Recycling apparatus for classifying a stream of mixed recyclable materials, comprising: a frame (118, 172; 222, 224) including a base (184; 226) and a pair of inclined sections (222, 224) mounted to the base (184; 226) to define a configuration with generally V-shaped; a plurality of shafts (22; 174) rotatably mounted in the frame (118; 172) and spaced apart in a longitudinal direction at a plurality of different vertical heights to follow the configuration generally V-shaped; a plurality of discs (30; 176a, 176b) mounted on each of the shafts (22; 174) being laterally spaced disks along the corresponding shafts and interleaved with the discs of adjacent shafts and defining a lower region (131; 186) located in the center and first and second vertically inclined regions (112a, 112b; 180, 182) extending from opposite sides of the lowermost region (131; 186), wherein the formed discs spaced and configured to classifying a stream of mixed recyclable materials deposited onto the lowermost region; means (122) for rotating the shafts of a first portion of the lower region and the shafts of the first vertically inclined region adjacent thereto in a first direction; and means (126) for rotating the shafts of a second portion of the lower region and the shafts of the second vertically inclined region adjacent thereto in a second direction; It is configured the first and second vertically inclined regions (112a, 112b; 180, 182) so that a portion of the stream of mixed recyclable materials deposited onto the lowermost region can be conveyed up the vertically inclined regions and over a pair of end top end of the vertically inclined regions; characterized in that the lowermost region (131; 186) forms an inclined plane in a lateral direction channel such that a portion of the stream be transported laterally along the lowermost region and off its lower end.


The primary thrust of robotics at KSC is for the servicing of Space Shuttle remote umbilical docking functions. In order for this to occur, robots performing servicing operations must be capable of tracking a swaying Orbiter in Six Degrees of Freedom (6-DOF). Currently, in NASA KSC's Robotic Applications Development Laboratory (RADL), an ASEA IRB-90 industrial robot is being equipped with a real-time computer vision (hardware and software) system to allow it to track a simulated Orbiter interface (target) in 6-DOF. The real-time computer vision system effectively becomes the eyes for the lab robot, guiding it through a closed loop visual feedback system to move with the simulated Orbiter interface. This paper will address an understanding of this vision guidance system and how it will be applied to remote umbilical servicing at KSC. In addition, other current and future applications will be addressed.


230 Background: The open phase I trial, ARAFOR, with long-term extension evaluated pharmacokinetics (PK), antitumor activity and safety of ODM-201 in chemotherapy-naive patients with progressive mCRPC. Methods: PK phase: Patients received one 600 mg dose of ODM-201 capsules (6 x 100 mg) in fed state and one dose of either tablet formulation (TabA or TabB, 2 x 300 mg) in fed and fasted state in random order. Extension: Patients received ODM-201 600 mg (capsule) twice daily until disease progression/ intolerable adverse event (AE). A data cut-off date Apr 4, 2014 was used for analyses. Results: 30 patients were enrolled in PK and treated in the extension phase. Baseline characteristics: median age 68 yrs, ECOG score 0 in 67%, and ECOG 1 in 33% patients, median PSA 18.2 ng/mL. Median time from PC diagnosis to start of ODM-201 treatment was 39 months. Median time on ODM-201 treatment was 9.5 months (trial is on-going). ODM-201 plasma concentration–time curves were similar for the capsule, TabA, and TabB at fe...


Water-based drilling solid-liquid waste is the most common environmental pollutant in the process of oil and gas exploration and development. Due to leakage or untreated discharge, these drilling solid-liquid wastes enter the atmosphere, water bodies, and soil, and cause serious pollution to the surrounding ecological environment. At present, how to reduce the heavy metals and other toxic and harmful components in water-based drilling solid-liquid waste, make it meet the discharge standards or recycle it is a major problem that plagues the sustainable development of oil and gas fields. This article introduces the sources and characteristics of water-based drilling solid-liquid waste, summarizes the domestic research status of solid-liquid waste treatment technology for foreign water-based drilling, analyzes the characteristics and advantages of drilling waste non-landing technology treatment. It is pointed out that it is necessary to adopt drilling water-based solid-liquid waste non-ground treatment technology in the exploration and development process of oil and gas fields in Northwest China, and it has good application prospects.


Aggregate selection helps making selection decisions for improved profitability and permits to exploit information on correlated traits to improve accuracy. In the present study, the efficiency of trait selection was assessed by the Smith-Hazel (SHI) and the Pesek-Baker (PBI) models in 35 wheat genotypes under drought stress at heading and well-irrigated conditions at the Research Farm of Shiraz University, Iran in 2011 and 2012 years. The analysis of correlated response (CR) revealed that thousand grain weight (TGW) with CR = 24.05 (in 2011) and 9.15 (in 2012) and harvest index (HI) with CR = 18.37 (in 2011) and 9.08 (in 2012) had higher indirect effects on grain yield (GY) increase under drought stress. In both years, biological yield (BY), grain number/spike (GN), TGW, and GY had the highest genetic gain ( Δ G ) in SHI model. The top ten landraces in PBI for the trials in 2011 were also placed in the top rankings for grain yield under drought stress conditions. These results and estimation of the efficiency of selection ( Δ H ) revealed that PBI ( Δ H = 19.95 and 16.5 in the first and 11.15 and 11.06 in the second year) was more efficient than SHI ( Δ H = 9.58 and 8.97 in the first and 9.74 and 8.59 in the second year) in view of identifying superior genotypes based on aggregate trait selection. Overall, repeatability estimates for grain yield (33%-57.8%) was relatively low showing that individual plant selection has low efficiency for wheat improvement whilst aggregate trait selections leads to relatively high genetic gain (1.63-2.75) for grain yield.


This research studied the influential relationship of vegetarian choice attributes, perceived value, attitude, and behavior intention. The survey was conducted from April 17, 2022 to November 12, 2022, targeting vegetarians who are active in the vegetarian community. Hypotheses were tested on the collected data using SPSS win 22.0 and AMOS 22.0 programs. As a result of the study, health and religion showed a significant influence (+) on cost value in vegetarian choice attributes and perceived value and a significant influence (+) on emotional value and altruistic value in animal welfare and eco-friendliness. Stability indicated a significant influence (+) on emotional value. While emotional value and altruistic value indicated a significant influence (+) on attitude in the effects perceived value has on attitude, cost value did not indicate a significant influence on attitude. Cost value and emotional value displayed a significant influence (+) on behavioral intention in the relationship between perceived value and behavioral intention, whereas altruistic value did not display a significant influence. Attitude showed a significant influence (+) on behavioral intention. The purpose of this research is to study perceived value, attitude, and behavioral intention according to vegetarian choice attributes. It is hoped that this study will help establish strategic marketing plans of the vegetarian market that is gradually developing in the food service industry and contribute to the progress of vegetarian research and forming sound vegetarian culture.


Omega-3 fatty acids or their alkyl esters, and relates to pharmaceutical compositions of the multilayer coating form (multilayer-coated form) comprising statins, and more particularly, gelatin containing (a) omega-3 fatty acids or their alkyl esters capsule core, (b) hydroxypropyl methylcellulose; 1 with and butyl methacrylate and (2-dimethylaminoethyl) methacrylate and methyl methacrylate: 2: a copolymer of 1 weight ratio, was formed by coating on a gelatin capsule core and first coating layer, and a coating solution containing (c) statins, an orally administrable pharmaceutical composition comprising a second coating layer formed by coating the first coating layer.


Rumen acidosis is an acute digestive tract acid poisoning disease caused by excessive intake of concentrates with abundant soluble saccharides that result in a rapid increase of pH value and a fast accumulation of lactic acids in the rumen. The rumen acidosis can affect significantly the health of bovine.In this study,we had analyzed the changes of clinical manifestations,hematology and biochemical index of 24 sick bovines.The results showed that the orexis and rumen contraction of slight sick bovines were reduced.The moderate sick bovines were insensitive response,breathlessness,and there was no appetite.The bad sick bovine was in a coma with severe breathing shallow and quick,and last they were died. The RBC,Hb and Pcv for the sick bovine were significantly higher than that of healthy bovines(P0.05),and they were increased with the worsening of rumen acidosis.The total amount of WBC was also increased.The amount of leucocyte neutrophil was increased,but the amount of lymphopenia was decreased.The biochemical index of carbon dioxide-combiming power and the concentration of K+,Cl-,Ca2+ were decreased during the longer duration.The content of urea nitrogen was higher than that of healthy bovine.The content of blood-sugar was increased in slight sick bovines and it was declined in the bad sick bovines.We would like to provide the references for rumen acidosis prevention and treatment by this study.


A hybridized optimization technique called particle swarm optimization with differentially perturbed velocity, is employed to two different types of thinned antenna array design problems and the performance is compared with that of particle swarm optimization and differential evolution. Two objectives to be reduced are the side lobe level in principal planes and the number of active elements. In the first case, thinning of a linear antenna array of 100 isotropic elements is considered. In the second case, thinning of a planar antenna array of 10×10 elements is considered.


The purpose of this study was to compare critical thinking ability and critical thinking disposition of physical therapy students in year 1 and year 2 of an entry-level Master's program, and determine the association between critical thinking and preferred learning styles. Fifty year 1 and 44 year 2 students were tested for critical thinking ability on the California Critical Thinking Skills Test (CCTST), critical thinking disposition on the California Critical Thinking Disposition Inventory (CCTDI), and learning style on the Kolb Learning Style Inventory (LSI). Repeat testing of the critical thinking tests was done 8 months later. Two-way repeated measures analyses of variance (ANOVA) were used to compare students between years and times. Associations between variables were determined by means of Pearson's or Spearman's correlations. The mean scores of the CCTST (year 1: 20.7 ± 3.96, year 2: 20.2 ± 3.08) and total CCTDI (year 1: 314.6 ± 22.57, year 2: 315.2 ± 23.37) were not significantly different between years, and did not change over time. The ANOVA revealed significant effects for three subscales of the CCTDI: truth-seeking—year 2 greater than year 1, self-confidence—significant time effect, and systematicity—significant year × group interaction effect. None of the CCTDI scores was significantly correlated with CCTST. Critical thinking scores were not different among the four LSI categories. LSI scores did not predict change in critical thinking. Master's entry-level physical therapy students did not have major changes in their critical thinking ability or disposition during the program.


The role of foreign privateers in the development of Anglo-Spanish conflict of 1568-1572 is defined, and the issue of corsair craft as an instrument of foreign policy of the European powers in an era of religious wars is regarded. In the analysis of the role of the Huguenot privateers and Sea Beggars in the Anglo-Spanish conflict of 1568-1572, the influence of the position of the English government at the beginning of the liberation struggle of Beggars is emphasized.


The key point of the diagnosis and therapeutic principle of the multiple myeloma (MM) have been well established due to the past decades of research and clinical practice.But the higher heterogeneity of the MM including the extramedullary plasmacytomas,systemic amyloidosis,venous thrombus and osteopathy that have made the disease more complicated and cause a lot of attention.

Key words:
Multiple myeloma;  Amyloidosis;  Plasmacytomas;  Thrombosis;  Osteopathy


Rocky planets with temperate conditions provide the best chance for discovering habitable worlds and life outside the Solar System. In the last decades, new instrumental facilities and large observational campaigns have been driven by the quest for habitable worlds. Climate models aimed at studying the habitability of rocky planets are essential tools to pay off these technological and observational endeavours. In this context, we present EOS-ESTM, a fast and flexible model aimed at exploring the impact on habitability of multiple climate factors, including those unconstrained by observations. EOS-ESTM is built on ESTM, a seasonal-latitudinal energy balance model featuring an advanced treatment of the meridional and vertical transport. The novel features of EOS-ESTM include: (1) parameterizations for simulating the climate impact of oceans, land, ice, and clouds as a function of temperature and stellar zenith distance; (2) a procedure (EOS) for calculating the radiative transfer in atmospheres with terrestrial and non-terrestrial compositions illuminated by solar- and non-solar-type stars. By feeding EOS-ESTM with Earth's stellar, orbital and planetary parameters we derive a reference model that satisfies a large number of observational constraints of the Earth's climate system. Validation tests of non-terrestrial conditions yield predictions that are in line with comparable results obtained with a hierarchy of climate models. The application of EOS-ESTM to planetary atmospheres in maximum greenhouse conditions demonstrates the possibility of tracking the snowball transition at the outer edge of the HZ for a variety of planetary parameters, paving the road for multi-parametric studies of the HZ.


Abstract To evaluate the health and nutritional status of 3 wild Australian psittacine species, plasma and hepatic mineral concentrations and plasma biochemical values were measured in wild-caught galahs (Eolophus roseicapilla), long-billed corellas (Cacatua tenuirostris), and sulphur-crested cockatoos (Cacatua galerita). No correlations were found between hepatic and plasma mineral levels. Mean plasma calcium (1.79 mmol/L [7.16 mg/dL]) and sodium (103 mmol/L [103 mEq/L]) concentrations were lower, whereas mean total phosphorus (6.53 mmol/L [20.22 mg/dL]) and potassium (8.87 mmol/L [8.87 mEq/L]) concentrations were higher than values for captive counterparts. Plasma iron levels were higher than those reported for captive counterparts, with evidence of interspecific (sulphur-crested cockatoos, 109 µmol/L [609 µg/dL]; corellas, 57 µmol/L [318 µg/dL]; galahs, 90 µmol/L [503 µg/dL]) and temporal variation (galahs: May, 107 µmol/L [598 µg/dL]; July, 59 µmol/L [330 µg/dL]). Hepatic iron concentrations were as high as 1030 mg/kg. Interspecific variation was minimal in mean plasma selenium (11.8 µmol/L [929 µg/L]) and zinc (31.2 µmol/L [204 µg/dL]) concentrations. Plasma biochemical values varied significantly from reported reference ranges. Ranges for total protein, albumin, and bile acid concentrations were lower, whereas uric acid, glutamate dehydrogenase, amylase, and cholesterol concentrations were higher than those previously reported for these species, and interspecific variation was evident. Variation in measures of mineral status or plasma biochemical values between males and females were negligible. An evaluation of fecal microflora showed a distinct absence of gram-negative bacteria or budding yeast. Results of this study show that analyte values used to determine health and nutritional status of wild birds differ from those published for captive counterparts. Although analyte values appear to vary minimally by sex, distinct taxonomic and some temporal differences exist in values from wild birds of these 3 species.


Biotin-mediated ATP-32PPi exchange has been used to assay acetyl-CoA holocarboxylase synthetase. The procedure is a potential alternative to the assay which uses the incorporation of biotin into acetyl-CoA apocarboxylase.


List of Contributors Foreword -Marva J. Dawn Preface -J. Denny Weaver Introduction -J. Denny Weaver Part One: The Orientation of John Howard Yoder's Theology 1 Christology: From the Root -J. Denny Weaver Part Two: Sources of John Howard Yoder's Theology 2 Sixteenth-Century Anabaptist Roots -Earl Zimmerman 3 Harold S. Bender, Anabaptist Vision, and the Goshen School -Zachary J. Walton 4 Oscar Cullmann and Radical Discipleship -Earl Zimmerman 5 Deconstructing Karl Barth -Gerald J. Mast Part Three: Extending John Howard Yoder's Theology 6 Jesus to Paul -Ted Grimsrud 7 The Free Church as Body Politics -Earl Zimmerman 8 Pacifism as a Way of Knowing -Gerald J. Mast 9 A Nonviolent Public Ethic -Glen Harold Stassen 10 Interfaith Conversations: Judaism to Islam to Hinduism -J. Denny Weaver and Earl Zimmerman 11 A Model in Conversation with Black and Evangelical Theology -J. Denny Weaver and Gerald J. Mast 12 Reflections from a Chagrined


13C NMR low-temperature investigations have revealed that the dioxaphosphorinane ring, trans-annelated with a cyclopentane ring (3), prefers an equatorial-apical alignment in trigonal bipyramidal phosphoranes. However, the 13C NMR low-temperature investigations of the model compound, in which the dioxaphosphorinane ring is trans-annelated with a tetrahydrofuran ring (4), have shown that the ligand exchange (pseudorotation) in this compound is very fast on the NMR time scale, even at low temperatures. These results are in fairly good agreement with quantum-chemical calculations.


The content of the university thoughts and political education is one of the essential factors in the university thoughts and political education. The composition of the content should follow a certain objective principles to make it scientific,systematic,and standard. The principles include directivity,scientific nature,systematic characteristic,stability,and pertinence.


human. On the other hand Shattock (1909) has shown that the swellings in the neck and axilla of cretins are due to the brown adipose tissue. In 20 infants whose gestation varied from 28 to 42 weeks we found brown adipose tissue in every baby deep to the subcutaneous white adipose tissue on the back between the scapula (the so-called interscapular or hibernating gland), in the posterior triangle of the neck and around the muscles of the neck extending under the clavicles to the axillk, in islands around the trachea, oesophagus and large vessels in the mediastinum and accompanying the intercostal and internal mammary arteries. In the abdomen the largest collection was around the suprarenals and kidneys with smaller masses in the mid-line around the aorta (Fig IA, B). Most of the brown adipose tissue lies deep within the body around the important structures of the neck, chest and abdomen, except the interscapular pads. Roberts & Smith (1964) have recently emphasized the unusual venous drainage of the interscapular pad of cold-adapted rats. The veins, unaccompanied by arteries, pass round the spinal cord before entering the main veins to the heart. They postulated that the blood warmed by the interscapular pad helped to maintain the temperature of the spinal cord and heart during cold exposure. A similar venous drainage was found from the large interscapular pad of the newborn rabbit (Hull, unpublished). In three babies at autopsy, the fine veins draining brown adipose tissue were cannulated and radio-opaque dye with gelatine was injected. After threedimensional X-ray photography the veins were carefully dissected. The veins from the interscapular pad joined the veins from the muscles and skin of the back to form the external posterior vertebral plexus, which drained to the jugular or azygos vein depending on the segmental level, via the internal posterior and anterior vertebral plexuses which lie in the vertebral canal around the spinal cord (Fig I c). There is no direct evidence in either the cold-adapted rat or the newborn rabbit that the warm blood draining from the interscapular pad influences the temperature of the spinal cord. However, this unusual venous drainage from the back, which is described in the standard anatomical textbooks, may be important in the temperature regulation of the newborn baby. The histological appearance of brown adipose tissue varies with the fat content (Fig 2). In a review of 400 sections from 187 babies we found, in general, that the fat content fell over the first four days of life. In many babies who died after the fifth day the brown adipose cells were either partially or totally depleted of fat. A similar appearance was found in 7 of 11 dysmature infants who died in the first three days of life. The cells were strikingly depleted in 3 babies who were admitted with hypothermia and died with massive pulmonary hemorrhage and in one infant aged 5 days who was found dead in his cot, no cause of death being found at necropsy. Brown adipose tissue may be depleted of fat either because the triglyceride has been metabolized within the cell to produce heat (Dawkins & Hull 1964b) or because it has been released as fatty acid into the circulation to provide energy elsewhere. Whatever the cause, it is perhaps especially important that the environmental temperature of infants whose brown adipose tissue is likely to be depleted of fat is within the thermal neutral range and that they are fed early and adequately with milk.


ACKNOWLEDGMENTS: For the "Supes" We Just Can't Live Without. Introduction: "If a Tree Falls in the Woods, It's Still a Tree Ain't It?" PART ONE: "I USED TO HATE VAMPIRES, UNTIL I GOT TO KNOW ONE": VAMPIRE-HUMAN ETHICS. 1 To Turn or Not to Turn: The Ethics of Making Vampires (Christopher Robichaud). 2 Dressing Up and Playing Human: Vampire Assimilation in the Human Playground (Jennifer Culver). 3 Pets, Cattle, and Higher Life Forms on True Blood (Ariadne Blayde and George A. Dunn). PART TWO: "LIFE-CHALLENGED INDIVIDUALS": THE POLITICS OF BEING DEAD. 4 Signed in Blood: Rights and the Vampire-Human Social Contract (Joseph J. Foy). 5 "Honey, If We Can't Kill People, What's the Point of Being a Vampire?": Can Vampires Be Good Citizens? (William M. Curtis). 6 Un-True Blood: The Politics of Artificiality (Bruce A. McClelland). PART THREE: "THEIR VERY BLOOD IS SEDUCTIVE": EROS, SEXUALITY, AND GENDER. 7 Coming Out of the Coffin and Coming Out of the Closet (Patricia Brace and Robert Arp). 8 "I Am Sookie, Hear Me Roar!": Sookie Stackhouse and Feminist Ambivalence (Lillian E. Craton and Kathryn E. Jonell). 9 Sookie, Sigmund, and the Edible Complex (Ron Hirschbein). PART FOUR: "I AM ACTUALLY OLDER THAN YOUR JESUS": NATURAL, SUPERNATURAL, AND DIVINE. 10 Let the Bon Temps Roll: Sacrifice, Scapegoats, and Good Times (Kevin J. Corn and George A. Dunn). 11 Are Vampires Unnatural? (Andrew Terjesen and Jenny Terjesen). 12 Does God Hate Fangs? (Adam Barkman). PART FIVE: "OUR EXISTENCE IS INSANITY": THE METAPHYSICS OF SUPERNATURAL BEINGS. 13 A Vampire's Heart Has Its Reasons That Scientifi c Naturalism Can t Understand (Susan Peppers-Bates and Joshua Rust). 14 Keeping Secrets from Sookie (Fred Curry). 15 Vampires, Werewolves, and Shapeshifters: The More They Change, the More They Stay the Same (Sarah Grubb). CONTRIBUTORS: "I Don't Know Who You Think You Are, but Before the Night Is Through ..." INDEX: Sookie's Words of the Day.


The rubber brick prepared by PPG, TDI 80, rubber particles and so on by using the method of prepolymerization was introduced. The kinds and proportion of polyether polyols (PPG) and the effect of free NCO group content on physical properties were discussed, and the technology properties were also studied. It was shown that the physical properties and the technology properties werer both better when the proportion of PPG based on 2 and 3 function group was 20~40∶80~60,the free NCO group content was 1.05~1.07, solidify accelerant content was 0.16%~0.24%.


Objective
To investigate the role of endoplasmic reticulum stress in sevoflurane-induced neuronal apoptosis.

Methods
(1) The hippocampal neurons were divided into four groups according to the exposure time of 3% sevoflurane: control group, sevoflurane inhalation 1 h group (Sev 1), sevoflurane inhalation 3 h group (Sev 2), sevoflurane inhalation 6 h group (Sev 3). Western blotting was used to detect the expression of apoptotic proteins: cysteinyl aspartate-specific protease (Caspase)-12, B cell lymphoma/leukemia-2 associated X protein (bax) and endoplasmic reticulum stress proteins [protein kinase R-like endoplasmic reticulum kinase (PERK), DNA damage inducing factor 153 (CHOP)]; (2) The hippocampal neurons were divided into four groups: control group, sevoflurane inhalation 6 h group (Sev), endoplasmic reticulum stress-specific inhibitor taurobear deoxycholic acid (TUDCA) (100 μmol/L) and sevoflurane inhalation 6 h group (Sev+ T), and endoplasmic reticulum stress-specific inhibitor TUDCA (500 μmol/L) and sevoflurane inhalation 6 h group (Sev+ HT). Western blotting was used to evaluate the expression of Caspase-12 and bax after adding different concentrations of TUDCA; (3) The hippocampal neurons were divided into five groups: control group, sevoflurane inhalation 6 h group (Sev), PERK small interfering RNA (siRNA) and sevoflurane inhalation 6 h group (PERK siRNA), CHOP siRNA and sevoflurane inhalation 6 h group (CHOP siRNA), and TUDCA (100 μmol/L) and sevoflurane inhalation 6 h group (TUDCA). Western blotting was used to detect the expression of apoptotic proteins Caspase-12 and bax.

Results
(1) After 3% sevoflurane exposure for 3 h and 6 h, hippocampal neurons showed up-regulation of Caspase-12, bax, PERK and CHOP proteins (bax: 1.00±0.00, 3.20±0.42, 4.10±0.51, F=76.450; Caspase-12: 1.00±0.00, 3.30±0.34, 5.20±0.41, F=214.500; PERK: 1.00±0.00, 3.20±0.31, 5.10±0.29, F=307.800; CHOP: 1.00±0.00, 2.80±0.31, 4.90±0.33, F=247.800, P<0.05). (2) When TUDCA was added, the apoptotic proteins Caspase-12 and bax were down-regulated (Caspase-12: 5.20±0.41, 3.90±0.35, 2.30±0.13.F=315.500; bax: 4.10±0.51 and 3.70±0.29, 2.20±0.21, F=38.760, P<0.05), especially in high concentration of TUDCA (Caspase-12: 5.20±0.41 and 2.30±0.13; bax: 4.10±0.51 and 2.20±0.21, 2.20±0.21, F=38.760, P<0.05). (3) TUDCA, PERK siRNA and CHOP siRNA could down-regulate the expression of Caspase-12 and bax to varying degrees (bax: 4.10±0.51, 2.90±0.32, 3.50±0.23, F=12.470, P<0.05; Caspase-12: 5.20±0.41, 3.60±0.11, 2.90±0.36, F=61.030, P<0.05).

Conclusion
Endoplasmic reticulum stress plays an important role in sevoflurane-induced apoptosis of hippocampal neurons. Inhibiting endoplasmic reticulum stress can inhibit sevoflurane-induced apoptosis of hippocampal neurons.

Key words:
Sevoflurane; Hippocampal neuron; Apoptosis; Specific inhibitor


We present a floristic survey for Byrsonima (Malpighiaceae) from Espírito Santo state, Brazil. Of the 17 species occurring in Espírito Santo, one is recorded for the first time for the state (B. intermedia). In addition, three species were considered vulnerable or near threatened (B. alvimii, B. bahiana and B. cacaophila). Identification key for all species was presented, along with morphological descriptions, photograph plates, distribution maps, and ecological notes of the studied species.


The functionalized polypropylene-based hydrophobic Accurel products were probed for their use in sugar decolorization. The pore distribution of Accurel products falls between the macroporous and mesoporous domains. Their specific surface areas are typically in the range SBET = 20–35 m2/g. Commercial decolorizing activated charcoal and ion-exchange resin (Indion 803-S) were chosen for comparison with the Accurel products. The adsorption capacities of the characterized adsorbents were found to be comparable to those of adsorbents currently used for sugar refining. Geometrical optimization was performed at the density functional theory (DFT) level to gain insight into the mode of interaction between the quaternary ammonium cation containing methyl groups attached to the nitrogen center. The alkyl chain can be assumed as the bulky surface on which the quaternary ammonium nitrogen was attached. The electrostatic potential surface of the ammonium cation indicates that methyl groups are bulky enough to resist th...


ABSTRACT Becoming a parent is a profound change in one's life that likely has consequences for political mobilization. This paper focuses on the earliest stages of parenthood, which have rarely been theorized nor empirically investigated. Close to childbirth, there may be substantial demobilizing effects due to hospital stays, immediate childcare responsibilities, parenting distress and the physical burden of pregnancy and childbirth. It is unclear how sizeable these effects are on political demobilization as well as the extent to which they are long-lasting. Based on two individual-level register datasets from Denmark and Finland, we compare the voter turnout among parents in local elections across different dates of childbirth. We find a robust negative short-term effect. We also find that the recovery periods after childbirth are differentiated by gender, illustrating a somewhat stronger demobilizing effect of early stages of motherhood compared to the early stages of fatherhood. There are also some indications that recovery periods after childbirth are slower for women with higher socioeconomic backgrounds. Our study shows that childbearing and childbirth have strong demobilizing, although mostly temporary, implications for electoral participation, even in these strong welfare states.


Abstract Progenitors of Type Ib and Ic supernovae (SNe) are stripped envelope stars and provide important clues on the mass-loss history of massive stars. Direct observations of the progenitors before the supernova explosion would provide strong constraints on the exact nature of SN Ib/Ic progenitors. Given that stripped envelope massive stars can have an optically thick wind as in the case of Wolf-Rayet stars, the influence of the wind on the observational properties needs to be properly considered to correctly infer progenitor properties from pre-SN observations. Non-LTE stellar atmosphere models indicate that the optical brightness could be greatly enhanced with an optically thick wind because of lifting-up of the photosphere from the stellar surface to the wind matter, and line and free-free emissions. So far, only a limited number of SN Ib/Ic progenitor candidates have been reported, including iPTF13bvn, SN 2017ein and SN 2019yvr. We argue that these three candidates are a biased sample, being unusually bright in the optical compared to what is expected from typical SN Ib/Ic progenitors, and that mass-loss enhancement during the final evolutionary stage can explain their optical properties.


With its population size just to be second only to oversea Chinese in Southeast Asia,Indian is the second-largest immigrant group which pervades every Southeast Asia countries.The Indians immigrate into Southeast Asia from India subcontinent during different period which result in their diversity in ethnic group and languages.Generalized Indian includes mass ethnic group and origin diversity accordingly.Nevertheless,they influenced by Indian culture more or less and hold culture identity to some extent after their immigration into Southeast Asia,and are recoganized as a big group by the resident people of Southeast Asian countries.


The operating principle of oil spray lubricating system is illustrated.The results of production application indicate that this system has the advantages of good lubrication effect,low cost and high reliability.


Menara Kudus is one of potential tourism site in Kudus, it has the second largest number of visitor after Colo. But, the number of visitor Menara Kudus is too smallest than other religion tourism site in Central Java. Which is, Menara Kudus tourism site has a good tourist attraction beside this religion value. The unique characteristic of Menara Kudus is a beautifull of architectural value, then the historical and culture value.
This research aims to analyze the factors that influence tourist demand for visits to Menara Kudus tourism site by using the Hedonic Pricing Method (HPM), and it was used a primary data. Multinomial logit regression was used in this research to analyze the tourist demand as a dependent variable, and the other variable is an independent variable, that is income, other tourism site, accessibility, historical and cultural value, architectural value, tourism transportation, food and souvenir center, and tourism hotel that available near Menara Kudus tourism site.
The result showed four variables influence the number of tourist demand to visited Menara Kudus, that is other tourism site, historical and cultural value, architectural value, then the food and souvenir center. However, the role of institutions is important to harmonized and balanced the development of tourism aspect, with the preservation of Menara Kudus as a cultural heritage object.


The three new species to be described below are the first of a considerable series of related forms, recently isolated from marine plankton off the British coasts and possessing in common a number of rather unusual characters which make their classification difficult. They are all very small and extremely fragile unicellular flagellates, with the characteristic golden brown plastid colour and metabolic products found in the Chrysophyceae to which they undoubtedly belong. Within this group their placing is more difficult and it cannot even be adequately discussed until the whole range of new forms is available for comparison. The most that we can do on this occasion is to make some provisional generic comparisons in order to establish a system of nomenclature. Unfortunately, existing descriptions of relevant genera are both scanty and incomplete, a defect which is easily explained by the nature of the organisms and the need for special facilities for their adequate study.


Harmonic current injection is one of the common techniques used in interior mounted permanent magnet synchronous machines (IPMs) for applications like torque ripple minimization and self-commissioning. This requires high-performance current controllers to regulate the fundamental and harmonic current components. The performance of the current controllers is dependent on non-linear magnetic saturation effects, low sampling to fundamental ratios, and effects due to discretization and associated delays in the system. In this paper, a high-performance flux-linkage based discrete-time method to control the fundamental and harmonic current components is proposed. The proposed controller is accurate, capable of high bandwidth, robust against parameter mismatches, well suited for high magnetic saturation levels, simple to tune, and retains high performance for low sampling to fundamental ratios.


This paper explains why establishing inter-epistemic dialogues between Western and nonWestern feminists is needed. it reflects on Western feminisms becoming, so that their emancipating boundaries are made evident, which are congruent with the emancipating boundaries of the modern project. i


It is vital to firm′s sustainable development whether the succession of entrepreneurship of entrepreneurial team can be settled effectively.Based on literature review,the paper tries to generalize four dimensions of entrepreneurship of entrepreneurial team,and also analyzes the data from 206 member interviews with top management team and 179 questionnaires.The main conclusions are as follows: four dimensions of entrepreneurship of entrepreneurial team have significant positive effects on team performance and firm performance;team performance mediates the relationship between entrepreneurship of entrepreneurial team and firm performance;the dimension of aggressive cooperation is the most important factor to entrepreneurial performance and corporate performance.


This paper presents the adaptation and calibration of IHSDM (Interactive Highway Safety Design Model) software for its application in the review of highway projects in Spain. Two IHSDM modules were adapted to the Spanish conditions: the Policy Review Module (PRM) and the Crash Prediction Module (CPM). The adaptation of the Policy Review Module consisted in the introduction of the design parameters of the Spanish geometric design standard. The Crash Prediction Module basic algorithm was calibrated using Spanish highway and crash data. Once the adaptations were implemented, the software was experimentally applied in the safety review of three highway sections located in Biscay and Madrid (Spain). The results indicate that the application of this software could be useful in the verification of the geometric design of existing highways as well as in highway rehabilitation projects. The analysis was completed with the application of the Design Consistency Module (DCM), which provides information on the extent to which a roadway design conforms to driver expectations.


The invention relates to a process for the regeneration of a separator, in particular a filter (114) for the deposition of coating materials, in particular from paint overspray (132), from a crude gas stream, wherein for protecting the surface of a part of the separator with an auxiliary material, in particular with a particulate auxiliary material (130) can be acted upon. According to the invention an element (120) of the separator of a cryogenic and / or thermal regeneration is subjected to a subsequent process step, at least. The invention also relates to a treatment plant for the regeneration of Abscheider- / filter elements (120) with an associated heat transfer unit through which a regeneration device to-heat and / or is discharged, wherein the regeneration device comprising a treatment chamber (in which at least one Abscheider- / filter element 120) can be inserted. Moreover, the invention also relates to a separator element 120, in particular a filter element for a separator for separation of paint overspray and / or other impurities from a crude gas stream.


From the point of view of demolition, one of the most interesting construction categories is the hyperboloid shape cooling towers. These seemingly fragile structures support at the base on a reinforced concrete belt and pillars. An important element to be taken into account when choosing the demolition solution is the slope of the tower. As this ratio between tower height and base diameter is greater (4-5), the easier is the demolition of the tower by overturning, respectively by moving the centre of gravity of the construction away from its base. In the case of the cooling tower described in this article, its height was 72.00 m and the base diameter of 52.00 m - the slope ratio index being less than 2, which was why the chosen solution of demolition was that of partial lateral collapse followed by a total crash of the tower on its position. The article describes how to perform the demolition of the cooling tower, the technical and safety solutions adopted for its successful collapse in the intended direction, in very sensitive location conditions regarding the constructions and installations in its immediate vicinity.


This document gives a short overview on the three topics listed above. The section "Extreme Programming" has its focus on the testing part called "Extreme Testing", with a small example included. The second one, "OO - Testmuster", describes a few easy techniques on how to test classes and what to take into consideration when designing polymorph structures. "Automation und Tools in der Praxis" introduces some utilities (commercial as well as non-commercial) you can use for automation and testing, which crossed my way while I was searching through literature and google. After reading, you'll have a rough idea of current testing methods and I hope you'll feel like doing some structured tests on your own software creations.


According to their thermal structure and dynamics, different types of tropospheric cyclones can be defined. Subtropical cyclones (STC) are low pressure systems that share tropical and extratropical characteristics, having a hybrid thermal structure. The impacts of this kind of cyclones are typically like the ones due to tropical storms or even hurricanes, leading to widespread social damage and significant economic losses. Moreover, because of its complex dynamics and rapid intensification, these systems remain a phenomenon of interest, as well as a challenge in terms of prediction. Consequently, effective numerical model simulations become the key tool in order to reliably forecast these extreme events. In this study, a STC event, which occurred in October 2014 nearby the Canary Islands, is assessed by means of the high-resolution numerical weather prediction model HARMONIE-AROME, which is currently operated at 2.5 km grid resolution. This model was developed in the framework of the collaboration of the ten European National Meteorological Services that belong to the HIRLAM international research consortium, together with the sixteen countries that comprise the ALADIN consortium. To evaluate the performance of the simulation, airport observations and sounding data in the vicinity of the STC are considered for local analyses, and satellite images are used to assess the global cloudiness arrangement.


Keywords: aminocyclobutanes ; cycloaddition ; cyclobutanes ; iron Reference EPFL-ARTICLE-189333doi:10.1002/anie.201303803View record in Web of Science Record created on 2013-10-01, modified on 2017-12-03


A source wave is assumed to be present in an unbounded magnetoplasma medium. The parameters are such that the refractive index is greater than one. A wave propagating in the ''whistler mode'' is an example of such a wave. By collapsing the ionization, it is possible to obtain a frequency upshifted wave with power intensification. Two limiting cases of (i) sudden collapse and (ii) slow decay are considered. In either case, it is shown that the final upshifted frequency is the source frequency multiplied by the refractive index. When the source frequency is much less than electron gyrofrequency the refractive index nw is quite large and the electric field is intensified by a factor of nw/2 for the case of sudden collapse and by a factor of nw/√2 for the case of slow decay. The corresponding intensification factors for the power density are nw/4 and nw/2. A physical explanation of the results, based on energy balance, is offered.


SBOX is the most time consuming part in block cipher SM4algorithm,so it′s of great importance to construct a S box of high performance.In order to reduce latency of encryption algorithms in SM4,We introduce the N-dimensional hypercube method to construct SBOX,the delay reduced six percent and the area reduced seventeen percent Compared with the traditional S box using look-up table method.what′s more,this method is portable that it can apply to SBOX transformations of other algorithms.


Background Musculoskeletal conditions are the main drivers of global disease burden and cause significant direct and indirect health care costs. Digital health applications improve the availability of and access to adequate care. The German health care system established a pathway for the approval of "Digitale Gesundheitsanwendungen" (DiGAs; Digital Health Applications) as collectively funded medical services through the "Digitale-Versorgung-Gesetz" (Digital Health Care Act) in 2019. Objective This article presents real-world prescription data collected through the smartphone-based home exercise program "Vivira," a fully approved DiGA, regarding its effect on self-reported pain intensity and physical inability in patients with unspecific and degenerative pain in the back, hip, and knee. Methods This study included 3629 patients (71.8% [2607/3629] female; mean age 47 years, SD 14.2 years). The primary outcome was the self-reported pain score, which was assessed with a verbal numerical rating scale. The secondary outcomes were self-reported function scores. To analyze the primary outcome, we used a 2-sided Skillings-Mack test. For function scores, a time analysis was not feasible; therefore, we calculated matched pairs using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test. Results Our results showed significant reductions in self-reported pain intensity after 2, 4, 8, and 12 weeks in the Skillings-Mack test (T3628=5308; P<.001). The changes were within the range of a clinically relevant improvement. Function scores showed a generally positive yet more variable response across the pain areas (back, hip, and knee). Conclusions This study presents postmarketing observational data from one of the first DiGAs for unspecific and degenerative musculoskeletal pain. We noted significant improvements in self-reported pain intensity throughout the observation period of 12 weeks, which reached clinical relevance. Additionally, we identified a complex response pattern of the function scores assessed. Lastly, we highlighted the challenges of relevant attrition at follow-up and the potential opportunities for evaluating digital health applications. Although our findings do not have confirmatory power, they illustrate the potential benefits of digital health applications to improve the availability of and access to medical care. Trial Registration German Clinical Trials Register DRKS00024051; https://drks.de/search/en/trial/DRKS00024051


This paper aims to provide a comprehensive critical overview on how entities and their interactions in Complex Networked Systems (CNS) are modelled across disciplines as they approach their ultimate goal of creating a Digital Twin (DT) that perfectly matches the reality. We propose four complexity dimensions for the network representation and five generations of models for the dynamics modelling to describe the increasing complexity level of the CNS that will be developed towards achieving DT (e.g. CNS dynamics modelled offline in the 1st generation v.s. CNS dynamics modelled simultaneously with a two-way real time feedback between reality and the CNS in the 5th generation). Based on that, we propose a new framework to conceptually compare diverse existing modelling paradigms from different perspectives and create unified assessment criteria to evaluate their respective capabilities of reaching such an ultimate goal. Using the proposed criteria, we also appraise how far the reviewed current state-of-the-art approaches are from the idealised DTs. Finally, we identify and propose potential directions and ways of building a DT-orientated CNS based on the convergence and integration of CNS and DT utilising a variety of cross-disciplinary techniques.


This article examines a grade one teacher's support for her students' writing development through formal peer and teacher feedback. The teacher modelled and provided examples of effective feedback and good writing in whole-class and small-group lessons and in her own one-on-one verbal feedback on student writing. She allocated time for the students to participate in formal peer-feedback sessions, in turn giving feedback to the students on the suggestions to one another during these sessions. Students gave more content-oriented than conventions-oriented feedback to each other. They revised the content and writing conventions of their writing in response to 90% of the feedback they received from their peers and teacher.


This study investigates memorable messages that sons and daughters report receiving from their fathers while actively or passively participating within the environment of sports. The premise was to examine the messages that fathers use with children and how this may relate to the relationship satisfaction of the sons and daughters later in life. Findings from the study indicate that fathers share messages with sons and daughters centered on five supra-types including effort, character traits, emphasis on physical skills/performance, attention on others and have fun.


hospital referred the patient to the organ procurement organization as a possible donor. The family was approached and provided consent for donation of all solid organs and tissues. The patient's medical history included multiple sclerosis (patient had been receiving interferon treatment), hypertension, and a fracture of the left ankle 1 year prior. The laboratory profile revealed an initial creatinine level of 0.9 mg/dL, peak 1.5 mg/dL, and terminal 1.3 mg/dL (to convert to micromoles per liter, multiply by 88.4). Results of urinalysis were within normal limits. During the surgical recovery of donor organs, the right kidney was in the normal position and normal in size (length 12 cm, width 7 cm, depth 4 cm), but the left kidney was small (length 8 cm, width 4.5 cm, depth 2.5 cm) and located in the left pelvic fossa without an adrenal gland. The left kidney's 4 arteries derived from the lower portion of the aorta and the left iliac artery. Two arteries were damaged during recovery. The kidneys' 2 veins were derived from the iliac vein. The kidney was flat without a renal pelvis (Figure, A). Instead of forming the renal pelvis, every renal pyramid resulted in a "primary" ureter and these 5 "primary" ureters came together to form a very short main ureter (Figure, B). The left kidney was recovered, and the main renal artery was cannulated with a 7 × 20 seal ring cannula Yuriy Yushkov, PhD, CTBS, MBA, Anthony Giudice, BS New York Organ Donor Network, New York


Firstly,the importance of security access and control is presented in this paper.Secondly,the acl model of 7 parts,which is composed of os access and control is described.Thirdly,some acl constructs and functions in security programming are analyzed and how os implements security access and control through ACL model in win nt and states how the 7 parts of ACL model contact are discussed.Finally,some ways to realize security access programming in win nt/2000 are presented.


A set of life expectancy profiles for each Primary Care Trust (PCT) in the Region. These profiles show the causes of death that account for the largest shortfall in life expectancy in the most deprived areas of the PCT using the PCT's mortality experience as the benchmark. They are part of wider programme of work aimed at supporting the regional Health Inequalities Task Group and local organisations in identifying key priorities for tackling health inequalities.


(1) Pre-school education, which caused much discussion with regard to its fundamental position within the educational system (compulsory versus optional attendance, integration into primary education versus independent kindergarten, promotion of intelligence and knowledge versus social learning and stimulation of imagination and creativity), has nearly disappeared from the agenda of educational policy. One reason for this surprising change may be seen in the fact that today, contrary to the situation which a few years ago formed the framework of discussion, most parents have no longer any difficulty in finding places for their children in kindergartens, this being one result of the rapidly declining birth-rate. (2) The 'big conflict' about the structure of secondary education has not been settled, as the debates within the responsible decision-making agencies and the political campaigns at various levels indicate. Compared with the passionate contests at the beginning of the 1970s and even in the middle of the decade the climate has calmed down. This is true for the orientation level (grades 5 and 6 within the overall pattern of primary and secondary education), the level of lower secondary education (grades 7 to 10) with regard to the controversy 'comprehensive versus tripartite system', and also for the reorganised upper level of the Gymnasium as the academic section of upper secondary education on which the Linder reached agreement in 1977. It seems that a hidden compromise has been reached between the various partisans; this is seen in the acknowledgement of plurality in the structure of lower and upper secondary education, as far as concerns the whole of the Federal Republic of Germany (local component) and the beginning of the 1980s (temporal component). This compromise does not, of course, exclude the pursuit of individual goals and priorities in the individual Linder. (3) The curricular scene indicates a trend toward the reduction of the conflicts which exerted considerable influence on education and educational policy in the 1960s and 1970s since Saul


The gene encoding the catalytic anbun it of cAMP-dependent protein kinase from yeast S. cerevisiae has been amplified with the synthetic oligonucleotide primers by FCR and eloned into the phage M 13 vector. Its nucleotide sequence has been determined to be identical to the known DNA sequence of TPKA gene except that ATGGGT(MetGly) has been introduced into its 5' terminus with the PCR primers. An expression plasmid(pBLTPKA2B) containing the cloned TPKA gene controlled by PL promoter was eonstructed, transformed into E. coli BL 21and induced at 52℃. When the total induced cell extract was analyzed by SDSPAGE, a new protein of approximately 52 kd was observed, it accounted for up to 12% of the total cellular protein, most of which was in an insoluble form. The N-terminal amino acid sequencing revealed that the expressed protein began with the sequence encoded by the cloned TPKA gene and did not eontain the Nterminal methionine.


A major question concerning the use of IT by organizations remains: how can information technology be exploited successfully? Based on over ten years of research at the Oxford Institute of Information Management, this book seeks to provide insights into how this issue can be addressed. From real experiences of organizations, the research programme has sought the underlying management principles that can turn IT into a strategic resource. In the face of changing technologies and uncertain business environments, a key concern is to show how to navigate the four domains--IT hype, IT capability, Useful IT, and Strategic IT. This is necessary in order to focus on the relatively few applications that make a significant and strategic difference. The research shows the importance not of technology per se but of people and processes. In particular it looks at: the role of the CIO/CEO; how IT value can be assessed; the structure and capabilities needed in modern IT functions; the role of users and specailists in IS development; risk and management in strategic IT and BPR projects; how to make IT sourcing decisions and monitor the results; building for the future through learning and developing new capabilites; dealing with emerging technologies. These themes are pursued through rigorous research and case studies developed in private and public sector settings in Europe, the USA and amongst global corporations. This book is ideal for MBA students and undergraduate and postgraduate students on management, business and computer courses concerned with the management of IT and associated change mangement issues will also find it a vital resource.


Graph isomorphism problem is one of fundamental problems in graph theory. Proposed an isomorphism testing algorithm based on Dijkstra algorithm for plan graphs, and described how to imply Dijkstra algorithm to process distance matrix rapidly. The core idea of the algorithm is take distance vector-matrix as the only structure character representative of plan graphs. Theoretical analysis result shows proposed algorithm has time complexity of O(n^4), space complexity of O(n^2), and good application value.


Numerical analyses of three-dimensional fracture typically involve large numbers of degrees of freedom (DOFs) to model the stress singularity along the crack front. To obtain accurate results, enrichment with asymptotic solutions that are known a priori is often adopted in the finite element method (FEM) or extended finite element method (XFEM) [1, 2]. In threedimensional cases, the asymptotic solutions become very complex for problems involving bimaterial interface cracks [3].


Spontaneous dissection of a coronary artery is a rare cause of obstructive coronary artery disease and sudden death. We report a case of spontaneous dissection of the left main coronary artery, which manifested as ischemic heart disease and was successfully treated by emergency myocardial revascularization. Prompt diagnosis and surgical revascularization are crucial for survival.


Preface. The Fresh Start. 1. Ladies and Gentlemen: (business letters). 2. Multicultural Stew and You. 3. Secret Life of a Sentence Revealed. 4. Apples, Tigers and Swahili. 5. Be Kind to the Substitute Week. 6. Here's Where the Action Is. 7. Words That Describe. 8. Punctuation Potpourri. 9. Business Letters That Get Results. 10. Write As If Your Job Depends on It. 11. Taking Your Show on the Road. 12. People in Touch. Glossary. Index.


In this paper we analyze the limitations of current recommendations of the INSPIRE (Infrastructure for Spatial Information in Europe) Directive as far as the temporal metadata definition for discovery purposes, and propose its extension so as to allow the representation and management of imperfect spatio- temporal metadata. We propose to extend the metadata in order to cope with the requirements of both metadata producers, who often are unable to specify precise values, and users who submit queries to catalog services for discovering interesting data, who may express soft selection conditions on metadata values. The proposal is illustrated and explained through an example taken from an active Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI).


is optimized with respect to axial thrust within the framework of the lifting-line theory. Finite airfoil performance is accounted for by applying lift and drag coefficients from wind-tunnel data. The so-gained optimal design for the vortex diffuser blades is realized on a small-scale model, and wind-tunnel tests are carried out to investigate drag reduction of the vortex diffuser for comparison with numerical results. Furthermore, the goal is to gain some experience and data for preparation of real flight testing on an unmanned aerial vehicle. As the vortex diffuser can produce forces and moments in all three directions, a pure wing–body configuration with vortex diffusers instead of rudder, elevator, and ailerons would be possible. The wind-tunnel tests also deliver data to investigate basic flight mechanicsofsuchaconfiguration.Inthecaseofasymmetricvortexrollup,thepaperdemonstratesawaytooptimize the vortex diffuser settings online in the wind tunnel. Experiments clearly show that the vortex diffuser is able to reduce drag in high-lift/high-angle-of-attack configurations. Wind-tunnel tests, however, also demonstrate some problems for practical design of the vortex diffuser.


In the long period of the construction practice,Chen Yun once put forward some correct ideology and claims on agriculture,countryside and peasants.The author thinks that Chen Yun's ideology about agriculture,countryside and peasants has the significance in theory and reality.


emission spectra in dependence on photoexcitation energy is considered and interpreted for atomsof three elements Sc, Fe, and Ni correspondingly at the beginning, at the middle, and at the end of 3d transition group.The population of levels after the resonant photoexcitation and the subsequent radiative transitions have been calculated inconguration mixing approximation.


: Classically, an optical chemical sensor comprises of a chemical recognition phase i.e., sensing element or receptor joined with a transduction element. The receptor identifies a parameter e.g., the concentration of a specified compound, pH, etc., and provides an optical signal comparative to the magnitude of this parameter. The function of the receptor is gratified in several cases by a thin layer that is gifted to collaborate with the analyte molecules, catalyse a reaction selectively or partake in a chemical equilibrium together with the analyte. Biosensors are logical devices composed of a recognition component of biological origin and a physico-chemicaltransducer. Immobilization plays a leading role in developing the biosensor by integrating both the abovementioned mechanisms. In this short editorial note, an analytical review of fiber-optic sensors and biosensors for the development of biosensors for environmental and clinical monitoring have been reviewed.


Topic:Topic: 04. Acute myeloid leukemia - Clinical Background: Background: In Croatia, , patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) who are considered eligible for allogeneic bone marrow transplantation are usually treated at academic centers with high-intensity chemotherapies; however, no data exist regarding clinical outcomes of patients who remain treated in the community setting. Aims: Aims: To analyze treatment patterns and survival outcomes of AML patients treated in the community setting in Croatia. Methods: Methods: This was a multicenter study conducted at three community hospitals in Croatia. Clinical and laboratory data regarding AML patients who were considered unfit for allotransplant (due to advanced age and/or comorbidities) was retrospectively collected through the medical chart review. Best suportive care (BSC) included transfusion support and/or cytoreduction with hydroxycarbamide/thioguanine. Lower-intensity chemotherapies included low-dose cytarabine (LDAC) and azacytidine (AZA) with or without venetoclax (VEN), whereas higher-intensity chemotherapies included the co-administration of cytarabine and anthracyclines. Antimicrobial prophylaxis considered the administration of fluoroquinolones/co-trimoxazole. Treatment response was defined according to 2017 European Leukemia Net (ELN) guidelines. Overall survival (OS) was measured as the time from diagnosis until death or the last follow-up. Results: Results: and platelets ≤66x10e9 (p=0.049). In the sex- and AML-type-adjusted Cox regression model, BSC/high-intensity treatments (p<0.001), no antimicrobial prophylaxis (p=0.006) and leukocyte count>3x10e9 (p=0.041) were independent predictors of an inferior OS. Summary/Conclusion: Summary/Conclusion: Our real-life data shows that younger age, lower comorbidity burden, hypoproliferative disease, azacytidine/LDAC, treatment response and antimicrobial prophylaxis are associated with an improved OS of AML patients treated in the community setting in Croatia. Nevertheless, high early mortality and poor AML-related survival highlight the urgent need for clinical trials focused at this patient population.


Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), one of the forms of thrombotic microangiopathy, is a severe emergency with non-immune (Coombs negative) anemia, thrombocytopenia and acute renal injury. HUS is heterogeneous, and its most common form, the typical HUS, is associated with Shiga toxin (Stx) producing bacteria, such as Escherichia coli, Shigella dysenteriae, and Citrobacter freundii. Less frequent is HUS, caused by a neuraminidase producing streptococcus (pneumococcal HUS). The most uncommon form is the atypical HUS, which is a genetic orphan disease associated with an abnormality in the regulatory protein of the complement system. HUS has a fairly high mortality rate, amounting to 10–15% on average. The long-term outcomes of HUS depend on its type, as well as on the degree of the primary body tissue damage. According to the data from Novosibirsk Children's Municipal Clinical Hospital No 3 from 1991, 44 cases of HUS in children have been identified. Complete recovery, without any residual abnormalities, was registered in 25 children (56.8% of the cases). Nine children (20.5%) developed chronic kidney disease and 10 (22.7%) of all HUS cases were fatal. Early diagnosis, as well as the identification of pathogenetic mechanisms, is the basis for adequate therapy and outcome prediction. Campylobacter may be one of the causative agents of HUS. Despite new cases of Campylobacter-associated HUS being registered in the world, the very possibility of HUS induction by this pathogen and its pathophysiology are currently unclear. There is no convincing evidence for both Stx and the neuraminidase-related mechanism of HUS in Campylobacter infections. Given the high incidence of autoimmune disorders like Guillain-Barre syndrome and reactive arthritis in Campylobacter infections, it is currently impossible to exclude an autoimmune mechanism of HUS in these diseases. Thus, the role of Campylobacter, as a new potential bacterial agent of HUS, as well as the pathogenesis of such conditions in Campylobacter infections, requires further study.


This thesis focuses on improving and extending the available toolset for Eulerian, i.e. grid based, free surface fluid animation and level set based surface tracking in the context of computer grap ...


This study aims to identify the influence of Payment Point Online Bank (PPOB) on the cash flow acceleration at PT. Perusahaan Listrik Negara (Persero). This study uses secondary data in the form of financial statements during 2017-2018 taken from the central office of PT. Perusahaan Listrik Negara (Persero) of Aceh Province. The samples used are 38 offices of PT. Perusahaan Listrik Negara (Persero) in Aceh Province. The method used to analyze the data is simple linear regression analysis. The results of this study indicate that the Payment Point Online Bank (X) influences significantly on the cash flow acceleration (Y) at PT. PLN of Aceh Province during 2017-2018.


Employment rate of college graduates reflect market demand for education, it is also an important indicator to measure universities. At present, there is a great deviation between the statistical data of graduate's employment rate and the real data, thus it loses the meaning of employment statistics. Establishing a reasonable, effective and practical monitoring mechanism is an essential and important part in employment statistics. Game theory model is used, the optimal choices of both statistics and supervision sides are derived, impact factors of probability of monitoring and reporting false data is analyzed, Methods and recommendations of reducing the probability of false statistics are proposed. It is a guide in establishing statistical monitoring system for China's current statistics of university graduates' employment rate.


In this article, Load Frequency Control (LFC) of three area unequal interconnected thermal, wind and Hydro power generating units has been developed with Proportional-Integral (PI) controller under MATLAB/SIMULINK environment. Further, the PI controller gains values that optimized using trial and error method with two different objective functions, namely the Integral Time Square Error (ITSE) and the Integral Time Absolute Error (ITAE). The performance of ITAE objective function based PI controller is compared with the ITSE objective function optimized PI controller. Analysis reveals that the ITSE optimized controller gives more superior performance than ITAE based controller during one percent Step Load Perturbation (1% SLP) in area 1 (thermal area). In addition, Proportional–Integral –Derivative (PID) controller is employed to improve the same power system performance. The controller gain values are optimized using Artificial Intelligence technique based Ant Colony Optimization (ACO) algorithm. The simulation performance compares the ACO-PID controller to the conventional PI. The results proved that the proposed optimization technique based the ACO-PID controller provides a superior control performance compared to the PI controller. As the system using the ACO-PID controller yield minimum overshoot, undershoot and settling time compared to the conventional PI controlled equipped system performance.


S I R S A re-examination of fossils from the Withycombe Formation, hitherto recorded as being of doubtful Silurian age (Poole, 1978), has shown that it is early Cambrian. As this result not only bears on Cambrian and Silurian palaeogeography but also sets a minimum age for the underlying volcanic rocks, we briefly record our new observations and conclusions here. The Withycombe Formation refers to a sequence of c. 190 m of mudstones encountered in the Withycombe Farm Borehole 1.6 km west of the centre of Banbury, Oxfordshire, described in detail by Poole (1978). The formation underlies Upper Coal Measures and overlies highly altered basaltic andesite lavas, both upper and lower contacts being unconformable. Although the formation yielded numerous macrofossils and some organic-walled microfossils, these proved difficult to interpret and gave ambiguous evidence of age. However, on the evidence of the microfossils Poole (1978, p. 20) speculated that the Withycombe Formation might represent Silurian beds, possibly part of the Llandovery Series, in an unusual near-shore facies. We undertook a review of the fossil evidence when consideration of results from a seismic profile and evidence from other boreholes around Banbury suggested that a Silurian age for the Withycombe Formation was anomalous (N. J. P. Smith, pers. comm.).


This article examines how geographic proximity to the U.S.—Mexico border influences newspaper coverage of immigration issues. The authors investigate two questions: Do media organizations spatially proximate to the border offer more frequent coverage of Latino immigration than media organizations farther removed from the border? Do media organizations spatially proximate to the border offer more frequent coverage of the negative aspects of immigration than media organizations farther removed from the border? We find that news organizations closer to the border generate a higher volume of articles about Latino immigration, articles featuring the negative aspects of immigration, and articles regarding illegal immigration.


The magnetic properties of CuO nanoparticles prepared by calcining are investigated. Above the so-called blocking temperature, it is observed that the thermal energy became larger than the anisotropy energy of Cu/sup 2+/ moments indicating a superparamagnetic behaviour on the magnetization of CuO nanoparticles. Furthermore, the M-H data exhibit features of superparamagnetic particles, such as symmetrical hysteresis loops with a coercive field of 200 Oe and a remanence 0.00385 emu/g at 5 K.


The multi-workstation conveyance in and out the cleaning room cleanness-degree decline,and the temperature fluctuates while the design of conveying appliances are inflexible.In order to improve the?problems above,the equipment takes use of material gravity as driving force,and cleanness-degree declines as well as electric control trap-doors are introduced in the equipment so that feeds transfer from multi-workstation and the automatic conveying of feeds can be achieved


Modern digital technology has enabled the emergence of the hybrid workforce in service organizations, where a firm uses on-demand freelancers to augment its traditional labor supply of employees. Freelancers are typically supplied by an electronic platform. How should demand be allocated between employees and freelancers? Under what conditions is the system (comprising the firm and its platform) sustainable in the long run? We investigate these questions in the context of last-mile delivery. We develop a discrete-time, stochastic dynamic program that captures the system's profit from serving demand and the platform's growth dynamics. The dynamic model incorporates a service constraint for the platform and a simple version of a stochastic network effect. We find that the answers to our research questions critically depend on two key parameters: the mean and variance of the cross-network effect. We conduct a numerical study with data from a last-mile delivery firm in Vietnam to illustrate our findings. This paper was accepted by Vishal Gaur, operations management.


Antimony selenosulfide (Sb2(S,Se)3) solar cells bear great potential for sustainable photovoltaic technology, attributed to their excellent semiconductor properties. Despite the encouraging breakthroughs, the efficiency of Sb2(S,Se)3 solar cells still leaves much room for improvement due to the large open‐circuit voltage (VOC) deficit (the radiative VOC limit minus the high VOC). Herein, ammonium sulfide ((NH4)2S) solution is utilized to treat Sb2(S,Se)3 films to tailor their surface properties. The disappearance of the hole defect (H1) and the decrease of the defect concentration of hole defect (H2) confirm that non‐radiative recombination is suppressed greatly. Photovoltage decay lifetime is greatly increases from 67.9 to 297.9 µs. The upshifted valence band maximum optimizes the energy level alignment between the p–n heterojunction, enhancing the carrier transport. Remarkably, this treatment yields a record lowest VOC deficit of 0.49 V by now, and the best device with 10.41% efficiency, ca. 25% improvement over the control device (8.35%). This study provides valuable insight into reducing the VOC deficit in solar cells and related photoelectronic devices by minimizing non‐radiative recombination, and also presents a great potential strategy to achieve the lowest VOC deficit.


Modern trends in the development of information technology require new approaches to network traffic management. SDNs allow you to shift control layer outside the equipment and perform routing centrally, avoid overloads, and monitor network performance in real time. In recent papers on software-defined networks, the problem of providing quality of service was not studied in detail. Working with queues, limiting the rate of flows, marking the exceeding of thresholds is available in most modern devices working with the OpenFlow protocol. This paper will consider approaches to ensuring the quality of service in various software-defined environments and different versions of OpenFlow, proposed a structural mathematical model for describing queues and working with them within the OpenFlow protocol, and consider a mechanism for fair limiting the flow rate during overloads.


The traditional high-frequency square wave injection method can improve the speed control accuracy by using the saturated saliency effect of the rotor. However, this method also causes distortion in the current containing a large number of harmonics, which has a negative impact on the torque ripple of the motor. In this paper, based on the traditional high-frequency square wave injection method, through the harmonic current suppression algorithm, the 5th and 7th current harmonic components are collected by coordinate transformation and low-pass filter. The collected data is subjected to harmonic voltage compensation. The proposed method can eliminate the harmonic current component in the motor operation and achieve the purpose of suppressing the torque ripple. Simulation and experimental results show that the algorithm can effectively suppress the distortion of stator current, reduce torque ripple, and has high flexibility.


It is commonly believed that the franchising method of distribution provides strategic and operational benefits to the companies that adopt it. These benefits should result in superior financial performance as compared to that of firms that do not use franchising. Yet, the empirical evidence of the effects of franchising on financial performance is sparse and mixed. The purpose of this article is to examine the empirical evidence of the impact of franchising on US publicly traded restaurant firms. The results provide some evidence that franchising firms create more market and economic value than do non-franchising firms in the US public restaurant sector.


An octave-spanning, prism-less Ti:sapphire laser is demonstrated based on double-chirped mirror pairs. The Ti:sapphire laser synchronized to a 30 fs Cr:forsterite laser using balanced cross-correlation. A residual timing jitter of a tenth of an optical cycle, i.e. 300 attoseconds is achieved.


Extended-spectrum ß-lactamases (ESBL) are a major source of concern. ESBL have been recorded around the world. Globally, the number of people infected with Enterobacteriaceae that produce extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) is on the rise. It has been a rise in resistance to ß-lactam antibiotics among them. In this study, the objective was to collect Escherichia coli  isolates from Urinary tract infection patients using selective medium, determine the prevalence of ESBL-producing E. coli, phylogenetic groupings of isolates, ESBL production, and biofilm formation among the isolates of E. coli isolates. The study included 250 E. coli samples from male and female subjects and grown on a selective medium. The isolated bacteria were submitted to different tests, including the detection of biofilm development and testing of the phylogenetic grouping of the E. coli isolate using triplex-PCR analysis. Representatives of each isolate were phenotypically evaluated for antibiotic resistance and classified into phylogenetic groupings. The results of extended-spectrum ß -lactams antibiotics showed the greatest resistance levels. There were 100% resistance rates for Ceftazidime-Clavulantae (CZC) and Cefotaxime-Clavulantae (CTC), 78.7% for Ceftazidime (CAZ), 86.7% for Cefotaxime CTX, 84% for Aztreonam (ATM), 87.3% for Ceftriaxone (CRO) and 83.3% for Cefpodoxime (CPD). E. coli isolates belonging to phylogroup B2 (91, 91%), and subtyping B23 (75, 75%) were the most common among UTI patients. ESBL-producing E. coli isolates were prevalent in individuals with UTIs. Most E. coli isolates from UTI patients at Al-Hillah hospitals belonged to phylogroup B2, followed by D, B1, and A. B2 was the most prevalent group in the study. This study examined the dissemination of ESBL genes in phylogenetic groups of the E. coli isolates from UTIs patients in the Al-Hillah, Iraq.


A Gram negative bacterium, a coliform type, a streptococcus strain, an aerobic spore former and a Thermus thermophilus strain, isolated previously from evaporation equipment, were added at low concentration to pasteurized milk. The milk was pumped during 20 hours through a stainless steel tube heat-exchanger in which the milk was heated to 80 °C. The milk passed once through the exchanger. Milk was sampled from the heater tubes by insertion of syringe needles through rubber septa. At the end of the exchange process the internal tube walls were swabbed. It was shown in seven experiments that all five strains were able to adhere and to grow on the internal surface, the site being dependent on the wall temperature. The bacterial concentration in the milk could increase up to a million fold during the one minute residence time. In one experiment for two strains the relation was studied between the cell density on the exchange surface and the concentration in the milk after passage.


Due to a lack of demand arising from less expensive alternatives for refinancing PBs/MFIs, it was only for a brief period that the funds available were used in full to issue guarantees. The fund operated below its leverage potential for the entire period. In the case of the guarantees provided, the CBs were only bearing a marginal share of overall risk during phases I and II. In phase III, the CGF funds were granted with greater involvement of the CB. The long-term, structural effect on the financial sector nonetheless remained low in all phases. Overall, considering the high transaction costs, the CGF BIH was not an efficient instrument for promoting refinancing. Objectives: The CGF aimed to improve the refinancing situation of local PBs and MFIs in order to facilitate access to funds for local, small and medium-sized companies (SMEs) as well as start-ups (project objective). This was intended to enable the CGF to make a long-term contribution to strengthening the local employment market. Moreover, the development of free-market structures in the financial sector in BIH was to be promoted by creating business relationships between the participants (overarching development goals).


The main purpose of the text is to defend the valuation of collective bargaining autonomy as a legitimate instrument for the agreement of rules and working conditions that best meet the interests of the parties involved. The practical application of the principle of legal creativity, erected as a fundamental right in article 7, XXVI, of the 1988 Federal Constitution, is fully in line with the principle of negotiated sectoral adequacy, since the minimum equity of absolute unavailability rights is preserved, without precarization of labor relations. The prevalence of the negotiated over the legislated is a jurisprudential trend recently adopted by the Federal Supreme Court and also by Law 13467/17, which instituted the Labor Reform in the Brazilian legal system.


The aim of present study was to investigate the effect of 5% potassium sorbate dip treatment on the fillets of Silver carp stored for 30 days. The fillets were divided into two groups viz. Gp. A (untreated control) and Gp. B (treated with potassium sorbate) and were analyzed for biochemical and microbial parameters. The Gp. B (treated) fillets showed lower values for TBA (Thiobarbituric acid), FFA (Free fatty acid) and ERV (Extract release volume) than the Gp. A. Also, the Total plate count (TPC), Coliform count (CC) and Psychrophillic count (PC) showed a comparative low counts in Gp. B. Thus, the treatment of potassium sorbate is effective in extending the shelf life of refrigerated fish fillets.


Cold roll forming is suitable for sheet metal processing and can provide a new method for the production and processing of anti-collision beams for commercial vehicles. In order to accurately control the edge wave defects of the parts in the roll forming process, we used the professional roll design software COPRA to design the roll pattern and used the professional finite element analysis software ABAQUS to establish a three-dimensional finite element analysis model of the "b"-shaped cross-section. We analyzed the factors affecting the edge wave by controlling different process parameters (the thickness of the sheet, the height of the flange, and the forming speed), and the best process parameter combination was determined. The results showed that the thickness of the sheet, the height of the flange, and the forming speed all had an effect on the edge wave defects of the "b"-shaped cross-section. The influence of sheet thickness was the greatest, followed by flange height and then forming speed. The final selected parameter combination was a sheet thickness of 3 mm, a flange height of 100 mm, and a forming speed of 150 mm/s. This work provides a theoretical basis for actual production.


ABSTRACT In this paper, I demonstrate false consensus in Americans' perceptions of ordinary party members: the more a person agrees with a statement, the more they believe that in-party members would also agree. I find traces of false consensus for the out-party as well. This pattern in perceptions of ordinary partisans is very similar to the pattern I find in perceptions of politicians' positions. This suggests that false consensus is closely related to another phenomenon in political perceptions: assimilation. I also show that Americans' perceptions of their in-parties are more correlated with their own opinions than with reality. The results have implications for our understanding of affective polarization, of real-world cueing effects, and of representation.


The purpose of this article is to verify if taxes and transfers serve as a regional insurance scheme in Brazil. These automatic stabilizers would redistribute resources from regions experiencing increases in income to regions experiencing income falls. They would provide, therefore, a form of insurance against income fluctuations, which might be important if individual s access to financial markets is more limited, or costly, than the government's. For the period 1994-1999 we conclude, using data from the 26 States plus the Distrito Federal, that taxes and transfers mitigate the effects of regional income shocks. A 1% increase in a State's per capita income implies a 1.6% increase in federal taxes, on average. On the other hand, a 1% increase in a State's per capita income triggers a 0.86% decrease in transfers, on average. BIBLIOGRAFIA AFONSO, J. R. Aspectos conceituais das relacoes financeiras intergovernamentais. Estudos Economicos, v. 22, p. 5-34, 1992. AFONSO, J. R., RAMUNDO, J. C., ARAUJO, E. R. Breves notas sobre o federalismo fiscal no Brasil. Rio de Janeiro: BNDES, 1998. ALTONJI, J. G., HAYASHI, F., KOTTIKOFF, L. J. Is the extended family altruistically linked? Direct test using micro data. American Economic Review, v. 82, p. 1.177-1.198, Dec. 1992. ATKESON, A., BAYOUMI, T. Do private capital markets insure regional risk? Evidence from Europe and the United States. Open Economies Review, v. 4, n. 3, p. 303-324, 1993. BAYOUMI, T., KLEIN, M. A provincial view of capital mobility. NBER, May 1995 (Working Paper, 5.115). BUCOVETSKY, S. Federalism, equalization and risk aversion. Journal of Public Economics, v. 67, p. 301-328, 1998. COCHRANE, J. H. A simple test of consumption insurance. Journal of Political Economy, v. 99, p. 957-976, Oct. 1991. COSSIO, F. A. B. Disparidades economicas inter-regionais, capacidade de obtencao de recursos tributarios, esforco fiscal e gasto publico no federalismo brasileiro. Rio de Janeiro: PUC, 21o Premio BNDES, 1998 (Dissertacao de Mestrado). CRUCINI, M. International risk sharing: a simple comparative test. Ohio State University, 1992, mimeo. 595 Federalismo fiscal enquanto esquema de seguro regional: uma avaliacao do caso brasileiro DEATON, A. The intertemporal allocation of consumption: theory and evidence. A comment. Carnegie Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy, v. 42, p. 91-94, 1995. DIXIT, A., LONDREGAN, J. Fiscal federalism and redistributive politics. Journal of Public Economics, v. 68, p. 153-180, 1998. GREENE, W. H. Econometric analysis. 3 ed. Prentice Hall, 1997. MACE, B. Full insurance in the presence of aggregate uncertainty. Journal of Political Economy, v. 99, p. 928-956, Oct. 1991. OBSTFELD, M. International capital mobility in the 1990's. In: KENEN, P. B. (ed.). Understanding interdependence: the macroeconomics of the open economy. Princeton University Press, 1995. OBSTFELD, M., ROGOFF, K. Foundations of International Macroeconomics. Cambridge: MIT Press, 1996. PERSSON, T., TABELLINI, G. Federal fiscal constitutions: risk sharing and moral hazard. Econometrica, v. 64, n. 3, p. 623-646, May 1996. SALA-I-MARTIN, X., SACHS, J. Fiscal federalism and optimum currency areas: evidence for Europe from the United States. In: CANZONERI, M. B., GRILLI, V. U., MASSON, P. R. (eds.). Establishing a central bank. Issues in Europe and lessons from the U.S. Cambridge University Press, 1992. SHAH, A. Brazil: the new fiscal federalism. World Bank, 1992. TESAR, L. International risksharing and nontraded goods. Journal of International Economics, v. 35, p. 69-89, 1993. __________. Evaluating the gains from international risksharing. Carnegie Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy, v. 42, p. 95-143, 1995. (Originais recebidos em fevereiro de 2003. Revistos em outubro de 2003.)


Cartesian meshes for domains with complicated boundaries give rise to cut cells with arbitrarily small volumes. Explicit integration schemes over such meshes have a time step restriction proportional to the smallest cell volume. This thesis gives an extension of the kinetic scheme for gas dynamics by Perthame [SIAM J. Num. Anal., 27:1305–1421] on arbitrary Cartesian meshes. The formulation allows a time step based only on the underlying regular cell size, and retains L1 -stability, positivity and second order convergence. Numerical convergence studies on irregular grids in one and two space dimensions are presented.


We present, in this paper, a detailed translation from algorithms implemented on a standard model of parallel computation — the CREW PRAM — to DNA-based methods. Our translation is efficient in the following sense: if A is a PRAM algorithm using P (n) processors, S (n) space, and taking T (n) time then the total volume of DNA used is O ( P (n) T (n) S (n) logS (n) ); furthermore, the total computation time of the DNA algorithm is bounded by O ( T (n) logS (n) ). As a consequence our methods give a direct translation from any NC algorithm into an effective DNA algorithm.


ABSTRACT Camel populations can be found in large parts of the arid regions of Africa, Asia, and Australia. In this broad distribution, they exhibit large phenotypic variation, which so far has mostly been examined using traditional distance based morphometric approaches. The main pitfalls of previous studies include (1) the relatively few and ambiguously defined morphometric measurements, which often do not cover all functionally important traits, and (2) the narrow sampling of breeds and geographic regions. In this work, we provide some recommendations on how to standardise morphometric data collection, and also overview more advanced methods for capturing morphometric data in camels – this would greatly ease the process of data collection in these animals, which can sometimes be difficult to work with. As the morphometrics of camels can be studied for different purposes, we focus this review on its applicability to breed identification and delimitation, which is commonly studied on living camels. We also review methods commonly used in camel morphometrics, suggest a set of best practices, and outline novel methods. Finally, we suggest potential applied uses for these morphometric studies, particularly within the context of developing breeds specialised for different purposes, such as the production of meat, milk, and leather. While we focus this review on dromedaries, we anticipate that most recommendations will be widely applicable to other camelids, and livestock in general. The methods described in this review provide a detailed characterisation of phenotype in an efficient manner, allowing for the compilation of large morphometric data banks that would improve the understanding of the phenotypic structure of camel populations.


Background and Objectives:The purpose of this study was to compare the expression of mucin and lysozyme in passage- 2 normal human nasal epithelial (NHNE cells with those in human in vivo nasal epithelium and human tracheal RNA. Materials and Methods:Cell lysates and total RNA from passage-2 NHNE cells, and human in vivo nasal epithelial cells were obtained. The amount of mucin and lysozyme protein was measured by immunoblotting. and qualitative RT-PCR was done to investigate the expression of mucin mRNAs and lysozyme mRNA. Results:Passage-2 NHNE cells contained 16% of mucin and 76% of lysozyme when compared to the amount of intracellular mucin and lysozyme of normal in vivo nasal epithelial cells. MUC4, MUC5AC, MUC7, MUC8 and lysozyme mRNAs were expressed in passage-2 NHNE cells. However, MUC2 and MUC5B mRNAs were not expressed. Conclusion:Passage-2 NHNE cells contain enough amount of mucin and lysozyme protein and express most mRNAs of secretory genes which are known to be expressed in the human airway. Thus, we find passage-2 NHNE cells to be suitable for conducting studies on secretions in the human upper airway. (Korean J Otolaryngol 1999;42:317-21


The coupling between two opposite bars of the hinged parallelogram produces relative 1-DoF circular translation and the opposite bars can move but remain parallel. From the point of view of kinematics, a hinged parallelogram is equivalent to a prismatic pair for a small motion. On the basis of a special parallel mechanism with the limb architecture of type CPUh (C and P denote cylindrical and prismatic pairs; Uh indicates the pseudo-universal-joint having one revolute and one screw pairs with the intersecting axes), we provide one novel Schoenflies-motion isoconstrained CPaUh//CPaUh robot with only two limbs having the hinged parallelograms for the fast pick-and-place operation of the assembly and packaging applications. This type of robot is compact for not only its structure but also its actuation. The robot architecture and kinematics including inverse and forward solutions are studied. In addition, Jacobian matrix, singularity analysis and workspace are further discussed. It is hoped that the evaluations of such two-limb parallel mechanism can be useful for possible application in industry where pick-and-place motion and higher accuracy are required.Copyright © 2013 by ASME


Despite evidence of the impact of adult children's migration on left-behind older parents, the comparison of left-behind older parents' mental health and psychological well-being between internal and international migration is limited. This article examines how the relationship between adult children's migration and parent's mental health differs according to the migrant's destination — only internal migration, only international migration, or hybrid migration (at least one child who migrated internally and at least one child who migrated internationally). Drawing on a 2019 cross-sectional population-based survey of 697 left-behind older adults (≥ 60 years) in Nepal, we assessed the mental health of older parents, using the 21-item Depression Anxiety Stress Scales and a range of socio-demographic, health, lifestyle, and child-related characteristics. Multilevel mixed-method linear regression was performed to examine the effect of adult children's migration on left-behind older parents' depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms. Results showed that parents whose children had all migrated internationally were at higher risk of mental health problems, particularly anxiety and stress, compared to parents whose children had all migrated internally. Older parents from the hybrid group (having both internal and international migrant adult children) had higher levels of anxiety, compared to parents whose children had all migrated internally, with no significant difference in depression and stress symptoms. Further, mothers of internationally migrated children were at higher risk of mental health symptoms than fathers. Interventions aiming to improve left-behind older parents' mental health and psychological well-being should specifically target parents whose children have migrated internationally.


Using many inexpensive rovers in place of single costly ones is an idea that has been gaining attention in the last decade. How to effectively control this hardware is an open question, but because of its efficiency and distributed nature, swarming is an attractive option. While much research in the field investigates intelligent swarming, recent research has shown that the "unintelligent" swarm is an effective control mechanism for thoroughly covering a space and maintaining swarmlike behavior in the face of widespread failures. This paper takes that research one step further, exploring the application of a genetic algorithm to evolve optimal parameters for an exploratory swarm.


This chapter presents a comprehensive review of both perceptions and evidence for the importance of business skills to the success of veterinary graduates. The veterinary literature yields ample evidence supporting the importance of business skills: notably, they are acutely perceived as a major deficiency in new graduates, and are positively correlated with successful graduate outcomes including income and employer satisfaction. However, in a paradox which perhaps reveals more about perceptions than reality, business skills are almost universally rated of relatively lower importance in surveys where Likert scale methodology is used.


: A descriptive study was conducted to identify the types and severtity of stressors in fifty patients diagnosed to have chronic kidney disease, who are on long term hemodialysis. Physiological and psychosocial stressors were evaluated using the hemodialysis stressor scale developed by Baldree et at (1984). Patients were asked to rate the degree to which they were distressed by the physiological and psychosocial stressors. The highest ranking physiological stressors identified were fluid restriction, fatigue, muscle cramps and joint pain. Depression was reported as the most common psychosocial stressor. Results indicated that the psychosocial and physiological stressors have an equal impact on the patient. The finding of the study will help the nurses to plan specific interventions and individualized teaching the counseling session to deal with the stressors experienced by patients.


This  research  is based  on the fact in the literary  novel  entitled "The Invention  of  Wings "  imaginary  form  of  the  family.    Gender  in  this research is based on the construction of the social relations of the men and the women of gender bias. Construction of social nuances patriarchal in the novel as the implications of social context into the reality or the facts in the literature. there are also the social context in which the background  is  a  novel  culture  highlights  issues  in  South Georgia.Focuseson the analysis of women as representation  in the work of literature using  gender  perspective.  Thepublic expression of the form or expressions can become a myth to women. As a result, women experienced injustice in the form marginalization, subordination, stereotypes, violence. Women who have experienced injustice in the " T he Invention of Wings" are the daughter grandparent, mother, and Ivory. The three of different generations have experienced  injustice in a way. It can make  self-awareness  in  the  last  two  generations  of  the  women.  By showing   the   authorities   themselves   in   the   men   are   expected   the recognitions and canbe sparedfrom dominance that tends to demean women. Keywords: gender, women, families