti's book deals with ruthless realism the question of the masses, the origins and the language of power, so much so that it appeared to some critics as a sort of 20th-century  Leviathan . To the philosophical realism of the "terrible" Hobbes, the figures of Etienne de La Boetie and Gustav Landauer seem to be an interesting counterpoint, as one can read between the lines of the dense plot of  Mass and power.


Constructing Networks of Related Concepts Based on Co-occurring Nouns. Korean Semantics 32. A method of constructing a network of related words(nouns) is proposed. We start with discussing the significance of relatedness of words as a kind of lexical relation. Related nouns are nouns "somehow (felt) related" and proposed to be found by acquiring nouns occurring in the same paragraph to a significant degree. The degree of co-occurrence is measured by t-score, which is a widely used method for calculating the degree of collocation. The networks of related words(nouns) are themselves the networks of things and concepts denoted by the words. Therefore, by this method we can understand features of culture in the society, a language community. The data is based on morpho-semantic analysis component of Sejong Korean Corpora. Network representation is provided by means of Pajek, a popular network analysis tool.


A new generation D/A converter is presented, combining a true 18-bit dynamic range with easy application. This is achieved by introducing oversampling to 96 fs, digital filtering and noise-shaping. The actual digital-to-analogue conversion is done by a continuously calibrated current D/A converter on the same die. System and circuit design are both optimised to avoid degradation of the analogue performance by digital circuit noise.


This document covers the logical and process architectures of provenance systems. The logical architecture identifies key roles and their interactions, whereas the process architecture discusses distribution and security. A fundamental aspect of our presentation is its technology-independent nature, which makes it reusable: the principles that are exposed in this document may be applied to different technologies.


Among various synthetically important chiral building blocks, four carbon atom (C 4 ) chiral building blocks bearing double and/or multiple functionalities are especially interesting because of their usefulness in synthesis of chiral pharmaceuticals, chiral agrochemicals, chiral polymers, natural products and chiral monosaccharides. This study reviews synthesis of D-erythritol derivatives as chiral C 4 synthetic units and their important applications.


Background: Poor medication adherence is one of the most important factors underlying uncontrolled blood pressure, and ensuing hypertension is the leading risk factor for stroke. However, the influence of prestroke medication nonadherence on the admission blood pressure of patients with hypertension who have had an ischemic stroke remains unclear. Objective: The aims of this study were to explore the influence of medication nonadherence on the admission blood pressure of patients with hypertension who have had an ischemic stroke and to analyze the reasons for medication nonadherence preceding stroke. Methods: A sample population of 301 patients with hypertension who have had an ischemic stroke was recruited. A questionnaire was used to investigate sociodemographic data and reasons for nonadherence. The 4-item Medication Adherence Scale was used to investigate prestroke medication adherence. Blood pressure was measured upon patient admission. Logistic regression analysis was used to identify factors influencing adherence. Results: In this cohort, 80.73% of the patients exhibited uncontrolled blood pressure on admission, and 26.58% had undiagnosed hypertension. Of the patients aware of their diagnosis, 75.11% were nonadherent and 10.40% had never used antihypertensive medicines. Uncontrolled admission blood pressure was positively influenced by medication nonadherence. The main causes of nonadherence included forgetfulness (58.08%), lack of belief in the need for long-term antihypertensive treatment (27.27%), and no awareness of the importance of long-term medication (24.75%). Conclusions: Stroke education in China should focus on patients' poor understanding of the importance for sustained antihypertensive medication adherence to improve blood pressure control and prevent stroke.


Based to observation of SDN 12 Child Irrigate Dadok that less atmosphere creation learn pleasant, study still have the character of conventionally of method weared [by] teacher in study of monoton. To overcome model interaktif, this research use approach qualitative and kuatitatif. Research procedure executed [by] four phase : Planning, execution, and perception of refleksi. From result of perception of cycle of I aspect learn 75%, cycle of II 96%. Student cycle aspect of I 75%, cycle of II 86%, presentase result of learning cycle student of I 65,77%, cycle of II 79,7%. Kata Kunci : hasil belajar, pembelajaran IPS, model interaktif


US equipment became more and more important for the practicing obstetricians, and the demands for practicing US as part of the antenatalcare becomes sometimes routine in certain areas. A lot of US workshops are practiced trying to put the guidelines for using the US in thisdomain, and every now and then new markers and US signs are added that could have some significance in relation to the fetal outcome.Here a problem now exists, which is the gap between the ability to detect and the understanding of the significance of these findings, andthis of course creates a great deal of improper counseling which leads to anxiety and confusions.The aim of my lecture is to shed some light on some controversial US signs, like echogenic bowel, renal pyelectasis, cardiac echogenicfoci, choroid plexus cyst, club foot, polydactyly, single umbilical artery and mild ventriculomegaly.First I shall discuss the epidemiology�the pathophysiology, underlying risk for associated chromosomal anomalies and the most importantis the significance of these signs, if present alone, so trying to suit out an evidence-based approach to their management and to provide theclinician with all the data that enables him to properly counsel the parents and eliminates the confusion created by the mere detection ofthese findings.


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1 Measurement of the bioelectric potential of the buccal mucosa has been made in three areas, namely on the lower lip between lip and gum, on the sublingual papilla, and at the entrance to the parotid duct.

2 The charge on the buccal mucosa (or buccal potential difference (b.p.d.)) was found to be negative with respect to a saline-injected area of skin. One hundred and eighty measurements of b.p.d. in thirty subjects demonstrated a normal distribution. B.p.d. was unchanged by stimulation of salivary flow, but was reduced or reversed in polarity over areas of aphthous ulceration. B.p.d. was reduced significantly by treatment of the mucosa with deionized water at 65°C, but not by deionized water at 20°C. A characteristic mucosal pressure artifact was demonstrated in response to an increased force applied to the mucosa through the electrode.

3 No response in salivary electrolytes, electrode measured buccal electrolytes or b.p.d. was observed after treatment with 9α-fludrocortisone. Local application of aspirin and ethanol reduced b.p.d., their effects being additive. Local application of indomethacin and deionized water produced no significant change in b.p.d. These responses to aspirin, indomethacin and ethanol are similar to the responses of gastric transmural p.d. to these agents.

4 There appear to be basic similarities in the responses of transepithelial p.d. in different areas of the upper gastrointestinal tract to agents generally regarded as damaging to mucosa.


Thirty years ago, in February 1989, the first 'free licence' was created: the GNU-GPL licence. Since then the number of free and open licences has grown exponentially with both private and public actors publishing their own legal document. In plain language, a licence is a document that grants a permission to do something, to perform an action. When it comes to licences covering a creation (eg a software), such a document is a contract listing the permissions and prohibitions, ie the rights and obligations of both the licensor and the licensee with regard to the creation. Usually, such licences include an extensive list of permissions and some prohibitions. However, this list of authorizations and prohibitions might defer from one licence to another, creating thus compatibility issues among them. Moreover, some licences might contradict the licensee's domestic law. As a result, the reliance on open/free licences covered content for Big Data analysis is in a legal jeopardy. This article will review those difficulties and critically analyse the legal and technical remedies to it.